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"^"4 Robert J. Schaefer, B.S. Editor La Salle John L. McCloskey, M.B.A. '48 VOLUME 2 NUMBER 2 Director of Alumni

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Annual Giving 3 L. Thomas Reifsteck, M.B.A. '51 Director of Placement Five Years After Graduation 4

Campus Events 6

Personal Patter 8

Brother Daniel Bernian, F.S.C., Ph.D. Club News 11 Alumni Advisor Operation Shoehorn 12

Home'Coming 13 ~\y\/ / / s~ Sports 14

Random Notes 14 ! ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Friends of La Salle 15

President, Thomas B. Harper III, Esq. '48 Vice President Gerald T. Corlcery '54 CcOet Treasurer, John A. Clement '39 Members of the basketball team hoist coach Jim Pollard to their shoulders after '24 John J. Finley Leo J. Dooley '52 the recent victory in the Richmond Invitational Tournament. The wins over Charles J. O'Keefe '41 John J. '52 Hanratty the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond marked the '43 Joseph F. Frazer Richard O'Donnell '52 first time a Salle quintet took top honors in a Bill '44 La Holiday Tournament. John J. Rooney John W. Schmidt '52 William '47 Katheder was selected as the Most Valuable Player, and three Explorers were J. Conran Frank R. Murdock 52 Thomas 48 to the W. Rogers Joseph E. McGrath '53 named All-Tournament team. (Photo by Richmond Times Dispatch) Harry J. '48 Gibbons Anthony J. Polcino '53 Thomas J. '48 Hickey Joseph P. Morrison '53 '48 John L. McCloskey Gerald W. Faiss '54 Caleiufiar John Biehl 49 Alexander Avallon '54 '49 George M. Boraske '54 Robert J. Schaefer Board of Directors Meeting February 19th i James W. Jones '49 George Mason III '54 8:30 P.M. Library Lounge. J. Kelly '49 Vincent William J. Wingel '54 '49 York Club William Breeze Earle J.Wood '54 New ...March 5th John P. Ryan '49 John B. Simms 54 Seton Hall vs. La Salle Game, East Orange, N. J. Arrangements William A. Felte '50 '55 James I. Gillespie Alumni Office. '50 Robert E. Lodes James A. Browne '56 '50 Board of Directors Meeting March 19th Cletus J. McBride Francis Healy, Jr. '56 '50 Robert J. Valenti Robert M. Rogers '56 8:30 P.M. Library Lounge. '50 Thomas M. Walker Frank Blatcher '56 S. Cocktail Party—Class of 1940 .March 23rd Joseph T. Waugh '50 Adam R. Smith '56 Frank T. Hart '51 Library Lounge—2:00-5:00 P.M. Couples invited. Joseph N. Malone '56 Joseph McAveety '51 Joseph J. Tagg '56 Joseph Spellman '51 The La Salle Magazine is published four times yearly by La Salle College for Edward P. Larkin '56 Harry Watts '51 Alumni, faculty, students and friends of La Salle College. Editorial and Business offices Daniel McGonigle '57 Charles J. Kelley '51 at Department of Public Information, La Salle College, Philadelphia 41, Pa. Member William Albanese '52 Vincent Szymkowski '57 of American Alumni Council. Printed by Clark Printing House. Inc., 1228 Cherry

Andrew D. Bertucci '52 William P. Dierkes '57 St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. Second class mail privileges authorized at Philadelphia, Pa. FOURTH ANNUAL GIVING PROGRAM The Fourth Annual Giving Drive has Progress up to and including CORPORATE GIFT MATCHING reached the half-way mark. The results Dec. 31, 1957 PROGRAM Contributors Amount to date have been very encouraging and Class are aid- that the alumni of La 1900 2 $ 4.00 A growing list of coi-porations , indicate clearly 1 education by offering gift Salle College are behind this continuing 1904 100.00 ing higher j that double the gift effort to support the college's growth. 1911 1 25.00 matching programs 1916 2 75.00 giving potential of their employee to his A total of $7,935.00 has been contrib- 1917 1 375.00 alma mater. Look over the corporations uted by 472 alumni, which represents an 1918 1 10.00 below and if you find your employer average gift of $16.81. With a goal of 1919 2 26.00 listed, be sure to take advantage of 1,000 contributors, we are very close to 1921 1 150.00 doubling your gift to La Salle College. the 50% mark. 1922 2 175.00 It is particularly encouraging to note 1924 2 30.00 that many repeat gifts have been re- 1925 2 20.00 MIN. MAX. ceived. There is no better indication 1926 1 50.00 Allegheny Ludlum Steel of a sound program of Annual Giving 1927 1 25.00 Corp. $ $ 500 than a high percentage of repeat gifts. 1931 2 60.00 Bank of New York 5 1,000 When an alumnus supports the program 1932 1 5.00 year after year you know that he does 1934 1 15.00 Whitney Blake Co. so because he believes in the purposes it 1935 4 55.00 Burlington Industries — 2,500 serves. 1936 4 90.00 Godfrey L. Cabot Inc. — 1,000 When we analyze the first-half sta- 1937 4 80.00 Campbell Soup. Co. 100 1,000 tistics, the results of good class effort 1938 12 465.00 Cleveland Electric Illuminat- stand out markedly. For example, our 1939 9 185.00 first progress report of November 13th *1940 5 1,100.00 ing Co. — 500 showed the Class of '54 with only 14 1941 9 205.00 Continental Oil Co. 500 contributors and a total of $125.00. One 1942 8 231.00 Dow Chemical Co. — 100 month later, the class had 62 contrib- 1943 7 60.00 Draper Corporation — 1,000 utors and a total of $606.00. This was 1944 3 215.00 General Electric Co. — 2,000 the result of good class organization and 1945 1 2.50 hard work by the class leaders. Our 1946 4 40.00 *B. F. Goodrich Co. 500 congratulations to the Class of '54 for 1947 8 215.00 *W. T. Grant Co. 5 250 this fine group effort. 1948 24 373.50 Gulf Oil Company — 1.000 1949 39 381.00 The Century Club, consisting of those Hewlett-Packard Co. — 250 1950 36 450.00 alumni who contribute $100 or more to 150 1951 38 459.00 Hill Acme Co. Annual Giving now numbers over 10 1952 31 299.00 *J. M. Huber Co. — 1,000 j members, and one member of the Class 1953 30 347.00 Son, Inc. 25 500 of 1940 has contributed $1,000.00. S. C. Johnson & 1954 62 606.00 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. — 500 The second half of the campaign will 1955 38 410.00 Kaiser Steel Corp. — 1,000 open towards the end of January and 1956 31 260.00 Co. 100 500 will continue to June 30th. With such 1957 43 262.00 Walter Kidde & J a wonderful beginning, we are in a good Koiled Kards Inc. — 472 $7,935.00 position to make this campaign a truly * Contains 1—$1,000 gift) Lehigh Portland Cement successful one. We need your support. | Total amount includes pledges and cash. Corp. 500 ! If you cannot afford to send the con- Average—16.81 tribution today, send your pledge with a Manufacturers Trust Co. 1,000 Pledges included in Above Totals later payment date. Whichever method National Distillers Corp. — 1,000 Class No. of Pledges Amount you prefer, make your contribution now | Owens Corning Fiberglas 1940 1 $ 800.00 while the is [ thought fresh in your mind. 1947 1 25.00 Corp. — 1.000 Remember, the goal of Annual Giving 1948 3 90.00 *Pennsalt Chemical Co. — 500 is to have everyone contribute some- 1949 1 10.00 Reliable Electric Co. ' thing. Regardless of the size of your 1950 1 5.00 * Scott Paper Co. 500 , gift, large or small, we need you as a 1951 2 40.00 contributor. When we can point to the 1952 4 110.00 Smith Kline & French record and say that the overwhelming 1953 1 10.00 Laboi-atories — 1,000 majority of our alumni support Annual 1954 13 175.00 * Tektronix Inc. — Giving, we will have the kind of pro- 1955 10 132.00 Wallingford Steel Co. — 500 gram for which we are striving. 1956 4 40.00 Warner Bros. Co. 500 1957 1 May we congratulate the many alumni 2.00 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. — 500 who have already contributed to the 42 $1,439.00 *Young Rubicam Inc. — 100 Drive. We are confident that many others Pledged $1,439.99 & * will join your ranks in the second half Paid 6,496.00 —Contributor does not have to be an of the campaign. Total $7,935.00 Alumnus of institution receiving gift. FIVE YEARS AFTER GRADUATION The Class of 1951

Changes in the pattern of results and consequently, their experiences being crease in the number of single men in from studies of the Class "five years only relatively comparable, yielded some- this class as compared with the two: out" seem to be accounted for by the what surprising percentages in reply previous classes. A large percentage

decreasing number of G. I.'s. The to several questions. of the classes of 1949 and 1950 were ;

changes for the Class of 1951 are rela- G. I.'s before graduation. At any rate, I

tively minor. A larger percentage of 30.2% of the respondents were single at i professional men is indicated and there the time the questionnaire reached them proportionately graduate stu- last fall. With respect to those who are are more | dents than in the two previous classes. married, (69.8%), 78 families have pro- The number of single men rises from duced 371 children. The average time 25% to 30%. Family size is slightly married is 5 years and 5 months. These higher; the number of mixed marriages data favor the married men of the class is slightly lower. The surprisingly large of 1951 over their predecessors of 1950 percentage of men who praise the and 1949 with respect to fertility. Philosophy program is sustained. On the Occupations in this instance, less satis- other hand, Using the questionnaires, all of which faction is expressed with respect to the had been saved, the Counseling- Center Religion Program. made a comparative study of the occu- An innovation in methodology was pational classification of the three introduced, the use of a sample. The classes, with the following results, by complete questionnaire was sent only percentages: to one third of the members of the class. Occupation U9 1950 1951 Every third name was selected from the Professional 36 42 45 graduation list after eliminating evening- Semi-professional 6 5 3 division graduates. Non-Catholics were Exec. Mgr. 21 17 17 Clerical 7 8 6 not counted for the purposes of this Brother D. Augustine, F.S.C., Ph D. survey. There were eighteen men in each Chairman, Department of Sociology Sales 23 23 23 * * of the two eliminated groups. As a which conducted survey Skilled 1 * * * check on the validity of results projected Major Subject Semi-skilled from a one-third sample, the first page The class was divided almost equally Service 2 1 2 * * * of the questionnaire was sent to the between majors in the liberal arts disci- Unskilled others in the class. It was found that, plines and majors in business. Returns Unclassified 4 4 4 with few exceptions, data are sufficiently were received in almost identically * less than 1% comparable to warrant continued use of corresponding percentages. Accounting- Correlating these figures with those this technique. Returns were received majors constituted 24.3% of the entire on major subject shows that, in the from 85% of the sample and 66% of class, and half of all those who were main, graduates of La Salle College are the others — a total of 72% of the class. awai-ded the Bachelor of Science degree. in occupations related to their college Incomplete data on a small percentage Education majors constituted 22.7% of curriculum. In reply to a direct ques- of the non-respondents indicate that they the entire class, and nearly one-half of tion, a large majority of the respondents run the gamut of the results presented all those who were awarded the Bachelor (857c) stated that the courses at La Salle in the complete report. The hypothesis of Arts degree. The next highest single helped, indirectly at least, toward fitting that they would not materially change category is pre-professional, 8.67c in them for their present occupation. Is the principal conclusions nor the per- Science and 7.2% in other curricula. Add it not pardonable pride to advert to the centages on which they are based, needs to these totals the remaining 25% dis- fact that education which enables men to be tested. An obvious procedure would tributed between General Business, Mar- to qualify for professional life and exec- be to interview as many of them as keting and Industry and it would seem utive positions was available to and possible. that the men of 1951 were job conscious, selected by so large a percentage of "vocationally" oriented. This is realistic, La Salle College graduates? Present Situation especially it is remembered when that Postgraduate Education In this section emphasis is on the from 1945 on, eighteen hours of Philos- La Salle graduates have made a com- more or less personal characteristics of ophy were required of all students and mendable record with respect to post- the graduates of June 1951. Subsequent that all curricula included Religion, graduate education as may be inferred sections concern the current evaluations English, and the Social Sciences. Can it from the large number of men who enter of the four years spent at La Salle not be maintained that most of these men the professions. In addition to the 39% College. were exposed to a "balanced" educa- who attended graduate school, another 9% For many (two-thirds) the four years tional program ? undertook postgraduate work of various were interrupted by Military Service. It Marital Status types although not formally enrolled in cannot be stated, therefore, that all the The fact that one-fourth of the men a graduate school. Some men, of course, men were in continuous attendance be- (25.1%) entered military service upon enjoyed both types of postgraduate edu- tween September 1947 and June 1951 graduation may account for the 5% in- cation. Only 37% of the members of the class of 1951 admitted doing no post- was encouraged (65%), but only 57% Evidently the working of problems or graduate work of any kind. A check re- said that an account was required with performing experiments were not con- vealed that approximately one-third of respect to "outside readings." This latter- sidered high on the list of intellectual this group were in the managerial- percentage seems somewhat low and in- pursuits. executive occupational classification. spection shows that disciplines which re- In evaluating their own leadership quired considerable laboratory or mathe- The Distaff Side qualities, the respondents illustrate the assigned La Salle graduates seem to accede to matical work correspondingly research viewpoint that few persons de- the contention that women need not be less library work. A serious deficiency liberately falsify answers to questions. college graduates. Of the total number of in the instructional program seems to be In this case only 257c of the men claimed indicated of wives (178), 51% were High School by the large number men that ability to direct the activities of graduates. The Bachelor's degree was (607c) who claimed they were not helped others was advanced in college. Only obtained by another 15% and an addi- to maintain effective study habits. This 8% said that this leadership skill is un- tional 17% had varying amounts of col- is higher than for previous classes developed. No answer was given by 37c, lege education. Two wives received a studied. while the remaining 647c claimed that although it was developed subsequent .Master's degree and three others did La Salle College as a Repeat Choice .graduate work without going on for a to college, it was a result of college ex- A total of 81% of the men of '51 would degree. Only 26 of the 178 wives were perience and training. Sociologists clas- again choose La Salle as their College if employed outside the home, and 25 sify these data under the heading of they had it to do over, but 25% would expected behavior. In college only class of these had been married less than two change the major they pursued. The years. Exactly of the of 1951 officers and club leaders would have the 8% men change from business to liberal arts currently involved opportunity to develop this ability while are in inter-faith would be 7%, and conversely 5%. The marriages. Another married it would be required later as part of the 6.7% con- remaining 13% represent changes from verts, most of became Catholics role of professional men and of the whom one liberal arts major to another. Six before highly executive-managerial class. These two marriage. These data are men would not only change major, but 'complimentary to this class since the groups combined, it will be recalled, con- would go to a college other than La national statistics in this respect show stitute 657c of the respondents, and Salle — these six are included in the that over one-fourth of all Catholic mar- presumably of the class. 19% who, in percentages from five to involve non-Catholic. riages a two, said that their choice of college now On two other counts, the ability to undertake new tasks, and to speak The Religion Program would be either an engineering school, effectively in public, A large majority of the respondents an Ivy League College, a large univer- 58% and 527c re- spectively claimed that while in college (85%) gave an affirmative reply to the sity, or a different small college. Two they advanced in these skills. Only one- iquestion "Do you feel that you are a men in the sample said they would not fifth of the men (197o) admitted that 'better Catholic for having attended La go to college at all. Those who felt ability to speak effectively in public is Salle College?" Of the remainder, 3% the College was worth the four years not one of their attainments. iadmitted being only nominal Catholics, devoted to it, constituted 86% of the ,and 1% to being irregular in practice. sample. Adjustments to Urban Living Over one-fifth of the men re- (22%) Cultural Attainments plied that the number of religious exer- Respondents were requested to check The sociological concept of culture in- insufficient, that one of three possible alteratives cises was and 23% said that cludes not only such elements as religion, the religion courses were unsatisfactory. which most nearly described their situa- fine arts and family life, but also tion: Was the adjustment advanced while It is the considered opinion of faculty broader considerations concerning the and students that since this class gradu- in college; developed later, but as a social, economic, political and intellect- ated, and for result of college experience; or, rela- the past three or four ual situation of a given people. College years, the religion has greatly tively undeveloped to date; least de- program graduates are likely to assume leadership improved in both respects. veloped or advanced while in college in one or more of these areas and an A total of of the members of this was a feeling of responsibility to Alma 9% attempt is made in these surveys to have class maintain nomi- Mater? (537c affirmative) That is being that they are only the respondents estimate the extent to changed. pal Catholics and an additional 10% which undergraduate experience helped ^dmit to being somewhat irregular. Many In order, the affirmative percentages in this direction. College helped most 'of this in these categories following respec- number were with respect to advancing understand- on the points were before they em-olled at La Salle College. tively: appreciation of family life ing of social problems (78% affirmative) However, it would seem that the religion (607o), evaluation of human relations and least in the area of the fine arts program, the religion department, or feeling of responsibility to so- (517c affirmative). In the latter instance (72%), administrator should discover such ciety feeling of responsibility to feome 31% maintain they have not yet de- (74%), and endeavor the Church respect for the men to restore their faith veloped appreciation for art and music. (79%) and with a view to helping to become values and interests of others them A direct question relative to the im- (79%). practicing, convinced Catholics. There only a "undeveloped" re- portance of intellectual interests while was 2Tc ply for the last factor, in comparison ffectiveness of Instruction in college brought a 52% affirmative and with a "undeveloped" reply with As might be expected the academic a 307c negative response, with 11'', 6% respect to a feeling of responsibility to program was reported as generally satis- uncertain and 1% failing to answer. the Church. With respect to a feeling of factory. The courses were not too Relating the responses to major subject, responsbility to Alma Mater 18% of the theoretical (70%), ample opportunity for it was discovered that men who majored men claimed it had not yet affected them, discussion was provided (73%), a high in Business, and those who spent con- a total of nearly one in five; and 37c level of achievement was encouraged siderable time in science laboratories (63%), attendance at cultural functions represented most of the negative replies. (Continued on page 11) COLLEGIAN AWARD CAMPUS Chet Huntley, veteran NBC news commentator, received the tenth annual Collegian Award for "Public Service in

EVENTS Journalism" at the La Salle weekly's ' annual staff banquet on February 3 at tion life the business BLUE AND GOLD BALL from campus to McCallisters. world.

After much delay, arrangements for ' To aid graduates and prospective em- The dinner is also the traditional oc- the Blue and Gold Ball have been com- ployers, the Placement Bureau of La casion at which the Collegian Keys are pleted, and all members of the Alumni j Salle College, under the direction of L. presented to deserving retiring editors, are invited to make their reservation Thomas Reifsteck, now sponsors a new and at which the new editors for the through the Alumni Office. For the first course, "Personal Adjustment to Busi- spring and fall semesters are introduced. time in many years the traditional high- ness," the first of its kind in the Phila- Michael Tanney, '59 will replace Norbert light of the social season will not be held delphia area. Moser, '58, as editor-in-chief. at the Bellevue-Stratford. The gala affair Attracts 17 From Area Businesses Brother E. Stanislaus, F.S.C., president of La Salle College, opened the Career Conference with a welcome to the vistors from seventeen ai-ea business concerns who were interested in the unique La Salle approach to the problem. "The Interview," the subject of three ten-minute talks, a panel discussion and open forum, was explored by the three principal speakers, Mr. F. S. Hartley, Sears Roebuck and Co.; Mr. Thomas F. Kehoe, Chicopee Manufacturing Corp.; and Mr. Frank J. Gillen, Great Valley Laboratories of the Burroughs Re- search Center. Brother David Cassian, F.S.C., dean of the La Salle College School of Busi- ness Administration, was chairman for the Conference.

Ethical Approach Stressed A "Code of Ethics," accepted by many Richard Maltby Che! Hunfley Placement Associations across the nation, was adopted and proposed to La will take place Friday, February 7, at Noted for "Outlook" Salle seniors as a guide in pre-gradua- the new Sheraton Hotel, 17th and Penn- tion negotiations with prospective em- In receiving the 1958 plaque, Huntley sylvania Avenue. Richard Maltby and ployers. joins past recipients Ed Sullivan, Morley will provide the his orchestra music for * * * Cassidy, Bob Considine, Red Smith, Sid- the dance. Maltby, who is also the con- ney Sokolsky, Edward R. Murrow, David Vik The "Personal Adjustment to Busi- ductor-arranger for RCA Victor's Lawrence, Jim Bishop, and last year's ness" course, offered only well the leader of the during the label, as as Maltby winner, the late Richard W. Slocum, past Fall semester, Oct. 15 to Dec. 10, dis- orchestra, is considered as one of the executive vice-president of the Evening cusses proper interview conduct, follow- outstanding musicians of the day. One and Sunday Bulletin. up after the interview, and personal of the few "Big" name bands in the evaluation. business, Maltby has been responsible Best known to millions of TV view- ers as editor of "Outlook," a spot he has for several hit recordings. Spanning the Gap held since its inception in 1956, Huntley Many of the old alumni will recall Taught by Mr. Reifsteck, faculty joined NBC in 1955. His big story for that the Blue and Gold Ball was a good members, and visiting lecturers from in- that network was his coverage of the excuse for informal alumni gatherings, dustry, the main objective of the course 1956 national political conventions with and it is hoped that this practice will be is span the gap between the college cam- fellow newsman, David Brinkley, for resumed. Tickets are priced at $6.00, pus and the business world. It enables which both won wide critical acclaim. and the dress is formal. the students to explore the philosophy The pair now present "NBC News," a AIDS FOR SENIORS of the modern business firm, and the daily TV news summary each weekday graduate's responsibility to society and night. Job hunting and the job interview the free enterprise system. were the main topics of three principal Techniques of writing effective appli- Three Network Veteran speakers at the first annual La Salle Col- cation letters, data sheets, resumes and Huntley did not decide on a news lege Career Conference Dec. 5, one of portfolios are considered, and special career until, while pursuing a pre-med two major steps recently inaugurated to emphasis is given preparation neces- course at Montana State College, he won aid La Salle seniors making the transi- sary before an employment interview. a scholarship to the Cornish School of

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Arts, Seattle, as first prize in a Na- GERMAN CLUB an emissary, outlined the broad aims of tional Oratory Tournament in 1932. The remarkably active La Salle Col- the UN and its effectiveness since its After one year at Cornish, he transfer- lege German Club recently completed its inception after World War II. He also red to Washington University, from first year on the Olney Avenue campus, stressed Ireland's unique position from 'which he received his bachelor's degree amid announcements of its plans for which to view world affairs, since it is in 1934. He was finally launched on his 1958 activities. "both Western European and a former news career when the Seattle Star hired Already one of the most active groups colony." He explicitly cited Secretary him to read news over a local station. on campus, the club's aims are to aid General Hammerskjold and Canada's difficulty Now a veteran of all three major net- students who have with the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lester Pear- iworks, Huntley first joined a radio chain German language, and to introduce its son, in mediating the Suez crises, and activities. in 1939, when he began work for CBS members to German cultural added that no "double standard" was ap- .on the West Coast. There he covered Robert MeDonough, assistant professor plied to the Soviet Union when they jsuch top stories as the founding of the in Russian and German, is club mod- crushed the Hungarian Revolution, for jUnited Nations in 1945. In 1951, he erator. Resolutions were passed calling for with- switched to ABC, for whom he covered Among the events planned for the drawal in both cases. the historic Bandung Conference and coming year are two lectures. One, by made reporting tours through Asia, the INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR Twenty two young men from sixteen Middle East, Europe and Latin America. different nations lend to an air of In- Huntley has received several major ternational Flavor around the La Salle honors for his outstanding reporting, College campus. Nine of these students among them the George Foster Peabody are members of the freshman class, and

I Awards in 1942 and 1953, and the Alfred these nine in turn represent seven na- II. Du Pont Award in 1956. tions. Part of any education is learning- GRADUATE SCHOOL how the other fellow lives. These ex- change students are gaining knowledge Much financial aid for Graduate study of the American people, and the native includes a stipend for the living ex- born LaSalle Student is learning first jpenses of both the student and his de- hand about peoples and nations that un- jpendents. til now were only names. other in- This important fact, and key The list is impressive, and it is even in extensive formation may be found the more impressive when the academic list Graduate 'and up-to-date library of is checked. Although, for most of these Study, Graduate Fellowships, and Schol- students a language barrier exists, the arship information maintained by the La overall marks for this particular group jSalle College Counseling Center. There are excellent. |are more than one hundred and forty Who are these students, and where are School Catalogs, Graduate almost one they from? Here is the list: Poland's jhundred specific announcements for this Robort MeDonough representative is senior George R. Elia- semester alone, and a file of forty- "our Dr. Joseph C. Reino, assistant profes- shewsky. Jose Martin from Venezuela, Idifferent scholarships or fellowships sor in English, will discuss German lit- and Rene G. Meierhans from Switzerland sponsored by private foundations. All erature, while a second lecture and film are the other seniors on the list. nformation has been tabulated and on Germany is planned. A visit to the Two Nicaraguans, Ralph A. Salinas, sorted to enable the La Salle student Goethe House in New York City and and Carlos E. Telleria; George K. Dunye, and graduate to seek his field of con- a Spring dance and dinner are also on Liberia; Rosario Ferreri, Italy; and centration in the file and find just what the 1958 agenda. Patricio Hidalgo, Ecuador, are sopoho- Jopportunities for advanced study are Perhaps the most successful affair mores. lavailable. sponsored by the club in 1957, "An Eve- Four men and four nations are in the In addition, the Center devotes a sec- ning in Germany" highlighted an address Junior class. Camillo M. Centuori, Italy; tion of the file to foreign study and by German Consul Horst Pelchman and George M. Jacob, Lebanon; George scholarships abroad, and many booklets German folk dancing. Lewycka, W. Ukraine; and George telling the student procedures to follow IRISH DELEGATE OUTLINES Liarakos, Greece. jfor application to Graduate Schools both UN AIMS Of the nine freshmen previously men- at home and abroad. Several other books "To despair of the United Nations tioned, three are Italians, Peter DeFil- land list Fel- pamphlets, which Graduate would be to abandon all hope for civiliza- ippis, Louis A. DeSanctis, and Aldo B. lowships and Scholarships not in the tion as we know it," said the Honorable Delpino. Joseph P. O'Reilly, Ireland; jbasic file, are available upon request. Coner Cruise O'Brien, Irish Delegate to Paul Gianniotes, Greece; Juan V. Ar- Also available are necessary booklets the United Nations, in an address Jan. 7 tilles, Cuba; Bernard R. Boxill, B.W.I. jand application forms for the Graduate at the Olney Avenue auditorium. and the Ukraine's Alexander B. Czernyk 'Record Exam, Law School and Medical Topic for the talk, sponsored by the complete the list. (College Admissions Tests, and Graduate La Salle International Relations Club, The above list totals only 21, the Study in Business Admission Test. In- was "The United Nations As Seen By A other student, Canuto Borromeo, Jr., formation concerning these tests is posted New Member—Ireland." Jack Gallagher, from the Philippines is carried on the on the Counseling Center bulletin board, IRC president, introduced the diplomat official roster as a special student. as are fellowship and scholarship an- to the audience of students, faculty mem- Through these twenty two students La nouncements of particular interest to bers and guests. Salle gains International Flavor, and La Salle students. O'Brien, noted as a writer as well as will gain International Fame. PERSONAL PATTER

Phila. He resides at the Seven Do'ors 18, 1957. The degree was conferred by the American College of Life Under- Rev. Joseph B. Curran is now an as- Church in Wyndmoor, Pa. . . . Dr.

writers. . . . Frank W. Marte is a part- sistant rector at St. Francis de Sales Robert J. Carabasi has been in Texas in the ner in Penn Beverages, Levittown, Pa. Church, 47th & Springfield Ave. . . . since 1950 except for two years

. . . John P. Meehan is Rob- Anthony Dwyer, long time resident of Army on the Pulmonary Dis. Service at head of the ert Allen Insurance Agency for Potam- the State of Florida is now living in Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver, kin Chevrolet. Part time aid is given Levittown, Pa. He represents the Cham- Colo. He was certified by the American by

Frank Hal'.eran also of '49. . . . William ber of Commerce of Phila., 121 S. Broad Board of Internal Medicine in April 1956. A. Rothwell, Jr. married Margaret A. St. Since July 1956 he has been at Mc-

Gallagher on May 4, 1957. . . . William '38 Kinney V.A. Hospital on the Chest Dis- ease Service. C. Schrandt, Jr. advises his third girl, F. is specializ- Dr. Anthony Caravelli Claire Marie, was born on Oct. 15, 1957. ing in internal medicine. His family now '48 He is supervisor of auto insurance for of three sons 9, 10 and consists aged William J. Sabol announces that child the S.E. Region for the Insurance Co. of

12 years. . . . Dr. William C. Hoivrie, Jr. number six, son number four Jeffry Noi'th America. . . . Don P. Viggiano and Providence, practicing anesthesia in Sabol weighed in at seven pounds eight his wife Gloria are adopting a baby boy, R.I. Has been a member of the American ounces on Nov. 1, 1957. . . . John J. Donald Francis. Board of Anesthesiology for the past '50 ten years. Has three lovely daughters James F. Broivv tells us James Jr. named Deborah, Dolores and Denise. . . . Dr. Thomas M. Scotti has been promoted made him a father on Aug. 31, 1957. . . . Louis H. Camagna, Jr. is an accountant to full professor of Pathology at the U. executive offices Triangle of Miami School of Medicine. in the of Pub- lishers Inc. He is married and has two 39 children Louis Alfred aged three and Jim Nolan is an account reprrsent^tive one half years and Mary Ann who is only with Moore Business Forms. His famliy six months old. . . . 1st Lt. William H. now consists of six healthy children. . . . Scanlon is a flight instructor at N.A. Anthony M. Waltrich former LSC Alum- A.S. Saufley Field, Pensacola, Fla. . . . | ni Secretary, LSC Placement Director Joseph H. Foster is practicing law in & Military Liaison Officer is now the Palmerton, Pa. He married Diane Blauch security officer personnel director and of York, Neb. They were blessed with a j for Machine Tool & Designing So., 1212 son on Nov. 1, 1957. . . . Dr. Robert J. Chestnut St. He also teaches English in Sorenson is in his second year of medical Ev. Div. LSC residency at Brooke Army Hospital. His '41 third child should have arrived on or

Joseph A. Lepere was promoted to as- about Christmas Day. . . . Walter G. sistant headmaster at Carson Long Mil- Uhlman, Jr. employed as an engineer

y~: :>:~:>* . . . Charlie with the missile and ordnance systems itary Institute. O'Keefe filiB taking a sales orientation course for The department of the General Electric Co. ! Francis J. Dietzler, '48, was recently ordained in Phila. working Dixie Cup Co. in Hershey, Pa. to the holy priesthood at Spencer, Mass. Known on the development as Alexander, in religion, of the nose cone for the Atlas ICBM and '43 Father M. O.C.S.O. | he celebrated his first Mass at St. Joseph's Thor IRBM. He lives in Broomall, Pa. Alexander A. Ca.low.enx is now taking Abbey in Spencer. with his wife Eleanor and their three a two year Air Force sponsored grad- Schaub and his wife Mary welcomed their children Walter, Theodore and John. uate course in dental prosthetics at third child, Barbara Ann on Jan. 8, 1957. '51 Washington U. School of Dentistry, St. '49 Louis 10, Mo. Bob Aitken was married on June 15, y44 Robert J. Boyle was appointed Ad- 1957 at Holy Trinity Church, Washing- vertising and Sales Promotion Manager ton, D. C. to Carol Louise Schiefelbein C. V. Afflerbaek formerly staff assist- of the Stuart F. Louchheim Co. distri- of Durand, Wis. and a graduate of St. ant to the commanding officers of the | butors for Zenith, York and Kelvinator Catherine College, Minneapolis, Minn. Naval Supply Office, Phila., has been products in the Phila. area. He had been They are living in Bangkok, Thailand named to the public relations staff of with Raymond Rosen Co. for six years where Bob is serving a two years assign- Gray & Rogers, Phila. advertising and prior to this change was Sales Promo- ment in the American Embassy for the public relations agency. He is married tion manager for that firm. . . . William U. S. State Dept. . . . James J. Auchin- to the former Lorraine Edgar, of Phila. F. X. Coffey joined the nipples and bottle leck is a partner in Penn Beverages, Thev have five children. brigade for the third time on Aug. 30, Levittown, Pa. . . . Joseph A. Granahan, '46 1957 when Ellen Marie arrived. . . . Jr. was recently named associate in the Rev. Sidney Burgoyne is now teaching James J. Cunningham, Jr. became a firm of Hugh F. Gerhard, Realtors, at the Cardinal Dougherty High School, Chartered Life Underwriter on Sept. Washington Lane & Ogontz Ave. . . .

8 Louis L. Kuntz, Jr. married Anne Marie of Temple U. Law School. . . . Dr. John his wife recently had their third Massachusetts child IKelly on Nov. 30, 1957. . . . Philip J. T. Potts is an intern at in Frankfort, Germany where Lucia, his wife and two children recent- General Hospital. Next year he expects he is flying "choppers" for the Third

. . the ly moved into a new home. . Dr. Roger to have an assistant residency and Armored Division John W. Birn- ,E. Parenteau is in USAF Medical Serv- following two years a clinical associate brauer is a salesman for Weyth Labora- ice at Westover AFB, Mass. His third at the National Health Institute, Bethes- tories, is married and lives in Narberth,

child, Eugene II, was born on Sept. 24, da, Md. Pa. . . . Joe Bozzi is back from Korea and

1957. . . . Jim Sullivan was recently teaching at Thomas Edison High School, '54 transferred to the Newark, New York Phila. . . . Lt. William F. Burns now has iterritory for the Penna. Box & Lumber Election of class officers for next year two sons, Bill and Jack. He is Command- .Co. He and his wife, Ann, welcomed resulted in George L. Mason being elect- ing Officer, Battery "A," 36th Field Ar-

• Carole Ann on Aug. 2, 1957. Joe Collins ed president, Al Ava/lon, vice-president, tillery, and will depart for Germany in Jnow with General Paper. Frank (Wacky) O'Hara, treasurer and Feb. 1958 Jim Chambers and his wife

Jim Fleming, secretary. . . . Cocktail Jan recently welcomed their third son. '52 Party was held on Dec. 8, 1957 at LSC . . . Jim Connelly and his wife Betty wel- John J. Donnelly was married in Feb. in the Student Lounge. Forty-five people comed their third addition to their fam- '1955 and now has two children John, Jr., attended and made it a social and finan- ily, a daughter, Dorothy Anne on Dec.

and Catherine. He will be moving back cial success. Class officers were installed. 2, 1957. . . . Gerard Corkery lost his dad, to Phila. to take a position with J. A. Bro. E. Stanislaus, President of LSC John A. Corkery on Nov. 11, 1957 T. McCarthy Co. . . . Tom Hallinan is teach- said a few words of congratulations for Paul DiVito was discharged from the

ing Finance at the U. of Portland, Port- the splendid turnout. Bro. Daniel Bern- Army on Oct. 3, 1957. . . . Robert J. land, Oregon. . . . Joseph A. Hatch mar- ian, Vice-President of LSC was installed Bonze was married on Oct. 5, 1957 at St. ried Joan Mary Hindsley in May 1957. as an honorary member of class of '54. John the Evangelist Church, Phila. by '48, I. . . John A. Margraf asks that a place in Tom Harper, President of LSC Very Rev. C. A. Koob, principal of the class of 1979 for his third child, a son Bishop Neumann High School, to Vir-

born on Nov. 21, 1957, be reserved. . . . ginia L. Tunrner of Haddonfield, N. J.

John F. Kicks is a special agent for the . . . Ed Gorman attending Temple U.

' office. F.B.I, attached to the New York School of Chiropody. . . . Charlie Happ is He and his wife joined the pink ribbon selling real estate with the firm of Happ I 'and bow set when Ellen Kathleen ar- & Sons in Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pa.

rived on Nov. 9, 1957. . . . Bob Vasoli is . . . Richard P. Fetroiv, Ev. Div., is an I teaching at Notre Dame. He recently ap- engineer with the Missile and Ordnance peai-ed on a South Bend, Ind. T.V. show, Systems Dept. of the General Electric Co. I

. . . I representing the Sociology Dept. Mr. in Phila. working on the development of gnd Mrs. William La Plant e have joined the nose cone for the Atlas ICBM and the "Pablum" set with the arrival of Thor IRBM. He lives in Levittown, Pa. 'Mary Elizabeth Dec. 5, 1957. ... In a with his wife Avis and children Jill and

' recent election Jim Brooks was elected Judy. . . . Lt. and Mrs. Daniel J. Fischer

' president, Tom Casey, vice president, are now in Germany; expecting family addition Ed Graham, Secretary. ... Ed Graham in Jan. 1958. . . . Lou LeHane is now associated with J. T. Jackson welcomed his third daughter, Lori Ann on Realtors. Oct. 19, 1957. . . . Jerry Ginley is attending '53 the eve. div. of Temple U Law

School. . . . Dave Malone is with Dun & Rich- Richard A. Exley tells us his son Bradstreet. He and his wife Nancy have ard celebrated his first birthday on Oct. two children Dave and Colleen Maria. . . . 26, 1957 and that his wife is expecting Barry KlcAndrews, '54, recently completed a John C. Manning is teaching at Camden

their second child in June 1958. . . . John ten-week Officer Candidate Course at Quantico, Catholic High School. He is also assistant A. Foody attending eve. div. of Temple in Virginia. He is now enrolled a nine-month football coach and track coach. His team officer basic school at Quantico. Barry was U. Law School. . . . Ed Gibbons attending won the N. J. Parochial Track graduated this June from Villanova University Cham- Notre Dame graduate school and will pionship School of Law. in 1957. . . . Paul R. Morrison receive his M.A. this year. . . . Ted is in Gieson, Germany in charge of In-

. . . Gerry Groody is married. Joseph A. Lappin Alumni Association was present. telligence Section. . . . Mary Anne and says his daughter Sharon Jayne who ar- Corkery, '54, Vice-President of LSC Joe Reckner tell us diapers are flying rived on Sept. 26, 1957 is cute as a but- Alumni Association acted as master of at their house since Margaret Eileen,

ton. . . . Joe Lynch is now market sales ceremonies. . . . Raymond S. Alexander alias Peggy, arrived on Oct. 21, 1957. representative for Oscar Mayer in the will graduate from Hahnemann Medical . . . Joy and Joe Sadowski recently moved

South Jersey area. . . . Joe McGrath and College on June 12, 1958 and will be mar- to a beautiful new home in Ashland, N. his wife Peggy are making lots of ried on June 14, 1958 to Judy Semcol J. . . . Bernard L. Skwirut is an engineer changes since their second son Joseph of Northampton, Pa., a chemist at with the Missile and Ordnance Systems James was born on Oct. 26, 1957. . . . Merck, Sharp & Dohme having graduated Dept. of the General Electric Co. in Joseph R. Pelstring was married on Dec. from Chestnut Hill College in 1957. . . . Phila. working on the development of the 28, 1957 at Church of St. Anastasia, Andy Augustine was separated from the nose cone for the Atlas ICBM and Thor Newton Square, Pa. to Janet Marie Army on Oct. 4, 1957 after two years in

. . . Stanton is 3 in the Hauber, a graduate of Rosemont College. Germany. He became engaged to Pat IRBM. Jim Sp. Div. of the Army at Or- They are now living in Brigantine, N. J. Kerlin of Havertown, Pa., on Nov. 2, Information France. He was recently made . . . John Mangan is attending eve. div. 1957. . . . lst/Lt. Paul Bernard and leans,

9 Thomas Harper III, Esq., '48, center, has been elected president of the La Salle College Alumni Association, in an election marked by the largest returns in the Association's history. Other victors are Gerald T. Corlcery, '54, right, vice-presidential winner, and John A. Clement, Jr., '39, new treasurer. Harper's plurality of 403 was highest among the victors, while Corlcery defeated Joseph N. Malone, '56, by only 67 votes in the most spirited balloting of the campaign.

Editor of the Orleans Item, an Army is secretary to Lt. Col. Robert E. Vail, '56 newspaper serving' that area. He will be Provost Marshall. He lost his dad, John A. 11 re una n, Jr. has his own pub- discharged from the Army next May. Thomas J. Daly, on Aug. 31, 1957. . . . lic accounting firm. He was received into . . . George C. Weaver, III was discharg- Marti/ Curlonis has left Uncle Sam and the fourth degree, Knights of Columbus, ed from the Marine Corps on Aug. 1, is eyeing the construction business. . . .

Archbishop Ryan General Assembly. . . . 1957 and is now working for Linde Co. Ed Farley working for American Meter Alex Butrym is holding a graduate as- as a sales representative in the New Co. in Somerton. . . . Joe Gallagher is sistantship in English at Duquesne U. York area. He lives with his wife and teaching at Gloucester Catholic High and hopes to receive his M.A. degree two children in New York. . . . John Fos- School. . . . William J. McNeil has this June. . . . Bill Henhoeffer working sett married Carole Graff of Kalamazoo, been in the clothing business since for his M.A. at Notre Dame Graduate Jan. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Fossett now reside Jan. 1957. He recently won a $1,000.00

School. . . . Charles J. Johnson complet- at 3213 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, cash award from the Wilknit Hosiery Co. ed six landings aboard the light aircraft Ind. John is personnel ass't. with the of Greenfield, Ohio, for successfully sell- carrier USS Saipan in the Gulf of Mex- Oliver Corp. ing their line of hosiery. . . . George ico to qualify as a carrier pilot. He is Margraff is now managing a Sears, Roe- now undergoing instruction in instru- buck catalog store in Maryland. . . . ment flying at the Corry Field Naval Frank J. Noonan on active duty with the '55 Auxiliary Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Army at Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Ga. . . . Bob Jones is studying at Notre Dame became a father for the first time when Michael F. Avallone was elected to the Graduate School for his M.A. degree. Frank Joseph, Jr., made his appearance office of the President of the Iota Tau . . . Joseph V. Koehler was elected cor- on May 21, 1957. . . . John Patriarca Ev. Sigma national Osteopathic fraternity, responding secretary of the Iota Tau Div. is a life insurance salesman. . . . Delta Chapter at the Phila. College of Sigma national Osteopathic fraternity. Ensign Nick Pettinati is a flight instru- Osteopathy and Surgery. . . . Angelo P. Delta Chapter, at the Phila. College of tor at N.A.A.S., Saufley Field, Pensacola,

Bonani is employed at the U. S. Naval Osteopathy and Surgery. . . . Ensign P. Fla. . . . Charles Poolos is teaching at Base, Phila. . . . Paul Buehler Ev. Div. Misnra has just completed a cruise of the W. F. Miller School. . . . Albert C. is a foreman at Selas Corp., Dresher, the Far East having stopped at Kobe Price is a junior at Jefferson Medical Pa. He lives next door to his classmate and Iwakuni, Japan; Subic Bay, P. I., College, Phila. He was recently married.

H. T. Wikens in West Oak Lane. ... On Hong Kong and Pearl Harbor. . . . Fran- Louis P. Roncace was discharged from Nov. 18, 1957 Jane and Bob Chancier re- cis X. Troilo was elected to the ofFice the Navy after a tour of duty in New- ceived a tax deduction weighing eight of historian of the Iota Tau Sigma na- foundland. He is now plant supervisor pounds eight ounces named Robert tional Osteopathic fraternity, Delta chap- at the Phila. Macaroni Co. . . . Joseph F. Thomas, Jr. . . . Charles Coyle Ev. Div. ter, at the Phila. College of Osteopathy B. Spieker is teaching Spanish at the in Japan studying Judo. He is good and Surgery. . . . John Tucker earning enough to have a "brown belt" rating. U. of P. He will receive his M.A. de- his M.A. at Notre Dame Graduate School. to . . . Pfc. John F. K. Daly is now station- gree in Feb. 1958 and continue study . . . Donald C. White is in the Army Band ed at Ft. Myer, Arlington, Va., where he for his Ph.D. stationed in Okinawa.

10 Each college representative is assign- rs7 CLUB NEWS ed to a classroom or exhibit booth in a On Nov. 1, 1957 the following men meeting hall. Students and their parents LEVITTOWN graduated from O.C.S., Newport, R. I., or student groups visit the reperesnta- An annual "Winter Dance" was in- Edwin F. Stein, Anthony M. Catalani, tives, discuss the College in view of their augurated by the Levittown Club Dec. Victor Gavin, David Campbell and Jos- own objectives and abilities. Literature 6 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Wood-

jih McCauley. . . . Joe McCauley is junior concerning La Salle and all its offerings bourne Road, Levittown. Cleat McBride division officer in the engineering de- is available to all interested students. and his orchestra, who also supplied the carrier Franklin partment aboard the Information concerning "College music at the Spring Dance, did a great Roosevelt somewhere off the coast of D. Night" programs which could be covered job. has visited Paris, Naples, Greece. He by any Alumnus should be brought to Victors in the recent mail balloting are Rhoades, Athens, Salonika, Tobruck and the attention of Brother F. Christopher, Frank Yoder, '49, president; Leo Dooley, Korfu on a Near East cruise. He is try- F.S.C., Director of Admissions. '52, vice president; and John Merrick, ing to qualify for Engineering Officer '48, elected secretary-treasurer. Other of the Watch. . . . Four Physics majors nominees were Andrew Bertucci, '52; are continuing their studies in Graduate AFTER GRADUATION Robert Sweeney, '50; John F. Moross, Schools. Bob Kraemer at John Hopkins (Continued from page 5) '49, and William Hearney III '50. U., Tim Devlin at U. of Calif., Joe additional failed to answer the question. Schmitz at U. of Tenn., and Joe Walt- Obviously this matter needs attention CAMDEN A very successful organizational meet- rich at Notre Dame. . . . Theodore J. from the Alumni Society — or is this Cichaczeivski has legally changed his situation also found at other colleges? ing was held in St. Joseph's Hall, 29th name to Theodore J. Cheski and is pres- and Westfield Ave., Nov. 8. Many of the area's more than 300 La Salle gradu- ently employed at Keystone Automobile USE OF LEISURE TIME Club Casualty Co. in the position of as- ates attended. Leisure time pursuits often indicate sistant credit manager. . . . Richard I'. Twenty-five couples attended the post- a person's real interests and may point Coulson was awarded an assistantship game reception at Kenney's Restaurant, to good (or not-so-good) personality in English at Duquesne U. . . . John R. Camden, after watching the Explorer traits; to intellectual calibre, and other Galtoway is currently serving as an En- hoopsters snare victory from Villanova facets of character. The graduates of sign in the Navy and is attending Intel- in three overtime periods, 111-105, at 1951 mention a wide variety of leisure ligence School in Washington, D. C. . . . the Palestra on January 11. time activities. Reading absorbs more Donald M. Kelley Ev. Div. is a repre- time for more of the men than any other NEW YORK sentative for Lederle Laboratories Div. one activity. Fiction, non-fiction, occu- New York Club members met at of American Cyanamid Co. with a terri- pation-connection materials, and the Cherio's Restaurant, November 14, and tory in Raleigh, N. C. . . . Joseph Catholic weekly are included. Family- made final arrangements for a get-to- McGroarty and his wife Terry welcomed centered activities are high on the list, gether December 14 at the La Salle-Man- baby Jo Anne who arrived on Dec. 5, and socializing, entertaining and visiting- hattan basketball contest. A good alumni 1957 weighing eight pounds three ounces friends also take up considerable time. turnout marked the 72-59 La Salle vic- . . . James Prochaska is production man- Sports and athletics are lower on the tory over the Jaspers, and seventy mem- ager Deltron, Inc., of for manufacturer pre- list than might be expected although bers and their guests attended the electronic equipment. . . . James F. Smith active recreation such as golf, fishing, game reception. Ev. Div. was presented, by his wife hunting, bowling, and coaching were Betty, with their first child, a boy, Jos- WASHINGTON specially mentioned by a total of fifteen large turnout is expected to repre- eph Connel on Sept. 27, 1957. A men. Various types of hobbies were too sent La Salle at the annual luncheon of diversified to mention here. Movies and the All Pennsylvania College Alumni As- REPRESENT LA SALLE television are infrequently listed, the sociation at the Shoreham Hotel on Feb.

A new alumni activity has been inau- Iatter_ receiving a total of 18 references. 1. Dr. Robert Johnson, president of gurated this year. Several Alumni have Dancing was not listed at all. Temple University, will receive the 1958 represented La Salle at "College Night" Separating what would be recreational Citation for his outstanding contribution programs sponsored by high schools and interests from interests related to occu- to Pennsylvania education. Many college Catholic organizations. pation is not easy. A fairly large num- presidents, alumni officers and faculty ber of men chose to answer the question members will attend. Walter R. Wszolek '54—Pope Pius XII concerning use of leisure time by re- High School, Passaic, N. J., 11/6/57. sponses such as: preparing for class WILMINGTON The first Wilmington Club Social was Alfred L. Montonario '49—Calvert (teachers or postgraduate students), held November 16 at the Knights of Club College Conference, Bridgeport, grading papers, study, school work, Columbus Hall. Admission was free and, Conn. 11/10/57. Marine Corps Reserve, part-time job, as an added incentive, Alumni members 11/10/57. work, occupation, etc. Five men listed were permitted to sponsor another club activities as a leisure pursuit. Men Joseph A. Plunkett '49— St. Mary's couple, also free of charge. recently married, recently released from High School, Perth Amboy, N. J. 12/2/57. the military, and engaged in establishing MEDICAL SOCIETY a home are not yet in a position to parti- The first business meeting of the new Philip J. Lucia '51 Archbishop Step- — cipate effectively in civic or parish activi- year was held Jan. 19 in the Library inac High School 12/3/57. ties. One man spoke for many others in Lounge on the Olney Ave. Campus. Un- John J. Goodwin, M.D. '50—Knights of adding a comment to the effect that once resolved articles of the Constitution were Columbus College Night Program, he is settled down he expects to become presented at this meeting and future Waterbury, Conn. 12/11/57. active in community affairs. activities were discussed.

11 OPERATION SHOEHORN

A universal comment of each "old own of space utilization and efficiency.) ciency that is needed if the school is grad" upon returning to the campus The College offers a wide variety of to operate successfully. concerns the remarkable growth and subjects for study; during this present This remarkable efficiency is present, expansion of La Salle. Students of two semester there are 170 different subjects and it is largely centered in the person decades ago view with satisfaction the being taught. Degrees are offered in of William Binkowski '48, Assistant to four new dormitories, the campus store more than 25 major curricula. Many of the Dean. Mr. Binkowski's major re- and cafeteria in Leonard Hall, the these courses have enrollments that ne- sponsibility is fitting these 1500 weekly temporary class-room building of Benilde cessitate the opening of multiple sections. meetings into the thirty-odd available Hall, the impi-essive modern library. The fall semester roster lists over 500 rooms over a five-day week. Rostering Many of them have seen the scale model sections, each section meeting on the headquarters is a small cubicle off the outlining the ultimate result of the La average of three times a week. This Deans' Offices, one entire wall of which Salle Development Program. Some of means that there are better than 1500 holds a large board showing the exact them have seen the architect's plans for class meeting's conducted during the location of each class section every the Student Union Building, construc- normal college week. period of every school day of the week. tion of which is ready to begin. Enroll- A glance at it shows the maximum effi- ment figures are accessible to all; the | ciency with which the instructional space breadth and depth of our faculty are is used. Complexities of rostering are known. Alumni reflect with pride that compounded by individual problems, both their college — La Salle — is ranked 18th | from faculty and student-body; every in size among the 247 Catholic colleges effort is made to accommodate reason- in the United States. Each year 400 ex- able requests for roster adjustments, even cellently trained graduates join an though these add greatly to the burden alumni of more than 5000 scattered of an already difficult operation. But Bill throughout 38 states, two territories, and Binkowski's unfailing good nature and six foreign countries. unflagging energy are equal to the

Statistics such as these do make one almost impossible task. feel a surge of pride in the accomplish- Gone are the days so many of the old- ments of one's Alma Mater. They might timers remember — days when the Chem also, however, provide a temptation to majors had elbow room among the re- think of La Salle as quite self-sufficient, torts in Brother Charles' lab; when the need no longer burdened with the urgent Collegian 'office' trembled under Brother of the individual and united help of its Andrew's hearty laugh; when Dr. alumni. The number of buildings, the Doernenberg could meet his German class number of students, the number of in an isolated corner; when the Libi'ary graduates are figures of external opera- had more singing birds than studying tion. The real worth of La Salle is found students; when Dr. Holroyd knew the , in the necessary in its instruction, and third of his pre-meds. I William Binkowski, '48 cousin each of facilities available for that instruction. The student population has doubled and And it is in this area that the College trebled itself. But the classroom space these meetings must be sched- can take pride in the efficiency with All of has remained almost constant. Hard- uled into the available class space. It is which it operates. Accompanying sta- working efficiency has been able to span the here that these figures excite surprise. tistics will show the amazing use that increasing gap up till now. But if available only 35 College makes of the facilities available, For the College has present operations are being conducted \ instructional purposes. Ten of pointing up at the same time the urgent rooms for with almost one hundred per cent utiliza- instructional space. these rooms are laboratories or special need for increased tion, how will La Salle cope with the rooms; and two of the remaining purpose increasing demands made upon it? La Salle has a regular faculty of more 25 are very small rooms and their use than one hundred men. (In these para- is severely limited. The College is now La Salle will never be in a position graphs we are directing our attention working on a 9 period day, five days to act independent of its alumni and its is as only to the Day Division; the Evening a week. Just a bit of elementary mathe- friends. This is fortunate. This School has an extraordinary story of its matics will show the remarkable effi- it should be.

12 HOME-COMING GAME

MOREHEAD STATE vs LA SALLE

Saturday March 1, 1958

GAME TIME - 7:30 P.M.

Get-together After Game KUGLER'S

Broad and Chestnut Streets

COUPLES INVITED

$2.00 per Person Dancing

PRICE INCLUDES $2.50 GAME TICKET AND DANCING

For reservations call or write the Alumni Office (VI 8-1100)

13 On the 23rd of December, the clas? SPORTS of 1954 had a cocktail party and meet-j ing at the College for the purpose oi installing officers. The cocktail partv

and meeting were well-attended and I wish to extend my congratulations td Pre-season analysts sized up LaSalle's The Muhlenberg game was an encour- its new president, George L. Mason III quintet as a veteran-loaded outfit which aging outing. The Explorers mounted who has devoted so much time, ability had exceptional sophomore material avail- their first fast break attack of the sea- and enthusiasm in promoting the fortunes] able for relief work. At the same time son and gave promise of more of the of the class of 1954 in alumni activities^ it was casually admitted that any one same in the future. Often the Blue and On December 27th, the class of 195(: of four outstanding sophs could even- Gold passers were bringing the ball up had its reunion at Kugler's under th« tually move into starting positions. court before the Muhlenberg defense chairmanship of Bob Rogers. Despite tht this At writing, approaching the mid- had time to set up. This alert moving fact that so many members of this class- season, Pollard's way point in the Jim coupled with fast passing allowed the are on active duty in the armed services* starting five is of four Explorers shots. composed the numerous good Poor the dance was well-attended and it was aforementioned sophomores and a single luck on the outside shots prevented the delightful evening. senior. rest the "veterans" are registering The of Pollardmen from better than These activities, plus the Christmas r ' the sec- 39 f camped on bench and have been a very commendable shooting aver- holidays, made me increasingly aware ond-stringing the second year boys. age. that at my advanced age, I couldn't Reliable Bill Katheder is the only sen- The sophomore story into print got stand the pace. ior remaining from the group who opened faster than expected, but Pollard hasn't More recently, the Camden group up the season with the Millersville for- discarded his senior stalwarts. Bill Mc- had dinner and attended the La Salle vs. getable. Soph Ralph Bantivoglio, a sur- Gonigal and Charley Eltringham are two Villanova game on Saturday, January prise starter on opening night, is still a of the best replacements in the nation. 11, 1958. I understand that those mem- starter along with classmates Bob Alden, Both Hooch and Pud often see more ac- bers who survived the overtime contest Hugh Brolly and Joe Heyer. tion than the starters and are at least went back to Kenny's in Camden for The movement to youth was pretty as valuable to the team. Al Ferner, Ed transfusions, etc. much prompted by necessity. Despite Givnish and Tom Garberina are the other On the 19th of January, our medical the 8-2 record chalked up in the first players upon whom Pollard relies reg- group, composed of doctors who gradu- ten games, LSC was forced to engage ularly. ated from the College, met at the in all manner of overtime games to make Ideally, Pollard would like to split up College. this mark. The team was not living up the game time evenly between his sen- I thought that some comment on these to expectations and the senior five was iors and sophs. With an effective two activities might be helpful to the gen- not working well together. Pollard gave platoon system a fast moving brand of eral alumni as an indication of the the nod to the youngster gradually. Hugh play would leave most opposing teams growth and virility of our organization Brolly was inserted for the Penn game dry mouthed in the second half. It was in general. and, even though LaSalle lost in O.T. to the Explorers disadvantage that they Under the chairmanship of Joseph 67-66, Brolly was made a permanent were unable to muster anything that re- Schmitz, Jr., '20 assisted by John Ryan, starter. sembled a running game early in the our Annual Giving campaign is at the The next game, an overtime victory season, and the desire to speed up La half-way mark. The class of 1954 leads over Niagara, saw Bob Alden replace Ed Salle's attack undoubtedly figured in all other classes in number of con- Givnish and seal the position with an Pollard's move to young blood. certainly deserves special exceptional performance. tributors and commendation. As you know, the em- With three sophs in the lineup the Ex- of con- plorers won the Richmond Tournament, "RANDOM NOTES" phasis this year is on number tributors rather than amount. This is; although senior Tom Garberina was the By Tom Harper by vari- big hero with a 15 point substitute per- motivated in no small measure Corkery, corporate grants to formance against Richmond in the 59-55 Gerry your vice president, ous foundation and overtime win. and I have been making a real effort, private educational institutions, which subject to baby sitting arrangements, grants are based on percentage of Heyer Starts children's colds, etc., to meet as many alumni contributors. If you have not al- Returning to Philly, LSC played prob- of you as possible and explain to you ready done so, I would encourage you ably its worst game of the season against what your alumni organization is plan- to make your contribution as soon asi Syracuse, but managed to walk off with ning for the future. possible. a listless 59-56 victory, in overtime, of Signum Fidei course. Coach Pollard, wishing to speed We had the pleasure of meeting the up the offense, experimented by going New York group on December 14, 1957, An open invitation is extended to all with Joe Heyer against Muhlenberg. prior to the La Salle vs. Manhattan alumni to enter candidates for the 1958: Heyer did a sparkling job. With Joe game, and had the opportunity to renew Signum Fidei Award. The Medal, whichj and Ralph Bantivoglio accelerating the many friendships with former class- derives its name from the motto of thej backcourt play, La Salle had little trouble mates who are now in the New York Brothers of the Christian Schools, "Sign; with the Mule zone defense. Frequent area. The New York group is very active of Faith," was established in 1941 to Explorer substitutions wore down the and we certainly welcome their partici- recognize "noteworthy achievements in visitors and only a great second half pation in the alumni organization. Inci- the advancement of Christian principles," performance by Clint Jeffries prevented dentally, they are planning a meeting in harmony with the aims of La Salle the home forces from romping the Al- on March 5th when La Salle plays Seton College and the objectives of the Chris lentowners. The final was 67-61. Hall at Seton Hall. tian Brothers.

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FRIENDS OF LA SALLE

La Salle College earnestly solicits the interest and 4. Requiring military instruction of all physically jsupport of friends to bring to a complete realization able students through the Reserve Officers the goals of the development program which will en- Training Program, La Salle is sharing fully in able La Salle to render greater service to the youth the national effort to prepare youth to assume pf our nation and, particularly, the youth of the City its rightful responsibilities in our democracy. of Philadelphia. There are a number of reasons why 5. La Salle College is rendering a large measure of La Salle College is worthy of this interest and sup- service to industry and business by providing, port from Industry, Corporations, and individuals. in the Evening Division program, an opportun- The following are foremost among them ity for men gainfully employed to secure a college education and in this way to prepare them 1. Ninety percent of the student body, now num- to give a better and more efficient service to bering nearly four thousand, are from the city their employers. of Philadelphia and its environs. La Salle Col- lege is a Philadelphia college, in the city, and of 6. By giving her students an education based on the city. recent survey of the alumni reveals A sound Christian principles which respect the that almost all of the graduates of the College dignity of the human person and human society, remain in this metropolitan area. La Salle College is making a real and substan- tial contribution to the preservation of our 2. The College, in a practical and effective manner, cherished American birthright of freedom in a is seriously concerned about making available democracy. to young men of modest financial resources men whose potential can be of great usefulness LA SALLE COLLEGE IS DETERMINED TO because of a college education—an opportunity GIVE THE BEST TO THE YOUNG MEN OF to secure this education. Tuition fees at La PHILADELPHIA SEEKING A COLLEGE EDU- Salle College have been traditionally modest. CATION UNDER HER AUSPICES. THE RE- Student aid averages over $120,000 each year. SOURCES OF THE COLLEGE ARE MEAGRE. This amount is many times over the average THE COLLEGE NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF amount of assistance given annually by a col- PHILADELPHIA TO ENABLE HER DEVOTED lege of similar size and character. FACULTY TO EDUCATE OUR YOUTH. WE EARNESTLY SEEK YOUR INTEREST AND 3. The College, in existence close to one hundred SUPPORT. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVEL- years, has been preparing professional men, OPMENT PROGRAM MAY BE SENT TO: doctors, dentists, teachers, lawyers, account- THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ants, etc., who have been serving metropolitan LA SALLE COLLEGE Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA 41, PENNSYLVANIA

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