William jacobellis

Mario Scelba1 premier of Italy1 kisses the ring of Bishop fames Griffiths 1 23C at the special convoccttion in honor of the Italian stcltesmen early this month in Brooklyn. St. John's Honors Scelba, Martino of Italy

St. John's University held a special In 1947 he became minister of in­ Elected in 1946 to the Constituent convocation to a ward honorary doctor ternal affairs under Alcide de Gasperi, Assembly after laboring with the Lib­ of laws degrees April 2 to Mario Scel­ serving in seven cabinets under him eral Party (which supports Scelba' s ba, premier of Italy, and Gaetano and fostering the Scelba Law which Christian Democrats) during the Fasc­ Martino, Italy's foreign minister, be­ banned Fascism and Communism. ist era, he served as the Assembly's fore 500 guests at the Downtown During World War II he had been vice president and as vice president ·.Jf Division. arrested by the Germans, but reentered the Chamber of Deputies. Columbia and Fordham Universities public life as one of the five directors Last year he was named minister of similarly honored the two visiting Ital­ of the new post-war Christian Demo­ education and only a few months ago ian statesmen who have since returned crat Party. became minister of foreign affairs. to their native country. Since the beginning of 1954, he has Very Rev. John A. Flynn, C.M., ex­ been premier of Italy, gaining nine tended the University's greetings at Scelba (pronounced Shell-ba), often votes of confidence. Premier Scelba is the Convocation, and Rev. Cyril P. referred to as "the Iron Sicilian" be­ married and the father of one daughter. Meyer, C.M., presented the candidates cause of his vigorous anti-Communist Gaetano Martino, Scelba' s foreign for their degrees. stand, was born 54 years ago the son minister, also is a Sicilian. He holds a Most Rev. James H. Griffiths '23C, of a poor Sicilian sharecropper. doctor of medicine degree and has been auxiliary to Francis Cardinal Spellman, Godson of Don Luigi Sturzo, the professor of physiology at Paraguay's extended greetings from the alumni, priest-patriot who founded the Chris­ National University and the University and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leopold Arcese tian Democrat Party in Italy, he served of Messina, Sicily. He eventually be­ '11 Sem, presided and represented as Don Luigi's secretary. came president of the latter institution. Archbishop Thomas E. Molloy.

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