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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNUS MEMBER OF AMERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL Publis hed Monthly, Except in July, Aug ust and September, by THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Dayton, Oh io Board of Directors Alumni Officers Ha rry F . Fin ke, ' 02: Joseoh G. Walmer, '23 : T. D. Hollenkamp , ' 99 ; HARRY F . FINKE, '02 , President Ma tt N. Blume n t ha l, ' 97 : Jam"" E . Grimes , '04 : Elmer J . Focke, 09 ; JOSEPH G. WAGNER, '23, Vice-President Louis R. Mah rt , '26 ; F r ank P . Elardo, '22; John J. Schulte, Jr., '26 ; T. D. HOLLENKAMP, '99, Treas urer Ver y R ev. B. P . O'Re illy, S.M. ; John H. Lowekamp, S.M.; FranMERLE P . SMITH, '25, Secretary and Editor of the Alumnus cis J . O'R eilly, S.M. ; Merle P . Smith , '25. Alumni Office, U of D, Dayton, Ohio SUBSCRIPTIOS-Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Association, 55.00. Subscription alone, $2 .00. Single copies, 25 cents. Communica tons inte nded for publication s hould be sent to Alumni Offic e, U ni ve rs ity of Dayto n , Dayton, Ohio. They s hould be in hand before the 15t h to ins ure a t tention fo r the issue of t he s u cc eeding m onth. Checks. drafts and money orders s houltl be made payable to " The Alumni Assoc iat ion of the Uni versity of Dayton." Entered a s second-class matter January 15, 1929 , at the P ost Office -~~]2 a yto n, Ohio, und er Ac t of Congress of March 3, 1879 .

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Track and Field Stars of St. Mary's (Now U" of D") 1913 .. 1914

Top row : Mille r, Shea, Synnett ( C a ptain ), Cl a ncy , Prof. Emil Hocke ( Coach ) , Kline, ( Man a ger) , Swift, McMahon, V. Farrel. Middle row : Ferneding, Hayes, Yamashiro, Schleini tz , Schmitt. Bottom row : Sherry, Schounk, Diaz, Porter, Schenk, Dunn .

88 0-Yard Dash-Schmidt, Sherry, Du nn . Mile-S chmidt, Dunn , Clan cy , Sche nk . High Hurdles-Farrel, Hayes. Low Hurd les-Yamashiro, Porter, F'arrel. High J ump- Farrel, Porter, Sher ry. Broad Ju mp-S hun k, Swift. P ole Vault- Cop, Synn ett, Diaz.

Und er t he able direction of Coach Rock e t his St. Mary's 1913-14 track t eam scored man y victories.

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Mary' s was r epr esented in t h e vari ous events as fo llows : 100-Yar d Dash-Y ~ ma s h iro, Sacksteder, Shea, Miller. 200-Yard Dash-Mil!er, Schleinitz, Swif t, Porter. 440-Yard Dash- Farrel, Porter , F erned ing. I

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

ALUMNUS A magazine which seeks to promote the interest of the University of Dayton and to foster among the Alumni a sentiment of regard for one another and attachment to their Alma Mater.

VOLUME III

APRIL, 1931

NUMBER 7

Alumni Union Necessary fact that in September, 1931, the doors of St. Mary's were closed. For some years a heavy burden of debt foreshadowed what has now come to pass. Alumni who in other days would gladly have come to the rescue of their Alma Mater, were themselves weighed down by the financial depression. Plans that haa been formed to take 路over the financial obligations of the famous school, and to provide at least the nucleus of an endowment, had to be relinquished. "They reached this conclusion with regret for, in the words of the editor of the Kansas City Star, 'so long and efficiently had this seat of classical learning been associated with the growth and development of cultural ideals, not only in this State, but beyond its borders, that its perpetuity seemed beyond doubt or question. Its alumni of half a century, filling in the nation varied spheres of professional and industrial life with distinction, felt that St. Mary's would always continue.' When it became plain that St: Mary's must close its doors to the secular student, to reopen as a theological seminary, they bowed to the inevitable, but only as men resign themselves to the death of one long and dearly beloved. "In their regret, as in their resignation, we share. It is at least possible that at some future day a new and greater St. Mary's will be built on the memories and traditions of the old. But that day will not come until the Catholic higher education can look to financial resources which at present do not exist7 The watcher in the long night of straitened circumstances still watches; hope struggles with reality, but, in spite of that bitter reality, survives. When it dies, what will become of our effort to provide educational facilities for our young men and women? "With the new demands made upon our colleges by the various standardizing agencies, some good, some sheer folly, but all necessitating new financial outlarys, the Catholic college whichye1ies wholly upon tuition fees and chance gift~_..cannot long survive. We must have the intelligent interest and support of an alert and active alumni."-America.

UST as the farmers probably won't get anywhere until they organize and cooperate better, just so will our alumni fail to attain the recognition and the reputation really due them until they get together in greater numbers in the Alumni Association. Of course the two cases are not exactly parallel; there is no intention here of claiming that the economic salvation of our alumni must or should come through the Alumni Association. But there is another salvation- the salvation of recognition and reputation. Our alumni have a good standing out in the world as compared with alumni of other colleges and universities, and this standing will improve with time. We are not 295 years old, as is Harvard, nor 230 years old, as is Yale, nor 177 years old, as is Columbia. Father Time still has a lot to do for us. But time alone will not bring the reputation and the recognition we all should like to see come to our university and to our alumni. Our president alone cannot bring it. But Father Time, our president, the trustees, faculty, students- and all you alumni joining up with us in the Alumni Association- all of us working together- in that union lies our strength and our salvation.

"FORTY-THREE years ago, the Rev. Francis J. Finn, S.J., of h a ppy memory, began to publish his stories for boys, and for more than a generation Tom Playfair, Percy Wynn, and Harry Dee, exercised an influence that can hardly be calculated. Their vivid portrayal of life at a Catholic school appealed irresistibly to thousands of boys in the later 'eighties and early 'nineties, and they flocked not only to Tom Playfair's beloved 'St. Maure's,' but to other Catholic institutions throughout the country. When the history of Catholic higher education is written, the wise historian will give due recognition to Father Finn, and to St. Mary's College, St. Marys, Kansas, the school which inspired his pen. "Regretfully will that historian chronicle the 3

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QN Friday Apri1 10 an official reception was held in the University of Dayton Auditorium honoring the Very Reverend Brother Michael Schleich, S. M., Lnspector General of the Society of Mary. The entire faculty and student body were present. Father Bernard P. O'Reilly, S. M., introduced the distinguished guest, following which Brother Schleich gave a short address in regard to his work and travels all over the world. At the present time he is making a tour of the schools conducted by the Society of Mary in the United States. This marks his third visit to the University Bro. Michael Schleich, S.M. of Dayton as Inspector General, the other two being in 1917 and 1924. Brother Schleich was a professor here in 1879-1880. In his address Brother Schleich related incidents from his travels in Europe, Africa, Asia, the United States, and the Hawaiian I slands. He said that th1路oughout his years of travel his most gratifying observation has been in regard to the loyalty exhibited in every quarter of the globe by former students of the Brothers of Mary. From all his observations, however, Brother Schleich said there were four which struck him most forcibly : the immense amount of good to be done in the world, the small number of men to do this good, the slender means at their disposal, and finally, the necessity of united efforts in carrying out religious and educational principles, In conclusion the speaker remarked on the progress made by the University of Dayton since his previous visit. Since that time Alumni Hall has been completed, and the stadium and library have been erected. For making possible the Albert Emanuel Library, he paid public tribute to the donor of the building, Mr. Victor Emanuel, '15. Following the address of the Inspector General, Father O'Reilly outlined plans to further the growth of the University as remarked upon by Brother Schleich. He reminded the students of the self-sacrifice of the members of the Society of Mary, who have given their 1ives for the welfare and education of youth. Father O'Reilly then showed that while students are not able to give in return large sums of money for buildings, they can do much to increase the enrollment and help make a greater University of Dayton. He urged all students to interest friends and relatives who might be seeking a place of higher education to investigate the wonderful opportunities available at the University both for young men living in the city as well as for those who might become resident students. In closing Father O'Reilly said that a goal of 200 freshmen had been set for next fall. -

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In the Easter holidays Dr. Rappel, dean of the Electrical Engineering Department, underwent an operation at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He is improving rapidly and the members of the Department welcomed him back in the class r o'o m recently.

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1931 Commencement Speaker SIR WILLIAM F. MONTAVON of the National Catholic Welfare Conference at Washington, D. C., will be the commencement speaker for 1931, it was announced by Very Rev. Bernard P. O'Reil1y, S. M., president of the University of Dayton . Sir Montavon was awarded knighthood in the Order of St. Gregory the Great in September, 1928, after the conclusion of arrangements for the return of the bishops of Me xico to their dioceses. He is a knight of the civil class and as such is authorized to use the uniform Sir William F. Montavon and regalia of the knighthood. However, he will use only the medal and rosette to indicate his honors at the commencement exercises in Dayton. Sir Montavon is widely known throughout the United States through his activities as director of the National Catholic Welfare Conference at Washington, D. C. He is a splendid speaker and will doubtless choose a subject that will be of wide interest to those attending the commenecement exercises. Additional details of the commencement exercises have not yet been completed. The dates have been nam ed and the three-day program will be held on June 6, 7 and 8. Arrangements are already started for the class reunions to be held on Class Day, J une 6. On the afternoon of June 6 the Varsity baseball team meets the Xavier University nine. Saturday evening will be devoted to individual class reunion s. On Sunday evening the annual Alumni Banquet will be h eld, featuring the 1931 graduates, the reuning classes and alumni. The baccalaureate speaker and the speaker for the annual alumni dinner will be named later. The return of a large numb er of alumni for this 1931 commencement is expected with reunions scheduled for the following classes: '01, '06, '11, '16, '21, '26 and '28. - - - - - - U. D. - - - - -

Alumnus Donates Books to Library Victor C. Smith, '05, prominent alumnus of the University of Dayton, recently made a contribution of fifteen volumes of the "Transitions of the American Society of Civil Engineers" to the library of the Department of of Civil Engineering at the University, it was announced by Bernard T . Schad, S.M., head of the Department. Besides being books of unusual technical value, t hese Transitions are filling a real need in helping to build up the new civil engineering library which was begun during the present scholastic year. The growth of so-called departmental libraries at the University ot Dayton this year has been phenomenal. This growth is due largel'y to the genero us gifts of alumni, such as this gift of Mr. Smith.

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Campus News Digest "ESPERANTO" INTRODUCED

The University of Dayton is among the first co lleges in the United States to teach Esperanto, the world's standard artifi cial lan guage. The introduction of the lang u age into the college curricu lum was promoted by Dr. Paul Koller, who conducted the first co urse recently. Esperanto is being given every Monday afternoon from one to two o'clock in Dr. Koller 's lecture room on the second floor of Nazareth H all. The class is open to all college stud ents.

Four very interesting inspection trips ELECTRICAL have been enjoyed by the electrical enENGINEERS gineers sin ce the Easter vacation. On VISIT . April 10, Miller's Ford was inspected. On April 13, the members visited the F ourth Street Substation and the Monument Avenue service building of the Dayton Power & Light Co. On April 15 th ey were shown the West Side Substation and the Longworth Street Steam plant. On April 17 they visited the Master Electric Company.

'l'he course may路 be of interest to many of tne students because of its great advantage as being a medium of speech between people of many languages. Dr. Koller h as learned Esperanto during the course of his studies in Europe, and states that it is n ow an establish ed language on the continent and is con stantly becoming of greater importance.

Recently the Junior and Senior Mechanical Engineering students were taken on a tour through the Ohio H eat-Treating Co. Heat-treating is the method of h ardening metals for industrial uses. The trip was highly interesting and profitable to the members of the classes. Brother Andrew Weber was the f-aculty representative in .charge of the tour.

Esperanto is the invention of a Polish doctor, Dr. Samenhof, who introduced it in 1887. Improvements h ave been made on the original idea, a nd the language b egan to take on a gen eral prominence t hro ughout Europe in the twentieth century. By the time of the world war international business corresponden ce, the various chambers of commerce, travelers and even the Leagu e of Nations had adopted the conven ient use of Esperanto for their transactions. At this time over a hundred periodicals were published in this language, besides the translation of many prominent books. Today, the Internationa l Esperanto Association stations thousands of its representatives in the vario us cities of the world to give tourists and business m en information about the language. DICKMAN RIFLES ACTIVE

The first social meeting of the Dickman Rifles was held on the evening of March 16 in the club room of Alumni Hall. Captain Karl Axtatter, of t he Air Corps, Wright Field, was the speaker of the evening. He gave an excellent talk on the activities of the Air Corps, particularly of the airship and balloon branch of the service. His talk was i1lustrated with War Department moving pictures. Several of the ree ls shown depicted activities of the Air Corps during the earl y stage of the development of the airplane, which proved to be of inestimable value from a historical standpoint. After the talk and movies, refreshments were served under the direction of Ed Graber, who had charge of the program. The competitive drill of the Pershing Rifles, a national society similar to t h e local on e, will be h eld at an early date next month and the Dickman Rifles will in all probability compete with the Pershing units representing the Universities of I'llin ois, Indiana, Ohio State and Kentucky. The annual government in spection will be held at U.D. on April 30. Lieutenant-Colon el E. N. Bowman, of Fort Thomas, Ky., and Major C. A. Bagby, of Fort Hayes, will inspect the local military unit. Major Bagby is in charge of R. 0. T. C. activities in this area. VARSITY NIGHT

Plans are being initiated for staging a combination theatrical and athletic carnival about the middle of May, to be known as "Varsity Night," at the University of Dayton. Harry C. Baujan, director of athletics, is heartily in favor of the proposed progTam as is Maurice Reichard, director of music at the University, who announces that the University of Dayton Glee Club will make its initial public performance on that ni ght.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERS TOUR

Mr. Macransky recently presented to the Chemical Seminar Club a well-developed talk entitled "Silicate of Soda," a substance which is more familiar to us under the n ame of water glass. The treatment of the subject was of a very thoro ugh nature and its application in the industries was fully explained. The Chemical Library was recently !mriched by the acquisition of the "Chemisches Fachwoerterwuch," by A. W. Meyer, a chemical dictionary in three languages. CHEMICAL SEMINAR CLUB

A. S. of C. E. ACTIVE

The Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers enjoyed an inspection trip to Cincinnati on April 8. The trip was arranged by an alumnus of the University, Howard "Orange" Crush, '29, and part of the program was under his personal supervision. The tour included an inspection of the new Cincinnati terminal, the whole system of Cincinnati water supply a nd the Municipial Airport. At the latter point the meteorological equipment for forecasting flying weather was shown the visitors. Mr. P aul L. Riddell, a lieutenant in the Engineering Corps of the United States Army during the world war, addressed the American Society of Civil Engineers in Alumni Hall club room. His talk consisted of the pioneer work in the construction of stone bridges in F rance. Brother Schad, faculty advisor of the A.S.C.E., gave a short talk depicting the failure of the a ssociate m embers to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the societ y and urged the active members to encourage the freshmen to attend the meetings. The meeting was adjourned by President McCormick and refreshments followed.

J. F . Sowers, vice-president of the Parker Advertising Agency, addressed members of the Commerce Club of the Uni versity of Dayton on April 10, on the subject "Advertising." Ninety per cent of those seeking employment in the advertising business have no special training for the work whatever, the speaker said. H e declared that a college education was a tremendous asset for on'! planning to enter the advertising business. R. E. S etter of the General Outdoor Advertising Agency l}daressed the members. of th e Commerce Club on Wednesday April 15. "Outdoor Advertising as a Marketing Force" was the topic of his address. Mr. Shetter has been with the local unit of the "General Outdoor Advertising Agency since 1925.

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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNUS

April, 1931

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thletic News and Cotntnent By Art Routzong, '32

\LL TEAM WEAK ~ the Flyer diamond represen;wo of their first three colleg. becomes apparent that the !Cidedly below the calibre of Baujan has produced here in s.

'romising in opening its season on rictory over Antioch but three days their many weaknesses when they ! University of Michigan, 15 to 3. performance against Michigan, on Flyers fell before Cedarville, 4-3, e since Baujan has been coaching ersity that Cedarville has downed ~e n

aggregation of weak hitters and Koehl and Joe Caveney, two vetnes who have shown power at the l Koehl alone has looked good. Daye from bad to worse. In a practice lien the Flyers made five errors, :otal was raised to six, in the Cedar7S mounted to seven and in another oyers the high mark of eight was Joor support both at bat and in the ; has been helpless at the hands of veterans, "Poge" Moyer and Bud ed as good as ever and two sophand Dan Fitzsimmons, have lived : but the fine efforts of these four ted because of the poor work of the

GOLF SEASON OPENS N Friday, April 24, the Flyer golfers are scheduled to get their ten-game program under way by opposing the mashie wielders of the University of Kentucky at the Moraine Park Country Club in this city.

The team, composed of four regular starters and two alternates, has been chosen by a series of eliminations which have been held under the direction of George Kline, student manager, and Alex Campbell, pro at Moraine Park, one of the finest courses in the city, which has been thrown open to the Flyer golfers by Bill Keyes, Dayton alumnus. The six survivors of the elimination tests are all Dayton boys and two are seniors, two ju'niors, and two sophomores. The seniors are Charles Reiling and Tom Dempsey, the juniors are Dick Miller and Jim Taylor and the sophomores are Eddie Hamant and Neil Reichelt. Although the lineup for the opener has not been picked definitely it appears that Ham ant will play No. 1, Miller No. 2 and that the other two positions will be filled by Taylor and Reiling with Dempsey and Reichelt in the role of alternates. The other four home matches will also be played at Moraine Park and are scheduled with Ohio Wesleyan, Kenyon, St. John's and the University of Toledo. Return matches away from home are carded with these four schools. Although the strength of the opposition is unknown, it appears safe to say that the Flyers will give a good account of themselves on the links and will cash in on their share of victories. Eddie Hamant, the star basketball player, should be good enough to win the majority of his matches. Hamant is recognized as one of the best young amateur golfers in the city and is classed along with Bob Kepler, another Gem City youth who is No. 1 man on Ohio State's golf team and who was runner-up in the Big Ten tournament last spring. In his high school days at Chaminade Hamant twice captained the team to the city title and once to the state championship. He also won the individual city crown twice but was defeated in the finals of the state tournament. He is present champion of Community Country Club and for the past two years has been a member of Dayton's National Public Links team. Last year he was captain of the team. In his senior year at Prep School here Dick Miller was crowned city high school champion. The other members of the Flyer team have won no titles but they are capable golfers nevertheless.

edingly weak around the keystone veney and "Squirrel" Hellman hold 'ng leaves much to be desired. Cavthan he did last year but his fi.eldiderably, perhaps by environment. !rolf have a ll been given a shot at all have shown glaring weaknesses. ently good play Vic Koehl is a fix; Marshall, Colan, Brisse and Gorry, lr the other two garden positions, arent success. Brisse, aiong with ter a third baseman and both Dehed brilliantly in the opener but e then. Fearn is still playing third 1e clean-up po sition but Brisse has ·ang, veteran receiver, hit hard in one nothing since then and he is y a sore arm. His understudy, Art Jth good and bad in spots. Before , which is scheduled with Xavier at seyeral changes may be made in , sophomore pitcher, is being given md if he can hit he will get the eld Koehl may be flanked by two and Fitzsimmons.

SINCE the return of students from the Easter vacation a tennis tournament has bee-n in progress for the purpose of determining the varsity squad that will represent the Flyers on the courts this spring. The ten-game schedule will be opened on Wednesday April 29, when the team goes to Richmond, Ind., to play Earlham College. The survivors of the tournament have not been named as yet but several players have come to the fore. Andy Schroeder, who won the tournament last spring looks like a sure bet to make the team. Two other cont~stants whose play has been outstanding are Carl Sackwitz and Johnny Ferree.

:ollege games the Flyers have also ;i<Je tilts to da te, winning two of

FOOTBALL practice also got under way immediately following the spring recess. Forty-six candidates re-

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Annual Law Dinner Success

Alumnus Makes Thrilling Leap

THIS y ear's annual dinner given by the junior law students in honor of the senior law stu dents was h eld the evening of April 16 in the American Room of the Hotel Gibbons. Judge Robert H. Day of the Ohio Supreme Court was the principal speaker of the evening. S amuel S. Markham of th e law firm of McMahon, Corwin , L a ndi s & Markham, acted as toastmaster. In a ddition to the sp eech es there was a dancing program of fift een minutes furnished by the O'Br ien School of Expression. Judge Day spoke of the important part lawyers play in modern life and of the opportunitie s Judge Robert H. Day awaiting law students, illustrating his message with many stories of experiences from his own life. Th e program was as follows: Invocation by the Very Rev. Bernard P. O'Reilly, S.M.; introduction of the toastmaster by Francis Marshall, president of the Junior Class; short talk by Dr. Thurman Lautenschlager, president of the Senior Class; address by Judge Day; impromptu speeches by Father O'Reilly, Dean Robert C. P atterson of the College of Law and prominent Dayton a ttor n eys; dancing program by the O'Bri en School of Expression; dancing. The room was beautifully d ecorated with pennants and spring flowers. Red and blu e, th e scho ol colors, predominated. The success of the dinner was due lar gely to the unceasing labors of the committee which consisted of Chairman Jake Frong, Louis Makle y, Eugene Stenger, Francis Marshall, John Retter and Martin H a ag. The seniors who attended the dinner included the Messrs. J enkins, Lauten schlager, Turkow, Colvin, Arnovitz, Goldstein, Russell, Wolff, Hager, Baumann, Herr, Crockett, Lan e, Patr icoff, Corso, and the Misses Payne and Davis. The dancing program was und er the direction of Inez T empleton, teacher at th e O' Brien School of Expression. Those taking part in it were Jan e Barlow, Margare t Geske, H enrietta Ginz, Mildred H oban , Betty Lloyd, Sue McClellan, and J ean Barlow. There was also a special dancing number by four yo ung tots: Lucille Kenning , Phyllis Pottle, June Koors, and Charlie Mills, J r. Very R ev. Bern ar d P. O'Reilly, S.M., president of the University, again expressed a wish that a movem ent to assure a permanent organization of the law graduates and present students of the College of Law be started. Acting upon this suggestio n, the t oa stmast er appointed a committee to work out this organization, consisting of H enry L. Beigel, Dayton attorney and president of the first graduating class of the College of Law at the University; Mary Margaret Payne; Dr. Thurman Lautenschlager; and Joe Keller, law secretary at the University.

T WO army flyers on April 13 engaged in a desperate , silent struggle high in the air to dislodge two bombs which had become caught in the wires of their plane, 'then esc aped in parachutes a few seconds b efore the plane was blown to bits. Captain Robert G. Breene, '08, Air Corps pilot, son of C. L. G. Breen e, 106 Squirrel Road, Dayton, Ohio, and Major Charles A. French of the Coast Artillery, were dropping bombs into Chesapeake Bay durin g maneuvers with the tactical school. Two high explosive bombs caught in the wires Captain Robert G. Breene, '08 beneath the plane. Quick to sen se their peril, the two officers shot the craft upward to a great h eight, executing a dizzying series of loop s, spins and violent dives. The bombs held fast. Again the flyers climbed skyward, subjecting the plane to terrific strain as they endeavored again to shake the missles loose. To descend would have meant sudden death, as the bombs would have hit the ground before the wheels. To remain aloft was almost equally hazardous, as the projectiles were swinging back and forth like pendulums, knocking together and threatening any minute to explode. . Captain Breene righted his plane from a new series of deadly serious stunts and flew straight out away from the bay and over land. Major French stepped out of the cockpit, poised, and leaped straight out from the plane and its cargo of death. Captain Breene adjusted his parachute, quickly deserted the controls and followed. The plane bucked and dived unguided. The two parachutes opened a lmost simultaneously, and a moment later the flyers, drifting swiftly toward the ground and safety, heard a t errific roar above them. A barrage of airplane parts, fragments of engine, catapulted past but did not strike the airmen. ----U.D.----

Memorial Mass Sung for Rockne A special memorial mass for Knute Rockne, famous Notre Dame football coach, was celebrated in the main chapel of the University of Dayton by Very Rev. Bernard P. O' Reilly, S.M . The mass was attended by Notre Dame alumni and the many friends of Ro ckn e in this city. Students and faculty members were also in attendance . Rockne spoke h ere at the cornerstone laying of the University of Dayton stadium in June, 1925. He was also a frequent visitor at the Univer sity, calling t o see Harry C. Baujan, director of athletics, one of Rock's former star ends. /

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Dr. Alt/n J. Choate of the National Military Home, Dayton, Ohio, recently presented thirty valuable volumes on medical and surgical practice to the Department of Biology library.

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1931 Alumni Nominations

Speak to High Schools

The nominating committees, authorized to select the candidates for alumni offices, Board of Directors, and Athletic Board, have announced their selections. The two nominating committees, consisting of Louis E. Moosburgger, '00, Victor C. Smith, .'05, and Elmer F. Steger, '23, and Charles W. Whalen, '07, Emil H . Kessler, '20, and George A. Pflaum, Jr. , '25 , have selected the following alumni as nominees for almpni offices.

Merle P. Smith and Joe Keller, representing the University of Dayton, fulfilled a number of speaking programs at high schools in the Miami Valley recently. Both attended a special college day program at Sidney High School at which time they were presented to the senior students of the high school. Twenty oth er colleges and universities in Ohio were represented at the same program. Each school was given an opportunity to outline its advantages to seniors contemplating entering Ohio colleges upon the completion of their high school work. Dean Snyder, principal of Sidney High School, was their host. On the following day a similar program was attended at the Troy High School at which time B. F. Weiss, principal of that school, was host. The Kiwanis Club entertained at luncheon. The next day Paul C. Warner, principal of Gre enville High School, was host to the same speakers at which time a sim;Jar "college day" program was offered. Literature and catalogu es from the University of Dayton were dist r ibuted to senior students also. A numb er of other similar speaking engagements have been planned for the near future.

For Alumni President:

Francis C. Canny, '09, Dayton, Ohio. Herbert Whalen, '09, Dayton, Ohio. For Alumni Vice-President:

Charles F. Freeman, '05, St. Louis, Mo. Elmer H. Heile, '05, Covington, Ky. For Alumni Treasurer:

Theodore D. Hollenkamp, '99, Dayton, Ohio. Following are the nominations for the Board of Directors. Two directors are to be chosen. For the Board of Directors-Three-year Term:

Robert E. Gray, '09, 'Dayton, Ohio. Clement G. Jauch, '08, Dayton, Ohio. Frank Kirven, '17, Columbus, Ohio. Leo Virant, '25, Lorain, Ohio. The nominating committee for the Athletic Board, consisting of William E. Stoecklein, '04, Herbert Mahrt, '07, and Harold F. Demann, '26, has selected the following alumni as nominees for the Board of Athletic Control of the University of Dayton. Two candidates are to be selected for a term of three years. For the Board of Athletic Control-Three-year Term

Harry F. Finke, '02, Dayton, Ohio. Theodore H. Oppenheim, '28,Coldwater, Ohio. Norb N. Sacksteder, '11, Dayton, Ohio. John J. Schulte, Jr., '26, Cleveland, Ohio. Upon· the signatures of any five alumni additional nominations for the Athletic Board shall be in order. All nominations must be in hand not later than April 15, 1931. Election will be by ballot mailed to the members of the Alumni Association on about May 15, 1931. - - - - - U. D . - - - -

Cleveland Club Easter Party Success

WITH more than sixty couples enjoying the entertainment the elaborate Fifth Annual Easter Party of the Cleveland U of D Alumni Club held on Easter Monday night, April 6, 1031, was a delightful success. It was truly a memorable party that far surpasses the events of previous years and that undoubtedly established a precedent for those of the future . With Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baujan, the former the athletic director of the University of Dayton, as the guests of the evening, the party a ssembled at 9 :00 p.m. at Lemieux's Horse Shoe Inn at Dover Village. The serving of a seven-course chicken dinner started the program for the evening. Dancing was enjoyed during and after the dinner until closing. Many entertaining features and a floor show were enjoyed during the course of the evening. The officers of the Club and the committee are to be highly complimented on successfully putting across ' this brilliant Easter party. • The next regular meeting of the Cleveland Club will be held on Monday May 4, 1931, at Cathedral Latin High School at 8 :00 p.m. The business will consist of a report on the Easter Dance and the making of plans for returning to the University for Commencement, June 6, 7 and 8.

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The Roll Call Continues THE number of membership dues received in the Alumni Association of the University of Dayton to date for the year 1931 has been highly encouraging. With steady dependability many alumni are sending in their dues. Early response from the remaining regular members will assist the Association in its attempts to exceed last year's record membership. The membership dues include, of course, the year's subscription to the University of Dayton Alumnus. · Memberships 'for 1931 have been received within the past few weeks from the f ollowing alumni: Albert J. Kemper, Chicago, Ill. Howard Keyes, Dayton, Ohio. Thomas Coughlin, Sr., Cleveland, Ohio. William J. Kuntz, Dayton, Ohio . Rev. Aloy. C. Ang el, Pittsburgh, Pa. Rev. Thomas L. Kearns, Lebanon, Ohio. John C. Wolf, Roselle, N. J. Harry C. Anderton, Dayton, Ohio . Oscar C. Miller, Chicago, Ill. Walter K. Bl:aire, Shawnee, Ohio. Ed. W. Lang e, Covington, Ky. Charles A. Eberly, Columbus, Ohio. Charles J. Himes, Jr., Dayton, Ohio. Henry W. Merland, Cincinnati, Ohio. Louis G. Boehmer, Covington, Ky. PaulS. Lawrence, N ew York City. M. J. Gibbons, Jr., Dayton, Ohio. H. J. Haile, Chattanooga, Tenn. Ed. A. Glockner, Portsmouth, Ohio. Wilbur A. Kramer, Dayton, Ohio. Charles J. Pedersen, Carney's Point, N. J. Florence Nuttall, Dayton, Ohio. Norb C. McGreevy, Dayton, Ohio. Carroll A. Hochwalt, Dayton, Ohio. Andrew A. Hellmuth, Springfield, Ohio. Dr. John F. Panos, Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Francis Wong Leong, Honolulu, T. H. Leo Showel, T ledo, Ohio. B. A. Puig, J:.r., Laredo, Texas. Anna Marie Ryd er, Dayton, Ohio. Horace J. Boesch, Dayton, Ohio. Henry Silbereis, Dayton, Ohio. Norb N. Sacksted er, Dayton, Ohio.

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Oscar C. Miller an d Albert J . Kemper, '94, b oth of Chicago, were back to the University for the Board of Trustees meeting held on April 18, 1931.

'05

Victor C. Smith is president of the Smith Motors, I,nc., of 333 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio. Oliver B. Smith, '09, is secretary and treasurer of the compan y. They are Dayton dealers for Graham Sixes a n d Eights.

'06

How about it? Silver Jubliee Reunion in June 6, 7 and 8 . Twenty-five y ea r s ago! Visit old ' scenes with old friends and discuss old events and the changes that have occurred in the meantime. What do you say?

'07

Frank A. Martin is n ow located at 223 Collimore Ave., Cumberland, Md.-Our sympathies are exten ded to Mrs. Marie B. Schaefer and son Norman on t h e r ecent death of Aloysius M. Scha ef er, forty-two, vicepresident of t h e Continental Finance Co., at his residence at 7 48 Sout h Brown Street, Dayton, Ohio. He was ill for so me time and spen t several months at St. E lizabeth Hospital an d at Battle Creek San itarium in Michigan in an effort to regain his h ealth. Mr. Schaefer was the son of the lat e Mich ael an d Rose Schaefer and was born October 28, 1888, in the same house in which he died. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

'08 '09

Charles J. Herman, of Paine, Webber & Co., h as .m oved to 74 01 N. Damen Ave., Ch icago, TIL

Charles A. Eberly of Howard, Eberly & Eberly, attorn eys an d counsellors at law, with offices at 50 6-510 Citizen s Bank Bldg., Columbus, Ohio, resides at 1747 Franklin P ark South.-Herbert Rulmann' s father, Dr . R. A. Rulmann of Minster , Ohio, celebrated his g olden an n iversary on Mo n day April 20, 1931. Herbert's br other , Dr . Claren ce Rulmann, wh o died in the war fl u epidemic, also attended the University of Dayton.-We enjoyed a visit from Father F . A . Biendl of Fayetteville, Ohio, on March 17, 1931.

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W. N. Nushawg has b een appointed by Ray M. Ohmer , man ager of t h e cash register division of t h e Ohmer F are Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, as gen eral field supervisor of cash register sales instru ction t hro ugh ou t t h e U nited States and Canada. Mr. N ush awg has a n ational rep utation as a sales executive. He comes to t h e Ohmer organization after six years with The National Cash Register Company , dur ing which period he won an enviable record, both in t h e sales of cash registers and accoun ting mach ines. Special sch ools for cash r egister salesmen will be condu cted at t h e various sales agen cies t h roughou t t h e country an d a series of special sales conven tions are to be held in Dayton under Mr. Nush awg's supervision . Prospects are particularly bright at t his time, according to an officia l of t h e company, and it is regard ed as a good omen t h at during Mr. Nushawg's first h our on the j ob a foreign order for ninety Ohmer ca sh register s was received. Mr. Nu sh awg is a Dayton man and lives at 144 Chath am Drive, Hills an d Dales, Dayton, Ohio.

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Mr. and Mrs. Norb C. McGreevy n ow reside at 46 Ivanh oe Ave ., Dayton , Ohio.-Tenth Anniversary of '21 at Commen cement in June.

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Dr. John T . Panos, 836 Neal Ave., has offices a t 503-4 Reibo ld Bldg., Dayton, Ohio.-Edward Allan Tehan, Jr., of Springfield, Ohio, was married to Lucille Marian Sch afer on Tuesday Apri'l 7, 193 1- Lieutenant T . D. Drake, U. S. Infantry, is now located at the Infan try School, Fort B en ning , Ga.

'24

E. J. Murphy now resi des at 559 Secon d Ave., Silver Grove, Ky.

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Edward A. Glockn er of 820 Eighth Street, Portsmouth, Ohio, visited the Alumni Office on April 6, 1931. Ed is in th e automobile busines.s.-Ju ne 6, 7 and 8 - Commencement- is the twentieth ann iver sa r y of '11. Come back for the celebration.

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Byrne of 2396 E dgert on Road, Cleveland, Ohi o, are t h e prou d parents of a boy born on March 30, 1931.-0ur sympathies are extended to W illiam A. Zolg, Jr., of Oakland, Calif., Walter W., ' 28, and Eugene, junior at U of D, on t h e recent death of their father, William A . Zolg, Sr ., of 2114 P arkdale Ave., Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Zolg was secretary and treasurer of t h e Toledo Scale Co. He was b orn in Dayand finished his education at St. Mary's College, now U of D, after which he began working for t h e N C R. He was sent by the late John H. Patterson to organize the cost departmen t of the N C R in Germany. After his return to this coun try he became associated with t h e Toledo Scale Co .

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George E. Donovan has moved to 435 South andria Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. /

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Fifteen year s ago! Let 's celebra te at Commencement in June 6, 7 and 8 .

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Bernard J. Losh of 2019 Revere Ave., Dayton, Oh io, is a member of the editorial staff of the Dayton Daily 'News.

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Our Own Joe Cook Chief credit for Joe Cook, the clean-cut comedian, who will for many seasons to come hold his place among the first American fun sters, has been claimed by Evansville, Ind., where the vaudeville star lived and learned until he was seventeen years of age. But a good share of home-town pride may well be allotted to the University of Dayton, Ohio, where young Joe Cook, born Josep h Gomez, went for his higher education. This is, of course, the same Joe Cook who is currently the star of "Fine and Dandy," the perfectly spiffy musical comedy that is among the long-run leaders in the city. Cook, as in "Rain or Shine," of both stage and screen, manages to do almost everything from dancing to acrobatic pyramiding, and turns out one of the most enjoyable performances to be discovered in the city. "Fine and Dandy" is expected to last well into the late spring, and then, if conditions warrant, a Chicago run will begin. The show has lately been playing to unusually good grosses, considering Lent and the length of the engagement. Cook is already making plans for his next musical show, an outstanding feature of which will be the presentation, in person, of his famous four Hawaiians. In addition, the projected offering, which will be more in the modern intimate style, will include a "hammer" invention that will succeed the Ferris wheel of "Rain or Shine" and the steam shovel of "Fine and Dandy."-Cin-cinnati Enquirer.

April, 1931

Military Club Dance On May 2, 1931, the Military Club of the University of Dayton will give their annual Military Ball at the Community Country Club with Cline's Orchestra furni shing the music. Dancing will be enjoyed from 9:00 to 12:3 0. All graduates of the Reserve Officers Training Corps of the University are welcome to attend. The dance is formal at $2.00 per couple. ----U.D.----

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Baseball Team Weak them. Keefer and Allen, a local Class A amateur club, has been Dayton's victim twice by scores of 8-7 and 8-5. Shroyers, Dayton 's representative in the K. I. 0. League, a semi-pro organization, blanked the Flyers 6-0. "Poge" Moyer twirled a masterful game, allowing only five hits, fanning six and walking only one, but his mates secured but two hits and played miserably in the field. In the first seven innings Moyer held Shroyers to two hits but the latter had scored four runs, all of the1n un earned, because of Flyer errors. In the eighth Moyer let up on his hopeless task and the K. I. 0. Leaguers managed to score two earned runs as the result of a pair of singles and a triple.

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ported to Line Coach Bill Belanich, who has been in charge of the drills. Belanich has received occasional assistance from Jack Keefer and Harry Baujan, the latter's time being mostly taken up by the base ball team. The drills have been mostly fundamental in nature and have uncovered some fine freshman material in Payne, Rogers, Curran, Gill, Hannegan and the McFadden brothers. The first three are ends and the others are backfield candidates. The short practice period will be brought to a close aJt the end of this month with the playi ng of an inter-squad game .

9, 1931, at St. Elizabeth Hospital.-J. D. Walsh now resides at 5728 Enright Ave., St. Louis, Mo.-Five years old at Commencement in June.

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Richard Chun now resides at 2402 Wentworth Ave., Chicago, IlL-Paul Bratten visited the Alumni Office on March 21, 1931. After his graduation from Ohio State Medical College in June Paul will interne at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

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Jim Blake is at present connected with the U. S. Department of Justice. Jim resides at 1332 I St., N. W., Washington, D. C.-Matt Marzluft has moved to 1422 College Ave., Fresno, Calif.-H. L. Hartman is now associated with the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Go., East Hartford, Conn. - Third Anniversary of '28 at Commencement in June.

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Robert F. Stoehr was married in April to Larue Himes of Dayton. They reside at 916 Superior Ave., Dayton, Oh1o.-William E. Hart now resides at 1461 East 108th St., Cleveland, Ohio.-Ed. W. Lange of 1409 Greenup St., Covington, Ky., is now associated with the Liberty Cherry and Fruit Co., of Covington.-The· engagement of Francis J . Hollencamp to Alberta Kathleen Wiedeke was announced on Easter Sunday. The wedding will be an event of May 7 at Holy Angels Church in Dayton, Ohio.-John W. Craig, 3327% East Third St., Dayton, Ohio, besides giving necessary information for an inspection visit to the Frigidare Corporation's Plant No. 1, enjoyed by the members of the Mechanical Engin eeringDepartment, also informs us that the first "arrival" is not a future Varsity football star. John is still with the Frigidaire Corporation, being occupied with the study of refrigerants.

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Walter P . Reese, attorney-at-law, is now associated with. George C. Nicholas at 918 to 923 Mimai Savings Bldg. -After passing apprenticeship as a studentengineer in •the Redio Department of the General Motors Corporation, Carl Gerhardt is in line for the departmental inspettor position at General Motors.

U NIVERSITY OF DAYTON will be repFesented at the Ohio Relays at Columbus on May 2 by a mile relay team composed of Bob Pudenz, Bill Jordan, Joe Colan and George Gorry. - - - - U. D. - - --

Picture Given Dickman Club The officers of the "Dickman Rifles" are d eeply grateful to Mrs. Louise Dickman Murphy of Washington. D. C., sister of Major General Joseph T. Dickman , after whom the honorary society is named, for the handsome picture of General Dickman which she presented to the Club recently. Arrangements have been ma de to put the picture in a suitable mounting after which it will be stationed in a conspicuous place in the military training department hea dquarters. - - - - U. D. - - - -

Dr. William J. Wohlleben, S.M., head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Dayton, attended the convention o.f the American Chemical Society which was held in Indianapolis, Ind., from Tuesday to Friday of Holy Week. Dr. Wohlleben r eports that the convention was one of the most interesting that he has yet attended.

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R. 0 . T. C. STUDENT OFFICERS Here are pictured t h e t h ree captains of the R.O .T.C. batta lion at th e Un iversity of Dayton. Th ey are, left to r ight, George W. Heck, Harry Foster and D. B. Adams. Heck and Foster have been assigned to co mmand Companies A and B,' respective ly, whil e Adams h as be en assigned as a member of the battalion staff. Th ey are m embers of the second advanced class in mi litary training and are a lso three of the five initia l members of the Dickman Rifles, a n hon orary mi litary society which h as been nicently organized at U of D .

U. of D. Debaters Successful T he Un iversity of Dayton Aff irmative Debating Team concluded its second successful road trip of the year after meeting such strong opponents as Temple University, Cath olic U ., a~d West Virginia University. Barth Snyder and Ern est Levit, members of t he team, left Dayton Su nday March 15 . The first debate of the trip was with Templ e University at P hilade lp hia. This was a no-decision co n test, but t he Dayton team is reported to have shown u p very well. On the fo llowi n g dav the team met Catholi c University at Washington, D." C. After a har d-fo ught debate S n yder a nd Levit were awarded an a udien ce decision by th e n arrow margi n of forty-five to t hirt y-five vo t es. Both men state that t his was t he best debate of t he t r ip . T he fo llowing t wo days were open dates and were spen t to good adva ntage in th e capital. T he debat ers report visiting th e Capitol a nd th e Congressional L ibrar y a n d regret tha t th ey d id n ot have more time t o see t he oth er attr a cti on s of th e city. W hat proved to be th e fin a l debate of t h e t r ip was h eld wi th West Virg inia U niversity at Morga ntown on March 20 . In this co ntest a'lso th e Dayto n team gained a decision , r eceivin g both th e un officia l a udi ence vo t e a nd being t he choice of th e cha ir m a n . 'th e last debate had b ee n schedu led with Washin gto n and J eff erso n Univer sity, at W ashingto n , P a ., f or March 21. Due, h owever, t o th e de clar ation of a strike by the stud ents of the uni ver sity, it was necessa r y for this con t est to be cancelled. The co ncl usion of this t r ip a lso br ings t o an end th e de bating ca reers at the U niversity of Dayton of t h e two m embers of th e affirmative team. Sn yder and Levit have complet ed t hr ee years of various service, in t ha t time becoming two of t he best debaters ever devel oped at t he U n iversity of Dayton. Upsi lon Delta Sig ma's neg ative de bating team, repre senting th e U niver sity of Dayton on a w e e~ tou r of t h e west , was beset by misfortun e in t h e for~of illn ess from t he beginning. F rancis Pfister a n d J ohn Con n elly, fo r ming t he team , lef t Dayt on S unday morning Mar ch 17. Con ne lly was stricken wit h a severe case of sinus tr ou ble

which required a doctor' s care on t h e an路iva'l of the two men in St. Louis. Han dicapped as h e was, t here is little wonder t h at t he j udges gave the decision to t h e St. Louis team by a two to on e vote . At De Pauw Un iversity the debate was h eld before the stu dents of Brazil High School, Brazil, I nd., a nd resu lted in a no -decisio n contest. Afterwards, Con n ell y's illness made a n immediate return to Dayton imperative, a n d t h e Akron debate for the fo llowi ng even ing was cancelled. Upsilon Delta Sigma is one of our outstand ing camp us organizatio n s. Our debaters deserve h onor a n d due praise for t h eir fine work. - - - - U . D. - - - -

President Attends Meet Reveren d Bernard P. O'Reill y, S. M., Presiden t of th e Uni versity of Dayton, r epresented the in stitu t ion at t he a nnu a l meeting of the North Cen tra l Associati on of Col'leges an d Secon dary Sch ools which was h el d in Chicago dur ing t he week of March 16.

First Freshman Dance Alumni Welcome Biltmore Hotel . . . . May 5, 193 1 9:00 p.m. to 1 :00 a.m. Special Feature

CHARLEY DAMERON Radio Artist and Famous Tenor of Henry Theis Orche s tra

MICHAEL HAUER'S ORCHESTRA Summer Formal

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Success of "1"'ommy" Credited to Student Actors

"Tommy," the seco nd annual alumni play, made a great hi t with the alumni", students, dramatic critics, and t he Dayton th eatergoing public. After diligent work at a ll reh earsals the above cast presented a finished a nd smooth production and full cred it for the popular success of our second annual a lumni play must go to the individuals pictured h erewith. In additio n to the Sun day a nd Monday evening performances, there was a special matinee ~atÂ urday for the orph a n s of both the St. Joseph Orphans' H ome and the Montgomery Co unty Child ren's Home. The S unday and Monday nig ht performances were witnessed by unusually large crowds who were de lighted with the entertainme nt a nd who highl y praised the work of both the cast a nd the two men

responsible for the decorating of t he auditorium, Don Brown and Paul Antony. The auditorium was completely transformed. The decorative sch eme was more elaborate and more attractive than any that has yet been u sed. Maurice Reichard, director of music at t he University, arranged a special program of music for between the acts. Miss Martha Dwyer, who sang the leading ro le in "Clouds Ro1l By" last year, sang several numbers from t hat show between the acts of " T ommy. " She was a cco mpanied by Dick Frankensteen. Th e special so uvenir program for "Tommy" which is a thirtytwo-page publication and a compl ete review of student activities the past year, wa s di stributed free at a ll performan ce3. â&#x20AC;˘

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