The University of Dayton Alumnus, May 1931

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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNUS MEMBER OF AMERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL Publis hed Monthly, Except in July, August and September, by THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Dayton, Ohio Alumni Offieera Board of Directors BARRY F . FINKE, '02, President Harry F . Finke, '02: Joseph G. Wagner, ' 23; T . D. Hollenkamp, '99; JOSEPH G. WAGNER, '23, Vice-President Matt N . Blumen thal, '97: James E . Grimes, '04: Elmer J. Focke, 09; T. D. HOLLENKAMP, '99 , Treas urer Louis R. Mahrt, '26: Frank P . Elardo, '22 ; John J. Schulte, Jr., '26 ; MERLE P . SMITH, '26, Secretary and Editor of the Alumnus Very R ev. B. P . O'R e illy, S.M .: J ohn H. Lowekamp, S.M.; FranAlumni Office, U of D , Dayton, Ohio cis J . O' R e illy, S .M.; Merle P . Smith, ' 26.

SUBSCRIPTION-Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Association, $5.00. Subscription alone, $2 .00. Single copies, 25 cents.

Communicatons intended for publication s hould be sent to Alumni Offic e, University of Dayton , Dayton, Ohio. They should be in hand before the 15th to insure attention for the issu e of t he s ucceed ing month.

Checks, drafts and money orders s houltl be made payable to " The Alumni Associat ion of t h e U nive r sity of Dayton."

Entered as second-class matter Janua ry 15, 1929, at the Post Office at Dayton, Ohio, under Act o f Congress of March 3, 1879.

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The Alumni Basketball Team

The Roll Call Continues

1906- 1907

THE number of alumni sending in t h eir 19 31 alumni membership dues within the past few weeks in di cates a steady dependability although represen ting a decided drop from t h e record totals of April and March.

Th e number of 1931 paid up mem bers is encouraging .

Early response from a11 the members who h ave not paid their du es of $5 .00 for the current year, whi ch expires December 31, 1931, will enable the University of Dayton Alumni Association to establish 1931 as a record a lumni membership year.

L'<ames of alumni sending in t heir fees since the first of May are listed below : Albert J. Kuhn, Dayton, Ohio.

Martin C. Kuntz, Dayton, Ohio.

William A. Fritz, Dayton, Ohio.

T. K . Spalding, Charleston, W. Va. Herbert Y. Hart, Chicago, Ill. Louis G. Freeman, Cincin na ti, Ohio.

H er bert S. Wagner, Dayto n, Ohio.

Roland A. Wagner, Dayton, Ohio .

Richard P. Kuntz, Dayton , Ohio.

George K. !washita, Dayton, Ohio.

Federico L. Ferrara, Monterrey, Mexico.

J . E. "Ned" Payne, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Howard W. Germann, Dayton, Ohio.

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Harry F . Finke, ' 02; Clarence P . Kramer, '03; Leo N. Kramer, ' 04; Albert J. Timmer, '05; Joseph J. Cronan, '04.

SENIOR FAREWELL T HE S. M. I. (now U.D.) alumni of Dayton arranged 路 a basketball game for Saturday April 6, 1907, with the Dayton Turners. The proceeds of the game were u sed towards furnishing the Alumni Dining Hall. The game was a success in every particular. The alumni, wh o had the upper hand from the beginn ing, won by the score of 26-10 . The work of Clarence Kramer at center was very good. Albert Timmer and Leo Kramer guarded their men in great form and were 1argely responsib le for the low score of the Turners. Joseph Cronan put up a h ard game as forward, while Harry Finke, his teammate, proved the star of th e evening, caging most of the field baskets. The line-up was as fo llows:

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Individual Tables for Individual Parties Reservations tickets can be secured at Alumni Office

S M I Alumni Dayton Turners Albert Timmer .. L. G. .... Ed Wenz Leo Kram er .. .... .... .. ....... R.G . ....... .. .... .... .. .... C. Scheble C. Kramer . C. C. Roth Jos. Cron>1n ...... .. .L.F. Oscar Bucher Harry Finke ..... R.F. .... Ed Roth, Bradford :ij,eferee: William A. Pflaum, '07, of Dayton. Umpire : Urban Thies, '02, also of Dayto n, alternating.

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ALUMNUS A magazine .,.•hich 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

NUMBER 8

MAY, 1931

1931 Commencement and Alumni Reunion June 6, 7 and 8 - Class Reunions To Be Held N to Dayton U is the word.

For alumni the Eighty-first Commencement, beginning Saturday June 6 and lasting through Monday June 8, will be the occasion for a real alumni goodfellowship gathering. The three days will be jammed full of activities, although there· will be plenty of opportunity for old college chums to arrange get-togethers away from the crowd. U of D classes scheduled for reunions are these: 1881, 1886, 1891, '96, 1901, '06, '11, '16, '21, '26 and 1928. If you were a member of one of these classes you have a date to be at U of D this Commencement.

Whether a definite reunion party has been arranged or not, come back, meet your old classmates, and get together on Saturday night for an old time party. Class reunions will culminate in the Annual Alumni Banquet which will be held on Sunday evening June 7 in the American Room of the Hotel Gibbons. All alumni whether they be members of the reunion classes or not are urgently invited to come back to U of D on June 6, 7 and 8.

The University will reserve rooms in Alumni Hall to care for those who come back. There'll be plenty of rooms for all those who come for Saturday, Sunday and Monday - and all it will cost is $2.50 which covers the fee for the big Alumni Banquet. You'll enjoy the reunion with your old friends and the Commencement program.

Each alumnus is kindly urged on his arrival to report to the Alumni Office at once for registration and for room reservation if desired. No matter at what time you arrive during the three-day program - do not fail to register.

We want the Alumni Reunion Book to contain the name of each and every alumnus who comes back to his old campus on June 6, 7 and 8.

On Saturday afternoon the U of D Flyers

battle Xavier University of Cincinnati on the diamond for the benefit of the old grads. Then on Saturday evening the club rooms- of Alumni Hall will be at the disposal of the grads. Reunions are in order Saturday night. The Alumni will teach the Varsity old baseball tricks on June 7 at 2:00 p.m. The annual Alumni Banquet on Sunday evening promises to be a·n enjoyable affair, with very little speech making, much humor and entertainment, and plenty of gustatory delicacies. The reunion classes will complete their celebrations at this Alumni Banquet. Men and women, alumni and friends are invited to attend the Banquet. You must not miss this really memorable alumni gathering. To avoid embarrassment and inconvenience mail in your reservations promptly.

The program of exercises for the Eighty-first Commencement follows:

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Saturday June 6

10:00 a.m.-Reception and registration of alumni in the Alumni Lounge, main floor, St. Mary Hall.

12:00 m.-Luncheon.

1:30 p.m.-Alumni pass in review. Review of Old Boys, according to classes, on old varsity "First Division" campus.

2:45 p.m.-Varsity baseball game. University of Dayton Flyers vs. Xavier University of Cincinnati.

4:30 p .m.-Annual Meeting of Associate Board of Lay Trustees. p.m.-Buffet Luncheon, Senior Club5:30 room, Chaminade Hall.

6:30 p.m.-Class Reunion Exercises.

7:30 p.m.-Alumni "Get-together," Club Rooms, Aluinni Hall.

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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNUS.

May, 1931

Alumni Adult Education's Progress

By Merle P. Smith, Alumni Secretary Note; This is the substance of a talk given by the Alumni Secretary at the fifth annual convention of the National Catholic Alumni Federation, held at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, April 24, 25 and 26.

HEN a new movement gains momentum it usua1ly gives rise to a number of questions.

Individuals want to know the why and the wherefore. Relative to the Alumni Adult Education movement the question might arise, Why did not the movement commence at an earlier date- for it is only natural to assume that the relationship between an organized body of alumni and an educational institution should be developed upon a basis of mutual educational and intellectual fellowship. The alumni adult education movement has only rcently gained general recognition, although the alumni organization movement is quite old, enjoying rapid development, particularly since 1900. The recognition of this intellectual relationship between the college and the former student has been tardy, perhaps intentiona1ly delayed, awaiting the thorpugh and general development of the alumni organization.

The very existence now of such a large number of strongly organized alumni bodies is not only evidence of the keen interest of the alumni in their educational institutions but it is also a positive suggestion that they are equipped and ready, in this period of changing educational emphasis, to cooperate in expanding their nilationship to Alma Mater. It is no longer educationally possible, as in the first half of the nineteenth century, fo.r a college graduate to glean a general acquaintanceship of the whole field of knowledge. The general stress on the old humanities is today being submerged in the flood of modern scientific and specialist tendencies. A modern college education \tnds to bring only certam educational matter before the graduate's vision, which vision may be properly adjusted to include wider and greater educational matter only in adult years. Education truly is a continuing process of becoming educated and keeping educated, with the four years of the undergraduate curriculum acting merely as an introduction.

Education at present seems to be in the state of transition. The present college curriculum undoubtedly has been affected by this new orientation. What it will lead to in the future we dare not predict, but we can make our implications from the thought expressed by President Hopkins of Dartmouth, when he said: "The college has no less an opportunity to be of service to its men in their old age than in their youth, if it only can establish the procedure by which it can periodically throughout their lives give them opportunity to replenish their intellectual reserves."

With this thought most of our educators are in accord. They have gradually come to recognize that the educational question implied is a very valid one, which in turn offers to our educational institutions a great opportunity for a very worthy and desired service. It is wrong to assume that the whole alumni body would be interested or affected by an adult education program.

It is logical however to assume that in any given alumni body there is a certain percentage which will be responsive to such an opportunity extended by their Alma Ml\ter. That the value of this alumni adult education movement is realized is shown by the progress made during the past two years, despite the problems confronted.

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of experimental efforts with a view to discovering the proper manner and procedure by which to extend continued education to the alumni.

The first expression of the Alumni Adult Education idea came out of the deliberations of the American Alumni Council, which is the outgrowth of the Association of Alumni Secretaries, organized in 1913. The American Alumni Council, organized in 1927, is a body similar to ours but which includes in its membership all colleges and universities in the United States. At the 1926 and 1927 annual meetings of the Council the Alumni Adult Education idea was discussed openly by Professor William J. Newlin, of Amherst, who spoke on "Educational Relations with the Alumni," and by Mr. Morse A. Cartwright, Executive Director of the American Association of Adult Education, whose address on "Education as a Continuing Process" expressed the thoughts that the sordidness and mental stagnation of economic competition after a few years cause college men and women to revert in thought with utter longing to the golden days of college years and that they must naturally feel a great desire to belong to their university intellectually and to care for her on that basis. These speakers in advocating the development of a distinctly alumni educational program brought to a focus the burning rays of the previous deliberations with the result that formal action was taken by the American Alumni Council in 1928. This action took the form of a resolution directing the Aims and Policies Committee "to give attention to the problem of continuation of intellectual relationships between colleges and universities and their alumni, and to assist, under the special direction of the Executive Committee, experimentation among members, which is designed to facilitate the solution of this important problem." It was this official action that contributed to the subsequent development and investigation of the alumni education movement, which resulted in the publishing of Wilfred B. Shaw's "Alumni and Adult Education" (an introductory survey) with which you are no doubt well acquainted.

Noticeable progress in alumni adult education has been made within the past two years. Much experimenting has been carried on by a good number of colleges and universities, which experiments, regardless of their proportions, are no doubt destined to serve as beaconlights to illumine the course for the eventual formation of an organized and generally accepted Alumni Adult Education program. Up to the present all attempts to extend continued education to alumni have been undertaken with the idea of ascertaining what methods were most likely to be acceptable and practicable.

The pioneer attempts in the field of Alumni Adult Education might be summarized under the following headings: the free distribution of reading lists; alumni study and discussion groups; personal contact between the representatives of the college and the alumni; educational matter in the alumni magazines; educational conferences; the alumni college; senior class continued education projects; radio and moving pictures; and special bulletins addressed to alumni. A brief discussion of some of the principal methods mentioned will perhaps give us a clearer picture of the progress being made.

What appears to be the most common method is the distribution of book and reading lists to the alumni. This method is correlated to any alumni educational program.

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May, 1931

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNUS

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Catnpus News Digest ENGINEER TRIP

On May 4 the members of the Electrical Engineering Department, together with the members of the other departments, journeyed to Akron to see the new zeppelin being built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation for the U. S. Navy. It is the largest airship ever built, having nearly twice the gas volume of the Graf Zeppelin although it is only nine feet longer. The "Akron," as the new ship is to be named, will have eight motors, developing a total of 4480 horse-power. The cruising radius at fifty knots will be 10,580 miles.

Of equal interest was the dock in which the ship is being built. It is as tall as a twenty-two-story building and 1175 feet long by 325 feet wide. There is not a post or crossbeam in the building. Each half-door weighs six hundred tons and requires five minutes to open, being noiselessly operated by a 125-horsepower motor.

On May 8 the members of the Department again took to the road, this time visiting the transmitting station of WLW and WSAI at Mason, Ohio. For most of the students it was their first visit to a station of this kind. The chief engineer, Mr. Whitehouse, conducted the tour in a most instructive manner and his efforts were appreciated by everyone present.

VARSITY NIGHT PLANNED

University of Dayton Department of Athletics and Department of Music will cooperate in staging "Varsity Night" Monday evening May 25, according to plans which were initiated recently. "Varsity Night" will be the most ambitious and the most elaborate that has been staged at the University, if present plans materialize.

The affair will be open to both resident and non-resident students for the first time this year.

The entire program will be staged in the University gymnasium. Harry C. Baujan, Director of Athletics, will supervise the athletic part of the program and Maurice R. Reichard, Director of Music, will supervise the other portions of the program.

Students will be seated at tables in cabaret style in the gymnasium. The center of the floor will be reserved for athletic, musical and dramatic features.

The Glee Club will participate in the "Varsity Night" program, making the initial public appearance of the year. A vocal quartette, dance orchestra, instrumental and vocal soloists and dancers will participate in the program. . Director of Athletics Baujan plans to have two wrestling matches and two boxing matches as well as a number of surprise features.

Following the athletic, musical and dramatic progr~ms, there will be a lunch served. Musical numbers will be enjoyed during the lunch also.

BAND BANQUET

The Band will hold its annual banquet at the University on Tuesday May 26. This is a memorable occasion for the members for at this affair medals and monograms are awarded to those who have served faithfully throughout the year.

The guest speaker and toastmaster have not been definitely settled upon.

GUESTS OF SOJOURNERS

The Sojourners Club, of Dayton, invited Father O'Reilly, the staff of the R. 0. T. C. unit and the members of the graduating class of the unit to be guests at a dinner held at Wright Field on the evening of May 5. General H. C. Pratt, in command of the Air Corps at the local field, was the principal speaker of the evening.

FINAL COMMERCE BANQUET

About seventy-five persons attended the the final Commerce Banquet of the year held at the Gibbons Hotel May 2. Listed among the speakers were Mr. Howard Converse, manager of Dominick and Dominick. His topic met with great approval on the part of the members. Mr. Converse treated the "Relation of the Stock Market to Business.'' He set forth many striking eiamples stressing the futility of the one attempting to do without the other.

Mr. J. E. Rodgers, dealer sales accounting manager for General Motors Radio Corporation, formerly with the Buick Motor Company of Detroit, was also one of the speakers who addressed the members of the Commerce Club. His subject was "The Relationship of Ac!路路ounting and Sales." He covered the assembling of facts on distribution costs and their arrangement for presentation to sales executives in formulating .sales policies and control_ling sales distribution.

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With the close of the school year near at hand, the senior chemical engineers have been busily engaged in organic combustion work. This consists in subjecting organic compounds to intense heat and determining the amount of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen present in the original sample. At the same time the usual seminar meetings have been continued, the latest speaker being Mr. Mitchell. The subject treated was " Industrial Carbon."

SENIOR FARE WELL

The concluding date on the University of Dayton social calendar is near at hand.

That of course is the annual Senior Farewell Ball which is to be held on Friday the twenty-ninth of May. The committee finally decided on Forest Gables as the place for this affeir. This beautiful ball room is out on North Main Street and is easily accessible. The entire place has been engaged for the evening to accommodate the large gathering that is expected. The dance will be strictly summer formal. 'l'here will be tables provided so that the affair may be carried on in cabaret style. The committee for the Farewell is composed of Chairman Harry Foster, Johnny Salm, John Duchak, Jumpy Marshall, Virg. Terrell, Chas.

Reiling and Martin Kimmel.

BAND GIVES CONCERT

On May 17 the University of Dayton Band presented its annual public concert. As has been the custom for several years past the scene of the musical program was the N C R Schoolhouse. The concert started at 3 :00 p. m.

This closing concert was only the second public appearance of the Band for concert work this season, the first appearance as a unit having been made early in February when the musicians gave a concert at the opening banquet of the Community Chest workers in the city. This offering was well received, and the Band endeavored to present an even better program on this occasion.

For the program Director Reichard lined up three very talented soloists who established themselves as polished musicians. These young men were Kenneth Weber and John Lindsay, trumpet players, and William Kissling, xylophonist of note. In addition to these men Mr. Reichard outlined a program of unexcelled worth.

As an added feature Mrs. Cecilia Reichard was presented as the guest artist in a group of tuneful songs.

She was accompanied by Miss Dorothy Reichard.

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May, 1931

Athletic News and Cotntnent

By Art Routzong, '32 GOLFERS VICTORIOUS N their first year of competition the University of Dayton golfers are going about the task of establishing a record for teams of future years to shoot at. As the Alumnus goes to press the Flyer mashie wielders have won four out of six matches ~nd they stand a fine chance of finishing th~ season without another defeat and perhaps winning the Ohio Intercollegiate tournament at Cleveland o_n May 22 and 23.

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The teams that have fallen . before the locals' play include the University of Kentucky, University of Toledo and St. John's University of Toledo. The latter team has been conquered twice. The two Flyers defeats have come at the hands of the University of Kentucky and Xavier University. Five matches remain on the schedule, two each with Ohio Wesleyan and Kenyon, and a return match with the University of Toledo. There is also the possibility of a return match being played with Xavier at Cincinnati.

The season was opened on April 24 with a 15 'h to 2 'h victory over the University of Kentucky at the Moraine Park Country Club. The day previous the Kentuckians bowed to Ohio State at Columbus but not by so decisive a margin, so the Flyers' one-sided triumph indicated their strength and gave promise for a successful season.

The following week-end the Flyers traveled to Toledo for two matches and won both of them. On Friday they defeated the University of Toledo at the Toledo Country Club by the narrow margin of 9 % to 8 'h. Saturday they conquered St. John's University at the Ottawa Country Club, 14 'h to 3 'h .

Then came the first defeat of the season at the hands of Kentucky in a return match at the Ashland Country Club, Lexington, on May 5. The Kentuckians were too tough on their home course and Dick Mille11 Dayton's No. 2 man, had an off day so the Flyers were forced to accept a defeat by the score of 12 'h to 5 'h.

Returning home the boys walloped St. John's at the Moraine course tor the second time by the count of 16 'h to 1 'h. On May 11 a strong Xavier quartet came to Dayton and handed the Flyers their first defeat on the home course by the closest of margins, 9 'h to 8 'h. The match was decided by the individual battle between the No. 1 men of the respective. teams, Eddie Hamant of Dayton and "Spike" Clines of Xavier. Clines, who has never lost a collegiate match in his three years of competition, managed to beat the Flyer sophomore ace by the margin of 2 up and with Cline's victory came Xaxier's triumph.

Eddie Hamant has been the backbone of the Flyer club. Dick Miller, "Chas" Reiling and Tom Dempsey have added the needed assistance in every match but it has been Hamant who has carried the heaviest burden for in every match he has been forced to play the best golfer of the opposition. With the exception of the opening match with Kentucky when Hamant carded a 78 and Dick Miller a 77, the lanky sophomore star has been the medalist on every occasion. He shot a 76 against Toledo, a 77 and 79 ag ainst St. John's, a 77 in the return match with Kentucky, and a 79 against Xavier.

In the Ohio Intercollegiate Tournament at Cleveland May 22 and 23 the team championship will be decided by the aggregate ota1s of the four team members on 36 holes of medal play. The individual championship will also be decided by medal play, and Hamant and Miller will be entered in the latter event.

TENNIS TEAM WINNING AFTER getting away to a slow start the Flyer .£"\. tennis team has improv~d by l~aps and bounds and now is looking forward to a successful s~a~>on.

To date the record stands at two wins, two losses and one tie. Five matches remain on the schedule- two with Cedarville and one each with Xavier, Antioch and Earlham. Then there is the Ohio Intercollegiate tournament at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, the last of the month.

The season was opened with a trip to Richmond, Indiana, where the Flyers were soundly walloped by Earlham Col1ege, 6-0 . Things looked dark indeed, but the boys improved their form and gained confidence on their return home, proceeding to hold Wittenberg to a 3-3 tie on the local courts. Then came another home match with the undefeated Antioch team which had conquered Earlham. The Flyers lost but not without putting up a good fight, the final count being 4 to 2.

A trip to Springfield for a return match with Wittenberg brought the first victory of the season, the Flyers downing the Lutherans 4 to 2. Then came another trip, this time to Cincinnati, and another victory over Xavier by the same score, 4 to •2. By defeating the Musketeers the Flyer racquetmen broke the spell that Xavier has exerted over Flyer athletic teams since the first of the year. The Queen City school had conquered Dayton twice in basketball, once in baseball and once in golf, and then the Flyer tennis team came along to reverse the tables.

Having finally hit a winning · stride the boys are eagerly looking forward to the remaining matches on the schedule, especially the return meetings with Earlham and Antioch when the hope to reverse the decisions these two teams hold over Dayton. Andy Schroeder, a junior from St. Louis, is undoubtedly the best tennis player in school. He is playing No. 1 position and has won ·au his matches with the exception of the opener with Earlham.

The other singles players are Frank Kobe, Jim Taylor and Jerry Office. The first three along with Ed Langel play doubles. Kobe is the only senior of the lot.

SINCE the last issue of the Alumnus the baseball team has played only one game, losing to Xavier at Cincinnati on May 2 by the score of 11 to 9. The win was the first the Musketeers have scored over the Flyers in three years of competition and the defeat was the third in four starts for Dayton this season.

The Flyers were handicapped by the absence of their twopitching aces, Moyer and Burdzinski, both of whom were unavailable for mound duty. The hurling assignment was given to Ralph Burdg, sophomore right bander, who started his first. college game. Burdg did fair enoug._ for seven innings and the game went into the last half of the eighth with the score tied at 7 all. Then the Flyer defense went to pieces and Burdg went with it, the Musketeers scoring four runs in the eighth. The Flyers st aged a rally in the ninth that fell two s ort of tying the count.

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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON. ALUMNUS

May, 1931

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HE fifth annual convention of the National Catholic Alumni Federation was held in Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 25 and 26. Headquarters was at the Drake Hotel. The University of Dayton was represented by Very Rev. B. P. O'Reilly, S.M., President, and by Merle P. Smith, Alumni Secretary.

Ed. C. Schoen, president of the Chicago U of D Club, was district chairman for U of D on the general convention committee. The Chicago Club was represented at the convention banquet by Ed. Schoen, Oscar Hollenbach, Albert Kemper, John Ladner, Arthur Schlitt, and Ed Blumenthal.

A great part of the convention was devoted to the allimportant problem of organizing the alumni of Catholic colleges. Organization among alumni of Catholic colleges is much less developed than among the secular schools.

So the keynote of the convention was the serious consideration by alumni officers and by educators of the alumni possibilities. There is a very strong indication that alumni organization' will be more widely and intensively developed during the coming year. That there is undoubtedly an upward trend in alumni affairs was indeed very noticeable in the discussions at the convention. The convention program follows:

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12:30 p.m.-Luncheon for Delegates, French Room, The Drake.

2:00 p.m.-Meeting of Delegates for more general alumni discussion, Room C, The Drake.

2:00 p.m.-"Catho1ic Action and Catholic College Alumni."

Rev. C. T. Powers, C.M., Vice-President, De Paul University.

2:30 p.m.-"Lay Retreats and Catholic Alumni."

Timothy P. Galvin, Notre Dame.

3:00 p.m.-"Catholic Colleges Finances."

Matthew J. Hickey, Board of Trustees, Loyola University.

3:30 /p ..m.>--"The New Humanism and .Catholic Alumni."

Rev. W. I. Lonergan, S.J., Editorial Staff of America.

4 :00 p.m-"Non-Cath.olic Alumni -of Catholic Colleges."

James E. Armstrong, Notre Dame.

4 :30 p.m.-"Alumni Reading, Bureau for Catholic Alumni."

(A follow-up of Michael Williams' proposal last year.)

5 :00 p.m.-"Catholic College Publicity."

Paul R. Martin, Publicity Director, Loyola University.

Friday April 24

2:00 p.m.-Room C, The Drake.

Conference of Catholic alumni, college officials and delegates to discuss general Catholic alumni organization and the Federation.

2:30 p.m.-" Alumni Organization."

(History and Purpose.)

James E. Armstrong, Notre Dame, Chairman of the Convention.

3:00 p.m:-"The Federation's Future" (A Program).

Redmon F. Kernan, Jr., Seton Hall, President of the Federation.

3 :30 p.m.-Business Meeting.

8 :00 p.m.-Presidents' Reception, Ballroom of the Drake, for delegates and alumni. Presidents of the host colleges, St. Viator's, De Paul, Loyola, Marquette and 'Notre Dame, to be present.

Very Rev. Msgr. James J. Horsburgh.

Entertainment.

Saturday April 2'5

9 :00 a.m.-Meeting of Delegates, Room C, The Drake.

Symposium and Discussion of Alumni Problems ( 15-minute papers, followed by 15minute discussions).

9:00 a.m.-"The Catholic Alumni Magazine."

Charles Bowman Strome, Holy Cross, Worcester.

9 :30 a.m.-" Alumni Funds in Catholic Colleges."

Timothy J. Canty, St. Mary's, California.

10:00 a.m.-"The Field Secretary."

John Maley, University of Detroit.

10 :30 a.m.-"Catholic Alumni Possibilities in a Large City."

E. P. Gilleran, Fordham.

11:00 a.m.-" Adult Education's Progress."

Merle P. Smith, University of Dayton.

11:30 a.m.-"Catholic College Local Alumni Clubs."

John J. Shea, Holy Cross, Worcester.

12 :00 m .-"Organization of Alumni by Professions."

John J . O'Rourke, Creighton University.

Sunday April 26

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m.---'Solemn Pontifical Mass, the Cathedral.

Rt. Rev. Edward F. Hoban, D.D., Pontificating.

Sermon, Very Rev. James W. Donahue, Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

The Cathedral Choir of Fifty.

3 :00 p.m.-Sightseeing Trip for those Delegates desiring it.

4 :00 p.m.-Convention Committee and Executive Meeting, Room C, The Drake.

7:00 p.m.-Formal Closing Banquet for Delegates and Alumni, the Main Dining Room of The Drake.

Redmond F. Kernan, Jr., President of the Federation, presiding.

Addresses: Rt. Rev. Edward F. Hoban, Bishop of Rock" ford.

Hon. Quin O'Brien.

Dr. Walter Dill Scott, President of Northwestern University.

Knute K. Rockne (In Memoriam).

Warren Brown, Sports Editor of the HeraldExaminet .

Entertainment: Loyola University Orchestra, under the direction of Rev. Raymond Bellock, S.J.; John Ranke!, Baritone (De Paul); S. Victor Tufigno, Violinist (De Paul); Gregory Komold, Pianist (De Paul).

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Chemical Directory Publ_ished Recently Dr. William J. Wohlleben published his 1931 Directory for the graduates of the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Dayton. The directory inclu ~es the names, addresses, business and club connectio ~ of all the chemical grads. It also has listed the ,v arious contributions t'o chemi~al literature and the many papers read by the Chemical Engineering alumni.

The graduates are scattered throughout twelve different states and one foreign country. 路

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Chicago Club Entertains QN the occasion of the presence of Very Rev. B. P. O'Reilly, president, and Merle P. Smith, alumni secretary, who were in Chicago for the National Catholic Alumni Federation Convention, the Chicago U of D Club staged an enthusiastic and entertaining meeting of welcome. The meeting, which was arranged and planned

by Arthur Schlitt and John Ladner, was held at the home of Oscar and Norb Hollenbach's mother at 5924 Sheridan Road. With the exception of short talks by Ed Schoen, Father O'Reilly and Merle Smith, the evening was given over to informal discussion and geniality. An elaborate buffet lunch was served at 11:30 p.m. Before the party adjourned it was decided that the U of D should be well represented on the following evening at the Convention Banquet. So reservations for one large table were secured. Those alumni who attended this jovial meeting of the Chicago Club were as follows: James E. Grimes, George E . Hart, Herb Y. Hart, Norb J. Hollenbach, Oscar C. Hollenbach, Albert J. Kemper, John J . Ladner, Oscar C. Miller, Arthur J. Schlitt, Herman J. Schlitt, Edward C. Schoen, Bernard F. Sieben, F. N. Sieben, Ed J. Yag ow, Dr. J. J. Minke, Edward A. Blumenthal, Very Rev. B. P. O'Reilly, S.M., and Merle P. Smith.

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Alumnus Honored Henry L. Beig el, Jr., '26, professor of law in the night College of Law at the University of Dayton, was recently elected president of the Dayton Barristers Club, an or'ganization of representative Dayton attorneys. Mr. Beig el is associated with the firm of Nolan & Beigel in Dayton. He is also the quiz master at the University and is now engaged In conducting a quiz course in preparation for the bar examinations to be held in Columbus June 30 and July 1 and 2 of this year.

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Books Donated by Alumni Theodore D. Walsh, '26, and his brother, Joseph C. Walsh, '24, remembered their Alma Mater recently by sending on a trunk full of books to the Albert Emanuel Library. The collection numbered almost a hundred volumes, covering a variety of subjects although most of them were in the field of literature. The University is very grateful for this donation. While our University's book collection is steadily growing, there is ample space for many more volumes and gifts, such as this one, are always welcome. May this gift from Ted and Joe induce others to remember the University• of Dayton Albert Emanuel Library when they dispose of any books.

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JN accordance with their steady routine the regular monthly meeting of the Cleveland U of D Club was held on Monday night, May 4, at the Cathedral Latin High School conference room. A final report on the successful Easter Dance was given and definite steps were taken toward sending a large delegation back to U of D for Commencement on June 6, 7 and 8. The Cleveland Club claims that, if necessary, they can fum·ish an alumni oaseball team consisting of Cleveland alumni only that will take the Varsity into camp on June 7.

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Gift to Pre-Medic Department The Pre-Medic Department of the Univ ersity of Dayton was recently presented with a set of approximately 1500 X-ray photographs through the generosity of Dr. Lynn M. Jones, Dayton physician and patron of the PreMedics, in size from 8 by 10 inches to 14 by 17 inches. 'l'hey show a great variety of bone and organic conditions in the human body, normal as well as sub-normal, including thoracic and gastro-intestinal sections. These pictures will be a valuable adjunct to the Pre-Medic equipment, especially for the study of the skeletal system. This gift of Dr. Jones is but one expression of the continued interest he has had in the Pre-Medic students.

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Laymen's Retreat All alumni and friends are invited to participate in the annual Laymen's Retreat to be held at the University of Dayton on June 19, 20 and 2.1. Each retreatant resides at the University during the three days of the retreat. Roms are reserved in Alumni Hall. Meals are served in the University of Dayton dining hall. The retreat of this year is being sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of Dayton.

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Attends Meeting Brother Joseph G. Wiesmann, S.M., purchasing agent of the University of Dayton, was represented by Brother Edward •Knust, S.M., assistant treasurer, at the annual meeting Qf the Educational Buyers Association which was held the last week of April in Nashville, Tenn.

Brother Wiesmann was prevented from attending by po<fr health. Brother Knust returned to the University Tuesday April 28 .

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DEBATERS BANQUET

Members of Upsilon Delta Sigma, debatin2' society of the University of Dayton, will hold their first annua1 banquet Thursday May 21, at the Dayton Biltmore.

'The Very Reverend B. P. O'Reilly, president of the University of Dayton, has been invited to attend as the guest of the society. Father O' Reilly is intensely inter·· ested in debating, and is the donor of the President's Cup, an annual award to the outstanding debater of the year among the members of the society. The winner of the Cup this year is Ernest Levit.

Invitations have also been sent to several other outstanding debaters of recent years who laid the foundation for the present organization. These men are known as veteran members of the society. Former debaters who are expected to attend are Joseph Parks, Mose Gitman, George !washita, and Francis Gabel.

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Among the recent visitors on the University VISITORS of Dayton campus were Reverend Charles Wiesmann, Reverend Paul F. Wiesmann and Joseph W. Wiesmann, who were guests of Brother Joseph G. Wiesmann, the University's purchasing agent.

Reverend Charles is a brother of the school's agent while the latter two are nephews.

R. 0. T. C. INSPECTION

The annual inspection of the R. 0. T. C. unit was held in the stadium April 30.

The inspecting officers were LieutenantColonel E . N. Bowman, of Fort Thomas, Ky., and Major C. A. Bagby, of Fort Hayes, Ohio. Major Bagby is in charge of R. 0. T. C. affairs in the Fifth Corps Area.

Aftm~ the inspecting officers, accompanied by Lieutenant-Colonel B. F. Ristine and staff, passed down the line of the companies, the battalion, in command of Captain Heck, was marched in review before the inspecting officers. After the review, both companies were put through a series of drills as prescribed by the inspectors.

The concluding feature of the inspection included the assembly of the military science classes at which times various members of the classes were questioned on subjects covered during the past year.

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Louis G. Freeman, Sr., is vicepresident of The Louis G. Freeman Company, 909 Sycamore Street, Cin cinnati, Ohio.

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Oscar C. Miller is now located at Suite 1800 Burnham Bldg., 160 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.

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Ed M. Miller, 3808 N. Tripp Ave., Chicago, Ill., after over thirty years of success with the Western Electric Company, Chicago, during which time he held responsible positions, has recently resigned on a liberal pension and is now in the business of buying and sel1ing real .estate.

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Leo Showel, 2460 Glenwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio, is associated with the Burkmayr, Rodemich, Showel Company, Summit St., Toledo, Ohio.

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Afte r a lapse of a quarter of a century -- back once again t o th e U of D campus a s the ' 06 Class to celebr a te th e Silve r Jubliee Reunion! How about it ? Will you pass up t his opportunity to reminisce, to chat, and to visit with your old cla ssmates--after twentyfiv e years of separation. R emember the date-- June 6.

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Chas J . He rm a n is now located at 1507 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, I,ll.

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" Rip" G. F . McKinn ey of 1022 Kinneys Lan e, Portsmouth, Ohio, writing about the pleasure of a visit from Clem Jauch, '08, states t h at he is glad to h ave any of the U of D boys stop in for a visit. "Rip" is sales manager for the Peebles Brick Company.

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Ma tt. N. Blumenthal with Mrs. Blumenthal and daughter visited the University on May 6, 1931, on their return from Canada to their home in Chicago .

Twenty yea rs a go! It's a lo n g time and there is no n eed fo r ke epi n g apart a ny lon ger. Each member of the Class of '1 1 will meet on June 6 to be identified as ' 11 -ers and to celebrate to gether as of old.

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Our sympathies are extended to the Gibbons f~mily on the death of J a mes F. Gibbons on Apnl 21, 1931. He contracted a cold which was followed by grippe.

He was seriou sly ill only a few days before his death.

He was born in Dayton in 1881. Under his father, the late M. J . Gibbons, Sr., he learned the p lumbing and heating trade a n d was then placed in charge of the con路 tracting department of the M. J. Gibbons Co., then located at 20-22 West Third Street. He later became interested in t h e h otel business, being part owner of the Warner Hotel in Ch illicothe, Ohio, and at one time man ager of t h e Gibbons Hotel and the Phillips House in Dayton. He was one of the original dir ectors of the Dayton Automobile Club a n d a member of the Dayton Bicycle Clu b. Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Margaret Ann Gibbons, his two brothers, Michael J., Jr., and Arthur, and three sisters, Mrs. E. A. Hall, Mrs. Albert Saunders, and Mrs. W . A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., of Beverly Hills, Calif. Funeral services were conducted from the Sacred Heart Church in Dayton. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

On Sa turd a y Ju ne 6 will ' 16-ers gather together once a ga in and put a cross in a big way their fifteenth a n niversary r e un ion.

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On Monday May 4 we h ad a visit from Theodo.re Oppenheim of West South St., Coldwater, Oh10, who recently aonated an internal combu stion engin e, which he manufactures, to the Mechanical Engineering Department.

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How a bout it? Don't you think that ten years is long enough ? Make a memo of the reunion date --Ju ne 6.

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F ederico L. Ferra ra and wife reside at Bolivar No. 199, Monterrey, Neuvo Leon, Mexico. "Fred" is Cottrell Plant foreman, Matehula, Mexico.--E . Roland Do ut hitt, 3429 Lee Road, Cleveland, Ohio, recently visited the University. Roland is in t h e retail grocer y business.

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The marriage of Charles B. Nash to Dorothy A. Klenke will be an event of the near future. Charles is associated with the American Radiator Company, 40 West 40th St., New York City.

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Clarence H. Roemer, 3625 Amberson Ave., CinciJ:inati, Ohio, is prod ction manager of t he International Printing Ink Corp.

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Greetings come fro'm Dr. F r ancis Won g Leong.

The doctor's mailing address is P. 0 . Box 1652, H onolulu, T. H.

Mr. and Mrs. Norbert H. Westbroc!< of Dayton have recently been sojo urning in F lorida.

The marriage of Car l A. The urin g of Blue Ash, Ohio, to Mary Madeline Conway will be a n even t of Wednesday May 20, 1931, at St. Columban Church.

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L ieutenant Carl J. Cr ane, Brooks Field, Texas, will read a paper on "Blind Flying" before t he A. S. M. E . in Baltimore some time this month. Carl is an instructor of student fliers and is in charge of t h e engine laboratory at Brooks Field. He is also composing (Continued on P age 10 )

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The University of Dayton will be liberally represented in the extensive history of Montgomery County which is being edited by Mrs. Charlotte Ree ve Conover and which will be published soon. The complete history of the University from the date of its founding in 1850 until the present together with the biogr8phy of Very Rev. Bernard P. O'Reilly, S.M., president of the University, are included.

his own book on airplanes and airplane engines for a ground course.- Ray G. Tyler, 1330 Vagadea Ave., Fresno, Calif., is connected with the San Joaquin Power Company.

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Word comes from Adrian H. S. Tau, China United Navigation Co., Ltd., Dah Tung Wharf, Nantao, Shanghai, China, that everything is well with our oriental friend and that he hopes someday to visit his friends in Dayton. Adrian is the proud father of three children, one girl and two boys. - Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kissling (Margaret Hickey) of 40 Parnell Ave., Dayton, Ohio, are the proud parents of a daughter born at St. .'\.nn's Hospital, Dayton, on April 15, 1931.-Nicholas T. Lauae, 174 Raycroft Ave., Long Beach Calif., is manager of the Norge Electric Refrigeration Co., 242 East First, Long Beach, Calif.

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Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Schroll of 706 Forest Grove, Dayton, Ohio, are the proud parents of a daughter, Shirley Rae, born on April 3, 1931.- Surely the fifth anniversary of '26 will be celebrated by a large delegation of '26-ers. Each '26-er should plan now to return to U of D on June 6 and make a grand '26 party on the Saturday night of Commencement.

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Frank P. Pettinger, engineer for Northwestern Beli Telephone Co., 404 Wickham Bldg., Council Bluffs, Iowa, resides at 134 Park Ave., Council Bluffs.-Jesus Sanchez Fuentes was married to Margarita Hernandez on April 8, 1931, at Mexico City.-Paul P. McClellan, 206 Stewart Ave., Ithaca, N. Y., was recently elected a member of Sigma Xi, a national honorary research society.-The engagement of Jack F. Wintermeyer, 1001 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky., to Josephine M. Garcia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Garcia of 807 South Delaware Ave., Tampa, Fla., was recently announced.

The wedding will be an event of June 9, 1931, at the Sacred Heart Church in Tampa. Walter Wintermeyer, '13, of 883 Sunbury Road, Columbus, Ohio, will be his brother's attendant. Robert (Duke) Wintermeyer, '25, another brother, of Tampa, will usher. - Robert Renner and family now reside at 313 Fernwood Drive, Dayton.

-Oscar C. Hollenbach and wife now reside at 902 Greenwood Ave., Evanston, Ill.

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Ed C. Po~ers, credit manage~ for the H.ome Store, 路8 East Thud St., Dayton, OhiO , now resides at 421 Monterey Ave., Dayton, Ohio.-John J. Buyer, connected with the National City Bank of New York City, now resides at 6 Montague Terrace, Brooklyn. - Byron H. Breen, salesman for City Service Oil Co., resides at 29 Margaret St., Dayton, Ohio.-Will '28-ers let the third anniversary of '28 slip by without a reunion jamboree?

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Joseph D. Park of 514 Lowes St., Dayton, Ohio. was the victim of an industrial accident on May 8, 1931, while at work in the factory laboratory. He was doing research work on refrigeration gas. We are pleased to report that Joe, who is at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, is recovering rapidly from his burns.-Francis D. Hollencamp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Hollencamp of Monteray Road, Dayton, was married on May 7 to -Alberta Kathleen Wiedeke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Wiedeke of Schantz Ave. The wedding was solemnized at Holy Angels Church, Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Hollencamp left for a tnree-weeks trip through the east, which includes a stay in New York and Boston. Upon .returning from their honeymoon they will establish their residence at 100 Oakwood Jlive. Frank is associated with his father in the firm of H. Jolollencamp Son and Co.

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George K. lwashita, 101 Woodland Ave., Dayton, Ohio, is an engil}eer with the Trupar Manufactur-

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Picnic and Treasure Hunt on May 21 A picnic ana treasure hunt for the members of the cast of "Tommy" and for the staff of the U.D. News and the publicity aepartment of the University of Dayton will be held at Round Camp in Hills and Dales, according to plans adopted by the organizations concerned.

Merle P. Smith, alumni secretary, is arranging the details of the party. Members of the cast of " Tommy" will be guests at the picnic and treasure hunt as will the members of the staff of the News and members of the publicity department.

Robert Brentlinger is completing plans for serving the picnic supper. A chef from the Dayton-Biltmore will prepare the food for the picnic. A dance orchestra will be provided and dancing will be enjoyed later in the evening.

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Athletic News and Comment (Continued from Page 6) two with Wilmington and one each with Xavier, Cedarville and Antioch. With Moyer and Burdzinski in condition again and the batting attack improved to some extent the Flyers stand a good chance of winning all five games and ending the season with a record of six victories in nine starts.

FOUR months of spring football practice were brought to a close on Sunday May 10 with the playing of the annual Varsity-Senior game. Unlike the past two seasons when the graduates won out, this year's game ended in a scoreless tie with whatever edge there was belonging to the Varsity.

The seniors' lineup was strengthened by two stars of the 1929 eleven, Captain Gil Gowan and Joe Andras, who came down from Cleveland for the game and played the entire sixty minutes. The seniors also had in their ranks several outstandi,ng vaa-sity mien rwho will be eligible for competition in the fall such as Lee Zierolf, Joe Colan and "Whitey" Cramer. The seniors never threatened the Varsity goal line but the Flyers wert! within scoring distance on three occasions.

The brunt of the varsity attack was carried by a large group of freshmen. There were no individual stars but many of the newcomers showed considerable promise.

Coaches Baujan and Belanich were well pleased with their showing.

Without a doubt the Flyer eleven of 1931 will have more capable reserve material than any team of recent years. And if, as they say, reserve power wins football games, Dayton should be in for a banner year on the gridiron this coming fall. ing Co., Dayton.- A. Stuart Armstrong, 3710 East 140th St., Cleveland, Ohio, is associated with the Har'shaw Chemical Co., 100 Newburg Ave., ClevelandNorman Brinkman, Reading, Ohio, visited U of D on April 26.-Walter F. Menghini has return ed to Mexico .

He is located at 2a Lisboa No. 29, Mexico, D. F.

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FIFTH CORPS AREA CHAMPIONS

Members of th e Univer sity of Dayton Rifl e T eam whic h won t h e Fif th Corps Are a Intercoll egiate Championship are shown in the a bove group with their awarded m edals and the Fifth Corps Area Cup. Reading from l eft to right, first row, they are: A. Klin e, J. Crockett, E. Warrick, G. Lange, H. O'Leary, E. St enger, and Lieutenant H . Johnson, U . S. A. Second row: R. Canter, H. Cline, G. Oster, Ed Greer, and Sergeant D. Blackburn, U. S. A .

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Sunday June 7

7:00 a.m.-General Communi on Service for Graduates.

9:00 a.m .-Baccalaureate Service. Academic Procession Solem n High Mass. Baccalaureate A-ddress given by Very Rev. Rob~rt J .

Sherry, '14, M.A., S.T.L., J. C.D., Rector of St. Gregory's Seminary, Cincinnati.

12:00 m.-Lun cheon.

1:30 p.m.-Meeting of Board of Athletic Control.

2:00 p.m.-Baseball Game. Alumni vs. Varsity.

6:00 p.m.-Annual Banqu et of t he Alumni Association, Gibbons H otel.

Humor and Entertainment. Open to alumni, ladies, and friends. Reunion Classes to be present.

Monday June 8

!J:OO a. m.-Solemn Requiem High Mass for departed alumni. Rev. Martin M. Varley, '06, Celebrant.

10:30 a .m.-Meeting of the Alumni Board of Directors.

12:00 m.-Luncheon.

2:00 p.m.-Eighty-first Annual Commen cement in the N C R Scho olhouse. Commencement Address by Sir William F . Montavon, Director of the National Catholi c Welfare Conferen ce at Washingt n, D. C. Presentation of Commis3ions ·Y Colonel Wait C. • Johnso n, U.S. Infanh·y, Chi ef of Staff, 83rd Division, Columbus, Ohio. (For adm ission tickets apply to Alumni Secretary. )

In the ma jority of cases the reading lists have been compiled through t he suggestions and reviews of the faculty which make them very effective, as the alumni welcome and respect the guidance of t h eir former profs or any guidance coming from Alma Mater. There is goo d evidence that this type, of service is gaining results and is welcomed .

Another method that offers great possibilities especially in centers where a fair number of a lumni can be gathered together is the alumni study and discussion groups. A gro up of study clubs in diff erent parts of Ohio is b ei n g developed by Ohio State University. Columbia University organized classes in the downtown Columbia University Club. At the University of Dayton we have had organized in the city of Dayton for the past thr ee years a University of Dayton Engineers Club, m e mbership in which is opened to graduates from our vario us e ngi n eering departments r esiding in the city of Dayton and community. At each meeting a paper, the subj ect of which is previously a nn oun ced, prepared by one of the engin eer alumni members, is read and then discussed by all t he m ember s present. At least one faculty member is presen t at each month ly meeting. We are at the present time organizing with the same purpose and object a University of Dayton Law Club for our law gradu ates residing in Dayton and vicinity . The University of Michigan is establishing alumni reading and study groups in several large cities.

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p layed an important role in the development of the Alumni Adult Education movement. The publi shing of an alumni magazine for th e alumni body is a factor of vital importance not only a s a means for the offerin g of continued education but a lso and primarily for the maintenance of the proper relation ship b etween th e a lu mni a nd their place of learning. :Many education a l in stitutions include in th eir alu mn i program short alumni conferen ces, h e ld at Hom e-co min g or other times in the college year. Mills College in California, Grinnell Coll ege, and St. Mary's College in California are a few of the in stitutions which have inaug urate d this method of alumni ed u cation.

In a number of places t he radio and moving pictures are used. Of cours e t hey are not dir ected to alumni onl y. Th e f utur e oi ed ucation by radio ho wever seems to have suffered a setb ack wh en we realize that un der the admini stration of the present Federal Radi o Commi ss ion tw enty-three ed ucational broadcasting stations went o ut of existen ce b etween J a nu ary 1 and Aug ust 1, 193 0 -twent y -th ree in seve n months.

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Lafayette, the University of Mich igan, Co lumb ia, \V ell esley, ·w esleya n, an d Ber ea Coll ege are some of the educa ti onal institutions th at have adopte d the latest device for the definite expression of a mutu a l edu cational f ell owship between the college and th e alu mni , n amel y, t h e "Al umni Coll ege." The "Alumni College" is h eld at co mme n cement t ime for the benefit of t h e g raduate who r eturn s a nd who welcomes t he id ea of r emainin3' in the coll ege atmosphere for a whi le lon ger t h an the sho ·t time give n to reu ni on . The Alu mn i Col lege consists of a week of lectures a nd classes immediately following co mmencement. A n umbr of th e facu lt y m e mb er s deliver lectures in t heir ow n particular fi eld s during the morning ho urs.

These types a n d examples so briefly di scu ssed here arc mer ely a few of th e n umerous undertak in gs t hat co uld be mentioned but which is n ot possible in thi s shor t di sc ussion. I have end eavored to treat this subject rath er hist or ically in order to picture it s d evel opment a nd prog ress. I find however th at of the more t h a n fifty institution s th a t have don e some experim en ting with alumni adult edu cation there are very few Catholic colleges repr ese nted.

It is not difficu lt to explain this situation. We must not overlook the fa ct that th e situat ion as it exists at t h e averag e Catholic coll ege is esse n tiall y diff eren t fro m the situatio n as it exists in the average non-sectar ia n co llege. Our proble ms are not alike and even wh en they appear to . be simil ar to those existing in other colleges, t he nature of our situati on demands an entirely d ifferen t soluti on. To almo st a'll of om Catholic colleges li ving endowm ents are utter strangers. Too many laym en have the wrong impression that our religious orders are u ltra-wealthy. F ew of our a lumni ha ve been able to help t h eir colleges to any great exten t with the burd en of main t aining our instituti ons. So our r e lig ious h ave faced the problem of forming our educational policies as well as solvi ng the problem of f urni 3hing th e financial bread so essentia'J in the life of Alma Mater. To our religious we owe practically all tl')e credit of working out our educational problems and of maintaining our higher Catholic ed ucation , our Cath oli c colleges and universiti es.

The historical struggling existence of t he Catholic colleges necessistated the so lvi n g of many pressing problems- more urgent at the time than the one of alumni o~;ga nizati on. The development of alumni organizations along the: lin e in which t h ey are carried on throughout t h e• colleges of th e country t oday had to be n ecessarily delayed in our Catholic colleges. It can be truthfu lly stated however t hat m uch of the earlier finan cial difficulties of our Catholic colleges can be attributed to that

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unfo rtunate cleavage between college and alumni. It has bee n t h e experien ce of tho se col'leges that have fo stered a closer alumni relatio nshi p by inconveniencing their adm inistrations a n d paring th eir budge t s, that n ew avenues leading dir ectly to constructive co llege develo pments for the ben efit of the und ergraduate have been pleasantly and surprisingl y opened by that in te lligent a lumni interest and support. \Ve n ow have reached that stage in our develo pm ent where th e relationship between the college and th e alumni mu st be very clearly defined and in te lligently develop ed.

We are now at that period in t he development of our Catholi c educational problem where the an swer lies in the proper development of our alumni organization s.

A lumni organization is an inn ovatio n of the twentieth century. H owever, our Catho li c coll eges and universities have n ot kept pace with t he progress current am ong th e n on -sectarian in stitution s of the U n ited States. Th erein l ies t h e reason why so few of our Catholi c coll eges have undertaken experimen ts in a lumn i ad ul t education. Our pro ble m is sti ll primarily one of org anization , of developing t hat mutual re lationship b etween the college and th e alumnus. A lum n i adult e du cation offers th e id eal typ e of continuing rela t ion.

Our greatest op portunity li es herein . To spread th e influence of our col'leges beyo nd th e campus bound s, to extend the beautiful e ducationa l treasure that is our g ift, is a work wh ich alon e will justify the organi zation , the dev elopment and the maintenance of a lu mn i associations. Althoug h we a r e still tro ubled with growi ng pain s, never t h eless o ur accom plishm ents arc alrea dy worthy of n ote . O ur N ation al Catholic Alu mni F ederation, ju><t six years of ag e, has alread y sh own sig n s of becoming on e of th e most po we rful infl ue n ces amo ng th e Catho li c a lumni of America. E mbracing m any coll eges a nd uniI'C r s iti es throughout th e nation t h e F ederation deserves t h e su ppor t of all Cath olic colleges and th eir alumni.

Might I suggest tha t th e F ederation has within its power the possibili ty of f urth cri no· alumni adul t ed u cation by t he appointmen t of a Nationa l E di torial Board, co mp osed of a conveni ent numb er of our leadi ng Catho lic edu cational authorities. Th e functio n of the Board wou ld be to contribute periodicall y editorial s on mod ern dev e lopments, a ctions, and do ctrines that t end to destroy the protection of m a nkind , of morality and of government.

Th e e ditorial s co ul d be distributed by t h e various a lu mni a ssociation s in t h eir al umni magazines or by special bu ll etin s so as to r each most of the Cath oli c alumni in the country. S uch a board, contribu t ing n ot onl y e ditorials and information on p1·oblems of the clays but a lso on the activ ity a n d progress of our Catholi c colleges and a lum n i would be a great aid in developing a wellinformed body of Catholic al umn i l eaders, so esse n tial at all t im es, and especiall y in face of t he present spread of atheism, agnosticism, and non-r e ligi on .

Realizing the opportunity that lies before us and th e great good to be accomp li shed a long the line of con tinu ed education, can we con scientiously hesitate to encourage a close alumni r elat ion ship? Can we co ntinu e to procrastinate in developing our alumni organizations when we see the need of ed uc atio nall y and intelligen tl y equipped and well-informed Catholic leaders?

Are we Catholic colleges d oing all within our power to meet prese nt conditions '? Lead ership must come from our Catho lic college alumni. From our alumni ranks sho uld come our Catholic ap ologists a nd our social- welf a r e workers, our Catholic journalists and writers. From our alumni ranks should come a forceful Catholic a lumni citizen ship from wh ich may be drawn le aders in a ll prof ession s an d avocati6ns. Our a lumni with properly prepa red and well-ipformed mind s, living Christia n li ves, tlp·ough true interpretation, with con stitute a strong defen se again st modern paganism and widespread irreligion.