Saint Edward's Echo (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 29, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. XL No. 8.
Austin, Texas, Wednesday, January 29,1930.
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Free Tower
SOPHOMORES GIVE
BEAUTIFUL DANCE
AT AUSTIN HOTEL
Colorful Social Function Held
on Roof of Stephen F. Austin,
Jan. 17.
Students, you will find some very
desirable clothing bargains advertised
in this issue of the Echo and in every
issue. Read them. Patronizing Echo
advertisers is good business for you
and for your school paper.
VARSITY KNIGHTS
RE-SUBSCRIBE TO
HISTORY SOCIETY
SIMMONS DEBATERS
MEET VARSITY DUO
Texas Conference Schools Will
Clash on Disarmament Ques-
tion, St. Edward’s Opposing
that Scheme.
Thorny O’Connor, former coach of
basket ball at St. Edward’s visited
the campus recently. O’Connor was
on his way to Luling. He only stop-
ped long enough to say hello.
TOWER WORKERS
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR AB CAMPAIGN
Ralph Warner Will Direct Drive
for Advertising in Various
Texas Cities.
Att’y Gen. Bobbitt
To Speak
FORMER STUDENTS
REPEAT PRIZES FOR
SPEAKING CONTEST
Fifty Dollars in Cash Offered to
Winners of College and High
School Tests.
Because of the semester examina-
tions being held during the week of
January 27-Feb. 1, all games in the
intra-mural league were postponed.
The schedule will be resumed with
the opening of the, second semester.
Council Votes to Send Remem-
brance to Sick Member; Inter-
esting Meeting Planned for
Feb. 3.
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O’CONNOR VISITS BRIEFLY
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SECOND SEMESTER
BEGINS FEB. 1
JUNIORS COMMENCE
PROM PLANS
Examinations for the first semes-
ter have been in progress at St. Ed-
ward’s since Monday, Jan. 27, and
will finish on Friday, Jan. 31. These
examinations cover all the work that
has been done since last September,
including that which was reviewed
in the quarterly tests held in No-
vember.
Registration for the second semes-
ter will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1.
Any student wishing to, however,
may register at any period when he
has no examinations, during the pre-
ceding week, Father Misch, dean of
studies and registrar said. A charge
of three dollars will be assesed
against present students registering
after the assigned date.
This fine will not apply to new
students. They must, however, reg-
ister before their absence from class-
es has used up their allowance of
cuts. This means that new students
may register until about Feb. 12.
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INTRA-MURAL GAMES
POSTPONED
Arrangements were made for the
junior prom at a meeting held on the
night of Jan. 21. It was decided
that the dance would be held at the
Austin Country club on the night of
Friday, Feb. 28.
Edward Ott, president of the class,
appointed Dave Figari, Henry Par-
ma, Randolph Papich and Charlie
Dorsey to membership on the dance
committee, and John Sulak and Al
Turner in charge of the dance pub-
licity.
“Some little work has already been
done toward making this dance the
biggest affair of the school year,”
said Ott, “and with the appointment
of the committees I expect rapid and
successful completion of all details.”
The style of programs to be used,
the plans for decorating the hall,
and the refreshments to be served
have not yet been decided upon but
the committees give assurance that
they will be unique. It is also un-
decided at present whether Steve or
Fred Gardner will furnish music for
the dance.
“We want to make this dance the
most successful of the year,” mem-
bers of the class said, and they have
adopted the statement as their slo-
gan. They promise that the dance
will eclipse any affair ever given her©
before.
year, said Mr. Borchers,
college contestants seven
will be the minimum limit, and ten
minutes the maximum, while the high
school boys will have to speak at
least three, and not more than five
minutes.
The cash prizes offered by the As-
sociation of Former Students and
donated by Dr. C. L. Kopecky per-
sonally, will be divided as they wer©
in last year’s contest. To the win-
ner of first place in the college de-
partment goes fifteen dollars, while
the second and third places Will draw
(Continued on page 3)
Some student having a little
energy and literary ability will re-
copy of the 1930
Fanette, editor-in-
annual, announced
Okla.; Leonita
and Kathryn
Students Blockade Traffic
Around Bulletin Board
manager of the yearbook were flood-
ed with some fifty-odd pictures and
for self protection’s sake they refus-
ed to judge. Now there was a prob-
lem! Fifty pictures and no judges.
Feeling sure that the Student Activ-
ities council had ample protection
under the terms of the editorial
“we,” the Tower staff washed its
hands of the matter and turned the
pictures over to that august body.
The deliberations of said body led
to the elimination of all nominees
but the following four: the Misses
Maurine Brauer of Lufkin; Elizabeth
Brennan, Muskogee,
Kopecky, Yoakum;
Mayfield, Houston.
Miss Brauer is a
College of the Incarnate Word, and
Miss Kopecky, at Our Lady of
the Lake college, San Antonio. Miss
Mayfield is a graduate of St. Agnes
academy, Houston, and is now study-
ing voice In New York.
From these four the student body
has chosen the Tower beauty and ft
is with a deep feeling of curiosity
that the students await the announce-
ment of the result.
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Anyone walking through the hall
of the St. Edward’s Administration
building Thursday, Jan. 16, would
undoubtedly have been forced to
stop, in front of the bulletin board,
either out of curiosity or because it
was physically impossible to pro-
ceed further. Some thing unpre-
cedented, or at least unusual, must
have taken place. Should the afore
mentioned person have been fortu-
nate enought to struggle through the
mob he too would have been sur-
prised and pleased at what he saw.
For the first time in the history
of St. Edward’s, the pictures of four
beautiful girls occupied a position
of honor on the bulletin board.
The occasion for this unwonted
display of pulchritude was the ap-
proaching election of a girl who is
to be known as the Tower beauty of
1930. Her picture is to have a place
of honor in the 1929-30 St. Edward’s
annual. The final election was held
Saturday, Jan. 18, but the result will
not be made known until the Tower
appears next May.
The editor-in-chief and business
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ceive a free
Tower, Irwin
chief of the
last Monday.
In order to obtain this gift copy,
the recipient will have to match
his skill with that of other stu-
dents in the writing of a poem
on any one of such subjects as
courage, friendship, school days,
comradeship or kindred topics.
The Tower staff will select the
winner of the contest. All contri-
butions must be in by March 1,
Fanette said. He will be glad to
give details to interested students.
An extensive campaign throughout
the state of Texas for advertisements
in the Tower of 1930 will be started
by the senior class early in February,
according to Irwin Fanette, editor-in-
chief of this year’s Tower.
A trip through the northern part
of the state, including Dallas, Fort-
Worth, and Waco, will be made dur-
ing the first week of February.
Ralph Warner, business manager of
the Tower, will be in charge of the
campaign and will head the delega-
tion which goes to Fort Worth and
-Dallas.
The next trip will be to San An-
Mike Byrne and Tom Estes
will probably canvass that city,
trip will also be made to Houston,
but the exact date and the men who
are to make it have not been settled
as yet. Members of the senior class
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The Knights of Columbus, decided
to re-subscribe to the Texas Catholic
Historical society, at a meeting held
Wednesday night, Jan. 15. Edward
Ott, grand knight, presided over the
meeting.
Informed that Austin Fontenot,
graduate of the University In 1928
and member of the council, was sick
in Tucson, Arizona, the Knights de-
cided to send him a remembrance.
This remembrance will be sent to
him from the council as a whole.
Father Foik, chairman of the Texas
Knights ofi Colurhbus historical com-
mission, gave a brief talk on the pro-
gress of the commission. His com-
ments were met with approval from
the council.
Prospects of a basketball team were
discussed, and it was decided to have
a team to compete in the intra-mural
league. All member players who are
not on the Varsity were urged to
come out. Al Turner is coach of the
team.
Joe Koegler, assistant lecturer,
promised a big program for the next
meeting, which will be on Feb. 3.
He said that a real surprise was In'
store. ----------o----------
NO. TEXANS MAKE
DANCE PLANS
Plans for the North Texas club
dance were made at a meeting of the
club on Tuesday, Jan 21. It was
definitely decided that the dance
would be held at the Driskill hotel,
but the exact date has not been set-
tled on due to the fact that several
members of the senior class would
be out of the city on business for the
Tower on Feb. 7, which was the
date originally set for the dance.
Marvin Farr was appointed chair-
man of the dance committee, with
Joe and Charles Dorsey, John Me
Lemore, and John D. Raffaelli to
assist him. On the floor committee
will be Joe and Charles Dorsey, Mar-
vin Farr, and Francis Bialkowskl.
Joe Dorsey will make arrangements
for invitations and programs.
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St. Edward’s will open its debating
season against Simmons university,
of Abilene, Saturday night, Feb. 8,
in the University auditorium. The
question for the debate will be: “Re-
solved, That the nations should
adopt a plan of complete disarm-
ament, excepting such forces as are
necessary for police purposes.” St.
Edward’s will have the negative side
of the question.
Coach Elmore Borchers stated that
he expected stiff opposition from Sim-
mons and as a result he has both
teams working on the negative. The
teams are composed of John Sulak,
Joe Koegler, Roland Blackwell and
Gus Strauss. Borchers as yet is un-
decided which pair will represent the
University.
Other debates have been scheduled
but some of the dates have not been
decided on yet. Mr. Borcher« will
have a definite schedule soon.
St. Edward’s will debate Baylor
at Our Lady of the Lake college, San
Antonio, Feb. 28. The University
debaters will again uphold the nega-
tive side of the question.
Since the debate against' Simmons
will be the first of the season, Mr.
Borchers urges all students to attend.
“We have the best prospects for a
successful debating season,” he said.
“As this is our first debate we would
like to see all the students ■ give us
their support by being present.”
The sophomore class, acting as
hosts, entertained the students and
friends of the University with one
of the most delightful and enjoyable
dances ever given under the aus-
pices of the University, Friday, Jan.
17, in the Stephen F. Austin hotel
ballroom. Fred Gardner and his
Troubadours furnished the music.
The large ballroom was attractive-
ly decorated. Getting away from the
use of crepe paper, which had be-
come almost traditional at University
dances, the committee profusely
trimmed the hall with long festoons
of gray moss. At the far end of
the hall was a large blue numeral
’32 set against a white background
and brought into prominence by the
play of a small spot light. In the
balcony was a larger spot light which
flashed various colors over the
crowded floor below, throwing over
the dancers a magic sheen, which,
‘reflecting on the brilliant dresses of
the young ladies, turned the hall
into a picturesque vista of color.
The grand march was led by Wal-
ter Beach, class president and
Miss Mary Lee Kearns, Univer-
sity of Texas student from Mercedes.
The chaperons for the dance were
as follows: Dr. and Mrs. J. J. E*rady,
Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Struhall, Professor
and Mrs. Frank Skeeler, Professor
and Mrs. A. J. Bieter and Mr. and
Mrs. L. N. Wallin.
The dance committee was made up
of William McCurdy, chairman, Pat
(Continued on page 8)
The tentative date set for the ex-
tempore speaking contest which Is
being sponsored by the Association
of Former Students, is April 30, ac-
cording to Elmore Borchers, secre-
tary of the Association.
The contest will differ somewhat
from the one held last year, accord-
ing to Mr. Borchers. Instead of
allowing the college contestants
twenty subjects to choose from, as
was done last year, only ten will be
given as a choice. The high school
section will have only six Instead of
ten as last year.
Six Prizes Offered
Another change was made In th©
number of topics from which to pick.
Instead of drawing three topics and
choosing one to speak on, both high
school and college men will draw
only two topics and speak on one of
them. The time allowances and
limitations will be the same as last
For the
minutes
R. L. Bobbitt, attorney general
of Texas, and former speaker of
the house of representatives, has
accepted an invitation to make
the principal address at the Wash-
ington’s birthday exercises at St.
Edward’s, the Rev. Dr. Joseph
Burke, C. S. C., has announced.
The program for the day will
be in charge of the senior class,
who will follow a St. Edward’s
custom by appearing for the first
time in caps and gowns on this
day. Besides Mr. Bobbitt’s ad-
dress, there will be several pro-
gram numbers by seniors,
class will present an American
flag to the University.
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