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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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VOLUME 46
SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 29, 1954
NUMBER 6
Revered Chaplain
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By ELLEN TULLY
Sorrow struck USF last Friday when news of the death
of Fr. James J. Lyons, S.J. spread over the campus. It was
Oct. 22, 1954. at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Hospital that the
University lost a true friend. Fr. Lyons died at the age of
sixty-one.
Father Lyons experienced
a slight stroke while visiting
with friends on Sunday, Sept.
12. Although he was urged to
see a doctor, he assured them
that it was nothing serious.
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Fr.
Lyons entered the pulpit to
preach the sermon at the St.
Ignatius High School's Mass
of the Holy Ghost.
Following his talk, Father
returned to the faculty building. Entering the dining
room, he began his breakfast
when he experienced a severe
paralytic stroke.
Extreme Unction was administered and he was removed to St. Mary's Hospital
where he lay until his death
last Friday.
Born in Missouri!
Fr. James Lyons was born
in St. Louis, Missouri, Sept.
21, 1893 and entered the Jesuit seminary in Los Gatos in
1914. He was ordained in Lou-
vain Cathedral in Belgium in
1927. Father was assigned to
the faculty of Santa Clara in
1929 and served as the University's president from 1932
to 1935. It was during this
tenure that he founded the
Catala Club for mothers and
benefactors of Santa Clara.
Following his presidency at
the University of Santa Clara,
Father Lyons filled the office
of Dean of Faculty at Loyola
University at Los Angeles for
a year.
He was then sent to USF
where he was stationed until
his rieath. He was Dean of
Faculty from 1936 to 1939,
, moderator of the Sodality, director of the Health Service
for students, and moderator
of the Kappa Lambda Sigma.
Fostered Schola Cantorum
Father Lyons was extremely interested in all musical endeavors on the campus, both
instrumental and vocal, and in
particular, the Schola Cantorum. He constantly promoted
symphonies and opera and
stressed the necessity for culture in lectures to social clubs
around the Boy Region.
As moderator for the Loyola Guild, Father secured financial aid for the University.
His activities off the USF
campus included work with
Bishop Cantwell of Los Angeles, now deceased, to bring
the religious community, the
Daughters of Jesus and Mary,
to America. He was presented
with a document a few years
ago by that Congregation
marking him as one of their
founders in America.
The solemn Office of the
Dead was recited in dimly
lighted St. Ignatius Church
Sunday afternoon. It was well
attended by both laity and
clergy.
The requiem Mass celebrated Monday morning, Oct.
25, at 9 a.m. was one of the
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Fellowship Awards
Offered Students
The National Academy of
Sciences-National Research
Council-National Bureau of
Standards Postdoctoral Research Associateships in
chemistry, mathematics and
physics for the academic year
1955-1956.
These research associate-
ships have been designed to
provide young investigators
of unusual ability and promise
in opportunity for basic re-
j search in the following fields:
pure and applied mathematics, applied mathematical
statistics, numerical analysis,
, experimental thermodynamics
and calorimetry, statistical
mechanics, molecular structure and spectroscopy, low
temperature physics, solid
state physics, theoretical and
nuclear physics, radiological
physics, analytical chemistry,
inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry.
These fellowships are open
.only to citizens of the United
''States. Applicants must produce evidence of training in
one of the foregoing fields
equivalent to that represented
by the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree
and must have demonstrated
superior ability for creative
research.
In order to be considered for
awards for the academic year
1955-1956 applications must
be fijed at the Fellowship Of
fice on or before Decembey 10.
1954.  Awards  will  be  made
I about April 1, 1955.
',   Further    information    and
I application material may be
secured for any of the programs by writing to the Fellowship Office, National Research Council. 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington 25, D.C.
NFCCS Convenes
lit Moraga Campus
Seven Bay Area Catholic
> Colleges will attend the National Federation of Catholic
College Students' Regional
Convention at St. Mary s College November 14.
The keynote address for the
convention will be given by
the   NFCCS   president,   Wil
liam Ford of John Carroll Uni
versity, Cleveland, Ohio. High
lighting the program, which
extends from 10:30 a.m. to ap
proximately 7:30 p.m., will be
panel discussions in combination    with   a   Junior - Senior
workshop, which should be of
value to the attending dele
gates and students.
These discussions will out
line in a clear and concise
manner the purpose and aims
of the NFCCS.. Topics will
range from Student Govern
ment, Internal Relations, and
Social   Life  to  Family  Life.
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Campus
Calendar
TONIGHT, Oct. 29—Wassman   Bio-Chem-Halloween
Dance, USF Auditorium, 8
p.m.-12 p.m.
MONDAY, Nov. 1—All Saints
Day; Academic Holiday;
USF-Holy Names Co-Rec
Day, Mosswood Park, Oakland, 2:30-10:00
THURSDAY, Nov. 4—Military
Mass for Deceased Faculty
and Students, St. Ignatius
Church.
SATURDAY, Nov. 6—Mixer
at Dominican,
Delmas
&> Delmas
Jewelers
60 Mirket St. Phelan  Bldg.
SUtter 1-6146
Pi Sigma Alpha
Installs Pledges
Four new names were added recently to the role of Pi
Sigma Alpha, USF's Political
Science Honor Fraternity. The
new members, Tony De Rago,
John Minto, and Carl Nolte,
were duly installed at the
weekly Thursday morning
meeting on October 21.
Membership in the fraternity is restricted to those
maintaining a B average in a
political science major.
Thomists Discuss
Adler's Lectures
The Thomists meet again
Tuesday, October 26, to discuss the preparation for Dr.
Mortimer Adler's next talk on
"Sense and Intellect." All are
invited to attend.
Readings from St. Thomas
are posted on the Clubs Board
next to the mail boxes. All
who come are requested to prepare for the discussion.
The meeting will be held in
Room C-4 at 8 p.m.
Wassman Halloween
Dance Held Tonight
In 'Auditorium
The Wasmann Biological
Society and the Bio-Chemical Club will present their
heralded annual Hallowe'en
Dance tonight.
Beginning at 8 p.m., the
six Bay Area Catholic Women's Colleges and the students of USF will dance
until 12 midnight to recorded music.
The Scientists have
adorned the USF auditorium with Hallowe'en decor.
Students are urged to
buy their tickets before the
dance tonight as a. large
crowd is expected.
The price of admission is
75 cents and the dance is
either stag or drag. The
dress for the evening is
sport.
Lay Faculty to
Attend Unique
Retreat Day
What is believed to be the
first one day spiritual conference entirely for the lay faculty and initiated by them, will
be held Monday, November
1st at El Retiro San Inigo in
Los Altos.
The purpose of the spiritual
conference is to give the lay
professors an opportunity to
review the religious and moral
bases of the teaching vocation
and profession, and to refreshen, strengthen and prosper those worthy ideals, peculiar to the vocation, in the
daily lives and work of the
professors.
The institution of a spiritual
conference or day of spiritual
recollection has already been
established in San Francisco
for teachers in the public
schools. Experience has shown
that such an institution becomes a common fellowship
of spiritual strength among
the teachers themselves, and
an important bond of mutual
respect and helpfulness between the teachers on the one
hand, and the students, religious teachers, and the school
generally on the other.    •
USF's lay faculty feels the
first spiritual conference for
lay teachers to be held at the
University comes at an appropriate time, on the eve of our
most important University
celebration: the Centennial
Year. For the lay faculty will
re-dedicate themselves, their
talent and work to The Great
Master Teacher, Christ, and
gather new inspiration and
strength in discharging their
gigantic responsibility, the
teaching of youth.
The spiritual conference will
open with Holy Mass, and will
be followed by addresses appropriate to the purposes of
the conference. Father Zacheus Maher, S.J., S.T.D., will
serve as master-preacher of
the conference. The facilities
of El Retiro San Inigo were
made available to the teachers
by Father President John F.X.
Connolly, S.J.
Arts Dean Attends
Eastern Assembly
Father Alexis Mei, Dean of
Arts and Sciences, attended a
meeting of the American Council on Education, which was
held in Chicago two weeks ago.
Evening
Parking
Dilemma
The parking problem during
Evening Division has become
a pertinent, hazardous problem as every night an average
of 60 illegally parked cars can
be found all over the campus.
This situation has risen, not
from the lack of parking
space, but from the unconcern
and negligence of drivers. The
violations occur mainly behind the Liberal Arts Building, beside the Student
Lounge, and across the entrance to the Library.
From the appearances of
the illegal parking, it would
seem that the facilities for
parking are not adequate;
however usually there are
areas to the west of the Library and in front of the huts
which are not filled.
At present there exists no
system of parking control at
night. During the day the
problem is handled by the
Board of Student Control
which fines students in other
than the specified areas. As a
result of their control, illegal
parking is kept at a minimum
and traffic is seldom impeded.
The situation is, therefore,
up to the Evening Division.
By their cooperation only can
the problem be alleviated. It
is possible that they could
work out some system similar
to the BSC method. Perhaps
after the evening students
have been alerted to the illegal
parking, they can take steps
to correct it, thus cooperating
with the University.
All Annual Photos
Schedules Set For
Semeria This Week
All students who have
missed their YEARBOOK
photo appointments or have
not, as yet, been scheduled
inust report during the
coming week to the Semeria Room between nine and
one to have their pictures
taken. Coat and tie are required for the photo. It is
imperative that all Dons report this week for their
Centennial Yearbook photos! Tom Collins Studios
are in charge of the pictures.
Don Players Open Four
Nite Stay in Little Theater
Girls Attend
Glee Sessions
The Glee Club has been
holding its regular class every
Monday morning at 10 a.m.
and on Thursday morning for
all who are able to attend at
10 a.m. period. Many have
shown interest in the club,
and by earnest practice the
group will make fine appearances this year.
Elections of officers for
this year brought the following results: Vice-President
Dick Tello, Secretary Ray
Jurasin, and Treasurer Joe
Aschero.
Another matter recently
completed by the club was a
unanimous decision to allow
girls into the Glee Club. At
the next meeting, ten Lone
Mountain girls joined in the
singing.
Several projects are in the
making; the immediate one
being the formation of a quartette. This group would be
able to sing for rallies, dances,
and student body functions.
Anyone interested in auditioning for such a quartet should
see Ray Jurasin or leave a
note in Convocation Box 446
as soon as possible. Any suggestions for a name for the
group will be appreciated.
Philhistorians Host
Bay Area Debators
On November 1, the Philhistorian Debating Society will
play host to representatives
from California, Stanford, and
City College of San Francisco.
The debate tournament will
concern United States diplomatic recognition of Communist China.
Military
Requiem
Thursday
Military honors will accompany the prayers of the student body and faculty next
Thursday, Nov. 4, at the solemn Requiem Mass for deceased USF students and faculty members.
Attendance at this Mass is
compulsory for all  day  students of the University, both
Catholic and non-Catholic.
Jesuit Tradition  Goes  On
Father President John F. X.
Connolly, S.J., will celebrate
this special Mass, which is one
of the oldest traditions at all
Jesuit schools.
Rev. Paul J. Harney, S.J.,
will serve as deacon and Rev.
Lloyd R. Burns, S.J., will be
sub-deacon. Rev. Kavanaugh,
S.J., will deliver the sermon.
Full  Military Ceremony
Pomp and military precision
will mark the procession of the
$. ultv and clergy into the
church.
First, a guard of ROTC officers will precede the Pershing
Rifle color guard. Next in cap,
gown and academic colors will
come the faculty, followed by
the deans and administrative
officers of the University.
After the faculty the clergy
and altar servers will enter in
cassock and surplice. Next, in
the solemn black of the occasion will be the ministers of
the Mass.
Trumpet Sounds  Sanctus
Because of the semi-military
nature of the Mass, a trumpet
will be used at the Sanctus instead of bells, and taps will be
played after the absolution at
the catafalque.
Following the last prayer,
the national anthem will be
played on the organ, then a
solemn recessional.
Tickets for the forthcoming
College Player's production
on Monday next are now on1
sale in the College Player
booth situated in the main hall
of the Liberal Arts Building.
Federal Positions
Soon Available
* Students interested in civil
service employment may obtain full information on jobs
available and the required examinations through Pi Sigma
Alpha, the Political Science
Fraternity, according to Dr.
Alexander Smetana, fraternity
moderator. Data are maintained for the three governmental branches, federal, state
and city.
Up-to-date announcements
are posted on the revolving
bulletin board outside Ro'om
D-9 in the Administration
Bldg. Further information
may be obtained by consulting
Dr. Smetana in the Political
Science Division or any member of Pi Sigma Alpha.
By MAC HULL
ON MONDAY NEXT, a comedy by Phillip King, will
open a four-night run in the University Little Theatre
Wednesday, Nov. 3. Tickets are on sale, $1.00 for general
admission and fifty cents for students.
Several newcomers to the College Players will add variety
to the first production of the
semester. Virginia Church, as
the feminine lead, brings with
her experience on both the
San Francisco and New York
stages.
Jerry     Johnson,     another
newcomer, steps into the role
of Norwood, a serious young
actor.
Sever Returns To Spotlight
Well-known in USF drama
circles, Clarence Sever will
play a role very different
from his portrayal of Rubashov in DARKNESS AT
NOON last spring. He plays
the producer-director of a
theatrical group in ON MONDAY NEXT.
Marge Werby returns to the
Little Theatre after a long absence. She is remembered as
Amanda in THE GLASS
MENAGERIE, and as Lady
Macbeth. She is also remembered for her comedy roles in
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
and TWO BLIND MICE.
Character Role
After playing the role of
Luba in DARKNESS AT
NOON and Marianne in WINTERSET, Betty Bennett returns in a character part. Miss
Bennett has been a steady
performer with the USF
group for four years. She is
expected to turn in a professional portrayal.
Two other actors who distinguished themselves in the
past. John Collins and Dave
Devincenzi, will be seen in entirely new roles. Devincenzi
plays a stage manager.
Outstanding Set
Director-Technician Stuart
Bennett has created one of his
outstanding sets. Mr. Bennett
has achieved considerable note
for his bold techniques in production of classical and modern plays. His skill has been
recognized widely.
The play itself, a British
comedy, has been revamped
by Director Bennett for
American production. It deals
with a group of semi-professional actors hard at work on
two productions. Rehearsing
a new show mornings while
another show is running at
night, the director discovers
an unexpected audience at
one morning rehearsal. He
does not let the players know
they are being watched. What
follows is two hours of entertaining theater.
ON MONDAY NEXT is as
fast moving as it is filled with
subtle and, sometimes, not too
subtle humor.
Good seats are still available for all performances including opening night, Nov. 3.
Alpha Sigma Nu
Elects Officers
USF's chapter of Alpha Sig
ma Nu, National Jesuit Honor
Society, recently elected their
officers and began the year
in earnest.
Leo McCarthy was elected
fraternity president, while
Bob Lovejoy, John Murphy
and Gus Fernandez captured
the posts of vice-president,
secretary and treasurer. The
other members of the society
are: Dick Bechelli, Jim Cavanaugh and Ken Letner.
Membership in this, USF's
most select organization, is
determined by outstanding
loyalty, service and scholarship. Two men may be chosen
each year from each college
and three additional by special appointment of the President of the University.
The members .devote themselves to the higher interests
of the University. For the
most part, they are reticent
about their activities. As one
of the members put it, "We
prefer quiet effectiveness
rather than showy display."
Cadet Officer Club
Plans Military Ball
On Thursday, November 4,
at 8 p.m., the Scabbard and
Blade will hold an initiation
banquet at the Noonday Club,
450 Market St. The initiation
will climax the pledging period
of 12 new members.
The Scabbard and Blade is
also making plans for the
forthcoming Military Ball, details of which will be announced soon.
Lay Apostolate
Hilltop Begins
Classes
In a recent estimate, the
number of Catholic children
attending public schools who
do not receive release time
or after-school religious instruction was established at
well over 3,000,000. Convinced
that the answer to the problem of how to "reach and
teach" these multitudes of
tomorrow's Catholic adults is
not more classes taught by
priests, brothers, and sisters
(already overworked in above-
average class loads in Cath
olic schools). The C.C.D. (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) is striving to mobilize
the great resources of intelligence, good will, and solid
piety of the Catholic laity of
today.
The C.C.D. is the lay apostolate in action under the
guidance of the clergy.
Through this system the
Catholic layman can be of
valuable assistance to the pastor in his parish, especially
where there is a scarcity of
priests, by aiding in instructing the truths of faith, and in
the practice of Christian life.
In an effort to reach those
who are willing to take an
active part in such a program
the San Francisco Archdioce-
san Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is holding classes on the University of San
Francisco campus. These
classes are designed to train
teachers, whose duty it shaH
be to assist the priests and
religious in the religious edu
cation work in the parish;
home visitors, who shall make
surveys of the parish, and
promote attendance at instruction classes; and helpers,
who shall arrange for the
transportation of the children,
assist in the preparation of
the instructional material,
and perform such other duties
as will promote, the work of
the C.C.D.
Classes are held each Monday evening; from 7:30 p.m.
until 9:30 p.m. in Hut-7. Your
attendance is invited.
Latin Americans
Unite On Campus
A week ago Sunday a small
but enthusiastic group of Latin American resident students met and discussed the
possibilities of organizing a
Latin American club on campus.
Miguel Castillo, acting as
chairman of the informal
meeting, stressed the need for
such a jgroup and urged the
students present to cooperate
in forming the organization.
Castillo, a native of Cuba,
and a veteran of the Korean
conflict, proposed that the
purpose of the club be to foster within the Latin American
student at the University a
sense of his responsibility as a
representative of his country
in the United States. "Far too
many people in the United
States consider us as indolent,
banana - growing revolutionists," stated Castillo, "and it
is up to each of us to correct
that notion and impart to
them a. deeper knowledge of
our culture, our people, and
our country."
In addition, Castillo expressed the hope that the club
would help to promote a
stronger feeling of fellowship
among the Latin Americans
on campus.
"I also believe," added Castillo, "that by being active
members of a recognized
group on campus we can acquire a closer relationship
with the University, so that
after we graduate and return
to our respective countries we
will encourage our friends to
seek the same benefits of the
Jesuit education that we received."
CLARENCE SEVER
Campus Historians
Slate Field Trips
The History Club held its
first meeting of the year on
Oct. 7 under the direction of a
new moderator, Fr. Smythe,
S.J., who replaces Fr. J. McGloin, S. J., now at Loyola
University.
The election of officers was
held: Leo McCarthy was elect,
ed president; Charles Baciga-
lupi, vice-president; and John
Foran, secretary-treasurer.
A second meeting was held
on Oct. 15 at which an activity
program was mapped out. It
was decided that speakers
would be sponsored by the club
during the year either to address the entire student body
or the membership of the club
itself.
The major portion of the
club activities will consist of
round-table discussions, similar to those held by the Great
Books Foundation^ of the
works of the great historians
from Thucydides to Toynbee.
Tentatively the club has scheduled the consideration of only
one book a month.
It is hoped that once the
program is adopted it will be
continued from year to year so
that any student interested in
history can intelligently examine and discuss the works
of the influential historiographers.
Other matters considered by
the membership were field
trips to points of historical interest in California and the
possibility of a fund raising
social.
The History Club extends a
welcome to students interested
in any phase of history.
Membership is* divided into
Regular meetings are held
on the second Thursday of
each month during activities
period in Room C-ll, beginning promptly at 10:10 a.m.
All interested students are
cordially invited.
Holy Names-USF
Co-Rec Day Set
Holy Name College, of Oakland, will sponsor a free Co-
Recreation Day for USF students only, on Monday, November 1, from 2:30 to 10 p.m.
at Mosswood Park. The park
is located at Webster and Mac-
Arthur Blvd., in Oakland.
The program will include
athletic events with prizes,
dinner, variety entertainment
and a dance.
Irishers Welcome
Accepted Pledges
Wednesday night's gathering of the Clanna Eireanna
turned out to be a strictly policy meeting. After the preliminary address by the club moderator, Father Robert McMahon, S.J., the new members
were initiated into the ways
and means of the largest organization on campus.
President Jerry Crowley announced that plans have been
formulated for Irish movies
and speakers in the near future. Then Treasurer Bob
King clarified the situation
concerning dues. The deadline
for the payment of dues has
been set for November 1. Anyone who has not paid the $2.00
by that time will be dropped
from the roster of the club.
New members after November
1 will be assessed $3.00.
Drop Deadline Set
All day division students
are reminded that the last
day for dropping courses
without penalty is November
5, 1954.