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Volume XXXV11 UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940
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Three Day Retreat
To Start Monday
Rev. William S. Scanlon. C. S. C., Named As Retreat
Master by President: Afternoon Classes to
Be Held; Non-Catholics Invited
RALLY SQUAD
CHART PLANS
FOR ROOTERS
Committee Lists Seven
Point Cooperative Pro¬
gram for Current Social
and Athletic Calendar
Rev. Charles C. Miltner. C. S. C., Portland President completes arrangements for the recently installed Marine
Corps Reserves while Captain Lloyd E. Wagner, (left). Company Commander, and Lieutenant-Colonel
George T. Hall looks on. Lt.-Col Hall has since been transferred to the San Diego marine base.
ENLISTMENTS
IN NEW UNIT
T0TAL23MEN
Drill Starts Monday Night
For Reservists; Applica¬
tions Still Taken by
Sergeant D. L. Shenaut
With drill expected to start Mon¬
day, approximately 45 applicants out
of 65 have been accepted for the
Marine Corps Reserve Unit here with
15 more to be physically examined.
Uniforms will be issued tomorrow or
Monday to the 23 who were sworn
in September 23, and to those who
have since signed their final papers.
Out of the 80 who applied for ad¬
mission, slightly more than one-
fourth were rejected for physical dis¬
abilities. An introductory and in-
doctrinatory session will begin the
training of the rest Monday night,
according to Sergeant D. L. Shenaut.
He further stated that applications
are still being taken in the Marine
office on the third floor of Howard
Hall.
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Stag Mixer EX-GRID STAR
Draws Frosh LEADS RALLY
two hundred thoroughly satisfied jtj.jp Gridsters Introduced
couples danced to the captivating ~
music of Joe Dardis and his orches- By MatheWS ^
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at the Frosh stag Mixer held in ; Addresses Students
Howard Hall auditorium.
Instituted as a "no date" dance,
the students found partners among
a group of attendants from Maryl-
hurst and the College of Nursing.
Those responsible for the success
of the dance were Bob Cullerton,
senior from Butte, Montana, and
Anthony Gerharz, Jr., senior from
Billings, Montana, co-chairmen of
Freshman Week.
Popular Program
Returns to Air
Retreat Schedule
Monday, September 30
Mass and Sermon . 8:25 A.M.
Sermon .
10:30 A.M.
Sermon . 11:30 A.M.
Sermon for Boarders.. 7:30P.M.
Tuesday, October 1
Mass and Sermon . 8:25 A.M.
Sermon . 10:30 A.M.
Sermon . 11:30 A.M.
Sermon for Boarders.. 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday, October 2
Mass . 8:25 A.M.
Communion Breakfast 9:00 A. M.
Classes will be resumed at the
10:15 period Wednesday morning.
Rev. William S. Scandlon, C.S.C.,
Retreat Master
Touchdown parade, radio program
presented by the Gleemen, will re¬
turn to the air Thursday, October 3
at 8:45 p. m., over station KEX.
This program features the prog¬
nostications of Pilot Football Coach
Matty Mathews on the games of the
following Saturday. It also honors
the outstanding team and player
of the preceding week. Honor team
for the first broadcast will be U. S.
C„ last year’s Pacific Coast Confer¬
ence champs.
Portland's Gleemen will combine
with Marylhurst’s Treble Triad in
the production of an operetta to be
selected next week. Performance is
slated for some time in January.
I Creating enthusiasm for the game
i with Willamette tomorrow, a pep
I rally was held in the gym this morn-
I ing. Amid cheers, songs and fan-
j fares, Coach "Matty” Mathews in¬
troduced the 1940 football team to
I the assembled students and talked of
j the coming season.
A program of speaking, band music
and student cheering was the order
of the day. A confident, spirited air
i filled the hall and enthusiasm pos-
i sessed the audience as preparations
for the game in the stadium tomor-
j row were told.
I The rally featured a talk by John
Corcoran '35, who was fullback for
Portland five years ago. Corcoran
told the audience how the boys
played Willamette then; later Father
Rigley told how they are going to
piay tomorrow.
The assembled students responded
with great volumes of noise and
enthusiastic cheering to the yell
leaders, singing the school songs
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Jim Foley, sophomore from Port¬
land and Rally Committee chairman,
[Wednesday outlined the program of
the Rally Committee for the current
! athletic year. Aims and duties of
the squad are seven-fold: (1) Con¬
duct all rallies, (2) Provide for police
escorts in all parades, (3) Build
school spirit, (4) Sell rooting caps,
(5) Consolidate good will among the
College of Nursing, Marylhurst and
Portland, (6) Provide ears for the
St. Mary’s football squad and (7)
Cooperate with the S. A. C. on all
matters.
Men Named
Five men are included in the Rally
Committee, each having special du¬
ties: Jack Hoggins, freshman from
Portland, Frosh activities; Nathan
Feves, sophomore from Portland,
club activities; Bob Isaacs, sopho¬
more from Portland, sophomore rep¬
resentative; Jack Drath, junior from
San Francisco, upper classmen; Jim
E. Foley, sophomore from Portland,
chairman. Any person having any
ideas or suggestions are asked to get
in touch with Foley or any commit -
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With Rev. Wm. S. Scanlon, C. S.C..
Regent of the College of Nursing, as
retreat master, Portland's annual
student retreat will be held Monday
through Wednesday, September 30 to
October 2, Rev. Charles C. Miltner,
C. S. C„ Portland President, an¬
nounced Tuesday.
No classes will be held on the
mornings of retreat but schedules
will be resumed in the afternoon.
The retreat sessions will be held at
8:25, 10:30 and 11:30 o’clock.
Double Cuts Given
Rev. Theodore J. Mehling, C.S.C.,
Dean of Studies, announced that
double cuts will be given all Catholic
students not present at each instruc¬
tion. Detailed regulations will be
posted on the bulletin board today.
Attendance at the retreat exercises
is optional for non-Catholic stu¬
dents. All are invited to attend,
however.
Following the 8:25 o’clock mass
Wednesday morning, all students
who receive communion will attend
breakfast in the Campus Commons.
DEBATE SQUAD MEETING
All students interested in de¬
bating are requested to attend a
meeting in Room 3, West, at 12:30
o’clock Wednesday, October 2.
Larrowe Names
Tentative Staff
With the tentative appointment of
j six men to The Beacon staff, Editor
j Frank Larrowe, senior from Port-
j land, announced at a meeting Mon¬
day that no additional candidates
; for positions are necessary at this
time.
Try-out period for the staffmen
will be to the issue of October 10,
Larrowe said, when permanent place¬
ments will be made.
George Corti, senior from Mil-
waukie; Jim Dixon, Louis Kahn and
Bernard Sherman, sophomores from
Portland were added to the news
staff, while Bob Soule, sophomore
from Portland and Angelo Varesio,
sophomore from Milwaukie, were
placed in the circulation department.
Job Seekers
Asked to Sign
With thirteen positions waiting to
be filled, Brother Norbert, C. S. C.,
director of student employment,
j Wednesday requested that all stu¬
dents wanting part-time jobs register
at his office.
Little difficulty in finding after¬
school work is encountered at pres¬
ent but applicants are lacking. Regis¬
tration does not guarantee jobs as
"it is up to the student to fill the
position.” according to Brother Nor¬
bert.
All seniors are requested to regis¬
ter as soon as possible, detailing the
type of work wanted after gradua¬
tion. Immediate filing of applica¬
tions will allow the groundwork to
be laid so that in June Portland
men will have a preferential place
over the graduates of other schools.
CUSTODIAN OF HOWARD VIEWS THE NEWS
“Well, hello Marco, how are you?”
"Ump. All-right.”
“Did you have a nice summer?”
"Yup. Work.”
"Do you mean to say you chase
dust all summer too?"
„Yup.”
“Tell me, what do you think of
the incoming Freshmen?"
"Freshmen look ‘tuff’, but rest of
it will be proved!" said Marco shift¬
ing his roll-your-own to the other
side of his mouth and leaning on his
bioom.
"Well, what about this year’s foot¬
ball team?”
"You take statement from me that
Marco say Portland football team
take any team on coast! Yup!" This
last word was spoken after he had
taken a cold drag on an unlit
“weed.”
“Do you want to take statement
from me about ’polytics’?”
“Well—?”
"Marco say Roosevelt should give
Mr. Willkie a job so he wouldn’t go
'mewing' around the country! Yup1
1 You come back see me tomorrow —
j I give you 'nother statement."
"Okay. Marco. See you later!”
Biologists’ Set
First Meet Date
Initial meeting of the Biologists'
Club will be October 18, at the Uni¬
versity Commons. Lateness of the
date allows members from the Col¬
lege of Nursing to register and or¬
ganize.
Speaker of the evening will be Rev.
Charles C. Miltner, C. S. C., Portland
President.
The policy of selective membership
will again be in force. New members
will be admitted only on recommend¬
ation of the faculty advisors and the
executive committee of the club.
Professor Fred J. Kohlruss and
Mr. Arthur Istvanovic will act as
faculty advisors; Mr. Istvanovic will
take over the directorship of the
club’s activities, and Professor Kohl¬
russ will devote his time to the su¬
pervision of “The Biolog” the offi¬
cial organ of the Biologists’ Club.
President George Corti, senior
from Milwaukie, has called an offi¬
cer’s meeting for early next week to
outline what promises to be a very
active club calendar.
