The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 7, Issue 6 - December 14, 1928

Basketball Schedule Appears In this Issue Hard Time Dance Tonight 61 2 S. Flower Vol. VII— No. 6 $1.00 Per Year Published Bi-Weekly by the Students of Loyola College at Los Angeles Docember 14, 1928 World powers may relegate their armies, navies, and air forces to their respective national junk yards and declare war a thing of the past. But upon a jarring provocation of hostile activities each national character will be resourceful enough to speedily resurrect equip¬ ment of the battlefield and the lauded dove of peace will fly to the safety of other spheres. The Arms of Men “Brutishness’ of men taken indi¬ vidually or collectively manifests it¬ self very vividly in outbursts of lust or anger. We kill animals for the» sustenance we may find in their flesh — and some Г like that flesh nearly raw. Inspite of constitu¬ tional ban on liquor many crave a crazy state of intoxication to a state of sobriety which might be desired by the common sense. The rule is that we always en¬ joy a good fight. Often, the more blood and bitterness, the more interest. But be all this as it may - — now we are in the midst of the cheer of Holiday spirit. “Peace on earth to men of good will!,, Weapons May Rest It is a time of disarmament when people are apt to smile rather than growl. And that the whole Chris¬ tian world will pay homage to the Saviour of man in a happy, if not a religious 4 manner. The “good will' of this period is truly the dis¬ armament, between man and man, nation and nation. A spirit higher and more noble than hostility per¬ vades the air. Things of cheer oc¬ cupy the minds of men and the battle seeking urge has no hold. Let peace reign- as all enjoy a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We take pleasure in welcoming Phi Alpha Mu fraternity to the Greek letter roster of Loyola so¬ cial organizations. We trust that the trials of organization will be few and that rapid progress will be your lot. Again we greet you with congrat¬ ulations and wish you the greatest success. Fr. Piet Pays Annual Visit The Very Rev. Jos. Piet, S.J., Provincial of the Rocky Mountain and California Provinces, is a guest at Loyola. Fr. Piet is making the annual visitation of the Provinces and will remain in Los Angeles for ten days. While in the city he will visit the community of Blessed Sacrament Church, also transact business connected with the New University at Del Rey. Fr. Felix Rosetti, once connected with Loyola College, is visiting. Fr. Rosetti was called to L. A. on account of the serious illness of his mother. ALUMNI BALL SPLENDID AFFAIR Ambassador Dance En¬ joyed by Many With one of the largest crowds of grads and students to attend a Homecoming dance the annual Alumni Ball, held in honor of Loy¬ ola’s “old timers/ on Saturday even¬ ing, November 24, in the Fiesta Room of the Ambassador Hotel, passed into history adding another link to the unbroken and ever in¬ creasing chain of successful alumni functions. The dance marked the close of probably Loyola’s greatest home¬ coming. After watching a thrill¬ ing and hectic game of football on the Lion gridiron, the soft lights and melodious strains of the or- cestra rounded off a pleasurable day amid the old scenes of college life. Several leaders both in the athletic and social life of “Old Loy¬ ola” were among those to join in the merriment of the evening. As guests of honor of the even¬ ing the members of Loyola varsity football squad came in for many words of praise for their valient ef¬ forts on the gridiron. They were truly heroes even in defeat. The homecoming dance was the first social function the Alumni As¬ sociation has sponsored this year. But with such a spirit of loyalty exhibited by members of the alum¬ ni, and the splendid turnout for their first event of the scholastic year, the alumni will promote many more social affairs in order to sti¬ mulate the interest of the graduates in their Alma Mater. The especially harmonious music made the dance an exceptionally pleasant one. Scribes Receive English Credit An unusual privilege has just been granted to the staff of the Loyolan by Fr. Donavan. English red't can now be secured for any ditorial or similar literary work that is to be used in the school- paper. To secure this credit, a duplicate copy of the story need only be handed to the reporter’s English teacher. This is a rather enticing proposi¬ tion for those students who would write if suitable credit would be given. The new plan lets down previous barriers and opens the pathway for a larger and better Loyolan. All students that are interested are asked to attend the staff meet¬ ing, which is held after each pub¬ lication of the paper. Phi Alpha Mu Frat Receives Recognition of Faculty Last Friday marked one of the most epochal events in our scho¬ lastic social life when recognition and sanction was -given by the fa¬ culty to the new Phi Alpha Mu fraternity. This fraternity has been undergoing a process of organiza¬ tion for some time and is now, at the time of its recognition, a very representative body. The need of more fraternal or¬ ganizations on our campus has long been felt. While the old fratern¬ ities are excellent organizations and commendable in every way, it is a physical impossibility for only two of them in the day school to take care of all the, good fratern¬ ity material in the day school stu¬ dent body. The fact left a lot of good men on the outside of things. The new fraternity will remedy this to a great extent. Further, with so few fraternities on the campus, intra-mural sports could never attain the proportions which are necessary for them to be a beneficial item in the school’s activities. There is., to our knowl¬ edge, no better method of uncover¬ ing unknown ability in sports than the intra-mural games. All this is conducive to a bigger and better Loyola which should be the prim¬ ary aim of every man in the stu¬ dent body. The Phi Alpha Mu’s made their debut in the school’s activities by entering the intra-fraternal golf tournament which was to be held last Saturday but is postponed un¬ til this coming Sunday. Sports, however, is to be only one of the ways in which the boys are going to make their presence felt on the campus. Brilliant social functions are being planned and, while they are not an honor society, scholar¬ ship honors will be the goal of ev¬ ery one of the members. At the present time, the Phi Al¬ pha Mu’s, being without a house of their own, are holding their meetings at the homes of the vari¬ ous members. They are looking at prospective fraternity houses, how¬ ever, and expect to be in one by the first of the year. These are the brothers and of¬ ficers of the Fraternity: Fred Eaton, president; Bill Bergmann, vice-president, Bob Vogelsang, treasurer, Martin McGarry, secretary, Bill Sargent, sergeant-at-arms, Jim Hoose, pledge master, . Higgins Sword, Lawrence Roek, Andy Nealis, Ted Sargent, Enifhet Ward, Ed Tinley, Will Von* Der Ahe, John Bradley, Jack Whalen, Max Haines, Frank Indovina, Ed Lehn. Father Sullivan Greets Student Body My dear Loyolan: At the approach of this season of peace and good will, I cannot refrain from addressing you a word of congratulation and a word of thanks. From the splendid interest you have exhibited in every¬ thing pertaining to the col¬ lege, you have shown a depth of loyalty that must characterize every student of this institution. Loyalty is a virtue most pleasing to God and makes us loved of men. It does not stop with our friends, but it goes higher and makes us loyal to God and loyal to our country. I thank you dear young men for your splendid conduct, which reflects much on our institution. The eyes of the city are upon you and your con¬ duct is noted upon every side. The good reports of you that come to me so frequently give me no little happiness. The past year has been exceedingly good to Loyola in many respects and hence I invite you to help me thank Al¬ mighty God for these astounding favors. The day is not far distant when you will be in your new home on Del Rey by the sea. In those splendid surroundings you will inaugurate an institution that will go down the ages. Never forget then that you are doing much towards the foundation and the development of the greater Loyola Univer¬ sity, which we hope will influence for good this city of the angels and the entire Southland. On Christmas morning I shall celebrate one of my Masses all for you, that the infant Jesus may come into your hearts and abide with you until you close your eyes to this world and open them to the glory of heaven. Be of good will and the Christ Child will never resist you. With my very kind personal regards and good wishes, I am Always devotedly your president, FATHER JOSEPH SULLIVAN, S.J. GIRLS SPONSOR E Dungarees the Order of the Day Prompted by their desire to do something really big and worth¬ while in their first year of organiza¬ tion, the newly founded Associated Women of Loyola are tonight giv¬ ing a hard times dance in the K. of C. Hall at 612 South Flower Street. Proceeds from the affair are to be contributed towards the gymna¬ sium building on the site of the new Loyola at Del Rey. Preliminary sale of tickets has pointed towards the success of the dance which promises to be one of the outstanding social functions of the school year. The women have engaged a colored orchestra of wide reputation and the floor at the K. of C. Hall is noted for its fine dancing surface. The novel idea of wearing old clothes to a dance will cause no little merry making and those who attend will find themselves enjoying a really different dance. According to Miss Betty Gray- don, president of the women, the best encouragement that could be handed the dance would be a large attendance from the day college. Fathed Donovan, Dean of Loyola College, urges that the dance be attended by everyone. He further points out that full benefit from the dance will be derived in the end by. the men students as Jthey will use the gym which the women are working so hard to build. Miss Graydon announces that tickets may be obtained at the door for a dollar fifty each. Those who have thus far neglected to purchase theirs may do so at that time. Retreat Delayed Because of Flu The annual college retreat, which was originally scheduled for Tues¬ day, Wednesday and Thursday of the present week, has been post¬ poned indefinitely. The reason given for "the change of the date for the annual spiritual exercises is that so many of the students from both the high school and eoL iege are absent from school due to the epidemic of influenza, that the faculty deemed it the proper thing to postpone the exercises until a time when the entire student body will be able to attend the retreat. Fr. Ward, S.J., who had been selected to give the college depart¬ ment their retreat during the past week will act as retreat master for the exercises that will take place some time early in the second se¬ mester.