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VOL. 5—NO. 11
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., FEBRUARY 20, 1931
FRIDAY
INTRAMURAL GRID BATTLES SET
INTRAMURAL SPRING
GRID PROGRAM WILL
START MARCH FIRST
FOR ALL STUDENTS
Chance  for Every Gray  Fog
Man to Play, Coach Needles
Pledges in Statement
U. S. F. Chess
Men Favored
Over Cards
First Conference Match Brings
Stanford and Gray Fog
Into Conflict
Plans today stand virtually completed for the beginning of intramural
spring football—games and practice—
on March 1st, with Head Coach Jimmy
Needles and his staff urging every
able-bodied student to don moleskins
and play on the gridiron for his class,
and for his own pleasure.
"The first thing I want to banish,"
said Coach Jimmy, in making the announcement, "is the idea that the average fellow hasn't got a chance. He
has a chance — anybody with spirit
has—for the varsity in the fall. But
now in the springtime there is to be
no talk of chance. Everybody is certain of playing plenty of football. It
will be a certainty. Everybody is importuned to turn out for intramural
play and is promised full opportunity
to show what he can do in handling
the ball and every other department
of the game."
Arrangements haTe already been
made for men to sign up at the field-
house and they are asked to put their
names on the list under their class
before March 1st, the starting day of
the aew program.
Coach Needles made it plain that
the success of the new plan will depend on the support given it by the
student body as a whole. If a goodly
squad, some 30 or 40 men, turns out
for each class, the plan will operate
as anticipated and every man who
turns out will enjoy himself without
finding the going too stiff, as he might
in autumn football.
Preparations are being made to
equip the class teams with full gridiron uniforms and Coach Needles is
working out a full schedule so that
each class will have the services of
a member of the coaching staff during a part of the afternoon.
The "Intramural Spring Football
Program" is an innovation on the Fog
campus in answer to action of other
colleges in abolishing spring practice,
Coach Jimmy stated. "Football is the
favorite sport of the majority of the
\Uc-fc." J ULid. Jd ib think, thli
will prove iL"
The Gray Fog chess team will engage in its first match of the California Intercollegiate Chess League
against its rival from Stanford, it was
announced today.
At a meeting of the club held early
this week final arrangements were
made to greet cordially the Palo Alto
aggregation and to provide for a repetition of the defeat administered them
a short time ago in a practice tournament.
Lecturer
REV.   WILFRED   PARSONS,   S.
J.,   Editor  of  "America,"  who  will
speak   in  the   Little  Theatre  Wednesday evening.
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FR. PARSONS, S. J., TO
SPEAK ON 'POSITION
OF PAPACY' FEB. 25
Editor  of  "America"  Is  Authority on Catholic Affairs
And Is Qualified to Speak
Father Richard Gleeson
Goes to Salt Lake City
Rev. Father Richard Gleeson, S. J.,
faculty advisor of the University of
San Francisco Development Association left the university on February
10 for Salt Lake City where he is engaged in spiritual work. He is expected   back   the   first   of  March.
During the absence of Father Gleeson, the Development Association has
been under the direction of Father
Menager, S. J.
The "Position of the Papacy" will
be the subject of a lecture given by
Rev. Wilfred Parsons, S. J., editor of
"America" and well-known authority
on Catholic affairs, as announced by
student authorities of Kappa Lambda
Sigma, through the office of Father
Edward Whelan, in the University auditorium, on Wednesday evening, February 25.
Father Parsons is en route to Washington, having spent the last month
in Mexico investigating the politico-
religious question in that ^country.
Through the efforts of Father Whelan
he has been persuaded to stop for several days in San Francisco and lecture at the University auditorium on
Wednesday evening, February 25th,
giving the true interpretation of the
Holy Father's recent encyclical.
True Significance
There has been much editorial comment in the newspapers and magazines and many interpretations and
misrepresentations of the Papal message. Father Parsons will consider
them all and explain the true significance  of the communication.
As editor of "America" and outstanding authority on Catholic affairs,
he has his finger on the pulse of the
Catholic world and is eminently qualified to speak on the subject. He is
well known for his sharp comments
on world affairs and his weekly editorials have a deep influence on the
Catholic thought of America.
Father Parsons will arrive in this
city on February 24th and, following
the lecture, will entrain at once for
Washington.
Opposition To Name "Gray
Fog" Voiced  At Meeting
Glee Men Are
Big Success
In Broadcast
The Glee Club scored a smashing
success in its last appearance in the
Palm Court of the Palace Hotel, with
Jesse Stafford and his Merry Music
Makers. The club offered two groups
of numbers which were enthusiastically received by all present. The
songs of leading universities throughout the country, presented in tb,e
first group, were broadcast over Radio Station KPO, and many favorable
comments reached Stafford from radio listeners.
At the end of March the club will
present its spring concert, offering an
appropriate Lenten cantata, together
with other interesting novelties not
yet announced by the director, Mr.
Frederick L. Brown, of the business
manager, Jack Dreschsler.
RED KANE REPORTED
'GREATLY IMPROVED'
Eneas "Red" Kane, 31, vice-president of the student body and prominent man about the campus, was reported as considerably improved today from his recent operation for appendicitis at St. Mary's Hospital,
where he has been confined since last
Sunday.
COLLEGE THESPIANS
EXCEL IN SUPERB
PRESENTATION OF
SPREAD-EAGLE PLAY
Poignant Tragedy of Mob Enthusiasm   Brilliantly   Portrayed in Little Theatre
By GEORGE BRADY, JR.
The College Players opened the
1931 dramatic season with a
splendid presentation of "Spread-
Eagle," by George S. Brookes
and Walter Lister, in the University little theatre on February 10,
11, 12, 1'3.
This drama was brilliantly and intelligently interpreted by the talent
ed cast, and the fine and graceful direction of James J. Gill added much
to the effectiveness of the play.
"SPREAD-EAGLE" has a theme
that is concerned with the part the
moneyed interests of the nation play
in forcing a declaration of war. Its
story is an example and a protest
against the wanton sacrifice of human life that a war, fought to fatten some individuals' money-bags,
necessarily demands.
Poignant Tragedy
This play looks at war from a viewpoint, undistorted by emotionalism
and chauvanism. There is no glory—
no romance—no adventure to this
new viewpoint. Instead there is only
the poignant tragedy of mob enthusiasm; the horrible tragedy of the
human mob so easily misled and deceived by unscruplous individuals—
the profiteers.
Martin Henderson, a wealthy American financier, has over a billion dollars invested in mining concessions
in Mexico. In order to secure these
concessions he is anxious to force
intervention by the United States
Government: such intervention of
course not only permanently securing these advantages to himself, but
also releasing him from the heavy burden of taxes levied by the Mexican
government.
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MR. LIPMAN BACK
AT COLLEGE TODAY
Opposition to the traditional name
"Gray Fog" was heard for the first
time about the campus when Edward
V. O'Gara, '31, stated at the first official business meeting of the A. S. U.
S. F., held in the auditorium February
12, "that the term 'Gray Fog' was
distasteful to the citizens of San Francisco and that the Chamber of Commerce would be in favor of a change."
His remarks met with little support
from the student body, to whom his
words came as a distinct surprise.
Other  Matter*
Other matters discussed at the
meeting were matters relating to the
Letter Society Sport Dance, the 1931
Ignatian, the position of minor sports
*t the University, and an appeal by
Eneas Kane for managers for minor
■Porta.    It was also voted to hold a
business meeting every first Thursday of the month.
A pre-medical student, irked by the
strict eight o'clock ruling in regard
to entering classes late, inquired into
the advisability of closing the classroom doors at exactly eight o'clock.
He was answered by Rev. Father
Flynn, dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences, who stated that such a
rule had been made, not to place any
restrictions upon the students, but
had been enacted to make the students train themselves to be on time.
The dean further stated that the idea
of Jesuit training was to train the
whole man, his mind, his body and
his habits.
Donald Arney, '31, made several
pointed remarks which were ruled out
of order by President Cameron.
Mr. John Lipman, S. J., who has
been confined to St. Mary's Hospital
for the past week with an infected
foot, is expected to be back at his
desk either today or tomorrow.
During the absence of Mr. Lipman,
who is professor of geology and physics, Professor Chisholm has been handling his classes, aided by Arthur
Foley.
Tau Delta Beta Frat
Holds First Meeting
The first regular spring meeting of
the Tau Delta Beta Honor Commerce
and Finance Society was held Thursday evening, February 3rd, at the
Elks' Club.
The speaker of the evening was Mr.
George Woolrich, who held a round-
table discussion of the "Evolution of
Banking Business."
S. C. and S. F. Alumnus
An alumnus of Santa Clara and San
Francisco Universities, Mr. Woolrich
gave an interesting talk replete with
novel anecdotes of the time when he
attended these two Jesuit universities. Hid unique style of address was
applauded by all present.
Committee Is
Chosen For
Junior Prom
Members of the Junior Prom committee selected by John F. O'Dea,
president of the Junior Class, at the
first meeting of the third year men,
are as follows: Jack Chase, Ed Murphy, Sidney Linden, Bud Courter and
Joe  Mc Cormack.
The committee for the Fiesta De
Adios, which is the traditional farewell banquet the Juniors tend to the
Senior Class, will consist of Joe Sullivan, Bob Graham, Ken Girard, Jack
Maloney and Francis O'Gara. Henry
Rittore was appointed to serve as
treasurer in both instances.
"Members of the Junior Class are
determined to make both of these affairs memorable ones in the history
of the University," President O'Day
stated, "and no amount of work will
be spared to make the Junior Prom
the really prominent social event of
the collegiate year," he continued.
Medalist
JOSEPH    DONDERO, '30,   who
was   awarded   the   Gold Medal   as
the   best   orator   in   the Y.   M.   I.
contest.
COACH BUD SPENCER
HAS PLANS FOR J. C.
INVITATIONAL MEET
Hill Top Track Squad Looms
As Powerful Outfit;   Montague Excels in Speed Test
Coach Bud Spencer's U. S. F. track
team will meet with powerful competition this year if present plans are
followed. Arrangements are being
made to hold an invitational meet on
the hilltop track April 18 with the
University of San Francisco as host
to all the stronger junior college
teams in the state.
Menlo, Marin, Santa Rosa, San Mateo and Sacramento Junior Colleges
have been sent invitations to compete, and according to present indications they will all accept.
The Gray Fog track team has been
working out for the past two weeks
and look as though they will be a
stronger squad than that which has
ever before worn the Green and Gold.
All of last year's heavy-point gatherers are back again and should show a
big improvement due to the experience  that they gained  last season.
JOSEPH DONDERO, '31
IS WINNER OF Y. M. L
MEDAL FOR ORATORY
J. J. O'DAY IS SECOND
Dondero's 'A Soviet Blunder'
Is Unanimous Choice of
Three Judges
Joseph Dondero, '31, was adjudged
the best speaker of the evening and
awarded the gold medal prize for oratory in the annual oratorical contest
sponsored each year by the Ignatian
Council of the Young Men's Institute
and held in the University Little Theatre last Monday evening, Feb. 16.
"A   Soviet   Blunder"
Dondero's subject, "A Soviet Blunder," won the unanimous decision of
the three judges, Dr. Stanley Burns,
Mr. Charles Wiseman and Howard
Finn. Second place was awarded to
J. O'Day, '32, who had as his topic
"Whither America."
The other speakers of the evening
were Vincent Lafferty, '31, who spoke
on "Opium, The Curse of the Universe"; James De Martini, '31, whose
subject was "Pagan or Christian";
Lloyd Luckman, '31, who spoke on
"Patriotism"; and Russel Keil, '31,
who had as his subject "A Legacy."
Ferrari  III
Due to a' sudden illness which confined him to his bed, Louis A. Ferrari, '31, was unable to deliver his
speech on "The Life of St. Augustine,
a Drama of Saintliness and Conflict."
Music for the evening was furnished
by the University ensemble under the
direction of Harold A. Harper.
U. S. F. VARSITY WILL
DEBATE ST. MARY'S
Essay Contest Closes
With Over 150 Entries
The Foghorn staff wishes to thank
the faculty and students for their
hearty cooperation in making its Essay Contest on "75 Years of Pro-
gress'l a signal success. Over 150
manuscripts were turned in, practically all the English classes being
represented by a sizeable number.
Word comes from Alfonso Tous,
chairman of the committee in charge,
that work on the judging of the essays is in full swing and that efforts
shall be made to reach a speedy decision as the annual staff has kindly
consented to Insert the winning essay in its pages.
The annual debate with St. Mary's
College will take place on Thursday
evening, February 26th. This will be
a decision debate on the question:
"Resolved, That the U. S. should
cease to protect by armed force, American capital invested in foreign
lands, except after formal declaration
of war." In view of the recent South
American disputes and the withdrawal
of American troops from Nicaragua,
the topic for discussion will be a most
timely and interesting one.
Due to the sudden illness of Frank
Silva's team mate, Eneas Kane, Lloyd
Luckmann will probably take the lat-
ter's place for that evening. The
judges have not yet signified their intentions which necessitates the postponement of their announcement.
SIX WIN McKINLEY
DEBATE POSITIONS
The preliminary try-out contest for
the members of the McKinley Debate
teams was held before the Philhis-
torian Debating Society on Thursday,
February 12th. Those who vied for
places on the teams were James S.
De Martini, Eneas J. Kane, Lloyd D.
Luckmann, Martin T. O'Dea, James
O'Gara, and Tom Kelleher of the Senior Class; John O'Dea and Alfonso
Tous of the Junior Class; Robert
O'Connor and James Feeley of the
Sophomore Class, and Tom Buckley,
George Blanchard, William Dowling,
George Fogarty and Vernon Fallon of
the Freshman Class.
Judges' Decision
The judges, Fr. Mootz, Fr. Dunn
and Mr. Gill, in their decisions awarded team places to James De Martini,
Eneas Kane, Lloyd Luckmann, Martin O'Dea, John O'Dea, and James
O'Gara. Alternates were Tom Kelleher and William Dowling.
The debate is an annual intra-mural
affair established by the donation by
the Hon. B. F. McKinley of the Law
College faculty; the award for the
best speaker of the evening being a
gold medal.
The final contest will take place on
Monday evening,  March  16th.
Many Additions Further
Plans For Law Library
THE library of the College of Law,
University of San Francisco, has
been considered as containing the nucleus of a large and magnificent library, which at some far distant day
might materialize to the edification
and erudition of the coming generation. However, the hopes of the future have crystallized into actualities
in presentae, and our library has now
outgrown Its embryonic state, due to
the many purchases recently made by
Regent of the Law School, Reverend
Charles F. Carroll, of many well-chosen works and publications of law.
A recent Inventory of the library
has made it possible to arrange and
rearrange, according to chronological
order, the various sources of reference works. These have been properly indexed, and it is hoped the students of the entire college will avail
themselves of this valuable and adjacent source of reference and authority.
Sketch of Major Works
A brief skeleton sketch of the major
works on the shelves and their interrelationship will serve to indicate
where each may be found. In the division of California records, there are
complete sets in duplicate of California Reports, and California Appellate
Reports. These reports are augmented by three sets of California Jurisprudence; California Digest, and Cumulative Digests by Kerr, and Binder-
Morse. General Laws and Statutes
with annotations by Deering; and editions of the Civil Code, Code of Civil
Procedure, Penal Code, and Political
Code ot different dates of publication,
which are of historical as well as
present day legal value, complete the
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