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VOLUME XII.     NO. 9.
SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 8, 1935.
FRIDAY.
McKINLEY  DEBATERS   IN   MEET   TONIGHT
Conrad-Beal
Band Chosen
For Fandango
Annua!   Dance   Will   Be
Held At Cal. Country
Club March 16
Faculty Decides
On Schedule for
Mid-term Exams
FEW BIDS LEFT
Frosh   Choose Organization That Appeared
At Xmas Formal
By JOHN CONWAY
After hearing auditions of several of the most popular bay region orchestras, the Frosh Fandango committee has announced
that the Conrad-Beal Band has
toeen chosen to furnish music for
the annual freshman Formal,
scheduled for the California Country Club on the eve of St. Patrick's Day, March 16.
The Conrad-Beal Band is the
same organization that was present at the Christmas Formal of
last year. At that time it was
"known as Bob Beal's Band.
This same orchestra is now
making arrangements to appear
in the East, at the same location
that Anson Weeks had a few
months ago.
Choice Made late
The final choice of music for |
the Fandango comes after a long
-period of indecision, during which
the committee gave forth reports
of progress and auditions, but no
selection. Alan Dohrmann, an
orchestra leader himself, was the
committee member who was
placed in charge of orchestra selection..
The  band   chosen   has  proved i
very popular to USF  dancers at |
the Christmas  Formal  and  other
TJSF affairs at which it has play- \
ed.
Rid  Sale  Heavy
The  increase  of  fifty  cents   in;
the  bid  price  has  not  had   any,
appreciable effect on bid sale, according    to    the    statement    of j
George   Johnstone,   frosh   class;
president   and   committee   chair- J
man.     He   declared   that   but   a;
few of  the  300  bids   remain   for,
sale.     It   is   expected   that   this
dance   will   be   a  sellout   by   this
noon.
The   California   Country   Club, ,
located a few miles south of the;
city,  lust  off  the  main  highway
is a familiar spot for USF dance i
followers.      It has not only been i
the  site   of   several   former   Fan-
daiuroes,   but   has   also   been   the;
setting   for    many    other    class
■dances.
Motif   Not   Announced
No statement has as yet been j
made by the committee as to the
motif that will be followed . in
decorating the club. It was stated, however, that due to the increased revenue resulting from
the higher bid price, more funds
than usual will be expended for
lighting and  other decorations.
The committee that has been
assisting Bill Johnstone is composed of Jack Horgan. Bill Muller, Harry Reily, Walter Pelle,
Gerrv Dohrmann. Gus Sheppler, j
Joe Balzar and Jack O'Mara.
Bids that remain on  sale may
"be  purchased   from   any   member |
of the  committee. '
Mid-term examinations will fol-
j low a  definite  schedule of  dates,
similar   to   the   system   used   for
: final  examinations,   starting  with
I the    next    "mid-terms",    at    the
end of this month.
In  the  past  a  five  day  period
I has been set aside for these ex-
i aminations,   with   the   choice   of
I date  in  each   subject  left  up  to
i the   individual   instructor.     With
1 this   arrangement   It   often   hap-
; pened that a student would take
j as many as four or five examina-
j tions  in  one  day.
In order to.avoid this difficulty
' the faculty decided that a defin-
| ite five-day schedule should be
| drawn up. Under this system no
j more than two examinations can
| be taken by any student on one
I day.
This  arrangement  will  be  per-
: manent, although the schedule of
I dates    may    be    changed.     The
schedule   for   the   first   examinations   under   this   system   will   be
' published   in   the   next   issue   of
the  FOGHORN.
Mid-term exes are due to start
Friday, March 22, and continue
until  Thursday,  March  28.
These will be the last midterms for the present semester.
Final examinations will start
May 2, and continue for a five-
day period, the same as last fall.
City Attorney
Will Speak to
St. Ives Group
Lawyers   in   Politics  to
Be Topic of Talk
By O'Toole
REFRESHMENTS SET
TO SPEAK HERE
New Sophomore Members
Of   Group   to   Be
Considered
German Play Set
For Air Program
"For the Empire", an original
play authored by Willis Parker,
will be presented over the facilities of radio station KYA. Sunday, in honor of the visiting
German cruiser "Karlsruhe" now
visiting   in   the   bay.
Thc nlay denicts an incident
in the life of Bismarck, famous
"iron chancellor" of the eighteenth centurv who built Germany up to its position of great
strength   in   world   affairs.
Tom O'Connor will play thc
role of Bismarck. Veteran mem-
tiers of the College Players will
take   the   other   parts.
The play will be broadcast at
7:30   p.m.
Take Orders for
Graduation Bids
A Blue book will be placed in
the main office next Monday for;
those seniors who wish to sign up
for commencement invitations.
The price has been set at nine
cents each. No limit is placed
on the number that each senior
may order.
Joe Durkin, senior president,
appointed a committee consisting
of Joe St. Amant. Joe DeCarli,
John Cadden and Leo Bunner.to
handle arrangements for the in- !
vitaUons. I
Smoker to Be
Held April 1
Actmties^onunittee   to
Be in Charge
Sponsorship and date of the
smoker at the Governor Club,
originally scheduled for next Friday night has been changed, according to the announcement of
Norman Petersen, chairman of
the Activities Committee. Ac-1
cording to present plana it will j
be staged by the Activities Committee of tile University, Monday night, April 1.
Program the Same
The program as announced
will remain practically the
same, with boxing bouts, other
entertainment . and refresh-
ments. It will not be restricted to seniors, however.
Alumni and students have
been invited to attend. Admission will be- twenty-five cents,
with proceeds of the affair be- ■
ing turned oyer to the management of the University boxing team.
Alumni  Plans
As    originally    scheduled,    the!
Alumni  Association  was  to  have
charge of the affair, with mem- j
bers of the  Senior class as  their
guests.       Other   events   on   the
Alumni  program  made  it  impos-:
sible for this plan to go through.
The   support   of   the   graduate
body has beeji assured, and it is
expected  that a large number of
alumni will be present.
i
Russian Morality
Is Lecture Topic
"Morality and Moscow" was the '<
topic of Revlrend Raymond T. '
Feeley's lecture delivered last i
night in the -^"Jollege Auditorium
as the eighth'in his current ser-
ies of talks entitled "The Case
Against Communism."
Fr. Feeley contrasted the atti-1
tude of the Russian theory towards morals,, with the accepted
Christian standard. He described j
customs in the land where div- j
orces are obtained by signing a
ledger.
Fr. Feeley announced that after
each lecture he has received a i
number of letters from commun-
istic supporters who defend this j
form of government. He stated:
that the letters show the writers
to  be  of  high  inteliigence.
Hyde Engagement
Told  At   Supper,
The engagetment of Miss Eileen
Hogan and ] Ed Hyde, varsity
tackle and guard for the past
three years, was announced at a I
buffet supper in honor of the!
couple several weeks ago.
There were thirty-five guests
at the affair, including Norman
Petersen, Robert Halsing, Don-
nell McCarthy, Roy Burkhead
and Rod Reid.
The wedding has been tentatively set for next September. :
Hyde will continue his studies :
this semester, and is due to graduate with the class of '35.
Continuing their program of
presenting speakers prominent in
the legal world, the USF St. Ives
law club will hear City Attorney
John J. O'Toole at a meeting
here Monday night.
"A Lawyer's Place in Politics"
| is due to be the topic of the
City Attorney. Having acted
\ In his capacity of legal advisor
{ to the city for the past nine
I years, Mr. O'Toole is noted as
I one of the better authorities on
municipal law.
Dean Cassidy Heard
Dean  Lewis  C.  Cassidy  of  the
graduate law school was the last
speaker   heard   by   the   St.   Ives
members.
A report of the committee ap-
j pointed  to  draw  up a  ritual  of
j initiation   will   be   heard   at   this
[ meeting.   It is also expected that
various   candidates   to  be   selected  from   the  membership  of   the
present   sophomore   class   will   be
discussed.    John   Duff,   president
j of   the   club,   is   preparing   this
I list in conjunction with Prof. A.,
;' Russell   Berti. "
Scholastic   Requirement
High   scholastic   rating   combined with a manifested Interest In legal work are the prerequisites  which  the  candidate
must  have   for   admittance.    A
vot?   cf   the   members   on   the
various      candidates     is      also
taken.
Mr.    O'Toole   will    be    remembered for the lecture he delivered
to Kaopa Alpha Phi, econ society
here, last year.   At that time his
subject was the "Adaptability of
the   Constitution".
After the meeting the usual
refreshments will be had in the
cafeteria.
USF Debaters
! Reach Finals
In Tournament
Northern Debate
Trip Proposed to
Executive Group
Six Speakers
Compete for
Medal Award
Proving   the   occassion   for  the
most   spirited   arguments   of   the;
! day, discussion of the possibilities 	
of  sending  a  debating   team  into   Monetary   PollCV   of   NeW
the northwest next fall was held: ri0„i      OK*"* f
j by   the   Executive   Committee   in i L»eai   ^ OUOjeCt      Ot
| their    weekly    Tuesday    meeting. | DisCUSSion
TTTT   A      Tiiflowl   Winner i        senamS   a  aeoaung   team  into
U.^.L/.i\.   JUUgea    mnntl j the northwest next fall was held
Of Intercollegiate
Meet I Addition   of   one   hundred   dollars
  ' to  the  forensics  budget to  cover
MUNITIONS PROBLEM ithe cost of the trip
was   also :
HORGAN CHAIRMAN
the   cost   of   the
, considered.
.—    — I     The   proposal   provoked   extra- ; Judges   Named   to   Select
Five   Seniors   Represent ordinary interest as rt would.set!      Winner of Annual
USF in Stockton
Tourney
Prize
City Attorney John J.
O'Toole, who is slated to address the members of the ST.
Ives Club, campus -legal society, next Monday night. Mr.
O'Toole will have as his subject, UA "Lawyers Place in
Politics." See adjoining column for story.
a   new   precedent—the   travelling
of   debating   squads   during   the
fall   semester.    At   present   trips
are  made  only in  the  spring. Six contestants for the McKin ■
<    --enter   -iters   utfhHd      Member3 opposed to the meas-! ley debate  medal  will speak  to-
USF    forensic    Se    at    the i ure <iuestioned the entire activity,   night in the college auditorium at
SeoEfte     Debate    Tourna-   Va,ue  and  benefits  derlved  from   8:30 °'c,ock-    Resolved: That this
intercollegiate     Debate    lourna.    ,t w k d  t    b    enumerated  house  approves of the monetarv
Sic*™ A"itUde °f °£?  ^   °<   the   ^S^StaS?
™LL Stockton  last j college3 on the matter was cited, j istration, is the topic to be dia-
week-ena. ,    Although   the   necessary   sums j cussed.
Five Out of Seven j for the trip would come frojn the i       Bert    ShamrhnMav.    w .. ■ r «-
Winning five out of seven con- j budget  for  the  next  fiscal  year,
tests  the two USF teams  easily j the  addition to the forensics al-
reached   the   finals   in   competi-1 lowance  was  discussed.
tion with over fifty Pacific Coast j 	
colleges.
The five opponents defeated
by the Hilltop speakers were
University of Southern California, Loyola University, University of Washington, San
Francisco State Teachers Col-.,
lege   and   Occidental.
300 Limit Set
For Prom Bids
P.S.A. Elects
First Officers
Delayed Faculty
Talk to Be Held
On Next Tuesday
"Whether America" is the topic j
set for a lecture by Prof. William
Mountain of the economics de-)
partment here on next Tuesday, j
March 12. This talk will be the j
seventh in the faculty lecture
series   program.
Prof. Mountain's talk  is due to '
touch   on   the   various   aspects   of |
the   economic   and   recovery   pro- i
gram of the national government.
Norman   Peterson   will   be   chairman  of  this  lecture.
"Whither America" was originally scheduled to be heard on
February 26. However, due to
the fact that the play was held
that week, it had to be post-1
poned. I
Father James Conlon, S. J., j
head of the chemistry depart-;
ment, was the last speaker in
the faculty series. He talked on
"Public Health through Chemical
Research". Donald Soares was
the   chairman   on   that   occasion.
U.   C.   Participation   in
Initiation^ Set
Bud Carpenter, senior student
in government was unanimously
elected to head the new formed
Pi Sigma Alpha, national honorary political science society. The
election was held last Monday.
Carpenter Prexy
In assuming the poet Carpenter will be the first prexy of the
organization  at  USF.
Also unanimous were the
elections of J. Kenneth Lynch
and Bert Buzzini. Lynch was
voted the vice-presidency and
Buzzini was named' secretary
treasurer.
It was decided that the two
major posts were to be held
bv members of the senior class.
The secretary-treasurtr position
is henceforth to be held by a
Junior.
Iniation Ceremonies
Due to the fact that examinations will interfere with their
schedule, the Stanford chapter
will be unable to attend the initiation ceremonies of the USF
group. The rites will be conducted at the end of this month
by the University of* California
chapter at a downtown hotel.
March 12 is the date set for the
iniation.. >
Definite plans for r the joint
meeting to be held on the University campus were made. This
meet will be participated in by
the U. C. Stanford , and USF
chapters. Prof. C. G.' Haines of
the U. C. L. A. faculty will
address  the  group.
Wickstrom and Searle Williams
are the affirmative speakers..
They will argue in that order.
Malcolm Macdonald, Ken Lewis
and Noel Dyer will form the
opposition team.
Three .Judges
Judges for.the contest were aa-..
nounced by James Baker Bassett,
forensics advisor yesterday. They
are Samuel P. Johnson, prominent advertising man of this
city,  Francis King,  debate coach
Inasmuch    as    the    tournament
was  held  as  an  elimination  con-j Half  of Number  Will  Be ! %j£i ^f^0 S*£ "5a<Sf"'
test one defeat was sufficient to /~1. ^ .College   and  Mr   David  N.   Bar-
terminate  participation.  U.C.L.A.,! Given   Free ! ker- a member of the faculty ot
winner of the tourney, and Pasa- 	
dena College were the opponents I Limitation of bids to three hun-
who finally defeated the local I dred for the annual Junior Prom
speakers. i was  made  by  the  committee  at
Two   Teams   Enter ' a  meeting  held   Wednesday.
*. .. »• •»*•««_-■« »» Seniors   Are   Guests
Pat Horgan, H. Malcom Mac-        Qf tne tnree nundred3 bida to be
donald,  John  Duff, Bill  Ferdon
and Richard Roberts were the
varsity speakers who participated In the contest. Horagn
and Duff formed the negative
team while Ferdon and Macdonald argued for the affirmative. The munitions question
was the only one discussed at
thn tourney. * The question read
—"Resolved: that the nations
should agree to prevent the
international shipment of arms
and   munitions".
Additional Contests
USF was also represented in
the oratorical and extemporaneous speaking contests. Ferdon
was the Hilltop orator. His address was entitled "Communism".
Dick Roberts was the extempore
speaker.
Prof.    James    Baker    Bassett,
faculty   advisor   of   forensics   accompanied   the   speakers   to
tourney.
Mission high school.
Pat Horgan  who  was named
the winner of the last McKinley   contest   will   act  as   chair
man. j
New Debate Rules *f
Due to the technical nature o
prmtgerftfr Bir affair, lt-ft te^es.u^LqUPst!oa c'~~ *• &aanxasa
mated only about a hundred and:*"-" recfnt forensic regulations
sixty will actually go on sale, i n° <lues«on3 will be allowed to
The remainder of the ducats will'. "*e va-™™ speakers. It was
be given to the seniors, who are j al3K°   announced   that   a   negative
! rebuttal
the    traditional    guests    at    the j "U"LV"   ******   Tp11 .,be    heard-
dance,    and    the    patrons,    along! ^^°\™„Ma^danaU^ wiU^pve ttto
with   the   members   of   the   committee.
As announced last  week, the
price of bids has been reduced
;    to   $2.50,   fifty   cents  less  tfian
j   any recent Prom. This, coupled
with   the  limiting  of   bids,  will
make  for an early sellout, ac-
j   cording   to   Gus  Donoghue,   the
Junior prexy.
Auditions   Are   Heard
Arrangements have been made
for   auditions   of  various   popular
, bands   such   as   Gordon   Heche's
i and the old local favorite, Butler-
refutation. Bert Shaughnessy will
appear as the affirmative rebut-
talist.
Speeches will be limited to
ten ml nut es and rebuttal to five
minutes. The usual formal attire will be worn.
The best speaker will be
awarded a gold medal presented annually at commencement
exercises. The medal Is a gift
of the Hon. Benjamin McKinley. an attorney and atumnoa
of the university. The winning
side will also be announced by
the
Varsity Debaters
Argue Arms Topic
Against Gonzaga
b^en'made afvet" Ch0i<* ^^l   ^ ^^"taln Aids
Deen made as yet. p   f   william  Mountain  of the
Numerous   representatives  from : „conomics   department   and   BUI
program     companies     have    ap-' Dowlimr   of   the    graduate   law
no plans have been made as to
the theme to be followed in the
dance
Reception Dance
Here Considered
In   a   no   decision   contest,   H.
Malcom Macdonald  and  Bill  Fer
tile two teams. Mr. Mountain
handled the negative talkers and
Dowling advised their opponents.
Inasmuch as the subject to ne
discussed is a contemporary one
and is of great importance at the
present time a large audience is
exnected.
It was announced that the debaters will meet at dinner before
P.D.P. Will Meet
At Foster's Home
Members of Pi Delta Pi. lower
division honorary literary society,
planned details of their next formal gathering at a meeting held
In   room B4   Wednesday  noon.
Plans call for the reading of
papers by the individual members at the meeting which is to
be held sometime next week at
the home of Moderator Thomas
Foster, instructor in the department   of   English.
Members have volunteered to
read original papers on some
literary subject of interest to
them. Original writings in the
field of prose and poetry will
also   be   read.
The meeting will be the second
major activity of the society for
the spring semester, the initiation dinner for freshman members having been held early last
month.
Harry Ewing of the executive
committee and Chairman Robert
Lanctot  are  in  charge  of  plans.
Block Club Dance
Attendance Poor
 ,
Music by Alan Dohrmanns orchestra featured the Block Club
dance held here in the college
auditorium last Fridav night. Approximately seventy-five couples
attended   the   affair.
With the sports theme predominant, nearly the entire membership of the letter organization
attended. Bill Hinch, varsity
fooball end and preky of the
blockmen, was chairman of the
dance.
Although the crowd was satisfactory, it was indicated that the
change of dates affected the attendance. Due to a confusion in
scheduling the dance, the date
for the affair had to be changed
from   Saturday   to   Friday  night.
Leo Murphy, Jim Barber. Norman Peterson and Vic WUson
were   other   committee   members.
Possibility of a reception dance i the contest.
J don   of   the  varsity  debate  squad   for  the  student  body  of  Domini- j
met   a   team   representing   Gon-   can   College   of   San   Rafael   was
| zaga   University   here   last   Mon- j discussed by the  members of the i
I day  night.   The  arms  and  muni- : Executive    Committee    in    their
I tions   Question   was   discussed.        i weekly   meeting   held   last   Tues- \
Smjthmoore Myers and Murray   day   in   room   134.
Barrett  were  the   touring  speak- ]     The   proposal   was   made   as   a |
ers.    They  were   accompanied   by • reciprocal    gesture    towards    the
1 Professor   Albert  Lemieux,   S.  J.,   trans-bay   institution   which   held, _
! varsity   debate    coach. a reception  for the USF  student, :i[~  (lay   tne   moti0n   of  the  Ex-
The   USF   contest   marked   the' body February 15 on its campus. : ecutive   Committee   to   wipe   out
halfway   mark   in   a   3500   mile       According    to    tentative    plans, two   debts    of    tne    Block    Chib
| journey   for   the   traveling   Gon- j the  dance   would  be   held   in  the ' amountmg  to   sixty-seven  dollars
zagans.    Having   encountered   six; College Auditorium on some Sun-   was  q^idy disposed  of Tuesday
opponents in the Bay region, they; day   afternoon   within   the   next   in one of lhe  Duaiest seSsions  of
i traveled  to  the  southern  part  of   month. | the  current  semester
! the state last Wednesday. There! Tom O'Toole, Don McStocker, I Tfle 3Um of thirty three doll ""3
| they will meet USC and Loyola j Gus Donoghue, Pat. Horgan, Bill I compr-lsed the first debt. It re-
:on   the   same   question. i Johnstone, and Jack  Ferdon were I atljted from the Block Club dance
Block Club Debts
Paid by Committee
Expected to take a place among
the   hotly   debated   questions   of
Ferdon    and    Macdonald,    who   named   by   prexy   Bill   Ferdon  as
had just returned from the finals   members of a committee  to take |
held  on  the  Campus last Friday
night.     The    other   bill,    cominc
of the Stockton tourney, matched   the   matter   under   consideration j to  thirty-four  dollars,  c'overs~ihe
the   skill   of  the  northern   speak-   and   draft   plans
ers   who   were   the   topflight   of, 	
that  rigion.   Myers was  the win-
ner of a  Pi  Kappa  Delta  debate   DisCUSS   Standard
tourney held in Oregon last year.
K.L.S. Members to
Fete Julian Dana
Julian   Dana,   author   of   'Sut-
Pcarse Club Members
Talk Reorganization
Reorganization of the Pearse
Club is contemplated by several
members of that society it was
announced last week. An active
organization for the past year
this body has slowed down its
activity due to the press of other
matters. Pat Devlin and John
Donovan are the ones who contemplate the  reorganization.
Plans    for    a    standard    senior i
ring   wer»   submitted   to   the   Ex-
ecutive   Committee   this   week   in
Its   weekly   session.    Action   was!
taken  earlier in  the year to  se-:
California,"   will   be   the   ™re a standard design  after the
guest of Kappa Lambda Sigma at   senior   class   experienced   difficul- \
! its  monthly  dinner  at   the   Hotel ' ties in obtaining the desired ore-1
i Maurice on Post street next Sun-1 amsnt
] dav at 6:30 p.  m.
This affair is exclusively for
I members of the upper class liter-
; ary honor society.
Mr.   Dana   is   noted   as   an   au
purchase of gold footballs for
members of the varsity ajd other
incidentals.
Motion was first made to m^e
, . - , | . I up   the   deficiency   arising   from
Design   tor  KlllffS   the dance.   Payment of the other
™ ~    I bill   was   effected   through    tin*
form   of  an   amendment.
While desiring not to set a.
precedent, Board members explained that advt-rse circumstances tinder which the dance was
held   prompted   their  decision.
Description of a proposed standard ring was read to the Committee by Vice-President Norman
Petersen. ' As a sketch of the
proposed design' will not be avail-
Kxec. Committee Votes
Sum for Extra Magazines
Fifhtv-five dollars was the
s-">-\ voted bv the Executive Com-
mittee   in   their   weekly   Tuesday
thority   on   California   Gold   Rush ! able for another week thc matter   session   for  subscriptions   to  sup-
days,   and   is   one   of   the   better
known    San    Francisco    writers.
■ His biography of Sutter has been
| acclaimed by critics.
The   topic   for  his   talk   at   the
meeting   has   not   be   announced.
; hut it will be on a subject relat-
' «d   to   California   literature.
was   tabled. i o'.smertarv   and   technical   maga-
The adoption of a standard zines to be added to those al-
design would mark the second, ready appearing on the Librarj
precedent to be set in the matter   tables.
of    the    customary    souvenir,    as |     The decision cam* after several
the   present   junior   class   has   al-   weeks  of  inactivity  on  the <m«»*-
ready made provisions for secur- j tion.     Similar   action   had   hen.
I ing   their   rings   early   next   fall,   proposed since last fall.