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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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VOL. XXI, No. 16
SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 19, 1940.
FRIDAY
Senior Class Plans
For a Year Book to
Appear in Spring
Funds Will Be Raised by Raffle; Cooperation of All
Needed to Insure Success
Last Friday at the senior class meeting called by President Ed McGuirk
plans were announced for a Senior Book to be released in May. Recalling
the success of The Don, the 1939 annual which was edited and staffed for
the most part by members of the class of '40, this year's smaller book will
undoubtedly take its place beside its celebrated predecessor.
Finances
In the matter of finance there will
be a two-dollar charge to each senior
plus a 50 per cent split with Father
McGrorey on  a  raffle  to  begin  on
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Plans Book
Monday, January 22. If the raffle is
a big success then the cost of the
book will drop proportionately.
The book will be sold by a committee of twelve seniors to other
class of '40 men. There will be no
options. The §2.00 purchase price
will be the only collection made.
A. S. U. S. F. Treasurer Tony Tarantino has consented to handle
this collection detail in the Student
Body office.
Needs Co-operation of All
Universal co-operation of the entire Senior Class is essential to the
book's success. Funds collected from
the sale of the Book and returns from
the raffle must be deposited in the
Jesuit Treasury before production
will go ahedd. It is called to the attention of all Seniors that all moneys
must be in the Treasury by March 1,
1940. This is the final deadline. Unless the money is in there will be no
Senior Book.
Many Features
The book itself will be forty pages
in length. Thirty-four of these will be
devoted to Senior pictures. There
will be four pictures to a page. The
pictures will be twice the size of
those that appeared in The Don,
candid pictures of Seniors on each of
these thirty-four pages, together
with portraits.
The history of the class will take
two pages, with the remaining four
pages devoted to advertisements.
The advertising set-up will take
the form of $5.00 complimentary ads
to  the  Senior  Class.   There  is  ex-
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College Sodality
Plans El Retiro
Retreats, Raffle
Plans of the Sodality for the new
year give promise of the best semester in the history of the Sodality.
Plans for El Retiro
One of the main functions of the
semester will be the plan of sending retreatants to El Retiro.  This
is   by   far   the   greatest   spiritual
effort of the Sodality.
This work is an excellent method
of installing Catholic Action into the
members, who in turn can spread it
into the general student body.
The Society is sponsoring a raffle
to be started soon in order to raise
funds for the beautification of the
Chapel.
To Assist Seniors
A second purpose is to help the
senior class in putting out their
hard-fought-for Senior Book. If
you want these worthwhile things,
get behind the Sodality raffle which
will start in the near future. See
Joe Martinelii for further details.
There will also be a combination
picnic with the Sanctuary Society
later in the semester.
Of course, there will also be the
annual banquet to be held sometime
in April.
Plans for Lent
The Sodality's plans for Lent are
progressing rapidly under the direction of Father McGregory, S. J., and
include Mass every morning in the
Chapel, as well as stations and other
special observances of Lent.
Join whole-heartedly into the
spirit of Lent and experience that
spiritual joy that comes at Easter-
time.
Board Warns
Fines Will Be Imposed
By Board
Once again the Board of Student
Control announces its regulation for
the benefit of new students and the
old ones who have forgotten them.
These regulations are to be kept, and
any infractions of the rules will be
punishable by fine.
Students are warned that if their
names are listed on the bulletin board
to appear before this body, they must
be present at the appointed time and
place. Nonappearance will result in
the levying of fines whether the absent person is guilty or not of the
charge placed against him by the
Board.
The semester fines must be paid
within a reasonable time; otherwise
difficulty is apt to arise between the
Board and the person involved.
The Board of Student Control
rules:
1. No smoking in the halls.
2. No changing of clothes in the
halls.
3. No posters are to be placed
around the halls. The bulletin
boards are for that purpose.
Dons Air Views
With Stanford
In Big Debate
American Culture Serves
As the Topic of
Discussion
DEBATE A SUCCESS
Last Saturday afternoon the Phil-
historian Debating Society took to
the air lanes in their first radio debate of this semester. The opponent
was Stanford University and the
question was "Is There an American
Culture?"
First on the air was Oliver Wy-
man of Stanford, who gave an
analysis of the question. He said
that the word "culture" is a broad
term and when one speaks of culture one must be sure that he uses
the word in such a way that others
will arrive at the same interpretation as is meant by the author.
Defines Culture
Wyman defined culture in three
ways. First, there is the scientific
definition which pertains to the culture of animals; second, there is the
sociological culture which deals with
the comparative standings of different races of people and their advancement in fields of knowledge. Finally,
the third definition of culture, which
was the subject of the issue, is the
culture which denotes a degree of
appreciation or refinement; the reaction to one's environment, one's
standard of living.
O'Brien Talks
Then Jack O'Brien of USF, endeavoring to show that America has
culture, explained how America is
still a comparatively young nation
and that when it was first settled
Europe was already steeped in culture centuries old. But because these
people came to this land to escape the
persecutions and petty hates of their
native lands, to build new homes and
a new nation, because they came
from many different nations, each
with its own culture, there resulted
in America an "amalgamation" of
many cultures which blended together to form a distinctive culture
all its own.
Because man must provide for
himself   and   his   dependents,   he
naturally strives to build up material wealth first, and that is what
America has done until it may be
said without fear of contradiction
that "America possesses the highest level of material culture to be
found anywhere in the world."
"Art and literature in America is
only in its early stage of growth,"
admitted O'Brien, "but it is essential
to note that such growth does exist,
and does give promise of a laudable
future.
"All shades and tenors of religious
belief and philosophical thought are
to be found within the borders of the
United States" . . . and because of
this existence America has been able
to show the world "that men do not
instinctively hate one another, but
that different nationalities, different
religions, different philosophies can
live along side one another in complete peace and harmony."
Culture Is Young
"American culture is young, it is
awkward, but is a culture of all the
people. The culture of America is
not limited to a favored few. Just as
participation in government is the
duty of all Americans, so also is
participation in culture the opportunity for all Americans."
Richard Fenton, president of the
Philhistorians, took up the negative side of the issue of American
culture, and said that we are more
concerned with the nature of man's
reactions to his environment rather
than the material and physical
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YE OLDE ROUNDE TABLE
Philhistorians Discuss Danger of Propaganda
Once again the Philhistorians have
scooped nearby debating groups, this
time with the inauguration of a
Round Table as of old.
The initial meeting of this Round
Table will occur Tuesday evening in
the Father Semeria Room. With
President Dick Fenton acting as
King Richard, the knights of de-
batedom will discuss the question of
propaganda.
Sir Ed. Boessenecker and Sir
Charles Henry will lead the discussion, as they will take part in a forum
at Stanford University Saturday on
the same topic.
"I chose this topic for my subject because I feel that all of them
have  some  ideas  on  the  benefits
and dangers of propaganda. Because of its importance in the present world scheme of things, I
deemed it a fit subject for our first
Round Table," declared King
Richard in a communique issued
to the Foghorn.
Royal Adviser
Playing an important role in its
inauguration was the Royal Adviser
to His Highness, Thomas Sullivan,
S. J. In a statement to the press, he
declared that efforts will be made to
bring the Round Table into the
homes of the commoners through
that new invention, the radio.
The Round Table has been acclaimed on all sides as a great democratic act by King Richard.
Loyola Applies for
Wasmann Chapter
Dr. Edward L. Kessel, Moderator
of the Wasmann Biological Society,
has just made public the application
of Loyola University of Los Angeles
for permission to establish a second
chapter of the Wasmann Biological
Society.
During the Christmas holidays the
Executive Council met with Professors Harold A. Harper and Carl G.
Kadner of Loyola to work out a plan
for the new chapter. Roland Reed,
S. J., co-founder of the Wasmann
Biological Society, came from Alma
College to attend the meeting.
A general constitution for the
Wasmann Biological Society providing for the central organization
and its chapters is now being
drawn up by a committee consisting of Mr. Reed, Dr. Kessel, and
B.    P.    O'Rourke,    S.    J.
Mr,
O'Rourke is an honorary member
of the  Society and was formerly
Professor of Biology at Gonzaga
University.
Inasmuch as Father Wasmann, in
whose honor the Society was named,
was a Jesuit, provision is to be made
for the establishment of chapters at
Jesuit colleges and universities. It is
with pride that USF can point to the
founding of this biological organization here in 1936.
The editorial offices of The Wasmann Collector, the official publication of the Wasmann Biological Society, will remain permanently at
USF. News of the activities of the
Loyola Chapter and of any others
that may come later will be published in the proceedings section.
This signifies a greater Collector, as
well as a greater Wasmann Biological Society, and again reflects credit
on USF, which pioneered in the
founding of this widely recognized
scientific journal.
Three Speakers
Address Dons
On Tolerance
Reception for ^
Girls' College
Affair to Be Held on USF
Campus, Jan. 26
On January 26 the Mountainettes
from the College for Women will
journey down here to be entertained.
We are the ones to have the privilege
of entertaining them.
The dance will start at 8:00 and
will last until 11:30. During the intermissions in the dance there will be
refreshments served in the Student
Lounge. *
A ne;w group on the campus will
make its appearance for the musical
entertainment which will be the new
Don Band.
See the members of the comnitte*
Tarantino, Spearman and Agosti, for
any further details as to signing up.
The number of fellows will be limited, as there will be only 100 g:rls
down from the hill.
Be sure to sign early because it
would be very sad if you were left
out, as some were in the Dominican
reception.
Kap Listens to
Stand. Oil Talk
Members to Banquet on
January 23
Standard Oil Company's educational lecture on petroleum was
presented to the members of Kappa
Alpha Phi yesterday. A representative of the Oil Company presented
the lecture and illustrated it with
moving pictures from the Company
files.
Presiding at the meeting was Al
Lawson, new president of K. A. P.,
succeeding Walt Eager, who has
left school for a short time to enter
the business world.
Banquet Set
The semester banquet of the society will be held on next Tuesday
evening, January 23, at Veneto's. All
members, past and present, are
urged to be present and enjoy another of those distinctive banquets.
Al Lawson has announced that
presidents of past years will be there
to enlighten the modern K. A. P.'s
with news of the outside world.
Crew Is Given OK;
City Passes on Lake
The USF crew, still struggling
through the theoretical stages^ received heartening information wr'yi
it was learned that the Public Unties Commission of San Francisco
has O. K.'d the proposal that the Don
crew be allowed to row on Lajje
Merced. Thomas P. Cusick, who
leased the lake from the city, Had
previously objected because of financial reasons.
Coach Bill Lenhardt is  unable to
state at the present if and when practice will actually begin.
There are a number of difficulties
relevant to the situation which are
not settled as yet, consequently Mr.
Lenhardt refrains from stating anything definite now. It is hoped that
an important crew meeting, to be
held soon, will attach some of the
loose ends. If a USF shell cffi be
entered into competition, it will be
the only representative collegiate
crew on the peninsula.
Current Discussions
Scheduled by I.R.C.
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Several speakers were suggested at
the meeting of the International Re-.
lations Club Monday, January 15, fl
address the members on various current affairs.
Topics listed for discussion werjj
the I. R. situation in England, Italy's"
Mediterranean policy, the coming
Mexican presidential election, ancg
the question of Finnish aid by the
United States in the form of loans'
and military supplies.
'Officers' Club'
The constitution of the University
of San Francisco Officers' Club has
been approved by the Executive
Committee and the Faculty Committee and has received full sanction
of the University authorities. The
way is now clear for further organization of the military club, which
"Should hold a prominent position on
every campus. Officers will be elected
in the near future and plans for the
annual Military Ball will be initiated,
.which is the major social function of
■the Officers' Club.
Address Don Students
Rabbi Charles E. Schulman, right, and Rev. Rolland W. Schloerb, left, of the Baptist
Church, were two of the principal speakers that addressed Don students Wednesday
morning. The third speaker was Reverend Vincent Donnovan of the Paulist Farriers.
The trio  spoke  under  the  auspices  of the   National  Conference  of  Christians and  Jews.
National Conference of
Christians and Jews
Sponsors Talk
EQUALITY STRESSED
A Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi,
and a Protestant minister appeared
before the USF Student Body in the
Auditorium Wednesday to appeal to
our American ideals of tolerance and
equality, in the hope of developing
greater unity of religion and race to
meet and defeat the problems that
confront all Americans.
Sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the
religious lecturers have been touring the nation, spreading good will
and advancing Americanism.
Shea Chairman
The speakers were introduced by
Murray Shea, prominent intellectual
leader of the University, who has distinguished himself on the debating
platform. Speaking for the University, Shea told the guests of the tolerant, just spirit which is ours.
First to address the assembled
Dons was Father Vincent C. Donnovan of New York, who, in a lucid
style, expressed the Doctrine of the
Mystical Body to fight the gospel of
hate that is being preached abroad.
Moral Development
Father Donnovan, who is the
founder and national director of the
Catholic Thought Association, appealed to the university men for an
"intellectual charity" towards their
brothers. He stressed the necessity
for moral and intellectual development in America. This was also
pointed out by Debater Dick Fenton
in his radio talk on American Culture
Saturday.
"Our white light of reason must
not be colored by our sympathies
or antipathies; but it must shine
brightly," said Father Donnovan.
"The more we have of the
Golden Rule, the less there'll be of
the Iron Rule," he added, and he
concluded with the prayer of the
little girl, "Oh God, make the bad
people good, and the good people—
nice."
Father Donnovan was roundly applauded, as were all of the lecturers,
regardless of race or creed, in this
impressive cavalcade of Americanism.
Rabbi Charles E. Schulman of the
Temple Israel in Glencoe, Illinois,
decried the lack of real "character" in
the peoples of today's world.
"What's wrong with the world?"
asked Rabbi Schulman in a powerful
speech colored with clever anecdotes.
"I feel that something has broken—
and that something is character."
Index of Life
The rabbi termed character the index of the life of a nation, and religion the instrument of that index.
In illustration, he traced the collapse
of the Egyptian, Grecian and Roman
civilizations,  and  ascribed  them  to
the loss of character in their peoples.
As an example of the gospel of
hate which we must combat, Rabbi
Schulman cited the old Ku Klux
Klan,   which   was   100   per   cent
American—it hated Catholics, Negroes and Jews; and the wise old
Negro   who   was   200   per   cent
American—he hated everybody.
Last to speak was the Protestant
minister, Rev. Dr. Rolland Schloerb,
pastor of the Hyde Park Baptist
Church in Chicago, who based his
address on the great American principle, "liberty and justice for all."
Doctor Schloerb, in a witty but
forceful manner, told the gathered
Dons that they must not merely try
to "get by"; that they must not seek
only their own interests. For we are
not to make America safe for our
own race, our own church, but we
are to make America safe for all.
The Baptist leader from Chicago
told of the Catholic priest who ministered to a dying Protestant soldier
on the battlefield, saying, "No, you're
not of my church, but you are of my
God."
The speakers were cheerfully received and warmly applauded by the
USF students, in an expression of
their broad-minded attitude. It is
believed the words of these lecturers
sank deep into the hearts of the
Donmen.
Gleemen to
Earn Merits
For Singing
At the second meeting of the University of San Francisco Gleemen
last Monday noon, a new policy, one
that had been hoped for for some
time, was announced by Mr. Corcoran, S. J., Glee  Club Moderator.
The Glee Club has received official
recognition  and  has  been   given  a
standing of one unit per year's work
for each of its members.  Attendance
records will be kept from which the
marks of the men will be taken.
Membership in the Glee Club is
still open and will remain so for a
few more weeks when under Professor Leo Hovorka, the Gleemen
will have completed plans for the
annual show.
American Music
The proposed show, still in an embryonic stage, will feature only
characteristic American music. In all
probability the show will open with
ballads of the Revolutionary period
and will develop through the music
of the turn of the century, songs
peculiar to the War years, the roaring twenties, and the more recent
thirties. The program will, of course,
feature the works and compositions
of such men as Victor Herbert, Stephen Foster, Gershwin, and the popular Hoagy Carmichael. A more detailed account of the show will be /
printed as soon as the script has been
completed and approved for production.
Basketball Dance
Cancelled by Exec
Committee Meeting
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Lone  Mountain  Reception Invitation  Accepted;
Junior Prom Date Set for
April 20
President Frank Lawson called to order the second meeting of the
Executive Committee for the spring semester at 12:10 on Tuesday, January 16.  Absent were Bill Scott, Al Larkins, and Dave LaValle.
The Basketball Rally Dance was called off.  Phil Hanley stated that
since the institution is permitted only six dances per school year, there
<^ was left only one "spare" dance.
Three dances last semester were
Soph Drag, Frosh Reception, and
the St. Mary's Rally dance. Dances
remaining are Frosh Fandango,
Junior Prom, and a spare dance
to be utilized at the end of the
semester.
Also in deference to the Law-
Commerce Formal on February 3,
the proposed dance was not supported by the committee.
Reception Set
Acceptance of the College for
Women of the invitation of the
A. S. U. S. F. to a reception to be
held January 26 was read. Tony
Tarantino and Ray Agosti were appointed as a committee to handle the
dance.
It was stated that Mr. Chisholm
recommended that  Circle  Blocks
be awarded to the rifle team.  McGuirk moved that a committee be
appointed to investigate the matter. This was seconded and passed,
and McGuirk was appointed as a
one-man committee to investigate.
Harry Katz asked for permission
to go  ahead  with  plans  for  Inter-
mural boxing bouts to be held tentatively on February 16.   Coach Erdelatz was to assist Katz in the project,
arranging some outside bouts if possible and obtaining awards.  Permission was granted and it was decided
that  there would  be  no  admission
charge.
Book Approved
Ed McGuirk stated that his plaris
for the Senior Book had been approved by the Faculty Administration and asked permission to go
ahead with his plans. As a means of
defraying expenses of the Book, a
raffle is to be held, the proceeds of
which are to be split with the Sodality. Money was to be obtained by
March 1 before work could start on
the project. Figari moved that permission be granted. This was seconded and passed.
The "Collector" requested $10 to
defray mailing expenses. The
Gavel requested $45 to take care of
the expenses for the semester.
These were referred to the Finance
Committee.
Jack Smith, representing the Hall
of Fame Committee, requested $1.50
for expenses which were incurred.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Figari requested that the date of
April 20 be approved as the date of
the Junior Prom. This was approved
by the committee.
It was stated that the financial
situation of the student body is such
that no money can be obtained from
the account until they are straightened out. It was explained that the
accounts are not up to date and that
they would have to be closed as of
December 31, 1939, before any money
could be distributed this semester.
Officers of
ROTC at
Dance Sat
Capt. William Mesherry, representing the Army-Navy Club of San
Francisco, has invited the officers
and men of the University of San
Francisco R. O. T. C. to attend a
dance given in their honor.
All officers and men are cordially
invited to attend the affair, to be
held at the Army-Navy Club at the
Fairmont Hotel on Saturday evening, Ja/iuary 20, at 9 p. m. No
charge. Those in the receiving line
will be Col. and Mrs. George Drake,
Major and Mrs. William Brey,
Major and Mrs. William Lafrenz,
Father President William Dunne,
Father Raymond Feely, Father Edward Menager, and Cadet Major
Paul Golden.
Captain Mesherry is inaugurating
a series of social affairs to be given
in honor of the various Bay District R. O. T. C. units, and he has
chosen the University of San Fran-
army to head the list. It is hoped
that as many as possible will attend
the affair and return the honor which
Captain Mesherry has tendered the
unit.
Fr. Lyons Talks
Father Lyons, S. J., Freshman
Dean of Men at the University, yesterday addressed a gathering of
Jesuit mothers at St. Ignatius High
School, preparatory department of
the University.
His talk was part of the annual
monthly program held by the
mothers.
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