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Vol. XX
PORTLAND, OREGON, JANUARY 25, 1933
No. 5
SENIOR CLASS ray vengelen to be
STUDENT WINS
ESSAY CONTEST
WHEN the results of the Portland
Junior Symphony Essay Contest
were made public, it was found that
one of Columbia’s own students,
James M. Creamer, a member of the
Senior class in the high school depart¬
ment, had been awarded first prize on
his essay which was entitled, “The
Portland Junior Symphony Orches¬
tra — Its Ideals and Accomplish¬
ments.”
The contest was open to all schools
throughout the state, both public and
private. All essays were entered
without the names of the authors be¬
ing disclosed and were identified
only by the attachment of key num¬
bers. Three prominent Portlanders
acted as the deciding judges: Father
T. J. Tobin, Secretary to the Most
Reverend Archbishop, Miss Helen
Platt and Richard G. Montgomery,
manager of J. K. Gill Co. and one of
Portland’s younger authors. The
award was twcntv-dollars.
Monogram Men
Hold Dancing Party
VVitli the college lounge room as
the sepne setting, the Monogram
Club held its first informal dance
party of the new year. Only past
and present members of the club par¬
ticipated in the enjoyable evening of
dancing and refreshments, with the
recent initiates being the honored
guests. About twenty couples attend¬
ed, with Johnny Hamp, Phil Harris,
et al, furnishing the musical quali¬
ties through the medium of the radio
recently installed in the lounge room
by the Mother s Club.
It was through the full support and
wonderful spirit of Father Kelley
that the Monogram men were able
to sponsor such a splendid affair, and
the lettermen wish to take this oppor¬
tunity to thank Father Kelley.
Students Are Again
Warned of New Rule
^TU DENTS are again reminded of
the fact that the coming semester
examinations will mark the beginning
of a new' policy at Columbia. As an¬
nounced previously in the Columbiad.
the grades received at the semester
will be final. That is to say, an aver¬
age of the two preceding quarters will
constitute the bulletin, and seventy
per cent will represent a passing
grade. No conditional grades will
be given, and consequently students
will pass or fail at the semester on
a basis of seventy per cent. There
will be no conditional examinations.
This matter is emphasized at this time
in order that those students wdio
received grades of seventy per cent or
lower in the first quarterly examina¬
tions may realize the necessity and
the importance of improving their
work. Quite a number fell below
seventy and a. little extra effort will
have a half year’s credit in such class¬
es. Consultation w’ith your teacher
will also be advisable as a means of
determining just what will be neces¬
sary on your part to complete the
semester work with a passing grade.
Jill
PREP'S PRESIDENT
E high school Senior class con¬
vened in special session on Thurs¬
day, January 12th, for the purpose
of selecting class officers. Under the
able direction of Father Margraf,
who acted as chairman, the following
officers were elected to guide the
class through the year: Ray Vengelen,
president ; Robert Scheffter, vice-
president and James Creamer, secre¬
tary-treasurer.
After the meeting, the newly elect¬
ed officers pledged themselves to the
full support of class interests and en¬
deavors. It is quite apparent that
these men have the greatest solicitude
foa the welfare of the class and uni¬
versity at heart and will endeavor to
perform diligently and consciencious-
ly the many duties laid upon them as
Senior officers.
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Dominican Nun
Dies in Los Angeles
w?R° was recently received at Co¬
lumbia of the death of Sister
Anastasia, a Dominican nun, a gradu¬
ate student at the Columbia Summer
Session for the past two summers.
Sister Anastasia was a graduate of
Rosary College, River Forest, Illi¬
nois, in June. 1929. After gradua¬
tion she was assigned to Sacred Heart
School, Los Angeles, where she had
been teaching for the past three years.
In the summer of 1931 she enrolled
in the graduate department of the
Columbia Branch of the Notre Dame
Summer Session, with English as a
major, and Philosophy as a minor.
After a brief illness she passed away
peacefully on December 29th. To
her Sisters the students and faculty
of Columbia extend sympathy and an
assurance of a remembrance in their
prayers.
Pasteur Subject
for
В.
C. Lecture
On Friday evening, January 6th
at the Central Public Library, Father
Carey addressed the Biology Club.
The subject of his address was,
“Pasteur, His Value to France, and
His Value to Mankind.” The talk
was extremely interesting and the
Biology Club looks forward to an¬
other talk by Father Carey.
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Freshman Elections Held
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On Thursday, December 1 5th, the
college freshmen met, and elected the
following men: William Quirk,
president; William Anderson, vice-
president; James Leineweber, secre¬
tary; William McChrystal, treasur¬
er. The election was presided over
by Prof. Fitzpatrick.
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Bernard Grodzki Improving
Reports from St. Vincent's hospi¬
tal regarding the condition of Ber¬
nard Grodzki have been very favor¬
able. Shortly before the holidays
Bernard underwent a serious opera¬
tion, and his class-mates are pleased
to know that the operation was suc¬
cessful and that he has improved
steadily since. He will soon be able
to r:sume his studies in the near fu¬
ture.
Schedule of Second Quarter Examinations
Thursday, January 26
All 8 :00 classes will be examined at 8
All 9:00 classes will be examined at 9
All Religion classes will be examined at 11
All 9:50 classes will be examined at 1
All 10:40 classes will be examined at 2
00
30
00
00
30
Friday, January 27
All 1 :00 classes will be examined at 9 :00
All 1:45 classes will be examined at 10:30
All 2:30 classes will be examined at 1:00
Note: All high school students must register at the office
of the Registrar on Monday, January 30th, at 9:00 o’clock.
FORMER COLUMBIAN
IS NOW LEGISLATOR
News has been received of the elec¬
tion of Joseph W. Kehoe, a former
Columbia student and now an attor¬
ney at Ketchikan, Alaska, to the ter¬
ritorial legislature of Alaska. He is
a veteran of the World War. While
at Columbia, Mr. Kehoe was a Co¬
lumbiad artist, and played on Frank
Lonergan’s football teams in 07 and
’08. He has been instrumental in
sending several students from Alaska
to Columbia. Columbia congratu¬
lates another alumnus who has made
good.
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Mother of Bill and Dan
McCarthy Passes Away
^yORD was received at midnight,
January 6th, of the death of Mrs.
William T. McCarthy, of Butte,
Montana, the mother of Bill and
Dan, students of Columbia. Bron¬
chial pneumonia was the cause of her
death. She is survived by her hus¬
band and four children, besides Bill
and Dan. The funeral was held on
Monday, January 9th, at St. Joseph
Church, Butte, Montana. To Bill
and Dan and to the other members
of the family, the Columbiad extends
the sympathy of the faculty and stu¬
dents, and the assurance of remem¬
brance in their prayers.
ISntitirsrant in $arp!
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During the past month Death
reaped a goodly harvest among
relatives of faculty, students and
friends of Columbia. To the be¬
reaved we extend our heartfelt
sympathy and the assurance of
prayerful remembrance of their
beloved departed.
Mrs. Howard, the mother of
His Grace, the Archbishop.
Mrs. Hentges, the mother of
Father Hentges.
Mr. Sheehan, the father of
Father Sheehan.
Mrs. McCarthy, the mother of
Billie and Dan.
Joe Bradshaw’s stepfather.
John Slusscr’s grandmother.
An aunt of Clyde Richardson.
M rs. Sullivan, the mother of
Mrs. Ray Assmann.
During the week just preceding
the Christmas holidays the campus at
Columbia reminded one of the days
of disaster in the Greek camp on the
plains of ancient I lion when the God
. cholotheis
nouson ana straton orse kaken, ole-
konto de laoi, (except, of course, in
this instance it was the flu-god and
the people did not keep on dying),
or one might have recalled the Black
Death which devastated Europe dur¬
ing the fourteenth century when hun¬
dreds of thousands were brought
down by this awful plague. (Here
again one must take proper allow¬
ance for numbers in the comparison).
The bigger they were, the harder they
fell. Murel Nehl was the first to
take the count. John Slusser called
for time out. Harold Mitchell be¬
came vulnerable. One night the
count on Bill McCarthy was three
and two. The faculty defense was
pierced in several places. Friday
morning and class rolls were deci¬
mated. School was officially dis¬
missed for the holidays at noon, and
mostly everybody took up his bed and
ran.
Valiant service was rendered night
and day by Father Kehoe, whose
medical kit rapidly increased from a
thermometer to a tray full of pills
and potions. He was on the job for
twenty-four hours of the day, and be¬
fore the last case was dismissed he
had acquired all of the nuances of the
veteran medic. Fred Sullivan de¬
veloped all of the skill and profes¬
sional ways of the discriminating
dietician as he distributed morceaux
choisis to patients. Lefty Doherty
ministered with delightful insoui-
cance. As masseur Larry Manion
softened many a pain and quieted
many an ache;
Faculty and students will long re¬
member the kindness and fidelity with
which Father Kehoe cared for them.
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Oratorical Contest
Sponsored by K. of C.
The Portland Council of the
Knights of Columbus, with Father
Margraf acting as chairman of the
committee in charge, is sponsoring an
oratorical contest which is open to all
Catholic High School students in
Portland. There are numerous sub¬
jects from which the contestants may
choose.
Columbia University is well repre¬
sented, several of her students having
entered their names for participation
in the contest.
CHARITY BALL
SEASON’S BIG
SOCIAL EVENT
JHE Ymeco Club, an outstanding
Catholic Girl’s organization spon¬
sored their annual Christmas Formal
on the night of December 26th. Fol¬
lowing a well-founded precedent the
Columbia Country Club was the scene
of the distinctive setting, with over
one hundred couples present. We,
at Columbia, have a serious competi¬
tor in the Ymecoes when it comes to
staging successful social events. May¬
be it is that deft feminine touch, per¬
haps it is their desire to show their
ability as sponsors, at any rate the
only conclusion one can reach is that
the Ymecoes deserve much praise for
so splendid an event as their Christ¬
mas Formal.
Among the Columbia alumni and
student body present were: Leonard
Davis, Jim Cosgrove, Jack Murphy,
Tom Murphy, Ralph Stone, John
Casey, Pat Noud, Fred Sullivan and
Prof. Fitzpatrick.
Following closely on the hurried
visit of ever-welcome St. Nicholas the
yearly Charity Ball under the associ¬
ated sponsorship of the Knights of
Columbus and the Catholic Daugh¬
ters, was given on the night of. De¬
cember 27th at the Masonic Temple.
File worthiness of so huge an event
has never been challenged in past
years; this year, with the prolonged
visit of Old Man Depression, the
necessity of the affair and its con¬
tinued success was more clearly im¬
pressed on both organizations. The
total success of the function, as evi¬
denced by the many hundreds present,
attested to the fact that those who are
in possession of means, arc ever will¬
ing to help their less fortunate
friends. That was the purpose of
Christian society and the joint spon¬
sors of this great Charity Ball, the
Catholic Daughters and the Knights
of Columbus, must feel wonderful
happiness in the furtherance of such
humanitarian and Christian work.
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Donald Jessup
Returns to School
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Donald Jessup, who was forced
to discontinue school on November
1 0th, returned after the Christmas
holidays. During his absence he un¬
derwent an operation for appendicitis
from which he has fully recovered.
Besides taking up where he left off
in classes, Donald is still in the busi¬
ness of stamp collecting and has be¬
come quite adept in the science of
philately.
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Bagne’res-De-Biborre
NEWS FLASHES — Circulars
have been recently received at the
Registrar’s office announcing vaca¬
tion courses for foreign students.
These courses are given by the Uni¬
versity of Toulouse, France, and are
conducted at Bagneres-De-BigOrre
(Hautes-Pyrenees) near Lac Bleu.
The session begins in July and finish¬
es in early September. Full details
and information on the courses can
be obtained from Monsieur Roth¬
schild, Professor au Lycee de Tarbes,
Directeur des Cours, 32 Place Mar-
cadieu, Farbes (Hautes-Pyrenees,
France) or at the Registrar’s ofice.
