Three Buildings Opening 1N Fall Hits New High of $247,000 in an Outstanding Display of Gratitude and Cooperation, St
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ST.JOHN'S . UNIVERSITYALUMNI NEWS Volume VII SEPTEMBER 1964 Number 1 Annual Giving • Three Buildings Opening 1n Fall Hits New High Of $247,000 In an outstanding display of gratitude and cooperation, St. John's University Alumni con tributed a record $247,400.68 to the 1963-64 Annual Giving Program. Conducted in two phases, the Annual Giving Program of the Alumni Federation complemen ted the highly successful Capi tal Gifts Campaign of 1962-63, which gamered $952,739.38 of its one-million dollar goal. Second "Phase Successful This phase of the Program, directed toward those alumni who were not involved in the Capital Gifts pledge payments,. met with tremendous success,. as more than 20 per cent of the: alumni ( 4,960) demonstrated that they were decisively in support of the University's pro grams. The chairmen of the various schools-Albert Meyer '50CBA, John F. Dowd '38C, James W. Fay '37UC, '39L, Nicholas J. Mammana '50UC, Salvatore Lovullo '37P, Maureen A. Har tigan '55Ed and Edna 0. Scha fenberg '45NEd - brought the Pictured above is the age old and many other features which ing, is the nearly-completed current campaign to a close on "Procession of the Scholars" will enhance the learning capa classroom building - Marillac June 30, adding to the record against a background of the city of the St. John's student. Hall. breaking total $110,246.80 col most recent additions to the On the right (in the picture) As in the case of the library, lected from previous pledges in St. John's University Jamaica is Perboyre Hall, which cur some interior finishing touches the general alumni giving. Campus. rently houses all the Univer is all Marillac Hall needs before President Grateful On the left is the nearly com sity's administrative and exe its Fall opening. pleted library, or St. Augustine cutive offices under one roof for The Very Rev. Edward J. Hall, as it will be known in the the first time il,l Jamaica. The new four-story, 47 class Burke, C.M., President of the Million future. Only the interior finish The Administration Building room structure can handle more University, expressed his heart ings need to be installed befor'-.. also includes the registrar's and than 3,000 students and is felt gratitude and that of the the multi-million dollar struc treasurer's offices, the Univer equipped with every modern Vincentian Fathers for the Volume ture is ready to open this Fall. sity Press, the data processing facility, including closed-circ11it Alumni's tireless efforts and The library has a capacity of office and tl;le bookstore. Bring television, with two TV studios. undying loyalty and support Library one million volumes, has micro ing the various offices together Also included in Marillac during the Alumni Fund Cam film and audio-visual rooms, in this vibrant administrative are a 750-seat auditorium, a paign of 1963-64. "I cannot help seminar rooms for graduate center released crucially-need snack bar capable of seating but realize," Fr. Burke continu study, individual study carrels ed classroom space. 1,000 persons, and a chapel ed, "the vital role you (the for research, special faculty Behind the library, and to the which will accommodate 520 Alumni) have played in deve reading rooms, exhibition areas left of the administration build- worshippers. loping St. John's into the major center of learning she is to day." Alumnae Sponsoring Pharmacy Alumni Fashion Cruise '64 Three Surviving Golden Jubilarians Have Breakfast "Fashion Cruise-'64" will be the theme of the fifth annual Slated for Honors at 83rd Banquet In N Y. Hilton Luncheon and Fashion Show, An intimate group of Col sponsored by the alumnae of Alumni Hall will be the Mr. Cuomo is a past presi lege of Pharmacy alumni St. John's University's CBA, dent of the Catholic Lawyers scene of the 83rd annual St. breakfasted together in the School of Education, University Guild of the Brooklyn Diocese Bryant Suite of the New College, Law, Pharmacy and John's College Alumni Associ and a partner in the law firm York Hilton, August 4, at Department of Nursing Edu ation Dinner on T}:mrsday, of Corner, Finn, Froeb and 8:00a.m. cation on Saturday, November October 15. Charles, New York City. , The breakfast meeting was 7. held in conjunction with the Beginning at 12:15 p.m. in the As in the past, the dinner will Also slated for honors at the 111 th Annual Convention of Starlight Room of The Riviera, be highlighted by the presenta banquet will be the Classes of Port Washington, L.I., the tion of the 50-year Golden 1939 and 1954. the American Pharmaceu tical Association also at the alumnae will feature a braised Jubilee Medals to the three Hilton from August 2 beef luncheon, followed by a surviving members of the class Special Reunion through 7. display of up-to-date fashions of 1914. The Class of '39 will hold a Among those attending at from the salons of Bonwit The three are: Teller. Graduates of the Class special reunion in , the hours the Bryant Suite were Phar macy Dean Andrew Barti of '64 are slated to. act as official • RT. REV. MSGR. JULIAN prior to the dinner, as will the models. '54 class. lucci, Assistant Dean Hugh V. ZEBROWSKI, pastor, St. J. Luongo, and Arthur Res Chairwoman for this year's Hyacinth's Church, Glen Cove, The main speaker for the affair is Mrs. Jeanne Cardone nick, President of the College Long Island. banquet will be announced in of Pharmacy Alumni Associ '57CBA. Mrs. Patricia Webster the October issue of the ALUM ation. '57CBA is the assisting co • GEORGE J. CRANE, retired NI NEWS. During the convention, chairwoman. principal of Bayside High Mario M. Cuomo Once again the highlight of School, Queens, N.Y. Reservations for the event Dean Bartilucci served as secretary of the Local Ar the afternoons events will be affair, for the second consecu • EDWARD J. MEARA, retired may be made by mail to the rangements Committee, the major raffle-a Six-Day attorney. tive year is Mario M. Cuomo, a Alumni Relations Office, St. "Liv-Aboard" Cruise (for two) while Professor Luongo ser member of the St. John's Col John's University, Jamaica 32, ved at the registration desk. ( Con't. on Page 4, Col. 5) The general chairman of the lege class of 1953. New York. 2 ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ALUMNI NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1964 a newly appointed English Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Inc.; Alumni Gazette teacher at Smithtown Sr. H.S. In Memoriam of a heart attack; at age 54; at '48G. Sister Mary Arthur is at \ . Died: Rev. Francis A. Cleary, his ~ome in Westbury, L. I. '28 L. Charles Solodkin directs '38L. Agnes T. Leen is with the the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce teaching College Eng 'I OC, Pastor Emeritus at St. Diea: Sol Siegel, '37L, executive The Brooklyn Supreme Court Bureau of Consumer Frauds Patrick's Church, Kent Ave., secretary of the National Au- Tour and Seminar Program, and Protection as an Assistant lish. which recently won the George Attorney General. '48UC. Stanley Parker was Brooklyn; on July 17; in Brook- thority for the Ladies Handbag Washington Honor Medal A '38CBA. Harry Beck is a mem transferred to Monsanto Chem lyn, N.Y. Industry; on June 4; at age 52; ward in recognition for its pro ber of the newly-formed Beck, ical's Texas City plant. Died: · ~ev. Edward V. O'Brien, at his home in New Hyde Park, gram-"A New Adventure and Parker and Eisenberg partner '48L. J. Bradley Cohn is chief C.M., 67, Ass'+. Superior at the L. I. Concept in Civic Education - ship at 150 Broadway, N.Y.C. patent attorney for J. P. Ste Vincentian Fathers' Residence, Died: Francis R. McCarthy, '37 Democracy · in Action." '39C. Edward Cullen, 22 years vens & Co., Inc. Brooklyn, who was hero of World CBA, '39L, employed for the '28L. Solomon Huber was elec with the Bureau of Ships, was War I influenza epidemic, for- past four years with Institutional ted national trustee for Life appointed Maintenance Materi mer dean of the SJ Chemistry Securities, who for 20 years Underwriter Training Council. al and Logistics Officer for the Department; on July 20; in served with the N.Y. State Em- His Insurance Agency received Maintenance Management Pro Brooklyn, N.Y. ployment Service; of a heart a New Organization Trophy ject Office. from Mutual Benefit Life In '39C. George F. McMahon, after Died: Philip E. McCaffrey, '13C, attack; at age 56; at his home surance. many years in the pharamceu 1963 recipient of the SJ Alumni in East Norwalk, Conn. '28L. Hyman Ehrlech is the tical field, is now teaching sci Golden Jubilee Medal, who Died: Meyer Sternshein, '37 new president of the Forest ence at Baldwin (LI) Junior served for 43 years in the N.Y. CBA, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Hills Jewish Center, N. Y. H.S. school system, as teacher at Died: Harold T. Graves, '39L, Wesley E. Truesdall Rev. Jos. A. Doshner '29L. Mrs. Sally N amerover '40C. Rev. Thomas A. Donovan (see '57CBA) (see '56C) Julia Richmond and Bushwick in Brooklyn, N.Y. - Lippner is now engaged in a is pastor of a new parish in High Schools, then assistant ad- Died: TheodorEt Furman, '38L, real estate practice in Brooklyn. southwest Houston, Texas. '49CBA. Edward A. Munns ministrator at Grover Cleveland an attorney, who was honored '30L. Jesse Gruber became a '40CBA. Charles F. Stallings, formed a. partnership with Ed ward J.