The Phoenix, Vol. XXII, No. 5 (February 23, 1959)
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Toward the Education February —> of the Whole Man THE MARIAN PHOENIX Catholic Press Month Vol. XXII Marian College, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 23, 1959 No. 5 Chemistry, History Projects Take Phoenix Honors Board Group Charles Wilmering, Frank Stites Win First Achievement Award Contest Launches Attack Charles Wilmering and Frank Stites, chemistry and history majors respectively, will receive the first annual Marian Phoenix Achievement On Weak Clubs Awards for outstanding contributions to their major departments. Each Campus club problems are the will receive a gold engraved plaque at the annual honors convocation. subject of investigation of a new May 14. ly-formed student-board commit Charles' project, "Thermal Analysis of Orthocreosal-Alphapicoline tee, headed by Barbara Libs, cam Complex", is the fifth in a series of Phase Rule Studies sponsored by pus club coordinator. the chemistry department. The object of this research was to determine the composition of the given com At a Feb, 12 meeting, the com plex by finding the mole fractions mittee requested 12 club presidents Class to Exhibit of each constituent. present to draw up a list includ ing: 19th Century Papers The process required eight months, six to eight hours a week, —specific goals of their respec Henry J. McBride's diary, basis of experimentation. A phase dia tive organizaations. for research winning the Marian gram, showing melting and freez- —what the group has accom Phoenix Achievement Awai'd, will was prepared. plished this year. be among items exhibited today by Frank Stites Charles Wilmering ing points of solutions for each —its major problems, if any. the American history class. concentration of the constituents Moderator List Nineteenth century works, in Club officers were also asked to Certificate Awarded Russian Quartet Performs Mar. 19, cluding the Civil War Crisis Pa Charles presented his results at contribute to a list of recommen pers, and newspapers from the the Tri-State Regional ACS-SA dations for club moderators, which Jackson era through the 1890's meeting at Notre Dame last spring will be completed and submitted to Offer Secular, Religious Folk Songs will be displayed in the reading and was awarded a certificate for the administration by the commit Kedroff re-formed the quartet. The The Kedroff Vocal Quartet, re room throughout the day. the paper. tee. present members, in addition to nowned throughout its native Rus Members of Sister Mary Carol's The problem was suggested to "It is better to disband a club Mr. Kedroff, who sings first tenor, history class will act as guides. Sister Mary Rose, head of the de if it is apathetic, rather than let sia and Europe for unique pro are Leonid Leonidov, tenor, N. Purpose of the project is to give partment, by Dr. Merritt Otto of it be dragged on by officers or grams of great vocal music, will Kiritchenko, baritone, and Mario insight into the era with actual the Reilly Tar and Chemical Co., moderators," stated board presi appear at a student assembly Mar. Haniotis, basso. documents, pictures, and newspa Indianapolis, dent Judy Hirn, in discussing 19. pers—not only political, but cul "lagging" campus organizations. Civil War Research tural as well. The diary of Henry J, McBride, The Board has the power to The concert is part of the Civil War soldier in the Union disband a club that is not func group's current American tour and Historians Pioneer The Administration has an army in Indiana, was the basis of tioning for the benefit of the will feature a program of four- nounced a raise in the follow.ing school. In Intercollege Frank Stites' research. The diary part religious and secular songs. prices, beginning with the 1959- was in the Rare Books Collection Worth, Problems Studied 1960 first semester: of the college library, The worth of each club, as well Included in the repertory are Rus Television Course Tuition, $195; Board, $250; Frank interviewed persons, and as its difficulties, will be studied sian, Caucasian and French folk A televised history course, "Rus Room, $75, investigated places and events of by the committee in the next few songs. weeks. Also, problems not peculiar sian Revolutions and the Soviet the Civil War mentioned in the to one club, such as lack of attend The original Kedroff Vocal Regime," initiated this semester diary. This involved correspond Grant Renewal ence with the National Archives ance, moderator domination and Quartet was founded by Nickolas by Indiana University, is being lax officers, will be examined. in Washington, examining of cen- Kedroff, Sr., in 1897. Nickolas offered for credit by Marian. By Institute Aids s u s records, graveyard records, Other members of the committee Kedroff, Jr., head of the present statehouse records, family trees, are Billie Burke, Larry Sweeney Students participating are re- group, was a member from 1931 Chemistry Research and interviews with McBride's de and Jim O'Donnell, quired to "attend" a series of until World War II and the death The Research Corporation of scendants in several Indiana towns. Next committee meeting with broadcast lectures by Robert F. club president is scheduled Mar. of the elder Kedroff called a halt America recently renewed a $500 Manuscript Result Byrnes, Ph.D., professor of history 5, at which time recommendations to the group's activities. grant to the Chemistry Depart The result was a comprehensive will be made and possible solu at Indiana. The lectures are be ment, headed by Sister Mary Rose, manuscript, explaining and verify tions be discussed. Following the war, the younger ing presented Feb. 3 through May The president's special discretion- ing facts and events in the diary. 21, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at a r y fund offers the renewal Both students, who are now jun awards, which are rather rare and iors, hope to go on to graduate 11:15 p.m., for one half hour. Faculty Speaker Outlines Role made only for certain work of par work in their respective fields. Marian participators, Sylvia ticular interest. The winners w^ere chosen for the Johnson, Frank Stites, Nancy Last year's award made possible worth and comprehension of the And Problems of Catholic Press Brown, and Normalie Richards the purchase of a Beckman aqua- project, the degree to which it at meet for an additional one hour meter for use in the phase rule tained its objective, and the ex "Catholics get a line from on Courtney, dean of men, pointed discussion with Sister Mary Carol, investigation carried on by stu cellence of presentation. Judges high and everybody chants one, out in a recent YCS-sponsored dis history department head, each dents. A laboratory deep-freeze, were Dr. Thomas Carney, and two, three . ." Such is the idea cussion on the Catholic Press. week. also used in research, will be the Miss Josephine Madden, members of wary non-Catholics and even result of this present grant. (Continued on Page 3) some of the Faith, Father Paul Many Protestants believe that All students enrolled are re everything in the Catholic newspa quired to read six books stipulated Coming soon—The KedroflF Vocal Quartet pers must be agreed upon by all by the professor, and will take a Students to Name Catholics. Actually, Father ex final exam at Indiana University Extension. They will receive two plained, the Church defines only credits for the course. Crossroads Queen principles and has no official Maria n's candidate for the "view" on most issues in the cur This is a pioneer effort in tele "Crossroads College Queen Con rent press. vision classes. Dr. Byrnes' objec test" will be announced Mar. 5. tive is to reach as many viewers She will compete with Butler Uni Attempted Solutions as possible and to acquaint them with Russian history of the past versity, Indiana Central College Most cases are "editors' at and Franklin College candidates hundred years, emphasizing the tempts to supply Catholic solu for the title. various Russian revolutions. tions to current problems." Penny votes from Marian stu dents will select the candidate Priest-editors are hampered by from among five girls, represent the danger of being identified with Fioretti Names Editor, ing each of the classes, and the the official Church in a controver Sponsors Contest nurses. Proceeds of the voting sial issue. The ideal situation, will be contributed to contest- Father believes, would be lay con Deadline for entries in the an sponsor, Crossroads Rehabilitation trol of the Catholic Press, wherein nual FIORETTI contest is Feb. Center of Indianapolis. This is a the editors could give free voice to 28. private establishment to rehabili healthy inner-Faith controversy. Original poetry, essays and tate the physically handicapped. Circulation "Shameful" short stories of any reasonable The queen, chosen on the basis length and on any topic are ac of personality, poise, beauty and "The most shameful thing in ceptable. One author in each of speaking ability, will make appear the Catholic periodical field," the three catagories will receive a ances on behalf of Crossroads. She Father claims, "is the small circu prize of 5 dollars. will reign over the Easter Egg lation." There are a number of Hunt at the Governor's Mansion, "excellent" publications with a cir These compositions will be pub lished in the spring issue of the and will receive an engraved silver culation less than one-third of FIORETTI, the student anthology, tray.