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Spring Reception to Honor Corace and Kirk The 13th annual Spring Reception will Most Valuable Player award in his In January, 1955, La Salle mermen be held on campus in the College Union senior year. started a record-breaking winning streak that reached 39 consecutive Ballroom on the Sunday after Easter Joe Kirk, who had coached swimming victories before West Chester nipped , from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., since the inception o f the sport at La Salle 48-31, on February 5, 1958. it was announced by Roy J. Barry, ’66, La Salle in 1941, had an amazing career Overall, from 1955 to the end of the chairman of this year’s reception record o f 213 victories against only 65 1958 season, the Explorers had a committee. setbacks (.780 pct.) in 26 seasons at 43-2 record. The guest o f honor will be Frank C. the helm. The Explorers had no swim­ Corace, ’64, who will be inducted into ming team during the war years, The brightest star of the 22 All Ameri­ the Alumni Hall of Athletes. H. Peter 1944-45. cans developed under Kirk was Joe Gillingham, ’49, chairman o f the Hall Kirk guided his team to the 1947 Eas­ Verdeur, 1948 Olympic champion, and of Athletes Selection Committee, has tern Catholic College Swimming charter member of the Alumni Hall announced that also on this occasion Championships over Seton Hall, St. of Athletes. Joseph Kirk will be inducted post­ Peter’s and Scranton, among others. He celebrated his silver anniversary as humously into the "Coaches’ Corner” His squads won the Metro­ swimming coach in grand style during of the Hall. politan Championships two out of the the 1966 season-guiding the Explorers Frank Corace, one of the greatest event’s three years of competition, and to a Middle Atlantic Conference title, scorers in Explorer court history, cap­ the Middle Atlantic Conference title in a strong fifth place finish in the tained the 1964 team and led it to a 1957, the first year La Salle ever en­ NCAA (College Division) Champion­ Quaker City Tournament champion­ tered. ships and an overall 11-1 dual meet ship and a Big Five title. He scored (continued on page 3) 601 points in his senior year, becom­ ing the second player in La Salle’s history to pass the 600 mark in a single season. Corace, who played both guard and forward, finished his career with 1,411 points. He is sixth in all time scoring at the College. In December 1963 he scored 80 points in three games and copped the “ MVP” award of the ECAC Quaker City Tournament at the Palestra, leading his team to vic­ tories over Northwestern, Georgetown and St. Bonaventure. Honors Corace has received include: honorable mention All America (UPI, Converse and Sport Magazines), All East, Philadelphia Big Five and Middle Atlantic Conference All Star team for two years, and co-winner o f the MAC’s JOSEPH KIR K fered for one package price: $25 per 7:00 p.m. followed by dinner and Class Reunions couple. Tickets will be available at dancing at 8:00 p.m. in the Ballroom. the Alumni Office. Four classes will hold anniversary re­ The Class of ’61 committee includes unions on campus on May 15. Two The Class o f ’41’s thirtieth anniversary Gerald Lawrence, Robert S. Lyons, others will stage theirs a week later celebration is being organized by Joseph Del Gross and Philip Fisher. on May 22. Robert Courtney and Peter Schneiders. The Class of ’66 reunion is being The twenty-fifth anniversary class o f planned by Roy J. Barry, James Individual class cocktail parties will be '46 committee is under the chairman­ Costello, Frank McGovern, and held in the College Union at 7:00 p.m. ship of Joseph Mack. Frank Pinto. on May 15 by the Classes o f '41, '46, ’51, and '56. The alumni and their William O’Callaghan and James Sullivan wives then will move to the Ballroom are planning the 20th reunion for the at 8:00 p.m. for a gala dinner-dance Class of ’51; while the ’56 committee (tables will be set up in reserved sec­ includes Frank Blatcher, Joseph tions by class). After dinner they will McNamara, and Joseph Malone. be welcomed by Brother Daniel Burke, The Classes o f '61 and '66 will cele­ President of the College, and will dance brate their tenth and fifth anniversaries to the music of Paul Mack and his respectively on Saturday evening, orchestra. May 22 with a dinner-dance on cam­ The cocktail hour, dinner for two, and pus. Separate class cocktail parties an open bar for the evening, are o f­ will be held in the College Union at

'Poor Richard' on Downtown Club Circuit

The Alumni Downtown Club is still 1951 and one of the best golfers to moving.. .this time to the Poor Richard participate in the sport at the College, Club. Chairman Robert J. Schaefer,’54 Jim Finegan was the subject of an who has staged luncheons this year at article: "Advertising’s Executive the Union League, the Racquet Club, Showman” in the Spring 1970 issue the Barclay Hotel, and the new Holiday of LA SALLE magazine. Inn, has announced the April ex­ The festivities at the Poor Richard, travaganza: lunch at the famed Poor 1319 Locust Street will start (i.e. the Richard Club, featuring colorful ad bar w ill open) at 12 noon. Luncheon man (and alum) )im Finegan. will be served at 12:30 p.m. Reserva­ Finegan is president of Philadelphia’s tions are necessary and may be made Gray and Rogers agency and has by calling the Alumni Office achieved a local reputation as an un­ (VI 8-8300, Ext. 421). Tickets conventional advertising executive. An are $5.00. outstanding student in the Class of JAMES W. FIN EGAN

Six Seniors Named Wilson Finalists The Woodrow Wilson National Foun­ Jersey) 700 were nominated and 70 Keenan and published by the faculty dation named six La Salle seniors as selected as finalists. of La Salle. For only $2.00 a year, an finalists in its twenty-fifth annual fel­ Only two other schools in Region IV alumnus can receive four issues filled lowship competition. History majors surpassed La Salle in Wilson finalists. with fine fiction, articles, and poetry. Peter Byrne, Edward Roth and Anthony The University of Pennsylvania and Stories from FOUR QUARTERS have Salerno, along with Gerald Bodisch, Princeton University had eight. No often been honored among the Best Economics, Brian Byrne, Philosophy, other Catholic College in the Phila­ American Short Stories o f each year. and John Sahm, English were selected delphia area had finalists. Despite the magazine’s international for this prestigious award. reputation, many alumni with a liter­ Nationally over 10,000 college seniors Four Quarters ary bent are not listed as subscribers. were nominated and screened by fif­ Why not do something about that? teen regional selection committees. Biggest magazine bargain o f 1971 is Send a check for $2.00 to FOUR O f these 741 were named finalists. In FOUR QUARTERS, the distinguished QUARTERS, La Salle College, Phila. Region IV (Pennsylvania and New literary magazine edited by John 19141 and get back into contact with Four Quarters (cont) Sports and the IC4A’s at the University of Penn, May 28 & 29. some of the best in serious contempo­ rary writing! Footnote to M.D.’s: The BASKETBALL CLUB will honor The BASEBALL team under Gene No waiting room should be without Paul Westhead and his great 1970-71 McDonnell will open at Glassboro a copy! team at its third annual Awards Dinner State College on and at home on at the Shack Restaurant, against Georgetown on . The Concert and Lecture Series 7133 Roosevelt Blvd. Tickets are twenty-three game schedule features $7.50 per person and may be pur­ three double-headers: with Drexel on The Concert and Lecture series will chased at the Alumni Office. The at home; at American Uni­ offer a student-faculty panel discus­ dinner is not limited to club members. versity on May 1; and with Hofstra at sion o f “ Luck, Chance, and Astrology” Charles “ Buddy” Donnelly, captain of home on May 8. at 12:30 p.m. on . the 1952 NIT Championship team, will The CREW, under Coach George be toastmaster. On Nayana Bhiran, head of Hines, will open on the Schuylkill the Philadelphia chapter o f the Inter­ Congratulations to Jack Lumsden for against George Washington University national Society for Krishna Con­ leading the SWIMMING team to an on April 3. They w ill race at Washing­ sciousness, will explain the goals and 8-6 record in his first year as head ton College () and Wesleyan methods of the movement at 12:30 coach. They won 6 o f their last 7 University (), then return p.m. meets. home to meet Georgetown and the University of Massachusetts on On Friday evening, , a varied Ira Davis' TRACK team will be in­ April 24 before the Bergen Cup program o f light and classical selections volved in a “ road show” schedule regatta on May 1 and the Dad Vail will be offered by the new La Salle which features only one meet at on May 7 & 8. Concert Choir under the direction of home, against Hofstra University on Gail Poch at 8 o ’clock. April 3. Other meets include: Univer­ sity o f Penn and Rutgers on March 31; These events will be held in the College St. Josephs on ; Temple and Union Theatre. Drexel, April 17; West Chester and American University, April 20; the Penn Relays, April 23 & 24; the Quan- tico Relays, & May 1; the M.A.C.’s at West Chester, May 14 & 15;

Spring Reception (cont) record. The following year, his swim­ will be named after this great coach. engaged the Eddie Shaw band to play mers had a 9-2 record, finished second A committee o f former swimmers and for the reception. A souvenir program in the MAC and fifth in the NCAA others is currently engaged in raising is being prepared for the occasion. (College Division) Championships. $300,000 to pay for this fitting Tickets are priced at $5 per person and On January 31, 1970, Kirk suffered a memorial. may be obtained by sending the ticket application in this newsletter along heart attack during the West Chester The Spring Reception at which these with a check payable La Salle College meet. He lingered until March 23,1970 two men will be honored originated Alumni Association to the Alumni when he finally succumbed. on May 1,1959 when the new presi­ Office. The new swimming pool in Hayman dent, Brother Daniel Bernian, F.S.C. Hall (to be opened in the Fall of 1971) was honored. The committee has

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Basketball Club Awards Dinner April 2 at Shack Restaurant Downtown Club Luncheon at Poor Richard Club Annual Spring Reception and April 18 Hall of Athletes Presentations Class of ’41 Thirtieth Anniversary Reunion May 15 Class of ’46 Twenty-fifth Anniversary Reunion May 15 Class of ’51 Twentieth Anniversary Reunion May 15 Class of ’56 Fifteenth Anniversary Reunion May 15 Commencement May 17 Alumni Board of Directors meeting and election May 19 of officers Class of ’61 Tenth Anniversary Reunion May 22 Class o f ’66 Fifth Anniversary Reunion May 22

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