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VOL. XX, No. 15
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 5, 1939
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Big Affair to Reunite
Hilltop GraduatesWith
Big Barbecue Saturday
EDWARD O'DAY MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Eight
Hundred Alumni to Be in Attendance
"Back to the Campus" Celebration
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The first annual homecoming for
the alumni of the University of San
Francisco will inaugurate a custom
this Saturday, May 6, at the USF
field. Commencing at 1:30 p. m.,
the homecoming will feature a barbecue and "back to the campus"
celebration.
Eight Hundred
Eight    hundred    alumni    have
given Executive Secretary Joseph
Rock notice of their attention to
be present. Plans have been developed   by   a   committee   working
under the president of the Alumni
Association,   Hon.   Florence  McAuliffe, '05.
Master of
Ceremonies
for the afternoon will be
Edward  F.
O'Day, A.B.
'07, M. A.'07,
editor of the
San    Francisco "Recorder."'
Guest speakers will be
the Honorable   Florence  McAuliffe  and  William T. Sweigert, '21.
Included on the entertainment
program will be selections by Dr.
Uda Waldrop, the noted pianist, and
vocal solos by Charles Bulotti and
Austin Sperry. The University Band
will also be featured under the direction of David Marchus.
Feature of the day will be the barbecue held in the new barbecue pit
erected last week on the west side
of the University field. Eight hundred New York Cut steaks will hold
the spotlight. Attendance is limited
to members of the Alumni Association.    •
Following the barbecue and entertainment,  the  Alumni  are  expected to inspect the new developments on the University campus,
and all that has been accomplished
during the past year—the grading
and the landscaping.
"Saturday's  affair  is  the  first in
what we hope will be an annual tradition on the Hilltop," declared Executive Secretary Joseph Rock.   "It
will afford graduates an opportunity
to return to their school—to renew
old   acquaintances,   to   re-greet   the
faithful faculty, and to revisit scenes
of delightful memories."
IN PERSON
ORRIN TUCKER
AND HIS
FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
FEATURING
BONNIE BAKER
and
The LORRAINE SISTERS
Opening in
PEACOCK COURT
Friday, May 5
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HOTEL MARK HOPKINS
Last Quarterly
To Appear on
Campus Today
With Friday set as the deadline
for the appearance of the San Francisco Quarterly, all material has been
turned in by the different contributors. This will be the last issue of
this magazine that will appear in the
Spring Semester of 1939.
The contributors to this edition
are heavy, as all of them are most
capable writers. It is promised
that this edition will be one of outstanding value.
Berti Writes
Professor Russell Berti of this
University will conclude his History
of the Dons. The first part of this
most interesting article appeared in
the last publication. All of the readers are anxious to continue with
their readings on this subject. The
History of the Dons from the University of San Francisco is brought
up to date in this latest publication.
Jack O'Rourke, who is always a
contributor to this magazine, is again
on hand with an article on the "Right
to Strike." O'Rourke has spent a
great deal of time in the writing of
this article, and it will be of great
interest to all its readers.
Football Story
In   this    edition,   the   football
mentor   of   this   University   has
written an  extremely  interesting
article to all football fans.   It is
based on his famous phrase, "It's
all in the mind."   This article by
George Malley discusses the different football teams of this country
and    his   opinion   of   the   great
American game. The students and
readers    of    the    Quarterly    are
warned to pay special attention to
this article, as it is unique in its
scope.
Jim Mace, the philosophical senior, has also added his contribution
to the success of the San Francisco
Quarterly by writing an  article  of
interest to all on "The Skid Row."
Other contributors  to this publication of the Quarterly include such
prominent   writers   as   Ed   Boessenecker,       Frank      Courtney,      Joe
Haughey and many other students
of the University.
Faculty Contributes
The faculty as well as the students
have helped in the publication of the
Quarterly by writing stories and articles of high interest to all of the
readers.
The usual amount of verse will
appear in this issue.   Among the
contributors in the line of verse are
Kelleher,   Courtney,   Prudhomme,
Boessenecker and others.
The Quarterly will go on sale this
Friday, and all of the students are
urged to get their copy.   This publication will be one of paramount interest to all of the students of the
University as well as their friends.
The usual price will prevail for the
publication.
USF Council to
Fete Graduates
USF Council No. 77, Y. M. I., will
fete graduating seniors at a banquet
during Commencement Week, if
tentative plans are completed. As yet
no place has been selected for the
affair. Council heads said.
The banquet is intended as the first
of a series of annual affairs to be held
in honor of USF graduating classes,
and is in line with the Council's
policy of working for the Hilltop
school, according to Peter Sexton,
their representative here.
The USF Council also donated the
medals awarded to winners in the
President's Day events, and is responsible for« other awards given
here annuallv.
New Officers to Be
Installed Monday
Inauguration Ceremonies Will Be Held at 11 a. m.
In Auditorium
Next Monday morning will mark
another inauguration in the history
of the University of San Francisco.
The newly elected members of this
university will be  sworn into their
respective offices, and the outgoing
members will vacate their posts.
Frank Lawson, who is the choice
of the students for the office of
president of the Associated Students,  will be  sworn into  office.
The outgoing president, Pete Sexton, will bow to his successor, as
is traditional.
Phil Hanley, who was elected by
an almost unanimous vote of the
students to the office of vice-president, will assume the duties and office
that will be vacated by Jim Madden.
Although the office of vice-president
seems to be overshadowed by that of
the president, it is the vice-president
who assumes on his shoulders all of
the duties that are brought about by
the staging of the pregame rallies.
This in itself is a momentous task.
Spearman Wins
Trude Spearman, the Don grid-
man, is the choice of the students to
take over the duties of the present
outgoing secretary, Bill Carberry,
having defeated Art Zief in a close
race.
Last    Tuesday    the    executive
board held its  meeting in order
to determine who will assume the
duties that will be left by Norton
Herold, the outgoing treasurer.
Reports of this meeting reveal that
the prexy of the sophomore class,
Tony Tarantino, was the unanimous choice of this board for the
post of treasurer of the Associated
Students.
As the senior members of the
present Board of Student Control
graduate, two more members were
elected to this board at the Executive Committee meeting Tuesday before last.
King and Clifford
The two junior members, Joe Martinelli and Paul Golden, will keep
the duties of this board and become
the senior members. The junior
members of this board were announced by the Executive Committee as Lou King and Gene Clifford. Frank Lawson, the new president, is a "ex officio" member of the
Board of Student Control.
In order that the proper ceremony may be held for the inauguration of the new members, it has
been decided that short order will
prevail for the day. The ceremonies
will begin at eleven o'clock, and
all the students are urged to attend this ceremony.
Seattle Team
Debates Locals
Freshmen Club Ends Its
Yearly Activities
During the past week the Gavel,
Freshmen Debating Society, brought
their year's forensic activities to a
successful close with a pair of dual
debates.
On Monday, April 24, the Gavel
team of Gene O'Meara and Bob
McCarthy met the Seattle College
junior varsity in a debate on the
question of industrial and technological aid to the European democracies. This debate was held in the
Father Semeria Room as a preliminary to the varsity's contest
with the barnstorming team from
Seattle.
Final debate of the year came on
Friday evening, April 28, when the
team of Bob Christian and Ed Boessenecker debated Sacramento Junicr
College in the Capital City on the
topic of pump-priming. The Gavel
defended this policy.
According to President O'Meara.
the freshmen will officially close the
forensic year with a banquet to be
held at a hotel or restaurant as yet
indefinite.
President 111
Father William J. Dunne, President of the University of San Fran-
isco, is in St. Mary's Hospital recovering from a slight attack of the
flu. The Father President contracted
the flu on his recent trip East, and
this second attack is but a recurrence.
He is expected back in his duties
very shortly.
Father Flynn
Talks to PDP
Literature Talk Given to
Honor Society
Father Hubert Flynn, S. J., was
the guest speaker at the final weekly
meeting of the Pi Delta Pi, lower
division literary honor society, on
Thursday, April 27. Father Flynn
spoke on the appreciation of literature in general, touching its practical
and cultural value, and drawing
deeply from his long experience as
a professor of philosophy and of
English in both this and Loyola
universities.
Bob McCarthy, newly elected
president of Pi Delta Pi, presided at
a business meeting which preceded
the lecture. Plans for a newer and
more liberal constitution were drawn
up, and stricter entrance requirements were set.
It was decided that the "Garret,"
literary publication of the society, be
published each semester. Ed Boessenecker was named editor, with the
privilege of selecting his own staff.
Last Mass
This morning witnessed the last
assembly of the University student
body for this year at the annual First
Friday Mass and Communion.
A good number of the Don student
body attended Mass in the church on
the campus, and brought to a close
their yearly traditional exercise of
hearing Mass and receiving Communion on the First Friday of each
month.
SENIOR RETREAT SIGN-UP
Annual Affair at El Retiro, May 22
Since the founding of the University of San Francisco it has been
traditional for the graduating seniors
to make a retreat, their last retreat
as a body, just after the last few days
of class and examinations.
Retreat May 22
In a few weeks—to be exact, May
22—the graduating seniors will make
their customary senior retreat at
El Retiro, Los Gatos. Applications
may be handed in to Johnny Swanson at the Co-op, or to Father Mc-
Grory. The first seventy to sign up
will make the trip in a body; the rest
will follow in groups of fifteen each.
Swanson commented: "After seventeen years of school, these three days
of quiet thinking allow the man to
look over his past, both physical and
Dean Host At
Student Meet
Past President Muller Is
Toastmaster for
Evening
Presidents of societies and their
moderators will be guests of Father
Dean Lyons on "organization night"
next Tuesday evening, May 9. The
reception will be an informal dinner
with a farewell to outgoing student
body officers, and the introduction of
the newly elected officers.
Muller Returns
Mr. William Muller, former president of the student body, will act as
toastmaster for the evening, according to Father Lyons, S. J.  Specially
spiritual, and set some sort of course
for the years that lie ahead of him,
as he is on the brink of entering the
world and will be strictly on his
own."
Closely-paralleling the senior comprehensive examinations, the senior
retreat is a comprehensive spiritual
examination. After preparing their
minds for sixteen years so as to
achieve material or worldly success,
the senior making the retreat reviews
and prepares his soul for four short
days so as to strive for spiritual
progress.
Any seni «s wanting to make the
trip to Lrs Gatos with the large
group should submit his name as
promptly as possible, for the number
(seventy) is nearly complete.
BILL MULLER
Guest of Clubs
invited guests at this affair will be
Mayor Angelo Rossi, Postmaster
William McCarthy, Chief of Police
Quinn, and City Administrator Alfred Cleary.
"I wish, in this way, to show the
University's   appreciation   of   the
efforts of all those who promote
the extra-curricular activities of the
University.  Those  activities help
to foster and preserve the best traditions  of  the   several  organizations," said Father Lyons.
The following organizations will be
represented: The Thomists, Sanctuary Society, I. R. C, Glee Club, Bio-
Chem, K. A. P., Don Quixote, Wass-
mann, K. L. S., St. Ives, The Gavel,
P. D. P., Maraschi, Sodality, Letter
Society,  Circle  Block,  Chess  Club,
Philhistorian Debaters, and Foghorn.
Besides the above, representatives
of   campus   activities   will   also   be
invited.
Execmen Elect
Tarantino as
USF Treasurer
War Memorial Opera House Scene
Of Eightieth Annual Qraduation
Exercises Set for Sunday, May 28
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Inspection by Braly
Ends Don ROTC Year
A review and inspection of ranks
concluded the activities of the USF
R. O. T. C. unit for the spring semester. Major William C. Braly,
instructor at the University of California, acted as inspecting officer,
representing the Ninth Corps Area.
Good Rating
Major Braly expressed his satisfaction with the Corps, and the local
unit will be accorded a good rating.
His inspection covered not only the
officers and men, but also the Armory
and the firing range in Loyola Hall.
The P. M- S. and T. of the University
of San Francisco attended him on the
tour of inspection.
Battery A, under the command
of Captain Elmo Mauer, were stationed at the guns and put on
a short gun drill as a part of the
review. The other batteries were
reviewed in ranks.
The local American Legion Insurance Post, under Captain Falconer, presented five first lieutenants
with new sabers. Tuesday's review
marked their first occasion for use.
The presentation of these sabers was
made by Captain Falconer at a short
ceremony held last week at the
Armory.
Brey Satisfied
Major Brey expressed his satisfaction with the showing, and commended Battery A in particular for
their fine gun drill.
The R. O. T. C. drill periods
have been concluded and the Unit
will not march any more this semester. Uniforms are to be turned
in as soon as possible. Cadets must
bring their full uniforms to the
Armory if they desire to get a full
refund from the R. O. T. C. deposit.
Annual Feast
Ends School
Year for KAP
Dean Lyons and Former
Presidents Also in
Attendance
Breen Tells Prom Deficit
of $52; Lawson Asks
Appropriation
Anthony Tarantino was unanimously elected to the post of student
body treasurer by the Executive
Board at last Tuesday's meeting.
The   outgoing   treasurer,   Norton
Herold,  nominated  Tarantino.   "In
keeping  pace  with   the   progressive
spirit of the University, I feel that
Tony Tarantino is the most fitting
person  in  the school  for  this  post.
I  can attest  to his  ability to hold
down the post competently, having
enjoyed  his  help  on  numerous occasions in fulfilling my duties as past
treasurer," said Herold.
Prom Deficit
The president of the Junior Class,
Charles Breen, presented a detailed
result of the Junior Prom dance.
It was roughly estimated, according to Breen, that a deficit of $52
will  be  declared  at  next  week's
meeting of the board.
A motion was placed before the
Chair and referred to the Finance
Committee concerning an appropriation of §40 for the president-elect,
Frank Lawson, to cover the expenses
of attending the Pacific Coast Association of Presidents' Conference,
to be held at Berkeley. "The Finance
Committee will rule on this appropriation and place it before next
week's meeting for approval," said
Chairman Pete Sexton.
Dance Proposed
A committee was formed at the
suggestion of James Madden for the
purpose of looking into the possibility of a final dance this spring.
"Inauguration Ball" will be the title
of the proposed affair. John Guinee
was named chairman of the committee, as Madden declined the post.
On Wednesday evening, April 26,
Kappa Alpha Phi met in its final
affair, a banquet to end the year's
work. Chairman of the evening was
outgoing President Ted Wurm, who
introduced the various speakers of
the evening.
Dean Present
Father Lyons, the dean, was in
attendance and addressed a few
appropriate remarks to the many
members, both past and present, in
attendance. Following the dean,
Professor Henry Strickroth spoke
a few words of congratulation to
the officers who had served for the
past year.
Among past presidents at the banquet were Tom Smith, Nort Herold
and Frank Lawson, each of whom
was called upon for a few remarks.
Mr. Smith, now out in the business
world, advised the fellows how to get
the most out of college, what to take,
and how to go about getting a job.
New Officers
The election of officers to succeed
outgoing President Ted Wurm.
Vice-President Frank Dummel and
Secretary-Treasurer Bill Partmann
was the concluding feature of the
enjoyable evening. The new prexy,
chosen unanimously by the assemblage, is Walt Eager, who promises
great things for the society in the
coming year. Al Lawson, brother
of the former president, was chosen
vice-president, also unanimously.
George Whelan was elected secretary-treasurer.
New Officers
Selected for
Wasmann's
Plans Formulated for
Coming Fall
Semester
With the selection of new officers
for the coming year at its last regular meeting, the Wasmann Club concluded a year of general activity in
which the members have enjoyed
many lectures of biological interest
as well as some very educational field
trips.
The new president who will lead
the Wasmann Club activities is William Robertson, '40. The new vice-
president will be Leonard Bertoli;
new treasurer will be John Shea;
new secretary will be William
Wong; new curator will be Carmello
Celestri, and the new editor of The
Collector will be David Clary.
Gives Thanks
President Robertson took over
the meeting and thanked the retiring officers, namely, James Burton, president; Michael Wardell,
editor; Francis Jacoby, treasurer
and business manager of The Collector, and Frank Gasparini, secretary, for their very successful administration, in which both The
Collector and the Wasmann Club
prospered.
At the close of the meeting, Doctor
Kessel, Moderator of the Group,
called a special meeting of the new
officers to formulate plans for the
coming semester, with emphasis to
be placed on the securing of new
alumni members. This campaign
will be under the direction of William Butler of the class of '41.
O'Rourke to Be
Valedictorian
At Graduation
O'ROURKE
RLOCKMEN IN ELECTIONS
Bianchi Elected President in Three-Way Race
Rico Bianchi, varsity fullback, was
elected to the presidency of the University of San Francisco Block Society Wednesday night in the regular bimonthly meeting of the Letter
men.
The likeable fullback from Manteca won out in a three-way race,
defeating Glenn Wunderling and
John L. Sullivan by a large margin.
Johnny Swanson, who has completed two remarkably successful
terms as president of the organization, conducted the elections, and
relinquished his post to Bianchi at
the conclusion of the meeting.
Breceda Vice-President
Santa Monica's contribution to the
Letter Society, Pete Breceda, defeated varsity basketball man Lou
Olivero  l'y a  close  margin  of one
vote to pull down the vice-president's
chair.
Marty Porter defeated Trude
Spearman by a single vote margin
to take the position of secretary-
treasurer.
New Officers Installed
After the elections, the new officers conducted the rest of the business of the meeting. Tom Rice was
appointed a committee of one to see
that the cooks at the Varsity House
received a token of the Club's appreciation for their co-operation in
making all Block Club gatherings
more enjoyable for the members.
Thursday Convocation assignments were made and the meeting
was adjourned thereafter.
It was the final meeting of the
spring semester for the Letter Society.
Plans were virtually completed
this week for the eightieth annual
graduation exercises of the University of San Francisco, this year
to be held on Sunday afternoon,
May 28, at 2:30 p. m.
War Memorial Site
As   in   the   past,   the   graduation
exercises will take place in the spacious   War   Memorial    Opera
House,    with
Archbishop John
J.   Mitty  presiding,    together
with   Father
President  William J.  Dunne,
who will be witnessing his  first
University   of
San    Francisco
graduation in the
role of president.
A busy program looms for the
graduating class prior to receiving
their    sheepskins.     The    annual
Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated at  10:30  Sunday morning
on  the  campus,  following which
will be the annual luncheon tendered the graduates by the Alumni
Association.    The   luncheon   will
take place in the University Auditorium.
At 2:30 in the afternoon the graduating   class,   numbering   about   one
hundred and fifty members, will file
into    the    War    Memorial    behind
members of the faculty in  procession.
O'Rourke Speaks
Here the Class of '39 will conduct
its last official act as members of the
Don student body. Selected as valedictorian for the College of Libera!
Arts, John J. O'Rourke, former
editor of the Foghorn, will address
the assembled friends of USF. Noel
Dyer will follow O'Rourke to the
stand as valedictorian for the Law
College.
Dean Lyons Presides
Following these two addresses,
Father James J. Lyons, Dean of the
Liberal.Arts College, will present
the awards and diplomas to the
Archbishop, who will in turn give
them to the graduates.
Those listed to receive awards
include Tom Rice, the Boyle Loyalty Award; Norton Herold, the
Y. M. I. Oratorical Award, and
John J. O'Rourke, winner of the
McKinley Debate. Other awards
to be made, but the winners of
which will not be announced until
a later date, include the St.
Thomas Morr Award, the Archbishop's Religion Essay Award,
the President's Prize in Science,
the Loyalty Award, a gold watch,
and not to be confused with the
Boyle Loyalty Award going to
Tom Rice, and various scholarship
awards.
Archbishop Talks
Following receipt of their diplomas making them alumni of San
Francisco's own university, the graduates will listen to short addresses by
Archbishop Mitty and by their own
president, Father William Dunne,
S.J.
This year's graduating class will
be the eightieth in the history of the
school. Founded in 18SS, the first
graduates received their diplomas in
1859. The university in those days
was known as St. Ignatius College,
and had an important part in the
early development of the city of San
Francisco. This year's class is helping to carry on the tradition of a
greater University of San Francisco
growing with a greater City of San
Francisco.
Senior Ball in Evening
In the evening the graduates will
once again gather for their final act.
the annual dinner dance and celebration. Under senior class President John Guinee the graduates will
hold their affair at the Aquatic Park
Club. As is the custom, only seniors
are allowed to attend this function.