Vol. 3
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1925
No.
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HUGE ATTENDANCE ASSURED PLAY
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NATIONAL
ORATORICAL SEMI-FINALS
“THE BEST IN THE WEST”
EUGENE McELMEEL
HU HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WINS
NATIONAL FAME IS BEST ORATOR
Last Friday evening at the Los An¬
geles High School Auditorium one of
the greatest events in the history of
Loyola took place when Eugene Mc-
Elmeel, of “4-A” fame,5 was judged,
by an overwhelming majority, to be
the best orator in Southern California
in the grand finals of the Construc¬
tion Contest of the Los Angeles
Times.
The spacious auditorium was taxed
to capacity, and though many were
seated behind the stage in the wings,
scores were turned away at the doors.
Each of the contending schools was
given a certain section in the hall,
and the pitch of excitement in the
rival centers ran to extremes never
reached before. The high spirit of
the evening was greatly strengthened
by the Los Angeles and Franklin
High School bands and the Girls’
Glee Club of Polytechnic High.
After a very impressive opening
ceremony, consisting in the presenta¬
tion of the colors, Judge Lucian
Shaw, former Chief Justice of the
California State Supreme Court, pre¬
siding as chairman, gave a brief talk
before introducing the speakers. Then
the real evening began. As each
speaker arose to deliver his oration
the applause and general excitement
became so tense that by the time
McElmeel, who was the last speaker,
ascended the stage the entire building
was one concourse of excited listeners.
A strange hush fell over the assem¬
bly and McElmeel began to speak.
For ten minutes he hek^his audience
spellbound with his oratory. His |
gestures, ; his manner upon the stage,
and his speech above all, were per¬
fect.
When he had concluded, the whole
building seemed to rock with ap¬
plause. To one behind the stage it
was deafening, and in the section
where Loyola sat many heads began
to throb and more than one heart
skipped a throb or two.
Then the decision came and the
presentation of the winners. Who
can describe that scene? or who has
ever seen the like of it? Eugene
McElmeel of Loyola High School
Department had been selected as the
winner and would represent the
Pacific Southwest in the National
Finals at Washington on May 8th.
Loyola is proud of McElmeel and
feels that in him she has one who
will worthily bring honor to her name
at Washington as he has already
done here in our own beloved Los
Angeles.
So far, McElmeel has won for him¬
self $1,025 and an ^enduring place in
the hearts and memories of Loyola’s
student body, and for Loyola he has
won a beautiful lovuig-cup and no
little prestige. What will he win at
Washington?
As May 8th is approaching, we can
imagine McElmeel far, far away, in i
the huge Washington Auditorium,
delivering his now famous oration on
“John Marshall and the Constitution,”
before President Coolidge, acting as
chairman, the honorable members of
the Supreme Court of the United
(Continued on Page 2)
MORRIS WHS BOLD
MEDAL IR HOUSE
IIS. SENATE DEBITE
The Annual Gold Medal Debate
for the college was held Friday eve¬
ning, April 17th, before a very appre¬
ciative audience. This was a debate
between members of the House 'and
Senate — the .two debating societies
йог
the college men. The chairman ytas
Mr. Frank P. Jenal, professor of Tojtff,
St. Vincent’s School of Law. fjm
judges were Mr. W. J. 'Ford, JHm
Weston and Judge . Crupp.
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speakers for the Senate were Mry
Edward De Rochie, Mr. Thoina^
Pfrenzinger and Mr. Tod Sloan; for
the House, Mr. Robert Sullivan, Mr.
L. L. Sylvaine, *and Mr. H^ Landon
Morris.
The question for debate was: “Re¬
solved, That the proposed Federal
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Child Labor Amendment should be
ratified by the state.” Th^ affirma¬
tive was upheld by -the speakers of
the House,, while the Senators op¬
posed the measure. This very timely
subject was handled in a manner that
was ’' pleasing to *the ‘audienbe * 'and
judges, and great credit should go to
the speakers for the amount of effort
expended in the preparation for the
debate, and Father Fox, moderator of
the Senate, and Father Torre mod¬
erator of the House, should not be
forgotten.
The debate was awarded to the.
House by the unanimous vote of the
judges, and the gold medal for the
best individual speaker went to Mr.
H. Landon Morris.
(Continued on Page 2)
LOYOLA ANNUAL
WANTS MORE
ADS
Do you know that this paper be¬
longs to you, the student body of
Loyola College? Do, you know that
you are putting out an annual, “THE
LOYOLA” this year? It is up to you
alone to make it a success. Do you
know that the annual is in serious
need of your support? How many
ADS have you secured? What have
you contributed? Have YOU done
anything at all to make the annual
a success?
Do you think that you can call
yourself a real student of Loyola
College or High School and still not
do anything to help make the annual
an outstanding feature of the year of
1925?
* The staff is working night and day
to give you something that you will
be proud of. They will give you a
splendid year book; they are doing all
this for j|ou and it is your duty to
do your utmost to co-operate with
them.
Every TRUE SON of LOYOLA
should consider it an honor to be
given the opportunity to do some¬
thing for his Alma Mater. Here is
your chance. Loyola calls to each
of you. Are YOU going to answer
the call?
As a reward for those students who
secure the most ADS for the Loyola,
their names will be written in the AN¬
NUAL on the honor roll, and for the
class £oing over the top 100 per cent,
both as to ads and subscriptions, its
name will also go on the honor roll.
Now, then, the case is clear to you.
(Continued on Page 2)
TRINITY AUD WILL
BE PACKED AT BOTH
PERFORMANCES
On Friday afternoon, May 1, the
Loyola Players will present “The Pri¬
vate Secretary” at the Trinity Audi¬
torium. They will also present the
play Saturday evening, May 2.
“The Private Secretary” promises
to surpass all the previous efforts of
the Dramatic Society. Replete with
comedy, a little dab of mystery here
and there, and the ability which the
cast has shown in the rehearsals,
there is every reason to believe it will
be the best thing they have yet done.
The writer was able to see the play
when it was given at the Orphans’
Home last Sunday afternoon and at
the Sherman Institute last Tuesday
evening. The cast show the results
of being remarkably well directed
and have been excellenlty cast in
their parts. At the two performances
mentioned above they scored a great
success. It is my opinion that the
theatre-going people of Los Angeles
will make no mistake in seeipg “The
Private Secretary,” for I doubt if
Los Angeles will be treated to such
a really clever and enjoyable comedy
for some time.
Walter McCarthy plays the title
role as a very shy, awkward, bashful
young man who has much trouble in
finding a friend. Thomas Delaney is
a very comical negro valet. Harold
Daley is the handsome young man
usually known as the hero. Thomas
Pitts plays the role of a cheap vulgar
(Continued on Page 2)
SCENE FROM “THE PRIVATE SECRETARY”
