DePaulia (DePaul University, Chicago, IL), 1931-02-27

              DE PAUL-LOYOU MONDAY NIGHT Father Powers, VicePresident, Edits New Journal of Religion Bishop Sheil Is Honorary I Head OUT MONTHLY Contributors of National Fame Tm The newest De Paul Catholic publication which appeared for the first time this month is The Journal of Religious Instruction. The Staff of the publication is headed by Rev. Thomas C. Powers, vice-president of the university. He is ably assisted by Ellamay Horan of the Department of Education and by Sister Mary Ambrose of the Dominican Order. This magazine is the only publication of its type in print the subject matter of which is entirely devoted to Religious Instruction. Bishop Honorary Head The honorary members of the staff which take the form of an Advisory Board, are Rt. Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, DD., of Chicago and the Rev. Dr. Corcoran, president of De Paul University. Among the other members of the board there may be found many names of renown, whose owners come from many universities and academies throughout the United States. Among these are found representatives of St. Louis University, the Catholic University of America, St. Mary's College of California and Loyola University. The purpose of this monthly is stated most eloquently in the Fore-} ,\ cii-u'"v- I lie T.iVt isvex fy wirir.1 'CVi-v coran, president of the board. The purpose as set forth by Father Corcoran is to instill into the hearts of the rising generation via the instructions which are presented upon its pages a new understanding of their faith. It is the hope of the staff that the help rendered by its contents may bring about evidences of the invigorating teachings of the principles and laws of revelations. They hope that by means of this magazine the Spirit of Christ may take a firmer hold in the minds and the hearts of the rising generation. This magazine is a contribution by the university to the younger set and to their teachers and to society in general. Interest Child, Teacher The first edition of this magazine has listed in its Table of Contents many titles the articles of which will prove profitable to the readers. There are contained within the pages of this publication many articles of interest to the Catholic Child and to his Teacher. It contains information pertaining to religious subjects. There are on the pages of this magazine helps for the child to make him a part of the Mass, giving forth information pertaining to religion for the primary child. It possesses an article preparing teachers of religion and a discussion about the problems which present themselves in the teaching of religion to the modern youth. Three Fraternities Initiate Seventeen Men O verW eek-end Seventeen men were admitted to three De Paul University fraternities over the past week-end. The three fraternities to admit these men were Phi Alpha Delta, Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Kappa Alpha. Phi Alpha Delta, well known national legal fraternity held both their informal and formal initiations at the fraternity house on North Dearborn Parkway. Those admitted to the barrister group were, Richard Finn, Frank Hamilton, Edmund Maloney, James Collins and Marvin Nelson. Delta Sigma Pi, national commerce fraternity held their initiation at Congress Hotel. Those admitted were, Charles Meyer, John Sullivan, Charles Waugh, Joseph Keeney, Joseph Mittery and Edward Carmody.Phi Kappa Alpha held their informal initiation in the De Paul Academy gymnasium on Saturday evening and their formal at the. Parkway Hotel on Sunday. The five men who were given the badge of the well known Uptown fraternity are Lawrence Walsh, Raymond Schuster, George Baker, Joseph Boyd and William Walsh. THE EDITS MAGAZINE I|||M ":®J REV. THOMAS C. POWERS Blue Key Meets In Pre-Dinner Session Monday Blue. Keyv Honorary Fraternity will hold the next meeting in the Moot Court of the Downtown Building, on Monday, March 2nd, at 5 o'clock. President A1 Morse in an interview said, "This meeting will be one of the most important of the year and I wish that every brother will be present." The Nomination Committee which is comprised of Luke Brennan of the Commerce College and Alfred Gilbertson of the Liberal Arts College and Lawrence O'Connor representing the Law School. There will also be a discussion as to a National Convention being held at Gainsville, Florida where Florida University, the mother chapter of the organization, is situated. The question of adding an honorary member in the folds of Blue Key will also be discussed.President Alvin Morse has outlined a program for activities during the second semester and wishes to have the calendar put to approval by the members. An early initiation will most likely take place this year and the chapter intend to put through fifteen men (five students from each college). The requisites for admittance in Blue Key are mainly three: a high scholastic standing activity in De Paul affairs, and a high character. Entries in 1931 De Paulian Beauty Meet Close Tonight Downtown Editor Will Be Named This Week school.# were given dates in order that they would nominate girls for the contest and both meetings were a huge success. After February 27th nominations that are handed in will be of no good to the contest. The system used for judging the contestants will be of the following order. The quantity of pictures will be taken to the Universities of Illinois, Wisconsin and Northwestern and there they will be handed to the judges of the contest, that is the Editor and Business Manager of the Year Books of the respective schools. Their vote will be final and the girls that are picked will be known to only the Editor and Business Manager and the Editor of the Contest of the De Paulian Staff. Dates are being arranged so that the judging of the contest will take place as soon as the contest is over. The Editor, John Griffin, expects all the contestants to have their pictures taken immediately for all pictures must be in the Editor's office before 12 P. M. March 13th or they will be dropped from the contest. Tonight is the final date for the nominations and March 13th is the final date for the pictures to be in the Office, which is located at 2235 Sheffield Ave. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Harvard Scholarship Offered to Graduate of Illinois College The Harvard Club of Chicago invites the senior men of De Paul to apply for the annual scholarship to Harvard University. The scholarship amounting to $400 is to be awarded to a graduate of an Illinois university or college. The award of the scholarship is based on the scholastic record financial need, character and promise of the applicant. Th'e requirements consist of a certified copy of the student's college credits, a letter from him setting forth his reasons for desiring to attend Harvard and two or more letters from professors or other men of prominence who have known him. It is a distinct advantage to the applicants to be endorsed by an alumnus of Harvard and to have a personal interview with Mr. Thomas H. Fisher or Mr. William C. Boyden, Jr., of the scholarship committee at their office, Room 1130, 134 South La Salle Street. The applicants may make any inquiries concerning scholarship or any other subject connected with Harvard University to these members of the committee. PAULIA Father F. J. Ward Spoke at Formal Dinner at Knickerbocker The Very Rev. Dr. Francis V. Corcoran, C. M., president of De Paul University, was initiated into the ranks of the Delta Chapter of Alpha Chi Fraternity on Friday, February 19, at the Knickerbocker Hotel. This initiation marks the eighteenth consecutive year that Alpha Chi has had the pleasure of having the president of the university among its members. The formal initiation took place in the Garden Room, and at this time the badge of the organization was presented in customary fashion following the initiation all present proceeded to the Green Room where a tasty dinner was served. At the conclusion of the banquet Brother Father J. Ward, C. M., extended the greetings of the fraternity, and promised the cooperation of the Delta Chapter with the President and faculty of the university. Following Brother Father Ward's talk, Ted Edmunds "22" extended the welcome of the alumni, chapter. Bill Lunn, and Tom Ryan spoke on the progress of the organization in the past and expressed the warm appreciation of the active chapter in Dr. Corcoran's acceptance of the brotherhood.The presentation of the Honorary Key to Dr. Corcoran was made by Luke Brennan, president of Alpha Chi and was followed by Dr. Corcoran's talk, during which he expressed the need for all organizations to cooperate with him overlooking all incidents that might cause friction between the student body and the faculty, and the necessity of De Paul's men being earnest students and upstanding characters. Corcoran expressed the fittingness of his membership in an organization that accepts members from all departments, one that provides a medium through which students of the different colleges may associate in a single unit and provide for a mutual understanding among the departments of De Paul. In conclusion the entire assemblage rendered the De Paul Victory March, and the Alpha Chi song, thus closing the greatest event in the history of Delta Chapter of Alpha Chi, since its entrance into De Paul University.Francis X.Busch Addresses Alumni Francis X. Busch, dean emeritus of the Law School, former Corporation Counsel and former President of the Chicago Bar Association, gave a very interesting talk on, "The Value of Fraternity Affiliations to the Practicing Lawyers," in addressing a large group of Alumni and active members and guests at a dinner held at the Bismarck Hotel on Tuesday evening, February 17. After many weeks of consideration the De Paulian has finally placed its printing contract with the W. F. Hall Company, Chicago. This announcement was made known by the Council of Publications of which Father T. C. Powers is the Director. The staff of the De Paulian is very well pleased with the selection of the Council and feel assured that the Hall Printing Company through their representative Mr. Valley will give the utmost in service. The decision as to the placing of the contract was agreed on only after a long period of investigations, inquiries and quotations by various printers throughout the state. With the competition exceptionally keen it was the aim of Bill Stevenson, Editor, and A1 Barsotti, Business Manager, to buy the finest quality at as reasonable a price possible. There will be no doubt as to the quality of workmanship and materials utilized as the above mentioned printer is one of the most reputable and largest in the world. With the contract placed at this early date Editor Stevenson believes there is nothing to keep the book from appearing at the designated time and being of the highest quality. There is but one contract outstanding. The design for the De Paulian's cover has not as yet been definitely chosen. However, two companies are submitting designs and to the one with the better cover the final contract will be placed. February 27, 1931 NEW INITIATE DR. FRANCIS V. CORCORAN Mr. Gael Sullivan Is Appointed to Further Oratory has 1 iut—revealed by_ the_ office of the (College of Law' that Mr. Gael Sullivan has been appointed to the position of directorship of oratory. Mr. Sullivan is, at present, conducting classes in public speaking in both the Uptown and Downtown colleges. It is understood that Mr. Sullivan will have full charge of all activities in the way of debating and oratory. De Paulia has learned from a source of unimpeachable authority that the administrative body of De Paul have been working on a plan whereby much greater numbers of students may participate in oratorical activities. In the immediate future Mr. Sullivan will make known plans for a system of competitive oratory. Already several students of both the Commerce and Law colleges have entered these public speaking classes as an extra course, striving for mastery of speech and the scholastic credit, so many students are accused of seeking. Further information concerning Mr. Sullivan's oratorical activities may be obtained from all offices of the university. Announcement has been made that the Wranglers and the Women's Athletic Association have joined to cooperate with the women's athletic directress, Miss Meredith Cooke, in sponsoring the 1931 Inter-sorority Basketball Tournament. The tournament is to be known as the Intersorority, although any organization is eligible to enter. At a noon meeting last Wednesday representatives from the different organizations completed the plans for the tournament, which will be run off within the next few weeks. Entries for competition have to be handed in no later than noon, today, when the drawings for games will be made at the gym. The teams who competed last year were Non-sorority Uptown, Downtown, Alpha Omega, Delta Sigma Kappa, Delta Zeta Gamma, and Rho Delta Pi. The campus club will be added to the list this time. It is expected that the same teams, and perhaps others also, will be in the tournament again this year. The winning t£am is promised valuable prizes by the Wranglers' association. Last year this organization presented the prizes to the winners of the Interclass Tourney and to the winners of the Intersorority Tourney, and feted the victors at a luncheon. The Interclass leaders were given gold medals, and the Intersorority received gold basketballs. Delta Sigma Kappa, victors in the Intersorority competition of 1930, (Continued on Page 4, Col. 2) DEPAUL-LOYOLA MONDAY NIGHT Second Fray of Series, Demon Home Game, At The Loyola Gymnasium Ramblers Seek To Avenge Defeat DUCATS ON SALE Kellymen Gird To Sweep Series Loyola University's basket!/ 1 team will attempt to even the count of the current two-game series when the Blue Demons invade the Loyola Alumni Gymnasium, Monday night. A De Paul victory will sweep the series for the Kellymen, the Red and Blue hoopsters having passed their way to a 22-15 win on Wednesday evening. According to cage experts who witnessed the tilt on Wednesday, the battle Monday night will be more evenly contested. The Devils acquired an early lead and from then on beat the Ramblers by making them play a game not at all to their liking. Coach Lennie Sachs has been putting his men through strenuous practice sessions in an effort to perfect a defense capable of coping with the Devils' passing attack. Tickets On Sale The sale of tickets for the Monday night classic is being in the same manner as it was for the first clash. Ducats can be procured at the bookstore on the fourteenth floor of the Lake Street building or at the office of the Liberal Arts College. Members of the Wranglers also have tickets for sale. The price of reserved seats is $1.50, but the same ducats are beine sold to bona Tide students Tor one doTTar. Big Joe Wagner, who played a stellar game at center for the Ramlers until he was forced out because of a painful hip injury late in the contest, will start at the pivot position. "Big Moose" gives Loyola a physical advantage which Captain Johnny Ascher and his men coped with successfully. Sachs will present the rest of his first quintet in Mike Waesco and Bob Shuhmann at forward with Dick Bietzen and Don Cavanaugh at guard. Kelly Drills Men Coach Kelly of De Paul has been sending the Kellegians through offensive drills. He has been working on the club's passing attack, built around the "Demon passer" Stix Powers. Captain Ascher will jump at center. Bud O'Connor and Tony Lauritis will start at the forwards with Joe O'Connor paired with Powers at the guards. Mike Rondinella will be in reserve to be inserted when necessary. Big Pete Barskis who has been confined to his home because of the flu will undoubtedly be unable to appear. Both quintets are primed for this contest because of the fact that De Paul won the first game of the series, points of the Ramblers in Wednesday's game and will have them corrected before the final tilt Monday. Coach Lennie Sachs saw the bad The Ramblers want to whip De Paul and will be battling for forty minutes to try to cop the second game. The Blue Demons are ready at all times and will appear in top form so as to hold the Catholic University championship of the city. Having trimmed Loyola twice this year they want to make it three in a row for 1930-31. President Corcoran In Lenten Sermons At College Church Doctor Corcoran will preach his Lenten's sermon at St. Vincent's Church. As can be readily seen from the titles of the lectures, they will be of highly educational order. The subjects of his lectures are as follows: Religion and Intellect, March 1 Religion and Will, March 8 Religion and the Emotion, March 15 Religion and Life, March and the Church Religion, March 29. Dr. Corcoran invites students from all the departments of the University. The type of lecture he will deliver will appeal to the intelligentzia. The members of the Extension Department are particularly urged to attend not only one but all as they are connected in spirit and thought. The older and better trained minds will grasp the context of the lectures which are didactic in character and very enlightening.