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By THE EDITOR
St. Mary's College are voting
this week whether or not to join
NSA. We do not prescribe to
that school of Political Analysts
who attempt to predict outcomes
of elections, but the result here
seems assured.
St. Mary's will join the National Students  Association.
Scanning the most recent issue
of the Collegian, the paper is obviously whole-heartedly behind
those who seek affiliation. While
its editorial staff attempted
to show impartiality, their sentiments are quite clear.
The power of the collegiate
press will be tested by the outcome of the balloting. A defeat
for NSA would also mean a defeat for those who maintain thai
the college newspaper is the
most influential vehicle in mould
ing student opinion.
THE ISSUE ITSELF
But what of the issue itself
We have used many articles dis
cussing NSA. We have attended
meetings, sessions and read
pages of literature and constitu
tions.
A short time ago, we received
a letter from Jim Shields, author
lred observer to NSA from Fordham University, in the New York
Metropolitan Area. Mr. Shields,
who was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School, and is in the
east on a scholarship which he
won through the Westinghouse
Science Awards, wrote to disagree in part with what this
writer had said concerning NSA.
In the issue of October 31, we
gave you our impressions of
NSA, and the reasons pro and
con on joining it. At that time
narrowed our arguments to this:
"NSA does not add to existing
organizations. Its constitution
and by-laws provide evident contradictions to the Constitution
and By-Laws of the A.S.U.S.F.
For U.S.F. to accept NSA.
would necessitate changing our
own Constitution, or not whole-
J.r*-'Ttedly ascribing to the Conation of NSA.
"NSA, in its organizational setup, is .subject to. control by a
small minority. The average student at school does not care one
way or the other about NSA,
and a few lefties, or fellow travelers could gain the control of
their school delegation, and from
there jump to domination of the
whole of NSA. Let us wait and
see before we take action."
PERSONAL COMMENT
To these objections, Shields
gave us his personal comment,
not that of Fordham's which
we would like to cite here.
ON AVERAGE STUDENT INTEREST. "It's just plain tough
to get anybody interested in
something like NSA with midterms . . . heavy dates . . . football games. We're doing our best
through newspapers, student
committees and organized personal contact to keep as many
students as possible at least informed of, if not interested in
NSA. . . ."
ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM
(Gives student right to do or say
most anything.) "Here in New
York . . . we have highest concentration of Communists, pinkos, and fellow-travelers to be
found anywhere outside of Europe: and their definition of
"academic freedom" is freedom
to turn a college into a sounding board for the good old party
line. Along with this, of course,
they suggest—and I heard this
at the last Regional meeting I
attended—that any person, even
a student, who has the notion
that maybe the Faculty should
have something to say about running a school is a Fascist. We
are not naive enough to miss the
implications of this sort of thing.
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 1)
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
NEW  FEATURES!!
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CONTRASTS
and  POLITICS
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VOL
35, Xo. Ii
SAX FRANCISCO, JANUARY 16, 19 IS
Friday
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WINTER CARNIVAL  IN
GERALD KILDAY
In Thc Black
DON BOSCO
Campus Calendar
JANUARY 16
Sacramento Senators
at Sacramento
JANUARY 19
Official USF Jackets Go
on Sale. $12.75
JANUARY 20
Board of Student Control
Meeting. 12:00
FEBRUARY 7
Winter Carnival
i Start Saving Your
Pennies i
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Don Bosco
Studio
388 GEARY STREET
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Come down and See
Your USF Sports' Album
New Election Wil!
Decide Issue In
Senior Class
Solve Yell-
Leader Problem
l I'rtliliciil   Advisor)
. . . "The ship of stale is still
without a helmsman."
The BSC has decided to leave
the President's and Vice-President's chair vacant until an election, which will be held some
time after school resumes, determines who will fill these vacancies.
As we reported last week,
Rudy Papale will graduate and
won't h,e able to assume the duties of President: Jordan Martinelli the vice-president, should
have stepped up to the Presidential post, but decided to stay on
as Chairman of the BSC. He had
accepted the position thinking
it wouldn't interfere with his
duties as vice-president; all this,
of course, leaves both posts of
President and Vice-President
empty.
WANTED: PRESIDENT
Members of the Senior Class
should begin looking at each
other for possible candidates for
President and Vice-President. By
the time an announcement conies
out asking for candidates, the
senior class should have its con-
didates already chosen.
SAME DEAL
Regarding other election problems, the question Came up as
to the election of yell-leaders.
Many students complained of the
method and choice of candidates
offered them. Our problem is not
an isolated case; The Stanford
Daily reports the same problem
existing on the "farm." Their
solution is very similar to that
proposed here at U.S.F., that is,
a training program for prospective yell-leaders with the most
proficient members of the class
becoming candidates in the elections.
FINANCIAL REPORT 1947-48 FALL SEMESTER
STUDENT BODY
Income—
Balance from 1946-47  $   709.87
Registration, Fall 1947 .j  3.457.92
From other sources   4,158.90
Total  income   : $8,326.69
Expenses -
All sources   $4,306.31
Balance Remaining  $4,020.38
F O G H O R X
Income   - $6,303.87
Expense     2.312.56
Balance     $2,991.31.
QUARTERLY
Registration.  Fall 1947   1,097.02
Balance from 1946-47 $1,814.35
Balance     : $2,911.37
ADIOS
Credit Balance $3,126.18
classes and CLUBS—Balances
Debating Debit      Credit
1950   $307.75     $10.00
1951  172.98
B.S.C      134.05
C.C  15.00
IRC      124.46
Sodality    ! ,     90.30
Only $12.75 Each
Hirsch-Price Obtains
Bid; Papale Reports
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Foghorn Calls For
New Blood, Talent
Applications Of Student Writers
Accepted By Editorial Board
Since this is the next to last issue of the Foghorn for
this semester, the Foghorn wishes to take this opportunity
to inform any interested students of the positions which
will he open on the news sheet's staff next semester.
Due to promotion, graduaton, and transfer to other institutions,   the   following   positions
will be open; three on the editorial staff; two'on the feature
staff; five on the news staff, and
either one or twq reporters will
be needed in the sports department.
Although all applications submitted will be considered, frosh
and sophomore students are preferred. All students interested
in obtaining one of these positions on the Foghorn are,to submit their applications as soon as
possible. The applications should
be sent to the Editor of the Foghorn.
Il should contain the following
information: ill your class at
the university; (2i the subject
in Vhich you are majoring; (8)
the department in which you
would prefer to write; (4i a list
of clubs or campus organizations
in which you hold membership;
(5) your previous experience,
and finally an estimation of the
amount of time which you will
be able to devote to the department, should you be accepted.
Though the applicants must
apply for one of the above-mentioned positions, it does not
mean that he cannot begin in another department if he so chooses. First and second year men
should remember that after a
year's experience as a member
of the staff they are eligible for
one of the editor's job. Apply as
soon as possible.
Itig Experiment
The Sophomore - and Junior
members of the. FOGHORN
Staff get an opportunity to manage the Foghorn in the next issue. The purpose of this issue is
to qualify men for positions on
the Editorial and Managerial
Staff for the coming year. Senior members of the paper act as
advisors to the new staff who
will be under the direction of
temporary Editor, Joseph A.
Feldhaus, announced Don Farbstein, present Editor.
Be Prepared!
Students are reminded that all
fees must be met at time of registration tfefore student body
cards and other privileges can be
granted. Non-veterans are especially cautioned in this matt eland sou Id come prepared during
Registration week.
Lenten Services
Lent will begin on Wednesday,
February 11, during which time
school social activities will be
curtailed. Special Lenten devotions will be held in the University Church as well as in the
School   Chapel.
BSC Appoints
Nine New,Men
The $12.75 bid of Kitsch
and Price on the University
jacket was accepted by the
committee as the lowest of
the five sealed bids submitted. Purchase orders for the
jackets themselves will be available beginning Monday.
Committee acceptance of the
Hirsch-Price bid ended tiie long
adventure of providing students
with a common jacket, an advantage that at some moments assumed almost violent proportions.
REPORT   EXPLAINED
, Gerry Kilday, student treasurer, gave the committee an explanation of the general financial
report given on this page. Stu-
(fenti will notice, as Kilday- remarked, that student body financial affairs are in fine condition.
Enlargement of the Board of
Studenl Control by the addition
of nine men through temporary
appointment was the result of a
motion by Jordan Martinelli.
Temporary appointments were
given to the following men because the enlargement of the
BSC necessitates an amendment
to the Student Constitution: Jack
Hayes, Bob B undy, Peter A.
Smith, Robert Weimann, Neal
Johnston, James Sanford, Frank
Masten, Walter Johnson, Bill Ed
niiston, and John Rossi.
Martinelli also informed the
committee that an election will
fill the vacancy left by Rudy
Papale's graduation next month.
NO CHANGE NEEDED
No constitutional exception
will be necessary to change the
election procedure, according to
the committee report accepted
by the members. A slight change
in the by-law of the Constitution
pertaining to the problem will
be presented at next week's session by Don Farbstein.
Gerry Kilday subbed for the
absent Greg O'Connell in giving
a report on the financial results
of the French Fandango, which
were profitable enough.
Father Nagle told committeemen that the Camel cigarette
company will appear on the campus today to give each member
of the studenl body a free pack
of cigarettes with a protective
case.
IF FACULTY O.K7S
There will be another Scabbard
and   Blade   reception   on   March
17, provided the faculty approves
of the holding such an affair on
(Continued on  Page 4, Col. 2)
Shows Corn—iunism's Philosophical Bases
The International Relations
Club hosted an overflowing audience   who   came   to   hear   .Mr.
Theodore Maekin, S.J., of the
Philosophy department speak on
"The Philosophical Sources of
Communism."
Mr. Maekin traced the remote
influence on Marx to three general  sources:
1. Sociology of France (Comtei
2. Economics of Great Britain
iAdam  Smith,  Mill)
3. Philosophy of Germany
tXant, Fitche. Schnelling, Hegel i.
Mr. Maekin furthei
the major philosophical basis oi
communism; first, the philosophy of Nature which interprets
matter as developing through
evolution by a law of conflict
called dialectical materialism;
secondly, the philosophy of History which interprets man in a
constant   struggle    of    survival,
called economic determinism;
thirdly, the philosophy of fhe
state which interprets the state
as the most advanced stage of
of the struggle of the material
universe; lastly, the philosophy
of morality which interprets moral good as anything which furthers the material dialectical process.
EARLY  HISTOKY
Mr. Maekin then spoke of the
immediate   influences   on   Marx;
gin   of   the   philosophy   of   communism.
"All started with'his lKant'si
sincere attempt to save human
science from destruction at the
hands of the philosophers of his
age. But instead of trying to
save a science worthy of a child
of God, he completely revised
that knowledge and eventually
destroyed it." Mr. Maekin said,
following wiih comprehensive
thumbnail  sketches of  the  dilfi-
the Hegelianism of tiie Universi- cutties   Kant   had   to   encounter,
ty of Berlin and the development j and of why he never achieved his
developed | of     ihe     radical     neo-Hegelians;   goal.
Feuerbach's   turning   the   Hegel-J UP TO HEGEL
ian god-to-be-realized into the hu-1 Mr. Maekin further spoke of
man race; and Proudhon's turn- the contributions of Kant's di-
ing of the human race into a so-j sci pies: Johann Fichte. who turns
cialist  state. I the wil! into the one absolute and
"Kant can be rightfully called ! formulates the first laws of evo-
the grand-daddy of communism," ! lut ion of rrealiiy. Schnelling. who
Maekin said, calling Kanl's philo-1 expands the laws of evolution
sophy the first  phase of the ori-1 and brings about a notion of the
attainment of the absolute thru
progress; Hegel, who turns all
reality into a dialectical process
by making nature a constant
state  of  conflict.
The audience, composed of students, faculty members, and
guests, gave Mr. Maekin hearty
applause for a comprehensive
delivery of such a difficult subject. Mr. Maekin invited the audience to ask questions. This was
well     taken     advantage     of     for
there Were many questions.
Mr. Maekin is one or the gioltp
of faculty speakers wliich have
appealed tiiis semester at irtC
meetings. The club is devuting
the entire school year to the discussion of the defects ot Communism in all its aspects. Most of
the work is done by student-reporters, who are supplemented
by frequent talks from authorities.
'Best Holiday
Entertainment'
"For those who are unable
to go skiing during the inter-
semester holiday, I suggest
the Winter Carnival," said
George Muldoon, student
vice-president and chairman of
the refreshment committee.
The Carnival, with Winter as
its theme, will be held February
7, beginning at 7 p. m., in the
Scottish Rite hall, Van Ness and
Suiter. It will be informal, siag
or drag.
Tickets  will go on  sale  Monday  at   the  mam. hall  booth,  at
the price of $1.00 per person.
RAILWAY   TICKETS
They are made in the form of
railway tickets just as though
the purchaser were traveling to
a skiing lodge in the Sierra Ne-
vadas, which is what the Scottish
Kite hall will look like. Besides
admission to the Carnival, the
bearer will be entitled to the trip
from anywhere in S.F. \o the
Scottish Rite, one free refreshment in the "club car," a chance
in the game room or Sierra Ne-
vadas. and one dance (or skate i
on the dance floor lice rink) to
the music of Sal Vance.
The hall will be open at 7 p.m.,
and any who wish to arrive early
will be entertained well until 9,
when the dance begins. Perhaps
the biggest feature of the entire
Carnival will be the game room,
where all the booths, games, and
fun will be had for the major
ity. The number of booths is uncertain at present,
MANY PRIZES SECURED
Many prizes have already been
secured by the prize committee
under the leadership of Terry
McGuire. The names of the men
on Uie committee are printed
here for the benefit of anyone
who may wish to aid them in
securing a great variety and
quantity of prizes.
The prize committee includes,
besides chairman McGuire, Rod
Martinelli, assistant chairman;
Jim Ryan, assistant chairman;
Pete Smith, Jack Anderson, Jon
Ostormeyer, Bill Walters, Jim
Durkin, Herb Garcia, Al Ales-
sandri, Jack Barrett, Dick Kelly,
Paul Thurau, Cookie Kennedy,
Dick Raffetto, Brenden Dougherty, Bob Kane, Denny Marinos,
Jim Kilday, Don Gordon, Larry
Casserly, Sut Chalios, George
Snyder, Joe Truzzolino, Don Law
rence, Greg O'Connell, Bob Beg
ley, Dick Stefani, Bob Mitchell,
Archie Crossland, Ken McLennon, and Tim Triggas.
SOCIAL   LEADER
A survey of USF history shows
that the Winter Carnival is the
the one history-making social
that is remembered as really providing something. In pre-war
years, it was the great high-light
of the Don social season, a gigantic spectacle with everything from
soup to nuts, and these all night
long.
The general chairman. Rudy
Papale, and all his assistants are
working hard to make this year's
Winter Carnival one to be re
membered.
"Get your tickets soon," Papale warned, "and don't forget that
it is going to be INFORMAL!"
Holiday Meeting
Members of Alpha Sigma Nu,
Jesuit Honor Society, will meet
during the Inter-semester Holiday according to President Don
Farbstein. A night session, with
dinner and business meeting following will be the prVigram. Exact
date and location of the meeting
will lie announced later according to the President.
REV. PETER DUNNE, S.J.
Another Epic
Father Peter Dunne, S.J. Chair
man of ihe Department of History
in the University, has just written
a new book in collaboration with
tie,   John Baunon, S.J.
The new book "Latin America:
A Historical Review" is Fr. Dun
lie's fourth on Latin America, in
a series of historical books published by the University of California, where Fr. Dunne received
his doctorate in history.
Fr. Dunne h:i* made extensive
investigations in South America,
Mexico, Central America and the
Southwestern United Stales, for
his writings.
Literary Magazine
Receives Approval
By Student Body
The Quantity, the culmination
of student literary effort, for
the rail semester, came off the
press this week.
The red covered omnibus,
which sells for only fifty cents,
contains the contributions of Dr.
Henry Schnitzler. guest contributor from the University of California; John Vriend, young and
popular fiction writer; J. Charles
Walsh, USF science fiction editor; Joe Anthony, foreign and
latin romantic; Joe Feldhaus, feature editor and literary critic of
the FOGHORN; Tom Powers,
political advisor to the San Francisco FOGHORN; Dan Galvin,
head yell leader and literary enthusiasts. Coates, rising star of
the writing fraternity; Davis McElroy, rising young poet; Anthony Bouscaren, French professor
who wrote on the present situation in Greece	
Debate And Radio
Talk Slated For
Philhistorians
To Face Newmans
At Berkeley
A heavy day is in store for the
Philistorian Debating Soclet v
Friday,   January    16,    when   Its
members will participate in v.
discussion, and meet in a debate
that same evening.
Friday afternoon the 1 o'clock
economics theory class of Mr.
Herold, S.J., will enjoy an innovation In their daily lecture,
namely the discussion by the
Philhistorian debating society
emanating from Station KQW at
one p.m.
The topic of the discussion will
be the debatable question. "Resolved, that the federal government should require arbitration
of labor dispuites in all basic
American  industries."
Participants in the discussion
will be John Hayes, chairman of
the Philhistorians: Bob Nicker-
son, student in Law School;
Douglas Henry, member of the
sophomore class, and Gerry'Kilday, treasurer of the Associated
Students.
NATIONWIDE SURVEY
Program agenda for the afternoon session calls first for a nation-wide survey of the topic,
and then a transition from the
national scene to the local station, where specially picked participants will be asked their opinions on  the subject.
The radio discussion will last
for approximately fifteen min
utes, the period wherein the pro,,
and cons will be considered, al
fording  the listening  public ma
terial for provocative thought.
*    *    *
Friday evening, same date, two
members of the Debating Society will come to grips with the
Debating Society of the Newman Club of the University of
California at  Berkeley.
Scene of the debate will be in
Newman Hall on the Caifornia
campus.
SAME SUBJECT
Subject for the debate will be
the same as that for the radio
discussion, namely, "Resolved,
That the 'federal government
should require arbitration of labor disputes in all basic American industries."
Members of the Philhistorian
Society will take the negative
side iN this debate.
The hour for the debate will
be 7:00 p.m.; place. Newman
Hall, University of California;
participants, Douglas Henry,
member of the sophomore class
and the ROTC, and Herb Brown.
Final Examination Schedule
Monday, January 36
8:00 10:30 Classes held   MWF or MTThF at 11:10
11:00—12:40        " "      TTh at       11:10
12:00—  2:30       " "      MWF or MTThF at........ 3:10
3:00-4:40        " "      TTh at   3:10
Tuesday, January 27
8:00-10:80 Classes held   MWF or MTThF at 1010
11:00-12:40        " "      TTh at  10:10
12:00     2:30        " "      MWF or MTThF at  2:10
3:00 - 4:40        " "      TTh at   2:10
Wednesday, January 28
8:00-10:30 Classes held   MWF op MTThF at  9:10
11:00-12:40        " "      TTh at   9:10
12:00— 2:30        " "      MWF or MTThF at 12:10
3:00 - 4:40       " "      TTh at  12:10
Thursday, January 29
8:00-10:30 Classes held   MWF or MTThF at  8:10
12:00— 2.30        " "       MWF or MTThF at   1:10
3:00 - 4:40       " "     TTh at   1:10
Friday. January 80
8:00— 9:40 Classes held   TTh at     8:10
11:00—12:40       " "      (All Lower Division Military
i Science'
(All Public Speaking Classes
Consult  Instructors. I
All examinations will be held in tne regular class rooms, except as noted.
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