The Siena News

GREYFRIAR LANGUAGE LECTURE THE CLUBS' TONITE BREAKFAST AT 8 SIENA NEWS SUNDAY College of Saint Bernardine of Siena Vol. XX. SIENA COLLEGE, LOUDONVILLE, N. Y., MARCH 6, 1959 No. 16 Juniors Plan Dinner Dance Henry James' Theory, Tonight s Greyfriar Topic; To Climax Prom Festivities By SANFORD ROTH Sister Mary Francis, S.C, Noted Guest Speaker Plans are now in full swing for the annual Junior Prom to be This evening at 8:00 p.m. in the Father Jerome Dawson Memorial Library, Sister Mary held Friday evening, April I 7, while a lacross game, jazz concert Francis, S.C. of Mount Saint Vincent College will give the address for the second Greyfriar and outing will take place on Saturday, April I 8. The com Lecture of the semester. Her address is entitled, "Henry James and His Theory of Literary mittee is already working with the intention of rounding off this Invention." Sister Mary Francis is an Assistant Professor of EngUsh at Mount Saint Vincent year's weekend with a dinner dance College in New York City. She has done graduate work at the Catholic University of America on Sunday evening, making this year's affair not, "better than the Vets Plan in Washington, D.C, specializing in best," but "THE BEST JUNIOR the field of Old English and Literary PROM," ever to be held at Siena Gold Key Society to Honor Theory. College. Breakfast Currently a member of the Board Mr. John B. Ryan, Jr., will speak of Directors of the Cathohc Renas This year's Junior Prom chairman at the Veterans' Club Breakfast, to Five Outstanding Freshmen cence Society, Sister Mary Francis is Michael Collins, an Arts majors, be held March 22, Palm Sunday. By BUD GLYNN has contributed articles and reviews a resident of Albany, and a gradu throughout America, especially in ate of Christian Brothers Academy. Born in Troy, Mr. Ryan received This is a further explanation of the newly-formed "Gold Key his elementary and secondary edu "Thought" magazine. The committees and their chair Society" as was introduced in the News last week. It is designed cation in the public and parochial This evening's lecture, in dealing men assisting him are: Joseph Har primarily to honor five members of the Freshman class who schools of that city. He later at with the inventiveness of James, rison, general assistant; James Tal have participated in extra curricular activities while at the same tended Manhattan College and Mt. will include particular emphasis on bot, bids; Vince Fitzgerald, refresh St. Mary's in Maryland. time maintained a sufficiently high the novel, "The American." In her ments; Tom Nealon, band; John scholastic index. The Student Sen- lecture Sister will cover many of Schreiber, Quee'n court and decora A veteran of World War II, Mr. Clubs to Have ate has determined the minimum the following questions, "How does tions; Tony Farina, favors; Don Ryan served in the Army from 1942 index to be 1.5. a poet or a novelist determine the Snyder and Dave MargoUn pro to 1944, and then in the United subject he will write about?" "What grams; Mike Paolino, outing; and States Navy until the termination of Breakfast Sunday Within a few days letters will be sent to the presidents of all the clubs is an original novelist?" "What is a Sanford Roth, publicity. the war in 1945. A joint Communion Breakfast of on campus instructing them to nom good novel?" "What is the founda Widely known in veteran circles the French, Italian and German tion of a good novel?" "What is the As an extra added feature to this inate those Freshmen of their clubs throughout the country, Mr. Ryan language clubs will be held this significance of James' theory to year's prom the committee is hold whom they feel qualify for member has been a delegate or alternate to Sunday, 11 a.m. at the Hot Shoppes Modern Literature?" Sister Mary ing a contest to afford some fortu ship. nate members of the school a free all Department and National Con on Northern Boulevard. The presi Francis will attempt to cover all the bid to the weekend. ventions of the American Legion dents of the three modern language Each of the men nominated to the factors that go into the make up of since 1947. In 1955, he was ap groups announced that members will society will be interviewed by the a good novel. More details of the contest, and pointed Deputy Director of the New attend the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary committee for the Green Key So Henry James' theory of invention the progress of the Junior Prom York State Division of Veterans' Af of the Angels Chapel on campus. ciety. This committee consists of committee will follow in each week's Seniors Bud Glynn who is chairman, is found developed in the famous fairs by Gov. Averell Harriman. Speaker for the event will be Dr. issue of the Siena News. Jim Reilly, Jim Leonard and Leo Prefaces to his novels which he Mr. Ryan's previous business ac Daniel Horgan of the English and Kosiba. The nominees will be inter wrote for the New York edition of tivities cover years of administrative Modern Language Departments. A his works. James laid the founda experience in the field of labor viewed as their opinions on Siena few tickets are still available from tion for modern analysis of the novel NFCCS Plans relations. For six years he served College, suggestions for areas of im either the club presidents or Ron form in these prefaces which were as Business Agent and President of provement, etc. The names of the DriscoU who is handhng the res collected and edited by R. P. Black- the International Chemical Workers five whom the committee feels are Charity Drive taurant arrangements. mur under the title, The Art of the Union and was a member of the best suited for membership will be Novel. James emphasizes the crea Ray Rafferty and Tom Tighe have Executive Board of the Albany Fed Price of tickets is $1.50 per person. presented to the Student Senate. been named as co-chairmen of the eration of Labor. Prior to his ap After this group approves the names, tive imaginative work of the literary 1959 Campus Charities Drive by the pointment as Deputy Director, he the Dean of Men will do the same. artist and diminishes the need for NFCCS Campus Board. They will NYC Debaters actual erperience as proposed by the was the Supervisor of Personnel and Those Freshmen who have been be assisted by the four class dele Public Relations at the Rensselaer 18th century Dr. Samuel Johnson in gates to the board. They are Jack accepted into the Sosiety will be his Rasselas. plant of the General Aniline & Film Win Tourney given their awards at Moving Up Shannon, Senior Class; Gary Good Corporation. Chairman for the Greyfriar Lec ness, Junior Class; Tom Rowe, At the fifth annual High School Day whilh takes place the afternoon ture this evening is Thomas Mahar, Sophomore Class, and Dave Wood, Debate Tournament sponsored by prior to Commencement. a Junior English major from Pough Freshman Class. the College and Gavel Club, Mt. St. Four of the five men who will be keepsie, N. Y. Michael's of the Bronx won the selected this year will assume the Attendance for the lecture is com Rafferty, an English major from Varsity trophy and Aquinas of responsibihty of running the Society pulsory for students of Sophomore Newburgh, N. Y., is the Jimior Rochester, the Novice award for the if they continue to maintain its English and all students majoring in Delegate on the NFCCS Campus best records in the three rounds of standards in their Junior and Senior English. All students and friends Board. He also holds the position debate held last Saturday. of NFCCS Representative to the years. Until that time, the Society of the College are cordially invited Student Senate. Tighe, an Eco Placing second in the Varsity will be run by the Student Senate, to attend. nomics major from Little Falls, N. division was Webster High of Web who will appoint a committee to Y., is the Literary delegate from ster followed by the third place win supervise that body. Joint Meeting Set the Siena News to the Campus ner, McQuaid Jesuit of Rochester. Tom Nealon, the vice-president of Board. All teams finishing in the top three Mass Calendar were able to win five debates while the Siena College Sociology Club is Campus Charities was inaugurated chairman for the joint meeting of by Pete Vinnett in 1957 shortly after sucering only one defeat. Winners Franciscan were determined by the individual the Siena and St. Rose Sociology the inception of the Board. He and Sat., Mar. 7—St. Thomas Aquinas, Clubs. Bob Van Slyke were co-chairmen team scores awarded the debaters Patron of Schools, Doctor of the Church, commemoration of Lenten The meeting which will be held on of that first drive and Ray Rafferty by the judges. day, Creed is said. Monday, March 23, in the audio was in charge of last year's drive. visual room in the St. Rose Library The purpose of Campus Charities is Sun., Mar. 8—4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Simday), Creed is said. will be on the topic, "The effects of to hold a coordinated drive on Third Order Members! the recent Supreme Court decisions campus, rather than many smaller, Mon., Mar. 9—St. Catherine of The Siena Fraternity of the Bononia, Poor Clare, commemora concerning integration in the South." individual ones, so that the many JOHN B.

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