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Vol. IX.— No. 13.

INSIDEThe

INSIDEBy Bob La Lanne

First Aid Classes,Part Of Plans

Organizing a unit of theCivilian Defense Corps Imme-diately upon the declarationof war upon the United Statesby Japan, students of the Col-lege were highly commendedby officers of the RegularArmy,as well as local defenseofficials.

Initiative as to the organiz-ing of the corps was under-taken by the Inter-collegiateKnights, under the leadershipof Honorable Duke, AnthonyBuhr, who was commissioneda lieutenant in charge of theimmediate vicinity of the Col-

Ycang, Craig HelpAlso assisting Lt. Buhr, are

Lieutenants Fred Young andEd Craig. Under these three

fdents are a large numbervolunteer students who act. air-raid wardens, first-aidimen. and emergency dutyjmessengers.

Immediately superior of the'student officers is Captain A.

!F. Buckley, who, early thisweek, commended highly theinitiative and cooperation of

tColle'ge men in the pres-inothcr duty of Lieutenantir and his assistants is the

: registration of additional stu-dents for national defense

iwork, as well as contacting(Continued on Page 4.)

Chairman Of Debate Tourney Gives ThanksA new high tor cooperation,coolness, and shouldering responsibility

1 was Bel by the students working under Bob Gretve and me on theI Hi-School Debate Tourney. They were a jjiory dodging gang- of under-classmen who never shirked an added job. And the secular facultyIJudges: Dr. Drill, Mr. Jenkins, Tommy Lyons, Mr. Saltinan and p-.ir-

! ticularly Art Olmer gave no quarter in the contest in cheerful,sacrificing cooperation. Before the tourney Bertha Qleason, RuthButler, Mary Morris and Mary Hughes jjot out the many letters.-John Dillon trudged from office to office soliciting lor the

y-six Inch trophy, V.ny Ann Schneider worked on the pub, "»""**>» :>»i! Stan Cpnroy pinch-hltted on the hard Jobs.lay afternoon ... Ed Kohls was transforming Room 11X Into

H headquarter*. Friday ni^ht teams swarming :i;mnd us. Beck)|McA coolness in chaos as she was all the nevt daj from|8:80 tin midnight, and Tony Buhr arrived with sleeping accommo-dations

—(ho persuaded :>t least three fellows t< i ho [or the

week-end.). Then il was Saturday; Joe McArdie found chairmen,|Doru- Moberg, timekeeper; and in the Dean's office Dick McGulreIand Ann Balllargeon master-minded the schedules, and soothed thechairmen, which was a sen-ice. Joe Bberharter obliging)) adminla

end the exchequer.Three people did much more than their regular jobs, but the Job

alone were hi;;; Warren Johnson ran oil a completely new event,extemporaneous speeches; John Daly ran a successful party, andBob CHanelU sweated blood over the Judges,

There were others too numerous to menUon. My thanks t themalso. You pul on a great tournament, Thunk you.

Sincerely,KOSCOE BAIXII.

Western CollegeGroup Inaugurates"Movie"Drive

College StudentsOrganize CivilianDefense Corps

Hi-School DebateTourney HighlySuccessful

ChristmasFoodDriveUnderWay

Interest Rises InOratory Contest

S. C.PresidentWarns Against

War HysteriaAs its final activity of the

Fall Quarter, the Seattle Col-lege Sociality is sponsoring adrive to fillChristmas basketsfor needy Catholic families.All students in the college areurged tobring food, clothing,and toys as their part in thisdrive to helpunfortunate fam-ilies. Students* are also re-quested to donate tencents sothat meat and ec;gs may beadded to the Christmas bas-

IClass RepresentativesDorthea Spanski and Dave;ad are co-chairmen of thistivity, and they are beingassisted by representativesfrom all nine o'clock classes.Information about contribu-

ins may obtained from thesejresentatives,and all moneybe donated is being collec-lby them. As this is onethe most important proj-ects of the school year, stud-

its are asked to cooperatebeing as generous as pos-ile. Food ListTomorrow fresh fruit andvegetables will be acceptedfor the baskets, while Fridaytoys and clothing can be giv-en. There is"1 still time tobring the other food which isneeded. These items are asfollows: potatoes, rice, spagh-

"

goods,cereals, preserves (jam,jelly, fruit, etc.), candy andfruit cake. Label all bulkgoods and leave them in thecartons provided in the class-rooms.

Drama GuildP!ayLauded By Critics

Last year when the SeattleCollege Drama Guild present-ed two great plays it was be-

§ved that the college hadiched its pinnacle of ama-teur success. But enthusias-tic audiences last Thursdayantl Friday were unanimousin agreement that "Tons of ;Money" exceeded even thesetwo productions.

Great DirectionThe play was an outstand- 1

Iingexample of what a lot can ibe done with a little. Direct- j

■ edbyMiss Ruth Balkema, theishow was complete in everydetail. Seldom in the history ijof Seattle College has anyIplay ever been so complete in icharacterization, setting, dia-|logue, and theme.

An English play is a hardenough type of play for even|experts to put over,but when ia group of raw amateurs jcome through brilliantly withsuch a type of show then thehighest of praises can't begood enough to describe thebeautiful job done.It would be exceedingly!

hard to pick out one outstand-:ing star and say he or she j

j stole the show. Little but 'expressive Bill Moffat won j

jthe hearts of the audience'

with a near perfect interpret-iation of a very effeminate

Roscoe Balch, did an expertj job as a typical English but-iler.His every expressiondrew i

(Continued on Page 4.)

Contest Date MovedJan. 18-26 Planned;Tilt WillBeAt K.C.

ISeveral would-be Portia;dMarc Antonys have stout'artedly marched up to thelletin board in the Liberaits building andplaced theii{natures in bold handwrit-*on a slip of paper. Thissture was an indication oileast 25 students' interesia contest, that if it provesccessful, will do for schol-;ic school life what the Barnince has done for social life,ie contest mentioned is theIrst

Annual Oratorical Tour-ment, sponsored by the"rum, a Frosh -Sophomoreüb. It is open to all stud-ts who are enrolled for atist ten credit hours. Thentest rules require that theation be original and from00 to 1200 words in length,itrants should submit acopytheir oration to the contestairmen, Vern Harkins or:cky McArdle, by Friday,

January 9th.

tCreative DevelopmentWe cannot stress toomuchimportance of this contesthe student body. First ofit is important from anrational st.anrl.poi'.-lelps a student in public-speaking and in formulatinghis ideas. Itdevelops creativework. As the student maychoose his own topic, he hasan opportunity to discuss atopic that interests him andone about which he may statehis own opinions. Last, butnot least, the student whowins the contest will have hisname inscribed on a trophywhich will be kept at the col-lege. The Forum Club willpresent the winning contest-ant with an individual cup,"

Chairman Harkins."Date Changed

The contest was tentativelyscheduled for the week ofJanuary 10 to 18 but due touncertain conditions at thistime, it will probably be heldbetween the 18th and 26th ofJanuary, a week later. As yetthe judges for it have notbeen selected and approved.According to the latest re-ports from the contest chair-men, the tournament will beheld in the Knights of Col-umbus Hall.

Even if you do not participatein the contest you are urged toattend it. Make it your duty tosupport it as you would any oiliercollege activity. Now when suchtraditions as the Aegis must beeliminated it is wellthat ue centerour attention on activities

SPECTATOROfficial publication of the Associated Students ofiSeattle College. Founded December, 1982. PublishedFriday during the scholastic year, business Ad-dress: Broadway and East Madison Street, Seattle,Washington. Subscription Rate: 50 cents per quar-ter. Advertising rates on application.

—EDITORIAL STAFF—Robert LaLanne EditorJoseph Eberharter Associate EditorBarbara Jean Dunham News EditorMarjorie Staples _ Feature EditorGenevieve Crenna Associate EditorDon Baker.. - Headlines

News Staff: Ed Read, Mary Ellen Nachtsheim,Lauretta Frawley, Bill Haines, Eileen Gawne, LoisRuddy, Donna Jean Moberg, Jim Baird, DwightKramer and Peggy Wiley.

Feature Staff: Eileen Mallon, Angus MacArthur,Margaret Slessman, Jean Codiga.

Business Staff: Dwight Kramer, Business Man-ager; Sydney Williams, Assistant Manager; JeanneHorton, Ad Manager; Circulation Manager, LillianZucco.

Ad Staff: Mary Ellen Currid, Dick Walsh, Mar-garet Horan, Virginia Marinoff, Joan Sullivan, PatKennard, Bob Mahoney.

Typists: Pat Snyder, Cay Gregory, Eleanor|Moliter.

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the performances, but since they werenot and have one of the most rightfulexcuses in the world, this paper be-lieves in all sincerity that The DramaGuild should make immediate plans togive a repeat showing of "Tons OfMoney" in order that every student atSeattle College be given a chance tosee this fine play at least once.

When any organization gives asgreat a performance as did the cast ofthe Drama Guild in "Tons of Money"it is fitting that The Spectator extendfor the entire student body a vote ofthanks to the entire company.

Yet, this paper feels that "Tons ofMoney" should not be forgotten sosoon. We base our opinion on the factthat a majority of students who sawthe play are demanding at least onemore opportunity to see it again. Thisin itself is not unusual when we con-sider that this play was of extra-or-dinary caliber.

For this reason alone The Spectatorcould feel justified in requesting thecast to present the production oncemore, but we believe that due to thewar hysteria prevalent during thenights the play was staged kept manyfrom attending. These persons wereundoubtedly anxious to be at one of

By Dan RileyShort Story ....

He had all the appearances of a commonbum, as he shuffled my way. Then he stoodbefore me

—all six-feet-four of him, andbe-

foreIhad a chance to think he said, "Canyou buy me a bite to eat?"

The absence of the "dime for a cup ofcoffee" routine was what floored me. Thatand the guy's piercing eyes.Ihave neverseen such eyes. They looked just like apair of white spot-lights trained my wayas they stood out on the the smoke-smearedface. Icould actually feel those eyes

—no

kidding— as they burned into mine.Then Inoticed the face— a fine face—

a face that had tasted oodles of bitterness,yet whose chin was always lifted to that dig-nified angle. I'd seen that face before, butIcouldn't remember where. Maybe it wasthat three or four day growth of beard. Icouldn't remember.

"Sure,"Isaid, and we went into a rest-aurant, This guy looked the menu over

—then shyly— if those eyes could be shy —looked toward me.

"Oh, order anything you like up to fiftycents,"Isaid to his thoughts, '"cause four-bits is all I've got."He smiled, ordered a fifty-cent dinner, and

looked contested. Those teeth! They werethe most nearly perfect set of choppersIhad ever seen. Iknow that an awfully goddentist had fashioned those ivories

—a great

dentist. You'dnever have guessed they werefalse the way he ate that hamburger steak.

He finished, pulledout a mangled sack ofBull Durham,rolled one and offered me themakings.Irolled one. Two bandaged handslit the match which lit two cigarettes. Thosehands, too— strong as iron, yet smooth andfine beneath the soot. Perfectly white band-ages puzzled me.We got up,Ipaid the cashier my last four-

bits, and we walked out. On the sidewalk,this guy grinned as he looked at me. Thenhe turned those eyes on and in a voice thatsounded likeLily Pons, Dr.Christian,Abra-hamLincoln,and GlenMiller all in one,said,"I'llbe seeing you." I'll never forget that.

As Iwalked down the street Iput myhand in my pocket and withdrew my belong-ings inorder tocry over the loss of my four-bits. Mingled with the beads of the rosaryand beneath my jack-knife was that same

—yeah, that same four-bits. Iscratched myhead and looked puzzled. Then my eyes fellupon the crucifix of my rosary.

"Well, I'll be doggoned," Imuttered.

ten books, and have made manymaterial and cultural contributionsto their communities.

Dr. Terman's study show thattwenty-five per cent of this ge-nius group were failing to live up

I to what can be expected of peo-ple withvery high intelligence. Thenoteworthy fact with regard tothis particular group is that themajority of them came from homeswhere there existedinsecurity, pov-erty, andunhappiness. This seemsto disprove the theory that greatabilities thrive in this type of en-vironment. * Hi *

Remember Clarence Streit'sbook, "Union Now?" Published inFebruary,1989, the book advocatedthe union of the United States,Great Britain, Canada, Australia,New Zealand, the Union of SouthAfrica, Ireland, France, Belgium,the Netherlands,Switzerland, Swe-den, Denmark, Norway, and Fin-land. Mr. Streit sited economicsupremacy, rise in the standardofliving, increased industrialgrowth,greatness of the combined armyand navy, as some of the advan-tages of the union. Most review-ers of the book, and there weremany,agreed that the book was adream. Even if it was too idealis-tic, one cannot help wonderingwhat effect such a union wouldhave on the internationalsituationtoday.

At the Mt.Holyoke Female Col-lege, location unknown, the follow-ing rules were in force in the year1937:

"No young lady shall became amember of Mt. Holyoke Seminarywho cannot kindle a fire, wash po-tatoes, repeat the multiplicationtable andat least two-thirds of theshorter catechism.

"No young lady shall devotemore than anhour a day tomiscel-laneous reading.

"Every member of the schoolshall walk a mile a day unless a.freshet, earthquake,or some othercalamity prevent.

"No young lady is expected tohave gentlemen acquaintances un-less they are returned missionariesor agents of benevolent societies."* 41 *

Twenty yearsagoDr. Lewis Ter-man of Stanford University sub-jected thousands of school childrenon the Pacific Coast to intelli-gence tests. He found that about1500 of them had intelligence quo-tients of 150 or more which is ge-nius rating. Most of those whorated so highly have been investi-gated at intervals ever since. Itis interesting to note that the ma-jority of these gifted young peopleare succeeding much better in ev-ery way than their normal class-mates. Their incomes are higher,their marriages are more success-ful, their health is better. Theyhave taken out patents, have writ- Idle Wanderings

of aRestless PenPreviews and ReviewsByGenevieve Crenna

Everyone is talking and writingabout the war. Iam going to bejust a little different by not men-tioning it at all in this columnother than to say that you shouldall say many prayers for final vic-tory for the U. S....and anotherlittle prayer that severalS. C. stu-dents who are in the armed forcesare kept from harm." * *

MEMORIES: How many of youremember the time Bob Simmons,now on duty on a destroyer atPearlHarbor, wrote in his column,A Man's a Man for a' That, aboutthe Frosh who took a full flight ofstairs onhis nose? Simmons andIwere standing in front of thebook store about five o'clock oneafternoon. Out of the gatheringdarkness wehearda terrific clatteremanating from the third floor,above us. Both of us wereentirelyfree from care and also were fullof curiosity as to the cause of thisuntoward event in our scholasticsantcum, so we stood at the footof the stairs and waited...Beforelongour wait was rewarded.Withno cessation of noise, a figure wasshortly to be seen hurtling headfirst around the landing betweenthe second and third floors. Afterthe head came the torso, then thechurning legs of the haplessFrosh.Defying all laws of gravity andcentrifugal force (if, indeed, sucha low has been promulgated) thefreshie rounded that corner whilein mid air and, as if refreshed byhis success, took off again for thelast lap of his little hegira.Hittingevery step with varied parts of hisanatomy inaremarkable precision,the Frosh soon reached what musthavebeen his objective: the secondfloor. Mr. Simmons and I, heldspeechlessby the verve, the daring,the utter utterness of his attack,silently watched the proceedingwith eyes that ever grew larger.When, after an eternity of soul-searing thuds, the freshmen hit thefloor on which we stood, we lookeddown at him with the mixed feel-ings thatany upperclassman wouldentertain: both sorrowand irresist-ible laughter that struggled fordomination. The latter won out.Not, however, until the last scene,ormaybe it could becalled the epi-logue, of this little drama hadfinally unfolded itself. The Froshrested easily after his perilousflight, reclining full length on hisstomach, huge prophets of air en-tering and leaving his stunnedlungs. Idly Mr. Simmons and Iallowed our eyes to roll over hiswracked person, seekingsymptomsof concussion or at least a minorcontusion. While we were thusemployed, the Freshman slowlyrolled over on his back, looked atus through eyes which had filledwith tears due to his blindingspeed while in flight, blinked heldup two fingers and said: "That'stwice." With that, he got up andwalked slowly away.

TIDBITS: My sincere congratu-lations go to the Drama Guild andits director and Moderator for afine play. The show WAS thething; and the thing was all right...Miss Marion Treiber, my oper-atives inform me, has been namedpresidentof Lambda Tau, medicaltechnologist's honorary . . . Thedebate tournament wentoff as wellas usual and the publicity derivedis no small item ... A certainfaculty member (name given uponwritten request along with the fil-led-in top of the Science Building)caused a minor furor inthe Cavernt'other day by ordering "Cokes forthe house" ...By the way, thatsame Cavernis doinga lot to solid-ify spirit around S. C. .. . Mr.Grumps Pettinger, a fellow colum-nist, has set all tongues wagginglike railroad semaphores by hissuddent venture into thedeepeningpool of amour .. Gad, how therest of us admire the man! . ..The Winter Informal and Tolo,they tell me, will both go on asscheduled. Takes more than abomber to slow S. C. up....Now,good luck to all of you until thenext quarter. My personalChrist-mas Greetings to each and everyreader of this column. Ithas beenswell writing for you.

"Come and Get It," by Edna Ferber, is a pulsating story of theNorth. Glittering, coarse hotels and taverns of Iron Ridge are con-trasted with elegant, sumptuous mansions of Butte des Marts, andthese with the grandeur of post-war Europe. It tells the tumultuous,dramatic story of the period that has seen two Roosevelts in theWhite House.

The story extends through three generations, opening in a littlefrontier town of the North. Barney Glasgow, one time shanty boy,now a wealthy man, detests his wife, a stern, homely woman. Hisdaughter, whom he loved, is away from him, married, and his son.Bernie, is contempuously indifferent to him.

In this miserable state, he falls madly in love with the grand-daughter of his intimate friend, only to find that she and his sonBernie are in love with one another. On discovering this, he drivesthem away in a rage and goes on a trip to forget. The trip ends indisaster bringing about his death.

Now the story shifts to the life of Bernie and the girl Lotta whomhe marries in the security of his newly inherited wealth. However,their happiness is short-lived as the society of the little town willhave nothing to do with the Swedish Lotta. At length, the unhappywife betakes herself and their newborn twins abroad to live, nowplunged into the colorful life of post-war Europe.

Finally, in the last stage of the plot the lives of the twins are dealtwith by the author. With the crash of 1929, Bernie orders th» twinsand mother home to America. Shortly after their arrival, Berniemidst the chaos of unemployment and over-production, succumbs,a broken man but happy at last. His son is left to carry on thevast enterprises built up by Barney whom he closely resembles.

Because of the interesting characterizations, colorful background,and striking realism, this book is truly fascinating. Written in arefreshing and natural, yet at times revoltingly vulgar style, MissPerber's book gives us the atmosphere of the lumber camps andfrontier town, and of the insincerity of society. The characters,

notably the twins, seem living people whom one would like to know.The first story that of Barney— is not nearly so appealing and

enjoyable as the story of Lotta, the twins, and their problems. Th"philosophy of these young people should be interesting to us as stu-dents. Come and read "Come and Get It."

BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATSThe Spectator as a strictly impartial

witness of the High School Debatetournament was impressed by twostrikingly different attitudes shown bycompeting schools.

All institutions represented save onewere cooperative to the highest degreewith the committees and judges incharge. These schools and their fac-ulty moderators deserve only the high-est praise for the grand attitude theydisplayed in overlooking a shatteredschedule of events caused by one teamwhich through their own fault and jeal-ously nearly ruined the entire tourna-ment.

ODea high school was responsiblefor all this due to the fact that theyfailed to arrive on time for the openingof the schedule with no reason for thetardiness. Further this same team andits moderator caused tremendous con-fusion by refusing to participate inanyevent to be judged by Seattle Collegefaculty members. The only reason forthis was a jealously— and an entirelyunwarranted one— that our facultywould favor Jesuit schools in their dcci-sions.

This attitude, ridiculous to any fair-minded Catholic, forced the committeeincharge to completely revise the judg-ing schedule for the tournament.

Yet, in spite of this, the whole affairwas a great success

— one that promptsthe Spectator to extend its heartiestcongratulations to the Gavel Club, TheForum,thecommittee,all teams exceptODea, students who helped, and espe-cially to the sportsmanlike judges whodonated theirentire day and evening toinsure the success of the tournament.

the people. 3. Have decentpeople cut off a magazine as

done by these books and theirdetriment to us and thus os-tracize wrong in the minds of

By Bill Moffat

Iretract every word statedinmy November 28 column ofthe Spectator.

Due to the loss of part ofmy material only a sectionwasprinted. Ambiguity intheparagraphs that were printedmade me appear as a revolu-tionist.Inever advocated rev-olution and never will. Thewhole column was a mistake.

BILL MOFFATT.Two little doves, living at

I the fulcrum about which aIclass of distinction rotates,Imoved from their sanctuaryof highelevation. Hot air andgentle breezes issuing fromtheir architectural mansiondidn't disturb the doves, nordid they mind the cold weath-er in their lofty perch causedby so many frigid stares be-low them, (Hot and cold airat a glance), nor did theymind the infringement ontheir privacy by too manyroses held too high in the air.The cannibalism of thethrongs backbiting theirneighbors below didn't eversway the birds to move, butwhen a great hawk swooped

:over their spiritual centerandmade a dive for the dovesthe doves dove. They didn'tmind a hawk in their paradisebut when that hawk flew intotheir ark with an olive branchin its mouth pleading to besaved from the indecent floodof literature surrounding the

, sunken gardens then thedoves moved. Beware thatother birds might be fright-Iened of this ogre and too fly

In days of war, inflationthreats, and countless affairsof the governmenttobe regu-lated it is an impossibility forthe government to delve toostrenuously into moral af-fairs. Literature, which innormal times would be ban-ned, is freely printed in lead-ingmagazines. Yet these mag-azines don't openly displayindecent pictures and lan-guage as a part of their pol-icy. They give their pollutedgarbage to the people in dis-guised doses. On one pagethey print for the edificationof all, the picture of a greatspiritual leader in the ancientchurch while on the back ofthe page is a most seductivepicture of a dazzling chorinecasting tempting eyes at herpublic. It is the duty of alldecent people to bar indecencyfrom literature by just notbuying it.

A severe attack was wagedon indecent literature recentlyby organized churchmen. Yettheir boycott or scandalizingliterature was carried out inamost awkward fashion. Thelegion sought people to boy-cott places of business sellinga few indecent magazines.Butthey never received the prob-lem with the correct tacticsand so their project failed. Ifa clerk orders a specific edi-tion to sell the publishinghouse supplyinghis stock willgive him the edition providinghe sells other books with thatedition. A goo d magazinemust be sold with severalbadones. Publishers give theright to sell their books ingroups, not as separate edi-tions.

Malice in writing must becurbed by the people them-selves. Curb it by: 1. Boy-cotting wicked magazines. 2.Talk up the malice and harm

By Dick MaguireVISIONS INPIKE SMOKE

Point 'er bow to the West m'lad,Into the rolling lee;

Across the sea to the Isles m'lad,Where the sunset waits for me.

Keep 'er nose to the West m'lad,And we'll sail to Singapore.

We'll look at the land from the seam'lad,And gaze at the sea from the shore.

Up the coast of Burma lad,And into the Bengal Bay;

Up Irrawaddy River lad,To the town of Mandalay.

In every Indian port m'lad,From Calcutta to Bombay,

. We'll dump the wind from our canvas lad.'Till We get our fill we'll stay.

Then we're off in theboiling wake m'lad,To the Mediterranean blue.

We'll stay as long as we like m'lad,Viewing all there is to view.

O we'llset our course by the windm'lad,We'll sail to the ends of the earth;

We'll see the whole of the world m'lad,From a vagabond's restless berth.

Very fortunate is the Forum Club of St. Jos-eph's College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Itt.Key.IMs^r. Fulton J. Sheen, most renowned of Ameri-can preachers in America today, will lecture twiceat their Forum meetings in the coming year. Key.Bernard Hubbard and The Trapp Family Singersare among other famous attractions who will vis-it them during the year. There are just 513 stu-

Idents registered in this college.What with all this "war-nerves" stuff going on

along the "V" campaigns, we should start one our-selves. Thet axpayers could wear a "V" for vic-tim. — The Santa Clara

Bates NewsBlitzedMr. William Bates, director of

the publicity department of Seat-tle College, reports that due tothe national emergency we cannotexpect the same amount of pub-licity as we received before. How-ever as the ciisis passes, paperswill again have room for thingsother than war news.

Anyone interested in workingonthe publicity staff, Mr. Bates asksto come up to the office of thepublicity department in the towerof the Liberal Arts building. Thosewho pass the examination givenwill be made a member of thestuff.

soon as itbecomes tainted andnot buy it just because it hasthe picture of a great pontiffon it and the rest of the bookis rotten.

Christmas - - - 1941THE SPECTATOR Frday, December 19, 1941

The StrangerSpeakingfor Myself

By J. William Bates

INFORMALLYBy Mary Ellen Beyer

SPECTATOR

SPORTSSpectator ClaimsAdvertisers NeedStudent Support

Winter QuarterPhysical Education

Program Varied

Clark— EisenSeattle, Wash.

Dan Riley, EditorAndre CharvetFriday Dec. 19, 1941

Free Ski ClassesOfferedBy Star

The ski cards are now availablefor the Seattle Star ski club, thefirst session of which will be held,Saturday, January 17th. All need-ed instructors will be furnished forthe eight free consecutive Satur-day classes. There has been noin-crease in transportation fares, al-though new federal taxes havebeen added.

Improvements AddedMr. Kenneth Syverson, head of

the Northwest Ski School andnowunder contract with the Times forthe forth -successive year an-nounces that a new jump and anumber of o t-h cr improvementshave beenadded to the course.

Mr. Syverson points out that forthose interested in skiing it wouldbe wise to attendall of the instruc-tions, and learn the basic funda-mentals of the art before attempt-ing to make ita hobby since themajorityof accidents occurbecauseof the lack of training.

Support your paper !!!Do you "pause to refresh"

and "smoke the cigarette that sat-isfies'? Why not? It helps sup-port your paper. Every Fridayrolls around and you expect aSpectator. But have you ever won-dered where that paper comesfrom? Who furnishes that finan-cial backing so necessary to itsproductionevery week? None oth-er than the "Spec" advertisers.What happens when we don'tpat-ronize our advertisers? They with-draw their ads, discontinue theirweekly shipments of those greenmonogramed "lettuce leaves." Wetry to get the paper out on ourpood looks, consequently no paper.May we finish this unique storybysaying "Remember, when you'relooking for bell-bottom cords forthe skating party, wonderingwhere to get that new suit, orwhere to go after the dance, sup-port your paper by supporting itsadvertisers."Ski Club Starts

Rolling; FirstMeetingPlanned

No one seems to know exactly why James Merlin Phelanwas dismissed from his position as head football coach atthe U. of W. Some say Phelan just didn't have it, somesay he had too many faculty and grandstand coaches, stillothers say just didn't have the material.

Now I've my own theory and along with all the others,I'llput in my nickle's worth.Ibelieve the reason of Phelan'sWaterloo was themere fact that he hadbeen here for elevenseasons. In other words all the football eaters were tiredof the same old chef.Ibelieve Phelan is just as good a coach as he ever was.

He'll be great as a coach for some other school but he hasoutlined his reign at Washington. In short, football at theU. was beginning to be a routine.

As to Phelan's successor,Itotally disagree with thosewho clamor for the high school coaches. They may be greatcoaches but not for the Huskies. What theyneed is a com-plete change of system andstyle of play.

If Iwere to give my choice,Iwould take either an oldtimer who needs a change, a comer from a small school, ora man who'dbeen up and down, but ont the way up again.In that order, how about Bob Zuppke, late Illinois,MartyBrill of Loyola, or Clipper Smith of Villanova.

I've a hunch, however, that the choice will be none ofthese but a rather obscure coach such as

— should we sayLeon Brigham. And the best of luck to the guy who getsthe job— He'll need it.

Stating that "The PhysicalEducation department pro-vides wholesome recreationon a credit basis," Fr. Wil-liam Gaffney, S.J., said thata wide variety of sports isoffered according to the sea-son of the year at S. C.Though the plus credit avail-able through participation inthe various sports is not re-quired for graduation at Se-attle College, such is the caseat all state institutions,wherea minimum six credits mustbe presented. Students areurged to participate in onesport each quarter,and to reg-ister for credit at the time ofthe regular scholastic regis-tration. There is no feecharged for registration andmost of the sports involve noIexpense to students. Allsports are supervised and in-struction can be had withoutcharge. Special emphasis willbe placed on the indoor sportsduring the winter quarter.Please register for the sportof your choice and see thosein charge for further infor-mation.

Bill Brennan held the maj-ority vote in the Seattle Col-lege Ski Club last week tobecome the president for thecorning year.Bill's long-stand-ingrecord of activity and skillin the field is ample proofthat the club will not lackable leadership to carry outthe full program now beingscheduled by him and Vice-President John Ryan, seas-oned racer who returns aftera year's absence, and KitEisen who will carry on thework of the secretary-treas-urer.

Although off to a slow start,plans are already underwayfor the first trip of the year.At present arrangements aretentative and subject to theapproval or revision of themembers at the second meet-ing to be Wednesday, Dec ,in Room 6 at 12:10.

These plans include a tripto be held either this comingSunday, or, if this is impos-sible,at some other time dur-ing Christmas vacation. Ifenough private cars cannot beobtained the date will beshifted to allow time to ar-

1range for some other meansof transportation. Anyonewilling to offer his car, oranxious to go on the trip, butwho cannot posibly attend themeeting, should contact one ofthe officers immediately.

The great number of peopleat Seattle College who professan interest in skiing shouldmake the Ski Club one of thelargest organizations in theschool. However, it must bestressed that without a suf-ficiently large number in ac-tual attendance, it will be im-possible to have trips or forma team for inter-collegiatecompetition. Beginners areurged to join also, realizingthat it is only through helpby the experienced, can theybecome accomplished.

Physical Education Programfor the Winter Quarter:Basketball MWFBadminton dailyBowling dailyEquitation WSwimming TGolf weeklyHiking bi-monthly

Father Peronteau, S.J., receiveda letter November 30 from EnsignR. L. Simmons, U. S. Navy. Thisletter came from Pearl Harbor,Hawaii and since Simmons is agraduate of Seattle College, 1938,much interest is being shown bythe students and faculty over thesafety of the ensign.

Since no further word has beensent following the letter FatherPeronteau believes that Simmonswas in Pearl Harbor during theinitial attack there by Japan.

Times Square...

Rarely does a college publication have the opportunity toprint a tribute to a really great sport. Oh, the pages arefull of stories about great football players and basketballplayers, but how often do they mention a person who goesthrough life bouncing off the blocks thrown by the op-position, but who always comes back for more.

The person of whom Ispeak was the very essence ofsportsmanship. Deep within her heart of solid gold beat asong of great courage, while in harmony was a tom-tomof gentleness,kindness andgenerosity.Whenher boysplayedbasketball, she sat home, hoping and praying for their suc-cess; and her prayers were answered. When she was calledon to take abeating,she smiled, accepted the mental bruises,and like a good tackle, waited to throw the next play for aloss.

Mongrain Tells of Roosevelt VisitIdon't think either of us will forget that evening we arrived at

the President's cottage. Of course, we had been informed that wewere to stay at a cottage, but were unable to understand how somany could be fitted into one house. We soon found out that theword cottage was a misnomer; for it was a tidy little thing of noless than 35 rooms, and large old fashioned ones at that, very com-fortable and with a "much lived in" look.

We judge people by the results that they show. We judgethis lady by the children she guided into manhood andwomanhood. They are swell people. So was she.

Now God has taken our honored one from among us, andhas put her in the biggest league of them all. No more doesshe sit on the bench of life

—she's a starter on the great-

est team that ever existed. Above her is the Coach, whomshe wanted her children to emulate. Below her are thosesame children, carrying on without their star player, butfull of determination to win this one for their Mom.

Spec SportsThis is my last attempt at being sports editor of your

Spectator. This may be the last quarter of my schooling atSeattle College. This quarter may be my last in any college.

So it is with fond regrets thatIpen my last bit and takea few last looks around the building that has for threeyears housed the most of me.

From now on I'll probably be doing all my hiking notfor Old Hiyu but for Uncle Sam.Imay play all my basket-ball with things that explode when they bounce. My writingwill come under a half-column head of Dear Mom, and willend, "gosh I'mhungry."

So longkids, keep a stiff upper spirit, and remember thata man in the service is a man in your service.

1909-'4l - - - What Our GradsAre Doing, And Where

tories, Libby, McNeill and Libby,Chicago."

IDili; Mary Buchanan has beenin radio dramatics brodcast fromSpokane and rumor tells us sheis being "scouted" by NBC.

James ("Dan") Hogan, doinggood work at University of Ore-gon Medical School where Joe Le-grand and Conrad Kirchhoff arelikewise bringing credit on them-selves and their Alma Mater.

Maurice O'Brien — married lastyear, and the same is true of BillMiller, who was last heard of fromAnchorage, Alaska.

Lou Souvain, making a fine Je-suit now at Sheridan, recently fin-ished the Long Retreat.

Ensign Ted Terry, now on theU.S.S. Teal, aviation patrol, hap-pily and recently married.

Ernie Tardif, a topnotcher atMarquette Medical School alongwith Tom Madsen.

1941: Bill Maxwell, rumor hathit that he may soon head for Cal-ifornia for advanced work inchemistry.

Bill Moran, a Jesuit novice atSheridan, Oregon, where EmmettBuckley, Lawrence Haffie, LouisHaven, Dan Lyons, Harold Mr-Chesney, Howard Moran, LeonPacquet, Jack Woods, and AlbertHaven, Bob Brandmeiei,and Bene-

"

diet Collins are a few former Se-attleites now young Jesuits. Theywere found in good condition bya recent visitor,Father Peronteau.

Random Notes:Tierney Wilson (ex-'4l), was re-

cently married, has a fine posi-tion with Hormel Company inPortland.

Joe Russell, finishing course fordegree in Cinematography at Uni-versity of Southern California,hopes to get into movie produc-tion work.

John Peter, former art editorofSpectator and editor of Aegis, nowa junior executive in publicity de-partment of Johns-Manville Com-pany in New York.

John White, recently transferredfrom San Diego to Pensacola forspecialization in aerial photo-graphy.

Maxinne Heldman, now SisterMary Ignatius Loyola, member ofthe Sisters of the Good Shepherd,is stationed at Sioux City, lowa.

Jerry Diemert, S.J., taking hisphilosophy course at Mount St.Michael's, Jesuit scholastic in Spo-kane.

Patricia Parks, now Mrs. JohnWarme, lives in the Montlake dis-trict.

Where are they? — Eds andCo-Eds of former years.

Class of 1909: John Hynes, goodposition with Polk Directory Com-pany in San Francisco, has a sonin the Society of Jesus.

1937: Helena Brand (Ruth'ssister) is now Sister Frances atMarylhurst.

Sister Anna Clare,now teachingat Holy Rosary School, Moxee,Washington.

Joe Ditter, recently lost his Mo-ther in Yakima.

Margaret Guest, now MotherGuest of the Sisters of the Sac-red Heart, when last heard of wasstationed at Albany, New York.

John McGinley, in Air Corpsground crew, last heard from atMoffett Field, California.

Joe Quinn, an up-and-comingnewsman on Seattle Times andproud "papa" to three lovelydaughters.

1938: Jack Archibald,accordingto rumor, was among top-flightstudents at Loyola UniversityMedical School, Chicago, last year.

Bill Carr, last heard of fromPortland, on Libby-McNeill foodresearch staff, married to LillianMeaner, has a baby girl.

Jim Hiii'kiiii, last heard of in anArmy camp in Illinois.

Lucile Regimbal, last seen inYakima, proud mother of a beau-tiful daughter.

Steve Wood — understand he'sfinished medical course at Creigh-ton and is slated for interneshipatProv., Seattle, Naval Reserve.

Thelma Woods, now SisterChristopher and happily teachingat St. Joseph Academy, Yakima.

1939: Rosanne Flynn, in Seattleagain, after carrying off honors atPrince School in Boston.

Janet Granger, none other thanMrs. Fred Bannon of Seattle.

Frank Hayes, recently electedPresident of Juniors in Law De-partment at Gonzaga.

1939: Bill Marx, our last infor-mation places him in Trona, Calif-ornia, in fine position with a largepotash company, happily married,a fond father, too!

Bill Russell, in Air Corps, re-cently ordered to "destinationun-known," but equipped with tropicaloutfit. Could mean Burma Road,Suez, or— who knows?

Bob Simmons, now Ensign Sim-mons on U. S. S. Drayton, as-signed anti-submarine work, hap-pily married; his wife recently en-tered the Church.

Harry Sloan, his card reads: "H.D. Sloan, Jr., Research Labora-

Do not forget how to play a game, lest you forget howto fight!

Another quarter has ended and with ithave passed someof the darkest days of our athletic history! There are worseones coming.

We had a fair intramural league— there's a worse one

anda better one coming.We had no spirit

—one is being born.

We have growingpains— they're leaving.

We had internal strife and no external combat— vise

versa coming.We hadquantity, not quality

—the opposite is on the way.

We're young — we'll grow older and wiser.We're behind the 8-ball

— It's rolling away.We're rolling

—the first push is always the hardest.

Now that our country is engagedin war, some of us maybe ready to say, 'To heck with intercollegiate athletics."Don't make a mistake.

More than ever, we now need our athletics. When a lotof our boys are giving their lives, those of us at home mustnot forget how to play. We must build our morale, notonly for the war, but for the terrible years to come afteran equally terrible era of fighting.

Take heed, Seattle College that you don't forget how toplaya game. Lest you forget how to fight.

Broadway dance halls crowdedto the doors by visiting: FreeFrench exiles, who simply cannotget the boogie-woogie out of theirsystems... why? ... in Francepublic dancing is forbidden, and"bootleg'" dance halls havecroppedup all over the country! ... on45thStreet and Broadway: WalterGross, CBS musical director, andRaymond Scott, discussing therate of army pay... Scott pointsout that Marines on duty in theInternational Settlement at Shang-hai are paid $1,100 a month— butneglects to add that the Marinesare paid in Mexican dollars

—18 of

which equal one American dollar. .. the Hotel Woodstock is theonly place in the country servingfresh lettuce soup... want acopyof the recipe? . . . the coloredbootblack on 47th and 7th whosurprised his customers the othermorning by handing' them cigars. . . seems he just became thefather of a son, who was promptlychristened "Weather Strip" . . .because he kept his daddy out ofthe draft! . ..Benny Goodmanhails a drama critic to tell himthe true story of a local fireman,so terrifically horse-conscious, he'llwager on any nag associated withhis profession... and accordinglyis sure to have a bet going anytime "Blazing Heat," "Fire Mar-shall," "Flaming; High." "Ball o'Fire" and "Erin Torch" step to thebarrier! ... at the Stork ClubPhil Regan sings the praises of"AMerry American Christmas," byGladys Shelley, recorded by KateSmith, which looms as the juve-nile counterpart of "God BlessAmerica" ... in front of the Roxylii in■-miih .Abner .Silver .grabsCBS singer Barry Wood to tellhim the one of the two herringswho went to Lincly's

—to tear up

:i couple of song-writers ... at"21', Larry Adler, the ruck of theharmonica, for no reason, musesif one could define Al Jolson as"Itneo plus ultra" ... and in thelobby of Strand Met opera star,Ijoon Kothlcr, his protege, Yo-landa, daughter of a famous gypsyqueen, and Vincent Lopez, the ma-estro, discussing American trendsin music...

What with till this "war-nerves"stuff goinK on along the "V" cam-paigns, we should start one our-selves. The taxpayers could weara "V" for victim.

—The Santa Clara.

of American young1 people todayand the relation of education tothe perplexities and to their reso-lution.

'It was he who first introducedthe first humorous touch to theschool. It all happened the nightaroused a great deal of admirationfor the diplomacy and the mannerof handling otherwise possibly em-barassing questions by giving adirect answer that actually shedno more light on the matter thanexisted before.

The moon was bright onthe Bay of Fundy, and the icy coldwater was smooth and glassy. Hisspirits were evidently high as hereached the island, for as the smallfishing boatpulledup to the dock,the Dr. in a jovial mood grabbedhis suitcase in his left hand andraised his right in a friendly waveand said, "Goodbye, Captain. Itwas a lovely trip." Like an athletein his prime he jumped from thecatwalk of the cruiser to what hethought was the dock, but a loudsplash indicated his error in judg-ment. In his hurry he stepped intothe Bay, suitcase and all. It wasa long time before everyone's hys-terics were calm and it seemedthat the sight of this noted edu-cator was all that was needed tosend all into spasms of laughter.

Our next lecturer was LouisFischer, foreign correspondent andauthor of "Men and Politics." Hespoke on the VersaillesTreaty, theU.S.S.R. under Lenin, whom heknows personally, the policy ofappeasement, which he condoned,and the Spanish War, covered byhim as correspondent.He was par-ticularly interesting and educa-tional, especially in his direct at-tacks on the Communistic regimein Russia.

Our first lecture went off likewildfire. Our lecturer was Dr.Walter M. Kotschnig, distinguishedscholar and a memberof the fac-ulty of Smith College. Dr. Kot-schnig analyzed the perplexities

Our first morning came too soon.After our long ride the night be-fore, we felt as though we wereentitled to at least a day of rest.But that was not to be as we wererouted out of bed at 7:30 and in-formed that we would immediatelystart on our schedule.

The following is a typical ex-ample of our daily schedule: 7:30arise, 8:00 breakfast, 9:00 groupmeetings and study period, 10:30first lecture, 12:30 lunch, 1:15 to2:30 group meetings on assignedprojects, 2:30 to 4:30 organizedsports, 4:30 to 6:30 lecture, 6:30dinner, 8:00 lecture which oftenlasted until curfew at 12:00.,

All that evening more studentsarrived from various states anduniversities. Students from Har-vard, New York University, Stan-ford, Vassar, Swathmore, Smith,University of North Carolina, In-diana State, Mount Holyoke, Sim-mons College, University of Min-nesota, Sarah Lawrence, AlbertUniversity, Overlin, ConnecticutCollege, Bowdoin College, andothers; in all there were 25 uni-versities and colleges represented.They were as fine a group ofAmerican students as one couldfind anywhere. The specific inter-ests of each ran from chemicalen-gineering and medicine to radioand political science. The majoritywere holders of school political of-fices, or officers of prominentcampus activities. We didn't getto bed very early that night sincea great deal of the evening wasspent in "bull sessions" and get-ting acquainted with our fellowstudents whomwe weredestined towork with for the next five weeks.We didn't know it yet but thatsummer quarter was to be themost concentrated period of studyand research that any of us hadyet been subjected to. The 29 stu-dents were dividedinto five groupsand each group in addition to theirregular duties as students was as-signed special and specific taskswhich demanded a great deal ofindividual concentration.

The InternationalRelation Clubis not a study course. It hagcopies of pertinent maps on whichthe latest advances of the ag-gressive armies are recorded. Thisenables the members to under-stand all the newest world de-velopments.

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Registration Period Ends On Friday, December 19Friday, December 19, 19414

SocialProblemStymies Engineers

There is a popular fallacyamong the uninitiated that anengineer is merely one whobuilds bridges. This theory,however, if put to any oneof the thirty-odd young gen-tlemen of the Engineeringclass would be quickly ex-ploded.

They would tell youthat there are civilengineers,electrical engineers,aeronaut-ical engineers, chemical en-gineers, and so on ad infin-itum. They will explain toyou that an engineer is, bytraining and necessity, themost honest man of any pro-

Retreats DeemedSpiritual Success

Pro AndCon OnExam Situation

War Relief BenefitFilled with treasures gath-

ered from all parts of theworld, the collection, assem-bled by Mrs. Ward Thorne ofChicago, faithfully reproducesthe tastes, mode of living,home decoration and arts of

Seattle College studentshave heretofor shown generalinterest in civic affairs. Wehave again the opportunity toshow our appreciation and in-terest by visiting the SeattleArt Museum where apricelesscollection of miniature roomsis to be displayed.

MiniatureRoomDisplay On AtSeattle Museum

Lamba TauChooses TreiberAs Prexy

At nine o'clock on the mor-ning of December sixth, St.Joseph's Church was thescene of a general Commun-ion Mass for both men andwomen students of SeattleCollege. TheMass marked theend of the College's annualretreat which this year wasconducted by Rev. Carlo P.Rossi, S.J., who directed thewomen's exercises, and Fath-er Raymond E. Prendeville,S.J., who instructed the men.This year's retreat has beenproclaimed a huge success byallwho attended its exercises.

Students FerventStudents entered the retreat

with the spirit of gettingfrom it all possible benefitsand of using the retreat as ameans of petitioning God'shelp in the present crisis.Each morning found the Com-munion rail lined with Grace-seekers; and each conferenceboasted a large number ofdeeply interested listeners.

The retreat masters, both ofwhom are from San Fran-cisco, brought home theirideas on death, morals, grace,and the choice of a vocationby vivid examples and stir-ring stories from their ownexperiences. The benefitsgained from Mass, Benedic-tion, and the three daily con-ferences were augmented byspiritual reading, Confession,and private prayer. Eventhose few students who en-tered the retreat with an atti-tude of indifference emergedwith a knowledge of havingreceived innumerable gracesand blessings. Non-Catholicstudents found the confer-ences particularly interestingand enlightening. In short,this year's retreat was an un-precedented success, and ofgreatest benefit to all.

Lamba Tau, recently an-nounced as the first MedicalTechnicians honorary at Se-attle College, elected officersat a meeting last week.

Chosen to lead the new as-sociation was Marion Treiber.Miss Treiber is a Senior mem-ber of the Silver Scroll, andhas been an active memberof the Mendel Club.

Secretary-treasurer is MaryAbernathy, also an activeSenior member of the Wom-en's Honorary, and the A.W.S.S.C.

"We plan to hold the firstmeeting early in January,"stated President Treiber. "De-tails of the Constitution willbe defined and clarified andnewmembers willbe elected."

The Honorary now has a |membership of eight students.0 ily Science Majors whohave finished four Quartersand who have a certain gradepoint average are eligible.

Doctor Drill has beenspending some time ironing

fession. If you catch them inan unguarded moment, theymay even admit that an en-gineering student in the firstquarter of his csJlege educa-tion, is the most browbeaten,underslept, and overworkedstudent in this or any col-lege; for besides his heavycurriculum,he very likely hassome outside work. (Which,by the way,explains his con-spicuous absence from intra-mural sports). To illustratethe point, let us take therecent Sadie Hawkin's Dance.If anyone happend to be sounfortunate as to be "cotch-ed," and wished to renig, hehad merely to say "I'm anEngineer," and be justifiedin the supposition that he wasthereby exempted; for noself-respecting female know-ing the lot of the Engineercould have the heart to holdhim to his obligation. You've"ho" doubt heard the old Irishproverb to the effect thatthe first quarter's always thehardest. This is the only rayof sunshine in the Engineer'sotherwise dreary life. If it isuntrue, thepopular concensusof opinion is either 1. Geta job in the shipyards; or 2.Take up the liberal arts. Butenough of this twaddle.

>ut the schedules for the Win-,er quarter,andhe announced■ecent'y that the situation isveil inhand.

many periods, in many lands.Proceeds benefit the BritishWar Relief.

This month, members of theBritish-American War ReliefAssociation are hostesses atthe miniature room exhibit.Last month, members of theEnglish Speaking Union wereon duty.

Exhibition HoursWherever the miniature

rooms have been on exhibit,they have drawn interestedthrongs. At the Golden GateExposition last year they sur-passed even the Gay Way inattendance. The rooms maybe visited during the usualArt Museum hours: 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday; 7 to 10 p. m.on Monday; 10 to 5 on otherweek days except Saturdaywhen hours are 10 to 6 p. m.

Mr.Margarita Weaver, whotravels with, the collection,will give an illustrated lec-ture: "Behind the Scenes withthe Miniature Rooms" at theSeattle Art Museum at 4:15next Sunday afternoon, Dec-ember 14, and the public isinvited. Those interested willfind a visit well worthwhileand very enioyable.

Father Wharton reportsthatin the last two weeks sev-enty new books have beenadded to the twenty-threethousand volumes in the Se-attle College library. Amongthese is the hook written byDr. Herbert Cory, "Emanci-pation of the Free Thinker."Thisbook isdedicated to threepriests,one of which isFatherJamesMcGoldrick, S.J.,Deanof Seattle College.

Enlarg-ed History SectionMany current books have been

added to the library such as "Bur-lin Diary" by William Shirav ami"Keys of the Kingdom" by Archi-bald Cronin. Two biographies justreceived are "Catherine of Ari-gon" by G. Monolingly and "ComeWhat May" by Arnold Lunn. Thehistory section has been enlargedto over 250 volumes to providereference for Father Conway's his-tory class.

Science Books Added

The library now contains manyvolumes on the Catholic ChurchIncluding Ponlet's "History of theCatholic Church" in five volumes.

Other additions to the libraryare "The 1941 Annual Review ofBiochemistry" and '.ie New Edi-tion of "Millikin's Identification ofpure Organic Compounds."

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laughter from the enthusias-tic audience who remained togive three curtain calls afterthe play.

Terhar StarsIn the leading part Jack

Terhar ably carried most ofthe humorous situationaround which the play re-volved. Mr. Terhar, who wasone of the two experiencedactors of the cast, showed un-believable improvement inhis acting. From rather astaid, lethargic actor of lastyear Mr. Terhar showed a re-markable ability to drawlaughter out of the smallestof sequences. His acting wasa tribute to his own persever-ance and Miss Balkema's di-recting.

New Cory BookNowInLibrary

Says Wharton

Peny BestMiss Lillian Perry, who

carried rather a small part asa maid gave the most com-plete interpretation of herpart. Her accent was trulythat of a master of the Eng-

Proceeding the induction ofJack Terhar into the office ofSenior -Judge the JudicialBoard gathered in the Sci-ence Hall, Dec. G, in a specialmeeting. Reports rumoredthroughout the school as-sumed that a Chief-Justicewaselected.

Student council sourceswouldnot confirm the rumors,but students based their opin-ions, that a leader for 1941and 1942 was selected, on theA. S. S. C. constitution Art.2, Sec. 8, "The Board shallelect a chairman from amongits members who shall pre-sent the decisions of theBoard and shallbe responsiblefor the Board's actions."

Teiiiar InductedIn the November assembly

of the association Jack Ter-har was inaugurated into thestudent body judicial officeby President Ray Mongrain.Contrary to the induction ofCharles Law into office theassociation President gavethe oath of office instead ofChief-Justice.

Student OpinionsExpressing the fact that

Jack Terhar might be the newChief Judge, various studentspicked at random had doubt-ful opinions as to whom thetitle had befallen. CliffordPitts, prominent Junior anda science student exclaimed"I think Bill Moffat's it.Whoelse?" Charlotte Wiberg. aFreshman student thoughtCharles Law was the Chief-Judge she said, 'Ibelieve thatCharles Law is the Chief-Justice becaue he's a goodGavel Club speaker, but I'mnot quite sure who it couldbo." Marge McEvoy, bowlingsportswoman and Senior stu-dent said "I think it's BillMoffat." After she had saidthis, however, she still heldher chin in a thinking po-sition.

Geyer ExclaimsOf over twenty students

asked most were in doubtwho couldbe thenew medium.Mary Alice Geyer exclaimed,"I don't know what its allabout but Ithink Jack Ter-har is very capable of doing|the job."

Judicial BoardTo Elect New

Chief Justice

Drafty, Isn't It?(Brrr,Brr,Buhr!)

(Continued from Page 1).allmen students of draft age,giving out questionnaires ask-ing for additional informationconcerning the draft status ofeach student over 21, as wellas information concerningspecial abilities which wouldbe of help in the presentemergency.

Craig CommentsSaid Lieutenant Craig con-

cerning the College DefenseCorps, "We have had wonder-ful cooperation from all stu-dents with which we havecome in contact with,and weexpect to be of a great dealof assistance to local authori-ties in the near future. Weare now classifying each vol-unteer as to his special abili-ties, and expect to be one ofthe best organized groups ofour kind in the city. For thosewho still wish to volunteer,office hours are from 9 to 10

In. the far-off days of dream-land— the dream-land of elephants,choo-choos, and kiddy-cars, therestood out one abyss, one hazardwhich we dreaded with all ourchildish simplicity — "the boogyman." This was soon revealed asa phantom, an imaginary figurefrom the boundless deep. Abruptlydream-land ended, and we foundourselves trudging to school an-swering the call of that tunelessbell. It was thrilling to thiow spitbalLs at Johnny, make beautifulcaricatures of teacher, punch allthe sissies. But alas, this too hadits "boogy man." He was intendedto emerge from the boundlessdepth of our very own cerebellum.He was fittingly named "finalexams."

From that, day onhe has haunt-ed us and will probably continueto do so. However like all ques-tions of importance there arises apro and con. These we will con-Fide-: The majority of us wouldbe in complete ecstasy if finalexams were eliminated— and whynot? This would insinuate that adread of a final questionnairewould be averted. But Is it thetnos< a/lvantngeous course? School

1b the place to absorb, develop andacquire necesnary instruments. Ifwe had no sin, no final end, wewoulfl naturally become lax, It isa sad truth, but a fact which wehumans must admit; without driv-ing force we become indifferent.

However, there is another fieldto be faced, consisting of cheatingand cramming. Unpreparednessand dread of exams fosters cheat-ing. Ability to "get away with it"spurr; the doer to habit. Habit ofsuch a meanness results in nogood — cramming on the otherhand is not termed a meannessbut is the result of a job carelesslydone. This never aids in develop-ment but only adheres to fretting-by. It tides us over a period oftime, but does not remain with usas a constant source of knowledgeand comfort. Ithas been declaredthat final exams should not bedealt with seriously. Because ofthe fact that some become panickyin the receiving of such an anon-ymous sheet. This, of course, re-sults in the loss of all hard infor-mation. The fact is rather ridicul-ous for persons are able to adaptthemselves to both surrounding-?and problems. The problem ofexaminations is dealt with fromthe very first. After years of suchs nightmare should not the feel-ing bo but grim dftermimtTon?

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(Continued from Page 1)held in the library in which thefinalists for the three divisionswere announced.

Banquet at Y.L.I.The assembly adjourned to the

Y.L.I. Hall for a banquet, finals,and dancing. Father James Gil-more, S.J., moderator of the GavelClub, and Father Van Chrfstoffwere the speakers of the evening.

Winning TeamThe winning debate team con-

sisted of Peggy Taylor, BeverlyMcLucas, and Anabel Steinof HolyRosary. Three teams tied for sec-ond place— Bellarmine, SeattlePrep and Marycliff. but due to thefact that Holy Rosary had prev-iously defeated Seattle Prep andthe Marycliff team had defeatedBellarmine, Marycliff was enteiedin th finals against Holy Rosary,who went undefeated through thetournament. The Marycliff final-ists were Lorraine Laßue. RuthRobnett and Suzanne Smee.

The winner in the oratory div-ision was Lorraine La Rue, fromMarycliff and the runner-up wasGeorge Huetter of Gonzaga.

The extemporaneous speakingcontest, a new feature in theHigh School Debate tournamentand by far the most popular eventwas won by Don Cox, student ofSeattle Prep. Ed O'Shea of Gon-zaga was runner-up in this event.

Iladio CancelledThe radio program of the finals

originally scheduled had to be can-celled because of the war situationand its effect upon the radio pro-grams. Debators were kept in-formed on events during the daythrough a loud speaking systemwhich was donated by St. Joseph'sParish. .

Gold cups were awarded to Lor-raine La Rue and Don Cox fortheir oratory and extemporaneousvictories, respectively. A veryla:go and spectacular trophy wasawarded to Holy Rosary HighSchool, Seattle, and upon theirwinning- of the tournament for thesecond consecutive time the trophywill be kept permanently by theschool. Father Gilmore made thepresentations and a very success-ful Debate Tournament was con-cluded with an evening of dancing.

Library ProcedureGiven For Students

The liberalArts building of Se-attle College boasts a new, large,and well-stocked library, easily onapar withthat of any of the lead-iv!£ Catholic universities of theWest; yet, the students do not ap-pear to utilize this advantage."Why?" aak S. C. teachers.

In the opinion of many membersof the college faculty this seem-ing lack of interest.and apprecia-tion is due to the fact that somany of the newer students arerecently out of high school, and sounaccustomed to collegiate waysofstudy, In former years it has beentheir habit to glean their knowl-edge from class discussion or fromthe accepted text. Then, too, be-cause they have never had exten-sive recourse to library, they donot fully understand the methodsof library procedure. The prob-lem now is to educate the studentin the use of the library.

Another reason given by facultymembers for the indifference of thestudents is that they cannot seethe books and pick them out them-selves. The fact that they mustrecord the name, author and callnumber of the book seems tofrighten many, at least of the un-derclassmen, away. Probably, asthe librarians believe, the studentsdo not realize the real value of thelibrary

—they look on it, not as

the tool of knowledge it really is,but as something to shy away from.

From a stock of 31,000 volumes,the circulation should surely begreater, they believe, than the 20-odd books that are borrowed eachday. The librarians urge that allstudents use the library and ifthey are unaccustomed to librarymethods, ask for aid.

"The SeattleCollege library wasnot organized to takeup space; itis for the students," emphasizedthe librarians.

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lish way of speaking. TabMiss Perry for much betterthings in plays to come. Sheshowed perhaps the mostpromise of the entire cast.

William Orland, the onlyother experienced actor inthe cast, performed brilliant-ly in his characterization of afraud, posing beneath a beardas heir to a huge amount ofmoney. Mr. Orland of whommuch was expected, lived upto those expectations veryhandsomely.

It is the general opinionthat Miss Mary Ellen Galli-van had the hardest part inthe play to carry. Through-out the show her part wasthat of a "feeder" whose jobit was to set up laughs whileothers got the laughs. Onlytoo often such a part gets toolittle or no recognition, butMiss Galliven's acting didn'tslide by without notice.

Great Praise

Barbara Cordes.RuthBrockand Tom Brady also gave topperformances and deservemuch commendation.

Perhaps there are thosewho will say this review isentirely too commendous butthose who know what ob-stacles this, the most aniateurof all amateur casts facea, willagree that the play was re-markably well done

Debaters TiltOkay

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