rt!((((((()n))) lh. S A N T P E T E R 'S C 0 L l E G E APRIL FOOL APRIL FOOL EDITION PAlJ ow EDITION Vol. XXI Jersey City, N. J., April 1, 1953 No.11 Student Clamors Maj. Farrell On To l(orea Nix Faculty Bid With R.O.T.C. Contingent For Coed College In a dramatic statement yes­ terday, the Defense Department In the most startling upset since the David-Goliath bout, over announced that Major Eugene 11,000 students voted down the faculty-inspired bid for coeduca­ Farrell, former Professor of Mili­ tion at St. Peter's College. tary Science at St. Peter's Col­ When the first cry of "We Want Women" was heard thundering lege in Jersey City, has been from the faculty room two weeks ago, it was evident to all that named to replace Maxwell Tay­ the battle was on. Carrying placards lor as head of the Eighth Army in Korea. Major Farrell will ~.eading "Nix on ,,tl~e Broadies," and Council Votes F emales, Fooey, irate students pa- leave immediately and is to be accompanied by the ROTC ;;o:~d the halls in a protest demonstra- Appropriation band, the Pershing Rifles and all Hot Battle MS III cadets who will receive de fa cto commissions as second lieu­ As the time set for the plebiscite At yesterday's routine weekly meet- tenants in the infantry. by the Student Council neared: tlie ing, the Student Council appropriated General Taylor will return home to heat of controversy rose to fever pitch. funds for a new game room at St. appear before Congress and advocate Armed mobs roamed the campus hurl- Peter's, established unlimited card a forty-eight month Korean tour of ing ping-pong balls, insults, old test playing as a norm for all students, duty for all his former subordinates papers, and Sessa's meat balls at mem- ordered three slightly used roulette and all present replacements. He was hers of opposing camps. wheels from Sen. Charles Tobey of known as a liberal and gracious com- An attempt at p~aceful discussion New Hampshire, and killed the pro­ brought about little in the way of re- posed building of a twin to McDerm­ mander. Wilson Choked Rev Edward F. Clark, S.J., Dean of St. Peter's, congratulates Major Eugene Farrell on In a voice choked with emotion, sults. Faculty claims that women ott Hall. · news of the latter's appointment to succeed General Maxwel~ Taylor in. Korea. would make the atmosphere healthier Funds For Casino Captain Lawless and Major Isaacs of the ROTC staff arc pictured at right. Defense Secretary Charles Wilson were countered by the students' terse The first item on yesterday's stated that all the MS III cadets had comment: "They spoil the view." crowded agenda was the proposed pleadingly requested transfers from Another complaint by the student ultra-modern gaming and faro room. Secrecy Covers College the Chemical Corps to the Infantry. body brought out the valid objection The question was whether or not to vVh en asked why they requested trans­ that ce rtain expensive alterations appropriate funds for this project. fers Wilson related, with tears of ad­ would have to be made to accommo- The Council, at the insistence of their As Mystery Test Nears miration in his eyes, that all the men date the needs of the co-eds. The faculty moderator, voted an emphatic could say was "Cung Ho". Each will receive two shares of General Motors broad-minded faculty solution to the "yes." The sum of $135,000 was After two years of dogged research, seniors Conant J. Oppen- bl f 11 tl1 0 gl1 al111.d a roomful dee111ed sufficient to begin construe- d h 1 · Stock. pro em e r u of shocked, embarrassed, and disillu- tion and the new room will be called heimer and Fermi L. Groves announced yester ay t e comp ehon Major Farrell, an Army veteran who sioned students. the Gerard Murphy Memorial Cam- of their senior thesis project. will be well accustomed to the severe Voting day saw threats to flunk be- ing Casino in memory of the man The subject matter of the project has been a closely guarded (Continued on page 2, column 1) ing met with ~pitballs and flights of who paved the way for the return of secret although indications as to its nature were evidenced when (Continued on page 2, column 5) both of the intrepid young men lost their hair and teeth. This leak __..'..:(C=:o:.:.n:.::ti::.:n.:.ue:.:d::...:::on::....:_p::::ag"..:e__:_4:::_,_c:..::o_:lu_:n_:m__:_:5):______: ______:__::,______was effectively plugged by ascribing Gannon Drops the unfortunate occurrence to the Alaskan Meet food served in a certain cafeteria Traveling to Alaska last weekend Martial Law Imposed At 'St. Peter's which, of course, shall be nameless. the Gannon Debating Society of St. Speaking in a halting voice from Peter's College dropped a close de­ behind a three-feet thick wall of lead, cision to Nanook U. in the annual Ice­ As Library Riot Fells Twenty-Three Groves declared that, though an exact bound Tourney. description of the results of the ex­ The Gannon, boasting that they are Madness and mayhem turned periments could not be revealed at the most traveled society at the Col­ the normally quiet and orderly this time, a full scale test of their lege, to date have amassed 223,000 G. F. Johnson Library into a discovery would be held at 8:15 to­ smiles while bringing honor and scene of destruction and violent morrow morning in the R.O.T.C. drill notoriety to the name of St. Peter's death yesterday, the Pauw Wow yard. College. They have yet to win a de­ learned. In spite of the veil of Faculty Invited bate. "This is easily explainable," censorship which was immedi­ Groves then went on to say that ately clamped on the story, re­ says Father Murphy, their moderator. the entire faculty had been_ invited "The team is always so tired from ports on last night's riot have and would be watching from slit been leaking out of McDermott traveling, tliat they can't stay awake trenches five feet from ground zero. long enough to· finish the exciting con­ Hall, and it is now possible to get a "Every precaution for the success of fairly clear picture of this, the third tes ts." the test, including the evacuation of In the Icebound Tourney, Nanook and most destructive mob orgy in the the Metropolitan Area of New York, last six weeks. U. won by default when the Gannon has been taken", added Oppenheimer, members fell asleep at the most thrill­ Speculators tend to think the riot the elder member of tlie research ing of the match. It was no was caused by the fact that Father team. The interview came to an great embarrassment tliough for the Cantillon, S.J. had converted the with­ abrupt end when the pair was Petreans couldn't understand the in­ drawal desk into a newsstand for the rendered speechless by a fit of hysteri­ volved Eskimo dialects. The trip was sale of the Daily News, New York's cal laughter after Groves had been a success socially however, as the Picture Newspaper, exclusively. This heard to murmur to Oppenheimer, Eskimos invited tthe Petreans to tlieir was proven unfounded since copies of "Yucca Flat, Yucca Flat, wait till they annual Igloo Ball. Jim Evrard in par­ the Post were also seen on sale. get a load of this one." ticular seemed pleased with the Es­ Commenting on the incident, Father At the time of the test the staff of kimo girls. He said he felt he had Cantillon was quoted as saying: "Just · the Pauw Wow will be with Oppen­ something in common · with them. a trivial brawl, gentlemen, a trivial heimer and Groves on tlrn top of When asked to eleborate further Jim Unidentified cadavers litter the Roor of the Johnson Library as vicious rioters add "for brawl ... hee-hee-hee-hee-hee." He good measure" touches. Two ringleaders were apprehended and are being held in custody. Snake Hill in the Secaucus meadows said he couldn't quite explain it. (Continued on page 2, column 2) (See photo on page five,) (Continued on page 6, column 5) (Continued on page 5, column 1) Page Two PAUW WOW April 1, 1953 Millions See Spirited Cadets

by Ed Bartley Give Crack Marching Display

On March 17th, "The Fighting 69th" led the St. Patrick's D ay Hudson County Jail ing an apple. parade up Fifth Avenue. For the Jersey City, New Jersey "Why aren't you in school?"! de­ first time in years, only a very April I, 1953 manded, as tears welled up inside me. small crowd of onlookers was on Dear Editors of the Pauw Wow: "School," he said, "is for idiots like hand to applaud them. It was If you're still looking around the yourself. Besides, I find my school not until after 4 P. M. that the office for an article by me, you can chums - as my mother so quaintly millions began to arrive, as it stop searching now. There won't be calls them-to be immature peasants." was common knowledge that any for this edition. In fact (and With the memory of our last meet­ the St. Peter's College contin­ there's a lump in my throat as I write ing in my mind, I said, "On your way, gent would not march until 4:30. this), I have written for the last time. fathead, I've got some typing to do." Elaborate plans had been made to "Can I be of some assistance?" he assure that the Petreans would up­ By the time this letter reaches you, asked. hold their fine reputation as a crack I will be but a memory--condemned for a murder I never committed. I thought for a while and then con- marching outfit. It was reported that in one company as many as 35% of There was also another charge-As­ sented to let him read the thesis to the men had similar uniforms. sault with intent to kill, but that isn't me while I typed it out. I may as Early Arrivals important. What really matters is that well admit that I do not pay much An idea of the spirit of the men murder I mentioned. I'd like to get attention to what I'm typing. I just may be had from the fact that most that straight for the record. I can just listen and type what I hear. Above is a cartoonist's representation of the ROTC unit as they appeared to him of them arrived at their assembly lean back on my little cot, close my As I reached the bottom of the on W. 47th Street in New York as they waited the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade. This particular group is Company E of the Second Battalion. Their commanding officer areas four and a half hours before eyes and recall every detail just as page, he read, "How glorious the is Cadet Captain Robert Reiser who may be seen at the head of the unit. He is known marching time. The First Battalion. plain as if it had happened yester­ frogs look in their new green suits!" as one of the neater officers in the regiment. Note the G. I. haircut. Elements of the ROTC hand may be seen on the far right of the drawing. formed in Charlie's Bar, the Second at day ... I typed it out and looked up. "Are The men had been standing at attention for an hour and a half when this cartoon the Old Seidleburg, and the Third you sure that's what I have there?" was made. Note, however, that the position of attention is still rigidly being maintained March 31st was a pretty nice day, by all the cadets. (Continued on page 5, column 3) so I decided not to go to the school I asked. but rather to tie up some loose- ends He grinned and apologized. I on my thesis. I was convinced that I started the page over again and again Grimsby Helps .Blood Money Collected could have it all typed up before and again. Every once in a while he night. You may wonder why I picked would say something like: "Say, this a Tuesday morning and afternoon to is meaty - substantial!" or "Now Petreans Bag In Unpa-;,d Tuition Drive do this work rather than Tuesday here's a passage I can sink my teeth night. Well, the truth of the matter is into." Of course, I copied and typed Wabash Game out everything he said. At four-thirty, that my cousin, Rodney, doesn't go to The history of athletics at St. Peter's I was on page two. I was weak. I the school on Tuesday night which College contains many a bright pass­ sent Rodney out of the room to play. means simply that he is loose each age but last Friday night what un­ At five o'clock I heard him using and every night. As you know, I had doubtedly will be its most shining the scissors out near the clothes had some trouble with my thesis be­ hour was unfolded before a rabidly closet. fore because of him. I didn't want it partisan crowd of 20,000 at the Jer­ to happen again. "What are you doing?" I said. sey City Armory when the Petrean By eleven o'clock, I had tied up "Making myself a baseball uniform b ean-bag t eam d efeated Wabash the loose ends and had just started to out of this old gray suit. It's almost Normal ending the Gnu's 103 game type the first page when the doorbell the season, you know." winning streak. rang. I opened the door and before "Yes, I know," I said, and with a The "Homed Men" opened the I could slam it on his ugly smiling fiendish glee I tore the material from match with a dazzling display -of face, he was inside the house, chew- (Continued on page 8, column 2) passing and jumped off to a 15-1 lead. Recovering from this early on­ Major To Korea Library Riot slaught, the Peacocks managed to score tit for tat through the second (Continued from page I , column 5) (Continued from page I, column I) and third quarters. Korean winters by his previous tour also expressed firm determination to "Fingers" Grimsby, the best bag of duty in Alaska, had only words of continue the sale of the News in the handler seen around this campus since the days of J. Framington (Stamper) surprise for his own appointment, and library. "In view of its literary merit Chagrined Petreans give 'til it hurts after Treasurer's affirmative reply words of praise for the men who are I feel dedicated to do all I can in pro­ Sturdley, opened the final canto with to their ''Whaddaya want, blood?,, to accompany him. When asked if it moting its circulation." a brilliant play, feinting his The administration of St. Peter's College, apparently incensed man and then disdainfully Hipping was true that the men had requested Police estimates place the death toll by the lackadaisical attitude of the student body regarding the the bag through his outstretched transfers of their own free will, the of the riot at "at least 23," but the payment of school fees, recently took drastic action against a small hands. In the next five minutes the Major replied, "That is a true state­ number is expected to rise much group of Petreans, it was learned today by the Pauw Wow. Blue and White pitchmen drove to ment". higher as many survivors are in criti­ within one point of the Chartreuse Ultimatum Issued In continuance of the custom ini­ cal condition. Names of the dead are and Mauve horde. With but 13 sec­ Apparently angered to the point of near loss of reason, Father tiated by General Ridgway of carry­ being withheld pending notification onds to go it was "Fingers" again who Sweeney, S.J., Treasurer, issued an ultimatum several weeks ago to ing some evidence of the fact that a of the Treasurer's office. It is not saved the day by driving through the approximately 50 students who had general is also a fighting man (Ridg­ known just how many were injured entire Gnu defense to score on a left part of their tuition unpaid. way carried two hand grenades, Van because many were carried to nearby Game Room sensational thumb and forefinger The men were given a choice by Fleet a pearl handled .45) a source taverns before a sufficient number of twitch. Grimesby was then awarded the Treasurer. They would not be (Continued from page I , column 2) close to the new commander revealed ambulances from neighboring towns two foul pitches having been on allowed to continue further study at gambling to St. Peter's through the that he will wear a gas mask at all could arrive on the scene. the left index. He converted them the college unless the bill was settled. Gannon Debating Society's outstand­ times. Damage has been estimated by the easily thus adding a two point in­ If this was not possible, the ulti­ ing defense of bingo last year. "Gung Ho" from Kelly Civil Defense Council at $107,003.98. surance margin. ma turn concluded, then students When asked why the members The MS III cadets, members of the (The original figure of $107,003.00 After the game "Fingers" in an in­ would have to pay the remainder by voted down the addition of a badly band, and Pershing Rifles were some­ was revised upward when it was dis­ formal interview had this to say, 'Tm donating blood. needed extra building to the school's what more tight-lipped about the covered that an almost new pencil turning pro, I've had enough of this After receiving approval from the facilities, Prexy Palasits remarked, whole affair. Cadet Lt. Col. Don sharpener has been found in irrepar­ rah-rah junk, not much dough in it." student council, Fr. Sweeney devised "philosophically speaking, the pro­ Kelly, commander of the second bat­ able condition.) As a human inte,rest note Coach a plan whereby one pint of blood was cesses of the Democratic form of mass talion, could only gulp, "Cung Ho". The southwest comer of the build­ P.A.T. Foulshot was found the next equal to ten dollars in actual pay­ hypnotism are frequently beyond the His associate, Lt. Col. Thomas Di­ ing was carried away when the direc­ morning in his hotel room with all the ment. According to arrangements, the complex mental syntheses of the Donato, commander of the first bat­ tor's office blew up at the height of gas jets turned on. blood was then sold to the Red Cross. average transient." Money Scarcity talion, echoed these words and ex­ the fighting. Bits of Hying glass and the opinion of some sociology majors Most of the men were not too far This was construed by sources close pressed satisfaction about the fact brick struck and injured a bird dog that the demonstration was a rnani­ behind and readily donated blood. that Torn De Genito, the sanitary sleeping in a nearby nest. He received festation1 of the anarchistic tendencies However, a few students were more to the heart of the Council's power barber, is to accompany the battalion. treatment at the scene and went back recently observed in students of the than 50 dollars fn the red and were politics to mean "We ain't got no De Genito had a good bit more to to sleep. Arts School. hesitant in their decision. Faced with more. money. When queried by say than Cung Ho. Other speculation as to the cause of Martial Law has been declared by expulsion from college, the men newsmen as to why the roulette The whole force did regret, how­ the riot held that the decision to close the R.O.T.C. An unidentified member finally chose to undergo the ordeal. wheels had been purchased from of the staff has already left for a 30 Charles Tobey, Palasits confided that ever, that they were to miss the Mil­ the library for the night before the At present, they are recuperating day course at the Martial Law school "it is a metaphysical principle of itary Ball. But in a gracious gesture, at ·the Jersey City Medical Center. great crowd outside .could be admitted at Fort McSorly in Alabama. He will being, based on the non-contradict­ they were awarded free tickets by a to the German Book exhibit might assume command immediately upon One of the unfortunates, when able law of non-contradiction, that unanimous vote of the committee. have been an influencing factor. It is his return. (Continued on page 6, column 2) (Continued on page 3, column 2) Petrean Debaters rtl/((((((1')))) lh. Continue Winning In -Two Tourneys Vol. PALiWJWOWXXI Jersey City, N . J., April 1, 1953 No . 11 Rolling along in its usual winning style, the Gannon Debating Society swept through two tournaments, copping fourth place at Brooklyn and tenth at Georgetown. The Brooklyn Coll ege tourna­ ment, on March 13 and 14, was rated just about one of the biggest of the year with seventy-six teams representing sixty-two colleges. Military Ball To Be Held In this one, the Gannon had placed two teams. St. Peter's wound up in a tie for second place and when the tie was broken by the point scores it ranked fourth . The affirmative team of Stanton and At Biltmore On April 6th McKenna went undefeated taking all Mission Boxes five of !heir debates. The negative team of Allingham and Stevens copped Cadence count will be four out of fiv e. The second team Up Lent Tally che_cked at the door along with did well also, taking seven out of ten hats and coats as the music of debates. Bell and Lynch on the af­ To,vards Goal Ray DiPietro measures out the firmative lost only one out of five beat on the evening of April 6. while the negative of Lyons and Bar­ With the end of Lent rapidly ap­ The occasion will be the Second nitt dropped two out of five. Con­ proaching, the St. Peter's Mission Annual Military Ball, to be pre­ sidering the large number of teams Drive shows definite signs of setting sented in the 19th floor Grand represented, the Gannon did extremely a new record. Rising to a fourth week Ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in well. total of over $800, the mite-box tally New York City. Gannon at Georgetown seems sure to reach an unprecedented One of the Highlights of the eve­ On March 19th through the 21st, $1000. ning will be he selection of the the Gannon was at Georgetown for Under the direction of Father "Queen of the Ball", an ultra-fair the Cherry Blossom Tournament. Grady, chairman of the drive, the damsel to be picked by a committee of Here they placed 10th out of 32 col­ men of St. Peter's have given gener­ three ROTC faculty members. Last leges. Representing St. Peter's were ously. Those students who remember year the selection was made from Stevens, Evrard, Durkin, and Gun­ Father Cosgrove know that he can do photographs submitted before the ning. This is perhaps the best tourna­ much with the finances on the island ball. This year's winner will be ment ·of the season from the debaters' of Yap in the South Pacifi c. i\>lilitary Ball committee includes the above cadets: 1'.,ront Row: Tom Lyons, Don Kelly, pi cked at the ball itself. A trophy Kevin Mehling, Paul Colletti, Vic l\,felonc. Back Row: Bob McNamara, Mike Ball, point of view. On Thursday evening Frosh A Is Tops Ed Coyle, Frank Pettriccione. General Chairman Jack Halligan is not pictured, will be presented to the young lady they attended a banquet; Friday commemorating the formal acknowl­ The fiv e leading classes in the drive morning they went sightseeing and cdgemen t of nature's gifts. arc as follows: Frosh A, Senior CC, on Saturday night they attended a Junior AA, Senior BB, and Junior B. Spring Play Is j Programs have been given military ball . You couldn't ask for more. Of WATCH FOR Freshman A boasts a total of $29.00, priority over favors. The felt covered course, in between they debated about making the average per man $1.71. pages will list honored guests and fourteen times. ~Gripping Tale' THE S. P. B. B. C. Adding substantially to the drive committee members and will have a Such was the activity of the Gan­ are the evening school students. To dance and autograph schedule. non away from home. Meanwhile, For their Spring 11roduction and date they have collected $163.30. back at the school, the rest of the So­ final formal presentation of the year, Lists of all class standings may be ciety struggled on. On St. Patrick's the Argus Eyes Dramatic Society has found on the bulletin boards. eve, they beat Fordham and Georgian chosen J. B. Priestley's "The Inspec­ l(ilmer Society Elects Father Grady asks all students to Court. The meetings went on in their tor Calls". Three performances of this give as much as poss ible, that the usual lively fashion with the President drama are scheduled for the nights of work of Goel may be carried on in the being censured and the Moderator April 23, 24, and 25. missions. Barnitt To Prexy Post forced to remain quiet throughout the The setting of the play is either entire debacle. Such is life in the England or America (Director Roy Gannon. Informal debates are held MISSION DRIVE Irving has not yet decided on this de­ every afternoon in the office and all ENDS TODAY tail) in the year 1912. The plot arises are invited to join. from the suicide of a young lady, and deals with the connections that the members of a family of recently ac­ Business Leaders Speali. quired riches have with the suicide. Universal, Suspenseful During an interview, Mr. Irving Before Marli.eting Club was quoted as saying: "It is a uni­ versal story, packed with suspense, a Supplementing one's classroom work with a few words of wis­ gripping tale from the moment the dom from the successful, helps to nourish the student and future curtain rises till it falls; yet it does bread-winner on a most healthy educational diet. not lack humor. A host of unexpected This aspect of learning from the "voice of experience" was a laughs occur throughout the play." feature of the Marketing Club's monthly meeting held on Wed­ In casting for the two female roles nesday night, March 18, when a trio of experts explained, "How I in the play, Mr. Irving has selected Started in Business." Jean Hedrick of "Coiner" fame and Prominent Speakers Maria Schantz, a new-comer to the The three men, leading citizens in Ga1ne Roon1 St. Peter's stage, to star as mother and Denise Duross ancl Ann T renkle of Marymount check script before their respective communities, were Kilmer presentation March 20. (Continued from page 2, column 5) daughter, respectively. The selections Michael Considine, owner of two were made from a host of talent from \Vith an eye to the future, the Kilmer Society has announced action follows being, and hence . . " laundries and the Commissioner of the nearby colleges. its President for the remainder of this year and next year. Stepping Herc Palasits lost his train of thought the Housing Authority of Bayonne; into the spot vacated by Denny Sullivan is Roy Barnitt whose Sterling P. H enry, an officer of the but again sources close to the heart Roles Still Unsettled of the council's power politics ex­ shoulders are well capable of carrying the problems and projects Hudson County National Bank, and The male roles, five in all, still have of Kilmer through another successful season. pressed the answer in a single terse active in that fi eld for over 30 years; not been chosen. Over twenty-five phrase, "They were cheaper." Much credit is due Denny Sullivan and the Kilmer generally and Sterling Joiner, vice president of students have read for the parts and of Next week the Council will take for giving the College some of the fin est Symposia which it has Flower Mart, Inc., president of the that number, nine arc still in conten­ action on the pressing issues of ex­ seen in a good number of years. Exchange Club of Jersey City and tion. l'vlr. Irving is still in doubt as to after some mechanical difficulty witl1 emptions from final exams for all Commander of Sparrow Hill Post, whom he will select for the leading Clauclel Program the camera was overcome, the pro­ V.F.W. those with an average of over 6.5 %. role of the Inspector. On March 20 it was Paul Claude!, gram got under way. Mr. Henry P. Kramer, club moder­ The vote is confidentially expected to Mr. Joseph E. Cunneen, Editor of On the business end Barry Collins French poet and dramatist, who pro­ ator, presided as chairman over the be a landside in favor of exemptions Cross Currents magazine, a literary says that tickets will go on sale im­ viJed the subject for conversation. informal, off-the-cuff discussion while but only on the basis of a weighted quarterly, was guest speaker. In the the three pr.ominent businessmen im­ average of 65%, said a source close to mediately after the Easter vacation. More than one hundred and fifty stu­ way of giving a brief sketch of Clau­ parted to the audience the many the heart of the Council's power They will be priced at $1.00 for stu­ dents and friends were welcomed by del' s life, Mr. Cunneen stressed the (Continued on page 6, column 3) politics. dents and $1.20 at the door. the new President Roy Barnitt, and (Continued on page 6, column 4) Page Four PAUW WOW April 1, 1953 Journalism's Children Opportunity Time's Editors believe that intellectual activity is a good thing, and that journalism may rightly be considered under the head of Offered For intellectual activity. We of the Pauw Wow deem this a sound theory, and so we welcome the sudden growth of journalism at St. Peter's College. We refer, of course, to the recent rash of small Men of '53 newspapers that have come into existence around the College. They are a definite indication, we believe, of an increasingly active St. Peter's College Seniors planning student body. One that is active in mind as well as in body. to enter the insurance field are of­ The new arrivals to St. Peter's literary family are the Night fered an opportunity to receive spe­ School publication; the P S F Review; the chronicle of ROTC cialized training from an expert in­ doings, the R etort; and the Sodality publication. All four of these structor by enrolling in a four weeks' are off to a good start, and seem to cover their respective fi elds Insurance Institute to be conducted v~ry well. The men of the Night School, particularly, have done by the University of Rhode Island Ex­ a fine job, and one that is even more amazing when you consider tension Division. Classes will begin the fact that the staff of this newspaper work all day, go to class on June 15 at Kingston, Rhode Island at night, and still manage to put out a newspaper complete even and will terminate on July 10. to pictures. It represents a remarkable achievement, and is defi­ Exclusive Course nitely a healthy sign. "This is the only one of its kind on The Retort likewise is functioning well. They are putting out any campus in the country," says John their issues on time, increasing the paper in news content with R. Hackett, the director, "providing each publication and seem to be possessed of a fine staff. The a professional program of intensive PSF Review contains perhaps the most thought-provoking material study in all fields of insurance except of any of the four new publications, which is quite in accordance life insurance." with the very nature of the society which publishes this paper. George E. Lonergan, superinten­ Many of their stories are exceptionally worthwhile. dent of the education department of the Employers Group Insurance Com­ The Sodality, a much maligned organization, is coming to life panies of Boston will be the instruc­ gradually and their paper covers Sodality doings quite well. A tor. The institute is under the spon­ lot can be expected of this high purposed society in the future. sorship of the insurance department The Pauw Wow, as the seeming big brother of these new publi­ of the State of Rhode Island, and the cations, extends its congratulations to them all and offers any help Rhode Island Association of Insurance that it can possibly give which would aid in the production of Agents. bigger and better newspapers of St. Peter's College. Perhaps the A total of 156 class hours will cover brochure which it has recently distributed to its own staff the subjects of insurance, accident members may be of help to the editors and staffs of these new and health, general liability, compre­ publications. hensive liability, automobile liability, workmen's compensation, fire, inland and ocean marine, and suretyship. To take advantage of this course The Meaning of Easter registration information may be ob­ I i\s IIr 1£ikr ID4rm I tained from the office of the ·Division "We are creatures of dust, and a memory strikes dee per of University Extension, 25 Park WONDERFUL TOWN OSCAR WILDE to the roots of us than a syllogism."-MsGR. KNOX. Street, Providence 8, Rhode Island. A Musical Comedy. Reviewed A Present-Day Appraisal The events we commemorate this week, as Christians have Coeds Nixed by Roy Barnitt '54. done every year at this time for almost two thousand years, are By Oliver St. John Gogarty. most full of wonder, most difficult to comprehend, and most im­ (Continued from page I, colu1nn 1) New York!! New York!! Reviewed by Thos. Liston '54. toy airplanes with appropriate, though What a wonderful town! portant to every human person who was, is, or shall be. The most we can say about biog­ admittedly obscene, personal com­ There's not a soul who's wearing a The ancients, for all their philosophizing, all their introspection ments scrawled on them. frown raphy is that it concerns someone. and genuine devotion to truth, could never know what we know. Teachers Hissed 'Cause Russell's here and she's mow­ Any further function of it is practi­ Living with intellects darkened because of the fall of their father, When the votes were counted, the ing 'em down, cally undefinable. Book shelves reek Adam, they were doomed to terrible ignorance about themselves. defeated teachers were hissed off the New York!! New York!! with case histories, Freudian analy­ Plato's and Aristotle's ill-defined, coldly abstract concept of the campus by jubilant scholars. What a wonderful town! ses and chronologies that make the Absolute, and their vague and unsatisfying ideas about immor­ acceptance of any biographical norm It is a pleasure, if this reporter may With apologies to Betty Camden tality could never strike to the roots of a man. They were dealing impossible, and which cause what on a level of abstraction, hardly allowing ,comprehension, much be permitted a little moralizing, to see and Adolph Green, who wrote the might be a just, objective life story to that there is still in America today, original version less emotion, to their contemporaries. one stronghold of manhood, one bul­ be considered a phenomenon. Sham Among the ancients, only God's chosen people, the Jews, had of the above sensational erudition even occasion­ wark against the ever-encroaching some knowledge of what their lives were all about, and that feminine element, one place where lyric, in addition ally reduces itself to an exploitation knowledge, compared to ours, was slight. Jehovah was an object redblooded, two-fisted American boys to the one now of the unnatural, who-gives-a-damn of fear, not of love, great and mighty and just, but not thought of can hold up their head in solitude. being sung in the side of a famous person's life, making newest and best­ as merciful and compassionate. One may well sneer at the weak-kneed that person's claim to prominence a attempts of decadent faculty members es t musical on mere excuse for tweezering into un­ Soon we will participate in the commemoration of the events Broadway, I which changed all this-the focal point of history-that greatest to sully our fair halls. This school al­ healthy recesses. ways has been, is at present, and will, guess those few ,ines just about ex­ of miracles by which we were redeemed, the death of the God­ Oscar Wilde was a sodomist. He we hope, remain, strictly for fellahs. plain all the excitement, praise, and was also, and very much also, a man on the cross, and the confirmation of our redemption, His jubilation which has resulted from the rather good play­ Resurrection. ...-.ih, return of Rosalind Russell to the le­ wright, novelist, Incomprehensible Yet Real gitimate stage. and poet. But an PAuVOvow It's actually very difficult to say While these mysteries lie beyond the understanding of all of acute study of us, we know them to be very real. When we observe those people Vol. XXI April 1, 1953 No. 11 anything about a play of such phenom­ the development who do not accept these miracles we understand even more how Editor-in-Chief...... - ....Rob ert Reiser enal success. Before you even have of his perversion Managing Editor__ ~ .. Donald Ryan your ticket bought you have heard much they mean to us, and the important point is that they do News Editor...... Steven Bogardo in no way in­ mean so much even while they lie so far beyond the scope of Sports Editor ____Louis Paladeau how great it is, how uproarious, how fluences any ap­ Feahire Editor______Eugene Faber rational explanation. Copy Editor...... William Rollins terrific . .. how "real" terrific. So the preciation of his work. Thank God, a Business Manager ______Martin Durkin day finally comes to see it and you disjunction exists between them-ex­ For God did not come directly into our minds and enlighten Circulation M anager ...... Gerald Doherty say, 'Tll be very objective about this us. He revealed Himself to us by partaking of our nature. He Associate Editors cept perhaps in the cutlass mind of Frank Rush, William Kelly, Michael whole thing." And then the overture Oliver St. John Gogarty. This scor­ suffered and died a physical death for us that we might know, in Ryan, Richard Wiack, _Tom Kelaher. starts and the chorus steps out and pion of a critic has created a back­ our whole being, of His great love. He merited sanctifying grace News Staff before long you can't be objective for us, a supernatural gift, by whjch we can rise above our nature William Allingham, Tom M cGuinness, ground in his assumed biography of Tom D e Genito, Ray Burns, Jack Cross, because you're laughing and applaud­ Wilde that could arouse a pronounced and share in His divinity as He has participated in our humanity. Robert Kramer, Jeremiah Mc'kenna, Jo­ ing so hard. When man sinned against God he sinned with his mind and body seph Mulcahy, Fred W ethly, Michael aversion to Wilde's writing even be­ Fitzgerald, John Hayes, Joseph McCabe, The orchestra strikes up and the fore a familiarity with it can be ob­ and when God redeemed man from the effects of his sin He re­ John Bergin, James Daley. songs are modern, melodious and tained. deemed his body as well as his mind. Sports Staff Buddy Andrews, Gerard Anderson, madcap. The dancing starts and it's Gogarty opinions, as he is entitled Jerry W a tson, John Scanlon, Gerry alive and gay and just right. The to, that Wilde's work is none too Two Reminders Murray, John Keegan. songs are sung and they leave you sad worthwhile. He illustrates this to his On Good Friday when we participate, mind and body, in the Feature Staff Ed Bartley, Frank Callahan, Joe L ee, or happy or exhausted as the case may own satisfaction. Very good. But is Mass of the Presanctified, we will be reminded of the value and Tom Liston, Roy Barnitt, Joseph Miles, be. Then comes Miss Rosalind Rus­ a scientific appraisal of Wilde's social necessity of physical suffering, and on Easter Sunday, when Christ John Lynch. sell, the renowned film actress, and stigma the only alternative opened to rose from the dead and gave the final, irrevocable, and sensible Photography Staff Harvey Asterita, T ed Cassidy, she talces over and leaves you limp him to swell the book to a publishable proof of His divinity, our joy will foreshadow that greater joy in­ George Epstein. with laughter. (In case anyone's doubt­ length? I would say no. As a bio­ tended for us when our bodies are glorified, reunited with our souls Business Staff ful, the show I'm spealcing of is graphical fact and its effects on the and allowed to live on forever with our Maker in the Resurrected Sal Aiello, Joseph Mulvaney, Arthur O'Leary. (Continued on page 8, column _l) (Continued on page 7, column 5) Life. I April I, 1953 PAUW WOW Page Five

Apprehend Library Rioters Spirited Cadets Seniors Schedule ~~A Day (Continued from page 2, column 5) at the Biltmore. Promptly at 4:15, the company commanders gave the "Fall in" signal by buying rounds of beer On Campus''For April26 fo r their men. Hoping to set a precedent for future graduating classes, the One of the features of the parade seniors of St. Peter's will present a student-parent program Sun­ was the Pershing Riffes, who per­ day afternoon, April 26th, at the school. formed intricate maneuvers as they Seniors will guide their parents around the campus, introducing moved up the avenue. Unfortunately, them to various instructors an9 explaining the functions of the an error in command resulted in their different college departments. The event is called, "A Day On marching sideways from 57th to 72nd The Campus." streets. However, no one seemed to The purpose of this informal affair, according to Co-chairmen notice. John Sherwood and Jim McGrath, is to "let parents know where Commander Confused their sons have been for the past four The parade was a great success years." Immediately fo llowing, several se­ in every other respect, if we overlook Treated to Entertainment lections will be sung by the Glee the few moments of confusion which School clubs and activities will set Club. The audience will then view a resulted when the commander of Co. up exhibitions and displays for the short one-act play by the Argus Eyes C got a cinder in his eye just before entertainment of the parents. Refresh­ Society. he got to 96th Street, which caused ments will be served throughout the D aytime Inspection him to momentarily lose his bearings afternoon in the Senior Lounge. During the day, exhibitions will be and order a left turn. But is was very The schedule for the day will get sponsored by the Collins Chemical So­ nice in Central Park, and within 20 underway at 2:30 P.M. with short ci ety, Mendel Society, Peacock Pie, minutes the company had found its talks by Father Shanahan and Father Pauw Wow, Political Science Forum way back to its assembly area. It took Clark, President and Dean of the Col­ and the Radio Club. The Guidance considerably longer to find its way lege, respectively, in the Collins Gym­ Office and the Blue and White Shop home. nasium. will be open for inspection. Dramatic photo catches varying reactions of ringleaders of recent riot in library. Both malefactors are believed to be faculty mem­ bers but the Pauw Wow has been unable to identify them. However, identification is forthcmning momentarily, it is confidently believed, P.S.F. Plans Capital Trip

In an official press release the Political Science Forum announced that plans have been completed for the proposed annual inspection tour of the nation's capital. The communique disclosed that ten of its members will accompany Mr. Alvin Grant, the Forum's Moderator, when he embarks for vVashington, D. C. late Easter Sunday night. Upon arrival the group will take up residence at the Tabard Inn, an ex­ clusive hostel on the outskirts of the · city, which will serve as a base of op­ erations from which the activities of the trip can be coordinated. and LUCKIES Guided Tour Planned Lt. Com. William Grant, the Mod­ TASTE BETTER! erator's brother, who is attached to the Office of Naval Intelligence at the Pentagon, will serve as official Cleane~ J:'resher, Smoother! host to the visiting dignitaries and will conduct them on an extensive tour Ask yourself this question: Why do I smoke? of government agencies and other You know, yourself, you smoke for enjoyment. points of interest. Included on the inspection agenda And you get enjoyment only from the taste of a are the Department of Justice, partic­ cigarette. ularly the Federal Bureau of Inves­ Luckies taste better-cleaner, fresher, smoother! tigation, the Bureau of the Mint of Why? Luckies are made better to taste better. And, the Treasury Department, the Library what's more, Luckies are made of fine tobacco. of Congress, and the Smithsonian In­ L.S./M.F.T.-Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco. stitute. After the business of the trip is completed the group will journey So, for the thing you want most in a cigarette ... to Arlington, Virginia to pay homage for better taste-for the cleaner, fresher, smoother to the Unknown Soldier. taste of Lucky Strike ... The entire tour comes to a close on Wednesday, April 8th when the mem­ bers of the committee return to Jer­ sey City to prepare their report for Be Happy-GO LUCKY! presentation at the Forum's first gen­ eral meeting after the Easter vaca­ tion. ,·,·,·······•'', s .. p1t£flll \.UCKIE Gannon In Alaska co\.\.EGE stUO~:,oE su1tVE'f \ . (Continued from page 1, column 5) IN NAt\0 • al student in- The trip could have ended in d on actu ore . survey base es reveals rn tragedy though, for as they neared "Tation-w1de l ding colleg h cigarette Nanook U. by dogsled Tom Gunning •" . 80 ea y ot er 1 terviews in f Luckies than an Luckies' better was mistaken for a seal and almost smokers pre e; in. No, 1 reason- Strike gained harpooned by an over eager native. by a wide rna g l o shows LuckY Utan the na­ Immediately after the dance, the taste. Survey i::s in these coUeJescornbined, d t.e"'i,erS short debators left for South Africa to com­ e fra"'ed an . - far rnore srn~her principal bran s When nerves ar and ever1;:1thin9 :tril

I remember thrashing him with the my Uncle Toulouse had come to visit them that the little rat isn't really Gunning Plans Pipes1noke typewriter. They tell me here that I me. I have no Uncle Toulouse. I dead but somehow the gallows seems was found in front of the furnace looked out and saw a short, crumpled like the easy way out. I've had a full Spring Songfest (Continued from page 2, column 2) with the door open and a shovel in figure with a dark beard. I knew and rich life. his hands and ripped it to shreds out my hand. I had a smile on my face. damned well who it was but what's The Glee · Club's Double Quartet Farewell and Happy Easter, of sheer revenge. They couldn't find his body-but I the use? Who'd believe me? entertained at the Argus Eyes party Ed Bartley March 16. They sang "Halls of Ivy," To make a long story short-it was confessed anyhow. That's about all-I can hear them and "Two Guitars," and particularly not an old gray suit but my new About the murder being uncom- coming for me now. It's only a mat- P.S. Sorry I had to write in crayon­ delighted the audience with their Easter suit. Everything went black. mitted? Well, yesterday they told me ter of time. I suppose I could tell my typewriter is broken. clowning rendition of "Rigoletto" after it had been announced as a serious opera tic selection. Informal Concert Next The next concert planned is to be informal, and will be given at Jersey City State Teachers College on Fri­ day, l'vfarch 27. John Sweeney, '56, tenor, and Walter Baber, '55, pianist, will perform solos. Following this appearance, the club will sing at St. Vincent's School of Nursing in New "Chestexfield is .my York on Friday, April 10. been fox Work is now being done on the · axette-h as · h program for the Spring Concert, the c1g xnuc Glee Club's bigges t event of the year, 1 say • · · which will be held on May 9. yeaxs. -1· ld is At the meeting of the Glee Club ·1dex Chestex ie Board of Governors on March 18, the It\l " .,,,/!_ members of the Board submitted to President Tom Gunning written re­ best for rn;;'i1'f1 J-,f/C,,,,,- ports on their respectively planned activities for the concert. Songs in the program at present include "The Drinking Song" from "The Student Prince"; "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", and "The Call of the Open Road". Wonderful Town

(Continued from page 4, column 1) "Wonderful Town". It's going to be around for some time and it's very difficult to obtain seats.) 'Nell, to continue . .. from the first number about the "interesting people on Christopher Street" to the scene when the Brazilian navy lands and carries off Miss Russell in a wild and sidesplitting conga, till the time when we see our leading lady swinging and swaying to the "One Note Rag", the musical version of "My Sister Eileen" is a sheer delight. The whole supporting cast is perfectly selected and there's nothing more to say. The public has said it all. The critics have said it all, and the only thing that I can possibly add is that the bandwagon of "Wonderful Town" rooters is getting very, very crowded. Chem Club Hears CHESTERFIELD contains tobaccos YOU/ Talks On Science of better quality and higher price than On March 30, at 3:30 P. M. in the any other king-size cigarette ... the WHEN you are asked to try a cigarette Chem Lecture room, the Collins Chemical Society held its annual : same as regular you want to know, and you ought to Spring meeting for the purpose of ··· ·.