Los Angeles Calif.. Wednesday. March 19, 1924
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Cast is Chosen for College Play
LAW PROFESSORS
DONATE MEDALS
FORJACH CLASS
Student With Highest
Average Will Be
Honored
Mr. Ford, Professor of Evidence,
has donated a medal for the Seniors
which is to be given to the student
having the highest average for his
four years study in law. This medal
will be the reward for consistent
good scholarship and will be a much
coveted distinction, reflecting not
merely pride in the winner, but also
joy in the donor. Judge Burnell is
the donor of a Junior medal, to be
given to that Junior who attains the
highest standard in the various
branches of the Junior year. Mr.
Vaughan is donating a Sophomore
medal and Mr. Jenal a Freshman me¬
dal. Thus once again have our law
professors demonstrated to us the
great interest they take in Loyola
and our welfare. Not only do they
give of their time in the evening,
hours in their office, and advice in
the management of the law school,
but they have always shown a readi¬
ness and eagerness to help the stu¬
dents at any time when they call
upon them, either in giving the use
of their books or in lending aid and
suggestions in difficulties. We can¬
not be too grateful to them, nor
can we stress too heavily our true
appreciation of their many kind¬
nesses, realizing that whatever we
attain and whatever fame Loyola
shall ever know, will be owing to
their earnest endeavors.
Speaking of marks which we were
not, one may have marked of late
the evident signs of Lent upon the
brows of the fasting students. More
time for study, longer periods for
labor, such as writing briefs of all
sizes, and countless hours or re¬
search work are being enjoyed by the
ever too eager students, as they
crave to learn the little the profes¬
sors forget to teach. Yes, we’re
learning more each day and night,
and now we have but two and a half
short months to go, before the ex¬
aminations, written and oral pay us
their regards. The Seniors are
dreading an earlier date however,
for they recall the necessity for a
short five thousand word thesis. Oh!
Would that we might write as easily
It was formally decided that the
Loyola and St. Vincent’s Alumni1
Association will begin immediate
preparations for a most^ brilliantf
post-Lenten affair — the greatest so¬
cial event in the history of the in¬
stitution.
Loyola has made tremendous
strides in an athletic way in the last
year and a half, but for a long time
she has been looking forward to a
truly great social event, which would
tend to amalgamate more firmly, in
a social way, the students and Alu¬
mni of Loyola with the Alumni of
St. Vincent’s.
The key-word of success is uni-
HON. I. B. DOCKWEILER
COMING ANNUAL
A CLASSIC
Definite arrangements have been
made to have the Annual ready for
distribution on Thursday, May 15.
All matter to go in the Annual must
be handed in by Thursday, April 10.
The Annual will be divided into
two departments, the first one de¬
voted to College matter, the second
to the High School. The College De¬
partment will consist of the follow¬
ing sections : Classes, Activities,
Chronicle, Alumni, Athletics. The
High School Department will contain
sections, on Classes, Activities^ Ath¬
letics, R.
О.
T. C.
In the Class Section of the College
Department individual pictures will
be had of the Faculty and of the
students, special prominence being
given to the graduates in Arts and
in Law.
In the second section, that devot¬
ed to Activities, there will be indi¬
vidual pictures of the members of
the Student Body, Promoters of the
Apostleship of Prayer, Philalethic
Senate, Philalethic House, Dramatic
Society, Staff of Loyplan and of the
Annual, Alpha Lambda Frat. and Rho
Alpha Gamma Frat. There will be a
group picture of the Sodality. Each
Activity will be given a short write¬
up.
The third section, The Chronicle,
will be a feature of the Annual. It
will contain a history, day by day,
of the school-year 1923-1924. It will
not be a mere collection of dates,
but will be rather a pleasant narra¬
tive written in a semi-humorous vein
of the doings of the Student Body
during the past year. The Chronicle
will be plentifully interspersed with
cartoons.
The Alumni Section will be an¬
other feature of the Annual. Fifteen
pages will be devoted to the where¬
abouts and doings of the Alumni of
Loyola and of her predecessor, St.
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ty. The activities of Loyola in the,
past have been somewhat provincial,
but now that Loyola is becoming
more identified in a larger way with
the city and taking her rightful place
commensurate with the growth of
Los Angeles, she realizes that a per¬
fect bond of true fellowship should
exist among her faithful Alumni, so
that she may rely on their support
in her future collegiate ictivities.
To this end the Fiesia v ooi* of the
Ambassador Hotel has been secur¬
ed for the dance to be held on Fri¬
day evening, April 25. The surround¬
ings could not well be more ideal
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HONORABLE MEMBERS
OF ADVISORY BOARD
ARE TO BE KNIGHTED
J. W. Macdonald Only
Knight of Pius
in State
A signal honor is to be confirmed
upon two of the most prominent ci¬
tizens of the community. The Hon.
J. Wiseman Macdonald and the Hon.
Isadore B. Dockweiler, two of the
most prominent Catholic laymen in
the diocese are to be knighted by the
representative of the Pope. The for¬
mer gentleman is to become a Knight
of Pius. This order comprises two
degrees. The first degree is heredi¬
tary and the honor is passed on to
the eldest son of the knight. The Or¬
der of Pius is one of the most difficult
to attain. Hon. Macdonald will be
the only Knight of Pius in the State
of California. We can gain in some
small way from this consideration,
an idea of the wonderful honor and
dignity of Knighthood in the Order
of Pius.
Mr. Macdonald well deserves the
honor that is bestowed on him. For
years he has labored hard and faith¬
fully for the Church. His wealth of
talent and ability has ever been at
Her disposal. As legal advisor to the
Bishop, the extent of the work he
has done for the Church cannot be
calculated. He is president of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society. In this of¬
fice he has ably directed the work of
the society among the poor and
needy.
The Hon. Isadore B. Dockweiler
is to be Knighted in the Order of St.
Gregory. It is rare indeed that any
layman so distinguishes himself as
to be rewarded with Knighthood in
this order. Mr. Dockweiler has been
for years quietly laboring in the in¬
terest of the Church. There has been
no work of any moment undertaken
by the Diocese which lacked the sup¬
port of his energy and ability.
Mr. Macdonald is one of the most
distinguished lawyers in the state.
Mr. Dockweiler is a noted orator
and is one of the foremost Democrats
of the States,
Loyola takes pride in the accom¬
plishments of these men. Both are
members of the Advisory Board for
the Law College. Mr. Macdonald has
two sons at Loyola. Allan Macdonald
is a Sophomore in the College de¬
partment. His brother is attending
the High School.
John and George Dockweiler are
members of the Alumni. Robert is
in Third year High. Mr. Isadore
Dockweiler himself is an Alumnus of
St. Vincent’s College, our predeces¬
sor.
The date for the investiture is
Sunday, March 30th.
Loyola College congratulates these
two eminent gentlemen on the honor
that has come to them and with their
kind permission takes to herself some
1 of the reflected glory and praise.
LION NINE IS
DEFEATED
The Grizzlies from the University
of California, Southern Branch, won
the first leg of a tripod affair to be
played with the Loyola Nine by the
close score of 5 to 1. The Branch
lads presented a uniform squad of
sluggers who found Mclsaacs, Loy¬
ola chucker, for 6 hits.
Brock, hurling for the Branch kept
the 5 hits which the Lions took from
him well* spread out, allowing only
one man to cross the plate for a
tally.
Loyola played a good brand of
baseball and as this is their first real
game the errors which marred the
play at times are excusable. Mclsaacs
lasted nearly the wh'ole trip and
showed himself to be a reliable man
on the mound. He spent the first few
weeks of practice this season on the
infield where he stars at short but
the sudden lack of pitchers forced
Coach Clemens to call him to the
pitcher’s box. Mac showed the one
thousand odd spectators that swarm¬
ed the bleachers and braved a stiff,
cold wind to watch the game, that
he possessed a good brand of nerve
when he several times pulled himself
out of a bad hole by fanning the men
at bat. Mac seemed to find great dif¬
ficulty in locating the platter at the
beginning of each inning for he gen¬
erally walked the first man and
thereby placed himself in a ticklish
position for the rest of the canto.
Ryan replaced Mclsaacs in the last
round and presented his usual re¬
liable form of ball. Bradstreet, vet¬
eran catcher, was the receiver for
the afternoon. He seems to have
found a hitting streak for he bagged
two hits out of as many times at bat.
Brad leaned on a sizzler in the third
canto and drove it through second
for a clean single. On the second ball
pitched he hotfooted it down to se-
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The much heralded and long await¬
ed evening of the 28th is fast ap-
roaching and with it comes the an¬
nual Gold Medal Oratorical contest
of the College Department. The
eliminations of contestants were held
weeks ago with the result that
ten aspiring orators were selected
to vociferate, with no apoligies to
Cicero, at the Knights of Columbus
Auditorium, a week from Friday
night.
Despite the fact that our preced¬
ing exhibitions have always been
acclaimed unsurpassable, Neverthe¬
less the Coming contest safely war¬
rants the assertion that it will be
the “greatest yet” for of all the
MYSTERY FARCE
PRODUCTION FOR
LOYOLA PLAYERS
Rehearsals Under Way
For Presentation
of Drama
“Seven Keys to Baldpate” has
been selected for the annual play to
be presented by the Loyola College
Players. It is a George M. Cohan pro¬
duction and has met with brilliant
| success on the legitimate stage. This
production is a mystery farce, con¬
sisting of a prologue, two acts and
an epilogue, all replete with surpris¬
ing situations, interesting complica¬
tions and lively action.
The plot centers around a dashing
young novelist, who upon a wager
with his chum, travels to Baldpate
Inn on a cold winter night shortly
before the hour of midnight. At
this place, according to the terms of
the wager, he is to write a novel
within twenty-four hours. Here he
is met by the inn-keeper and his son
who are prepared to receive him.
After making their acquaintance, he
explains to them his mission, is given
by the inn-keeper the only key to
Baldpate in existence, and retires to
his room. In the quiet atmosphere of
this secluded inn the author expects
to find the solitude necessary for
concentration and inspiration for his
new novel. This makes up the pro¬
logue.
The two succeeding acts are very
amusing and are filled with excite¬
ment and mystery. Scarcely does the
novelist become settled in his new
surroundings when the progress of
his work is interrupted by crooked
politicians, murderers, newspaper-
reporters, hermits, mayors, black¬
mailers, railway presidents, police,
etc., all of whom are implicated in
a great political bribery, one very
similar in character to our own pre¬
sent Teapot Dome naval-base scan¬
dal. This forms the real plot of the
story and affords a very intricate and
interesting mystery, which must be
seen to be really enjoyed and appre¬
ciated.
An epilogue follows, in which the
mystery is solved and the play comes
to a delightful finis.
The cast of characters in the order
of their appearance:
Elijah Quimby, Caretaker of
contending speakers practically
each one has had Demosthenian ex¬
perience, and has tasted of the or¬
atorical repast and is well capable
of supplying sufficient opposition for
the others.
The Senior class will be represent¬
ed by Mark Costello, T. McGovern
and Leo Falder. Paul Tschirgi, ow¬
ing to illness, will be unable to com¬
pete. His fiery oratory has graced
many a contest and his absence will
certainly be regretted. The other
three Seniors intend to work all the
more to counteract the condition
which sickness has occasioned. “Pete”
Daley and J. Bradstreet will uphold
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SECURE BALLROOM FOR DANCE
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CICEROES TO VIE IN
К.
C. FORUM
