Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 280 of the 1940 volume:

The Nineteen-Forty li[i Published by THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY Omaha, Nebraska Copyright 1940 JAMES MULDOON Editor FOREWORD D ' his Eighteenth Edition of The Blue jay is different in many respects from previous issues as the staff has attempted to cre- ate new ideas in makeup and content, and has tried to inculcate into the finished product some of the life and color and informality toward which the trend runs in the modern annual. Indicative of these changes is one which we believe to be an innovation in college yearbooks, the double-page color cartoons which make up the main division pages. Caricatures used in these new pages represent not necessarily the most promi- nent campus figures but those we believe are fa- miliar to the majority of students. 1 - nn ufl To John P. Besley, B.S.C, A.M, Ph.D., C.P.A. For distinguished service to Creighton University, its student body and its alumni. Contents Book I - - - - Administration Book II - - ' - Athletics Book III - - - - Activities Book IV - - - - Organizations Staff James Muldoon - Herbert Conley - William Davis Robert Gauthier - Editor Associate Editor Sports Editor Photo Editor 4 jL Very Reverend Wlodimir Ledochowski, S.J. Father General of the Society of Jesus An the name of the students of the university The 1940 Bluejay pays tribute to an organization this year celebrating its 400th anni- versary — The Society of Jesus. We salute the 25,000 Jesuits of the world on completion of the Society ' s fourth century of work in the service of God and of man. We express our appreciation of the fact that Creighton is one of the chain of over three hundred schools all over the world functioning under the direction of this Society whose members are known as the greatest teachers of all time. We gratefully acknowledge Creighton ' s position as one of the twenty-four Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. It was in September of 1540 that Ignatius Loyola received in Rome the decree which officially recognized a new order of religious men. Told by Pope Paul III that Very Reverend Joseph P. Zuercher, SJ. President of the University the finger of God was in the institution of the new company, Ignatius founded a Society which now celebrates its Fourth Centenary despite the often bitter onslaughts of the enemies of the Church. Innovations in character and rules of administration have resulted in a religious company which possesses a freedom and flexibility enabling it to adapt itself to the needs and changing circumstances of each succeeding century. Now the Jesuits, more powerful than ever, continue their work as theologians, instructors, historians, sociolo- gists and scientists. Concident with the 400th birthday of the Society is the observance of the double jubilee of the Father General of the Jesuits, Wlodimir Ledochowski. The Father General this year celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of his entrance into the Society and the twenty-fifth anniversary of his election to the Generalate. y •• .i .-_ «« f 7- M I Ft , t 1 - : ia • f r 1 S«Hf ' ' i ] S!fSI iiUK ' , - M 1 i v ) ' s3il ■ 7 ' ;S ii Ip jlf f «HsK ' ' Book I V . S O J , LAW60A6ES M A OSMOC Ar . ' , ' Ay ' y ii t , ' I t t I i t ADMINISTRATION Board of Trustees Kr.V. JOSKPH P. ZUKK(HKK, S.J.. Prt sidrnt Ri; . Thomas H. Murphy, S.J., Treasurer Rev. David A. Shyne, SJ. 12 Board of Trustees Rev. Eugene P. Mullaney, S.J., Secretary Rev. William J. Corboy, S.J. Edward F. Leary, A.B.. IX. B. Legal Advisor U Board of Regents Fran ' cis p. Matthews William M. Jki ters D. B. Woody ARD WiLLLAM J. COAD 14 Board of Regents William E. Diesing Arthur A. Lowman Dr. Adolph Sachs William D. Hosford 15 Departmentdl Regents Rev. John J. McInerny, S.J., School of Medicine School of Dentistry College of Pharmacy Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S.J., School of Journalism Rev. Thomas H. Murphy, S.J., School of Law Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J., College of Arts and Sciences 16 DEPARTMENTS Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J. Dean College of Arts and Sciences iA-RTS and Sciences, dean of the Hilltop colleges, continued its program of attempting to give students primarily a true appreciation of the arts. The policy of concentrating on teaching the student to think accurately, visualize clearly and reason logically, rather than placing em- phasis on the memorization of factual data was carried out by the Arts faculty as closely as possible. Changes in faculty found several new men holding teaching positions on the Hill. New- comers included: Rev. Paul L. Carroll, SJ.; Rev. George M. Sipchen, S.J.; Mr. George Klubertanz, S.J.; Dr. Frank N. Wheelan; J. M. Hawker; Robert Gray, and Donald Luttrell. The latter two hold the post of graduate assistant. Mr. Charles C. Charvat, assistant professor of English, returned to the Arts faculty after a one year leave of absence. Entirely new this year was the granting of a non-attendance privilege to students earning a specified rating in Arts and Science courses. These students were exempt from customary attendance regulations. Once again the awarding of the President ' s scholarship was a feature of the Arts school. Every male student in all schools of Nebraska and neighboring states is eligible to receive the President ' s award. The policy of outlining prescribed courses for the first two years of college was con- tinued. The final two years of the course allow more freedom of choice to permit the student to study in fields in which he is particularly interested. The College of Arts and Sciences Faculty The School of Medicine Faculty School of Medicine VjpERATiNG under the direction of a new dean, Dr. Charles M. Wilhelmj, the school of medicine continued its work of training stu- dents for degrees in medicine. Many new faculty members joined the school ' s staff during the year and the build- ing of a new two-story wing onto the dispensary greatly increased the capacity of the medical clinic. The wing contains a modern new anatomy laboratory. Research rooms and offices now occupy the space once used for the old anatomy room. Oldest professional department in the university, the medical school again main- tained its clinical work as over thirty-five thousand patients were treated by advanced students under faculty supervision. Home calls were also made by senior students on patients who were unable to come to the dis- pensary in the medical school building. Clinical and teaching facilities of the school are supplemented by the affiliation with four hospitals, St. Joseph ' s hospital, St. Catherine ' s hospital and Mercy hospital in Omaha; and St. Bernard ' s hospital in Council Bluffs. The large medical faculty numbers many prominent Omaha physicians. Maintenance of very high standards has earned the school membership in the American Association of Medical colleges, with a Class A rating. An excellent medical library num- bering over seven thousand books is available to the students. Three years of pre-medical study are now Ch.akles m. Wilhelmj required for entrance into the school. Dean 19 The School of Law Faculty Sch ool o f L dW X HE student barristers of the school of law spent a year of combining the theoretical study of legal procedure with many practical sessions in Moot Court to round out their lessons in law. Changes in curriculum and faculty made little difference in the school year for the student lawyers. Most far-reaching course change was the combining of four courses, Legal Ethics, Code Pleading, Trial Practice and Common Law Actions, into one study under the title Judicial Administration. The newly named subject has been scheduled as a ten-hour course to cover a two-year period. Only faculty change is the addition of William J. Baird as instructor in Public Utilities. New donations swelled the Law library ' s total of more than forty thousand vol- umes. The library has maintained its collection of volumes dealing with session laws and stat- utes of the United States, England and Canada. Students daily found time in the library to gain necessary reading supplementary to that con- tained in regular textbooks. The maintenance of high standards of study in the teaching of legal subjects, resulted in the retention by the Law school of membership in the American Association of Law Schools and the American Bar Association. The policy of limiting enrol lment to 123 students was con- tinued with a view to maintaining small classes and resultant close student-faculty relations. Of particular interest are Moot Court ses- sions wherein the lawyers are enabled to de- velop courtroom technique. Louis J. TePoel Dean 20 Dr. Frank J. Viner Dean School of Dentistry With facilities available for the finest clinical work, the school of dentistry continued to feature practical training for the dental students in the course of their four years of study. Students were afforded a variety of practice in all phases of oral dentistry as a result of the clinic maintained in the dental building. Pa- tients are drawn not only from Omaha but from surrounding Nebraska and Iowa territory. Each student was equipped with the latest type of electrical operating units and cabinets. Com- plete records of the work of each student in clinical practice enable instructors to de- termine how capable the individual student is in the varying types of dental work involved. The course of study is administered on the principle that leadership in modern den- tistry requires an ability to keep pace with constantly changing conditions and so the student is carefully prepared in all lines of dental practice. Requisite for entrance into the school is two years of pre-dental study in the college of arts and sciences. The dental graduate receives the degree of doctor of dental surgery. Theory courses in the school are added to in laboratory sessions in which the stu- dent has access to the latest in modern technical, metallurgical and microscopic labo- ratories as well a3 a large infirmary, surgical operating rooms and X-Ray laboratories. Students and faculty members of the school this year joined dentists of the world in celebrating dentistry ' s 100th anniversary. f M f f t f  I % V % $ ■•% ' The School of Dentistry Faculty 21 c ollege o M- f Ph drmdcy VV ' lLUAM A. Jarrett Dean .AiNTAiNiNG the high stand- ards of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, highest accredited agency in phar- maceutical education, the Creighton college of pharmacy continued its nationally recognized work without changes in policy during the past year. With graduates of the department assisting them with advice gained from their own ex- periences, students are given wide knowledge of their field as well as the opportunity to specialize in particular phases of the pharma- ceutical profession. This desirable feature is provided through the arrangement of the curriculum which allots the first two years to providing a sound foundation, giving the final two years to the student to devote his studies to the branch in which his interest is greatest. To give students actual practice, a prescription clinic is maintained in cooperation with the school of medicine. Prescriptions written for patients of the medical clinic are compounded by pharmacy students, supervised by a faculty member who is also a reg- istered druggist. Most of these are filled free of charge, although a fee is asked of those financially able to pay. Graduates of the college of pharmacy are admitted to board examinations in those states requiring graduation from an accredited college of pharmacy as a pre-requisite to these tests. The majority of the states have rulings demanding this high standard in the modern applicant for board examinations. The College of Pharmacy Faculty 22 The College of Commerce Faculty College of Commerce W iTH the completion of the school year the Col- lege of Commerce rounds out twenty years of service as an integral unit of the uni- versity. Only major change to be recorded is the announcement by Commerce authorities that plans are being made for enlarging and emphasizing the marketing and merchan- dising divisions of the college curriculum. Officials have stated that the term opening in September will find significant developments in this field. With a strong lay faculty consisting of men highly trained in the profession of teaching the principle of business administration, the college provides both cultural and technical training for the student interested in business. Continuing its growth in popularity, the combination commerce -law course has been the selection of many students enrolled in the college. Outstanding is the evening division in its appeal not only to students but to business men and women of Omaha. The evening classes pro- vide specialized training, particularly in eco- nomics and accounting, to men and women seeking general or technical study. Few changes are recorded in the program of study for the year. As in the past, underclass- men have many required subjects in which they must gain credits before entering the junior and senior years. Upperclassmen, in addition to the study of certain required subjects, are allowed to include specialized courses in their schedules Dr. floyd e. Walsh with a view to entering particular fields. Dean 23 Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S.J. Dean University College Ihe ten year old university college made few changes during the year in its educational policies. Its more than 200 students completed courses largely unchanged from those of preceding years. Full time enrollment of the university col- lege is made up mainly of women students. The full time students study courses much like those taken by men students in the college of arts and sciences. Students however may choose courses in several colleges if they wish, under the direc- tion of the dean. Women gain the opportu- nity to receive arts degrees from the university college as well as certificates in edu- cation. Originally founded to combine all of the extension and teachers courses, the college gives a comprehensive and thorough training to the teachers, professional men and col- lege students enrolled in college courses. Special feature of the university college program of study is a summer session of eight weeks. Courses in the summer classes are taught by members of the university faculty and a number of visiting professors. Despite the fact that this college is made up mainly of women s tudents, the uni- versity college and its schedule appeals also to business men. This explains the large yearly enrollment in special late afternoon, and evening classes. The college endeavors to give study opportunity to those who cannot devote full time to attendance at class. Included in the curriculum of the university college are all courses that were at one time taught outside the regular class schedules of the college of arts and sciences, the college of commerce and the school of journalism. One of the purposes in installing the courses in the university college was to enable teachers in and near Omaha to take advantage of the varied university instruction while continuing their professional duties. Later, this purpose was expanded to take in intellectual and cultural interests of students who wish to take subjects in their spare time. It now includes in its sphere subjects for men and women who wish to complete requirements for study in professional schools or merely wish to continue their cul- tural development. The Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S.J., is dean of the university college, a post that he has held since 1931. The university college faculty is composed of a body of pro- fessors selected from the several schools and colleges of the university. They make up a representative group of Creighton professors and instructors because they are chosen from each field for outstanding quality. Its convenient schedule makes the Saturday morning division one of the most popular departments of the college. 24 Graduate School v_ ONTiNUiNG its work as the study medium of the advanced student, the graduate school again fitted many students for the gaining of masters degrees. Essential purpose of the graduate branch is the presentation to the graduates of the opportunity to continue in particular fields of study. The opportunity for such study is made easy for many through the scheduling of late afternoon, evening and Saturday classes. Administration of the school rests in the hands of a graduate council appointed by the president of the university to conduct the affairs of the department. AH appli- cants for the specialized study must be approved by this council before admittance into the school is assured. The faculty is made up of instructors from other depart- ments. These faculty members devote their graduate school instruction to the teach- ing of subjects in which they are specialists. In addition to receiving special training, a limited number of students are allowed to do research work on subjects selected by the various departments. Principal in this respect is the granting of credit for advanced work undertaken in the pre-clinical de- partment of the school of medicine. Every effort is made by graduate school a dministrators and instructors to see that applicants are given the opportunity to take advanced courses in the particular fields in which they wish to specialize and to prepare these applicants for the earning of sufficient credits to obtain master of arts or master of science degrees. Firm in the belief that a strong graduate department is an academic necessity to a university the size of Creighton, Hilltop officials have made every effort to develop and to extend the graduate school. The opportunity to specialize through study in the school applies particularly to the graduates wishing to enter the teaching field. The Graduate School and Lnivkksitv Coi,i.e(.k Facuitv 25 Dr. Stuart A. Mahuran Director Joseph P. Murphy Acting Director Sch ool o f J ourndlism H K .... H JLn its seventh year as a full-fledged ■j V department of the university, the school of journalism HB continued almost without change, its policy of giving ,. ' ' , .- jS r ' members a full share of practical news training in J addition to the accepted college courses. Probably no students in the university are given more actual practice in their chosen field than in Jour- nalism. Student grades in the technical courses offered ©depend largely on work done on campus publications such as The Creightonian and The Bluejay. The actual work of locating, writing and editing the news to be published in these organs is left largely in the hands of the journalists themselves with faculty members interfering only to make suggestions and necessary corrections. The major innovation in conduct of the Journalism work was a policy adopted of giving first year students more work and responsibility in news gathering and news writing. The desired objective is that the sopho- mores of each following year may enter their second term with a maximum of experience in preparation for editing jobs. The second semester found a temporary change in faculty as Joseph P. Murphy, instructor in journalism, assumed the post of .Acting Director of the school. Dr. Stuart A. Mahuran, Director, left in January on leave of abscence to take a course of ad- vanced study at the University of Missouri. Dr. Mahuran is completing a period of several years study in preparation for a Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism degree. The School of Journalism Faculty 26 Nurses ' Home Saint Josephs Hospital A-FFiLiATED with the university and constituting an integral part of its educational system, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing this year graduated forty-three students and awarded them Graduate Xurse certificates. This formed the third largest class to be graduated in the university. The nurses ' studies are conducted in St. Joseph ' s Hospital and the modern nurses ' home, a building erected in 1923 to accomodate 150 nurses. PVaturing an excellent science department teaching chemistry, bacteriology, pathology, physiology and other subjects, the three-year nursing course equips the student nurses thoroughly for their work in the nursing field. Students desiring to gain college degrees in addition to nursing certificates may receive Bachelor of Science in Xursing degrees through the completion of two additional years of college training. Much of the nurse ' s training comes in the hospital itself. St. Joseph ' s, re- cipient of generous donations from John and Sarah Creighton in the latter part of the nineteenth century, is a large modern unit with excellent facil- ities for enabling the student nurses to receive thorough hospital training. Changes in school of nursing organi- zation this year found May L. Bennett coming to the school in the position of registrar, and Sister Mary Magdalene assuming the position of clinical teach- er. No changes in teaching policy were ivina, R.N., A.M. ' ■ ' ■de - Director 27 Sdint Catherine s Hospita Sister Mary Kevin, R.S.M., R.N.A., M.A. Director MP B Xhe St. Catherine ' s school HHi V 1 of nursing offers a three-year nursing m course culminating in the granting of f _ H v graduate nurse certificates to the grad- uates. Two additional years of study in the university enable the graduate nurse to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The school is situated in St, Cath- erine ' s hospital where much of the stu- dent nurses training is gained. The stu- dents are able through their work in the hospital to get a thorough training in practical nursing as well as learning theory. St. Catherine ' s is a general hospital fully equipped and prepared for the handling of almost any medical cases. The institution belongs to the select group of hospitals standardized in accordance with the rates and regulations of the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Basis of this rating is the rendering of efficient services to the community in which the hospital is located. The hospital was established in 1910 after the donation of a home by the late Mrs. Catherine Nash, in which the Sisters of Mercy established a hospital devoted ex- clusively to the care of women and children. The scarcity of demand for specialized work led to a change in the hospital ' s program and it became a general hospital. Improvements of the hospital since its founding thirty years ago have been featured by the addition of two new wings which have increased the total capacity of the build- ing to 175 beds. The first new wing was added in 1915 and greatly increased the serviceability of the structure. The second was added in 1919. St. Catherine ' s Hospital 28 SENIORS Lysle I. Abbott Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Senior Class vice-president Eugene J. Abts Randolph, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi ; Pasteur Club ; German Club Mario J. Acquarelli Pasadena, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Caducean Society; Obstetrical and Gynecolog- ical Society; Intramural basketball; Sodality; University of Southern California Roger C. Andrews Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Delta Theta Phi; Order of Artus; University of the Air; Band; Sodality Morris Arbitman Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phi Beta Epsilon ; Phalanx. William E. Avery San Jose, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi ; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society ; Santa Clara University. Edgar A. Baird Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Amherst College John M. Ball Salt Lake City, Utah Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Medical Forum; Obstetrical and Gynecological So- ciety; Intramural basketball; University of Utah 30 William C. Baumgartner Bird Island, Minnesota Bachelor of Science Pasteur Club ; St. Thomas College Jane Bausch Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Paul A. Bausch Ashton, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Delta Sigma Pi; Junior-Senior prom prince; Orchestra; Band; Sodality Union Board; Xavier Forum president; So- dality prefect. Ernest E. Bergman Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Gamma Eta Gamma Herman L. Bewersdorf Melrose Park, Illinois Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Rho Sigma ; Northwestern University Clifford F. Binder Yankton, South Dakota Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi ; Freshman Class president ; Medical Forum ; Obstet- rical and Gynecological Society; Intramural basketball; Yankton College James R. Blakeney Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine University of Kansas; Rockhurst College Norman E. Bleicher Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phi Beta Epsilon president ; Pan-Hellenic Council 31 Araminta E. Boger Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Kappa Zcta Kapi)a ; Sophomore Class president ; University Coed Club prt ' - ' idi-nt ; Pasteur Club; Coed Rifle Team; Xavicr Forum; Sodality Roland C. Boyer Macedonia, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Chamber of Commerce Leo E. Brenning Marshall, Minnesota Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi; Pasteur Club; Senior Inlay Study Club; German Club ; Band ; Dovvlinj; Hall prefect ; Sodality prefect Louis M. Bruckner Platte Center, Nebraska Bachelor of Arts Alpha Chi Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu; Bluejay Revue; Catho- lic Action Club ; Sodality Council secretary Alfred J. Buda Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Orchestra; Band; Sodality Joseph D. Burke Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Alpha Chi Kappa; Chemistry Club; Sodality Harry R. Burrell Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx Lieutenant-commander; Order of Artus; Chamber of Commerce; ROTC Captain Raymond H. Burroughs Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; Servientes president; Alpha Sigma Nu; Junior-Senior prom prince; Bluejay Revue; Bluejay Quar- tette 32 Sylvia M. Burt Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Senior Class president; Dra matics; University College Coed Club president; Oratorical Society; Shadows; Cosmopolitan Club ; Xavier Forum, Sodality Union Board Ben a. Cahoy Gregory, South Dakota Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Association ; Sodality Sebastian J. Campagna Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Alpha Chi Kappa; Bluejay Revue; Male Chorus; Wrestling; Frosh football ; Sodality Gilbert C. Campbell McCracken, Kansas Doctor of Medicine Phi Beta Pi ; University of Alabama ; University of Kansas Mary Jean Campbell Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Chi Mu Kappa vice-president; Girls Chorus; Commerce Coed Club; Senior Catholic Action Club; Duchesne College Pasquale a. Carone Brooklyn, New York Doctor of Medicine Lambda Phi Mu treasurer; Obstetrical and Gynecological So- ciety; Intramural basketball and baseball; New York Uni- versity Joseph G. Carr Lyndhurst, New Jersey Doctor of Dental Surgery Phi Rho Sigma; Senior Inlay Study Club; Ohio University; New York University Michael J. Clarke Ethan, South Dakota Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sigma ; Medical Forum ; Obstetrical and Gynecolog- ical Society; St. John ' s University; University of South Dakota; University of Wisconsin 33 Lawrence M. Clinton Sidney, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Sprvicntc?; Hynes scholarship; Sodality Joseph G. Cole Coleridge, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Al[)ha SiKma Nu; Sophomore Class president; Male Chorus; Pharmaceutical Association; Sodality Ethel K. Connor Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Kappa Zcta Kappa; St. Mary ' s College; University of Buffalo; Sodality Kenneth J. Cosgrove Los Angeles, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi president; Medical Forum; Obstetrical and Gyne- cological Society; Intramural basketball; University of Utah; University of Idaho Mary E. Costello San Francisco, California Doctor of Medicine Kappa Zcta Kappa ; Inter-Sorority Council secretary ; Junior- Senior prom princess; Medical Forum; Obstetrical and Gyn- ccolopical Society; Stanford University Lucille M. D acres Phoenix, Arizona Doctor of Medicine Phoenix Junior College; Arizona State College John F. Daly Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Alpha Chi Kappa; Servientes; Senior Class vice-president; Dramatics; Sodality prefect. Joseph Danowitz Brooklyn, New York Doctor of Medicine Gamma Pi Sigma; New York University 34 Joseph Davis Waseca, Minnesota Bachelor of Science in Commerce John J. Dejak Cleveland, Ohio Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Beta Pi; John Carroll University John D. Diesing Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Delta Theta Phi; Phalanx; Servientes; Sodality LusciAN W. DiLEO Allentown, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science in Medicine Dorothy C. Dillon Gretna, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Kappa Zeta Kappa president; Inter-Sorority Council; Junior- Senior prom princess; Senior Class treasurer; Chamber of Commerce secretary ; Commerce Coed Club vice-president ; Girl ' s Chorus; Sodality Alphonse J. DiNGACCi Santa Clara, California Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Santa Clara University Daniel D. Dolce Buffalo, New York Doctor of Medicine Lambda Phi Mu ; Canisius College Edward A. Donahoe Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Chi Kappa; Phalanx; Junior-Senior prom prince; Pan-Hellenic Council; Band; Pasteur Club; German Club; Sodality 35 Philip F. Douglas Clarks, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Choir; GlccClub; Band; University of Nebraska John J. Dudek Manistee, Michigan Doctor of Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Obstetrical and GynecoloRical Society; Intra- mural basketball; St. Mary ' s College; University of Detroit John A. Duffy Petersburg, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Association; Catholic Action Club; Intra- mural basketball; Sodality Richard L. Egan Parker, South Dakota Doctor of Medicine Alpha Sigma Nu treasurer; Gamma Pi Sigma; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Medical Forum; University of Missouri Albert A. Esposito Brooklyn, New York Doctor of Medicine Lambda Phi Mu ; Allegheny College Joseph M. Even Lincoln, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; University of Minnesota; University of Nebraska Alexander J. Filip Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Rho Sigma; Alpha Chi Kappa; Pasteur Club; Orchestra; Band; Sodality; University of Minnesota Stanley F. Flynn Pleasanton, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx; Order of Artus; ROTC Major; Intramural basket- ball 36 Thomas H. Foley Elgin, Illinois Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Gamma Pi Sigma; Senior Class president; Obstet- rical and Gynecological Society; Medical Forum president; SodaUty Council; Villanova College; Loyola University of Chicago. Harry H. Fridley Omaha, Nebraska Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi vice-president; Alpha Sigma Nu; Junior-Senior prom prince; Senior Class secretary; Pan-Hellenic Council; Senior Inlay Study Club; Sodality prefect Alice K. Gallagher Waseca, Minnesota Bachelor of Laws Kappa Zeta Kappa treasurer; Kappa Beta Pi; Junior-Senior prom princess; Catholic Action Club; Sodality; St. Teresa ' s College; Rosary College William C. Garton Sedalia, Missouri Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi ; Senior Inlay Study Club ; Central State Teachers College; Kansas City University William P. Garvey Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Delta Theta Phi; Servientes; Sodality James G. Gaume Salina, Kansas Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Bowling Hall president; Obstetrical and Gynecolog- ical Society; Medical Forum; Intramural swimming; Kansas State College Raymond F. Gerrity Kansas City, Missouri Bachelor of Science in Commerce Paul J. Gibilisco Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Association 37 Sebastino J. (liHiMsco Omaha. Nebraska Bachelor of Scirucr in Pharm(ir Pharmaceutical Association William L. Chlmokk East Liverpool, Ohio Doctor of Medicine I ' hi Chi; Pan Hfllcnic ; Junior Class vice-president; Obstet- rical anfi Gynecolojiica! Society; Intramural basketball; Ml. Inion Collepe; Ohio State University j AMIS I). (iiUNTA Jamestown, Xew York Doctor of Dental Suriiery Xi Psi Phi; Senior Inlay Study Club; St. Bonavcnture ' s Col- lepe Thomas P. Golden Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Intramural basketball; Sodality Arthur F. Gore Long Beach, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sicma secretary; Caducean Society; Obstetrical and (JynecoloRical Society; Medical Forum; Intramural basket- ball; University ot Southern California Anthony G. Greco Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine Vincent H. Greco San Jose, California Doctor of Medicine University of California Alvin J. Gross Earling, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Rho Sigma; Sophomore Class president; German Club; Male Chorus; Choir; Orchestra; Band; Intramural basket- ball; Sodality 38 James W. Hall Norfolk, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism Phi Epsilon; Sophomore Class president; Press Club vice- president; Football; Track; Frosh basketball Philip A. Hamilton Logan, Iowa Bachelor of Arts Senior Class treasurer; Male Chorus; Choir; Mission Cru- sade president; Sodahty Council; Bowling College Charles E. Hampton Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Paul A. Harmon Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Omaha University Jack M. Hayes Bakersfield, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sigma; Caducean Society; Obstetrical and Gyne- cological Society; Medical Forum; University of California at Los Angeles James E. Healey Creston, Iowa Bachelor of Science William R. Heaston Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx; Chamber of Commerce vice-president; Sodality Lester J. Heinen Halbur, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce DouHng Hall Club; German Club; Intramural basketball, baseball and football; Sodalitv 39 Gordon I. Henry Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Dilta Theta Phi; Phalanx Francis E. Hermansky Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Student music manapcr; Male Chorus; Choir; Orchestra; Hand John J. Hess Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce I ' halanx; Catholic Action Club; Sodality Charles W. Higgins Schuyler, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws John B. Hirsch Las Vegas, Nevada Doctor of Dental Surgery Dowlinc Hall president; Freshman Class president; French Clul) president; Mixed Chorus; Senior Inlay Study Club; Los Angeles Junior College John J. Hogan Greeley, Nebraska Bachelor of Arts Phalanx; Junior-Senior prom prince; Intramural basketball; Sociality Warren J. Hughes Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Delta Sigma Pi; Phalanx; Rifle Team; Choir; Catholic Action Club; Sodality Sylvia M. Hulac Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Kappa Zeta Kappa; Chamber of Commerce; Commerce Coed Club 40 William E. Hungerford Omaha, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society Marjorie a. Jacobsen Harlan, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Kappa Zeta Kappa; Inter-Sorority Council; Commerce Coed Club ; Coed Rifle Team William E. Jensen Salt Lake City, Utah Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Chi; Gamma Pi Sigma; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society Edward E. Johnson Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Chemistry Club; Band Forrest A. Johnson Fremont, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Gamma Eta Gamma; Servientes; Midland College Robert L. Johnson Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Phalanx ; Rifle Team ; Best Rifler medal Paul T. Johnston Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx; Order of Artus; Junior-Senior prom prince; Senior Class vice-president; Radio; Sodality Norvin C. Jones Missouri Valley, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Alpha Sigma Nu president ; Board of Governors secretary ; Sophomore Class vice-president ; Pharmaceutical Association treasurer; Male Chorus 41 Harold R. Kaessner Omaha, Nebraska Hiiclirlor of Science in Commerce Phalanx; ROTC Captain Harold C. Kappus Kenosha, Wisconsin Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Obstetrical and Gynecolonical Society; Pasteur Club; German Club; Medical Forum; Intramural basket- l)all; University of Missouri Vn.LL M J. Karlky Rapid City, South Dakota Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi ; ROTC Captain Richard J. Keller Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacv Junior-Senior prom prince; Senior Class trea:iurer; Junior Class president; Freshman Class vice-president; Pharma- leutical Association; Sodality Asa S. Kelley Danbury, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Basketball Thomas D. Kelly Billings, Montana Bachelor of Science in Commerce I ' .a-tcrn Montana Normal W ' lLLLA.M T. Kemp Omaha, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi ; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society ; Sodality John F. Kerrigan Fremont, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Debate; McShane Speech medal; Iowa State College; Midland College 42 Gertrude C. Kielhorn Fairbury, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Morningside College; University of Wisconsin James F. Killian Rogers, Nebraska Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi; Junior Class president; Freshman Class vice- president; Pasteur Club; Senior Inlay Study Club Edward J. Kirlin Modale, Iowa Bachelor of Arts Alpha Chi Kappa; Male Chorus; Debate; Catholic Action Club Robert J. Kisgen Carroll. Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce German Club; Choir; Glee Club; Band; Catholic Action Club; Intramural basketball; Sodality Marshall H. Kittleson Huron, South Dakota Bachelor of Science in Commerce Basketball captain; Football John A. Klein Steinauer, Nebraska Doctor of Dental Surgery Senior Inlay Study Club president; Pasteur Club Francis Kokrda Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Junior-Senior prom prince; Pharmaceutical Association Leo J. KowALSKi (Jmaha, Nebraska Doctor of Dental Surgery Junior-Senior prom prince; Senior Inlay Study Club; Polish Club; Football; Bluejay Revue; Bluejay Quartette; Sodality 43 TiiiouoRK L. KowALSKi Omuhu, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws IN.Ii-li Club; Orchestra; Band; Sodality I-i.() ' . Krikger Shelby, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Hand; Intramural basketball; University of Iowa Timothy F. Lally San Francisco, California Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Chi; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; University of California; University of San Francisco James A. Lane Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Servientes secretary -treasurer; Sodality; Regis College Frank R. Lauvetz Wahoo, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine Thomas A. Lawse Fort Madison, Iowa Bachelor of Laws Chamber of Commerce; Dramatics; Bluejay Revue; Ora- torical Society vice-president; Catholic Action Club; So- dality Willis N. Lee Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism Phi Epsilon; Students Union Board of Governors; Sopho- more Class president; Bluejay Sports Editor; Creightonian Makeup Editor; Dramatics; Bluejay Revue; Golf Team; . ssistant Intramural Director; Press Club; Sodality Robert H. Leeds Havre, Montana Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi ; Junior-Senior prom prince ; Gamma Pi Sigma secre- tary; Medical Forum; Obstetrical and Gynecological So- ciety; North Montana College 44 Arnold W. Lempka Tecumseh, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine Benedetto A. LoBalbo New York, New York Doctor of Medicine Fordham University Arthur B. Locke Rapid City, South Dakota Bachelor of Science in Commerce Football Charles A. Longo Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine Joseph C. Longo Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Ralph N. Lundell Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Phalanx ; Spring Concert ; Male Chorus George F. Lynch Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Football; Freshman basketball Paul F. Mackin Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx adjutant; Catholic Action Club; Sodality 45 John G. Maggio Kansas City, Missouri Bachelor of Science Pajtcur Club ; Sodality ; St. Benedict ' s College Carl H. Maggiore Canton, Ohio Bachelor of Science in Medicine Lambda Phi Mu; Mt. Union College; Miami University John E. Malone Humphrey, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Intramural basketball; Apostleship of Prayer; Sodality Frank J. Manganaro Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine Lambda Phi Mu ; Sodality Michael A. Marchigiano Bloomfield, New Jersey Doctor of Medicine Lambda Phi Mu; Gamma Pi Sigma; Franklin and Marshall College George E. Mason Blue Earth, Minnesota Bachelor of Science in Comm-erce Delta Sigma Pi president; Order of Artus secretary; Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Freshman Class president; Frosh football; Intramural basketball and baseball; Sodality AiLEEN E. Mathiasen Council Bluffs, Iowa Doctor of Medicine Gamma Pi Sigma; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Duchesne Richard A. Matlock Wasco, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sigma president; Pan-Hellenic Council; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Intramural basketball; Bakers- field Junior College; University of Southern California 46 Francis B. McAllister Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Alpha Chi Kappa secretary; Phalanx; Senior Class presi- dent ; Pasteur Club ; Catholic Action Club ; Sodality George P. McArdle Salem, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Caducean Society; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Pasteur Club; German Club; Glee Club; Cheerleader John J. McCarten Marshalltown, Iowa Bachelor of Laws Gamma Eta Gamma president ; Sodality Lawrence W. McCormick Sioux City, Iowa Bachelor of Laws Sodality; Trinity College James F, McDermott St. Mary ' s, Kansas Bachelor of Science in Medicine St. Benedict ' s College Joseph A. McDermott St. Mary ' s, Kansas Doctor of Medicine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society ; St. Mary ' s College Merle E. McDermott Wood River, Nebraska Law 1940 Layton McDonnell Montrose, South Dakota Bachelor of Science in Medicine 47 Arthur A. McGill Wisner, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Pasteur Club James A. McGuire Wisner, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho SiRma; Alpha Sicma u; Gamma Pi Si ma; Cadu- cean Society ; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society ; Bluejay Revue; Pasteur Club; Medical Forum Thomas W. McIntosh Stockton, California Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Caducean Society; St. Mary ' s College Bernard F. McLaughlin Omaha, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Alpha Chi Kappa; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Pasteur Club; French Club; Spanish Club; Intra- mural basketball Patricia M. McNamara Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Chi Mu Kappa treasurer; Commerce Coed Club secretary- treasurer; Girl ' s Chorus; Catholic Action Club; Xavier Forum ; Sodality ; Duchesne College George R. Mertz Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx; Catholic Action Club; Sodality Helen A. Milistefr Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Pi Delta Chi vice-president; Kappa Zeta Kappa; Inter- Sorority Council; Junior-Senior prom princess; Creightonian Society editor; Bluejay Revue; Pasteur Club; Press Club; French Club; Girl ' s Rifle Team; Sodality Grant Miller Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Arts Phalanx; Order of Artus 48 Jordan H. Miller Huron, South Dakota Bachelor of Science in Commerce Band Robert M. Moehn Carroll, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Delta Sigma Pi; Phalanx; Golf; Track; Catholic Action Club; Intramural basketball; University of Iowa Charles J. Mooter Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Medicine Gamma Pi Sigma ; Von Schulte Thesis prize ; Sodality John L. Moran Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Student music manager; German Club; Mathematics Club; Sodalitv Sam C. Morgan Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Order of Artus treasurer; Chamber of Commerce treasurer; Debate; Golf Arthur H. Mork Minneapolis, Minnesota Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Pasteur Club; Obstetrical and Gynecological So- ciety Leo M. Mullen Dougherty, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Chi; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Sodality; Columbia College Robert J. Munch Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Rif e Team; Catholic Action Club; Sodality 49 William R. Murphy Sacramento, California Doctor of Medicine I hi Chi scrrctary ; Gamma Pi Sijima ; Oh.slctrical and Gync- lolonical Society president; University of California Victor C. Meyers Savannah, Missouri Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Si ma; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Uni- versity of Missouri; University of Kansas Richard E. Neill Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws I ' halanx; Servientes; Oratorical Society; German Club Philip F. Nestob Tecumseh, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; Oratorical Society; Sodality; Marquette University William A. Newsom San Francisco, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Senior Class vice-president; Intramural basket- l)all; Stanford University Kdward a. Nielsen Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Junior Class vice-president; Pharmaceutical Association president Albert B. Nischke Chicago, Illinois Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi vice-president ; Senior Inlay Study Club Francis R. O ' Brien Schuyler, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Chi Kappa; ROTC Captain; So- dality SO Thomas J. O ' Connor Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx treasurer; Senior Class secretary; Dramatic Club president; Catholic Action Club; Rifle Team; Wrestling Team; Sodality Merrill C. O ' Donnell Minneapolis, Minnesota Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Chi; Caducean Society; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Carleton College; University of Minnesota William M. Ojile Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Football; Sodality Francis P. O ' Linn Youngstown, Ohio Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sigma ; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society ; Ohio University Stanley J. Oliverius Albion, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Dramatics; Choir; Male Chorus; Sodahty Bernard A. Opitz Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx; Chamber of Commerce; Choir; Apostleship of Prayer; Sodality Eugene D. O ' Sullivan Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Arts Alpha Chi Kappa; Students Union Board of Governors; Male Chorus; CathoHc Action Club; Intramural basketball; Sodahty John M. O ' Sullivan Columbus, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Gamma Eta Gamma vice-president; Pan-Hellenic Council vice-president; Dramatics; University of Nebraska 51 Jack H. Overman Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Association George J. Peterson Virgil, South Dakota Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Pji Phi; Senior Inlay Study Club; Huron College John M. Petrich San Pedro, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Si ma treasurer; Junior Class president ; Sophomore Thesis prize; Intramural basketball and baseball; Loyola University of Los Angeles Victor A. Petricka Montgomery, Minnesota Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi; Senior Class vice-president; Senior Inlay Study Club; Sodality Mary E. Phelan Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Chi Mu Kappa president; Inter-Sorority Council; Helen of Troy; Junior-Senior prom princess; Bluejay Revue; Sodality Louis T. Placek Columbus, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Phi Chi; Pasteur Club; Polish Club; German Club; Intra- mural basketball ; University of Nebraska Arthur E. Ponterio Worthington, Minnesota Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi president; Odontological Society; Senior Inlay Study Club; Pasteur Club; German Club; Frosh football; Intramural basketball James E. Ponterio Worthington, Minnesota Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi ; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society 52 Henry C. Portalupi San Jose, California Bachelor of Science in Medicine Lambda Phi Mu ; Gamma Pi Sigma ; Santa Clara University William N. Portz Sioux Falls, South Dakota Bachelor of Science in Commerce Alpha Sigma Nu; Chamber of Commerce president; Bowling Council; Xavier Forum; Sodality Council Ernest Priesman Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Phi Beta Epsilon ; Band Leonard Quinn Grand Junction, Colorado Bachelor of Science in Commerce Paul L. Radda Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Pasteur Club ; Band Carl W. Rasmussen Omaha, Nebraska Doctor of Dental Surgery Delta Sigma Delta; Senior Inlay Studv Club; Orchestra; Band E. Kenneth Rayhorn Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx; ROTC Captain; Rifle Team captain Donald F. Reynolds Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Phalanx; ROTC Lieutenant-Colonel; Bluejay Revue; Shad- ows; Choir S2 (ii:oKGK D. Richardson Missouri Valley, Iowa Bachelor of Laws Intramural baskctl)all XicHOLAS H. RiF.MAN Columbus Grove, Ohio Bachelor of Arts Bishop McGovern Essay prize; Tolerance Essay prize; Shad- ows; Male Chorus; Choir; Catholic Action Club president; Sodality prefect Oscar H. Rock Avoca, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Delta Theta Phi ; Orchestra ; Band Melvern C. Ross Bachelor of Laws Ciamma Eta Gamma; Trinity College Akron, Iowa William L. Ross Los Angeles, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sifima vice-president; Pan-Hellenic Council; Ob- stetrical and Gynecolofiical Society ; Intramural basketball and baseball ; Loyola University at Los Angeles Salvatore a. Ruma Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Association; Sodality Thomas A. Ruma Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Association ; Sodality Hugh D. Ryan O ' Neill, Nebraska Doctor of Dental Surgery Delta Sigma Delta vice-president; Pan-Hellenic Council sec- retary ; Senior Inlay Study Club; Intramural basketball; Uni- versitv of Nebraska 54 Marjorie a. Rynaski Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism Pi Delta Chi president ; Chi Mu Kappa vice-president ; Inter- Sorority Council president ; Polish Club secretary ; Sodality Mervyn Schacht New York, New York Doctor of Medicine Gamma Pi Sigma ; New York University Paul R. Scheier Roy, New Mexico Bachelor of Science Alpha Chi Kappa ; Pasteur Club ; Catholic Action Club ; So- dality Edith C. Schrader San Francisco, California Doctor of Medicine Kappa Zeta Kappa ; Gamma Pi Sigma ; Junior-Senior prom princess; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; University of California Warren C. Schrempp Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Alpha Chi Kappa; Phalanx; Alpha Sigma Nu; Junior-Senior prom prince; Senior Class secretary; Shadows; Catholic Action Club; University of the Air; Tennis Champion; Intramural basketball; Sodality Grace V. Schultz Omaha, Nebraska Doctor of Dental Surgery Junior-Senior prom princess; Pasteur Club; Senior Inlay Club; Girls ' Rifle Team Hubert F. Schwartz San Anselmo, CaHfornia Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi president; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; University of California Corning, Iowa Berniece C. Scott Bachelor of Philosophy Chi Mu Kappa president ; Inter-Sorority Council ; Honorary Colonel; Dramatics; University of the Air; Pasteur Club; Girls ' Chorus; Sodality 55 Mary Andrews Sedler Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Kappa Zcta Kappa; Junior-Senior prom princess; Pasteur ( luh; Xavier Forum; Catholic Action Club; Girls ' Rifle Team ; Sodality Jack E. Shively Saratoga, Wyoming Bachelor of Science in Commerce Delta Si ;ma Pi vice-president; Phalanx; Pan-Hellenic Coun- cil; Catholic Action Club; Intramural basketball and base- ball; Sodality Kred Silverman Brooklyn, New York Doctor of Medicine Gamma Pi Sigma; Caducean Society; City College of New York I.KLAND K. Small Berkeley, California Doctor of Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Pan-Hellenic Council; Sophomore Class presi- dent; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; University of California John P. Stears Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Arts Intramural basketball ; Sodality ; Conception College Geraldine K. Stech Council Bluffs, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Lambda Kappa Sigma president; Inter-Sorority Council; Freshman and Sophomore Class secretary; Pharmaceutical Association secretary ; Pasteur Club Fred M. Stone Denver, Colorado Doctor of Dental Surgery Xi Psi Phi; Senior Inlay Study Club; McCook Junior College Thomas J. Stow Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi president; Servientes vice-president; Alpha Sigma Nu 56 Bernard J. Sullivan Laramie, Wyoming Doctor of Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Students Union Board of Governors; Obstet- rical and Gynecological Society Jean L. Sullivan Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism Pi Delta Chi; Junior- Senior prom princess; Senior Class president; Creightonian Assistant Managing Editor; Inter- Sorority Council treasurer; Press Club; Sodality; Briar Cliff College Robert J. Swanson Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; Phalanx; Pan-Hellenic Council; ROTC Captain ; Rifle Team captain ; Glee Club Robert H. Taylor Des Moines, Iowa Bachelor of Arts Catholic Action Club; Sodality sacristan John B. Tibor Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Science in Commerce Hubert Tinley Council Bluffs, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Commerce Phalanx John W. Toedt Welton, Iowa Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism Phi Epsilon; Creightonian Circulation Manager; Orchestra; Band; Catholic Action Club; Sodality prefect; Marquoketa Junior College Martha J. Triplett McClelland, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Senior Class secretary; Pharmaceutical Association 57 JosKPH A. Troia Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Gamma Eta Gamma; Alpha Chi Kapi)a; Phalanx; Students I ' nion Boarrl of Governors vice-president; ROTC Major; Cheer Leafier; Italian Club; French Club; Sodality Francis J. Tusa Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Delta Theta Phi; Delta Sigma Pi; Junior Class secretary; Czech Club; Sodality; St. Benedict ' s College Creighton F. Uridil Hastings, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Gamma Pi Sigma; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Pasteur Club; French Club; St. Mary ' s College; Notre Dame University Arthur L. Vasconcellos Santa Clara, California Bachelor of Science in Medicine Phi Beta Pi; Gamma Pi Sigma; Intramural basketball; Santa Clara University William P. Verschoor Mitchell, South Dakota Bachelor of Science in Commerce Intramural basketball and baseball; South Dakota Wesleyan Thomas Vincent Rapid City, South Dakota Bachelor of Philosophy Pasteur Club; CosmopoUtan Club; Male Chorus president; Frosh football and basketball; Sodality; Columbia College William J. Waldmann Omaha, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Pasteur Club; German Club; Sodality Francis A. Walsh Missouri Valley,Iowa Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Alpha Sigma Nu vice-president; Senior Class president; Pharmaceutical Association; Sodality Council; Choir; Male Chorus; Sodality prefect 58 Francis E. Walsh Elk Point, South Dakota Bachelor of Laws Gamma Eta Gamma; Trinity College Ethel M. Waters Los Angeles, California Doctor of Medicine Gamma Pi Sigma; Caducean Society; Obstetrical and Gyne- cological Society ; University of California ; University of California at Los Angeles Regis W. Weland Walford, Iowa Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi; Junior-Senior prom prince; Gamma Pi Sigma pre- sident; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society treasurer; Medical Forum; Intramural basketball; Columbia College Robert H. Welding Albion, Nebraska Doctor of Medicine Phi Chi ; Pasteur Club ; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society Louis B. Westendorf Halbur, Iowa Doctor of Dental Surgery Delta Sigma Delta; Alpha Sigma Nu; Students Union Board of Governor?; Sophomore Class president; Senior Inlay Study Club; Frosh football; Sodality prefect Bernard S. White Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Laws Senior Class treasurer; University of Nebraska Avery B. Wight, Jr. Enid, Oklahoma Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sigma secretary ; Obstetrical and Gynecological So- ciety ; Intramural basketball and baseball ; University of Oklahoma Jack N. Williams Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Dramatics; Bluejay Revue; Pasteur Club president; Band 59 John A. Williams Muncie, Indiana Doctor of Medicine Phi Rho Sijimii; Obstetrical and Gynecological Society; Intramural basketball; Ball State Teachers College Leo M. Williams Bloomfield, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy Alpha Chi Kappa vice-president; Students Union Board of Governors; Orchestra; Band; Intramural basketball and baseball; Sodality Gerard G. Wolke Crofton, Nebraska Bachelor of Science in Commerce Alpha Sigma Nu vice-president; Phalanx; Students Union Board of Governors president; Chamber of Commerce; Dowlim; Hall Club; Acolytical Society; Xavier Forum; Catholic Action Club; Sodality prefect Lawrence H. W ynn Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science Dave Zwibelman Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Philosophy in J onrnalism Junior-Senior prom prince; Creightonian City Editor; Press Club president; Intramural basketball 60 NURSES KSTALINE L. ACKERMAN Omaha, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Catherine ' s Hospital Mary Ann Anderson Omaha, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Catherinx ' s Hospital Sociality Camella J. Besch Bellwood, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Josej ' h ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Glee Club; Sodality Rose H, Birkel Bellwood, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Josej ' h ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; So- dality Margaret L. Bischof Nebraska City, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Choir; Big Sister Club; Sodality Clara K, Buehler Graduate Nurse Nebraska City, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association ; Literary Club ; Senior Class treasurer; Sodality Fae E. Clark York, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club Frances L. Cockerill Graduate Nurse Assistant Sodality prefect Springfield, Nebraska St. Catheriiste ' s Hospital 62 Mary I. Davy Graduate Nurse Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club ; Sodality Fonda, Iowa St. Joseph ' s Hospital Helen G. DeMent Graduate Nurse Anita, Iowa St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Senior Class secretary Anna M. Duffy Des Moines, Iowa Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary ' Club; Glee Club; So- dality Katharine G. Erickson Graduate Nurse Student Nurses ' Association Omaha, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Agnes J. Eusterbrock Howells, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Mission Club; Sodality Theresa A. German Graduate Nurse Humphrey. Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Sodality Barbara L. Gier Graduate Nurse Sodality Gladys F. Goettsche Graduate Nurse Friend, Nebraska St. C.atherin ' e ' s Hospital Omaha, Nebraska St. Catherine ' s Hospital 63 Sister M. Frances (Hejlik) Nampa, Idaho Graduate Nurse St. Catherine ' s Hospital Ruth A. Heyne Graduate Nurse Scribner, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club Jane P. Hilger Nebraska City, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Sodality prefect Frances E. Hogan Graduate Nurse Omaha, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Choir; Mission Club; Big Sister Club; Sodality Erna E. Hummel Graduate Nurse Glackle, North Dakota St. Catherine ' s Hospital Junior-Senior prom princess; Junior Class secretary; Senior Class vice-president Charlotte J. Jenkins Cherokee, Iowa Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Glee Club; Sodality Robinette J. Jensen Omaha, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Catherine ' s Hospital Freshman Class vice-president ; Sodality Doris E. Johnson Graduate Nurse Centerville, South Dakota St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club 64 Eleanor M. Justus Graduate Nurse Columbus, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Mission Club; Big Sister Club; Student Council Ellen M. Kelly Graduate Nurse Cedar Creek, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Mission Club; Student Council; Assistant Sodality prefect Pauline D. Kepler Graduate Nurse Plainview, Nebraska St. Catherine ' s Hospital Dorothy G. Knievel Graduate Nurse West Point, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Choir; Sodality Mary R. Knuth Graduate Nurse Lexington, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Freshman Class president; Junior Class presi- dent WiLMA M. KURTH Graduate Nurse Waterloo, Iowa St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; So- dality secretary Ruth A. Langin Graduate Nurse Sodality Grace A. Lattner Graduate Nurse Neola, Iowa St. Catherine ' s Hospital Dubuque, Iowa St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; So- dality 65 CwENETH M. Leeding Belleville, Kansas Graduate Nurse St. Catherine ' s Hospital Reporter for Freshman and Senior Classes Katherine a. McNerthney Tacoma, Washington Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Sodality Vivian C. Millsap Graduate Nurse Rock Port, Missouri St. Catherine ' s Hospital Alma M. Misek Howells, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club Margaret S. Morrison Omaha, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Glee Club; Sodality Dorothy Mae Nault Graduate Nurse Fremont, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Student Council; Sodality Doris O. Odle Graduate Nurse Junior Class president Gordon, Nebraska St. Catherine ' s Hospital Topeka, Kansas St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Student Council; Sodality Mary Alice O ' Malley Graduate Nurse 66 CoRiNNE A. Paulson Graduate Nurse Beresford, South Dakota St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club Cecile H. Pitchford Graduate Nurse Junior Class vice-president Marcella M. Proskovec Graduate Nurse Winner, South Dakota St. Catherine ' s Hospital Columbus, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Junior-Senior prom princess; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Sodality Gertrude E. Rainey Stanbury, Missouri Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association ; Glee Club ; Sodality Margaret J. Robinson Weeping Water, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Choir; Big Sister Club; Sodality secretary Vivian B. Rymerson Graduate Nurse Estelline, South Dakota St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Student Council Alice Jo Sanders Graduate Nurse Fort Madison, Iowa St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Mission Club; Sodality Angela J. Seier Graduate Nurse Elgin, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club ; Sodality 67 Agnes June Severns Graduate Nurse Holdrege, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Sodality Margery L. Shaver Graduate Nurse Anna M. Shepard Graduate Nurse Rock Port, Missouri St. Catherine ' s Hospital Atlantic, Iowa St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big SL ;tcr Club; Student Council; Sodality Florence M. Shotkowski Graduate Nurse Sodality prefect Loup City, Nebraska St. Catherixe ' s Hospital Rosemary Sieczkowski Omaha, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association ; Literary Club ; Glee Club ; Big Sister Club; Sodality Agnes C. Simonsen Graduate Nurse Blair, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club Thelma C. Sliger Graduate Nurse Hastings, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; So- dality Frances M. Sykora Graduate Nurse Tabor, South Dakota St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Sodality 68 Sister M. Maureen (Tracy) Rupert, Idaho Graduate Nurse St. Catherine ' s Hospital Phyllis M. Vavra Graduate Nurse Schuyler, Nebraska St. Catherine ' s Hospital Junior-Senior prom princess; Senior Class secretary; Fresh- man Class vice-president; Sodality Margaret K. Walker Graduate Nurse Senior Class president Mary Margaret Walsh Graduate Nurse Friend, Nebraska St. Catherine ' s Hospital Creston, Iowa St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Junior-Senior prom princess; Literary Club; Senior Class vice-president; Junior Class vice- president; Freshman Class treasurer; Sodality secretary Martha I. Wolke Graduate Nurse Crofton, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Sodality Patricia E. Wray Graduate Nurse Spalding, Nebraska St. Joseph ' s Hospital Student Nurses ' Association; Literary Club; Glee Club; Big Sister Club; Sodality Sister M. Vitus (Welling) Omaha, Nebraska Graduate Nurse St. Catherine ' s Hospital 69 Symbolic of Hilltop Commencement ac- tivity is the ceremony attending presentation of the Stars and Stripes to the university by each senior class about to be graduated. With senior class presidents forming a guard of honor, a new flag is blessed annually at the Baccalaureate services in the chapel. On Com- mencement morning the presidents carry the flag to the North lawn, where it is presented to the University by a representative of the senior class. The flag is accepted by Creighton ' s president and is flown until the next class graduates. 70 CLASS PRESIDENTS 71 School of Journalism Jean Sullivan Senior Robert Dippel ------- Junior Kenneth Hoppens - - - Sophomore William Monaghan - - - Freshman School of Law Vinson Roach Freshman John Diesing Junior Francis O ' Brien Senior 72 School of Dentistry Ralph Juneau Freshman Art Dailey ------- Sophomore Gordon Potter ------- Junior Fred Stone Senior University College Sylvia Burt --------- Senior Anne Peter Junior Patricia Cummisky - - Sophomore Mary K. Moran Freshman 73 College of Phdrmacy Clark Hodges Freshman Victor V ' ogel Sophomore William Ward Junior Francis Walsh Senior Saint Josephs Hospital Mary Brennan Freshman Irma Formanack Junior Agnes Simonsen Senior 1 r 74 Saint Catherines Hospital Agnes Bjork - Freshman Regina Maginn ------- Junior Margaret Walker ----- Senior School of Medicine Austin Schill Freshman Philip Fagan Sophomore Howard Trolan Junior Thomas Foley ------- Senior 75 College of Arts dnd Sciences Richard Schall Freshman Charles Kratochvil - - Sophomore Albert Murdock ------ Junior Francis McAllister - - - - Senior College of Commerce Daniel Lynch Junior Thomas Kelley - - - - Sophomore Donald Werner Freshman 76 I HE ALUMNI ALUMN A. F. McCaffrey President Alumni Association L ooRDiNATiON of effort by active members of the university Alumni Association resulted in a year of evident accomplishment by the organiza- tion in the promotion of its object, the increased in- fluence and material development of Creighton. The Association continued its progress toward these ends under the leadership of full-time executive secre- tary Hugh M. Higgins and a council of ten elected for the purpose by the alumni. Under Higgins ' leader- ship, the alumni clubs throughout the nation main- tained a unity and a cooperative spirit calculated to best bring about the results for which the Association is organized. New alumni clubs were established during the year in three localities. The new St. Louis Creighton Alumni Club will headquarter in vSt. Louis; the South- western Iowa club in Atlantic; and the northern Iowa club in Ruthven, Iowa. The additions of the year bring the total of Creighton alumni clubs to thirty-eight. Throughout the years of its existence, the big moment of the Association has come each year at Homecoming time. This one big school party of the year for the old grads has always been the year ' s high spot on Alumni calendars. This year that celebration came closer than ever before to being doubled as hundreds of alumni west of the Rockies met in Sacramento in December to watch the Hilltop footballers meet a highly publicized San Francisco University team. All reports from the West Coast graduates hailed the visit of the Blue and White team and the resultant alumni con- clave as an incident worthy of annual repetition. The entourage of Creighton athletes and athletic and publicity officials who made the California trip returned with word that the alumni meeting the team in the west San Francisco Homecoming 78 considered the affair as a West Coast Homecoming for all ex- Hilltoppers in that section of the nation. Higgins has announced that a similar meeting will be held in San Francisco in the fall of 1940. The official Homecoming in Omaha, culminating in a grid- iron victory over Loyola University of the South, was the most successful in history. Over 1,000 alumni from out of Omaha re- turned to the campus to join in the gala receptions given by each department to its former members. Many alumni members joined in the student parade through the streets of the city prior to the football game. High spots of the Homecoming were the pre-game depart- mental receptions, the parade, and all-university barbecue in the gymnasium, the football game and the annual Alumni Banquet held this year at the Hotel Paxton. Presented to the assembled graduates at the game as Homecoming Queen was Betty Marie Christiansen, school of journalism sophomore. The banquet featured the election of ten new members to the Alumni Council to fill the posts of an equal number whose terms had expired. Arthur F. McCaffrey of Omaha was honored with the presidency of the Association and succeeded Dr. John P. Begley. New Council members elected were: Bernard Martin, James Keogh, Dr. Hugh McDonnell, William Kellogg, Conrad Collin, Henry Rush, Dr. Fred Schwertly, Nellie Rogers and Eileen Kelly. Several trips to meetings of various alumni groups were made during the year by Higgins and other university officials. April 4, the Very Reverend Joseph P. Zuercher, S.J., president of the university; the Reverend Thomas S. Bowdern, S.J., faculty moder- H. M. Higgins Secretary . ' Vrtiiur H. Winn ail Bernard Martin Denver Alumni Celebrate 79 James Keogh Dr. B. J. Haller Catherink V0B0I)A ator of the Alumni Association; and Higgins journeyed to a meet- ing of the Chicago Creighton Akmini Club. Other trips were to Kansas City, Sioux City and Norfolk. Many interesting sidelights surrounded the Bluejays ' De- cember trek to San Francisco. Several members of the alumni, faculty and student body accompanied the team to the West Coast. Along the route, the train stopped many times for minia- ture rallies, staged by grads living in towns in western Nebraska and Wyoming. The entire trip to the Pacific seemed like one great pilgrimage of being welcomed. Alumni residents of San Francisco entertained their Omaha brethren nobly. They conducted a huge banquet for the team in the dining-room of one of the San Fran- cisco hotels. Then they escorted the visitors on a tour of the scenic spots in and near the city. High point of this was a visit to Treasure Island in the bay. The Golden Gate exposition had only recently closed on that man-made isle. During the game, which was staged in the Sacramento stadium, a large contingent of the crowd showed that they were pro- Creighton, cheering the White and Blue boys on to battle. Even the San Francisco fans joined in the chorus honoring the valiant gridmen from the Hilltop. It was a most unusual display of spirit, when it is considered that the Creighton lads were play- ing in a city more than 2,000 miles away from their home soil. On the return journey from the game, loyal grads more than duplicated the westward trip. Those on the train were amazed to find so many people in so many different places who were inti- mately associated with Creighton in one way or another. Some of them were former Creighton students, some of them wives of men who had once studied on the Hilltop; many others were sons, daughters or nephews of alumni. All of these people demonstrated a vibrant affection for the university — they made the Bluejays feel that they were part of a great and lasting institution. Lawrence Welch Alice Deegan Severin Walters Dr. Willlam Dendinger 80 PUBLICITY PuBLiriTY Director Hvgh A. Fogarty Publicity Depdrtment With ex-newspaperman Hugh A. Fogarty and sportscaster Hugh M. Higgins holding the reins, the university ' s publicity department entered many fields of news dissemination in let- ting the nation in on Hilltop activities. The public ' s knowledge of the trials and triumphs of the local col- legians was a daily record as no 24-hour period passed without some news being released through the newspapers or over the air. When there was no news the staff made news in successful attempts to keep the Creighton name in the eyes and ears of the nation. With the releasing of colorful, attractive news as its Number One function, the pub- licity staff sent hundreds of news pictures to newspapers and magazines throughout the country. Circulation of photographs typifying Creighton life ran into the thousands. Many other activities came under the jurisdiction of the publicity office. The department faced and accomplished the tasks of promoting student campaigns of every description, aiding in fund-raising drives, and lending a hand to the production of The Bluejay and The Creigh- tonian. Activities of the Sp eakers ' Bureau and the University of the Air were under the direction of Higgins. In the fall the publicity staff moved from the Law building to a new office in the administration building. The staff included Mary Elizabeth Snyder, secretary to Fogarty and Higgins; Photographer Bob Gauthier; Mary Helen Neary, Claire Conley, Carolyn Stewart, Dave Belman, Wil- lis Lee, John Popa and Ben Haller. 82- ■•-■ ' JS: STUDENTS UNION Students Union Under the apt direction of several faculty members and an active, efficient Board of Governors, the Students Union marked its eight- eenth year of student representation as the most successful in its history. With a fourteen-man Board de- scribed by Student Union Manager Joseph P. Murphy as the most active and conscientious in recent years, the Union went on to new heights in suc- cessful leadership of the student body. The Rev. Charles K. Hayden, S.J., completed his third year as moderator of the student organization. In his words on the present Board elected by popular vote of the stu- dents, : lurphy described it as an active, conscientious group which handled Union affairs as true representatives of the student body. Something new in the way of governing boards was this one. Politics a word synonymous with Union Board activities in the past were elimi- nated through cooperation of Board members, particularly of the officers. Heading the group was college of commerce senior Gerard G. Wolke. Joseph Troia was vice-president; Norvin Jones, secretary. An outstanding accomplishment of the Board was the very successful direction of the annual Agnew Loan Fund campaign. The drive this year was led by junior Governor Romayne Roberts, who directed all arrange- Rev. C. K. Hayden, S.J., Factdty Moderator J. P. Murphy, Union Manager Gerard Wolke, Board President The Governors Convene 84 ments in the operation and com- pletion of the fund-raising cam- paign. The Junior-Senior Prom of April 5 was staged and arranged for by the student Governors under the leadership of senior Norvin Jones. As The Blue jay goes to press, the busy Board had something new in mind — an all-university Students Union dance to be presented as free entertainment to all students in Creighton. The affair, an inno- vation in Union controlled acti- vities, would be given by the Union as additional evidence of the value of the organization as a contributor to better student life. No change in governing laws or procedure was made during the school year. The Board still consists of fourteen men chosen from Arts, Commerce, Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Journalism. Bi-monthly meetings prove sufficient to carry on the business of the Board. Louis Westendorf RoMAYNE Roberts Willis Lee William Stephenson Leo Dulacki Timothy Lally Congregation in the Clubrooms 85 J() H ' ii Ikui ' iir Prrsidtnt NoRviN Jones Harry Stackhouse Eugene O ' Sullivan Bern. rd Sullivan John Enis William Peter Special meetings are scheduled only when matters of sufficient importance arise which cannot be put off until the regular meeting. Students Union officials again took charge of the clubrooms in the gymnasium. Murphy, assisted by William Parker, made special efforts to encourage student use of the clubrooms. Something new is the nickelodian purchased for use at the mixed parties held in the Union rooms. The rooms were used for meetings of varied organizations; fraternities, sodality groups, and the Press Club. They are used ex- tensively for campus billiard, pool and ping- pong tournaments sponsored by the Union. The quiet life is possible in the clubrooms as fa- cilities are available for study or such mild entertainment as card- Inlaying. A most important function of the I ' nion is the maintenance of its employment bureau under the direction of Murphy. With the need for the growth of the bureau realized by all, Union officials began early in the year to make plans for the enlarge- ment of the bureau and its range of activities. The bureau was re- organized in the fall by Murphy and his student assistant, Harold Gordon. The aim of the bureau is to so increase its scope of activity that all students making applica- tion for part time work can be accomodated. But even now, with the enlargement plans un- completed, the bureau fulfilled its purpose almost perfectly. A survey taken in mid-winter by The Creightonian revealed that approximately eighty-five per- cent of student applicants are aided. 86 I P H rk 3 HH.y npV ii ■ , S ' i 1 - tf « . ( 3; { V; f H k Book I - - n u O O S£LL iry 800A: A AM £5 A C M8£ff5 A O 0£ ALL r - E ■ LAYE S- vV C30ES , 8EAC r £l L QoOtOO OM lO ooeQ At O pyvOl- l Q M oocoiA ye $ 5AYS2AAJO ' 2AQ£4 i i AyOP£ ■ iAC Oi- BAUSC SAyS2AA 0, i%. 2Ai5E4 A OIA 14 E ' IL SEE = A fy A EtA S -Z.£SE m A ' OA OAU SAT SA ES-ZS r ERE A OOC70R A 7? ' OaSE?i n m Q . iVorr ' A p cru E ivorrk cn - 14 500M msooM y 7 6 ' - ss 0  -A i, S- G Oa : 3?e 4 C S r S Athletic Board Rev. David A. Shyne, SJ. Chairman of the Board Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J. Faculty Representative Charles F. Bongardt Alumni Representative Daniel J. Gross Alumni Representative 89 Assistant Coach X es iJlNK Bt,l.H KI) Fn limiiti C( iiik Dlnnv Rv.w Trainer Dr. W. L. Svcha Team Phvsician WO chanjj;t ' s took place amon the assistant coaches (lurin.u the lO. Q season. Dr. Wil- bur Katon resigned from his post as end coach in order to devote more time to his medical prac- tice. Dick Rucki. former Hluejay star, joined the coaching staff, assisting J. ' . Duse Belford, freshman coach. Dr. W. L. . ucha and Dr. Wil- liam Dendinger administered to the physical needs of the foot- ball players, journeying with the team to all out-of-town contests. Trainer Denny Ryan completed his third year of shaping the university players. He joined the Hilltop staff in 1937. Ryan ' s job consists mainly of administering to minor injuries suffered by the Blue athletes in competition and i)ractice sessions. His stock in trade includes all of the modern training facilities necessary for the conditioning of the players. Ryan also services the freshman teams and often lends a hand to the repair of ailing intramural contestants. Duse Belford completed another year as coach of the frosh football and basketball squads. In addition to producing freshman teams capable of meeting first year outfits from other schools. Belford faced the problem of having his squads ready at all times to face the Bluejay varsity men in practice sessions. 1940 marked the twelfth year that he had coached the frosh cagers; the fifth year as tutor of the yearling footballers. Included in Bel ford ' s schedule is the directorship of the large Hilltop intramural program, a post he has held since 1929. 90 FOOTBALL Bluejdy Football It was a strange year in Hilltop football. It was hard to predict the victory or defeat of the Jay gridders as they completed a schedule of winning and losing in almost rotary fashion. The Blues adhered strictly to the schedule of win one-lose one until the final fray, with San Francisco. This they dropped to wind up with a record of four wins and five losses. Athletic posts were unfilled during most of December after the resignation of Di- rector of Athletics and Head Coach Marchie Schwartz, Line Coach Tom Kitty Gor- man and End Coach Wilbur Eaton. The new year found Maurice Skip Palrang, thirty-three year old Creighton Prep athletic director, sitting in the Chair of Football. Palrang ' s almost unbelievable record in leading Creighton Prej) football, basketball and baseball squads was regarded as having earned the prep mentor his chance at university coaching. In March university officials announced the re-signing of Gorman to the line coach- ing post. Hilltop fans received enthusiastically news of the return of the popular Gor- man to his job on the Jay gridiron; honored him with an all-university rally in the auditorium. Coach Palrang hailed the return of Gorman, calling him a sound, aggres- sive type of football teacher. Although finishing up on the short end of the win and lose column, the Hilltoppers had one of their most successful years as far as offensive football was concerned. The Boys in Blue ranked third in the nation in the offense and ground-gaining departments. Ranking sixth in the nation among ground-gainers, John Knolla led the Bluejays in this department. Knolla himself contributed 720 yards to the Jays ' 1,834 yard total. Johnny earned his Slingshot nickname by connecting 26 times in 68 flips for a 384 yard total. Knolla ran for 1,104 yards. The Creightons piled up a total of 119 first downs to 75 for the opposition and outscored the enemy, 164 to 143. The Jays outgained opponents on the ground by a thousand yards. 11=, Afa . J .M« «t HT ■■ !5 m.. ■■ f ■ 7B 72 68 54 79 tr ?« - n fin f r X-r 49 R4 -s a rM 43 -, 44 31 f 9 so SI I ' M A The 1939 Football Squad 92 Coaches Eaton, S( hwaktz and Gormax Blue footballers came in for their share in the listings of honor teams in the nation. To Knolla went honorable mention on the All-America teams chosen by the Associated Press and the New York Sun, and the captaincy of the All-Missouri Valley squad chosen by the Kansas City Journal. This latter selection found Ray Bronemann also a first team selection and gave honorable mention to Don Fleming and Al Truscott. The official All-Valley team chosen by circuit coaches placed Knolla on the first squad; Fleming and Tony Cemore on the second; and awarded honorable mention to Truscott, Bronemann, Norb Koll and John Krejci. And lastly, in a poll of Associated Press writers, burly Tony Cemore was chosen for the All-American Italian team. Though the Hilltop team saw their goal-line crossed many times during the season, they never gave up or evidenced the slightest sign of losing spirit. Against Tulsa, an early season opponent, they lost a heart-tear- ing contest, a lead disappearing as the southerners, rabbit ' s feet in their jerseys, scored on sudden plays. Un- daunted, the Jays returned to overcome a strong Drake team in an exhibition of sheer courage. Again, after having watched their colors all but torn down in the fray with Washington, they threw up their chins and sent Washburn into a rout. The sea- son ended with the white and blue lads still trying, ' making San Francisco battle through the entire stretch to win. Though beaten more than once, they were ever tough to beat. Maurice Skip Palrang Head Coach 93 Here is JOHNNY KNOLLA, Blucjay halfback, and The Creightonian Trophy on which his is the first name to be inscribed as the Hilltop ' s most valuable football player. Knolla, captain of the All-Missouri Valley team and captain-elect of the 1940 Jay squad, received the honor by almost unanimous vote of students on the Hill, after dona- tion of the trophy by a noted alumnus of the university. Winning of the award on the basis of ability and sports- manship on the football field established the junior triple- threat man as the outstanding Creighton gridman of the year. 94 Leo Dippel Iowa Teachers Game Captain Krejci Tips a Teacher Nineteen -Thirty- Nine Season L REiGHTON opened the season at home, Saturday, September 30, with a 26-0 triumph over a Hght Iowa Teachers eleven. The fray was supposed to provide a laboratory test for the Blues, with Coach Schwartz substituting Z2) men freely during the contest. Creighton ' s bag of tricks was kept secret, however, since Tulsa, a Valley foe, was to provide the next opposition. John Knolla gave the Tutors a busy evening, and sophomore Bob Fitzgerald started his varsity career with a brilliant last half performance that sparked two touch- down drives. It was Knolla who climaxed a 60 -yard Creighton drive in the initial period, going over from the one-yard stripe. Krejci converted. Reilly lateralled to Knolla on the Tutor 15 midway in the second quarter, and the Blue flash toted the ball the remaining distance. Try for point failed. Fitzgerald provided long gallops of 22 18, and 13 yards in the third quarter in a drive from the Jay 30. Truscott plowed over and Arch kicked point. The Jay soph find wrote finis to the scoring with an end zone pass to Ray Leonard in the final period, after another 70-yard drive. Hurricane Too Breezy .... It was a cool evening, October 7, when the Bluejays played hosts to the ever-mighty Tulsans. The Hilltop lads whipped into their guests at the start of the first period, and when quarter-time came, the Hurricanes from the oil- ipcJv itzg eirctict Ray Hronemann Tulsa Game Captain Ti isAN Nau.ed Hv Lynch le ningr iall belt stood behind, 7 to 0. Fleming made the initial score and added the extra point. Creighton fans shouted themselves deaf at the might of their team, which continually pushed the black gold men into their own lair. However, things were just that way, for everytime the Jays got their beaks in pay dirt, something happened to toss them back. And everytime Tulsa got past its own forty, it would complete an im- possible pass that would ultimately end with the sphe- roid behind Creighton ' s goal and in the Oilers possession. The home boys outrushed Tulsa, 252 yards to 160, and were well ahead in first downs, but when the final cartridge exploded the score stood, Creighton 14 — Tulsa 21. Fleming and Knolla starred for the Jays. Don Robards and Malcolm Strow were the big guns in the Tulsa offense. Bulldogs Bulldozed .... Drake paid Creighton a visit Saturday night, October 14, and fans were provided with attendant thrills in the long standing rivalry that accompanies all Jay -Bulldog affairs. The Jays won out in a final splurge, 7-0, driving 70 yards to pay-dirt. The Des Moines lads came over, cheered by the news that Slingshot Knolla would probably see little or no action wuth a bad ankle. But trainer Denny Ryan foxed the Bulldogs, and taped both of Knolla ' s ankles, to give the Drakemen a double goal at which to shoot. Johnny stayed out of danger, however, and provided plenty of excitement during the fray. Harms The game see -sawed for three quarters, and looked like a certain deadlock until late in the final stanza, when the Jays turned on the heat in a drive from their own 30. The climax came on a beautiful pass from Knolla to Flem- ing, placing the ball on the Drake six, from where Al Trus- cott plowed over. Krejci booted the extra point. The Creighton line played a whale of a game, setting the Bulldogs back 60 yards from scrimmage. The Hill- toppers lost only 13. Pease was a star at end, with Flem- ing and Reilly giving Knolla plenty of help in the back- field. Dreamy Evening .... The Creightons had a dream, with Bud Schwenk, Washington University halfback, playing nightmare, when they met the Bears in St. Louis after dusk, October 20. Schwenk was everywhere, passing, running and blocking — never missing — as the team under the feathered em- blem fell away, 42 to 12. The defeat, however, was not as bitter as the score, the Omaha players giving the opposi- tion a ' rough go ' from the opening to the close of the con- test. The Bluejays annexed 16 first downs, letting the Bears off with 1 1, and pranced 321 yards from scrimmage, while hedging Washington runners to 288. The ozone was the medium that furnished the St. Louis boys their victory, most of their scoring coming through the air. Of course, the home lads broke up the stratosphere monopoly occa- sionally, Knolla completing eight out of a dozen passes. Tackle Bill Ojile, game captain, was the strongest man in either line, continually stopping the adversary backs. J QllQlf J Qczlei - art sell Truscott Scores Against Drake Marshai.i. KiTTI.ES() Drake Game Captain Antiques Agape Xpii J Cy ci UfiLSoicL There ' s no place like home ... for everything is joy- ful there. This phrase was imbedded in the heart of each of the many former Hilltop scholars who flowed from city and prairie to gather at the Homecoming game, October 28. The grads were not disappointed in their visit either, for the Creighton boys made it more joyful here, when they defeated their foes from Dixie, Loyola of New Or- leans. The afternoon tiff, fully laden with pomp and pag- eantry, was a close affair throughout. Truscott started the Blue jay scoring with a touchdown in the second stanza. Krejci added the extra point, making it 7-0. Be- fore half-time, however, the Wolves had crossed the double line twice, kicking both extra points to make it 14-7. But heartening cheers from the alumni brought a sec- ond half answer from the Jays. Knolla tallied twice in the final period, once with a 47-yard gallop. Krejci and Flem- ing kicked the extra points, and the game ended with the Blues in front, 21-14. Game-captain George Lynch and Tackle Cemore led the Creighton line. St. Louis Blues .... There are plenty of upsets in football. That ' s what Valley fans termed St. Louis ' victory over Creighton, Saturday, November 4, when the Billikens came from way behind to triumph 21-14 on the Jay field. Leonard Barely Makes It 1 1 1 1 ■ B ] T bnl ty H ■ I I B fj 1 }-•-■ 1 i I f Kk wr •nj n ' s EK.- Ww m N f m. l| BH V pEa ' w ' PIb fc JqI fj, gfk L a l f ' S 1 1 Bill Ojile Washington Game Captain George Lynch Loyola Game Captain Fleming Nears Loyola Goal After Creighton ripped and tore through the invaders for two touchdowns in the initial period to build up a 14-0 lead, the Missourians came back to tie up the count 14-14 at intermission. Knolla contributed the first Jay counter and Krejci converted. Koll made a shoestring catch of Knolla ' s short pass for the other score and Krejci again booted the point. Weber provided the action for St. Louis, passing and running to two touchdowns, and kicking both conversions. Aussieker was the Billiken hero in the final period, carrying the leather over from the Jay 15, and adding the extra point to end the scoring for the contest. The Jays efforts to tie it up were to no avail, as they were outscored by the determined St. Louis aggregation. Wow! .... l| i 3%£K r£ oC c? i d Once in awhile a spirited student body urges the home team to victory when it attempts to get back on the come- back trail. Creighton students really did this when Wash- burn came to Omaha Saturday, November 18, and it was a determined Jay aggregation that shellacked the Ichabods from Kansas, 47-0. Almost every Creighton man in uniform saw action, and each and every one played heads-up ball. The Bluejay line gave a vicious exhibition, nailing everything Wash- burn sent through, and opening wide gaps for Jay backs to scamper through for yardage. Krejci, Quinn, Cemore, Lynch, Skarda, and Bronemann were the mainstays in the line. Knolla got 114 yards in 12 tries in the first half and then retired to the bench. Scott, Fleming, Knolla, Koll, and Pease scored touchdowns and Reilly contributed two. oCacJca M illiciidcJi Joe Quinn St. Louis Game Captain BlLLlKENS ClIASt SlII ' I ' LRV KN(.)I.I, A J QOLSQ J eie so Fleming converted twice and Arch, Cemore, and Ojile kicked extra points. Jim Hall was the passing sensation of the day, throw- ing two touchdown flips in the contest. Dave Zwibelman, who never missed a practice session in four years, got in his first varsity contest, and proved to be a valuable asset. Ordeal In Oklahoma .... The last Missouri Valley fray for the Bluejays proved disastrous. The Hilltoppers journeyed to Stilwater, Okla- homa, Saturday, November 25, and were bumped by the Oklahoma Aggies, 20-9. The Aggie scoring all came before the Jays got started. It was another case of Creighton being ahead in statis- tics but behind on the pay-off. The Jays registered 15 first downs to the Aggies ' 7 and outgained the southerners, 138 yards to 96. Injuries to Knolla, LaSota, and Lynch slowed down the Omaha attack. Jones and Portillo contributed touchdowns to the Ag- gie cause in the second quarter. Rivers converting for a 13-0 lead. Clinton ] Iiller added another score in the final period and Ott booted the extra point to end Ag scoring. Twice in the third quarter the Jays were stopped on the Oklahoma five-yard stripe, and were held back on a third shove for a score. They moved to the three-yard line in the last period, but Fitzgerald ' s fourth down pass was intercepted and carried back into the end zone for an in- tentional safety. With two minutes left, Jim Hall faded back from his 40 and tossed a short screen pass to Reilly, who scampered the remaining distance to score. Krejci added the extra point. sPoWQVS Go West, Young Men .... The first Creighton football aggregation to invade the far west was saluted by applauding crowds in California cities as the Bluejays traveled to the University of San Francisco fray. The game was played at Sacramento on a warm Sunday afternoon, December 3. Several hundred Bluejay alumni were in attendance, having come from various parts of the coast to watch the representatives of their Alma Mater seek victory. San Francisco ' s Dons were touted to run wild over the Blues and as the game neared, with injured Johnny Knolla sitting on the bench, some wondered if the Golden Gaters would be offered any stern resistance. However, not long after the starting whistle the spectators knew the answer. Creighton had scored, George Lynch recovering Fleming ' s fumble as the latter raced over the last marker. Krejci made the conversion, and the team outplayed the Dons during the following quarter, the half ending with the score 7-love for the Hilltop men. The second half saw the Creightons worn down and tired for lack of replacements. They held on intrepidly but finally were overcome by force of numbers. The Dons tied the score in the third period, after a long pass was good for a touchdown. Another marker came a little later on a long run by Fisk of ' Frisco. In the fourth quarter two more scores were chalked up, one o f the extra points was added, making it 26 to 7. Just before the game ended, Mullins passed to Jerry Harms for a touchdown. Cemore kicked the point: Creighton 14, San Francisco 26. f Jieilli sS cccrdi CL Jay Backs Try Reverse Bon KOBERG San Francisco Game Captain Tfuscotir iviAelmojv A new athletic award, The Creightonian Trophy, donated l)y James H. Furay, AB ' 98, was presented this year to John Knolla, selected by a poll of Creighton stu- dents as most valuable Blucjay gridder for 1939. This trophy will be presented annually hereafter, award win- ners being announced at the football banquets. And what about the 1940 season? With the beginning of Spring practice March 26, fans looked to the future for a mighty Jay eleven. About 60 candidates reported to Head Coach Palrang and Assistant Coach Gorman. Eighteen lettermen were on hand. The Jay tutors mapped plans for a rough ten-game campaign next fall. The Blues entertain Iowa State Teachers, Colorado Mines, Mar- quette, Oklahoma A and M, and South Dakota here in Omaha, and play road tilts with San Francisco, Tulsa, Drake, Wichita, and St. Louis. The San Francisco fray was first set for the Creighton stadium, but fans on the coast clamored so hard for another Jay-Don tussle that the contest was changed to a California setting. Coaches Palrang and Gorman will have to replace graduated seniors Ray Bronemann, Marshall Kittleson, Bob Koberg, George Lynch, Bill Ojile, Joe Quinn, Jim Hall, and Dave Zwibelman. Both alumni and student body are enthusiastic over the new coaching staff. All feel that with Palrang coach- ing the backfield and directing the plays and Gorman tutoring the line from end to end, there will be a success- ful season next fall. Fleming Invades Washburn Territory BASKETBALL Bluejdy Basketball When the Hilltop pep marshals gave their final Yea Bluejay of the season for Coach Eddie Hickey and his basketball band, students and non-campus fans of the Jay players agreed that they richly deserved cheering. For the Blue-clad lads who looked ragged and inexj)erience(l in losing seven of their first eleven games, came up with a complete reversal of form to take seven of their remaining nine tilts. This happy turn of affairs saw the diminutive Rickey ' s cagers wind up the season with eleven wins overshadowing their nine defeats, and saw the Hilltoppers finish second in the seven-team Missouri ' alley Conference chase. The Jays ' Valley record consisted of eight wins in twelve trys. Followers of the Blues ' cage activities found it hard to understand the sudden change in form. Possibly Hickey had the answer when he described the 1939-40 squad as the hardest-working, most spirited team he had ever coached. Early-season losses failed to discourage either coach or squad members and the Jays kept working until final games saw them taking the play entirely away from highly-favored teams. Among the most pleasant scores to Hilltop minds were the two which brought news of victory over old-rival Drake. But tops in the minds of all Bluejay players and fans was the season ' s finale in the Creighton gym which saw the Jays tip mighty Kansas University, champions of the Big Six and winner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ' s western championship. Final scoring tabulations for the season produced quite a coincidence for the record book. In their 20 games the Bluejay basketmen rang up a total of 725 points, while their opponents managed to garner 724. In The 1939-40 Basketball Squad 104 the 12 conference games, the Jays hit the net for a 429 total, while the oppo- sition connected for 427. On the individual side of the Creigh- ton score sheet, Asa Kelley was the top man. The Jay center led Hilltop scorers with a total of 144 points for a 7.2 game average. Brownie Jaquay followed Kel- ley with 122 markers and a 6.1 average. Gene Haldeman, sophomore sensation, was third in the list with 105 counters. Honor teams at the end of the sea- son gave Creighton men considerable mention. Vinson Roach was placed on Parke Carroll ' s All-Missouri Valley first five and Jaquay and Kittleson were given honorable mention. Roach also made the Associated Press All- Valley second team while Jaquay and Kelley received honorable mention. Rickey completed the basketball season with a record far surpassing that looked for by Jay fans at the start of the year. Minus graduated stars like Roman Roh, Dick Shaw and Bus Montccn, the Blues were figured as lacking sufficient strength to match their Valley opponents. But the hard- working Jays fought too fiercely to be beaten consistentlv. Captain Makshai.i, Kittleson AND Coach Eddie Hickey December 15 December 18 December IQ December 21 Jamarv i Janvarv 6 Jamary Q J AN VARY L? January 15 January 27 Febriary 3 February 5 February 10 February 12 February 16 February 10 February 20 February 24 M. Rcn 2 March 4 ■47-34 The 1939-40 Basketball Schedule Denver University at Omaha Michigan State College at Omaha 30-32 Michifian State College at Omaha 21-38 University of South Dakota at Vermillion 37 - 39 Greeley State College at Omaha 50-36 Iowa State College at Omaha 32-35 Kansas State College at Omaha 44 - 50 University of Tulsa at Omaha 36-24 Oklahoma A. and M. Collesie at Omaha 27-38 Drake Univer ity at Omaha 39 - 38 Oklahoma A. and M. College at Stillwater 21 - 39 University of Tul a at Tulsa 34-31 St. Louis University at Omaha 34-29 Drake University at Des Moines 49-45 Washburn Collepe at Topeka 36 - 44 Washington University at St. Louis 42 - 35 St. Louis University at St. Louis 35-43 Washburn College at Omaha 42 -31 Washington University at Omaha 34 - 30 Universitv of Kansas at Omaha 35 - 33 105 Marshall Kittleson Captain 1939-40 Basketball Season v REiGHTON touchcd off the basket- ball season on the local floor, December 15, by trouncing a Denver University club, 47-34. The Jays grabbed the lead after the first two minutes of play and were ahead the rest of the way. Denver trailed 20-10 at half-time. Larry Toburen, Pioneer ace, hit from all angles in the second stanza, but his efforts were of no avail. He bagged 17 points to take scoring honors. Captain Kittleson was the Bluejay sparkplug, garnering 14 points. Too Much Aubuchon .... A packed house witnessed the Michigan State game played here De- cember 18. The Spartans from the automobile state, opening the first of a two-game series with the Jays, had tough riding in order to finish ahead, 32-30. Brownie Jaquay staged a one man last quarter rally that almost caught the State team, pegging in a total of 10 points. Chet Aubuchon, however, put on an individual defense to hold the Omahans off, showing that he well deserved his All-American selection of last year. Hindman and Hutt took point honors, each having 11. The following evening was even more disastrous to Bluejay prestige. Before the Hilltoppers could toss in a basket, the Spartans were merrily on their way with 15 points in the kettle. It was too late to catch up then, but the Blues tried valiantly, Kittleson and Haldeman zipping them in during the second half. The contest ended, Creighton 2 1, Michigan State 38. Hindman and Hutt, with nine and eight points respectively, were again the big guns in the Spartan offense. Coyotes Night To Howl The Hilltop team journeyed to Vermillion, S. D., December 2 1, where, surprisingly, they were clipped by South Dakota, 39-37. For the second consecutive year Season ' s First TipoFF the Sodaks Started out as the 106 underdog to Creighton and ended up on the long end of the count. Quent Evers laid eggs in the Bluejay basket all evening, wind- ing up with 19 points. At half- time the Coyotes had a 22-16 ad- vantage. Creighton commanded a 31-29 lead late in the final stanza, but the Dakotans scorched the strings in the late moments to come out ahead. Brownie Baffles Bears HiCKEY AND PlIOG AlLEN TaLK IT OvER Colorado State ' s Bears picked a wintry evening, January 3, to come to Omaha, but the evening was like a June night compared to the recep- tion they were given by the Bluejays. The latter outfit wasn ' t too im- pressive in the first half, but gained top-notch form in the second period. In the final five minutes the Jays put on a 17 point outburst. Brownie Jaquay personally accounting for 10 of the markers. The contest closed with Creighton holding half a hundred points to the Bears ' 36. Staters Jolt Jinx .... Iowa State finally broke the jinx that had plagued its court teams in every game with the Hilltop aggregations, stopping the Omahans here, January 6, 35-32. Little Bob Harris exploded for 12 points, sinking five field goals in the last ten minutes. Up until that time the Blues had the lead, being ahead at half-time, 22-16. Kelley took Creighton scoring honors, garnering 11 points. Tall Hilltoppers Fall Short . . . After Iowa State ' s lifting of the Creighton complex, Kansas State followed suit, winning 50 to 44. The game was played on the Hilltop boards, January 9, and brought forth two stars in the Wildcat line-up, Ervin Reid and Joe Robertson. Reid slipped in eight baskets to lead his team. Robertson had 12 tallies. State held a 24-13 lead at intermission. The Blues made a strong effort to close the gap during the second half, but time defeated them in this at- Vinson roach tempt. Kelley ' s 12 points topped the Bluejays. senior Guard 107 i lA Denver Lads In Danger Valley Opener Pleasing .... Creighton opened the Missouri Valley loop chase with a tinkling victory over Tulsa, January 13, on the home floor. The tinkling came from the rim of the basket as the Bluejays, sparked by Asa Kelley, pitched counters in from all angles. Kelley registered 15 points and Brownie Jaquay netted 10 to contribute toward the 36-24 win. Lamprich of Tulsa made 1 1 points, seven of them from the charity line. Aggies Win In Stretch .... When Oklahoma A. and M. played the Blues here, January 15, it was for the lead in the V alley conference. The Aggies triumphed and moved to the top. never to relinquish the position. Midway in the second half of the game, Creighton was out in front, 19-17; then Kelley was ordered out of the game on fouls and the Oklahomans soon forged ahead, finishing with a 38 to 27 margin. Tall Art John- son of the Aggies didn ' t enter the game until the last period, but when he did he took scoring laurels with 11 points. Iced By Ace .... Drake brought a strong quintet to Omaha, January 27, and was favored to send the Jays downward in league stand- ings. But Ace Kelley dropped in a free throw in the last 28 seconds to send the Bulldogs home on the short end of a 39-38 count. Fleming knotted the score with a mid-court swisher as the clock showed a minute and twenty seconds remaining. Drake ' s rangy Ned Swan took scoring Asa Kelley houors with 17 points. Kittlcson ' s 10 points Senior Center wcrc high for Crcightou. tS ' h. Warm Greeting .... Coach Hickey turned his Jay squad toward Oklahoma for two Valley contests; with Oklahoma A M February 3, and with Tulsa the following evening. The league leading Aggies greeted Creighton with a scoring barrage and an air-tight de- fense to keep their home floor undefeated record intact, 39-21. Eggleson ' s nine count- ers copped scoring honors, while Kelley led the Bluejays with seven. The game was the fifteenth straight win for the Oklahomans. Story Book Finish .... Brownie Jaquay Junior Forward At Tulsa it looked like another sad affair for Creighton until Fitzgerald and Kittle- son got eight points in the last three minutes to forge a 34-31 victory. Tulsa commanded a 23-15 lead at intermission, mainly through the efforts of Patterson, who was high scorer with 13 points. Roach was atop Creighton ' s list with eight. The win put the Jays in a third place tie with Washburn and Tulsa. Ho, Hum — Another Win .... After returning to Omaha for a league contest with the St. Louis Billikens February 10, Creighton had an off night, but managed to gather enough points to finish on top, 34-29. Both teams were weary from playing on the road, the Jays just back from Oklahoma, and St. Louis finishing a five-game trip. Guard Vince Roach and Leo Dudenhoefer, ace Billiken basket-man, shared scoring honors with eight points apiece. The win placed Creighton in a second place con- ference tie with Drake. Kelley Contributes To Kansas ' Catastrophe (ji. K Hai.deman Sophomore Guard Haldeman, Roach Edge Drake . Till ' next tilt found Crei hton battling thr Hulldo ' s at Dcs Moines, February 12, to (leterniinc un(iis|)uted possession of the X ' allcy ' s runner-up spot. The Hilltoppers |)layed four quarters of good basketball, and led by Haldeman with 15 points and Roach with 13, the Jays came out on top, 49-45. Drake ' s Ned Swan, leading ' alley scorer, hit the bucket for 17 tallies, but his efforts were of no avail. Creighton ' s passing was sure and accurate; when the Omahans couldn ' t move the ball in for any of their set-up plays. Roach or Haldeman stood far out and found the net from any angle. The Jay win was an upset. Down a Notch .... In possession of second place, the Bluejays turned south again for X ' alley games with Washburn, Washington U., and St. Louis. At Topeka, February 16, Creighton met the old Washburn jinx, losing to the Ichabods 44-36, and bouncing back into a runner-up tie with the Kansans. ' ince Roach took high honors with 1 1 points, but Ams- baugh and Wall were in Creighton ' s hair all evening, each getting nine points. Jaquay Rambles On .... But the Jays ' 42-35 triumph over Washington at St. Louis, February 19, made up for the loss in Topeka. Brownie Jaquay had a hot night, garnering 15 points to lead the Bluejay attack, as Vince Roach aided with 10. Desmond Lee, high scoring Bear center, con- nected for 16 counters for high honors. Keli-ey Ovtreaches Tough Aggies Jay and Kansas Staters Fight It Out Upset By Bills .... The following night the Hilltoppers were victims of Les Dudenhoefer, brilliant St. Louis forward, who collected 18 points to lead his team to a 42-35 win. After holding their own with the Bills the first half for a 21-21 deadlock, the Creightons let up and the Missourians went on to avenge an earlier licking handed them on the Creigh- ton boards. Jaquay and Fitzgerald each scored nine points to lead the Jay attack. Washburn was also dropping a ' alley con- test at the same time of the Jay disaster, so Creighton returned home still in second place. Back In The Race .... Creighton clinched a tie for second spot in the ' allcy standings with a 42-31 out- burst over Washburn in the return fray at Omaha, February 24. The Jays had a 21- 16 lead at intermission, and after the second stanza began, it was only a matter of what the final count would be. Gene Haldeman contributed 13 points to top the Jay side of the ledger, while Jaquay and Kelley got nine apiece. Coach Hickey swept the bench, giving everyone a chance to see action, but even then Washburn couldn ' t offer any competition. SqiJd S iemingr HoPK Shot Tai.i.iks Ac.ainst Wasiibi kn , il grei a d Bears Scare Our Coach .... The final Valley contest for the Jays with Washington at ()maha, March 2, caused near heart-failure for Coach Hickey. Creigh- ton managed to eke out a 34-30 victory in the closing minute of play, after lumbering along throughout the game, cold as a wintry morning. The locals led at intermission, 17- 15, hitting the hoop a mere seven times in 36 tries during the first stanza. Desmond Lee, Bear flash, tied up the ball game 30-30 in the final three minutes, and things began to look bad for the Blues. But Kelley tipped in Jaquay ' s misguided charity toss for a bucket with a minute left, and Kittleson added another two-pointer in the final 15 seconds, Creighton assured itself of second place. Phog ' s Boys Phoggy .... As a perfect finale. Coach Eddie Hickey ' s quintet played flawless ball March 4, to hand the Western and Big Six champion University of Kansas team a 35-33 pasting. Although Kansas was heavily favored to smother the Blues, Coach Phog Allen ' s crew was completely outclassed as 2,500 amazed and wildly-cheering Hilltop fans watched the Bluejays work play after play method- ically to pile up a 21-7 lead. After Hickey removed Roach, Kelley, Kittleson, Jaquay and Haldeman, the Jayhawks climbed up to a 25-13 halftime deficit. MINOR SPORTS Frosh Footbdl Peter Kxoi.la Captain JT ROM a light but scrappy squad of Creighton freshmen, Coach Duse Bel- ford Iniilt a team that played two games, split- ting the twin bill. In the opener, the Creighton frosh came home with a 12-6 decision over Washburn col- lege freshmen, despite the handicap of a sea of mud. On the second play of the game, Bernard Fruhwirth plowed off tackle, slushing 75 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter, a 22- yard pass, Robinson to Betterman, connected for the second touchdown. The lone Washburn tally came on a 44-yard aerial recovery of a bad Creighton punt. The annual rivalry between Creighton and Drake was carried on by the freshmen squads at Creighton stadium, but the superior weight of the lowans gave a 28-12 victory to the Puppies. Drake scored a safety in the first few minutes then continued to hammer the Hilltoppers ' line for four touchdowns. Bernie Bet terman tallied Creigh- ton ' s first score on a 56-yard jaunt; Mattis scored the final Jay counter on a pass from Stutsman. Principal task of Coach Bel ford and his yearlings was that of providing sturdy practice opposition for the varsity gridders. This they did, and did nobly. Composed in part of former high school grid stars in both line and backfield, the Jay frosh were so proficient in providing strong opposition to varsity attacks that both squads were materially aided by the frequent scrimmages. Dick Rucki, star Bluejay guard in 1938, aided Belford in coaching the first year men. The 1939 Freshman Squad 114 Edward Beisser Co-Captain Frosh Basketball With the duty to uphold a long standing Creighton tradition of freshman basketball suprem- acy in the Mid-West, the 1939-40 yearling court squad opened the season with a 63-28 win, and didn ' t stop the winning habit until the last game score showed a 42-37 verdict over the Alumni Immortals. Every man had an outstanding high school record behind him. It was hard for Coach Belford to make his choice of first string material, as every combination he tried kept up the sizzling scoring pace that never dropped below 40 points per game, yet managed to weave a tight barricade around the Hill- top hoop. Heading the scoring list were Co-captains Ralph Langer and Ed Beisser, the former with 239 points, the latter with 233. Top form of the season came with the fledglings 108-9 annihilation of Nebraska Central College. As usual, the Freshman- Alumni Immortal tussle was the highlight of the season. With such former stars as Box Engelbretson, Bart Corcoran, Al Brown, Roman Roh, Hugh Fogarty, and Bob Miller spiking the lineup, Belford ' s lads got some real competition. In the early stages of the game, alumni stars of such recent vintage as Engelbret- son and Roh gave the frosh a lesson in technique on the maples to build up a comfort- able lead. But when Alumni Coach Cornie Collin inserted the more aged hardcourt heroes of the Roaring Twenties, the lead of the veteran squad soon faded. But the embattled alumni provided the frosh cagers with their closest game of the season in losing. Ralph Langer Co-Captain The 1939-40 Freshmax Squad lis k ntrdmurdl Sports Intramural sports, always a student favorite on the campus, continued this year, under the direction of J ' . ' ' Duse Belford, who was assisted by John Knis. The program included basketball, the all-university golf, tennis, softball, and ping- pong tournaments, and swimming and track meets in the late spring. As in the past, basketball was the major interest of the non-varsity students, with approximately 220 enthusiasts playing in the leagues. It was one of the greatest sea- sons on the campus for the mural cage sport, and proved to be one of the top intramural programs in schools of the Missouri Valley Conference. The golf tournament in April found en- trants in an attempt to dethrone the defend- ing champion, Jim Rouse, who last year be- came the first freshman ever to take the Hilltop links title. Warren Schrempp faced the problem of retaining his tennis crown over university racquet aspirants. Paul Krasne annexed the university ping-pong championship, defeating Al Lustgarten, de- fending title-holder, in the finals. Jack Glea- son and Bill Boyle were the other semi- finalists. In the late spring events, track, swim- ming, and softball were the feature attractions. The swimming meet, scheduled for April 11, included two relay races and six special events. The university track meet was held in May. The Faux Pas turned in a story-book finish in the intramural cage race to take the all-university championship. The Tas defeated the Jay-Tigers in the tournament finals, 24-21, after a final offensive spurt in regular league play had barely placed them in the final eight-team bracket. After losing their two pre-season tourney frays in two and three-overtime affairs, and dropping their first two National league tilts to go to the cellar of that circuit, the champs put on a final drive that caught Fightin ' 69th, Kommerce Kids, Dukes, and TNT in its path and placed the winners in the playoffs. They then went on to take the crown. It was a lively season that saw a field of 24 clubs cut to eight representatives in the final dispute for top place. Regular season play was divided into three leagues, Fraternity, National, and Hilltop. Each circuit played a round-robin schedule. The 116 Dust Hkihikd Intramural Director three best clubs from the Fraternity loop, three from the National, and the two leaders from the Hilltop league made up the final group of eight contestants for university honors. Teams in the Fraternity circuit were: Phi Beta Pi, Phi Chi, Phi Epsilon, Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Chi Kappa, and Phi Rho. The National loop squads in- cluded Jay-Tigers, Faux Pas, Fightin ' 69th, All-Stars, Kommerce Kids, TNT, and Dukes. In the Hilltop league were: CUPA, Dowling, Four Rahs, Renegades, Wareham Nite-Owls, Confusians, Wareham Weasels, Four Cheers, and Wareham Campus Kids. Two other aggregations, Xi Psi Phi and Lambda Phi Mu, dropped out at the halfway mark of season play in the Fra- ternity group. Phi Beta dominated play in the Fraternity circuit, coming through with four wins against no losses. Phi Chi, with a 3-1 standing, was the nearest challenger. As a result of their exceptional play in the Greek loop, the Betas were seeded as number one team of the university tourney. In the National loop, strongest of the three leagues, the Jay-Tigers finished at the top of the heap with a spotless record that showed six victories. They were the number two seeded entry. Second place was a scramble between Fightin ' 69th, All-Stars, and Faux Pas, and when the curtain was drawn on the race, those three aggregations were deadlocked with four wins and two losses. In a draw for tournament choices, 69th drew a pass into the bracket and left the other two to fight for the remaining entry. Faux Pas won in a 21-20 thriller that was nip and tuck all the way. However, when the Phi Epsilon club dropped out of the tournament pairings the All-Stars were allowed to come in. CUPA was the victor in the Hilltop group, copping six tilts and dropping one upset John Enis Assistant Director r K ' J ■P W . k V - k m ' f lC L L M HH fi ' mBJk ' If. i Kd Faux Pas .... University Champions 117 to the Four Rahs, 24-16. Dowling copped the runner-up spot with a 5-2 margin. .An lS-17 upset by VVareham ' s Nite-Owls proved disastrous for the Rahs. The cage race was climaxed by the selection of an all-university- intramural squad, picked by Duse Belford, game referees, and team managers of the four semi-fmal teams. The Fau.x Pas grabbed two spots on the first five, while Jay-Tigers, runnerups, placed one man on the first team and three on the second. Bernie Sullivan, flashy Phi Beta center, had a near unanimous vote to gain captaincy of the dream team. Follow- ing are the selections: First Team John Knoii-A, Faux Pas, forward Bob Kobero, Jay-Tincrs, forward Bernik Sti.i.ivan, Phi Beta, center (Captain) Jim Carr, CUPA, K ' lard Jake Hartsei.i., Faux Pas, t iiard Art as(()N(-ei.i.os, Phi Beta, alternate. Skcond Tf.am John Reiiiy, Fii;htin ' hOth, oru ' flrrf John Ems, Jay-TiKers, forward Jake an Berkim, Jay-Tipers, center Kenny Ci ' rrie, Phi Chi, i uard Ji. i Ham,, Jay-Ticers, fiuard Greg Nichols, Phi Beta, alternate. Jav-Tic.krs and Fai ' x Pas in Toi-rnev Finals 118 Jav-Tigers National Leagve Champions Phi Beta Pi Fraternity League Champions CUPA .... Hilltop League Champions A meeting of team officials in the fall established rules for the sea- son ' s play. No mural team could enlist more than two men on its roster who had played in a major sport. Varsity basketball award winners were not eligible. Teams in the final tourney could not add new players to their rosters to bolster their strength for the championship meet. Two forfeits without previous arrangement eliminated a squad from further play. A new idea for fraternity athletic events was inaugurated by the Inter-Fraternity council, which will direct such sports in the future. The committee completed plans for handball, ping-pong, baseball, touchball, and track among the various Creighton frats. Plaques will be awarded to winners of the different sports, and a trophy will be presented to the fraternity with the highest score at the end of the school year. Announcement of the participation of the Inter-Fraternity council in the field of directing fraternity sports competitions brought enthusi- 119 astic response from the participants. Students felt that the new setup served the double purpose of inijirovin fraternity athletics and increas- ing fraternal sj)irit among the different groups. The second annual Intramural Sports banquet saw almost one hun- dred players meet in the CVeighton cafeteria, April 17, to review and wind uj) the intramural season. Toastmaster Hugh A. Fogarty, Hilltop publicity director, introduced Omaha ' s Mayor Dan B. Butler as guest speaker of the evening. Butler, a Bluejay gridiron star before the turn of the century and one-time coach of the Jays, spoke to the assembled intramuralers on the relation of intra- mural sports to college athletics. Belford presented awards to several winners of intramural races. The cage chamj ion Faux Pas squad meml)ers and the second-place Jay-Tigers received medals for their superiority in the fmal hardcourt tournament. Awards went, too, to the Fraternity league and pre-season championship Phi Beta Pi team. Tick Figiitin ' 60tii Phi Chi 120 Major L. W. Meinzen Director Men ' s Rifle Team v reighton ' s ROTC rifle team, composed of 14 men under the direction of Major Lawrence W. Mein- zen, competed in 10 matches during the past year, giving a good account of themselves at all meets. Most important of the year, the In- door Camp Perry shoot, conducted at Kemper Military School, Booneville, Missouri, ended with the Hilltop gunners in second place among a large group of mid-western squads. Final match of the year was the Regional National Intercollegiate at Lincoln, at which the Jay riflers finished second to Wichita University. Creighton had a score of 1,336, just six points be- hind the Kansas team. The squad included co-captains Kenneth Rayhorn and Don Werner, Warren Schrempp, Warren Hughes, Robert Munch, Thomas O ' Connor, John Lindstrom, Robert Koterba, John Sloma, Joe Ficenec, John Raapke, Edward Fitzgerald, Rowley Blakeney and Dayton Rasmus- sen. Though many of the rifle team members started the year with only little experience, they seasoned quickly and proved to be a great asset in spring matches. Proof of this is the squad ' s placing a notch higher than it did last year in the Intercollegiate meet. RiFi.E Team 121 Coed Sports vJiRLs ' sports went on the upgrade early in the year when the coeds were given exclusive use of the Student Union rooms, as well as the rest of the gymnasium, every Monday evening. Lucille F. Kendall, commerce office secre- tary, was general director of all girls ' athletics. She was assisted by Duse Bel ford, freshman coach, in the supervision of girls ' basketball, a sport in which more than two-score coeds are active. Swimming also attracted many girl partic- ipants. Mrs. Frederick Marsh directed Monday evening swimming, teaching the coeds the art of aqua-motion. The Board of Governors voted in October to make the Student Union rooms available to the coeds if the latter chose to use them. Thus, with the advent of the second semester, the Creighton misses were permitted the privilege of playing ping-pong. Probably the most heralded and applauded sport of the year from the coed standpoint was rifling. A rifle team made up of twenty coeds was organized and coached by Dr. Leo V Jacks, director of the depart- . l; . Lv i 1. 11, Klnuall Moderator Mrs. Frederick M. rsh Swimming Instructor Girls ' Rifle Squad 122 Ladies ' Night In The Clubroo.ms ment of classics, and a well-known marksman. The girls went through rifle practice sessions each Monday evening at the ROTC range in the gymnasium. A regular squad, comprising the best markswomen among the girls, was picked by Doctor Jacks. Helen Milistefr was chosen captain of the squad. Eight members of the team tripped to Kemper Military Academy, March 15, competing in the Indoor Camp Perry matches for girls. They were: Genevieve Zahner, Imogene Cooper. IMarjorie : laloney, Pat Cum- misky, Jeanne IVIary Lund, Virginia Fortune, Mary Alyce Hopkins and Helen Milistefr. Although they had no previous contest experience, the girls hung up a creditable record in competition with seventeen of the best coed teams in the country. Coed athletics were introduced at Creighton six years ago. At first no regular time was devoted to girls use of the gymnasium. Later, how- ever, Monday night was designated girls night. The basketball court, then later the swimming pool was thrown open to them. Finally, the entire field house was turned over to them once a week. University sports for girls are, for the most part, non-competitive. They are designed to make both healthful recreation and exercise avail- able to all coeds. With this end in view, a variety of athletic functions are presented. These are engaged in, at one time or another, by every feminine student. The revival of interest in coed sports during the year brought out the possibility that the girls of the university might soon organize again the extensive athletic program which was once a feature of the women stu- dents ' program. Five years ago, coed sports included competition among basketball teams of girls from several departments of the university. The newly-found interest in girls ' sports under the direction of Miss Lucille Kendall and : Irs. Frederick Marsh leads many to believe that the intra-school competitions may soon again become an integral part of the coed athletic program. 123 %t l .( ► i«|i;ara . ' . f y 1 1 R. : « «B i«¥ . a m O ' - j fr ' ' ■: p  . B l ii , .-% t l - - ' W j Ki IP ' T i L3 Book I U I Ml jVlE WAMT ACATiOK)S ' wrru PAY y:, ' 14 ATCA A A OLLA r DOL £ r £ PLAYS T E 77V AJG H V£ E A ' IL CATC 77 £ QUSEAJS- i7Y - ,. %sri ' B l r T £y ' yQ£ yA A ' r 1 [ M AA A O OA M yA £ VAM M [■ r £ srcyoE. lA 0A O£ 6 L ■ |H I 7?y 13 ll L j J5A 2y ° .A: - 4V O ' t l V0 ' - - 6 £} K: i u $ l y r- t fWjq TVATS MY £-A Q. YOC ' REi SQC T AJO , O L A 7XD A STATUE - Ei E e S AJCE STA 5TED 4TCeE OMZ)AJ PUBLICATIONS Editok Jim Ml i.uoon Editors CoNitv, G. i tiiilk, iJ.w i , The 1940 Bluejay Informality .... theme of the 1940 Bluejay. Informality designed to bring to the pages of the annual the added bits of life and color and tone expected in the modern yearbook and attained by the Bluejay staff through extensive use of expressive photos and vivid copy. The problem of providing variety was met by employing new techniques in layout, written material and illustrations. Most prominent change in makeup from Bluejays of previous years is a wide use of circle pictures. Many photographs are run off the page edges in deference to the latest trend toward bleed-off pictures. Use of these photos has resulted in a modern, informal type of page balance. In keeping with the preference of today ' s readers, the staff has in- corporated much of the newspaperman ' s style of writing into the copy. This liberal style has not been restricted to the sports section but is found throughout the book. Something entirely new to The Bluejay is the large type-size of this edition. The large twelve-point type is used with an eye to making easier reading than was possible with the ten-point type of former years. Search for originality was naturally concentrated on the four main sub-division pages. In both instances, the pursuit of novelty was re- warded with the finding of fresh ideas in production. In the main division pages are presented four-color cartoons depicting events familiar to all connected with Hilltop affairs during the past year. Nothing along similar lines has ever been done for an edition of The Bluejay. Pictured in car- toons are scenes of registration, students ' cheering sections, student rally and the Junior-Senior Prom. The drawings contain the artist ' s conception of the actions of students and faculty members. Beneath the drawings are caricatures of a total of thirty-two ca mpus characters chosen as most likely to be familiar figures to the majority 128 of students in the university. This constitutes the first attempt at carica- turing in the yearbook. To the staff ' s knowledge, the twenty-four sub-division pages also present something never before used in the college annual. These feature five-inch drawings representing each particular division; drawings filled in with pictures imparting the idea of action typical to the particular section. Taking note of the modern trend in leading annuals of the nation ' s universities, the staff brightened The Bluejay with the selection of the the first definitely light-colored cover to be used for a Creighton book. The design is largely the creation of the staff. Padding was included in the cover as a result of its popular reception in The 1939 Bluejay. The final attempt to spread life throughout the book was the division of the snapshot pages into four different sections. One snapshot page was added to bring the total to nine. Editor of The Bluejay was Jim Muldoon, college of commerce junior. In other editorial posts were: Herb Conley, associate editor; Bill Davis, sports editor, and Bob Gauthier, photo editor. Four others aided in the actual writing and editing of copy. Two were Creightonian editors, man- aging editor Henry Fox Bristowe and sports editor Ben Haller. The others were Harold Zelinsky. editor of The 1939 Bluejay and Dave Zwibelman, city editor of The Creightonian in 1939. All advertising was secured under the direction of Harold Gordon, student advertising manager. Production of The Bluejay was under the faculty direction of Joseph P. Murphy, acting director of the school of journalism. His task in- cluded the general supervision of actual production: the advising of the editorial staff on technical prob- lems; and the letting of printing, engraving and other contracts. A change in locale of the year- book office brought complete staff approval in September. Edi- torial work on the book was no longer done in the newsroom, home of The Creightonian, but in the adjoining office of the di- rector of the school of journal- ism. The change was made for the sake of convenience to the staff in keeping all annual ma- terial neatly filed, and to enable the editors to use the office for night work. The Bluejay pro- duction schedule provided for a slightly earlier distribution date Joseph p. Murphv than that of former vears. Moderator 129 Creightonian JlVeflecting campus life in all its brilliance, snap and earnestness, The Creightonian made it a five-star year under the dexterous leadership of Managing Editor Henry Fox Bristowe. Probably no more true or full a picture was ever given of collegiate activity than that produced each week by the Hilltop boys and girls who do the tramping and typing necessary to bring forth Creighton copy. The Creightonian in its 17 years of publication has reached a lofty notch on the rating board of American college newspapers. Nineteen- thirty-nine and forty saw this notch whittled deeper as the editors scrib- bled, scratched and pecked, removing errors in stories and writing head- lines that caused them to gather the gaze of every reader to their glitter. Members of the staff, serving in subordinate positions to Bristowe, were: Robert Gulley, city editor; Jean Sullivan, assistant managing editor; Ethel Tombrink, assistant city editor; Ben Haller, sports editor; John Toedt, makeup editor; Betty Blackburne, society editor; John Enis, assistant sports editor; Jean Roach, assistant society editor; Richard Biglin, staff artist, and Harold Gordon, student advertising manager. Many letters of favorable comment arrived in th e newsroom follow- ing the publication of each issue, showing that the staff ' s policy of giving life to the news stories, while preserving the principles of conservatism, was scoring a hit with members of the alumni and friends of the uni- versity. In December freshman journalists contested the sophomores in a struggle of stereotypes as each class was made responsible for the writing and editing of a single issue of the paper. Efforts of the first-year news- Managing Editor Henry Fox Bristowe 13t) Hugh A. Fogarty Dr. S. A. Mahuran men proved superior to those of their elder confreres by a one-point margin in the judging. John Popa managed the freshman edition; Ken- neth Hoppens, the sophomore. Judges were the Rev. John C. Rawe, S.J., instructor in philosophy; Mr. George Klubertanz, S.J., and Jean Sulli- van, journalism senior. Miss Sullivan left her regular Assistant lanaging editorship for one week to lead the girls in their annual tilt with a special boys ' staff. Herbert Conley, Associate Bluejay editor, led the opposition and the boys emerged with a win over the girls ' staff. Judges giving the decision to the gentlemen journalists were C. J. Courtney, associate professor of marketing; Miss Evelyn Simpson, society editor of the Omaha World- Herald, and Irving Benolken, local printer. To the members of the 1939-40 reportorial staff went more than the opportunity to merely write copy for the publication. Each step in pro- duction of the paper until it reached the printer could be learned by the journalists. Editors Gulley, Bristowe, Blackburne, Haller 131 Creighton Quarterly Shadows Shadows, the Creij hton literary quarterly, celebrated its eighteenth year of con- tinuous publication by introducing, with the winter issue, a new cover design. The design, tastefully modern, was created by Louise Woeppel, a consistent contributor to the maga- zine. As the year opened, the Rev. T. N. Jorgen- son, S.J., joined the Rev. Francis J. Yealy, S.J., the two becoming co-moderators of the quar- terly. In previous years, Father Yealy had been sole moderator. The four issues of the last two semesters contained a varied array of poems, short stories and essays, all submitted by student authors. For instructive novelty, Robert Oberlander ' s prize winning oration, Father De Smet, was printed in the autumn number. Members of the board of editors were: Betty Blackburne, Henry Bristowe, Jeanne Lund, Nicholas Rieman and Warren Schrempp. One of the best, and undoubtedly the most stirring, of the works which appeared in Shadows this year was an article, The New Morality, published in the spring number. This was the joint work of Nicholas Rie- man and Robert Taylor, and it successfully illustrated the many weak- nesses of the modern theories of morality. In the same issue, an essay, Jesuit Trails in the L nited States, was printed. Written by Vincent Muchlinski, it merited first prize in the annual essay contest in which all of the Jesuit colleges of the midwest participate. Short stories, ever favored by collegiate readers, outnumbered all other types of literary selections in each issue of Shadows. Some of the best of these were: Movie Stars Are Dumb, by Betty Blackburne in the autumn edition; What Marriage Does to One, by Donald Reynolds, winter; Of Emma Foley and Dan Cupid, by Kenneth Carl, winter, and Some are Saving, by Jean Sullivan, autumn. An unusual article featuring the winter edition was called Early Worm, and came from the pen of Warren Schrempp. He chose this work to explain the fallacy in that old saying, The Early Bird Catches the Worm. Rev. Francis J. Yealv, S.J. Co-Moderator Rev. T. N. Jorgenson, S.J. Co-Moderator 132 Creighton Alumnus iN iNETEEN-FORTY brought novclty to The Creighton Alumnus as Editor Hugh M. Higgins spiced its pages with change after change. The January and February issues instituted the bulk of the constructive features which now are a regular part of the magazine. Beginning with the leap year month ' s edition and continuing with each succeeding number, a formal message from one of the deans of the various departments of the university was published. In this series of articles, each dean outlines the work that his school is doing and explains changes that have been made in curriculum and equipment. A column, Around the Campus, was also added to the publication ' s pages. Several feature s tories dealing with phases of Creighton life as well as with property improvements on the Hilltop are included in this section of the Alumnus. Typical of the Around the Campus selections was an interesting and piquant article, printed in the March issue, on the university heating system tunnels. For better reading, the editor has arranged the section Alumnitems, in divisions according to departments. For example. Alumni notes con- cerned with the college of commerce are placed under the headline. Com- merce, and likewise with the notes on the various other schools. Also to ease the work on the optics, the body type on each page has been spaced farther apart then formerly. The Alumnus, carrying all Creighton news of interest to former stu- dents, is published monthly from September to June and is mailed to every Alumni member. Alumni desiring to learn of the whereabouts or activities of former classmates often are helped through the information carried in the Alumni files. Editor Hugh M. Higgins 133 The Ad-B L uredu Joseph F. Mirphv Director .N previous years advertis- ing for the various publications of the high school and university was solicited by many individuals, each representing a different periodical. Consequently, downtown merchants often were peti- tioned endlessly to buy space in Creigh- ton publications. It is easily seen that such a system would result ultimately in dissatisfaction both to the solicitors and the advertisers. This year a change was made in the ad soliciting organization, a change that was to the advantage of the publications and the purchaser. All advertising for any Creighton publication is under the control of one director, Joseph P. iSIurphy. Murphy must approve the solicitation of ads from any source before that source can be petitioned. No merchant is asked to buy an ad that will not be to his own benefit. Leading the way in the solicitation of these advertisements is student advertising manager Harold Gordon. Gordon ' s job includes the task of each week scheduling a sufficient number of ads to pay for a major portion of the expense of editing and printing The Creightonian. Gordon is assisted by Claire Conley who collaborates with him in securing ads for the school paper and other university pubications. Claire Conley and Harold Gordon 134 RADIO University of the Air In swing with the current national theme, featuring the culture that representatives of older nations have brought to America, the University of the Air opened the student year with a succession of programs, Americans All — Immigrants All. This consecutive run of broadcasts went on the air each Saturday morning at 11 o ' clock from October 7 to December 2. It served to promote a better feeling between persons of several generations of American line- age and those who have obtained citizenship only recently. Response to the Americans All — Immigrants AH series was far greater than ex- pected. People in and around Omaha expressed their complete approval of the pro- grams. Most of them explained that they enjoyed the weekly half hour broadcast mainly because of its instructive features. It related to them the history of this country in the lives of the immigrants who had come from other lands looking for a home and freedom. But it did more than present mere history, it brought music, color and drama, and with these beauty, to the home of the radio listeners. It was the hit of the University of the Air year The success of the ' Immigrants ' series was probably the strongest factor in the decision of the directors of the oratorical contest to conduct that competition in the same theme. The annual contest, which took place in April, had for its subject, Ameri- cans All — Immigrants All. Ten students, many of them University of the Air per- formers, spoke on the contributions of their particular nationality to the culture of the United States. Besides the Saturday morning programs, the University of the Air also sponsored broadcasts each week — October to June — Tuesday and Thursday, at 5:30 p.m. Many types and kinds of entertainments were pre- sented at these hours, some comic, some serious, some dramatic, but all educational. Broadcasts were under the general direction of Edwin C. Puis. Also figuring in the supervision of the per- formances were: the Rev. Leo H. Mullaney, S.J., moderator; the Rev. Floyd A. Brey, S.J., moderator of music, and Hugh M. Higgins, assistant director. Among the many series of broadcasts given during the year were: Rural Roads to Secu- rity, lectures by the Rev. John C. Rawe, S.J.; What ' s the Penalty?, a football discussion between Coach Marchmont Schwartz and Hugh Higgins; The Youth of Today, a discussion on modern problems, by the Rev Joseph A. Herbers, SJ., and Berniece Scott; round table talks by members of the Order of Artus; and Edwin c.PuLs presentations by the musical department, di- Director rectcd by the Rev. Floyd A. Brey, S.J. 136 DRAMATICS Dramatics l . POLITICIAN, a hill-billy, a crook, a monk, and a hen-pecked husband are just a few of the parts played by the most versatile and talented actor ever to appear before Hilltop audiences. That actor is Tom O ' Con- nor. When the final curtain had fallen, April 3, on the last scene of In a House Like This, Creighton ' s Little Theater lost a student that will be remembered for many years. O ' Connor, a commerce senior, started on his way to dramatic fame at Creighton Prep where he was cast in a variety of roles. He wasn ' t active in dramatic work as a freshman, but hit his histrionic stride the next year. He was the polished politician in The Goose Hangs High, the back-scratching Judd Tolliver in The Trail of The Lonesome Pine, and wound up the year in a comedy at St. Catherine ' s nursing school as a perpetually dog-housed husband. Pleased with O ' Connor ' s performance as an unethical politician in 1937, the Rev. Joseph A. Herbers, S.J., moderator of dramatics, started the 1938 drama season with the boy-wonder as a sneering crook in a comedy, Is Zat So. O ' Connor admitted after the play he was so villainous that he frightened himself once or twice. The Masterful Monk was Tom ' s next. Cast as the monk. Father Thornton, his quiet, sincere acting had old and young in audience dabbing their eyes and choking with emotion. The lure of political life was too much for O ' Connor as the 1939 pro- gram opened and he took another smoothie role in a one-act play, My Sheep, October 18. Fresh in the minds of the Hill toppers is his work in The Hill Between, January 10. As added proof of his versatility, O ' Connor acted the part of a hill-billy turned city doctor in this drama. No comment is needed on his performance. His final Creighton effort was April 3. But the lure of the grease paint was too much and O ' Connor accepted a part in the Mercy Sisters ' Pageant, Down Through the Years, April 21 and 23. He added another character part to his lengthy list when he appeared as George Kanouff and Father Berbers 138 Black Crow, an Indian chief. No more fitting honor could have been bestowed on Tom than to elect him president of the Dramatic club this year. When the group organized last Novem- ber, a tribute was paid to another veteran, Bunny Scott, who was named vice-president. Miss Scott has been active for four years in the dramatic club and on the University of the Air. Elaine Dodson, a junior, was elected club secre- tary. All in all, the 1939-1940 dramatic year was a success. Father Herbers chose a variety of dramas for the year ' s program in order that the aspiring Hamlets might gain more diversified experience. Two one-act plays, and two semi- humorous three-act productions were presented with George Kanouff as business manag er and Daniel O ' Connor, Tom ' s brother, as stage man- ager. Several new sets were added to the prop supply. The stage and dressing rooms were redecorated. This same Dan O ' Connor was cast opposite Ruthann Hawthorne in romantic roles in Oats For Granny, a one- act play presented with My Sheep, October 18. The combination worked so well that Father Herbers used it again in The Hill Between. Both are freshmen. The rest of the Oats For Granny cast included: Ethel Tombrink, Miss Dodson, Melvin Murphy, and Ted Hatch. John O ' Sullivan, Edna Buchholz, Jeanne Lund and Warren Schrempp teamed with Tom O ' Connor in the cast of My Sheep. Hit of the winter production, The Hill Between, was the square dance, directed by Carolyn Stewart, with an old-time orchestra made up of Joseph Soshnik, Robert Amdor, and Jack Thorpe. The rest of the cast was: Tom O ' Connor, Miss Scott, Daniel O ' Connor, Miss Hawthorne, Phyllis Hill, Jack V. Reilly, Miss Tombrink, Lou Dwyer, Thomas J. O ' Connor Dramatic Club President Tense Moment In The Hill Between ' 139 Jack Stewart, Miss Lund, Henry Bristowe, Sylvia Burt, Marvin Taxman, O ' SuUivan, George Farrell, and Anita Kelly. For a suitable solution to the play. Father Herbers awarded two prizes. Jack Riordan won first, Helen Milistefr, second. The simple they lived happily ever after, netted Riordan the premium. Cast of In a House Like This, which was a sequel to 1937 ' s show, The Goose Hangs High, had as characters: Riordan. O ' Sullivan, Bristowe, besides both O ' Con- nors, and the Misses Hawthorne, Dwyer, Buchholz, Hill, Scott and Gardipee, Rita Jean Schemel, and Hugh Fitzpatrick, both Little Theatre veterans. The Misses Scott, Buchholz, and Schemel and Fitzpatrick. Tom O ' Connor and Bristowe appeared in the same roles in the 1937 production. The Hilltop players ' production of In a House Like This was the world premiere showing of the drama. Campus critics hailed the acting of veteran Hugh Fitzpatrick as outstanding. Fitzpatrick ' s experience gained in former plays stood him in good stead as he flawlessly carried the part of a harried young producer. Most varied entertainment presentation of the season was this final show. In addi- tion to watching the play, the customers saw and heard the St. Mary ' s College Sextet, and an all-university rally held between acts in honor of Coaches Maurice Palrang and Tom Gorman and Halfback Johnny Knolla. Between acts, Joseph P. Murphy, acting director of the school of journalism, presented Knolla with The Creightonian Trophy, most valuable football player award. The occasion was the first official student welcome to Coach Palrang and constituted a Welcome Home to the returning Gorman. Both made short talks to the assembled students before the play went on. With the final curtain dropping simultaneously on In a House Like This and the collegiate dramatic season, Fr. Herbers looked to a very successful 1941 season with a large crop of veterans returning next year. With students available capable of play- ing almost every type of role, he predicted a banner stage program for the coming year. Probably the most promising of the newcomers are Ruthann Hawthorne and Daniel O ' Connor. Performances of both were enthusiastically received by Creighton theater- goers during the season just ended. ' Hill Between Cast In Action 140 DEBATE 1939-40 Debate a-rguing falsettos mingled with evincing bassos brought a multitude of triumphs to the debate squad this year as two coeds talked their way from town to town with Creighton ' s male contingent. The two young ladies figured prominently in most of the Bluejay team ' s vic- tories, assisting the six heavy- voiced debaters who blew the pins from beneath the arguments of some of the nation ' s leading forensic artists. When the year ' s final totals slipped into place, the Hilltop arguers count read: twenty-two major decisions won; thirteen lost. And this, despite the fact that their competition included only debates with teams representing the largest schools in the middle-west. Most of the decision debates in which the squad participated were staged as parts of organized debate tournaments where the local enunciators found themselves meeting several teams in quick succession and where a loss now and then was inevitable even for the greatest. Rev. Jaaies F. Orford, S.J. Director SOSHNIK AND KERRIGAN TeLL ThE BUSINESS MeN 142- Robert E. Burke Manager Director of the debaters is the Rev. James F. Orford, SJ., who coached this inexperienced group of 1938 debaters into accomplished positions in 1939 and 1940. These, who represented Creigh- ton in all major debates, were: OHve Odorisio, Jeanne Stech, Joseph Soshnik, John Kerrigan, Robert Mullin, Owen Slaughter, Walter Phelan and Robert Burke. Burke also served as debate manager, aiding the director in the scheduling and planning of debates. High point of the squad ' s season was their sensational achievement at the University of Iowa Invitational Forensic tournament at Iowa City. In this contest the affirmative team, made up of Burke, Soshnik and Phelan, came up with the best record of any university competing, winning five out of six debates. They defeated Purdue University, Iowa State Col- lege, University of Florida, University of Cincinnati and University of Wichita, losing only to the University of Kansas. In the same tourney, the negative teams triumphed four times, lost twice. Ladies Stech and Odorisio won in battles of words with all-men squads representing the University of Denver and Beloit College. They dropped a tiff with DePauw. The negative team of Mullin and Slaughter pushed back the University of Iowa and the University of Texas, losing to Notre Dame University. Judges at the contest rated Jeanne Stech and Owen Slaughter excellent, the first time that a woman debater has rated SyuAD Leaves For Wiscoxsix 143 Wraxgi.ers Talk It Over SO high. The debate squad opened the season November 20, when they tripped to Liberty, Missouri, for the William Jewell tournament. Miss Stech, Miss Odorisio, Soshnik, Mullin, Slaughter, Burke and Phelan par- ticipated, winning six out of eight contests and gaining one of the top rankings. A team from Drake University came here, December 6, and competed in two non-dec ision debates. Kerrigan and Soshnik taking the affirmative and Miss Odorisio and Miss Stech, the negative. Kerrigan and Soshnik went to Chicago, January 14. There they met teams from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and De Paul University; all non-decision contests. Against the University of Chicago they debated the question: Resolved: That President Roose- velt should be elected for a third term. Against the other two schools they debated: Resolved: That the United States should adopt a policy of strict economic and military isolation toward all belligerents outside the Western Hemisphere engaged in armed, international or civic war- fare. The latter question was debated at most of the other contests during the season. Another tournament in which the squad engaged was the Maryville State Teachers tournament, which took place at Maryville, Missouri, January 20. At Madison, Wisconsin, on March 30, the team, competing in the Wisconsin tournament, won four out of nine debates to close a most successful season. Six of the debaters made this trip to the Badger State Capital. The negative contingent included the Misses Stech and Odorisio, and Mullin and Slaughter. The affirmative team was made up of Phelan and Burke. In six matches, the negative team broke even. The affirmative, pursuing a heavy schedule, garnered one out of four. 144 SPEAKERS BUREAU Rev. H. C Professor OONAN, Phlloso Dr. Charles Miller Gregor B. Pirsch Dr. C. S. Simkens 146 Speakers Bureau iViosT prominent character- istic of the 1940 Speaker ' s Bureau was a fourteen week series of Saturday morn- ing programs presented over Radio sta- tion WOW. These broadcasts featured speeches by prominent members of the S.J. Speaker ' s Bureau panel, and were given phy in conjunction with the University of the Air series. The fourteen week series opened March 2 with a discourse, The Unknown in Advertising, by Joseph P. lurphy, acting di- rector of the school of journalism. Speakers who followed him, and the subjects of their Saturday forenoon talks, were: Dr. Leo P. Clements, Anat- omy — a Cornerstone of Medicine ; James W. Va- V ' erka, Chemistry in the Kitchen ; Dr. Leo. V. Jacks, The Changing Morals of Our Modern Fic- tion ; Dr. Arthur G. Umscheid, Threats to Ameri- can Neutrality ; the Rev. Leo H. Mullaney, S.J., Review — ' A Goodly Fellowship ' ; Reynolds C. Seitz, Juvenile Literature ; Dr. Cleveland S. Sim- kens, American Humor. The Rev. Francis G. Deglman, S.J,, The So- dality in IVIodern Times ; Dr. Hans E. Laas, Birds Eye V ' iew of the History of the English Language ; Dr. Aloys A. Klammer, Polish Stars that Shine Forever ; the Rev. James F. Walsh, S.J., Current Topic ; the Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S.J., Why Summer School? , and Dr. Frank N. Wheelan, An Educator Looks at Encyclicals . All speakers are members of the university faculty. The Speaker ' s Bureau was founded as a result of an experiment conducted in 1934 by the late Rev. Patrick J. Mahan, S.J., former president of Creighton. Father Mahan introduced the Creigh- ton university Symposium on Government which developed into the present bureau. This year, faculty members were chosen as speakers by the president of the university and outlines of their respective discourses were mailed to organizations, clubs and radio stations in Omaha, Council Bluffs and several other cities in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska. As explained in this outline, the main purpose of the Speaker ' s Bureau is to aid the promotion of education and good will in the middlewest. It tells readers that the Creighton Ideal, to be of service to the people of this section of the country, can be further advanced by these learned educators selected from the various Dr.l.a.Cv schools and colleges of Creighton uni- Assoc. Prof, of e versity. The pamphlet, or outline, has brought response from groups all over the midwest who are anxious to be instructed on all and varied subjects. Since the first of September, respective members of the bureau have been invited to ad- dress — and have addressed — hundreds of organi- zations in Nebraska and Iowa. These speeches were outside those given as part of the University of the Air schedule. Religious clubs, educational organizations and forums, sectarian and non-sectarian groups have heard the messages of these forty brilliant priests and lay teachers. The topics they have discussed have ranged from Gridiron Tactics to Founda- tion of Culture. The variety and scope of the sub- jects at the command of this array of intellectual individuals has made it possible for groups in the Missouri Valley area to obtain a lecturer at any time to address them on any question they choose. Hugh M. Higgins is director of the Speaker ' s Bureau, being appointed in 1938 and serving during the last two years. Organizations apply to him for speakers and then he contacts the desired in- structor and schedules the talk. Those besides the faculty members previously mentioned who made up the 1939-40 Speaker ' s Bureau were: Dr. J. F. Gardner, Gregor B. Pirsch, Dr. John P. Begley, the Rev. James L. Fitzpatrick, S.J., Elzear J. IMoreau, the Rev. Leo. H. lullany. S.J., Dr. Lawrence A. Cusack, Dr. Wendell A. Dwyer, Hugh F. Gillespie, Dr. Herbert F. Gerald, the Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J., the Rev. Henry W. Linn. S.J., Charles F. Bongardt, Edgar SACK conomics W1LI.IAJM Stkkxberg Dr. Hans Laas XORBERT G. BALSCil 147 S. Hickcy, the Rev. Herbert C. Noonan, S J., the Rev. John C. Rawe, S.J., Dr. Charles S. Miller, Dr. Thomas A. Gardner, Dr. Arlo M. Dunn, Dr. Charles J. Courtney, Dr. Christopher L. Kenny, William Sternberg, the Rev. Charles K. Hayden, S.J., Dr. Lawrence A. Donahoe, Dr. Floyd S. Clarke, Dr. Philip Cogley, Dr. P. Raymond Nielson, and Norbert G. Bausch. One of the important features of the Bureau that organizations need- ing speakers have found to their advantage is the spontaneity with which these men will make an address. Each of them has five or more speeches fully prepared and ready to be given at any time. Moreover, there is no charge for any talk presented within the limits of the city. A standard mileage rate must be paid the speaker when he is asked to speak abroad. Rev. L. H.MrLi.ANV,S.J. Dr. . . M. DuNM Dr. A. A. Kl.ammer Dr. L. p. Clements Rev. J.F.W.ALSH, S.J. Hugh F. Gillespie 14g SPIRITUAL LIFE Spiritual Life I3l DOMING rose of Catholicism at Creighton is the Sodality of Our Lady, an organi- zation of students who aim to proceed more diligently in the steps of Our Saviour. It is not enough, they believe, to attend classes in philosophy and religion, for real faith is not a theoretical thing — it is practical. The mem- bers of the Sodality make it a practical part of their lives by prayer and devotion. The University sodality and the sodalities of the affiliated schools form the University Sodality union. The union is the center of government of the associated groups. With the University sodality is combined the Union of High School sodalities, making up the Omaha Sodality union. Officers of the union for 1939-40 were: Thomas Foley, president; Thomas Keleher, vice-president, and Viola Kurth, secretary. During the year each student. Catholic and non-Catholic, is requested to attend a three-day retreat. The professional retreat for Catholic stu- dents was conducted by the Rev. James O ' Neill, S.J., December 7, 8 and 9. The same days the professional retreat for non-Catholics took place Rev. Francis G. Deglman, S.J. Student Counsellor The Acolytical Society 15a under the Rev. Gerald Kelly, S J. The Rev. John Maddigan, S.J., led the Catholic students ' retreat which took place preceding the opening of the second semester, January 24, 25 and 26. At that time the retreat for non-Catholic students on the Hilltop was con- ducted by the Rev. Stephen Egan, S.J. Sodality induction services took place in St. John ' s church, Friday morning, February 2. The Rev. Francis G. Deglman, S.J., spiritual counsellor, administered the rites which made 162 stu- dents members of the sodality. A board of consultors, two from each sodality unit, assisted in the government of the union for the year. Each department has it sodality, governed by a board of student officers. The board of consultors, the pre- fect and his two assistants, and a secretary were directed by the student counsellor. In the college of arts and sciences, Nicholas Rieman served as pre- fect; Thomas V ' incent, first assistant; Dan Kelly, second assistant, and Louis Bruckner, secretary. School of journalism: John Toedt, prefect; Willis Lee, first assistant; Richard Biglin, second assistant, and John Enis, secretary. Rev. Henry VV. Lixx, SJ. Assistant Director The Coed Sodality LSI TiiK X.wiF.R Forum College of commerce prefect was Paul Bausch; first assistant, Wil- liam Portz; second assistant, Dan Lynch, and Robert Burke, secretary. Louis Westendorf was prefect of the school of dentistry; John Daly, of the school of law, and Francis Walsh, of the college of pharmacy. In the school of medicine, Thomas Foley was prefect of the senior and junior classes. Gerald Merline served as prefect of the freshman and sophomore classes in that school. INIass is celebrated for the sodalists in St. John ' s church each Friday morning; following this, an instructive sermon is preached by the director. All sodalists receive communion each First Friday. Sodalities of the school of law, school of medicine, school of dentistry and college of phar- macy attend services in a body periodically on Sundays during the school year. Student Mass 152- TheSimiik Catholic Actiox Club A large group of clubs and guilds promoting special activities of the sodality are conducted under the auspices of the sodality and supervision of the Reverend Moderator together with the Rev. Henry W. Linn, S J., assistant sodality director. A group study unit concerned with missions and missionary problems, the Xavier Forum, meets the first Thursday evening of each month. Paul Bausch was this year ' s Forum president. His aids were: David Redle, vice-president; Peggy Wall, corresponding secretary, and Anne Schuetz, recording secretary. The Forum studies the mission intentions of the Apostleship of Prayer. It also collects weekly contributions from the students; this money is distributed in the mission fields both at home and abroad. Many sodality members who are se nior or junior students belong to The Junior Catholic Action Club 153 the Senior Catholic Action club. This group discusses economic, sociological and ethical problems using Catholic or Scholastic philosophical teachings as a mode of interpretation. Burning, every- day questions are answered, too. The Junior Catholic Action club, composed of freshman and sophomore students, is similar to the senior group in that its discussions are of the round- table type. It treats of moral and re- ligious questions. Thirty-two boys compose the Aco- lytical Society which furnishes servers for all university church functions. The Rev. Francis G. Deglman, S.J., is moderator. The Medical Forum meets each month to study moral ethics underly- ing medical complexities. It is divided into senior and junior sections. All Catholic medical students, except fresh- men, can join the senior group. The annual Marian Night, May 15, a throng of more than fifteen hun- dred students marched to the stadium for Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Three thousand visitors were present in the stands. Catholic girls from the school of journalism, the college of commerce and university college make up the University Coed Sodality. The Rev. Joseph A. Herbers, S.J., is their moderator. The coed sodalists attended a three-day retreat, January 24, 25 and 26. Conferences took place in the university library and were addressed by the Rev. Gerald Kelly, S.J. Meetings of the coed sodality are conducted every other Friday morning on the first floor of the administration building. Sodality of the Blessed Virgin at St. Catherine ' s hospital occupies a high place in the activity of the student nurses. The members of the organization are directed by the Rev. Francis J. Yealy, SJ. Annual spiritual retreat for the group was conducted in the hospital, January 24, 25 and 26, by the Rev. George Sipchen, S.J. Coincident with the retreat at St. Catherine ' s hospital, the Rev. Henry W. Linn, S.J., directed a three-day spiritual conclave for the St. Joseph ' s hospital Nurses ' sodality. The Nurses ' sodality at St. Joseph ' s hospital meets three times each month to recite prayers and to sing 154 Rev. John Maddigan, S.J. Retreat Master Father Deglman Officiates AT Sodality Induction ' hymns. The group, with the Rev. Francis X. Reilly, S.J., as moderator, is composed of all Catholic student nurses at the hospital. An interesting method is provided many of the university students for the exercise of practical Catholic action. These students, members of the Acolytical society, the Catholic Action club or the Xavier Forum, periodically teach catechism to many children throughout the city who are recent converts or who are preparing to receive their First Com- munion. Before any of these students are permitted to teach, however, they must show that they are thoroughly capable and well-versed in Catholic teachings. Noonday benediction commemorated each of the major feasts of the year. A solemn triduum of holy hours preceded the feast of Christ the King. A similar triduum prepared the sodality for the feast of the Im- maculate Conception, December 8. This triduum closed with a special university Mass for students and faculty members. At the prompting of the Sodalists of the college of pharmacy with the cooperation of the other sodality units of the university and the offerings of the college and sodality union of Omaha, a cablegram message of greetings and spiritual gifts was sent to His Holiness, Pope Pius XH, March 2. This was the first anniversary of the Pope ' s elevation to the Chair of St. Peter and, in addition, was his sixty- fourth birthday. The spiritual bouquet contained sixty-four thousand rosaries. On the day that the Vatican received the message. Cardinal Maglione, the Papal Secretary of State, cabled the Holy Father ' s expression of gratitude and joy as follows: The Holy Father profoundly moved, grateful for rich rosary offering, from heart imparts your reverance and sodalists paternal blessing. Public novenas for purity, for a spir- itual gift for parents in December, for success in examinations in January and May, for material and spiritual guid- ance in March, for vocations in April, and for success of graduates in INlay were sponsored by the Sodality council in St. John ' s church. Besides the several groups already mentioned, the Sodality Union board, the Ushers club, the Sodality Choir and the University Students ' spiritual coun- 155 The Catholic Men ' s Reikkai cil carry on the active work of Catholic students. The Ushers club is made up of male Sodalists who conduct the arrangement of seating at all stu- dent services held in the church. They regularly take care of this work during the school year and they assemble periodically for meetings and discussions. The Rev. Floyd A. Brey, S.J., moderator of music, directs the Sodality Choir. This musical group sings at all university Masses, Benedictions and other services. More than thirty voices composed the choir this year, singing both English and Latin hymns. Dan Kelly accompanied the choir at the organ. During most of the Friday student Masses, Father Brey led the entire collegiate body through a number of English hymns. The students formed a great chorus, singing well-known religious numbers with an almost celestial vigor. Papal Blessing Granted at Retreat 156 D owling Hall James Gaume President HEN Dowling hall was founded six years ago it set a standard as the last word in democratic dormitory government as well as in the minimum number of regulations imposed on its residents. Since that time, many universities in the country have established dormitories with similar regulations. Probably the chief law observed by the men at Dowling hall is the golden rule. By this system the men learn a respect for others and the things of others, a valuable training for later life. The Dowling council is elected by the residents themselves and superintends the many activities at the hall. This year ' s council was made up of the following: James Gaume, president; Dan Lynch, secretary-treasurer; Louis Williams, counsellor and welfare head; Thomas Lawse, Louis Bruckner and Edward Dolan, counsellors. Annually, the students living at the hall select one of their members as Dowling ' s outstanding man. Xineteen-forty ' s selection was James Gaume, who in his position as president had accomplished much in the interests of the residents. He was pre- sented with an award at the Dowling banquet, May 1. Connecting the hall with the university are the officers of administration. The Rev. Patrick G. Kelly, S.J., is dean of residence. He was assisted this year by Maurice Stoner, proctor; Leo Brenning, prefect, and Eugene Walsh, prefect-custodian. Dowling hall sponsored a float in the 1939 Homecoming parade, taking an active part in this and other celebrations. ] Liny student leaders of university organizations were chosen from Dowling ' s ranks. Dowling Hall Residents 157 Frank Krause President Wdrehdm Hall V- reighton ' s freshman dormi- tory, Wareham hall, offers a comfortable and pleasant home to 72 students during the nine months of the school year. The hall, located directly across the street from St. John ' s church, is within a moment ' s walking dis- tance of every building on the Hilltop. First-year stu- dents find that by living in these quarters they not only quickly become acquainted with the affairs of the university but also reach higher scholastic at- tainments because of the educational atmosphere afforded them. Wareham hall proctor for the past year has been William Nystrom. Together with Nicholas Rieman, assistant proctor, he has supervised the hall residents and directed their activities. The Rev. Patrick G. Kelly, S.J., director of dormitories, superintends the administration of Wareham. The student residents each year elect officers to lead their entertainment projects. The 1939-40 president was Frank Krause; secretary, William Monaghan, and treas- urer, Robert Morrow. This group figured prominently in the promotion of the great pep rally which preceded last November ' s game with Washburn College. The formation of a dance orchestra was the feature of Wareham hall ' s year. This orchestra, led by Raymond Scott, brilliant saxophonist, furnished music for many uni- versity functions, including the regular sodality mixers. Intra-Wareham ping-pong and billiard tournaments were sponsored periodically during the course of the year. The contests took place in the recreation rooms in the basement of the hall and were directed by the students themselves. Wareham Hall Residents 158 LOAN FUND RoMAYNE Roberts Chairman Agnew Loan Fund Ihe Agnew Loan Fund hit a new high in service to stu- dents this year when its super- visors, under the competent directorship of Romayne Rob- erts, advanced forty loans to de- serving scholars. This fund was founded in 1930 on the suggestion of the Rev. William Agnew, S.J., late president of the university. It is designed to assist those students who encounter financial difficul- ties while obtaining an education at Creighton, and is maintained and supervised by the Students Union Board of Governors. Father Agnew ' s wish was that no needy and worthy student be denied a Catholic education by being forced to leave the university because of financial troubles, and with that purpose in mind, the loan fund was established as a memorial to him. In order for a student to obtain a loan he must pursue the following procedure: obtain an application blank from a representative of the Board of Governors. Return the filled out blank to the representative who turns it over to the dean of the department in which the applicant is enrolled. If the dean approves the application, it is given to the loan fund committee which investigates the student as to his character and ability to repay the loan. If they find him to be qualified in these respects, the loan is granted. In the ten years of the fund ' s existence, more than fifteen thousand dollars has been loaned to students; most of this amount has been repaid. The loan fund is sustained through contributions by students. Each student who donates a dollar or more is given a ticket to the annual Agnew Fund dance. This year ' s dance, conducted at the Central club, attracted a crowd of nearly four hundred and the contributions which preceded it amounted to $500. The loving cup for the highest per capita donation in a single school was awarded to the college of pharmacy. The pharmacists contributions amounted to more than one dollar per man. Chairman of the Loan Fund committee, Romayne Roberts, was assisted by William Peter and Harry Stackhouse. 160 MILITARY R. O. T. C. U, Colonel Robert J. Halpin Commandant NiTED States Reserve Officers Training Corps was introduced at Creighton in 1920 at the request of the university faculty. The corps not only bolsters the regular army ' s peace-time defenses, but it also serves as a proving ground for Hilltop young men, instructing them in efficiency, duty and courage. Members of the training units learn military tactics and army etiquette. Military education is compulsory for physically able students in their first two years at the university. Students may be admitted to additional courses after successfully com- pleting their first two years of training and passing a stringent medical examination. Professor of military science and tactics and head of the Creighton Corps, Robert J. Halpin, was this year elevated from the rank of lieutenant-colonel to that of full colonel in the United States army. The appointment, made by President Roosevelt, raised Colonel Halpin from a rank that he had occupied since 1919. In former years he had been decorated with the Purple Heart and the Silver Star citation. Other members of the military faculty are: Major Lawrence W. Meinzen, infantry; Major Willis D. Cronkhite, infantry; Sergeant Curtis D. Kier and Sergeant Lawrence J. Dempsey. An unusual feature of the military year and probably the highlight of Creighton ROTC history was the decoration of Thomas P. Murphy by Colonel Halpin. On this occasion in October, Colonel Halpin made Murphy, a commerce junior, honorary member of the cadet corps. Murphy, though unable to par- ticipate in active drill, had not missed an out- door drill since his entrance into the university. Colonel Halpin, in a solemn ceremony before the entire corps, honored Murphy for his spirit and presented him with a cane, a prized me- mento which the Colonel had indirectly re- ceived from former-President Herbert Hoover. Cadet officers who served during the year were: Battalion Staff: Don Reynolds, lieutenant- colonel; Stanley Flynn, major; Paul Kovar, adjutant; Harold Kaessner, captain; William Karley, captain; Louis Morrison, captain. Company A: Howard Olson, captain; Wil- liam Nystrom, first-lieutenant; Morris Arbit- man, Robert Mullin and Jack Shively, second- lieutenants. Company B: Harry Burrell, captain; 162 Robert Tracy, first-lieutenant; John Hogan, Leonard Kulakofsky, Hubert Tinley, and Gerard Wolke, second-lieutenants. Company C: Thomas O ' Connor, captain; Jack Veber, first-lieutenant; Donald Franklin, Paul Johnston, and John Lohrman, second- lieutenants. Company D: Francis O ' Brien, captain; Francis McAllister, first-lieutenant; Warren Hughes, Fred Lorenz, and Robert Munch, second-lieutenants. Company E: Kenneth Rayhorn, captain; Paul Mackin, first-lieutenant; John Hess, George Mertz, Winthrop Miller, and Warren Schrempp, second-lieutenants. Company F: Charles Birk, Jr., captain; William Heaston, first-lieutenant; Paul Krasne, Robert Lennahan,, Robert Moehn and Bernard Opitz, second-lieutenants. Band: Martin Harris, captain; Ralph Lun- dell, first-lieutenant; Nicholas Brust, second- lieutenant. Donald Libby was band leader. Military offices are maintained on the second floor of the gymnasium, where all ad- ministrative and class-room work is conducted for the nearly four hundred men who are in the Creighton training corps. Every Tuesday, when weather conditions were favorable, mili- tary instruction periods of two hours duration were held on the athletic field. Practice was led on minor tactics, close and extended order drill, pack-making and tent pitching. Every student enrolled was required to take three hours basic instruction. For those in advanced courses, five hours class room was required. A variety of subjects, including rifle marksmanship, musketry, map-read- ing, first aid, scouting and patrolling, military law, automatic rifle, machine gun, pistol, military history, trench-mortar, 37 millimeter gun and the minor tactics of infantry, are taught each year. The university rifle team, a unit of theReserve Officers Training Corps, is directed by Major Lawrence W. Meinzen. The team competed in several matches during the year. In one of the largest shoots, the Indoor Camp Perry matches, held at Kem- per military academy, March 15 and 16, the Creighton basic squad took second place in a large field. Members of the squad were: Don Werner, Edward Fitzgerald, John Linstrom and John Raapke. Advanced cadets who participated in the Kemper and other matches were: Kenneth Rayhorn, Warren Hughes, Thomas O ' Connor and War- ren Schrempp. Annual federal inspection of the Creighton training corps was conducted May 7 and 8. Director of the inspection was Major William C. Louisell, 17th infantry. Fort 163 Cadet Lieutenant-Colonel Don Reynolds Cadet Major Stanley Flynn Major Lawrence W. Meinzen Infantry Major Willis D. Cronkhite Infantry Crook, Nebraska. This two-day review of the corps took Major Louisell through every phase of Creighton military activity. This inspection determines the year ' s rating for the entire corps. The unit may be ranked excellent, good or poor, according to the condition in which the visiting officer finds the group. If rated excellent, the members of the corps are authorized to wear blue stars on their uniforms. For the last eight years the Creighton cadets have gained the right to display the stars in blue. The examining officer inspects the cadets in each of the subjects in the curriculum and the rating is based on the results of these tests and the excellence of the drill and tactical exercises that are conducted on the field. Outstanding cadet officers, first and second basics, and the best units are given recognition each year at the military Prize Day. The 1940 Prize Day activities took place during the afternoon and evening of May 14. Awards were administered by Colonel Halpin for the following: the Chamber of Commerce Guidon to the best com- pany, based on drill, attendance and all around excellence; the Reserve Officers Asso- ciation Saber to the best cadet officer; the Lieutenant-Colonel Sweeney Trophy to the cadet captain of the best company; a similar trophy awarded by Colonel Sweeney to the best first advanced cadet; the Rotary Club Medal to the best second basic cadet; the Buck Private Medal to the best first basic cadet; American Legion Medals to the three best leaders in musketry; the Commandant ' s Musketry Medals to the three best students of the second basic class in musketry; the Creighton University Ath- letic Department Medals to the five highest on the rifle team; the American Legion Medals to each of the three second basic students demonstrating the greatest profi- ciency in musketry, and the White and Blue Honor Corps Ribbon to cadets for loyalty to the cadet corps above and beyond the call of duty. 164 The military corps on the Hilltop was reorganized in the autumn of 1939, in accordance with new government infantry regulations. This re- vamping included changes of numbers in the various marching units and modifications in all outdoor work. During the year, Reserve Officers were used more as assistant in- structors than in the past. It is thought that by doing this the officers develop a better sense of leadership and will be able to give more indi- vidual instruction to the young cadets. In order to round out the first advanced student ' s course before he is commissioned, a special six-week course of intensive instruction is con- ducted at Fort Crook each summer. Here the students camp with ROTC members from the Universities of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Competition is held in the special events and courses conducted at the camp. A sparkling light of the university social season is the annual Mili- tary Ball. This year ' s dance, conducted at the Paxton hotel, took place January 13. Berniece Scott was proclamed 1940 Honorary-Colonel in a ceremony preceding the ball. Coed sponsors were named for the six companies and the band. The coeds, who will serve until next January, are: Jean Hill, company A; Ruth Matcha, company B; Geraldine Stover, company C; Elaine Dod- son, company D; Rosalan Miller, company E; Veronica Boyce, company F, and Norma Miller, the ROTC band. The opportunity to enter the regular Army with a second-lieutenant ' s commission and pay without taking any additional training other than that given by the ROTC in the university is made available to advanced students in accordance with a measure passed by Congress. The law pro- vides that each school having a Reserve Officers training unit will be allowed to submit its best students for further training. This spring Gerard Wolke and William Heaston were appointed honor graduates Battai.io.v Pra( iicL Parade 165 The Coloxei, Honors Tom Murphy of the ROTC by the president of the university and Colonel Halpin. The scholastic standings of Wolkc and Heaston merited this appointment as they ranked among the first 12 men in competition with 97 June gradu- ates from 24 colleges and universities in the Seventh Corps area. Wolke, with a brilliant average during his entire collegiate course, earned first place among the 97, Heaston was third, lajor Cronkhite is in charge of a new program begun this year in the outlining of field tactics. Instead of employing the ordinary diagrams, he uses a picture projector to show actual troop movements on a large screen. By this method the cadets are able to understand more readily the actual workings of the army. Many students apply for advanced military work after concluding their required two-year course of basic instruction. If a student ' s appli- The Battalion Staff 166 CuMPANV A cation is approved, he must then pass the advanced examination. Negoti- ating this, he is placed in the ROTC 1st Advanced Class and is given the rank of sergeant. He is, however, permitted to wear an officer ' s uniform. Thirty-four men were admitted into the 1st Advanced Class this year. This number was spread through the ranks of each of the six Creighton companies. In the order of companies, they are as follows: Company A: Robert Burke, John McGillicuddy, John Reilly, Joe Vetter and John Wachter, Company B: Amilcare Chilese, Edward Cohn, Emmrich Lamb, Charles McManus, Melvin Newman and Leonard Kulakofsky. Company C: Henry Fee, Albert Lustgarten, James Muldoon, Gerald Savory, Leroy Wade, and Robert Oberlander. Company B 167 Company C Company D: Richard Baudo, Leo Dulacki, Ray Scott, Anthony Troia, Eugene Ziesel and Duane Gibbs. Company E: Robert Hoffman, John Maulick, Louis Norris, John Pease and Al Truscott. Company F: Patrick Garvey, Daniel Kelly, Joseph McCarville, Jacob VanBerkum and Robert Honig. Members of the 1st Advanced group are schooled for officers ' posts and it is assumed that after a year of training they will be given official positions as officers. Occasionally they are permitted to drill the squads, making corrections in the movements of the basic students. The annual ROTC encampment will be held this summer at Fort Crook, Nebraska. It will last for six weeks, opening June 9, when the men register, and closing July 20, when they are discharged. All mem- COMPANY D 168 Company E bers of the 1st Advanced class are obliged to attend the encampment unless they have some serious reason for not being present. Probably the encampment could be compared to a splendid summer outing for it provides the cadets with a pleasant and novel vacation. At the same time, they receive actual army experience and come to know the true meaning of military life. The men engage in actual field opera- tions and are taught the handling of large guns and cannons. They live in regular army huts or tents. Interesting phases of the encampment are the lengthy infantry and motor excursions taken through the area surrounding the fort. At these times, the men camp out and live in close contact with the elements. After the 1st Advanced students have completed three fortnights participating in the affairs of the fort they can truly be called military men. They are well able to take their places as cadet officers the follow- ing September. Company F 169 R. O. T. C. Band Jr EAK of a very active year for members of the Hilltop ROTC band was their appearance as one of the special at- tractions at the Creighton Spring Concert, which was conducted April 7 and 8, in the Central High school auditorium. At this function they played several semi-classical and military selections. In the autumn the band was featured over the waves of radio station WOW, presenting a variety of march numbers. IMany other times during the year the unit made special appearances exclusive of its regular per- formances at Bluejay athletic contests. For the third consecutive year Donald E. Libby directed the march- ing musicians of Creighton. More than fifty men made up the playing and marching group, all of them serving through the entire school year. Edwin L. Currier was drum major for the band. He has won many titles in this field, among them the National Baton Twirling Championship. Martin Harris was band captain; Ralph Lundell, first-lieutenant, and Nicholas Brust, second-lieutenant. The band opened the year with a change of style in uniforms. Mem- bers now wear a different type of hat in blue. Also, a white Sam Browne belt has been added to their coats. At all of the home football games the band appeared, exhibiting new and snappy drills and formations. During some of the night contests the members molded artistic settings through the use of lights and flares. The band marched in the Homecoming parade, leading the cheering Bluejays. It also appeared in the celebration opening the 1939 season which was staged prior to the Creighton-Iowa State Teachers college game. Band members did not appear at all of the home basketball games, but they did furnish a spur to Creighton spirit on several occasions. The ROTC Band 170 PEP ACTIVITIES Gridmen Run Gamut of Enthusiasm Pep Activities -Tire works! That was the theme of the 1939 football pep program. That was the theme for two reasons. Striking displays of flam- ing scintillations spiced the fanfare at the four night games, and burning spirit ex- ploded and flashed periodically during the season. Maestro of pep, Sam Weinstein, had his hand on the handle of the spoon that stirred each celebration. He was aided in the churning of enthusiasm by Bob Walker, head cheerleader, and Olive Odorisio, the university ' s only girl cheer superintendent. At every major gathering, members of the newly-formed freshmen cheerleading contingent were present. They were: Bill O ' Connell, Bob Schonebaum, Kavanaugh Smith, John Kresl, Benny Santucci, V al Kemper, John V inton and Jack Stewart. Loyalty champion of the season was Mac Baldridge, alumnus, who inspired the greatest spectacle of spirit staged in this state since Chief Wots-is-nam led his Omahas against those terrible Crows. Baldridge addressed the students at an auditorium rally which was conducted the Tuesday noon preceding the Creighton-Washburn contest. He asked for more team support from the students. The sons and daughters of Creightonia soon responded. Throngs of them massed in the stadium the following afternoon and Thursday, cheeringly witnessing practice sessions. Friday morning saw the excited scholars freed from classes: spirit unfolded in a hilarious parade through the city, culminating in an exuberant bonfire rally on the campus. Ecstatic manifestations of allegiance continued through that night ' s fresh- man game between Bluejay fledgelings and Drake ' s bullpups. The next day Washburn was crushed. Friday, the eve of the Homecoming game with Loyola, the annual Hop took place in the gymnasium. ' Mid a neat bit of pag- eantry, Betty Christiansen ascended the throne to Homecoming queenship. Students of the college of pharmacy used an innovation in Homecoming floats to trek away with first prize in that field. The moving exhibit of the school of dentistry came in for second choice and that of the school of law, third. 172 Robert Walker Head Cheerleader Sam Weinstein Pep Marshal Hilltop pep hit another high note the day before the Creighton-Oklahoma A. and M. game. The contest was played in the Aggies ' stadium at Stillwater, the team going there by train. Preluding the players ' departure, five hundred students gathered at the Burlington station to give them a send-off. Yells of support from rooters mingled with vibrant chords from the band caused the waiting room of the terminal building to shake with echoes. Each home game was the scene of novel features in entertainment. Best remem- bered of these was the breaking of papier-mache announcement boards by football players, opening the Iowa State Teacher ' s College and the Tulsa University games; also, the colorful parading of girls ' drill teams between halves of the Loyola game. The basketball season, too, brought many a roar from Creighton throats. Zenith in off-court action was reached during the final game at which Kansas University was the guest. Bluejay fans shouted themselves hoarse while cheerleaders performed conniptions of joy as the boys from the Hilltop clipped the Big Six champions. Several hundred students participated in the rally, April 3, which welcomed Coach Maurice ' ' Skip Palrang to the university. The jubilant affair was conducted in the school auditorium between acts of the last play of the season, In a House Like This. He ' d Rather Be Right Let Freedom Ring Wareham Started It Palrang was introduced by Weinstein who put on a one-man tumbling act during the celebration. The students all but knocked the roof out of the building with a spon- taneous burst of enthusiasm. They shrieked and shouted enthusiastically after every phrase spoken by their new football mentor. Line-coach Tom Kitty Gorman was also called upon to speak. The students showed their approval of Gorman ' s return to Creighton by applauding vigorously. Coach Gorman had resigned his position in December but he came back late in March at the request of the university officials. In connection with the rally, Joseph P. Murphy, acting director of the school of journalism, presented The Creightonian Trophy to the 1939 winner, Johnny Knolla. All in all, it was a banner year for pep on the Hilltop. The hard work of Wein- stein, Walker, Miss Odorisio, Gene Rush and others resulted in the Creighton athletic squads having behind them a solidly organized and thoroughly sincere cheering sec- tion. Homecoming Paraders Block Traffic 174 MUSIC Mu SIC M, Rev. Floyd A. Brev, S.J. Moderator -ELODY and song sweetened the spring air as 250 Creighton University vocalists and instrumentalists paid humble homage to Euterpe, Muse of music, in the annual Spring Concert in the Central High School auditorium, April 7 and 8, culminating weeks and months of diligent organization and practice by all musical units of the campus. As throngs of music lovers filed out of the hall after each stellar performance, classic tunes danced about in their minds, attesting to one of the greatest triumphs ever scored by Hilltop lyrical organizations. In addition to selections by five university groups, the diversified pro- gram included the appearance of Maud Runyan, famed English mezzo- soprano, former protege of England ' s Lady Nancy Astor. Often called the female Caruso, Mrs. Runyan sang with the London Syphony before the late King George V and wa9 winner of the Chicago Civic Opera con- test for mezzo-sopranos last November, taking honors over a field of 1,240 contestants. Supervisor of the Spring Concert and other musical activities of the campus was the Rev. Floyd A. Brey, S.J., moderator of music, whose guiding hands rejuvenated and re-elevated Creighton into the esteem of The Sodality Choir 176 The Male Chorus civic music devotees. Fledgling among university songsters was the newly formed all-girl choirus of forty voices, directed by Winifred Traynor Flanagan, maestra of the Male Chorus and widely known choir leader. Besides these two groups, the Sodality Choir, ROTC band and the university orchestra were integral cogs in the wheel that made the concert a great success. Appearances of the groups were not limited to the melody fiesta in April, however, as each took its bows at several other functions. The So- dality Choir, led by Father Brey, sang at each Friday students ' Mass in St. John ' s church, while all groups sang on the Musical Hour of the Univ ersity of the Air and vocalized at off-campus affairs. Directed by Don Libby, graduate student, both the university or- chestra and ROTC band were frequent performers on the Musical Hour and at outside gatherings. Continuing the practice begun last year, con- j 177 William Crottv Student Music Manager certs were given at the hospitals and at Duchesne and St. Mary ' s colleges. Fol- lowing these performances at neighbor- ing schools, participants were toasted at dances given for the occasion. The band also played at each out- door drill of the university cadet regi- ment as well as marching in holiday parades and tooting at football and basketball games. Pre-game rallies also provided this group with opportunities for spontaneous musical support. Student assistants to Father Brey in carrying the drive toward a musical zenith were: Bill Crotty, arts freshman, student music manager; Mary Jean Campbell, commerce senior, girls ' chorus accompanist and Ralph Lundell, arts senior, male chorus and mixed chorus accompanist. The Sodality Choir besides singing at all of the student Masses cele- brated in St. John ' s church participated in all religious services conducted for the sodality. Dan Kelly served as accompanist to the choir on the organ. In the late spring, the musical organizations planned to take trips to cities and towns in the vicinity of Omaha, singing before various clubs and organizations. Such a tour was made last year during the month of May and proved very successful, the singers appearing to large crowds in many towns. For this reason Father Brey intended to duplicate the visits, being especially certain of going to Columbus and Nebraska City. The University Orchestra 1 78 SOCIETY Junior- Senior P B, rom ' ehold the King ' and a few minutes later Behold the Queen. Creightonia ' s eighteenth rulers had ascended their thrones and were re- ceiving the well-wishing and greetings of the three-hundred dancing students at the annual Junior-Senior Prom, April 5, at Hotel Fontenelle. Paul Bausch, commerce senior, received the royal crown from Gerard Wolke, Board of Governors president. Then, with the poise of a monarch, he waited for Queen Marcella Proskovec, St. Joseph ' s nursing school senior, to join him. The queen, representing the school of dentistry, was a member of the Big Sisters and Glee clubs; president of the Literary club, and a member of the Student Nurses ' association. Bausch was prefect of the commerce Sodality, president of the Xavier Forum, and treasurer of Delta Sigma Pi. The king was also active in intramural sports for four years. In the midst of a silvery setting, and with the orchestra playing coronation music, thirteen princes marched the length of the ballroom to await their royal partners. Music was by Pinky Tomlin ' s or- chestra, featuring Miss Lorraine Parr as vocalist. Norvin Jones, Board secre- tary, was in charge of arrangements. Before the Prom, the Board of Gov- ernors, sponsors of the dance, was host to the princes, princesses, and their guests, and the deans of each school and college at a banquet. The Rev. Charles K. Hayden, S.J., dean of men and Board moderator, represented the Paul Bausch King Creighton XVIII Very Rev. Joseph P. Zuercher, S.J., president of the university. Besides Wolke and Jones, Governors attending the banquet were: Romayne Roberts, Joseph Troia, William Peter, Norvin Jones, Harry Stackhouse, Ber- nard Sullivan, Timothy Lally, Leo Dulacki, Eugene O ' Sullivan, Willis Lee, John Enis, Louis Westendorf and Wil- liam Stephenson. Princes and princesses representing each school were as follows: college of arts and sciences, Mary Andrew Sedler ; university college, Erna Hummel; St. Catherine ' s, Warren Schrempp and John Hogan; school of medicine, Mary Costello, Edith Schrader, Robert Leeds and Regis Weland ; school of law, Mar- garet Mary Walsh; St. Joseph ' s, Alice Gallagher, Raymond Burroughs and Edward Donahoe; college of phar- macy, Phyllis Vavra; St. Catherine ' s, Geraldine Stech, Francis Kokrda and Richard Keller; college of commerce, Dorothy Dillon, Betty Phelan and Paul Johnston; school of dentistry, Grace Schultz, Harry Fridley and Leo Ko- walski; and school of journalism, Jean Sullivan, Helen Milistefr, David Bel- man and Harold Zelinsky. Long before coronation time, the ballroom was crowded with students, parents and spectators to watch the impressive ceremony. William Parker, law student and secretary of the Stu- dents ' Union, was in charge of the elab- orate scenery gracing both ends of the hall. Lighting effects were flawless. Unusual was the fact that the 1940 Prom took place in April instead of a customary winter month. The earliness of Lent made the postponement neces- sary. Marcella Proskovec Queen Creighton XVIII Alice Gallagher Margaret Walsh Mary Costello Geraldine Stech Marcella Proskovec Erna Hummel Betty Phelan m Edith Schrader Dorothy Dillon Jean Sullivan Grace Schultz Mary Sedler Helen Milistefr Phyllis Vavra 183 Richard Keller Raymond Burroughs John Hogan Francis Kokrda Harry Fridley Warren Schrempp Paul Johnston 184 Harold Zelinsky Leo Kowalski Dave Zwibelman Edward Donahoe Paul Bausch Regis Weland Robert Leeds 185 BeRNIKCK S( ott 1940 Honorary Colonel Military Ba Paul Kovar Commander of Phalanx Donald Reynolds Lieutenant-Colonel Iradition of Delta Morae chapter of Phalanx has been to select an honorary colonel who has no peer. The sabre-bearing fraternity men made this year no exception when they announced Miss Berniece Scott as suc- cessor to Colonel Gertrude Martin at the thirteenth annual Military Ball, at Hotel Paxton, January 13. At a banquet preceding the Ball, Miss Martin re- vealed the selection as she handed the new honorary colonel a bouquet of roses. The world-at-large learned of the appoint- ment of Miss Scott, when she marched through an archway of sabres before the Ball began. She was escorted by Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Reynolds and officially started festivities by dancing the first dance with him. Phalanx ' only barrier in the selection of Miss Scott, university college senior, lay in the fact that she was so busy, it was doubtful she could find time to be first lady of the Ball. This year she was president of Chi Mu Kappa, vice-president of the Sodality, on the inter-so- dality council, in several plays, practice- teach- ing, broadcasting over the University of the Air, and to top it all, she organized a coed chorus of forty voices. Miss Scott ' s dramatic work, as well as her radio, sodality and sorority activities have extended over a four-year period. Members of Phalanx, company sponsors, and guests of the fraternity attended the banquet in the ballroom. Paul Kovar, com- mander, was in charge of the banquet and Ball. Company sponsors were: Jean Hill, Veronica Boyce, Geraldine Stover, Rosalan Miller and Ruth Matcha, all of the college of commerce; and Elaine Dodson and Norma Miller, both of the university college. 186 Dress of the company sponsors at the Ball was featured by small, white caps and miniature sabres presented to them at the banquet. Guests of honor included the Very Rev. Joseph P. Zuercher, S.J., president of the university; the Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J., dean of the college of arts and sciences; the Rev. Charles K. Hayden, S.J., dean of men; the Rev. John J. Mclnerny, S.J., regent of the school of medicine; Colonel and Mrs. Robert J. Halpin, ROTC commandant; Major and Mrs. Willis D. Cronkhite, and Major and Mrs. Lawrence W. Meinzen. Four committees served under Ko- var ' s direction in making preparations for the annual Ball. Charles Birk was chairman of the banquet and hall com- mittee and was assisted by Hubert Tin- ley and Harry Burrell. Co-workers with Chairman Ralph Lundell on the orches- tra committee were Robert Tracy and Kenneth Rayhorn. Gerard Wolke was invitations committee chairman aided by William Nystrom and Robert Lennahan. Arrangements for flowers were made by Chairman Paul Mackin, John Hess and Paul Johnston. Colonel Martin and Colonel Scott Unifor.mlu Dancers at The Ball 187 Pan-H ellenic B. I o SOONER had Quiver- ing Betty Phelan been crowned Helen of Troy II, than she was called upon to award Joseph Soshnik the first Pan- Hellenic scholarship achievement cup. This all took place at the 1939 Pan- Hellenic Ball at Hotel Paxton, Novem- ber 25. Miss Phelan, who succeeded Irma Smith as Helen, was representing Delta Sigma Pi; Soshnik. Pi Lambda Phi. The dimly-lighted setting of the ballroom was used for the presentation of awards by Miss Phelan. She gave keys to Pan-Hellenic council members and one to the Rev. Charles K. Hay- den, S.J., dean of men and moderator of the council. The scholarship cup was awarded on the basis of the highest weighted average maintained by the six candi- dates appointed by the deans from each of the schools in which fraternities operate. Soshnik will keep the cup in his school, commerce, for six months, Betty Phelan and his fraternity will keep it for six. Helen oj Troy u All Weighted averages were computed on grades from September, 1938, to June, 1939. A school must win three successive years to keep the cup. Other candidates were: William Garvey, Delta Theta Phi, school of law; George Sayles, Delta Sigma Delta, DDS ' 39; James McGuire, Phi Rho Sigma, school of medicine; Louis Bruckner, Alpha Chi Kappa, col- lege of arts and sciences, and Henry Bristowe, Phi Epsilon, school of journalism. Judges were the Very Rev. Joseph P. Zuercher, S.J., presi- dent of the university; Father Hayden, and Professor Laurence H. Brown, assistant to the dean of men. Miss Phelan had as her court the following coeds and nurses who served as representatives of the different fraternities. She presented keys to the following Pan-Hellenic members: Patricia Phelan, Pi Lambda Phi, Willard Smith, council president; Alice Gallagher, Gamma Eta Gamma, John O ' Sullivan; Ruth Matcha, Phalanx, Paul Kovar; Betty Christiansen, Phi Epsilon, Richard Biglin; 188 Gertrude Martin, Delta Theta Phi, Ed- ward Donahoe; Fetna Koory, L ambda Phi Mu, Thomas Caldarola; Wilma Kurth, Phi Beta Pi, Leland Small; Marie Dubsky, Delta Sigma Delta, Hugh Ryan; Dorothy Feely, Phi Beta Epsilon, Norman Bleicher; Helen De- ment, Phi Rho Sigma, William Ross: Bunny Scott, Alpha Chi Kappa, Charles Birk; Mary Costello, Phi Chi, William Gilmore, and Rita Dobel, Xi Psi Phi, Albert Nischke. WiLLARD Smith President Chaperons were Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Cusack and Professor J. Marvin Hawker. Father Zuercher, the Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S.J., dean of the graduate school; the Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J., dean of the college of arts and sciences, and the Rev. Francis G. Deglman, S.J., student counsellor, were guests of honor. Others were: Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. TePoel, Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Viner, Dr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Walsh, Dr. and Mrs. William A. Jarrett, Dr. and Mrs. Wendell A. Dwyer, Dr. and Mrs. Stuart A. : Iahuran, Dr. and : Irs. Charles M. Wilhelmj, Professor and Mrs. Brown, Professor and jMrs. Joseph P. Murphy, and Professor and Mrs. H. A. Fogarty. The 1939 Pan-Hellenic Ball was the final one for Hilltop students under that name. With the former Pan-Hellenic Council now operating as The Inter-Fraternity Council, the ball next year will be presented as The Inter-Fraternity Ball. SosHNiK Receives Scholarship Award 189 Marjorie Rvnaski Council President Inter- Sorority Ball J-HiRD annual dance of the Inter-Sorority council was staged at the Paxton hotel, April 13. Six new members of the council, which represents all Greek letter sorori- ties on the campus, received council pins at a dinner preceding the dance. Pin recipients were: Rita Dobel, Chi Mu Kappa; Geraldine Lainson and Dorothy Dillon, Kappa Zeta Kappa; Barbara Mc ' icker, Lambda Kappa Sigma; Ethel Tombrink and Jean Sullivan, Pi Delta Chi. Marjorie Rynaski, council president, was general dance chairman assisted by other officers of the organization, and the Rev. Joseph A. Herbers, S.J., moderator of the council. Eleanor Kennedy, past president of the council, was honored guest at the ball, in accordance with Inter-Sorority custom. Other guests were: the Very Rev. Joseph P. Zuercher, S.J., president of the university; the Rev. Thomas S. Bowdern, S.J.; the Rev. Thomas H. Murphy, S.J.; the Rev. John J. Mclnerny, S.J.; the Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J.; Dr. Charles M. Wilhelmj; Louis J. TePoel, Dr. Frank J. Viner, Dr. Floyd E. Walsh, and Dr. William A. Jarrett. Dance chaperons were: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Umscheid, Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Miller, and Dr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Nielson. Dance Plans Formulated 190 , 1 ' • • ' -L rvi m. fc ■hV J - I H V hI ' ' 11 fl H - S E S K !! ? ' - • G mJm m Book IV ' JO FRATERNITIES nter- Fraternity Counci OFFICERS WiLLARD Smith, President John O ' Sullivan, lice President Hugh Ryan, Secretary Kendall Small, Treasurer MEMBERS Alpha Chi Kappa CHARLES BIRK Delta Sigma Delta HUGH RYAN Delta Sigma Pi JACK SHIVELY Delta Theta Phi EDWARD DONAHOE Gamma Eta Gamma JOHN O ' SULLIVAN Lambda Phi Mu THOMAS CALDAROLA Phi Beta Pi KENDALL SMALL Phi Epsilon RICHARD BIGLIN Phalanx PAUL KOVAR Phi Chi WILLIAM GILMORE Pi Lambda Phi WILLARD SMITH Phi Rho Sigma WILLIAM ROSS Phi Beta Epsilon NORMAN BLEICHER Xi Psi Phi ALBERT NISCHKE With the completion of this year, the name Pan-Hellenic Council is abolished in favor of the title Inter-Fraternity Council. The name change was made on the advice of President Willard Smith who considered the new designation a more proper one for the fraternity ruling body. 194 PI CSIDCM- nter-lmiernitj( uncil K D BI l-IN P J KOv VR TO C M_DAR.01_ V WUGIUMORE. Organized at Creighton University in 1922 195 Alpha Chi Kappa . . . . National Jesuit Arts Fraternity OFFICERS Charles Birk, President Leo Williams, Vice President Francis McAllister, Secretary ACTIVES ROBERT MULLIN WARREN SCHREMPP EUGENE O ' SULLIVAN JAMES O ' nEIL JAMES CONLON HUGH riTZPATRICK LOUIS BRUCKNER EDWARD KIRLIN RALPH NICE JOHN THOMPSON JOSEPH BURKE DANIEL KELLY JOHN MAULICK STEVEN GASPER PAUL R. SCHIER GEORGE HYATT LEO DULACKI ROBERT HARKINGTON JOHN HILSABECK PLEDGES DONALD BECK EDWARD LOXTERKAMP MARTIN MILLER JAMES KELLY JOHN BURNELL WILLIAM HOPKINS CLEM CARNEY PAUL WACK RICHARD LIEBERT BEN BISHOP ALEX ONAK JOSEPH MCCARVILLE JOHN BARNETT JOHN LANGDON ROBERT SCHALL ROBERT MCGOWAN FRANK BARRETT LEO CASSEL ROBERT PRENDERGAST DORSEY KING MAURICE HINCHEY JOHN SHEEHAN RICHARD FANGMAN FRANCIS DILGER PATRICK GARVEY AUGUST PALMESANO JAMES ROUSE JEROME STEINAUER ROBERT MCHUGH The Order of the Gold Cauldron, which drew its first breath on the Creighton Campus in 1926, was the forerunner of the Alpha Chi Kappa fraternity. September, 1928, saw the members of the organization adopting the Greek lettered banner. Candidates are admitted to the fraternity on a scholarship basis, and must, in addition, possess highest standards in character. The local group is known as the Alpha chapter of Alpha Chi Kappa. ' 196 A cscHf e J aSSeR T TSTTST HFFITZPATRICK ' AN ' CE J H HALII-ICK DO KELLV J A XHOMPSON L. J DUl-ACK.1 TlKf Ki l5i!J5??S T?Tr?! t CM HUOri J W ROUSE P.ETUVNMAN RuSCHAL-U RC M«GOWAN 9i VN J G L-ANGOON J P K=-I-UV l_JCA3SgU ASPAUMESANO M P HINCHE.V JFSH EHAN E-OLOXXfl JER CIS CA.RN Founded at Creighton University in 1928 197 Lambda Phi Mu . . . . International Medical Fraternity OFFICERS Albert Esposito, President Thomas Caldarola, Vice President Stephen Alaimo, Secretary Augustine Raitano, Treasurer actives FRANK MANGANARO SALVATORE LA TONA PATRICK CARONE BENEDETTO LOBALBO ANTHONY GRECO PASQUALE CARONE LUSCIAN DILEO CARL MAGGIORE DANIEL DOLCE HENRY PORTALUPI MICHAEL MARCHIGIANO ANTHONY GRECO ITALO DANIELE PLEDGES ANTHONY RIFICI CARL PANTALEO JOSEPH KUGGIO MICHAEL CERCHIO ALBERT GUADAGNI FRANK GASPARINI JOHN DIFIORE RICHARD BELLUCCI FRANK FRANCO JOHN CICERO MICHAEL ARCABASSO This year marked the twentieth birthday of Lambda Phi Mu. The organization was estabhshed at Cornell University, 1920, with a view toward promoting interest in specialized medical problems. The Creighton chapter, opened in 1933, has carried along the aims of the founders, offering its members a chance to make greater advances in medicine by sponsoring forums at which particular questions are discussed. 198 M ' AMARCHieiANO SL.Al_AIMO A-A-ESPOSITO T-J- CA.UOARPL.A IamIiaa1PI)iJnu 1 40 PACAR.ONE: l-WDAMH=L_E UWDIUtEO C H MAe lOK.E: HC POI TALUPI A© GI ECO FJ MANeANAF C M ' J-AKtCABASSO APeuADAGNI PL-GASPARIN 1 JA DiFIOf E. FOFf ANOO ' ulC Founded at Cornell University in 1920 Xi Chapter Granted in 1933 199 Ph dianx National Military Fraternity OFFICERS Paul Kovar, Commander Harry Burrell, Lt. Commander Paul Mackin, Adjutant Thomas O ' Connor, Finance Officer Warren Hughes, Warden Historian actives MORRIS ARBITMAN CHARLES BTRK RAYMOND BRONEMANN STANLEY FLYNN DONALD FRANKLIN MARTIN HARRIS WILLIAM HEASTON JOHN HESS JOHN HOGAN GRANT MILLER ROBERT MOEHN WARREN HUGHES PAUL JOHNSTON HAROLD KAESSNER ROBERT LENNAHAN JACK LOHRMAN FRED LORENZ RALPH LUNDELL GEORGE MERTZ ROBERT MULLIN LOUIS MORRISON KENNETH RAYHORN DONALD REYNOLDS WARREN SCHREMPP JACK SHPVELY ERVIN TETIVA HUBERT TINLEY ROBERT TRACY JACK VEBER GERARD WOLKE WILLIAM NYSTROM PLEDGES RICHARD BAUDO ROBERT BURKE EDWARD COHN LEO DULACKI HENRY FEE PATRICK GARVEY DUANE GIBBS ROBERT HOFFMAN ROBERT HONIG DANIEL KELLY LEONARD KULAKOFSKY EMMERICH LAMB ALBERT LUSTGARTEN JOHN MAULICK FRANCIS MCALLISTER JOSEPH MCCARVILLE JOHN MCGILLICUDDY CHARLES MCMANUS ROBERT OBERLANDER BERNARD OPITZ JOHN PEASE DAVID REDLE JOHN REILLY GERALD SAVORY RAYMOND SCOTT ANTHONY TROIA ALBERT TRUSCOTT JACOB VANBERKUM JOSEPH VETTER JOHN WACHTER ROY WADE EUGENE ZIESEL MELVIN NEWMAN Delta Morae Chapter of Phalanx was granted Creighton in October, 1933. Phalanx originated at the University of Illinois in 1925 and has since spread to many uni- versities. The Chi Delta Chi, local military fraternity which was founded in 1928, was the forerunner of Phalanx, giving way when the Delta Morae group was started. 200 WOMILl_E.I? WJHUeHES TJ O ONNOR P -J- OVAp HR;BUgF 1940 f EVNOLDS HXINUEV f f f f I I f. . . „ L . _ _ ' - til? : -IOME.SS PT JOHNSTON J J-l_OM MAN J A VEOEK ( N 1_U l_ Cf ANKLlN VVC F ' MEF TZ EN COHN CFM MANUS t MMOEHN 1_ J DULACK.1 J J WACHTE, l l_ TI ACV _l F=£E ( J HOFFMAN J M«-C)ILLICUODY JV vhBEHK.UM A J TJ OIA BSAV0( N ' JMVETT Founded at the University of Illinois in 1925 Delta Morae Chapter Granted in 1933 201 Phi Beta Pi ... . National Medical Fraternity OFFICERS Bernard Sullivan, President William Douglass, Vice-President Donald Laviolette, Secretary William Newsom, Steward actives MARIO ACQUARELLI EDWIN BRADY HENRY CUNIBERTI KENNETH DALTON GEORGE DUNN GUY HALSEY THOMAS MCINTOSH CHARLES PEACOCK LELAND SMALL CONSTANTINE BRICCA FRED BURROWS ALPHONSE DINGACCI JOHN DUDEK JOHN FAIRCHILD RICHARD LEHNER LEO PEDEMONT GEORGE RICHARDS WILLIAM TROLAN PLEDGES GREGORY NICHOLS GINO BUCCHIANERI THEODORE NICKELSEN MERVYN SULLIVAN ARTHUR VASCONCELLOS CLARENCE SPELLMAN LESLIE MUSANTE ADOLPH ZAPPELLI ROMAIN CLEROU KENNETH MAC INNES JOHN DEJAK ROBERT PATTON Phi Beta Pi was founded at the University of Pittsburgh in 1891. Alpha Alpha chapter was granted to Creighton in 1907 The outstanding purpose of this medical fraternity is to provide a place for mem- bers to discuss pertinent medical problems. At this time social as well as professional problems are discussed. Social events on the schedule included a formal dinner-dance at the Blackstone Hotel April 27. 202 M J ACqUAI?eLU D J LAVIOUETTE BJSUl_L.IVAN CWDOUSLASS WANEWSOM LKSMAUl- 1940 TW- MCINTOSH JJOUDEK. a M HAUSEV J A FAIf CHIUD W H -rR.OI_AN E H BR XDV A J OINeACCI CE PEACOCK eiH(?jCMARpS R,l_l_eHNEf (?DAl_TON CI BI ICCA Fl_ BUI ROWS H U CU NIBCR ' ' SP DUNN TRNlCI ,ELSEN BJ BUCCHANEI A J ZAPPELL.I JJ DEJA MJ SULLIVAN -F MUZANTI  PCI_E.Rpu I -AMacINNBS A LVASCONCEl_L.OS e-BNlCOI-B Founded at the University of Pittsburg in 1891 Alpha Alpha Chapter Granted in 1907 203 Phi Chi . National Medical Fraternity OFFICERS Kenneth Cosgrove, President Walter Shepard, Vice President Richard Leander, Secretary William Jensen, Treasurer actives peter currie william gilmore james ponterio edward munns woodrow lomas robert mcnamara john champion john merline clifford binder william avery minor ball harold kappus hakold mork WILLIAM MURPHY HUBERT SCHWARZ CREIGHTON URIDIL REGIS WELAND ROBERT WELDING THOMAS FOLEY WILLIAM HUNGERFORD WILLIAM KEMP ROBERT LEEDS BERNARD MCLAUGHLIN WILLIAM WALDMANN EUGENE ABTS JAMES GAUME HAROLD COWLEY ROBERT LAUVETZ WILLIAM HEBERT JOHN MOEHN TIMOTHY TALLY BERNARD o ' lAUGHLIN JOSEPH MARTIN LEO MULLEN FRANCIS BULAWA ROBERT SPRATT DANIEL WEBER EDWARD DRENDEL MERRILL o ' dONNELL PLEDGES AUSTIN SCHILL ARTHUR PREVEDEL STEPHEN HANTEN JOSEPH SINDELAR HAROLD MUELLER JAMES YACKLEY BERTRAM GOSLINER STEPHEN WOOD EDWARD SLAVIK HOWARD RUDERSDORF STEPHEN STOPAK JOSEPH ERDEI STANLEY GALASKA JAMES TIERNEY PATRICK BUTLER THOMAS KERNS ROBERT QUINN JOHN HARTIGAN CURTIS WELAND EARL STEVENS, JR. WILLIAM MCGRATH LLOYD LACKIE LOU SPIEGEL Phi Chi is not only the largest Medical fraternity in this country but also has the largest chapter enrollment at Creighton. The organization itself is fifty-one years old while the local group is just a year over the quarter century mark. 204 W-LC H_MOR£ K PCURBiE: W E JENSEN ft B UEANDER n J-COSOROVGl WF-SHEPARO H F SCHWABZ JX MO HN W E-AVELRV EJABTS 9Pl)i Cl)i 1940 R B M i_AUCjl R-HWEl-DIN© WEHUN ERFORD JEPONTERlO R E WE.I_ANO WJ-WALOMANN W-R-MUHPHY RHUEEDfi j-3 CAUME H CKAPPUS J MBAU.U i_MMUUUEN W-SHEBCRT BOOO HSCOWI-EY J-R MAR.TIN M-EL-O ' DONNELl- TF uAL. B-O OOSUINER e J MUIM 4S B-« ' 0-u. AU HLIN VV-e-L_OHA8 AE PREVEDEL. TAKE.I?NS LVVSPIE EL. A ELSCHILL. C ewEUANO E R. SUAVIK SFOUASKA SsJHANTCN Founded at the University of Vermont in 1889 Chi UpsUon Chapter Granted in 1916 205 Phi Rho Sigma . . . . National Medical Fraternity OFFICERS Richard Matlock, President William Ross, Vice President George Anstey, Secretary Philip Fagan, Treasurer ACTIVES HERMAN BEWERSDORF NICHOLAS BONFILIO JAMES CLARKE ALEXANDER FILIP ARTHUR GORE FRED MAKOVEC JOHN WALZ AVERY WIGHT ALVIN GROSS THOMAS HAGAN JACK HAYES VINCENT HOUSTON ANTHONY KOKES JAY MILLER EUGENE WALSH VICTOR MYERS CHARLES MCCOY JAMES MCGUIRE JOHN PETRICH ALBERT SARRAIL ROBERT SLATTERY EDWARD WHALEN JOHN WILLIAM PLEDGES ROBERT DELANEY JOHN EUSTERMAN JOHN KRETTEK FRANK DONAHUE ROBERT GALLIMORE WILLIAM BOWEN MERLE HARRISON CHARLES DONLEY RAY DUFFICY DAVID ELDRIDGE JAMES CORNISH ROBERT NEIKES CLEMENT WIRTH GLEN HEIDEPRIEM DONALD MANNING GEORGE MOFFITT JAMES AMBROSE The oldest fraternity on the campus, Eta chapter of Phi Rho Sigma, celebrated its fortieth birthday a year ago. Prior to the organization ' s founding, a local medical group, Gamma Sigma, func- tioned at Creighton. It dissolved, however, in 1899, its members going into the Eta chapter. 206 A-JPIUIP OCANSTEY fit- A- MATLOCK Wl_ROSS JMPETI ICM JA M 5e UlF?,E 1940 AJ 3F?.OSS l -JMA.K° S HLBREWERpDORP PJ- PA6AN CP MfCOV A -W.OKISS D ' CCUOI lOOe. O ' e-KKB-TTBI MA-HAI I ISON C ' K-OONUBV JA ' C-OI ISH I ' D-OONAi Founded at Northwestern University in 1890 Eta Chapter Granted in 1899 207 Delta Sigma Pi ... . International Commerce Fraternity OFFICERS George Mason, President Jack Shively, Vice President Warren Hughes, Secretary Paul Bausch, Treasurer actives PAUL KOVAR PHILIP MCCARTHY PAUL BOISSEREE LEWIE KALUSH JACK LOHRMAN THOMAS MCEVOY RICHARD BAUDO PATRICK CONNELLY ROBERT MOEHN DANIEL LYNCH LEROY WADE JOHN HEBENSTREIT ROBERT KEATING HAROLD TERNUS JOHN FENNER FRED GLASER DONALD MORAN EDWARD MORIN WILLIAM C HA VET WILLIAM SULLIVAN RICHARD TIBOR pledges RAY HERDZINA ROBERT KOTERBA ROBERT DETHLEFS ARTHUR ROSSIE JAMES MCQUILLAN Delta Sigma Pi has more than a half a hundred chapters located in all sections of the United States and Canada. It is an exclusive group, membership limited to high ranking students of commerce. Beta Theta chapter at Creighton was established in May, 1930, and has a large and well-known alumni. 208 I MMOEHN PASAUSCH JE.SHIVEUV G EMASON WJ HUGHES PJ M«-CAFtTHY Delta igmaSPi P- J K OV R. f?_ PBAUDO l-K l-USH D A 1_VNCH 1_ l_WADE HCTER,NUS PCONNEl_l_V J HFGNNER. l=H 5l_ASEf . J A HEBENSTI EIT D A MOR- ' XN P M aOISStR,EE ECMORIN I 1_ XIBQK? I O K E.ATIN« Founded at New York University in 1907 Beta Theta Chapter Granted in 1930 209 Delta Thetd Phi ... . National Legal Fraternity OFFICERS Thomas Stow, President Edward Donahoe, Vice President Raymond Burroughs, Tribune John McEveny, Clerk of the Rolls ACTIVES PHILIP NESTOR FRANCIS O ' BRIEN FRANCIS TUSA JOSEPH EYEN JOHN KERRIGAN GORDON HENRY EUGENE KESSLER CLEMENT PEDERSEN EMMET TINLEY NEAL SUTTON ROBERT WALKER WILLIAM CASART JOHN DIESING WILLIAM GARVEY ROBERT HENATSCH LAWRENCE KELLER ROBERT MULLIN STANLEY OLIVERIUS THOMAS RILEY, JR. OSCAR ROCK ROGER ANDREWS JOSEPH CUSHING BEN DE BOICE PLEDGES CHARLES HIGGINS WILLIAM KARLEY ROBERT SWANSON GEORGE KANOUFF MELVIN NOYES LOUIS SEMINARA JOHN WACHTER JAMES CROWLEY WILLIAM CULKIN PATRICK MORROW With senates now established in fifty-one universities in this country, Delta Theta Phi fraternity has advanced astoundingly since its founding at the Cleveland Law school of Baldwin Wallace College, 1909. Bryan Senate, Creighton ' s chapter, was inaugurated in 1913, and for thirty-two years has fostered scholarship, fellowship and practice of legal ethics among its actives and alumni. 210 FJTUS V J M EVEN PNESTOt V P SAI VEV E TINLEY CBPEOEKSEN G-L KE ' - ' - ' ' CtMSUTTOrv| ( CANDI ewe T J • 1 1 UEV Jl . ' E J K ESS L.E.( f . O- MU1_I_I M O-Ht OCK, ■JOUIV tl lUS WJ K f l-EV ( J SVWANSOM JO-WACMT K Wl_CUl_K.IM m Established at Cleveland Law School in 1919 Bryan Senate Established in 1913 211 UM-BRUCt NEI wl e C.OI_E U B WESTENDOl F W N Alpha Sigma Nu .... National Honorary Jesuit Society OFFICERS NoRViN Jones, President Gerard Wolke, Vice President Francis Walsh, Secretary Richard Egan, Treasurer ACTIVES warren SCHREMPP RAYMOND BURROUGHS JAMES MCGUIRE PLEDGES HENRY BRISTOWE LEO DULACKI DANIEL KELLY ROMAYNE ROBERTS HARRY STACKHOUSE LOUIS BRUCKNER JOSEPH COLE LOUIS WESTENDORF JOSEPH SOSHNIK CHARLES PFISTER A. M. O ' CONNOR WILLIAM GARVEY DANIEL LYNCH WILLIAM PORTZ THOMAS STOW HARRY FRIDLEY JOHN DIESING NICHOLAS BONFILIO JEAN SARRAIL WARREN RIX JOHN KLEIN Members of Alpha Sigma Nu are chosen by the deans of the various schools for their individual manifestations of loyalty and service to the university. The fifteen new members were inducted into the organization, April 14, day of the annual Alpha Sigma Nu banquet. The candidates each received a gold key upon their entrance into the order. Founded at Marquette University in 1915 21-2 . Creighton Chapter Granted in 1922 F-A- JOHNSON ' ICC CHANCBWI-OIC FA- WALSH ©ammalta 6amirm J- A TR,OI X (= TUSA Ao v I gts C Gdmma Eta Gdmrna .... National Legal Fraternity OFFICERS John McCarten, Chancellor John O ' Sullivan, Vice Chancellor Francis Walsh, Recorder ACTIVES FORREST JOHNSON ERNEST BERGMAN JOSEPH TROIA PLEDGES WILLIAM PETER LAWRENCE MCCORMICK ALBERT HANSEN SEBASTIAN CAMPAGNA LOUIS CANIGLIA MELVERN ROSS MERLE MCDERMOTT JOSEPH DAVIS VINCENT VIRGL The fortieth anniversary of the founding of Gamma Eta Gamma will be observed next year at the University of Maine where the organization originated in 1901. Creighton ' s Theta chapter was instituted in 1912 and during the intervening years has been a source of progressive activity on the Hilltop. Founded at the University of Maine in 1901 Theta Chapter Granted in 1912 213 ;tc.noor,f ae o xiuev A MO ' CONNOH H O R ' M Delta . ' igmailelti 1940 INCENT A M AHEI N PDBAI  ETr SHBUOUNT CJ R. VDY Delta Sigma Delta .... National Dental Fraternity W N STCPMENSOp OFFICERS A. M. O ' Connor, Grand Master Hugh Ryan, Worthy Master Arthur Dailey, Scribe Louis Williams, Jr., Treasurer ACTIVES JOHN HOBAN WILLIAM STEPHENSON CLARENCE GARNER JOSEPH VINCENT LEO FERGUSON ROY ARAUJO PLEDGES LOUIS WESTENDORF ALFRED AHERN WILLIAM BOICE CHRISTOPHER GRADY JOHN CROUP SAM BLOUNT PATRICK BARRETT Delta Sigma Delta was the first dental fraternity established in this country. It was begun at Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1882. The Omega chapter was introduced at Creighton in 1910, this year marking its thirtieth anniversary on the Hilltop. Founded at the University of Michigan in 1882 Omega Chapter Granted in 1910 214 N pi_EICHE.I? 9 )i Beta Bpstlon M.A.F BIXM IM e- P ?,ieSMAN 1_. MEVEI SON H- I OTHMAN Phi Beta Epsilon .... Local Social Fraternity OFFICERS Norman Bleicher, President Irving Mittleman, Vice President Lester Lazere, Secretary ACTIVES SAM WEINSTEIN ERNEST PRIESMAN MORRIS ARBITMAN HI RAFFMAN LESTER FRIEDMAN LEO MEYERSON Through friendship and scholarship Phi Beta Epsilon proposes to foster harmonious initiative among Jewish students at Creighton. High spot of the fraternity ' s activity is the annual conferring of the title Outstand- ing Jewish Citizen of Omaha upon some member of the civic group. Phi Beta Epsilon was organized in 1928. Founded at Creighton University in 1928 215 ENCOHN IWSMITH B B 30MBEKe f i lambdaf hi S EWAXENBER l_- l U U A KOP K ' GL-V OM t_ Pi Lambda Phi ... . International Social Fraternity OFFICERS WiLLARD Smith, President Joseph Soshnik, Vice President Gilbert Greenberg, Secretary ACTIVES BENNETT SOMBERG MELVIN SOMMER STANLEY TURKEL HARVEY BREIT HARRY PERELMAN ERNEST WOHL NORMAN LINCOLN EDWARD COHN LEONARD KULAKOFSKY SHELDON WAXENBERG Pi Lambda Phi was founded at Yale University forty-five years ago for the purpose of ehminating sectarianism and race prejudice. The Creighton chapter dates from 1929, since that time becoming one of the most active groups on the campus. Its membership is made up of students from all depart- ments of the university. Founded at Yale University in 1895 Chi Chapter Granted in 1929 21-6 ( D BIOL. IN 1940 e- A HATCH e.f FAI f?,EL.l_ F QUUUEIY Phi Epsi Ion Local Journalism Fraternity OFFICERS Ben Haller, President Richard Biglin, Vice President Robert Dippel, Secretary Henry Bristowe, Treasurer ACTIVES JOHN TOEDT ROBERT GULLEY KENNETH HOPPENS WILLIS LEE JOHN ENIS PLEDGES HERBERT CONLEY FRANCIS CLEARY ROBERT GAUTHIER JAMES HALL GEORGE FARRELL JAMES FARLEE PETER KNOLLA DONALD SHEARN WILLIAM DAVIS JOHN MOYLAN JOHN MCGILLICUDDY THOMAS HANLEY WILLIAM MONAGHAN EDWARD HATCH Fourth Estate is the meaning of the letters, Phi Epsilon, which serve as the banner of this journalism organization. The fraternity was founded in 1933 to serve as a field for the expansion of the newspaper art among its members. From its ranks have come many famous writers. Founded at Creighton University in 1933 217 V A PETI ICKA ' ' t)FA. ' ? % ' ' ' ' ■  ?,o« ' ' ° FM STONE 1940 |f 3. -- BUI?(? Ei-l_ EUHANNAWAV J J • l % ' Xi Psi Phi ... . National Dental Fraternity OFFICERS Arthur Ponterio, President Albert Nischke, Vice President Raymond Zaworski, Treasurer Generoso Lambiente, Secretary ACTIVES FRED M. STONE WILLIAM CARTON VICTOR PETRICKA WILLIAM BATES PLEDGES HENRY RILEY WILLIAM BURRELL JOHN ELLENBECKER JOHN RANDO EDWARD FLYNN EDWARD HANNAWAY The local chapter, Alpha Kappa, of Xi Psi Phi, national dental fraternity, opened on the campus in 1915. Since that time it has watched many of its alumni climb to outstanding positions in the world of dentistry. Xi Psi Phi was organized at the University of Michigan, 1889, and is one of the largest dental fraternities in the nation. 218 Founded at the University of Michigan in 1889. Alpha Kappa Chapter Granted in 1915 eERALDlNE STECH SUNNtE. HEllN viopcpRKSiosN-r Lambda Kappa Sigma .... National Pharmaceutical Sorority OFFICERS Geraldine Stech, President SuNNiE Hein, Vice President Barbara McVicker, Secretary ACTIVES AND ALUMNAE MARY WORKMAN RUTH KENT GERALDINE STECH SUNNIE HEIN NINA TEILMAN BARBARA McVICKER GERALDINE STOCKERT Lambda Kappa Sigma has the distinction of being the first sorority organized at Creighton. Coeds of the college of pharmacy established the Theta chapter two decades ago this June and, in the intervening years, it has been a source of constant activity on the Hilltop. More than the usual ties are kept between the alumnae and the student members, making the sorority a strong, yet youthful organization. Theta Chapter Organized in 1920 219 nter-Sorority Council OFFICERS Marjorie Rynaski, President Ethel Tombrink, Vice President Mary Costello, Secretary Jean Sullivan, Treasurer MEMBERS BETTY PHELAN BUNNY SCOTT DOROTHY DILLON SUNNIE HEIN GERALDINE STECH GERALDINE LAINSON RITA DOBEL BARBARA McVICKER All direction of activities between sororities is in the hands of the Inter-Soro rity Council and its moderator, the Rev. Joseph A. Herbers, S.J. The Council was formed five years ago and has since become a fixture at Creighton, being welded by its social sponsorships which include an annual dance and a Mother- Daughter tea. 220 MARy 00STE:l_1_0 E.THE1_ -TOM brink MARJQRIE RVNASKl JEAN SU1_1_IV XM SVoRls:-r .R. VICE. f RCC«lDdtM-r K esi CllSr.lT TRCASUR R 3ntei iroriIg(!knriI BE( NlECe SCOTT 1 40 GE LOINE UAINSON MI ' jM 1AR,V CE.-PHEI-AN OOr OTHV DIL-L-OIS MtVICK,E( f lT V DOBEU SUNNIE. MEirs 221 Kappa Zeta Kappa . . . . Local Social Sorority OFFICERS Dorothy Dillon, President Geraldine Stover, Vice President Rosemary Mulligan, Secretary Alice Gallagher, Treasurer Edna Buchholz, Historian Edith Schrader, Parliamentarian ACTIVES MARY COSTELLO geraldine lainson mary sedler HELEN MILISTEFR MARY ELISE PASS SYLVIA HULAC MARJORIE MALONEY CLAIRE HOLST RUTH MATCHA JEANETTE miller MASON MEMBERS ETHEL CONNOR JEAN RERUCHA MARY LOUISE STASH ELAINE BENEDICT ALICE MULLIGAN RITA SKAHILL MARGARET FARRELL ELIZABETH BARRETT CONNIE MAC ARTHUR JULIE ANNE HEFFERNAN HARRIET SCHEPPER Kappa Zeta Kappa is one of the most representative organizations on the campus, its members including girls from the various schools of the university. Among the social activities of the group are the annual dinners honoring Military Ball sponsors, Helen of Troy candidates, and Prom princesses. The Kappa Zeta Kappa spring formal was held this year at the Hotel Fontenelle. Formal dinner for pledges took place at the Paxton hotel. 222 EDNA BUCHHOl-Z EDITH SCHRA.DE.R ©ERALDINE STOVE.H DOl OTHV DILLON ALICE e M-tA6HER ROSEMARV MULuSw Jtappa 2th Jfappa HELEN MILISTEFR MARV SEDLEF SYLVIA HUL «£ MaRV COSTEUUJ ETHEL CONNOI J E ANNETTE MASON HARf lET SCHEPPER MARY ELISE RA.SS JUUEANt HEFFCRNAN ALICE MULLIOAN CONNIE MasA JHUH JEAN f Ef UCHA F ITA SKAHIUL MAI 6AI T FAI VfELL Founded at Creighton University in 1933 223 Chi Mu Kappa . . . . Local Social Sorority OFFICERS Berniece Scott, President Mary Jean Campbell, Vice President Marjorie Rynaski, Secretary Patricia McNamara, Treasurer ACTIVES BETTY PHELAN PATRICIA CUMMISKY MARY BETH KEENAN KATHERINE GARDIPEE MARY KAY BURKE EILEEN BOYLE ANNE SCHUETZ RITA DOBEL CLARE FRANZEN NORMA MILLER JEANNE STECH ETHEL MAY LEWIS PHYLLIS HILL JEAN ANN HILL VERONICA BOYCE GENEVIEVE ZAHNER ROSEMARY o ' nEILL OLIVE ODORISIO GENEVIEVE McNAMARA ELAINE DODSON ETHEL TOMBRINK GERTRUDE MARTIN ANNA PETER JANE CONNELL PHYLLIS LOWRY JEAN MARIE ROACH PLEDGES ALICIA STOFFEL TERESA HANNIGAN MARY JANE DONOVAN IMOGENE COOPER MARY JANE McCORKELL RITA MAE LARESE MARY HELEN NEARY ROSEMARY o ' bRIEN MARGUERITE MCNAMARA MARY KATHRYN MORAN PEGGY WALL FLORENCE BUSHMAN PATRICIA DUFFY VIOLA SHERIDAN Chi Mu Kappa can boast of being the largest sorority on the Hilltop as well as the first to organize with a charter membership of fifteen. The sorority was founded in 1928 and chose the letters, Chi Mu Kappa, because they suggest friendship, justice and graciousness. •224 BETTY PHEL-AN VieVEWNAMAI PHYLLIS H ILL OLIVE. ODOf lSIO ETHEL TOMBI INK. E.THEL MAV LEWIS MAI Y BETH I EENAN ANNESCHUETZ MAf(y K- BUI HE ( ITA OOBEL ANNA PETEI? JEAN MAt lESTECH nSfl lCIA CUMMISI V l THtl INE 6A pi ' E.LAINE DOOSON I OSCMAI Y O NEILL MAI JANE mCOI ELL NOI MAMILLEK vtl ONICA BOYCE GtNllVIEVE ZAHNEI VIOLA SHEI IDAN PC66Y WALL PAT( |CIA DUFFY ALICIA STOFFEL FLOPeMCat. BUSHMAN MARY HEUtN NEAR ' MAItY HEUtN NEAFC l« HY CirrMS (,INe MORAM RITA L.Ai;CSE MAHYJANK DONOVAN MAI 6UE; ITE M NAHWyk I EMAI V (JBI IEN 1 M jO£ JE r C OPCJ Founded at Creighton University in 1928 225 Pi Delta Chi ... . Local Professional Sorority OFFICERS Marjorie Rynaski, President Betty Blackburne, Vice President Helen Milistefr, Secretary Anne Schuetz, Treasurer ACTIVES JEAN SULLIVAN ETHEL TOMBRINK JEANNE LUND BETTY CHRISTIANSEN EDNA BUCHHOLZ PLEDGES EILEEN ELARTH CICELY KING BETTY WILEY JEAN MARIE ROACH LUCILLE SIMEK LILLIAN KARTY DOROTHY JORDAN CLAIRE CONLEY The Coed Press Club was reorganized in 1935 and given the title, Pi Delta Chi. In the last five years it has grown considerably ; now having the largest group of pledges since its origination. Reversia Romp, a modern spinster ' s spree, was an autumn feature of Pi Delta Chi ' s social season. Other classic entertainments consisted of the pledges ' dinner and a party, given by Mrs. Hugh Fogarty, sponsor. 226 BETTY BL-ACKBUR.NE MARJOPIE RYNASK,! ANNESCHUETZ HELEN Ml LISTE-FR V .rtPl llLSloeHI- P KSlOCLNT TIVK XSU GUR SIC =RCTA.Ky fi Jelta € )l 1940 JEANNE LUND EDNA BUCHHOLZ ETHEL TOMBRINK, BETTY CHI ISTIANISEN JEAN MAt lE R,OACH LUCILLE SIMEK LEEN ELAI TH CIC LY K;IN6 clause: CONLEY BETTY W I LEV . tUd ' ■ V I 1 Founded at Creighton University in 1935 227 Servientes . . . . Honorary Legal Fraternity OFFICERS Raymond Burroughs, President Thomas Stow, Vice President James Lane, Secretary ACTIVES LAWRENCE CLINTON JOHN DALY FORREST JOHNSON RICHARD NEILL JOHN DIESING WILLIAM GARVEY EMMET TINLEY ARTHUR LARSON CLEMENT PEDERSEN LEE SMITH PLEDGES LOUIS SEMINARA WILLARD SMITH LEO EISENSTATT HARRY RAGEN The Legion of Honor for Creighton law students, Servientes Ad Legem, was founded, March, 1938, to encourage scholarship as well as to offer entertainment and recreation. The organization conducts meetings twice each month at which time its mem- bers discuss live legal questions. 228 ,luM- Cl_ir-MTON R-HBURROU HS JD- DlESI NG FA JOHNSON I WSMITH CB PEDERpON ETINLEV i CUARSOIM W P GAJ VEV L_ASE.MINARA HJ J ASEN l_ ASMITH Phoioshy Founded at Creighton University in 1938 229 e-E- MASON WMCASART S-CMOf eAN i -.TrH 4f lui Ruunn i BLt c-i.ANof Tlit rxcurourn ©r tr of ilrtus A e-MIUUER. PT JOHNSTON S F FL.VNN ( C - V N D f E-WS Order of Artus .... Honorary Economics Fraternity OFFICERS William Casart, Master of the Round-table George Mason, Master of the Rolls Sam C. Morgan, Chancellor of the Exchequer ACTIVES PAUL JOHNSTON HARRY BURRELL WILLIAM CASART STANLEY FLYNN ROGER ANDREWS GEORGE MASON ACTIVE FACULTY MEMBERS DR. J. p. BEGLEY DR. L. A. CUSACK NORBERT G. BAUSCH DR. F. E. WALSH SAM C. MORGAN GRANT MILLER WALLACE KEENAN DR. C. S. MILLER The Order of Artus came into existence May 7, 1915, as a result of a merger of the Economics Society of the University of Wisconsin and the Undergraduate Society of Economics of Harvard University. Purpose of Artus is the promotion of economic justice. The Creighton chapter was founded in May, 1939. 230. CLUBS Press Club Z ENiTH of Press Club social events was the first annual dance which took place at the Fontenelle park pavilion, March 29. Scoop Day, annual sneak day of the school of journalism, sponsored by the club, was held May 8. Meeting monthly throughout the year, the Press club presented speakers prominent in the field of journalism, who outlined active work in all types of newspaper work. Dave Zwibelman was president; Jim Hall, vice-president; Jean Sullivan, secretary, and Ruth Hatch, treasurer. Chamber of Commerce 1 HE Chamber of Commerce Club, honorary organization of the college of commerce, promotes student interest in problems of the business world, and encourages and rewards scholarship. The Chamber arranges college of commerce homecoming activities and sponsors the annual Bum ' s Day of the college. This year ' s officers were: William Portz, president; William Heaston, vice-presi- dent; Dorothy Dillon, secretary, and Sam Morgan, treasurer. Dr. John P. Begley is facultv advisor. 2i2 Chemistry Club IVIeeting once a month, the Chemistry Club discussed current topics in the field of chemistry and attempted to stimulate interest in that department. The organi- zation places the names of two Freshmen who stand highest in their classes for the year on an honor scroll. Officers of the club were: Douglas Gray, president; Emil Velehradsky, vice-presi- dent; Betty Higgins, secretary, and David Redle, treasurer. University College Coed Club JL he newly formed University College Coed Club was rather inactive in this, its second year of organization. Class presidents at the head of the group were: Sylvia Burt, Senior; Anne Peter, Junior; Patricia Cummisky, Sophomore, and Mary K. Moran, Freshman. iffii}i« i Mi MI MJ T ' rhm IBt l 255 Caducean Society IMeeting once a month throughout the year, the Caducean Society had for its purpose the advancement of medical history, with emphasis placed on the appreci- ation of the cultural pursuits. Dr. Joseph V. McMartin was the sponsor of the organi- zation. The Creighton chapter was started by Dr. Charles Wilhelmj in 1931, and when it was affiliated last year with the American Association of the History of Medicine, it became the onlv one of its kind in the middle west. Obstetrical and Gynecological Society Intending primarily to school students in the manner of presenting papers before a medical society, this organization awards the Dr. Frank Murphy Prize each year to the student who presents the best paper on a subject of medical interest. The Society met monthly, showing movies on medicine and presenting guest speak- ers. Dr. Murphy was the advisor of the group. Officers were: William Murphy, presi- dent; James McGuire, vice-president; Thomas Foley, secretary, and Regis Weland, treasurer. 234 1 %4. iJr - 1 - Senior Inlay Study Club 1 HK Senior Inlay Study Club, organization of senior dental students, met bi-monthly throughout the year, discussing research problems in gold inlays. At each meeting round table discussions were held on problems dealing with the dentistry pro- fession. Prominent dentists also spoke to the members. John A. Klein was president and Hugh Ryan, secretary -treasurer. Dr. Frank Car- man was faculty sponsor. Commerce Coed Club 1 HE Commerce Coed Club is op)en to girls enrolled as full-time students in the college of commerce. Promoting a spirit of friendliness and cooperation, the club held numerous picnics, luncheons and parties throughout the year. Officers were: Geraldine Stover, president; Rosemary Mulligan, vice-president, and Patricia McXamara, secretary. Ruth Matcha and Marjorie Maloney were class repre- sentatives. Miss Lucille Kendall is faculty sponsor. 235 Ushers Club u. NDKR the direction of the Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J.. the Ushers Club, composed of several varsity athletes, carried on its work at the weekly student masses and at the men ' s annual retreat. Besides its ushering duties, the club passed out prayer hymn cards and kept attendance records at these functions. Tony Cemore was presi- dent of the organization. Polish Club 1 o UNITE Polish students of Creighton and to aid in perpetuating the con- tributions of Polish origin, the Polish Club met monthly, fostering the social, spiritual, and cultural development of its members. The annual banquet was held at the Omaha Elks club. This year, a spiritual bouquet was offered to the Father General of the Jesuit order, The Very Reverend Wlodimir Ledochowski, on his fiftieth anniversary as a priest. Officers of the club were: Marie Klammer, president; Leo Dulacki, vice-president; John Malinowski, secretary, and Marjorie Rynaski, treasurer. Dr. A. A. Klammer sponsored the club, assisted by Gustav Cwalina. 236 Pharmaceutical Association 1 HE Pharmaceutical Association, open to all students in the college of phar- macy, promotes scholastic and social interests in that department. Meeting monthly throughout the year, the members discussed problems dealing with the pharmacy pro- fession. President was Edward Nielsen; vice-president. Richard Keller; secretary, Geraldine Stech, and treasurer, Thomas Keleher. Gamma Pi Sigma J. HE Creighton chapter of Gamma Pi Sigma, national honorary chemical so- ciety, meets to discuss scientific advances in bio-chemistry. It was organized in 1936. This year ' s officers were: Regis Weland, president; Richard Egan, vice-president; Herbert Puller, secretary-treasurer, and Aileen Mathiasen, historian. Dr. V ' ictor E. Levine and Dr. Nicholas Dietz were moderators. 237 A Word of Thanh XhE yearbook editor and his staff would find pro- duction of the college annual an impossibility without the technical advice of a few qualified men and the sincere cooperation of the university officials and students whose interests are being served by the book. Fully realizing this, the staff of The 1940 Blue jay extends a word of thanks and appreciation to those men and women who aided the staff in every way possible. Chief credit must go to Mr. Joseph P. Murphy, faculty advisor, without whose knowledge, experience and cooperation, assembling of the annual would be far more difficult. Thanks to the following university officials and students who aided the staff: Hugh A. Fogarty, publicity director; Hugh M. Higgins, alumni secretary; Miss Mary E. Snyder, publicity secretary; Dr. S. A. Mahuran, director of the school of journalism; J. V. Belford and Edgar S. Rickey of the athletic de- partment; the faculty of the military department; the deans and secretaries of the respective schools; Henry Fox Bristowe, managing editor of The Creigh- tonian; Ben Haller, sports editor; Robert Gulley, city editor; Harold Gordon student advertising manager; Dave Zwibelman; Patrick Mclntyre; Harold Zelinsky, editor of The 1939 Bluejay; Gerard Wolke, president of the Student Union Board of Governors; Willard Smith, president of the Inter-Fraternity Council; Sam Weinstein, Pep Marshal; John Mullen, Hugh Fitzpatrick, John Enis, R. A. 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