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              The Maroon VOL. VIII LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1930 No. 14 WILLIAM DARDIS RECTED PRESENT OF LOYOLA SODALITY Other Officers Eelected for the Coming Year Are: Rouchell Byrnes and Reising William Dardis, freshman Dental student, was elected president of the Loyola Sodality for the coming year at the annual elections held last Monday in Marquette Hall. Dardis served this year as secretary of | the sodality and as manager of the track team and will succeed Jacques Yenni, who graduates in June. Harold Rouchell, Senior Arts and ed vice-president. Bentley Byrnes Science class president, was re-electwas chosen secretary and Paul Reis-; ing, treasurer. Foljowing the elections, plans were discussed foT sending two delegates to the National Sodality Convention to be held in Chicago this June. To raise the funds necessary for the defraying of the expenses, two one-act plays will be presented i next Wednesday in MarqUette Auditorium by the Loyola Thespians. EDWARD SHAHEEN WINS UNIVERSITY ORATORICAL CONTEST The trials for the university representative in the Intercollegiate Oratorical contest on the Constitution was won by Edward Shaheen, freshman Arts and Science student, j The other contestants were Leo Zin-1 ser and Robert Hunter. The sub- [ ject of the winning talk was "The! Constitution in its Relation to American Manhood." The winner of the contest will take part in the zone trails, and if victorious in that, will be sent to Los Angeles to take part in the! finals. The judges of the contest were:l Rev. William Ruggeri, S. J., Rev. Eugene O'Connor, S. J., and Rev. A. J. De Monsabert, S. J. The National Intercollegiate contests are for the purpose of increasing interest in respect for the Constitution of the United States. The five preceding annual contests, the first ones upon a national scale in the history of higher education, ■ proved so successful that it was decided to continue the movement. HOLIDAYS START Those weary students who have burnt gallons of midnight oil dur-. ing the last exams will be given a ■ chance to recuperate their lost men- j tal vigor during the interval of Easter vacation. The school closes Wednesday and will remain so until Tuesday. LOYOLA GLEE MEN COMPLETES WEEK'S ENGAGEMENT AT SAENGER Appear in Prologue to "Young" Eagles, Lou Breese Praises Students Highly Six members of the Loyola Glee Club, Joseph Blasi, Paul Azar, Charles Bercier, Clifton Meaux, William Scheyd and Ernest Thayer, have just completed a week's engagement on the Saenger stage during which time they comprised the major portion of an octette in the prologue to the picture "Young Eagles." Others taking part in the prologue were Val Janssen and James Wilson, two regular performers over local radio stations. Mr. Lou Breese, director of the Saenger orchestra, and Mr.- Fontana of the Saenger management spoke very highly of the trouper-like fashion in which the gleemen carried out i their contract. With the exception of two, Joe Blasi and Paul Azar, who appeared in "Old Heidleberg" at the tS. Charles theatre for a week's engagement last year, all the men were making their first public appearance. Mr. Breese was so well pleased that he has already; made an offer to engage these men again for a week's run in the near future. The week's engagement was made possible through the efforts of Mr. j Paul Jacobs, director of the Glee Club. YEAR BOOK WILL APPEAR ON CAMPUS BEFORE END OF SCHOOL Will Mark First Time in School History That Book Has Been A Financial Sue- ! cess The university year book, the j 1 "Wolf," will appear on the Loyola ' campus on time—this is to say, it ' will be in the hands of students at D' least three weeks before the end of the school year, according to I Bob Ainsworth, editor of the publication. All the matter to be included in the book, comprising pic- ' tures of all organizations, news mat- ' ter and advertisements, have been in the hands of the printers and engravers for the past two weeks. This year will mark the first time in the history of the school that the publication of the annual has been made a success from a financial viewpoint. This success is due partly to the number of advertisements solicited and partly to the lower prices obtained in the letting of contracts for printing and engraving. I ■ BERNARD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Bank Executive Elected to Succeed Azzo Plough in Office Gerard H. Bernard, an executive of the Interstate Trust and Banking Company, was named Monday night as president of the Alumni Association of Loyola universitl at the annual meeting held in Bobet Hall. Milo B. Williams was elected vicepresident, P. A. Gaudet as secretary and Percy Sitges as treasurer. Mr. Bernard succeeded Azzo Plough who, in his report of activities for 1929, stressed the maintenance of a speakers' bureau by the association providing speakers for use in advancing the city's interests. It was announced that among the association's plans for 1930 was extension of the scholastic-athletic trophy to several more high schools in New Orleans, Mr. Williams informed the membership that several principals had commened the award, declaring it helped give scholarship a proper place above athletic prowess in the schools. An executive committee was named including the officers and Dr. Albin Dansereau, Dr. G. O. Rosado, Dr. A. C. Broussard, E. C. Meric, C. G. Baldwin, Dr. Sidney L. Tiblier and Robert H. "Doc" Erskine. —Courtesy of Times-Picayune. GERARD H. BERNARD TROPHIES PRESENTED ON "LOYOLA NIGHT" MAY 14, IN AUDITORIUM All trophies merited during the year by various Loyola students will be presented on Wednesday, May 14, "Loyola Night" at the presentation of "The Enemy" by the Thespians in Marquette auditorium, it was announced by Fr. Ruggeri. FR. RUGGERI RETURNS FROM CONVENTION OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES Secretary of Interior Wilbur Addresses Meeting; Stresses Value of College Course In a recent interview with Fr. Ruggeri, Regent of the Arts and Sciences Department, who has but lately returned from conducting a retreat in college, it was learned that two weeks prior to this, he had attended a convention of the Liberal Arts Colleges of the United States, held in the Stevenson Hotel, Chicago. The main object instigating these meetings is the nation-wide endowment of all the colleges that are not as yet endowed. Among the most noted who attended, who addressed the meeting, weie. Daniel Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior, and Dr. Robert Kelly, President of the Association of American Colleges.The one point forcefully stressed throughout the discussions, was that in the present day rush to get out and make money, the four-year college course is apt to be underrated. This is due to the addition of a two-year junior college course to High Schools and a mere two-year course requirement of professional colleges. It was shown that as the professional fields become crowded with graduates of this two-year course, it will be necessary to extend it into a three-year course, and that ultimately a four-year course will be in vogue. AVERARDI DELIVERS INTERESTING LECTURE ON "ROMAN QUESTION" With a highly commendable lecture, marked by absolute importiality, Mr. F. B. Averardi entertained and instructed a capacity attendance in the college auditorium on Tuesday, April 8. Proceeding from the relevent events about the time of Pippin the Short, he traversed, with a knowing and native touch, the history of this vital question to its present settlement.He succeeded, in his forceful manner, in making his audience realize the necessity of the "Spiritual King" being servient to no temporal ruler, showing the decided disadvantages of such a submission. Waxing enthusiastic, as he approached the course of arbitration, that has, after sixty years of Papal confinement, finally been reached, he was loud and earnest in his praises of the two great factors that brought it about—Pope Pius XIII and Mussolini. STUDENT COUNCIL TO GIVE DANCE ON STEAMER CAPITAL Tickets May be Obtained from Any Member of the Student Council The Student Council is giving one of its last dances of the present school year aboard the steamer Capitol on Thursday, April 24th, according to Gerard Rault, president of the organization. Elaborate plans have been perfected to make this one of the best dances given this year. The steamer Capitol has been specially chartered for Loyola students.At the date of this publication, the name of the orchestra which will furnish the music had not" been announced, but it has been learned from very reliable sources that this duty will be carried out by the Cotton Pickers, peppy jazz concoctionists aboard the Capitol. Tickets for the dance may be obtained from any member of the Student Council. The price of the tickets will be fifty cents. The steamer Capitol will leave the dock at 8 p. m., for a. short trip down the river, so that everyone who wishes to attend the dance had best be aboard before sailing time. THESPIANS ADMIT NINE CANDIDATES INTO MEMBERSHIP Trials for the admission of new members into the Thespians, Loyola dramatic society, resulted in the reception of nine new men into the organization. Trials were held last Friday, March 23, in Marquette Auditorium. Those who were admitted to membership were: Edward Shaheen, Felicien Lozes, Leo Zinser, Marnell Segura, Victor Choppin, Elisha Fischer, Rene Nicaud, Sewall Oertling and Hampton Gamard. The test which the candidates had to undergo consisted in a reading from and interpretation of a part of some play, including more than one character in the part chosen. THESPIANS—HOW ABOUT PUBLICITY Since the Thespians have adopted the policy of staging only the most extensive dramas, we believe that a sure way to increase the B. O. receipts is to put on a real publicity campaign. The abduction of Bob Ainsworth would make good copy. How about the leading of feminine stars taking milk baths? What about trips to Reno? Come on, Doc, let's have some publicity about the Thespians. U. S. POSTAGE lc Paid New Orleans, La. Permit No. 716