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Friday, April 21, 1961—Vol. 52, No. 35
Ad majorem
Dei gloriam
A devoted son of St. Ignatius
Loyola, Reverend Fred J. Spieler
S.J., looked up from his work on
USF's radio station to pose for
his last picture, taken Saturday
afternoon atop Phelan Hall. Sunday morning, at 6:15, Fr. Spieler's
earthly labors came to an abrupt
end when he died following an
automobile accident near Mercy
High School.
Tuesday morning the faculty
and students of the university
payed homage to the priest
during the traditional funeral
rights of the Catholic Church.
The Office of the Dead was recited by the Jesuit clergy at 9:30;
the funeral followed at 10:00
o'clock.
Fr. Spieler had complained
during the week of pains in his
chest and back. Tuesday night he
had worked the closed circuit
televising of a lecture in the library, and mentioned at that time
that he was working too hard.
Saturday Fr. Spieler worked from
nine to six on the roof of Phelan
Hall on the construction of KUSF-
FM, the radio station which he
had undertaken to build for the
University of San Francisco.
Fifty-one, Fr. Spieler came to
the university in 1959 from Santa
Clara, where he was a member
of the faculty there and director
of their radio station. At USF he
was assistant professor of physics
as well as director of radio development here.
The faculty and students can
do little but mourn his death;
their beloved confrer and professor lives on in his eternal
reward, a Priest forever.
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USF leaves mock UN
after being censure
Eleven USF delegates to the
Model U.N. walked out of the
meeting after being censured by
the General Assembly last weekend.
The eleven delegates were representatives oi the USF International Relations Club and were
attending the Eleventh Annual
Model United Nations held at
Eugene, Oregon.
The USF delegation was representing the country of Portugal. The delegation voiced the
opinion that Portugal had provinces and not colonies. The delegation said that Portugal should
therefore not be censured because of "its colonial policy."
The General Assembly immediately censured the USF delegation, and the delegation immediately voiced an objection. When
this objection was overruled, the
delegation from Portugal (USF)
took the only alternative left to
them and walked out. They were
immediately followed by Portugal's close ally, the Brazilian
delegation.
The delegation, headed by
George Mills, returned in the
afternoon when the United Nations turned to other pressing
matters.
The Model U.N. is designed to
better acquaint those interested
in foreign relations with the intricate workings and the problems of the United Nations. This
year's meeting was attended by
835 delegates representing 87
western universities.
This year's model U.N. opened
with a press conference with Oregon's senior senator, Wayne
Morse, the governor of the state
of Oregon, Mark Hatfield, and
the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Frederick Boland of Ireland.
President Boland, commenting
on the effectiveness of the
United Nations, indicated that its
real weakness stems from the
fact that it can only discuss problems and make recommendations
to nations. It cannot make its
decisions binding on the governments and therefore "the world
community is still a society without any kind of effective government."
Two other main topics of conversation with the world diplomat centered around the possibility of Red China's entry into the
United Nations and the problem
of the John Birch Society.
In the days following the opening session, the 87  universities
represented the 81 countries
which they had previously been
assigned. The delegation from
USF, headed by the president of
the International Relations Club
on campus, George Mills, was
assigned Portugal as the country
they were to represent in the
mock session of the United Nations.
Because  this  country  is  predominantly   Catholic,   the   USF
delegation was able to take real-
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Holiday Wednesday-
Fr. President's Day
Every spring, the University
pauses to honor Father President. In past years, a solemn
Mass at St. Ignatius Church,
celebrated by the President himself, has started the day, followed
by a free breakfast, a faculty vs.
seniors baseball game, entertainment, and a free lunch.
ASUSF President Bob Crowley
and Junior Class President Bob
Ralls were prepared to repeat
the usual procedures for President's Day, which falls this year
on Wednesday, April 26. However, they were informed by the
Administration that the traditional President's Day Mass will
not be celebrated Plans made
by Sanctuary Society Moderator
Father David J. Walsh, S.J., and
Prefect Gary Analla have been
canceled.
The usual on-campus festivities have been replaced by a free
ASUSF picnic, to begin in Golden
Gate Park (exact location to be
announced) at high noon. The
ASUSF will provide lunch, but
students are welcome to bring
their own refreshments. The
traditional faculty-senior ball
game will be held after lunch.
Publication Council meeting to     SeYGII men appointed tO
Jesuit honor fraternity
choose new publications posts
The positions of Yearbook
Editor and Gaviota Editor will
be filled by election at a special
meeting of the Publications
Council, May 2, at 2:30 p.m., it
was announced yesterday. FOGHORN editor Ed Stephan, as
chairman of the Council, will
accept applications for the two
publication posts up until six
o'clock, Monday, May 1.
Stephan asked that those interested in running for the posts
submit their applications in writing   at   the   FOGHORN   office,
stating    their    qualifications    at
that time.
The position of editor for the
Student Handbook, formerly held
by the secretary of the ASUSF,
has been placed tentatively on
the roster for the Publications
Council meeting. If the person
elected Secretary in next Friday's student body elections
wishes to retain the post of
Handbook editor, then the post
will not be open to election at
the May 2 meeting of the Publications Council. Otherwise, ap-
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Rev. Paul Harney, S.J., academic vice president of USF,
this week announced the addition of seven new members to
the Alpha Sigma Nu Honorary
Fraternity.
Those receiving the honor from
the faculty were: Dan Burns, a
pre-med major, 1622 Fairview
Avenue, Caldwell, Idaho; Cliff
Hughes, an industrial relations
major, P. O. Box 98, Sunal, California; Dennis Kennedy, an English major. 820 Yanonaldi Street,
Santa Barbara, California; Robert
Ralls, an English major, 101 Celta
Street, San Carlos, California;
Dan Ritter, a political science
major, 1812 Pacific Avenue, San
Francisco, California; Kevin
Starr, an English major, 221 Mid-
dlefield Drive, San Francisco,
California; and David Sherden, an
electronic physics major, 1051
Fell Street, San Francis-co, California.
The  Alpha  Sigma  Nu  is the
National Jesuit honor society for
men. It is composed of upper-
classmen chosen by the deans of.
each of the three colleges and by
the University for outstanding
scholarship, service and loyalty
to the school.
The society concerns itself with
all phases of student life, and
acts as a mediator between the
students and the faculty. One of
the privileges of the fraternity
is exemption from the finals in
June of the senior year, if the
fraternity brother so desires.