The Aquinas 1934-02-23

              VOL. III, NO. 11 ST. THOMAS COLLEGE, SCRANTON, PA., ,FEBRUARY,. 23, 1934
Brother Raymond
Who Taught Here
Dies atAmmendale
Regular Meeting of
La Salle Society
HeldFebruary 14th
Ernst Uib.erall Ta~IJohn Kane WitisSt;Thoma.sEducational~ollegeDebaters Social Science Forum
On A~strla!1 Affalrslln Play Contest ConvocatIon Co~venes 'Meet Holy Cross To ~onduct Sec~nd
AtSocml SCI!nceMeet Of Dramatic Cltib Thursday, April 5th Toni ht at C.ofC. Radio Debate Tomght
Interesting Lecture on Affairs of Bro. Denis Edward Will Present· g. Half-Hour Programs to be Given
Troubled State Given at Prominent Educators to Every Friday Evening From
Chamber of Commerce Student Active in Extra- Teachers' Assembly Mass'achusetts T earn To Ten to Ten-Thirty
Curricular Functions .Present Formidable
The first public lecture sponsored T. L._ The general.E.ducational Convoca, Op Tonight the Social Science Forum
by the Social Science Forum at the nump~ . tion to be conducted under the position will present a broadcast over radio
Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday auspices of St. Thomas College will station W.B.R.E., Wilkes,Barre, Pa.,
evening, February 14th, proved high' Triumphing over a field consisting be held on Thursday anc~ Saturday, This evening at 8:15 o'clock in the from 10:00 to 10:30. The program
ly successful. Ernest Uiberall, who is of fifteen entrants, John F. Kane was April 5 and 7, instead of on Friday Chamber of Commerce Auditorium; . will·be devoted to t.he discussion of
touring this country to l~cture at the declared winner of the first annual and Saturday, April 6 and 7, as was the St. Thomas College Debating unemployment insurance. Thomas
American colleges under the auspices Play'writing Contest sponsored by originally planned. All' of the ses, Society will sponsor one of the major Mahoney wjll have the affirmative
of the Carnegie Endowment for In' the Dramatic Society of this college. sians will be held in the main audi, events of the current forensic season side, and Thomas Flanagan the nega'
ternational Peace, spoke on thetoriumof the Chamber of Commerce. tive. The program will be supple'
"Austrian Situation" just at the time Brother Denis Edward will serve as mented by an interview of Brother
when his native country was at the chairman of the· conference and 'will Augustine, and by musical selections
height of a civil turmoil, making his call the meeting to order at four by Miss Rita, Rooney of Marywood
talk most opportune.' o'clock oD,. Thursday afternoon. At College. The first of this series of
The program started at 8:30, with this time, Brother Edward will out' broadcasts was presented last Friday
two selections by the college orches' line the plans and purposes of the evening at the same time. The
tra under the direction of Al Mun- convocation.' topic debated was: "Resolved,
chak. Isadore Stahler, chairman of Following Brother Edward's re' That the Devaluation of the Dollar
the evening, introduced the speaker. marks, several nationally known Will be Beneficial to the Nation."
Mr. Uiberall's formal talk lasted figures of the educational world will Ross Tarentino, of the Junior Arts
about thirty minutes, but the general speak to the teachers. The first ad, Class, presented the affirmative side,
discussion by the audience, following dress, "The Mystery of Intelligence," and William Farrell, of the Senior
the lecture lasted over an hOlk The will be presented by Honorable Class, defended the negative side.
speaker displayed an unusually keen Frank P. Graves, Ph.D., LL.D., David Yelen, Senior, was chairman,
knowledge about Austria in his an' I L.H.D., President of the University and two classical piano selections
swen; to the questions asked by vari, of the State of New York. Follow' were rendered by Frank Malachesky,
ous members of the audience. It was ing Dr. GraveS 'on the program will also a Senior.
this general discussion that proved be JamesW. Rule, Ph.D., Superin- All
most interesting and most enjoyable tendent of Public Instruction, who B ardrang~mbents for the Wilkes'
d b f an ecause 0 I.ts pro1onged duratl.on has chosen for his subJ'ect, "The Edu-. barrRe rba iC' Lue ates dareDbeidngYmIade
I.t was m,cessary for the cha'Irman to catDional C.risis in Pennsylvania." ~ boyth o0f werhtomyanrne taonbe coanvgi ratuleateend,
·adjourn the meeting, apparently con' '.:..:.:.:::::::::::::::::::::: r. Rule's address will be of par' for the efficiency with which they ar~
ti:-aiy ·to 'the ·wish' of th~,:.a.udi?.Q~e.. _"... . .' ,: - . -.>: ticular interest locally because.- o£.:Jhe .:; ,', 'OL.A:R f .. h' d' Th'
Brother A ,
ugustl·ne,-faJ"~'ltv'''''dV1·!30''''.o·f .'.. .....·;JOHN'·,FXANE·'·"····..,'·· difficuli:i~~eina-..:·~experienced i' JOHN K .per ormmg t elr utles. IS pro'
• ,...~. <I.' ~" ' " .; , 'k . h' r'" h "'1:" . ,n· '" .... " gram is to continue every Friday
the Forum, delivered a short talk be' eepmg t e sc 00 s open In several when the Debating Team encounters . b tw 10·00 d 10'30
fore the meeting was adjourned. The prt'ze for thOIS contest, a fm' anCl.a1 0 f the c1"tIes and towns 0 f thOIS regl.On. the team representing Holy Cro.ss~. evOenmg'de een . . an ...
Mr. Uiberall arrived from New one, was donated by the college of, Rev Maurice Sheehy Ph D As' Call f W M n Fn ay, March 3, the followmg-
York at 1:46 and was met at the ficials. si~ta~t Rector of the C~tholic 0ci.ver' Th
ge
0 b' ~rc;sterthi ad' b t . program . will be presented: "Re'
Lackawanna station b,c a, delegation Mr. Kane is a member of the Sl'ty of Amerl'ca, wl'll be the fl'nal "Resoelvesdu JecThaotr thSe eEasseent~Isa:l solved, That the Recent·Occurrences
of the following ForJum members: Sophomore Arts Class and has be' speaker of the day. He n'l'll deal F tu ' f th N t' 1 R in Europe Seem to Indicate That vv ea res 0 e a lona ecovery
Edward Horan, William Farrell, come we11'known because of his nvv'~;th the dl'ffl'cultl'es expen'enced by a Act b Adopt d Permanent War is Imminent." The speakers on
b 1 b t"arher in tIle handll'llg of a student P l' e f h U
e
Robert Lynn, David Ye1en, Thomas a i ity oth as an actor and writer. ~. :- 0 ICY 0 t e m.teadS Staates Govern' thed rDadio .p.rogMram will be John C. lark
Mahoney, and Isadore Stahler. The He is actively engaged in extra'cur- afflcted with some psychological ail, ment." an b omlfl~h otsa~ t;ob p~omment
e:roup motored to Marywood College, ricular activities, being a member of ment His subject is "The Teacher Th ff' t' 'd f h . mem ers 0 e varSI y e atmg team.
~ b h h D S alld t'lle Problems of Mental Illness" 'II ebea lrmhaldlvebsl eho ts e qTuhestlOn Brother Gregory, head of the History where the guest addressed the entire ot t e ramatic ociety andTHE· t t
student body. After the short talk, AQUINAS, servm. g as N ews Editor of The educators wl'll then be auests tWeI Ul? t~ fYD e.. . M otmas Department will be interviewed on
1 f S Th C II b <:> am, conSlS mg 0 omlmc 0 say, several important questions Chester
the guest speaker, the St. Thomas the atter. During his high school 0 t. omas 0 ege at a anquet 'd t f th Db' S' .
d 1 d D Kl k' . M K . - to be held in the Chamber of Com' JPrhesl Gen 11 °h e deJahtmgCI OCl k
etyll' Montante, a well,known vocalist, will
e egation, an r. onows 1, were aays, r. ane was a promInent d' . A" 0 n a ag er, an 0 n ar, a offer several selections to round out
S"'-'rved refreshments, after whl'ch a member of the Thespis Club at merce In.lngb"room n IdntefrestlOhg Seru'ots. EmmettHart, aIsoSa em'or, the program Additional dates for
joint general discussion by the mem' Central and took part in a number program IS emg arrange or t. e '11 t h ; f h db'
bers of the Forum ~nd the Marywood of its productions among which was entertainment of the teachers at this WId ahc ~sdc a.rfmanho t e. e at::ll, future broadcasts of the forum will
d h 1 ff . an t e JU ges or t e evemng WI be announced in the next issue.
International Relations Club un er "T e Riva s." He was Editor of the a air. . be Eugene Fellows, associate editor of
the leadership of Mr. Uiberall was school publication, "Impressions" ~n Saturday,. the teachers w111 the Scranton Republican, Attorney
held. during his senior year and wrote the agaIn convene m ~he Chamber of Earl McLaughlin, prominent member
play, "Who's the Boss?" which was Commerce.. SpeCIal groups of of the Lackawanna bar, and Attorne
given on Senior Day of 1932. teachers WIll conduct departmental J h M h . t t d' t . t tY
. dId . Ion urp y, aSSlS an 1S rtc a'
The title of. the play written by me:tmgs. un ~r ea ,ers espe~la ly tome of Lackawanna count. A
Mr. Kane is "The Aluminum tNramehd In thheIr bparticuladr su'bjecths. recodYr'breaking crowd I.S expecYted t0
Column." It concerns itself with the 0 c an¥e. as een rna e ~n t e witness the debate.
fact that people with ordinary out' leaders ongmally announced WIth the I thO d b t H 1 C h'ch
ward appearances often have hidden exception of the Modern Language '11 d t d \h' eo£- r~d' ~ Ih Rev. Brother Raymond, F.S.C.,
ambitions which make them almost division. Professor George R. Price ~l e ~ll b e nega lV~ JI b0 ~ e who taught at St. Thomas College
d · h h b Ph.D., of the University of the Stat~ Mlss~eh' Wl!F Me DreprelsednMe J y pro from 1920 to 1931, dl'ed last Wed,
The La Salle Pedagogl'cal Society extraor mary w en t ey can e per' lC ae c ona r ames
held l'ts I·egul.ar meetl'ng "Tednesday suaded to unvel'1 themse1ves. Tlle of New York will lead the discussion Bradley a.nd Mr Ha-r'ry W' T.iT:':.Jrw.ln' nesday, Feb. 21 at the' Chrl'stl'all "" h' l'd d . sh in this section. ' '. ... . Brothers' Mother House at Ammen,
afternoon, February 14th, with t erne IS al - own m a ort pro' r't t' '11 b '1 d Mr. McDonald hatls from Wllkes'
Charles Lyman presiding. logue consisting of a discussion sup' nVl a Ions .WI e mal e to Barre and is a debater of exceptional dale, Maryland. He had been sick
Inte.restl'ng papers were read by posed t0 take p1ace between Mer' teachers throughout the Lackawanna ~b1'lI'tY and e.'Cper.tence For the past for some time and had been unable
two members of the society, the cury and Satan, m. whl'Ch they dI'S' valleydin t'he near fudtnre. A large "'three years he has' b'een an actl've to teach during the past few years
Messrs. Donald Babcock and William cuss the relative merits and the mo' atten ance IS expecte . member of the various scholastic because of this fact.
Brennan. The subject of the papers tives '\vhich actuated tne writer to activities at Holy Cross. He is a While at St. Thomas, Bro. Ray,
was the "History of Central High undertake the writing of the play. Debaters E a s i I y member of the Aquinas Circle and is mond taught English and was Dean
School." Both speakers are members The body of the play devotes itself Defeat· Niagara U.•, noted for his ability in philosophy of Freshmen. He was forced to give
of the Senior Education Department. to an explanation and elucidation of having won the philosophy medal in up teaching here because of the afore'
Following the readings, a brief dis' the framework already put forth in Lose to Canisius his_Junior year. He has been on the mentioned illness. Before coming to
cussion ensued by the members of the the prologue. Dean's List for \the past three years St. Thomas, he had taught in anum'
society. The play will be produced within On Thursday, February 15, the and his ability as a student is recog' ber of institutions under Christian
On Wednesday, February 21st, a the next few weeks under the direc' Debating Team lost to Canisius Col, nized by both the faculty and the Brother control, notably. Calvert Hall
meeting will be devoted to a general tiC'n of John Kane, it's author. Mem' lege, at Buffalo, by a margin of 2 to student body. College, Baltimore and La Salle Col,
constructive criticism of the teaching bers of the Dramatic Society will 1, upholding the negative side of the Mr. Bradley comes from Ware, lege in Philadelphia.
observed in the class. Rules will be make up the cast. Tryouts are now questlOn: "Resolved, That the Mass., and has been active in both Brother Raymond made many
formulated for some general faults to in progress for parts in the play. It Powers of the President of the oratorical and debating circles. In friends during his stay here and it
be avoided and others to be fostered. will be broadcast over the local radio United States Should be Increased as Mr. Bradley's Freshman year he was will be with great sorrow that his
It is hoped that in this way the station, W.G.B.I. a Settled Policy." On the following one of the winners in the Oratorical many acquaintances hear of his deat..~.
student teachers will form a code of The judges in the contest were Dr. evening the· team met the Niagara Contest at Holy Cross and also has Bro. Raymond entered the Chris'
their 'own to guide them in teaching. Kirby, Head of the English Depart' University deb a tin g squad. St. been a member of the lecture debat' tian Brgthers from Mt. Hope N. J.
At present the society is reviewing ment; Brother Gregory Head of the Thomas, defending the affirmative ing teams for the past three years. He was born in that city on July 11,
the history of education and schools History Department; and Eugene P. side of the question, was given the He has been on the Dean's List for 1872. His name before becoming a
in surrounding localities. I Wilging, Librarian of the College. unanimous decision of the judges. the past three years. brother was Patrick F. Burke.
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