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TUITION HIKE TO $3 • II IN FALL SEMESTER The Foghorn Apologizes Robert C. MacKenzie, assistant professor of political science was misquoted in last week's FOGHORN and points out the errors in a letter to the editor. The FOGHORN apologizes for these mistakes on page three. an $ra MWIWMWIWHIWWWWIIMWWW* Jfagfjorn An Odd Ball The class of 1959 hosts its Senior Ball at the Mira Vista Country Club tomorrow night and it promises to be a real strange one as indicated by its theme. Find the theme and all the pertinent data as released by Frank Trumbower, below. Vol. 50, No. 18 AllAmerican 1954-1958 Friday, February 27, 1959 Telephones: SK I -3118 — SK I -3119 Prep writers convene here EDITOR SCHNEIDER SUPERVISOR FERDON Duo of dignataries to address delegates 160 young journalists from fifteen high schools and seven junior high schools will be on campus tomorrow as the second annual San Francisco High School Press Convention convenes here. The convention is sponsored by the FOGHORN and the San Francisco News. Warren Hinckle, FOGHORN Managing Editor, and Charles H. Schneider, Editor of the News, are co-chairmen. Supervisor John Ferdon will be among the speakers at the convention, which features a contest to determine the best high school newspaper in the city, special workshop sessions, and lectures by professional journalists. Beginning Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, the meeting will conclude Saturday evening with an Awards Banquet in Phelan Hall, followed by the movie. "The Seventh Seal," in the auditorium of the Liberal Arts Bldg. Schneider will chairman the Welcome session scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. in the Gleeson Library lecture room. Speakers include Rev. Richard Mulcahy, S.J., dean of the College of Business Administration; Mr. Thomas A. Rowe, executive director of the San Francisco Youth Association, and Jerry Finnigan, FOGHORN Editor. Immediately following the welcome session, delegates will hear a debate: "Resolved,' Journalism Schools Provide the Best Preparation for a Newspaper Career." The debaters will be (pro) Al Corona, sports writer, San Francisco News; and (con) George Murphy, staff writer, San Francisco News. The afternoon session will be divided into three sessions. At 1:15 delegates will have their choice of two lectures on news writing and editing. The afternoon session will be divided into three periods. Speakers include Charles Einstein, Examiner columnist; Phillip Hughes, USF director of public relations; Beth Buchard, San Rafael Independent-Journal news editor; and Joe Bodavitz, San Francisco Examiner staff writer. Awards will be made by Charles —Continued on Page 4 Revolutionary language program adopted here Electronic lab method radical learning change A radical change in the University's language require ments will be instituted beginning with the 1959 Freshman class, Rev. John F. X. Connolly, S.J., University president, announced yesterday. Under the new system, an attempt will be made to solve a weakness in the American educational system, Father Connolly said. One of the criticisms of the American system often advanced has been its failure to turn out college graduates who are capable of understanding and conversing in a foreign language. In the new setup, students in the Colleges of Arts and Science will be required to demonstrate the following skills to fulfill the language requirement: 1. Ability to read and comprehend a normal prose passage. 2. Ability to write the Foreign Language and translate from English a normal prose passage. 3. Ability to speak the Foreign language with a pronunciation readily understandable to a native, on nontechnical matter. 4. Ability to understand the spoken language of a Seniors host odd Ball A Celebration In Honor of The Fact That February Had Bnt • Twenty-Eight Dayi This Year » * * A BaU is the theme of this year's Senior Ball, to be held tomorrow night at the Mira Vista Country Club in El Cerrito. "Why was such a theme chosen?" Ed Griffin, senior class representative, was asked yesterday. "Why, indeed?" Griffin replied. "A better question would be 'Why not?' Why not have a dance with an unusual theme for a change? We have had plenty of dances with themes such as 'Dancing in the Dark,' or 'Stardust,' but I'll bet there naver was a dance theme in the entire 104 year history of USF that was anything like this one." "Besides," the pudgy senior continued, "there are plenty of reasons why we should celebrate February's having only twenty- eight days. If February didn't have twenty-eight days, it would be leap year, arid the fact that it isn't, is reason anough to be happy. Also, February's ending tomorrow means that there are four months left till graduation. If we're going to have a dance on the last day of February, what better event is there to celebrate?" Senior Class-President, Frank Trumbower, when he could get a word in edgewise, commented, 'Besides being an unusual dance from the point of view of theme, •the Senior Ball will be different in that there will be two bands, Walt Tolleson!s dance organization, and Dale Alstrom's jazz combo, playing at the same time in different parts of the club. "We have rented the entire Mira Vista Club for the dance and decided to provide two kinds of music to suit the dancers' moods during the course of the evening. "Mira Vista has been the scene of several successful USF dances in the past," Trumbower said, "and all who have been there know that it is an ideal spot for the Senior Ball." Located in El Cerrito, the Country Club is about half an hour's drive from San Francisco. Bids for seniors are $2.00, and $2.50 for other classes. Fee hike soon $30,000 loan fund awarded The University Scholarship Committee received a $29,860 allocation last week from the United States Office of Education's Divi sion of higher Education for'the establishment of a student loan fund, Rev. John H. Martin, S.J., Committee Chairman announced yesterday. USF was one of 1,227 colleges SUCH) AT 61 POST Presenting our New Haven cut, with lapped edges and seams, hook vents, plain front slim leg trousers. Authentic in every detail. Most at 68.50... others 58.50 to 125.00 SIXTY-ONE POST . BROWSERS , ^WELCOME/Q and universities in the country au thorized to receive part of a $6 million grant from the 1958 National Defense Education Act. "The National Defense Education Student Loan Program was established by Congress to help students who are in "good academic standing" and who have a "financial need," Father Martin said. "Loans are limited to full time students," he added. Under provisions of the Program, students must be making 'good and normal progress toward a degree and willing to take the oath of allegiance, in order to qualify for a loan. Priority of loan applications is given to students who intend to teach in public primary or secondary schools; Other students whose applications will receive special consideration under the Loan Program are those who indicate superior ability in science, mathematics, engineering or in modern foreign language," the USF official said. Father Martin explained that students may borrow up to a maximum of $1,000 in a single year, but no student may receive more than $5,000 during the course of his college career. Repayment of the loan must .begin one year after a student terminates his education. Payments are to be made in ten equal installments to the college or university administering the loan," Father Martin said. Library hangs student's work A series of photographs on the Mass by Robert Lawhon, USF sophomore, will be displayed in Gleeson Library from March 1st until 10th. Lawhon, a political science major, has won the National Amateur Newspaper Photography Contest in 1957 and the Nevada State Amateur Contest, action division, in 1956. The idea for his display came from a "Life" magazine article on "Bishop Sheen and the Mass" (March 7, 1958). Rev. W. Egan is the celebrant of the Mass in Law- hon's pictures. non-technical nature. In commenting on the reasons for this change, Father Connolly pointed out that although the study of foreign Ian guage has always been a part of most universities' requirements, usually these requirements have been expressed in terms of courses or credit hours. The USF program will be based on the final examination. The student may petition for the final at any time, and if he exhibits proficiency in the four skill-areas, the requirement will be completed. "We are interested primarily in the quality of achievement, not in the quantity of units," Father Connolly remarked. The new system will allow the student to proceed at his own level of ability. "Reasonable proficiency" The unique system was the result of a study by the University's Language Department, under the chairmanship of Dr. Luigi Sandri, of the problem of language education. The department agreed with the Modern Language Association's recommendations that students should have a "reasonable proficiency in the use of at least one foreign language," and determined "reasonable proficiency" to include understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of non-technical matter. The key istrument in the USF venture will be the new Electronic Language Laboratory, under the direction of Fr. P. Carlo Rossi, S.J. Constructed at a cost of $40,000, the lab will bring about a change in the manner of teaching language courses. Students will attend class only two hours per week, in stead of four, but will spend four hours per week in the labor atory, two hours of which will be under the supervision of a member of the Language Department Dual turntables allow the student to listen to the master record as many times as he thinks necessary, to repeat and record on his student record until he has perfected the understanding, speaking, reading, and writing exercises of each lesson. Individual instruction In order to give the maximum individual instruction, sectional control allows the instructor to monitor and intercommunicate with any individual booth. The University adopted this particular type of laboratory because it allows each student to reach his potential in the shortest possible time, Father Connolly said. Some may require only a semester or slightly more to reach sufficient proficiency that they can pass the language examination; others may require a longer time. In either case, the student may proceed as fast as his ability or aptitude permits. Beginning September, 1959, tuition at the University of San Francisco will be raised from $250 to $300, it was an nounced this week in a letter to the undergraduates by Rev John F. X. Connolly, S.J., Uni versity president. Father President attributed the necessity for this raise in tuition to the University's continued cur- ricular and physical growth, and the ever increasing costs of operation. "Although our Office of Development is working diligently to win increasing support from alumni, friends and the business community, the principal and continuing source of our income must be tuition," Father Connolly said. "In fact, we have been reminded in recent months by several large individual and corporate supporters that parents and students, direct beneficiaries of the University, must be called upon to bear their share of the increasing cost of education." he added. The President said that even with this raise, tuition at USF will "remain the lowest for comparable institutions in California." Some comparable figures with the Universities are: Santa Clara, $700; Loyola, $600; College of Pacific, $750; Occidental, $900; Pomona, $1,000; and Stanford, $1,005. The tuition hike will "enable the University's administration to plan for improving the quality of our educational offering. "Improvement of faculty conditions by providing such opportunities as sabbatical years, lessening of class load, additional benefits such as better retirement plan and hospital insurance will enable the University to attract able teachers and retain experienced professors," the Rev. Francis J. Callahan, S.J., Development Director said. Greater operating- funds will show up in such diverse University functions as improved service in the Placement Office, better operation of Gleeson library, and accelerated purchase of books for student and faculty use. Library seeks Su books Speaker cites Red gains Dr. Bernard Kronick, chairman "f the political science department of the University of Santa Clara, cited the Soviet Russian advantages in world political, economic a id scientific fields in a lecture entitled"Breakthrough in Foreign Affairs," Monday evening, sponsored by National Federation of Catholic College Students. Kronick considered each "Breakthrough" the Russians have made since the 1917 revolution. He cited two examples of this Russian penetration: the 1928 depression and the launching of Sputnik. "During the depression, he said, "the Russians gave the impression to the outside world that no depression existed in their country. This was done by letting the tourists see only certain sections of Russia. "The launching of Sputnik," he said, "gave the Russian prop- sored by the special events agandists their best opportunity in a decade to blast the educational and scientific development of the world." Dr. Kronick also said that the trend toward cultural and tourists exchange tends to soften the American attitude toward Russia. He said, "it gives the Americans the idea that the Russians enjoy an ice cream soda as much as do the Americans." "This lecture was an historical background for the lecture on the Berlin crisis which was spon- Committee," BillMacchi, Senior NFCCS Delegate, said. "NFCCS' International Relations Cjmmission sponsored this lecture and is planning a March lecture at Notre Dame by the German Consul General in San Francisco on the current situation in Germany," he added, "to which the public is invited." Fast action by University officials may have garnered the 100,000 volume Sutro Library collection for USF and the city of San Francisco. Upon formal commitment by Rev. John F. X. Connolly, S.J., University President, USF is willing to prepare 20,000 square foot on the roof of Gleeson Library at a cost of from $75,000 to $100,000 to house the collection, which is valued at $2 million. The plan was discussed at a meeting in the Capitol office of Senator J. Eugene McAteer (Dem., S.F.) Tuesday. The present number of Gleeson Library volumes (94,000) will be doubled if the library receives cus tody of the pending addition. As a result of the meeting in Senator McAteer's office, Robert Harkness agreed to remove the Donnelly Bill from the Legislature's calendar. The Donnelly Bill was introduced at the request of the Department of Finance to transfer the collection to the University of California. The University of California immediately filed a counter proposal to br;ng the books to Berkeley. USF was represented at the meeting by the Rev. William J. Monihan, S.J., USF librarian. The books have been ill-housed in the basement of the San Fran Cisco Public Library in the Civic Center since 1923. The proposed move from their 40-year berth came after recent steps taken towards the preservation of the rare collection. The University plan was hailed as "fabulous" by State librarian Carma R. Zimmerman. Under this system, the 100,000 volumes would remain a part of the State Library, with USF simply providing space for the public free of charge. The State would continue to furnish staffing, as it now does in the present location. The Sutro collection is "one of the great libraries of the world," Fr. Monihan said. He emphasized the collection's value as a source for Master's thesis in any Liberal Arts field. The collection was the private library belonging to Adolph Sutro, Comstock mining magnate. He died before his dream of a public research library for San Francisco came to pass. In 1913, his heirs gave the city of San Francisco the half of his library, which survived the 1906 fire and earthquake. The original collection, consisting of some 250,000 volumes of pre-1900 imprint, was one of the largest private libraries in the world. The remaining 100,000 volume collection is a library for reference and research in most fields of history, especially in English and Mexican history, voyages, travels, the history of science, technology, medicine and botany, and religion. "I can't say enough for San Francisco Senator McAteer, who had sufficient political acumen to see that the library was kept in San Francisco," Fr. Monihan said. Blue Fiat blooms with Spring A blue Fiat sprouted from amid a bed of pansies early Wednesday morning, and Bob O'Neil, a senior from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was called upon to do some weeding. O'Neil, assistant prefect on Phelan's Hall's fourth floor, was waked in the wee small hours to move his tiny car from the midst of a flower bed in front of the University Administration building, where, O'Neil contends, it was planted by his "friends." What puzzled University officials, campus police, and the husky student, was how the 1300 pound "blue bug," locked and with the brake on, was transplanted from its original parking spot in front of Loyola Lodge, across campus to the Administration lawn. ; "I was afraid the BSC would give me a ticket," said O'Neil. "I've taken precautions, now, though. I measured the elevator in Phelan Hall and the car won't fit." South land trek ends road Cage By TOM MAGUIRE Foghorn Co-Sports Editor Tonight Coach Phil Woolpert's Green and Gold hoopsters go after their second straight win against the Loyola Lions in a Los Angeles WCAC tilt. Last Saturday USF dumped the Lions behind the sharp- shooting of Fred LaCour and de fensive play of Mike Preaseau by a score of 63-59 in a Memorial Gym conference tilt. Tomorrow night the Northern California quintet will be pitted against the Pepperdine Waves in Smogville. The Dons will be out to.avenge a 60-53 defeat suffered at the hands of the Waves last week. Woolpert is expected to go along with the stame starting lineup he employed in the second frame against Loyola. Co-captain Dave Lillevand will fill one guard slot with smooth sophomore Ron Cox at the other backcourt post. The forward positions will be manned by jumping junior Fred LaCour and 6-5 senior Mike Prea seau. LaCour set a new Memorial Pavillion record with his torrid 30 point pace against Pepperdine last week. Big John Cunningham will open at the center slot. Bob Radanovich, George Jercich and Charlie Range are all expected to see a great deal of action in the two southern tilts. Loyola is currently holding down fifth place in the West Coast Atheltic Conference with a 3-7 league record and an over-all 7-14 —Continued on Page 4 NFCCS Regional Congress set Bob Marshant, NFCCS junior delegate, released plans Wednesday for the Sixth Regional NFCCS Congress to be held at the College of The Holy Names, March 8. Eugene Burdick, co-author of "The Ugly American," will speak o.i "Preparation for International Awareness." The theme will be "The Catholic College Student Positive Force in the International Community," with discussion sessions and workshops planned! around it. Special Events Tonight — Basketball, USF vs. Loyola in Los Angeles. Saturday night—Basketball, USF vs Pepperdine in Los Angeles. — High school press convention on campus. — Senior Ball, Mira Vista Country Club in El Cerrito. 9:30 p.m. Sunday night — SEC movie "The Vanishing Woman" 7:30 in auditorium. brought to yon coortny of Delmas & Delmas FINE JEWELERS makers of your school ring
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Transcript | TUITION HIKE TO $3 • II IN FALL SEMESTER The Foghorn Apologizes Robert C. MacKenzie, assistant professor of political science was misquoted in last week's FOGHORN and points out the errors in a letter to the editor. The FOGHORN apologizes for these mistakes on page three. an $ra MWIWMWIWHIWWWWIIMWWW* Jfagfjorn An Odd Ball The class of 1959 hosts its Senior Ball at the Mira Vista Country Club tomorrow night and it promises to be a real strange one as indicated by its theme. Find the theme and all the pertinent data as released by Frank Trumbower, below. Vol. 50, No. 18 AllAmerican 1954-1958 Friday, February 27, 1959 Telephones: SK I -3118 — SK I -3119 Prep writers convene here EDITOR SCHNEIDER SUPERVISOR FERDON Duo of dignataries to address delegates 160 young journalists from fifteen high schools and seven junior high schools will be on campus tomorrow as the second annual San Francisco High School Press Convention convenes here. The convention is sponsored by the FOGHORN and the San Francisco News. Warren Hinckle, FOGHORN Managing Editor, and Charles H. Schneider, Editor of the News, are co-chairmen. Supervisor John Ferdon will be among the speakers at the convention, which features a contest to determine the best high school newspaper in the city, special workshop sessions, and lectures by professional journalists. Beginning Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, the meeting will conclude Saturday evening with an Awards Banquet in Phelan Hall, followed by the movie. "The Seventh Seal," in the auditorium of the Liberal Arts Bldg. Schneider will chairman the Welcome session scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. in the Gleeson Library lecture room. Speakers include Rev. Richard Mulcahy, S.J., dean of the College of Business Administration; Mr. Thomas A. Rowe, executive director of the San Francisco Youth Association, and Jerry Finnigan, FOGHORN Editor. Immediately following the welcome session, delegates will hear a debate: "Resolved,' Journalism Schools Provide the Best Preparation for a Newspaper Career." The debaters will be (pro) Al Corona, sports writer, San Francisco News; and (con) George Murphy, staff writer, San Francisco News. The afternoon session will be divided into three sessions. At 1:15 delegates will have their choice of two lectures on news writing and editing. The afternoon session will be divided into three periods. Speakers include Charles Einstein, Examiner columnist; Phillip Hughes, USF director of public relations; Beth Buchard, San Rafael Independent-Journal news editor; and Joe Bodavitz, San Francisco Examiner staff writer. Awards will be made by Charles —Continued on Page 4 Revolutionary language program adopted here Electronic lab method radical learning change A radical change in the University's language require ments will be instituted beginning with the 1959 Freshman class, Rev. John F. X. Connolly, S.J., University president, announced yesterday. Under the new system, an attempt will be made to solve a weakness in the American educational system, Father Connolly said. One of the criticisms of the American system often advanced has been its failure to turn out college graduates who are capable of understanding and conversing in a foreign language. In the new setup, students in the Colleges of Arts and Science will be required to demonstrate the following skills to fulfill the language requirement: 1. Ability to read and comprehend a normal prose passage. 2. Ability to write the Foreign Language and translate from English a normal prose passage. 3. Ability to speak the Foreign language with a pronunciation readily understandable to a native, on nontechnical matter. 4. Ability to understand the spoken language of a Seniors host odd Ball A Celebration In Honor of The Fact That February Had Bnt • Twenty-Eight Dayi This Year » * * A BaU is the theme of this year's Senior Ball, to be held tomorrow night at the Mira Vista Country Club in El Cerrito. "Why was such a theme chosen?" Ed Griffin, senior class representative, was asked yesterday. "Why, indeed?" Griffin replied. "A better question would be 'Why not?' Why not have a dance with an unusual theme for a change? We have had plenty of dances with themes such as 'Dancing in the Dark,' or 'Stardust,' but I'll bet there naver was a dance theme in the entire 104 year history of USF that was anything like this one." "Besides," the pudgy senior continued, "there are plenty of reasons why we should celebrate February's having only twenty- eight days. If February didn't have twenty-eight days, it would be leap year, arid the fact that it isn't, is reason anough to be happy. Also, February's ending tomorrow means that there are four months left till graduation. If we're going to have a dance on the last day of February, what better event is there to celebrate?" Senior Class-President, Frank Trumbower, when he could get a word in edgewise, commented, 'Besides being an unusual dance from the point of view of theme, •the Senior Ball will be different in that there will be two bands, Walt Tolleson!s dance organization, and Dale Alstrom's jazz combo, playing at the same time in different parts of the club. "We have rented the entire Mira Vista Club for the dance and decided to provide two kinds of music to suit the dancers' moods during the course of the evening. "Mira Vista has been the scene of several successful USF dances in the past," Trumbower said, "and all who have been there know that it is an ideal spot for the Senior Ball." Located in El Cerrito, the Country Club is about half an hour's drive from San Francisco. Bids for seniors are $2.00, and $2.50 for other classes. Fee hike soon $30,000 loan fund awarded The University Scholarship Committee received a $29,860 allocation last week from the United States Office of Education's Divi sion of higher Education for'the establishment of a student loan fund, Rev. John H. Martin, S.J., Committee Chairman announced yesterday. USF was one of 1,227 colleges SUCH) AT 61 POST Presenting our New Haven cut, with lapped edges and seams, hook vents, plain front slim leg trousers. Authentic in every detail. Most at 68.50... others 58.50 to 125.00 SIXTY-ONE POST . BROWSERS , ^WELCOME/Q and universities in the country au thorized to receive part of a $6 million grant from the 1958 National Defense Education Act. "The National Defense Education Student Loan Program was established by Congress to help students who are in "good academic standing" and who have a "financial need," Father Martin said. "Loans are limited to full time students," he added. Under provisions of the Program, students must be making 'good and normal progress toward a degree and willing to take the oath of allegiance, in order to qualify for a loan. Priority of loan applications is given to students who intend to teach in public primary or secondary schools; Other students whose applications will receive special consideration under the Loan Program are those who indicate superior ability in science, mathematics, engineering or in modern foreign language," the USF official said. Father Martin explained that students may borrow up to a maximum of $1,000 in a single year, but no student may receive more than $5,000 during the course of his college career. Repayment of the loan must .begin one year after a student terminates his education. Payments are to be made in ten equal installments to the college or university administering the loan," Father Martin said. Library hangs student's work A series of photographs on the Mass by Robert Lawhon, USF sophomore, will be displayed in Gleeson Library from March 1st until 10th. Lawhon, a political science major, has won the National Amateur Newspaper Photography Contest in 1957 and the Nevada State Amateur Contest, action division, in 1956. The idea for his display came from a "Life" magazine article on "Bishop Sheen and the Mass" (March 7, 1958). Rev. W. Egan is the celebrant of the Mass in Law- hon's pictures. non-technical nature. In commenting on the reasons for this change, Father Connolly pointed out that although the study of foreign Ian guage has always been a part of most universities' requirements, usually these requirements have been expressed in terms of courses or credit hours. The USF program will be based on the final examination. The student may petition for the final at any time, and if he exhibits proficiency in the four skill-areas, the requirement will be completed. "We are interested primarily in the quality of achievement, not in the quantity of units," Father Connolly remarked. The new system will allow the student to proceed at his own level of ability. "Reasonable proficiency" The unique system was the result of a study by the University's Language Department, under the chairmanship of Dr. Luigi Sandri, of the problem of language education. The department agreed with the Modern Language Association's recommendations that students should have a "reasonable proficiency in the use of at least one foreign language," and determined "reasonable proficiency" to include understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of non-technical matter. The key istrument in the USF venture will be the new Electronic Language Laboratory, under the direction of Fr. P. Carlo Rossi, S.J. Constructed at a cost of $40,000, the lab will bring about a change in the manner of teaching language courses. Students will attend class only two hours per week, in stead of four, but will spend four hours per week in the labor atory, two hours of which will be under the supervision of a member of the Language Department Dual turntables allow the student to listen to the master record as many times as he thinks necessary, to repeat and record on his student record until he has perfected the understanding, speaking, reading, and writing exercises of each lesson. Individual instruction In order to give the maximum individual instruction, sectional control allows the instructor to monitor and intercommunicate with any individual booth. The University adopted this particular type of laboratory because it allows each student to reach his potential in the shortest possible time, Father Connolly said. Some may require only a semester or slightly more to reach sufficient proficiency that they can pass the language examination; others may require a longer time. In either case, the student may proceed as fast as his ability or aptitude permits. Beginning September, 1959, tuition at the University of San Francisco will be raised from $250 to $300, it was an nounced this week in a letter to the undergraduates by Rev John F. X. Connolly, S.J., Uni versity president. Father President attributed the necessity for this raise in tuition to the University's continued cur- ricular and physical growth, and the ever increasing costs of operation. "Although our Office of Development is working diligently to win increasing support from alumni, friends and the business community, the principal and continuing source of our income must be tuition," Father Connolly said. "In fact, we have been reminded in recent months by several large individual and corporate supporters that parents and students, direct beneficiaries of the University, must be called upon to bear their share of the increasing cost of education." he added. The President said that even with this raise, tuition at USF will "remain the lowest for comparable institutions in California." Some comparable figures with the Universities are: Santa Clara, $700; Loyola, $600; College of Pacific, $750; Occidental, $900; Pomona, $1,000; and Stanford, $1,005. The tuition hike will "enable the University's administration to plan for improving the quality of our educational offering. "Improvement of faculty conditions by providing such opportunities as sabbatical years, lessening of class load, additional benefits such as better retirement plan and hospital insurance will enable the University to attract able teachers and retain experienced professors," the Rev. Francis J. Callahan, S.J., Development Director said. Greater operating- funds will show up in such diverse University functions as improved service in the Placement Office, better operation of Gleeson library, and accelerated purchase of books for student and faculty use. Library seeks Su books Speaker cites Red gains Dr. Bernard Kronick, chairman "f the political science department of the University of Santa Clara, cited the Soviet Russian advantages in world political, economic a id scientific fields in a lecture entitled"Breakthrough in Foreign Affairs," Monday evening, sponsored by National Federation of Catholic College Students. Kronick considered each "Breakthrough" the Russians have made since the 1917 revolution. He cited two examples of this Russian penetration: the 1928 depression and the launching of Sputnik. "During the depression, he said, "the Russians gave the impression to the outside world that no depression existed in their country. This was done by letting the tourists see only certain sections of Russia. "The launching of Sputnik," he said, "gave the Russian prop- sored by the special events agandists their best opportunity in a decade to blast the educational and scientific development of the world." Dr. Kronick also said that the trend toward cultural and tourists exchange tends to soften the American attitude toward Russia. He said, "it gives the Americans the idea that the Russians enjoy an ice cream soda as much as do the Americans." "This lecture was an historical background for the lecture on the Berlin crisis which was spon- Committee," BillMacchi, Senior NFCCS Delegate, said. "NFCCS' International Relations Cjmmission sponsored this lecture and is planning a March lecture at Notre Dame by the German Consul General in San Francisco on the current situation in Germany," he added, "to which the public is invited." Fast action by University officials may have garnered the 100,000 volume Sutro Library collection for USF and the city of San Francisco. Upon formal commitment by Rev. John F. X. Connolly, S.J., University President, USF is willing to prepare 20,000 square foot on the roof of Gleeson Library at a cost of from $75,000 to $100,000 to house the collection, which is valued at $2 million. The plan was discussed at a meeting in the Capitol office of Senator J. Eugene McAteer (Dem., S.F.) Tuesday. The present number of Gleeson Library volumes (94,000) will be doubled if the library receives cus tody of the pending addition. As a result of the meeting in Senator McAteer's office, Robert Harkness agreed to remove the Donnelly Bill from the Legislature's calendar. The Donnelly Bill was introduced at the request of the Department of Finance to transfer the collection to the University of California. The University of California immediately filed a counter proposal to br;ng the books to Berkeley. USF was represented at the meeting by the Rev. William J. Monihan, S.J., USF librarian. The books have been ill-housed in the basement of the San Fran Cisco Public Library in the Civic Center since 1923. The proposed move from their 40-year berth came after recent steps taken towards the preservation of the rare collection. The University plan was hailed as "fabulous" by State librarian Carma R. Zimmerman. Under this system, the 100,000 volumes would remain a part of the State Library, with USF simply providing space for the public free of charge. The State would continue to furnish staffing, as it now does in the present location. The Sutro collection is "one of the great libraries of the world," Fr. Monihan said. He emphasized the collection's value as a source for Master's thesis in any Liberal Arts field. The collection was the private library belonging to Adolph Sutro, Comstock mining magnate. He died before his dream of a public research library for San Francisco came to pass. In 1913, his heirs gave the city of San Francisco the half of his library, which survived the 1906 fire and earthquake. The original collection, consisting of some 250,000 volumes of pre-1900 imprint, was one of the largest private libraries in the world. The remaining 100,000 volume collection is a library for reference and research in most fields of history, especially in English and Mexican history, voyages, travels, the history of science, technology, medicine and botany, and religion. "I can't say enough for San Francisco Senator McAteer, who had sufficient political acumen to see that the library was kept in San Francisco," Fr. Monihan said. Blue Fiat blooms with Spring A blue Fiat sprouted from amid a bed of pansies early Wednesday morning, and Bob O'Neil, a senior from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was called upon to do some weeding. O'Neil, assistant prefect on Phelan's Hall's fourth floor, was waked in the wee small hours to move his tiny car from the midst of a flower bed in front of the University Administration building, where, O'Neil contends, it was planted by his "friends." What puzzled University officials, campus police, and the husky student, was how the 1300 pound "blue bug," locked and with the brake on, was transplanted from its original parking spot in front of Loyola Lodge, across campus to the Administration lawn. ; "I was afraid the BSC would give me a ticket," said O'Neil. "I've taken precautions, now, though. I measured the elevator in Phelan Hall and the car won't fit." South land trek ends road Cage By TOM MAGUIRE Foghorn Co-Sports Editor Tonight Coach Phil Woolpert's Green and Gold hoopsters go after their second straight win against the Loyola Lions in a Los Angeles WCAC tilt. Last Saturday USF dumped the Lions behind the sharp- shooting of Fred LaCour and de fensive play of Mike Preaseau by a score of 63-59 in a Memorial Gym conference tilt. Tomorrow night the Northern California quintet will be pitted against the Pepperdine Waves in Smogville. The Dons will be out to.avenge a 60-53 defeat suffered at the hands of the Waves last week. Woolpert is expected to go along with the stame starting lineup he employed in the second frame against Loyola. Co-captain Dave Lillevand will fill one guard slot with smooth sophomore Ron Cox at the other backcourt post. The forward positions will be manned by jumping junior Fred LaCour and 6-5 senior Mike Prea seau. LaCour set a new Memorial Pavillion record with his torrid 30 point pace against Pepperdine last week. Big John Cunningham will open at the center slot. Bob Radanovich, George Jercich and Charlie Range are all expected to see a great deal of action in the two southern tilts. Loyola is currently holding down fifth place in the West Coast Atheltic Conference with a 3-7 league record and an over-all 7-14 —Continued on Page 4 NFCCS Regional Congress set Bob Marshant, NFCCS junior delegate, released plans Wednesday for the Sixth Regional NFCCS Congress to be held at the College of The Holy Names, March 8. Eugene Burdick, co-author of "The Ugly American," will speak o.i "Preparation for International Awareness." The theme will be "The Catholic College Student Positive Force in the International Community," with discussion sessions and workshops planned! around it. Special Events Tonight — Basketball, USF vs. Loyola in Los Angeles. Saturday night—Basketball, USF vs Pepperdine in Los Angeles. — High school press convention on campus. — Senior Ball, Mira Vista Country Club in El Cerrito. 9:30 p.m. Sunday night — SEC movie "The Vanishing Woman" 7:30 in auditorium. brought to yon coortny of Delmas & Delmas FINE JEWELERS makers of your school ring |
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