The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 8, 1933 Page: 4 of 18
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THE RATTLER
March 8, 1933
Chapman Named Candidate
to West Point by Rep. Kleberg
University and High School
To Hold Regimental Review.
Jack West Chapman, St.
Mary’s student, and member
of the military unit, has been
selected by Representative
Richard M. Kleberg as the
principal candidate for en-
trance at West Point from this
congressional district.
Competitive examinations
previously announced by Rep.
Kleberg were held on January
15. One hundred young men
were eligible for these exam-
inations. Of these, six papers
with the highest ratings were
selected. References were ex-
amined, and a personal char-
acter investigation was con-
ducted. At the conclusion of
the investigations, Chapman
was announced as the candi-
date.
On March 7, Chapman must
submit to a Mental Aptitude
Test. Later, he must undergo
a rigorous physical examina-
tion. At present he is taking
a series of preliminary phys-
ical examinations. Should he
successfully pass these tests,
he will enter West Point on
July 1.
Rev. President to
Speak Before
Assembly
Rev. Alfred H. Rabe, S. M.,
will be presented bv the
Chaminade Catholic Action
club at the assembly of March
24. The university president’s
address, concerning the choice
of vocations, will be in keep-
ing with the observance of
National Vocation Week.
The club has also secured
from the professors of the re-
ligion classes their consent to
stress the choice of vocations
at their classes during the
week of March 19-25.
The three words most con-
ducive to peace in this world
are, “Yes, my dear”.
And then there was the
freshman who crammed the
night before the physical ex-
amination.
She: What’s the shape.of a
kiss?
He: Give me one and I’ll
call it square.
Uncle Vernon to Cousin
Waldo: I say, have you read
‘To a Field Mouse’?
Cousin Waldo: No. How
do you get them to listen?
First Flea: Reen on a hike?
Second Flea: No, on a
tramp.
Man (after being roughly
shaved) : Hey, give me a glass
of water.
Barber: What’s the matter?
Hair in your mouth?
Man: No. I want to see if
my neck leaks.
Most of the cow belles are
found in sorrorities.
Clubb Treats
Renaissance
Architecture
“Italy gave the impetus and
led the world into Renais-
sance architecture”, declared
Galder Clubb, in a recent ad-
dress delivered before the
Beaux Arts society.
Clubb gave the types of
architecture of each period
and the features of that type.
He also named the man re-
sponsible for these new styles
and quoted examples of each.
The Italian Renaissance
furnished three schools of
architecture, the Florentine,
the Roman and the Venetian.
The Florentine was mainly
composed of palaces of mas-
sive rustic masonry, construct-
ed around exterior courts.
Large rooms, high ceilings,
broad unbroken wall surfaces
and ornate decoration are its
outstanding characteristics.
This work is exemplified in
the dome of the cathedral of
Florence built by Brunnelles-
chi. The dome is octagonal,
pointed, and supported by
eight main and sixteen inter-
mediate ribs. The birthplace
of the Renaissance was Flor-
ence, and its many palaces
particularly exemplify the
Florentine Renaissance styles.
The Papal See was the
source of the Roman Renais-
sance. Severe classicism was
the forte of this style. It coin-
cided with and was a direct
imitation of the ancient modes
of architecture. This was es-
pecially noted in windows,
doors, courts, and arcades.
The surroundnig frames were
adorned in a rich fashion. The
Vatican, most notable of Ro-
man Renaissance architectural
efforts, is one of the most ex-
tensive palaces in the world.
It contains twenty courts and
eleven thousand rooms. Bra-
mante, who was the first arch-
itect of note, Rafael, Michel-
angelo, and Vignola were
leaders in this school.
The Venetian architecture
was lighter than that of Flor-
ence or Rome, although it em-
ployed some of their char-
acteristics. Columns were
used but the windows, instead
of being evenly distributed,
were grouped. Grace rather
than massiveness was its rul-
ing trait. Leaders in the
style of Venice were Seam-
mozi and Palladio. This style
appears in the Ducal palace of
Venice, the library of St.
Mark, and in many palaces and
churches.
In Germany, before the Re-
naissance swept the country,
architecture was a motley
combination of high pitched
roofs, numerous gables, col-
umns and pediments. A class-
ical tinge was added, but the
arch remained primarily Teu-
tonic. Heidelberg castle is
the masterpiece of German
(Continued p. 8 col. 1)
SIDE GLANCES
Mr. Lannes I. Jecker, a
graduate of the 1897 class of
the old St. Louis College,
which is now our alma mater,
though known as St. Mary’s
University of San Antonio, re-
cently visited the university.
Recalling the days of liis
attendance here, he stated
that the chief form of amuse-
ment for the students was to
sit at the windows of St. Louis
Hall, which was then the only
building of the school, and
watch the coyotes trek past.
Those must have been great
days.
SG
Manufacturers of pipe to-
bacco often assert that wo-
men love to smell the aroma
of pipe tobacco.
Not long ago, I was smoking
my Meerschaum (listen to the
braggart!) while talking to a
young lady. She sniffed the
smoke, and asked what kind of
tobacco I was using. I help up
the can, which bore the name
of a famous early American
pioneer and settler. Her caus-
tic remark was, “Well, he’s
been dead a long time.”
SG
Robert Burges, freshman,
resembles James Hall, of
movie fame.
SG
Two years ago, on one cold,
rainy night, Earl Ludwig, ’32
graduate, ran breathlessly in-
to Chaminade Hall after a wild
run to the university from the
bus terminal.
When asked what the trou-
ble was, he stated a man,
dressed in white, had pursued
him as far as the university
entrance. “Probably a hold-
up man”, he asserted.
The following morning,
while riding into town, we
saw the cause of Ludwig’s
frighb—an old white horse
staked in a pasture by the
road, too thin and scrawny to
pursue anything.
SG
One night, however, a stu-
dent was held up and robbed
of all his money on the road
to school. He bitterly be-
moaned his unfortunate fate
for twenty-four hours, and
then the following night bor-
rowed enough money to go to
town and see a show.
The same man, in the same
spot, held him up again.
The student never ventured
outside the entrance of Cham-
inade Hall for two weeks af-
ter that.
SG
I have often wondered how
it is that students can go to
school together four years,
spend hours every day in “bull
sessions”, and one never hears
the same story nor the same
Wise-crack.
SG
It is interesting to notice
the extreme pleasure the sen-
iors of the university get out
of corralling some poor fresh-
man and telling him various
stories of the days when the
senior was a mere freshman.
In every instance, the fourth-
year man assumes a look of
great importance, and tells his
story with a Father Time
twang. One would believe
the senior had lived back in
the Stone age, judging from
the reminiscing manner he ex-
hibits.
Nature Club Collects
Specimens on Outing
The Garni nature club col-
lected numerous specimens of
insects, reptiles, birds, and
rodents, on its outing of
March 2, in the Scenic Loop
playgrounds. Bill Young, club
member, was host to the par-
ty at his cabin in the play-
grounds.
Plans for the outing were
arranged by William Jennings,
Perry Post, Bill Young, and
Joe Singer.
Echoes From the Past
MARCH
1923
Rev. Jos. A. Weckesser, who
attended the General Chapter
of the Society of Mary at Ni-
velleis, Belgium, returned to
St. Louis College. He related
the story of the rescue of six
sailors of a fishing smack, off
the coast of Newfoundland, by
the “Empress of Scotland”1,
the ship on which he made
the return voyage.
1926
A story in The Rattler, un-
der the heading “Collegians
Take to the Air”, relates the
achievements of several of the
college students in the art of
kite-flying.
1929
The university trio, com-
posed of Brother Albert Hage-
mann, celloist; Ray Neumann,
violinist; and Brother Eugene
Paulin, dean of the university,
pianist, broadcasted over ra-
dio station KTSA.
In a practice baseball game
with the New York Giants,
which was called in the third
inning on account of rain, the
Rattlers were defeated 7-1.
The comment of the Rattler
reporter writing the story was,
“Well, the rain beat us”.
Andy Cohen, Frank Hogan,
and Fred Lind strong baseball
players with the New York
Giants, were speakers on a
program, arranged by Brother
Peter Hill, for the university
students.
1930
The famous aerial artists,
Lillian Leitzel, and the “Fly-
ing Codonas”, Alfredo and
Lalo Codona, and Vera Bruce,
began a few weeks’ training
in the university gymnasium.
1931
Dr. Richard P. Hickey was
made Dean of Studies, replac-
ing Brother Michael Huebert.
1932
The Officers’ club was
formed.
This ought to be a good
time for those cranks to flour-
ish who deny that the earth
is round. It’s certainly “flat”
now.
The first combined regi-
mental review of the military
units of St. Mary’s university
and Central Catholic high
school vull be held Sunday,
March 12, 2:30 p. m. on the
university drill field.
FolloMring the regimental
review, Colonel Swift of Fort
Sam Houston will inspect the
regiment, and the best com-
panies of each school will be
awarded with decorations, to
be placed on the guide-ons.
A series of massed calis-
thenics by Central Catholic
high school, a trick drill by
the university unit, and the
formation of the “Fighting
British Square”, will complete
the program.
Unit Learns
Machine Gun
War Tactics
During the past week Lt.-
Gol. Robert Brown and his as-
sistant Cpl. Morales have been
lecturing on “The machine-
gun, its nomenclature, use and
effectiveness as M7eapon of
defence.”
The first lecture, given on
the drill field, shoMrnd the
machine-gun squad, the part
each man played in the setting
up of the apparatus, and his
action while the gun M^as in
use.
The second lecture dealt
with the nomenclature of the
machine-gun; each part M^as
named and its use explained.
The piece was likewise torn
down and built back up so
that the cadets might get a
better insight as to the gun’s
workings.
The third demonstration,
under the supervision of Lt.
Cox, was in the form of a
problem. It was shown how
one machine-gun nest might
destroy a whole division of
men, and, in the way of con-
trast, how the “nest” would
be routed by effectively using
smoke and tear-gas.
Miniature Battlefield to
Be Completed by
April
Work on the miniature bat-
tle field has been almost at a
standstill because of a delay
in an order for more equip-
ment. However, a shipment
of lead soldiers, guns, can-
nons, and trucks is expected
within the next week, and
work will be resumed then.
It is expected that the bat-
tle field will be entirely com-
pleted in time for the Federal
inspection which will take
place some time in April.
About the only trouble we
see with the rising generation
is that it doesn’t rise early
enough in the morning.
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