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VOLUME XVI
VALPARAISO, INDIANA, MARCH I, 1928
WHEATON COLLEGE TO SEND
DEBATERS HERE NEXT TUESDAY
NOTICE !
Opponents Have Had Highly
Successful Season
ONLY TWO MEN
/—. Despite the defeat at the hands of
^Waynesburg College some time ago,
the affirmative debate team of Valparaiso University is now ready to meet
the Wheaton College team on the
evening of Tuesday, March 0. The
Wheaton team is made up of two
men who are strong debaters, having
defeated Waynesburg College and the
Uinversity of Sidney, Australia. The
Valparaiso men who will meet this
team are Sidney DeLove and Frederick Seidel. The Wheaton team so
far on their trip have won one debate
and tied another in an audience decision. This promises to be one of
the biggest contests of the season.
The schedule for future debates
is not final at present for new contracts are continually being arranged.
A trip is planned which will include
the following contests, if the necessary contracts can be made:
Illinois Wesleyan University, March
16.
University of Illinois, March 17.
£    St. Louis University, March 10.
University of Missouri, March 20.
Greenville, Illinois, March  21.
De Paw University, Greencastle,
Indiana, March 22.
Purdue University, March 23.
The  debates  for which  contracts
have already been made are:
Wheaton College, March 6.
Valparaiso affirmative, here.
Shurtleff    College,    Alton,    Illinois,
Illinois, March 29.
Valparaiso negative, at Alton.
St. Viator College, Bourbonnais, 111.,
April 18.
,          Valparaiso affirmative, here.
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Engineers Hold Meeting
Another meeting of the Association of Engineers was held laBt Monday evening at 9:00 o'clock. Dr.
Fuller gave a Bhort, but interesting
-talk on TungBten and gas electric light
"bulbB, in connection with the work of
Longmere of the General Elertic Co.,
of New York.
After the talk of Dr. Roller, Glen
Krause, president, appointed a committee of two, consisting of Henline
and Salas, to take charge of the
Record picture. Refreshments were
served after the meeting waB adjourned.
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Dr. Pinto Entertains
Social Science Group
The Social Science Club met at
the home of Dr. Pinto Thursday, February 23. Due to the fact that the
meeting had not been widely advertised, the number present was relatively small.
Dr.  Fuller delivered an  interesting talk on "Chinese Life."    In a
*w graphic manner he sketched the political, social, and domestic life of the
Chinese people, capitalising now and
then on some peculiar custom which
to the western mind borders on the
'    ludicrous.    After the talk,  refreshments were served by Mrs. Pinto, and
the discussion of the evening was in
formally continued.
Students Will Give Reports In Biology Meeting
This evening's program of the Biology Club will be again in charge of
students. A very interesting meeting was held two weeks ago, and the
club is looking forward to the program which is to be presented tonight with equal interest. Mr. K.
Grbac will review a paper entitled,
"The Use of Sponges In Medicine."
The other number on the program
will consist of a summary of a recent book on Taxidermy written by
John Rowley, curator of the California Museum of Natural History. Many
of the interesting processes revealed
in this book will be given by Mr.
Robert Scofleld.
All are invited to come to the meeting. It will be held in Room 6, Biology building, at 7:15 o'clock tonight.
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Glee Club To Present
"Fans and Lanterns" Soon
Another musical treat is being prepared for students and residents of
Valparaiso by the members of the
Valparaiso University Women's Glee
Club. An evening's entertainment,
consisting of an hour's concert program and a three-act operetta, is to
be staged at the Memorial Opera
Mouse toward the latter part of the
month.
Mrs. Hobbs is very enthusiastic
with the entertainment proposition,
as are the girls also. After broadcasting from statiqn W J J D, Chicago, and after appearing in neighboring cities, much can be expected from
these students.
"Fans and Lanterns'' is a Japanese
operetta, with scenery as picturesque
as the music is expressive. Following
is a list of the characters with the
names of those who will take the
parts.
Brightest Electric Light: Irene
Reindel.
King Lantern: Esther Weinlaeder.
Queen Fan:  Lilian Gruenbaum.
Lady of the Screen: Josephine
Stout.
Knight of the Parasol: Elvira
Krause.
Finst Electric Fan: Thelma Fried-
ricks.
Sweetest Maid in all Japan: Mildred Fessel.
ChorUB of Fans: Mildred Theim,
Helen Kroencke, and Dorothy Reid-
enbach.
Chorus of Lanterns: Louise Harms,
Selma Kroencke, and Nora Werling.
Chorus of Screens: Ruth Rahe, Lois
Gant, Irene Bolte, and Mickey Gru-
bert.
Chorus of Electric Fans: Lorena
Obermeyer, Amy McCarty, and Avis
Worstell.
Chorus of Parasols: Helen Krueger,
Verona Agather, and Helen Kroencke.
Chorus of Electric Lights: Ellen
Querl, Louise Koening, and Marie
Fricke.
Maidens: Mildred Schulte, Mildred
Fessel, Martha Parker, Pearl Irk, and
Stella Warburton.
After presenting the above program in Valparaiso, the Glee Club
will travel to various cities to represent the University.
Placards which w<re issued by the
Record have been placed in the various business houses in this city. Let
us remember that it is the advertising which, in a large measure, makes
possible the publication of the annual
The merchants of the city are lending us their whole-hearted support;
let us reciprocate by giving them our
business.
NOTICE !
The French Club will meet this
Thursday evening in Harmony Hall,
at 7:30. A program based on Pictures
of the World War has been arranged
for the evening. French students are
requested to attend this meeting.
MISS HOUGH.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Engineering Society will hold
a special meeting Monday, March 5.
Efforts have been made to secure a
film entitled, "The Single Ridge."
This film depicts the method of manufacturing the various types and grades
of wire. Anyone interested is invited
to attend.
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NOTICE !
The down town high school has been
the source of three of our present
regulars. This year the locals again
have a wonderful basketball team.
Let's do all that is within our power
to induce these young men to attend
this university.
If any student knows of an athlete
who is not attending any other university, or who will graduate from
high school this spring, please turn
his name and address in to THE
TORCH OFFICE.
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Profs. Favor Upward
Trend In Styles
William Schultze spent three days
last week-end with a friend in Chicago.
The second professor has announced
that he favors the upward trend in
styles. Dr. Fuller in Wednesday's
convocation talk on "Rediscovery of
America" cooberated Mr. Uhl's statement in the previous assembly as to
what he favored in styles.
Dr. Fuller's speech centered about
his reactions towards various customs
and ideas that had come into prominence since he left this country fifteen
years ago.
The eating of that standardised article—an O. Henry bar—an exciting
ride in an automobile going at the
lightning speed of forty miles per
hour, and seeing bo many Ailing stations, all made a vivid impression on
Dr. Fuller's mind, and he pictured
these reactions in such a way that
the students enjoyed every minute of
his talk. The greeting "Hi Prof." instead of the Chinese salutation, "How
are your grandchildren thismorning"
rather shocked Dr. Fuller at first, but
since then he has found that "Hi
Prof" is not a sign of disrespect, but
rather one of friendliness. In closing Dr. Fuller announced that although many things had changed in
fifteen years he "was proud of being
a citizen of the United States of
North America."
Mr. Alton Medsger accompanied by
Miss Seidel on the piano Bang a solo
as the opening number of the convocation exercises.             r
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Prof. Walter Miller tells us that
he calls his 7:30 German class the
Pullman because it has three sleepers and an observation "section.
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iTEER
NUMBER 5
VALPO BASKETEERS TO PLAY
BENEFIT GAME MONDAY NIGHT
Distinction Between
Instructors And
Professors Announced
In order to eliminate inconsistency
in prefixing titles to the various members of the University faculty, the
Torch announces a new change In
policy which it will follow after this
issue in referring to the faculty. Professors, associate professors, and assistant professors will be referred to
as "Professor"; while the instructors
and the assistants will be referred to
as "Mr.", "Mrs.", or "Miss."
An official list of the faculty has
been secured from the office of the
president, together with the degree
and academic standing of each faculty
member. The context of the list is
as follows:
Professors—Harry E. Bilger, M. S.
(Engineering); Milo J. Bowman, A.
M., LL. D. (Law); Edmund W. Chaffee, Mus. D. (Music); Harry V. Fuller, Ph. D.  (Chemistry); and Louis
F. Heimlich, Ph. D. (Botany).
Associate Professor—Llod M. Cros-
grave, M. A. (Economics).
Assistant Professors — Virgil E.
Berry, LL. B. (Law); Rober C. Kis-
sling, Ph. D. (Language); Frederick
W. Kroencke, Ph. D. (Education);
John W. Moreland, J. D. (Law); Rene
W. Pinto, ph. D. (Political Science);
Pleasant Roller, Ph. D. (Physics);
Waldemar Trjitzinski, Ph. D. (Mathematics); Mae L. Wells, A. M. (Economics); Ross Winship, M. E. (Mechanical Engineering).
Instructors—Harold M. Barnett, M.
S. (Chemistry); Walter E. Bauer, M.
A. (History); Herman Blickensderfer,
B. S. (Engineering); Cyrus L. Cox, B.
S. (Pharmacy); Mrs. M. B. Dickson,
M. A. (English); Alfred Foster, M. S.
(Mathematics); Arthur Haroldson, Ph.
G. (Chemistry); Mrs. L. H. Hobbs,
instructor in voice; H. N. Hooven, instructor in fine arts; Marjorie Hough,
M. A. (French); Mervin G. Humphrey,
B. S. (Economics); Fred H. O. Kaufman, M. S. (Botany); H. H. Kumnick, LL. B. (Law); Carl Lauritsen,
B. S. (Electrical Engineering); Alfred
H. Meyer, A. M.  (Geology); Frank
B. Miller, M. Ed. (Psychology); Walther M. Miller, M. A. (German); Herbert F. W. Moeller, A. M. (English);
C. S. Moll, B. P. E. (Athletics); Mrs.
P. E. Roller, A. B. (English); Edna
M. Seebach, B. S. (Home Economics);
Margaret L. Seidel, Grad. Mus. (Violin); Moses U. Uban, A. B. (Machine
Shop); Arthur H. Uhl, M. A. (Pharmacognosy); Blanch E. Welch, B. C.
S. (Economics); Irvin A. Wills, B. S.
(Zoology); and Myers E. Zimmerman,
A. B. (Shorthand, Typewriting, and
Penmanship).
Assistants and Associates — E. W.
Agar, J. D. (Associate in Economics);
William H. Dorney, B. S. (Physics);
and Anna M. E. Rechenberg, A. B.
(Botany).
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"Lindy" Mail Received
Miss Katherine Corboy recently re
reived two "air mail" letters which
were sent from Springfield, Illinois,
and carried from there to Chicago
by Col. Charles Lindbergh. Special
"Lindbergh - Air Mail" stamps and
envelopes were issued by the government for this occasion.
Veterans ol Foreign Wars lo
Clash Willi Varsily Men
FOR RED CROSS
Coach Scott's Brown and Gold bas-
keteers will meet the Veterans of the
Foreign Wars next Monday evening
March 6th in the new Boucher gymnasium. The game is being played
for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Much interest is being shown in this
game among the fans downtown as
well as among the students on the
Hill. The Vets have an exceptionally
strong team, having defeated some of
the best Independent teams in this
section of the state. The aggregation is made up of ex-high school
stars, such as "Dan" Wood and Fred
White. They are coached by Schenck,
former Valparaiso High School coach.
Both teams have officially closed
their seasons, so it is necessary that
this clash be in the form of a postseason game.
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"Capital Punishment"
Discussed By Lutherans
Dean Kumnick led the discussion at
the Lutheran Students League meeting on Tuesday night, February 28.
"Capital Punishment" was the subject
of discussion. Everyone participated
and gave his views on the subject.
The majority of those present reached
the conclusion that capital punishment is the best deturrent for crime,
while life-long imprisonment is the
best form for punishment. The needs
for a deturrent against crime was
shown when one notes that Philadelphia had more homicides in one year
than the Dominion of Canada, and
that for one murder committed in
England there are twenty-five murders in the United States.
English Club To Meet
At Dr. Pinto's Home
The English Club will hold its regular semi-social meeting Sunday afternoon at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
R. W. Pinto, according to an announcement made by Margarette Ball
Dickson, club sponsor.
Dr. Viola M. Kimmel, a graduate
of Valparaiso University and founder of the School of Creative Education in Akron, Ohio, has been secured
as a speaker for this occasion. Dr.
Kimmel at this time will be a guest
of Miss Rechenberg, an assistant in
botany, and has consented to give
one of her famous lectures at this
occasion.
Dean Kumnick Entertains
Number Valpo Students
Of the 550 recognised American
universities and colleges, only 165 are
non-sectarian or undenominational.
Approximately twenty students
were the guests of the Rev. and Mrs.
Henry Kumnick at a card party last
Saturday evening. The entertainment of the evening consisted of playing "Spark-plug" in which Mildred
Fessel was the winner of the grand
prise for the ladies and Fred Seidel
for the men. Verona Agather was
awarded the consolation prise. After the winners were announced, a
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