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              The Maroon VOL. VII LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, La., FRIDAY, MAY 24, ly^y No. 17 TWO NEW COURSES TO BE TAUGHT IN SUMMER SESSION Modern Drama and Mental Hygiene Will be Featured Subjects; School Opens June 17th. Two courses of study, to be newlyinstituted this year, are expected to prove among the most popular during the approaching summer school course beginning June 17. The first of these will be a course in Modern Drama, open only to students having Junior rating, which will be taught by Rev. William Harty, S. J., professor of English at Woodstock College, Woodstock, Mr., and formerly a member of the facutly of the Jesuit high school. In this course the technique, development, personal and social philosophy of the modern drama as exemplified in the plays of Ibsen, Shaw, O'Neill, Pirandello, Sierra and Kelly will be treated. Two full semester hours credit will accompany the course. The second subject expected to prove one of the most popular of the summer curriculum is the course in Class Room Mental Hygiene which will be taught by Dr. Leo F. Kuntz, PhD., head of the Loyola Department of Education. The course will have as its purpose to acquaint teachers with the fundamental principles of mental hygiene and to study their application to the proper care and training of the child. In order to make the study objective and practical, demonstration of clinical cases and clinical procedure will form a regular part of the course. This course is restricted to graduate students and advanced undergraduates, and carries a two semester hours' credit. Among the other visiting instructors during the summer period, who will teach various subjects during the six weeks' course, will be Brother Barnaby of St. Paul's College of Covington, who will teach French. Members of the Loyola faculty will teach the same classes as during regular winter sessions. Registrations will be held from June 13 to 15 from 9:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. in the Registrar's office in Marquette Hall, where Miss Margaret Carey will be in charge. All textbooks may be purchased from Mr. Guy Pharmacists to Banquet At Jung Hotel Saturday The annual Pharmacy Club banquet is carded for Saturday in the Florentine room of the Jung Hotel, to be followed by a dance to which a number of friends of the clubmen will be invited. In addition to members of the Pharmacy organization, the faculty of the School of Pharmacy will be present and short addresses are to be given by Dean J. J. Grasser and Dr. J. O. Weilbacher. Herby Pourciau, club president, will be toastmaster.TO ADDRESS GRADUATES ON COMMENCEMENT NIGHT who will deliver the feature address at the Commencement exercises to be held at the Tulane Theatre next Wednesday evening- HON. WM. H. BYRNES, LL.D., Wolf To Be Distributed To Students Next Week The arrival of the copies of the 1929 Wolf is expected daily by- Jacques Yenni and the staff of the Loyola annual. The book will be in the hands of the students not later than the completion of the final examinations and probably before that time, it has been announced by Yenni who is the editor of the annual this year. Many unusual features are included in this year's issue, notably an unique and distinctive cover. Other features are an eight-page view section in natural colors, a new feature section, done in art brown, and an original theme, "The Jesuits in Louisiana and the Mississippi Valley," which is developed throughout the edition. The printing this year was done by The Benson Printing Company of Nashville, Tennessee, and the engraving was the work of The Southwestern Engraving Company of Fort Worth, Texas. J. J. Vahrenholt was the photographer. Final Arts Exams To Begin Monday Morning Final examinations in the College of Arts and Sciences will begin Monday morning at eight o'clock, and will continue through Friday. During this period examinations will be held in all subjects contained in the curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences. No classes will be held during the coming week, except during those periods reserved for examinations.In the Pharmacy department examinations will be held on Monday and Friday. In the Law School examinations began last week and will continue through the coming one. The Dental School also began final examinations last week and will continue until Friday. COMMENCEMENT TO OPEN WITH SERMON BY REV. J. M. SALTER Address Scheduled for Next Sunday; Closing Exercises Wednesday The Very Rev. John M. Salter, S. J., provincial of the southern province of the Jesuits order, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the annual commencement exercises in the Holy Name Church on Sunday, June 2 at 10 a. m. In addition to the members of the graduating classes of all departments of the university, the Most Rev. John W. Shaw, archzishop of New Orleans, Rev. Florence D. Sullivan, president of Loyola university, the deans and regents of the various departments and members of the faculty will be present, as will a large number of relatives and friends of the graduates.The seniors of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Law, School of Dentistry and School of Dentistry and School of Pharmacy will don caps and gowns and, with the regents and deans, will form a procession to march from Marquette Hall along St. Charles avenue to the church and return over the same route after the ceremonies. The commencement exercises will be held at the Tulane Theater on Wednesday vening, June 5 at eight o'clock, at which time the degrees will be presented to the candidates by the deans of their departments* Rev. John W. Hynes will confer the Arts and Sciences degrees, Hon. Mark M. Boatner the Law degrees, Dr. C. Victor Vignes, the Dental degrees and J. J. Grasser, the Pharmacy degrees. The address to the graduates will be delivered by Hon. William H. HOLMES CUP AWARD TO FEATURE ST. CHARLES PROGRAM The Holmes Cup awarded annually by the Men's Store of the D. H. Holmes Co. Ltd., to the best studentathlete at the university, will be presened from the stage of the St. Charles Theatre tomorrow evening in connection with the Thespian program. The presentation will be made by E. Davis McCutcheon, director of sales and advertising of the trophy Mr. McCutcheon has pointed out the fact that it is not necessarily merited by the best athlete nor by the best student but by the man who combines, in the greatest degree, athletic accomplishwith scholastic achievements and it is only fitting that such a man should be thus singularly honored. The cup becomes the permanent property of the man winning ti each year. The selection is made by the faculty, who last year awarded the cup to Charley Jaubert, varsity letterman in football, basketball and student of the Law School. WILL PORTRAY LEADING ROLE IN "WITCHING HOUR" former Thespian president, who will be entrusted with the leading role in 'The Witching Hour" tomorrow evening at the St Charles Theatre. PAUL J. GANUCHEAU, Loyola Students Invited To Join Caribbean Cruise Loyola students have been invited to join the Caribbean Cruise sailing from New Orleans on July 24 for all expense crui,se to Havana, Cuba, and Puerto Castilla, and returning on August 2. The trip is being sponsored by the Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus, who have chartered the S. S. "Turrialba" for ten days. All arrangements for various shore excursions and deck games will be handled by the United Fruit Company, which will engage competent local guides. In Havana an automobile trip of about four hours will be arranged and will include visits to various points of interest. A visit to the extensive banana plantations in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, is also scheduled. Reservations can be made through Dr. F. L. Jaubert, either at 5624 St. Charles avenue, or at the Knights of Columbus Council, 1437. The round trip all expense fare of $100 includes everything. Four Speakers Chosen For Spanish Oratorical Finals The final eliminations for the Spanish Oratorical Contest took place in Marquette Hall on Friday morning, May 17. The four speakers ■who were chosen to vie for honors in this morning's event are: Charles Lange, William Dardis, John Oulliber, and Robert Ainsworth. These four finalists will speak in Marquette Auditorium on various historical and literary subjects connected with Spain and the Spanish language. The winner of arst place will receive a prize of twenty-five dollars, which is awarded anually by Miss Jessie Montejo, head of the Spanish department of Loyola, in the interest of dramatic and oratorical progress among her students. THESPIANS READY FOR PRESENTATION OF 'WITCHING HOUR' Strayhan, Ganucheau, Rault and Abraham to Portray Leading Roles In 4-Act Drama The greatest success in Thespian history is being forecast for tomorrow evening when the university dramatic society presents Augustus Thomas' four-act drama "The Witching Hour," on the boards of the St. Charles Theater at 8 p. m. Members of the cast, thirteen in number, have been undergoing daily rehearsals under the direction of Doc Bonomo in the Marquette auditorium and will put the finishing touches on the variosu characterizations this evening in a final rehearsal, probably at the downtown playhouse. Honors in the forthcoming production will be shared by Harvey Strayhan and Paul Ganucheau, to whom the leading roles have been entrusted. The former has the juvenile lead, "Clay Whipple", around whose actions the plot of the story converges, while Ganucheau will portray a professional gambler, "Jack Broolcfield," friend of Whipple and of "Justice Prentice," played by Gerard Rault, whose belief in, and knowledge of, mental telepathy enables him to save the life of Whipple after the latter has been accused of the murder of "Tom Denning," another gambling acquaintance. The latter role is enacted by Patout Burns. Joseph Abraham, Thespian president, will appear in the heavy role, "Frank Hardmuth," rival of "Whipple" for the favor of "Brookfield's" niece, played by Mildred Schonekas. Lesser roles have been assigned J. D. Bloom as "Justice Henderson," Tim Duggan as "Lew Ellinger," Benet Cain as "Emmett," a reporter, Marian Oulliber as "Mrs. Alice Campbell," Helen Cahill as "Mrs. Helen Whipple," Joe Blasi as "Jo", and Carl Buchmann a servant. Tickets for "The Witching Hour" have been selling at a brisk rate and indications point to the presence of a capacity house when the curtain rises. Orchestra seats are priced at seventyfive cents with seats in the balcony selling for fifty cents. Students are urged to purchase theirs from a member of the Thespians in order to avoid delay at the box office tomorrow. Alumnae Association Will Hold Reception Members of the Alumnae Association will entertain the graduating students and their relatives on Sunday afternoon, June 2, from four to six o'clock at a reception in Marquette Hall. Each member of the senior classes will be allowed several invitations, and the guests will be conducted about the campus and through the buildings by members of the association. Refreshments will be served. Miss Mary Walsh, alumnae president, will be in charge of the affair. (Continued on page 5) (Continued on page 5)