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DePaulia (DePaul University, Chicago, IL), 1940-11-07
Vol. XIX, No. 6—Z142 Phi Beta Epstlon To Hold Musical Comedy Contest De Paul to Dramatize Best Production Beginning anew with plans for a musical comedy, which had been discontinued during the past year, Phi Beta Epsilon National Honor Fraternity this year will sponsor a contest for the best script suited to such a venture. Receiving full support from Rev. James Thompson, C.M., director of the Student Activity Council of the university, the fraternity is formulating plans and rules under which the contest is to be run, and full details will be announced after the next meeting of the fraternity is held on November 15th. The ideas so far considered are to have a cash award given by the fraternity to the winner of the playwriting contest The judges of the play are to be the fraternity members, since they are considered as a representative body of the different departments throughout the school, and professors and instructors of the university faculty whose judgment will well augment the opinions of the fraternity members. After the play has been selected, it will be turned over to the university, and calls will be issued for music to which it is to be set. When the final approval has been given, casting will begin, and De Paul will again enter the musical comedy field which it deserted so recently. Since the award for the most popular and best adaptable play will be made by the fraternity, a special committee will make the fina: arrangements for selections and awards. The prize for the student whose play is selected will be of a substantial nature, and this will serve as the incentive so necessary to cull from reticent students work which would otherwise be neglected. Conditions which must be understood before the contest is opened, however, are the requirements of a musical comedy, and the fact that talent from the school is naturally limited All of these factors will be considered when the committee finally makes its decision and presents its selection to Father Thompson and the university for production. Feature Faculty In Ice-Breaker A faculty pantomime will highlight the second Annual "Ice-breaker" of the Downtown Liberal Arts School, which will be held the evening of December 15th in the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. The skit, en titled "An Old Man's Prayer, or Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?" will be coupled with an all star student program. The cast of the faculty play includes David M. Sharer, Gregory Konold, William F. Sprague, F. Richard Schnettler, J. Manley Phelps, Robert Fries, John Corliss, and Emile Audet. Mary Cavanagh, Caroline Wing, and Virginia Sellers lead the list of fem inine talent which will enact various parts in the "tear-jerker." The students who will take part in the latter half of the program include Vigo Anderson, Blanche Sedlak, Eleanor Chester, Frank Balaam, Edna Friedman, Catherine Joyce, Lorraine Bailey, Harriet Pieppenkotter, Ja^k O'Neil, and John Campbell. Following the program a dance will be held for those attending, with Mickey Prindl and his orchestra providing the music. Literary Society Presents Lecture November 20 With Miss Helen Howe, director of music in the public school system, as guest speaker lecturing on "Directing Mass Choirs," the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Club will present its second formal meeting for the year 1940-41 on Wednesday, November 20th at 3:30 P.M. in the Women's Clubroom of the Uptown Liberal Arts Building. Formerly a faculty member of the De Paul Music School, Miss Howe received her M. A. at De Paul University and her Ll.D. at the Chicago Musical College in June, 1940. She has led thousands in mass choirs enabling her to speak authoritatively on the subject. Preceding Miss Howe's lecture, the Uptown Glee Club under the leadership of its director Rev. Glenn Zcellner, C.M., will present several selections to the assembled guests of the club. Junior class representatives of the club, Ann Windle and James Baker, are in charge of this month's meeting. They will be assisted by members of their committee which include Lucille O'Connell, Mary Ann Corcoran, Lorraine Miller, Joseph Hogan, Bill Hayes, and Robert Corcoran. At a short business session on the Friday preceding the formal meeting the chairmen and committee members will meet under the direction of Harry J. Bourke, president of the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Club, to complete all arrangements for the lecture. Alumnae To Give Fashion Show, Card Party De Paul University's Alumnae As sociation will hold its annual reunion Card Party and Fashion Show at 8 P.M. Friday, November 15th at the Chicagoan Hotel. Coeds and their escorts from th? first class opened to women in 1911 to 1940's graduates will be present. Door prizes and table prizes will be featured at the card party. Professional models will display the latest in women's attire, under the direction of Bramson's, Oak Park. A program and patron list is to be new feature this year Mary V. Dempsey, a former Alumpresident, is general chairman of the party. Peg Sheehan, recently plectd president of the group, is hand ling publicity. Assisting on arrangements are: the natron committee under Mrs. Charles O'Donnell the program committee with Marie Kielbasinska as chairmai the ticket committee, Ann Cholod chairman: and the prize committee under Rosecarol McCormack. The Day Division of all de­ partments of the university will have a holiday on Armis­ tice Day, November 11th. Mid- semester examinations will be­ gin on Tuesday, November 12th and continue until Friday, November 15th. THE DEPAULIA DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, ILL. Junior Leaguers Sponsor Tea For Coeds A tea by candle-light for the Women's League, who entertained them several weeks ago, is the first project of the Junior League. It is to take place today at the Southern Tea Shop, 40 E. Huron St. Arrangements have been made by the officers, assisted by Miss Miller. At a meeting Monday, November 4th, Miss Miller described the annual bazaar given by the Ladies of Charity for the De Paul Day Nursery, 2240 N. Halsted St., during the first Saturday of December. The religious Daughters of Charity conduct the day nursery for children whose parent? work during the day. Since the slight fee charged does not cover the expenses, a bazaar is necessary to make up the deficit. The women of the university, especially the Junior Leaguers, take an active part in this affair by sponsoring a doll and toy booth. The booth will be based upon the circus idea so effectively used last year. To facilitate this project, the Junior Leaguers volunteered for three committees. To finance the buying of materials with which they will make the dolls nd toys, the women students are sponsoring a raffle on five dollars. The sale of five cent chances shall begin mmediately after the mid-semester exams next week. Class Rush Week Features Green Hat Dance Class Rush Week will be brought to a gala conclusion tomorrow night at 8:30 P.M. in the De Paul gymnasium at the annual Green Hat Dance. The dance will be immediately preceded by the annual pushball contest and the burning of the green hats. Bill Hayes, Uptown junior, and Dick Leonard, Downtown Commerce student, in charge of the dance have announced that admission will be free to the freshmen, twenty cents to the upperclassmen. Refreshments will be served. Class Rush Week is an annual drive on recalcitrant freshmen distinguished by a re-doubled effort of the Kangaroo Court to enforce its Green Hat Edict. The crusade will reach its climax at 3:00 P.M. tomorrow on the athletic field, when picked crews of freshmen and sophomore huskies battle it out in a pushball contest to be sponsored by Paul Mattei. Scoring will be based on the yardage gained. If the frosh are victorious, they will be allowed to burn their green hats, en masse, at 7:15 P.M. Victory in this melee is the only frosh hope of ridding themselves of their caps. For the past five years the newcomers have been thumped, but this year with a husky and numerically stronger class, they expect things to go differently. Profe ssor Rubio Talks at Urbana Professor Antonio Rubio, head of the Department of Modern Languages, took part in the thirty-sixth annual High School Confeernce, held at University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, October 31st to November 2nd. The Conference brought together teachers and professors from Illinois schools in a three-day discussion of pertinent teaching problems. Speaking at the meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish, Doctor Rubio chose as his subject: "Alvaro de la Iglessa, imitador cubano de Ricardo Palma." His topic dealt with stories having an historical background written by a Cuban author. Bob Strong To Furnish Music For Homecoming REVEALS PLANS Bev. James N. Thompson, C.M. Mattei Announces Intramural Plans To S.A.C. Group Final arrangements for the coming Homecoming Dance were completed last Monday night at the fourth meeting of the Student Activity Council. Paul Mattei, director of intramural activities at De Paul, outlined the scheduled contests and meets for the coming months at the meeting. He commended the students on their participation so far in the activities, mentioning especially the growing interest in the intramural touchball and bowling organizations, and exhorted the members of the council to do all in their power to increase the interest in the intramural program. Mr. Mattei also announced that an effort was being made to better the location of the student section at the coming double header basketball contests. He promised to aid any student attempt at either starting a new athletic activity or furthering one which has plready begun. Following the meeting the members of the S. A. C. dined and danced in the Marine Dining Room of the Edgewater Beach Hotel. The purpose of the gathering was to enable the members of the council to get to know one another in an informal setting. Commerce Elects Class Officers This Week Schoolwide elections held in the College of Commerce the earlier part of this week placed prominent Downtown leaders in the offices of the various classes. The Juniors and Seniors elected their officers on Tues- J-v. while the underclassmen met Wednesday to choose their leaders. Jack Cerny, polling the largest nvrnber of votes in the Senior class, will head the Senior Commerce activities for the year. His assistants include Jim Cimino, vice-president, Fran Massey, secretary, and Jay Cannon.treasurer. Elections in the Junior Class placed JSarney Carney in the presidency, with Jim Condon, Ed McNellis, and Lillian Waishwell completing the roster. The Sophomores chose Malcolm Kelly, president, Betty Hayes, Jean Heavey, and James Quinn. John Ouska, Ed Chalifoux, Elaine Kohl and Jim Lynch will lead the Freshman class for the year. Thursday, November 7, 1940 Boston Oyster House Site of Luncheon Bob Strong's N. B. C. band was last night selected to play for the Homecoming dance in the Knickerbocker Hotel's Grand Ballroom Dec. 7th, Chairman Jack Hogan announced this morning Strong and his "Music with an Accent on Rhythm" are famed from coast to coast. His fourteen-piece band is heard over nation-wide networks on N. B. C.'s "Show Boat" and 'Dog House" programs. Featuring Vocalist Ray Mcintosh, Strong is versatile, playing both sweet and swing. His violin section is said to be one of the most polished in the country. Entire University Supports Homecoming As bids went on sale throughout the university yesterday morning, alumni groups joined campus organizations in pledging active support to the Homecoming. Officers of the DClub, the 25 Year club, the Alumnae Association and the Alumni club were unanimous in assuring committee members of their aid. One of the outstanding events of the day will be the Annual Alumni Luncheon in the Boston Oyster House of the Hotel Morrison that afternoon. Rev. James M. Thompson, C.M., director of student activities, said that reservations for the luncheon may be made by calling co-chairmen Peg Sheehan and Mary Buckley at Diversey 0461 or by writing Father Thompson's office, 2235 Sheffield Ave. Glee Club to Sing It is understood that the University Glee Club of forty-two, voices will offer a few songs before gathered alumni at the luncheon. Under the direction of Rev. Glenn Zoellner, C.M., the group will feature several quartets and trios. In the evening, before attending the dance, Homecomers will repair to the Uptown gym to watch the De PaulKalamazoo Teachers basketball game. This being the second game of the season for the Blue Demons, a capacity crowd is expected to be in attendance.Wranglers Hold Autumnal Dance The Uptown and Downtown Wranglers officially opened their fall season last Thursday, October 31st, with a Halloween Scarum Harum, given in the De Paul Auditorium. Featuring the music of Norm Forbes and his ten-piece orchestra, the dance proved to be a social and financial success. The auditorium presented an autumnal appearance with the addition of corn stalks, crepe paper, and pumpkins, artistically arranged by the members of the committee and their assistants. Over 250 people attended the dance, bids being priced at one dollar. The promise of the holiday Friday was an added incentive. Credit for the success of the Wrangler dance is due to the work of the chairmen and their committee members. Ralph Ueberbacher, Uptown chairman, and Frank Wiscons, Downtown chairman, headed the affair. Members of the committee for the dance included Ed Sachs, Joe Hogan, Dan Bozikis, Jack Cerny, Frank Burns and John Stallman. Chuck Gordon, Uptown president of the Wranglers has stated that some of the profits from the dance are being used to purchase Wrangler pins for the members of the organization. The Hallowe'en dance is the beginning of a number of activities planned by the Wranglers for the coming season.
Title DePaulia (DePaul University, Chicago, IL), 1940-11-07
Transcript Vol. XIX, No. 6—Z142 Phi Beta Epstlon To Hold Musical Comedy Contest De Paul to Dramatize Best Production Beginning anew with plans for a musical comedy, which had been discontinued during the past year, Phi Beta Epsilon National Honor Fraternity this year will sponsor a contest for the best script suited to such a venture. Receiving full support from Rev. James Thompson, C.M., director of the Student Activity Council of the university, the fraternity is formulating plans and rules under which the contest is to be run, and full details will be announced after the next meeting of the fraternity is held on November 15th. The ideas so far considered are to have a cash award given by the fraternity to the winner of the playwriting contest The judges of the play are to be the fraternity members, since they are considered as a representative body of the different departments throughout the school, and professors and instructors of the university faculty whose judgment will well augment the opinions of the fraternity members. After the play has been selected, it will be turned over to the university, and calls will be issued for music to which it is to be set. When the final approval has been given, casting will begin, and De Paul will again enter the musical comedy field which it deserted so recently. Since the award for the most popular and best adaptable play will be made by the fraternity, a special committee will make the fina: arrangements for selections and awards. The prize for the student whose play is selected will be of a substantial nature, and this will serve as the incentive so necessary to cull from reticent students work which would otherwise be neglected. Conditions which must be understood before the contest is opened, however, are the requirements of a musical comedy, and the fact that talent from the school is naturally limited All of these factors will be considered when the committee finally makes its decision and presents its selection to Father Thompson and the university for production. Feature Faculty In Ice-Breaker A faculty pantomime will highlight the second Annual "Ice-breaker" of the Downtown Liberal Arts School, which will be held the evening of December 15th in the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. The skit, en titled "An Old Man's Prayer, or Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?" will be coupled with an all star student program. The cast of the faculty play includes David M. Sharer, Gregory Konold, William F. Sprague, F. Richard Schnettler, J. Manley Phelps, Robert Fries, John Corliss, and Emile Audet. Mary Cavanagh, Caroline Wing, and Virginia Sellers lead the list of fem inine talent which will enact various parts in the "tear-jerker." The students who will take part in the latter half of the program include Vigo Anderson, Blanche Sedlak, Eleanor Chester, Frank Balaam, Edna Friedman, Catherine Joyce, Lorraine Bailey, Harriet Pieppenkotter, Ja^k O'Neil, and John Campbell. Following the program a dance will be held for those attending, with Mickey Prindl and his orchestra providing the music. Literary Society Presents Lecture November 20 With Miss Helen Howe, director of music in the public school system, as guest speaker lecturing on "Directing Mass Choirs," the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Club will present its second formal meeting for the year 1940-41 on Wednesday, November 20th at 3:30 P.M. in the Women's Clubroom of the Uptown Liberal Arts Building. Formerly a faculty member of the De Paul Music School, Miss Howe received her M. A. at De Paul University and her Ll.D. at the Chicago Musical College in June, 1940. She has led thousands in mass choirs enabling her to speak authoritatively on the subject. Preceding Miss Howe's lecture, the Uptown Glee Club under the leadership of its director Rev. Glenn Zcellner, C.M., will present several selections to the assembled guests of the club. Junior class representatives of the club, Ann Windle and James Baker, are in charge of this month's meeting. They will be assisted by members of their committee which include Lucille O'Connell, Mary Ann Corcoran, Lorraine Miller, Joseph Hogan, Bill Hayes, and Robert Corcoran. At a short business session on the Friday preceding the formal meeting the chairmen and committee members will meet under the direction of Harry J. Bourke, president of the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Club, to complete all arrangements for the lecture. Alumnae To Give Fashion Show, Card Party De Paul University's Alumnae As sociation will hold its annual reunion Card Party and Fashion Show at 8 P.M. Friday, November 15th at the Chicagoan Hotel. Coeds and their escorts from th? first class opened to women in 1911 to 1940's graduates will be present. Door prizes and table prizes will be featured at the card party. Professional models will display the latest in women's attire, under the direction of Bramson's, Oak Park. A program and patron list is to be new feature this year Mary V. Dempsey, a former Alumpresident, is general chairman of the party. Peg Sheehan, recently plectd president of the group, is hand ling publicity. Assisting on arrangements are: the natron committee under Mrs. Charles O'Donnell the program committee with Marie Kielbasinska as chairmai the ticket committee, Ann Cholod chairman: and the prize committee under Rosecarol McCormack. The Day Division of all de­ partments of the university will have a holiday on Armis­ tice Day, November 11th. Mid- semester examinations will be­ gin on Tuesday, November 12th and continue until Friday, November 15th. THE DEPAULIA DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, ILL. Junior Leaguers Sponsor Tea For Coeds A tea by candle-light for the Women's League, who entertained them several weeks ago, is the first project of the Junior League. It is to take place today at the Southern Tea Shop, 40 E. Huron St. Arrangements have been made by the officers, assisted by Miss Miller. At a meeting Monday, November 4th, Miss Miller described the annual bazaar given by the Ladies of Charity for the De Paul Day Nursery, 2240 N. Halsted St., during the first Saturday of December. The religious Daughters of Charity conduct the day nursery for children whose parent? work during the day. Since the slight fee charged does not cover the expenses, a bazaar is necessary to make up the deficit. The women of the university, especially the Junior Leaguers, take an active part in this affair by sponsoring a doll and toy booth. The booth will be based upon the circus idea so effectively used last year. To facilitate this project, the Junior Leaguers volunteered for three committees. To finance the buying of materials with which they will make the dolls nd toys, the women students are sponsoring a raffle on five dollars. The sale of five cent chances shall begin mmediately after the mid-semester exams next week. Class Rush Week Features Green Hat Dance Class Rush Week will be brought to a gala conclusion tomorrow night at 8:30 P.M. in the De Paul gymnasium at the annual Green Hat Dance. The dance will be immediately preceded by the annual pushball contest and the burning of the green hats. Bill Hayes, Uptown junior, and Dick Leonard, Downtown Commerce student, in charge of the dance have announced that admission will be free to the freshmen, twenty cents to the upperclassmen. Refreshments will be served. Class Rush Week is an annual drive on recalcitrant freshmen distinguished by a re-doubled effort of the Kangaroo Court to enforce its Green Hat Edict. The crusade will reach its climax at 3:00 P.M. tomorrow on the athletic field, when picked crews of freshmen and sophomore huskies battle it out in a pushball contest to be sponsored by Paul Mattei. Scoring will be based on the yardage gained. If the frosh are victorious, they will be allowed to burn their green hats, en masse, at 7:15 P.M. Victory in this melee is the only frosh hope of ridding themselves of their caps. For the past five years the newcomers have been thumped, but this year with a husky and numerically stronger class, they expect things to go differently. Profe ssor Rubio Talks at Urbana Professor Antonio Rubio, head of the Department of Modern Languages, took part in the thirty-sixth annual High School Confeernce, held at University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, October 31st to November 2nd. The Conference brought together teachers and professors from Illinois schools in a three-day discussion of pertinent teaching problems. Speaking at the meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish, Doctor Rubio chose as his subject: "Alvaro de la Iglessa, imitador cubano de Ricardo Palma." His topic dealt with stories having an historical background written by a Cuban author. Bob Strong To Furnish Music For Homecoming REVEALS PLANS Bev. James N. Thompson, C.M. Mattei Announces Intramural Plans To S.A.C. Group Final arrangements for the coming Homecoming Dance were completed last Monday night at the fourth meeting of the Student Activity Council. Paul Mattei, director of intramural activities at De Paul, outlined the scheduled contests and meets for the coming months at the meeting. He commended the students on their participation so far in the activities, mentioning especially the growing interest in the intramural touchball and bowling organizations, and exhorted the members of the council to do all in their power to increase the interest in the intramural program. Mr. Mattei also announced that an effort was being made to better the location of the student section at the coming double header basketball contests. He promised to aid any student attempt at either starting a new athletic activity or furthering one which has plready begun. Following the meeting the members of the S. A. C. dined and danced in the Marine Dining Room of the Edgewater Beach Hotel. The purpose of the gathering was to enable the members of the council to get to know one another in an informal setting. Commerce Elects Class Officers This Week Schoolwide elections held in the College of Commerce the earlier part of this week placed prominent Downtown leaders in the offices of the various classes. The Juniors and Seniors elected their officers on Tues- J-v. while the underclassmen met Wednesday to choose their leaders. Jack Cerny, polling the largest nvrnber of votes in the Senior class, will head the Senior Commerce activities for the year. His assistants include Jim Cimino, vice-president, Fran Massey, secretary, and Jay Cannon.treasurer. Elections in the Junior Class placed JSarney Carney in the presidency, with Jim Condon, Ed McNellis, and Lillian Waishwell completing the roster. The Sophomores chose Malcolm Kelly, president, Betty Hayes, Jean Heavey, and James Quinn. John Ouska, Ed Chalifoux, Elaine Kohl and Jim Lynch will lead the Freshman class for the year. Thursday, November 7, 1940 Boston Oyster House Site of Luncheon Bob Strong's N. B. C. band was last night selected to play for the Homecoming dance in the Knickerbocker Hotel's Grand Ballroom Dec. 7th, Chairman Jack Hogan announced this morning Strong and his "Music with an Accent on Rhythm" are famed from coast to coast. His fourteen-piece band is heard over nation-wide networks on N. B. C.'s "Show Boat" and 'Dog House" programs. Featuring Vocalist Ray Mcintosh, Strong is versatile, playing both sweet and swing. His violin section is said to be one of the most polished in the country. Entire University Supports Homecoming As bids went on sale throughout the university yesterday morning, alumni groups joined campus organizations in pledging active support to the Homecoming. Officers of the DClub, the 25 Year club, the Alumnae Association and the Alumni club were unanimous in assuring committee members of their aid. One of the outstanding events of the day will be the Annual Alumni Luncheon in the Boston Oyster House of the Hotel Morrison that afternoon. Rev. James M. Thompson, C.M., director of student activities, said that reservations for the luncheon may be made by calling co-chairmen Peg Sheehan and Mary Buckley at Diversey 0461 or by writing Father Thompson's office, 2235 Sheffield Ave. Glee Club to Sing It is understood that the University Glee Club of forty-two, voices will offer a few songs before gathered alumni at the luncheon. Under the direction of Rev. Glenn Zoellner, C.M., the group will feature several quartets and trios. In the evening, before attending the dance, Homecomers will repair to the Uptown gym to watch the De PaulKalamazoo Teachers basketball game. This being the second game of the season for the Blue Demons, a capacity crowd is expected to be in attendance.Wranglers Hold Autumnal Dance The Uptown and Downtown Wranglers officially opened their fall season last Thursday, October 31st, with a Halloween Scarum Harum, given in the De Paul Auditorium. Featuring the music of Norm Forbes and his ten-piece orchestra, the dance proved to be a social and financial success. The auditorium presented an autumnal appearance with the addition of corn stalks, crepe paper, and pumpkins, artistically arranged by the members of the committee and their assistants. Over 250 people attended the dance, bids being priced at one dollar. The promise of the holiday Friday was an added incentive. Credit for the success of the Wrangler dance is due to the work of the chairmen and their committee members. Ralph Ueberbacher, Uptown chairman, and Frank Wiscons, Downtown chairman, headed the affair. Members of the committee for the dance included Ed Sachs, Joe Hogan, Dan Bozikis, Jack Cerny, Frank Burns and John Stallman. Chuck Gordon, Uptown president of the Wranglers has stated that some of the profits from the dance are being used to purchase Wrangler pins for the members of the organization. The Hallowe'en dance is the beginning of a number of activities planned by the Wranglers for the coming season.