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VOLUME 39 SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 22, 1950 NUMBER 2 Frosh Smoker on Draft Postponement USF Glee Club and Float Are Wednesday; Class Decided by Grades Part of Cal Football Festival Elections Featured Potential Draftees Responsible for As Gridiron Schedule Starts <•>- Filing Status With Draft Boards "All Frosh Must Frosh Reception Don Singers at Combined With It is imperative that every sity which will contain the essential non-veteran student subject to facts which they desire. Attencf-Duffy 2. The draft boards will immedi Rally Dance Selective Service read carefully Coronation Ball ately classify a student who is "sat The rafters will rock as the Included in the Stanford Rally and follow exactly the following isfactorily pursuing a full-time course entire class of USF Freshmen Dance next Friday will be the Frosh directions which we have re of instruction" at a recognized uni By PAUL STEWART Reception. Both functions will be ceived from the Draft Boards of versity in one of two categories: The Bay Area Football sea jams the auditorium at 8:00 held at the Scottish Rite Auditorium San Francisco: A. "2A"—which is the equiv son started with a bang last p. m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, to at 8:00 p. m. 1. Every potential draftee should alent of an occupational defer night as the Coronation Ball of celebrate its annual smokeless Noted local entertainment will be file immediately with his respective ment and which means that the the University of California smoker. There will be no ques featured, including Paul Miller and draft board a letter from the Univer- student is in the "upper half of Football Festival got under way tion about a big turnout, as attend his orchestra, which has recently his class." This academic status at the Claremont Hotel, Berke ance for Frosh is mandatory. played at hotels in the Bay Area. ' is based upon last year's grades Also on the program will be Joe ley. Featured performers at the ball Student body officers Bill Duffy ONLY. All the records of the Kuharich and members of the team, were twelve members of USF Glee and Dick Benson, and the faculty ad University which were based who will express a few ideas on the Club. visors call this first Freshman con "Arsenic and upon cumulative grade point coming game. clave an opportunity to assist the average have been revised in Broadcasting over a nation-wide The entertainment will mark the neophytes in welding themselves meet the above requirement and radio hook-up, the Glee Club and end of Freshman Week, frosh haz Old Lace" there will be no delay in for into a political and social organiza Dick Jergens, popular orchestra ing and the compulsory wearing of warding your status to the draft tion that will some day furnish our leader, furnished entertainment for upperclass leaders. With this in dinks around the school, though they board. will still have to be worn at all the the gala affair. mind, Freshmen are asked to begin Next Comedy B. Classification "1A" (P). football games of this season. It Earlier in the evening, a queen for making their selections for all class This classification of lA-Post- must be remembered that all Frosh the office nominations. The political By ROLF HERMANN poned is not deferment, as 2A is Ted Moore, Freshman, and Joe Mahoney, Senior, inspect USF's festival was chosen from among must wear their dinks to the rally. highlight will be the formal nomina but simply postponement of the Cal Football Festival float at the Stuart Manufacturing Co. candidates of such colleges as Penn- After the entertainment there will tions and election of Freshman class Mr. Stuart Bennett, Director induction of those in the lower Float will appear in torchlight parade in Berkeley tonight at 8. ^.^25^' "* be dancing until 1:00 a. m. president, vice president, secretary of the College Players, an half of the class until "the end of Governor Earl Warren was in at- The usual refreshments will be and treasurer. the academic year" (June 3, I tendance with other dignitaries of served at standard prices. nounced the result of two gruel 1951). the state. Welcoming addresses will be de The price of the bids will be $1.00 ling nights of auditions for parts livered by Rev. William J. Dunne, 3. The status of freshmen is still Tulsa Rally Features Rusty Tonight the Festival continues per couple. in USF's latest fling at the le- S. J., USF President, members of undetermined as far as the draft with a torch-light parade starting at the coaching staff and prominent boards are concerned. For the pres- 8:00 p. m. in Berkeley. USF has one student officers. (See Page 4, Col. 1) Draper and Roy Barni of the largest floats of the parade in Placement Bureau the spectacle. It depicts two football On the entertainment list appear -«- the names of several top - flight Gets Recognition players in action against a back vaudevillers from some of the city's Entertainment Gets Under ground of the USF Campanile. USF has received statewide rec supper clubs. Also scheduled is a R. C. Hall Named Cartan New Brightly resplendent in Green and ognition for its placement bureau Way At 11:00 Today movie of one of USF's flashy foot Gold, the float will befittingly repre facilities in the September issue of To Committee sent the University in the festival. ball victories of last season. By BOB HORN "Jobs in California," newest addition Don ROTC Designers were the Stuart Manufac Dick Benson, USF Yell Leader, to the field of placement publications. Today's rally at 11:10 a. m. turing Company. predicted that the smoker will be The article contains the complete promises to be one of the great Prizes will be awarded to the Col marked by a spirit of camaraderie Commander history and placement record of this lege which makes the best showing. and good fellowship. Said the cheer est in the history of the school, University bureau, which empha Joseph E. Cartan, Jr., was ap featuring one of San Francisco's director, "This will be a corking sizes the achievement made by the pointed to the command of the good Frosh class this year. They graduating class of 1950—a 95 per top entertainers as well as play have already shown considerable in University ROTC regiment on ing host to visiting royalty and Student Parking cent retention of all jobs gained fol Sept. 18. The appointment came terest in USF's traditional songs and lowing graduation. giving our high-spirited gridders a Rules in Effect yells. We'll have more on Wednes "Recognition in this 'job-seekers' as the regiment assembled for terrific send-off for the season's Rev. Joseph T. Keane, S. J., this day evening. We're going to give manuel' is a milestone in my work," its fall course of training. opener tomorrow night. them a little warm-up for the Stan week announced a new ruling con said Mr. Frank Sunderbruch, Uni Rusty Draper will be on hand with ford game coming up on the 30th. cerning student parking which was versity Placement Bureau Director. some of his famous comedy routines, This gang will cheer so loud it'll put into effect yesterday. "James Crawford, Publicity Direc imitations and western songs. A well- probably be heard down in Palo No students may drive their cars tor for the University, should be ac known favorite with the Dons, Rusty Alto." into the campus from Parker St., corded due recognition for his serv comes direct from Will King's Rum since this area has been reserved Food will be served in the lounge ices in the advancement of our Uni pus Room and has appeared on many EXCLUSIVELY for Faculty cars. after the rally. versity's status," he added. ALDO BOZZINI television shows. As they say in All the area behind the Jesuit Fac show business, he's a natural. gitimate theater with "Arsenic ulty House, the Liberal Arts Build Marketers Meet Ex-Consul Speaks As a feature attraction of the fes ing and the Auditorium is also re and Old Lace." tivities, Tulsa Queen Maxine Stem- served for Faculty parking. Parking To Organize At Art Class Since "You can't Take It With mons will put in an appearance to is also prohibited along the boys' din You," we haven't met a more nutty show us what our Saturday evening ing hall and Faculty residence. Alfred Fellner, former Industrial rivals are fighting for. Maxine, Tul An organizational meeting of the family than the Brewsters in "Ar Students may still use the Golden ist and Austrian Consul General in sa's prize lovely, is currently com USF Marketing Club will be held senic and Old Lace." Abby and Mar Gate entrance to the campus and Hungary, was guest speaker Mon peting in Berkeley's famous Football next Monday at 12 noon. The place tha Brewster will be played by Mar- may park in the former red rock day evening at the Musical Appre DEAN R.C.HALL Festival, having been picked as one of the meeting will be announced jorie Werby and Enid McCord. area, behind the book store, behind ciation class in B-l. of the most beautiful co-eds in the later. Their brother, Teddy Brewster, Dean Roy C. Hall of the College the ROTC office, and west of the The course in Musical Apprecia nation. The club is affiliated with the played by Dick (Charge!) Burger, of Business Administration has been new library. tion was started primarily for teacher American Marketing Association. As has a fine time digging graves in the appointed as a member of the Com One of the men leading the Dons training, but adult response was so such, it strives to improve the pro cellar and playing his bugle in the mittee to Study the Special Second to victory this season will also be on great that it was opened for all eve fessional standing of marketing. wee hours of night. ary Credential in Business Educa hand to continue what has become a Math Make-up The program this year will include ning school students. tradition here on the campus. That Mortimer Brewster will be por tion by Mr. Roy E. Simpson, Super talks by members of the AMA. Father Lyons, author of "Centen is Roy Barni, opening the rally with A course in High School Algebra trayed by either Clarence Sever or intendent of Public Instruction and Other advantages include the chance nial Overture" in the August, 1950, his yodeling and western songs. Roy will be offered by the University Bob Barron. The psychopathic Director of Education, State of Cali to meet individual members of the issue of Opera and Concert, stated CADET COL. J. E. CARTAN will team up with Vince Tringalli on Night School Division on Friday brother Jonathan, played by Aldo fornia. association and those in the market that the Music Appreciation course the guitar, promising, as in past ral evenings during the coming semes (This Will Kill You) Bozzini, who, ing profession. will have its permanent* residence in The function of the Committee is Col. Cartan was raised to his new lies, to steal the show. ter. This is to facilitate the making thanks to his crazy plastic surgeon to analyze both the requirements for The club is open to all students the Concert room with the opening rank from a Second Lieutenancy be The USF Glee Club, under the di up of high school deficiencies in this friend Dr. Einstein—Mike Lopez—• an effective Business Education cur interested in marketing. of the new library. cause of his outstanding perform rection of Art McCue, will appear subject by students of the Univer looks like Boris Karloff. riculum necessary for a Secondary ance at the ROTC summer camp at (Continued on Page 4) sity. Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Witherspoon Credential and the proper function Fort Bliss, Tex. He was there chosen will be played by Ted Moore and and qualifications of the Business the outstanding cadet of Battery A, Matt Gaffncy. Officers O'Hara, Education teacher in the California and narrowly missed receiving the Don Honor Roll-'50 Klein and Brophy will be played by Secondary Schools. award for the entire camp. He is a Bob Gogin (or Mal Morey), Louis 21-year-old business administration Elections Wednesday KILLED IN ACTION Lt. Chism, John W Army Felder, and Gordon Steward. Lieu senior who came to USF from Oak "Next Wednesday, the USF Dons meeting at noon, with the BSC pre Lt. Conroy, John W Army tenant Rooney will be played by Cy Beatty Heads land. He lettered in baseball at St. Lt. Maher, Thomas A Army will erect the foundation of their siding. Decker, Lynne USAF Jerry (Dash-It-All) Dalton. Joseph's and was a member of the representation on the Student Coun WOUNDED IN ACTION Col. Devine, Mark A Army Oakland Athletic League Champion Elections will take place Wednes Mr. Bennett stated that many of Philhistorians cil when they elect their class offi day morning for these three classes. Smith, James USMC Lt. Col. Devine, Ralph A Army the old regulars are back in action ship team while at Oakland High. DiGrazia, Lorin USMC Cy Beatty was elected president of cers. This will be the most important Ballot boxes will be set up in the and that there is a very promising He intends to make the Regular IN SERVICE Donahue, Ray W USN the Philhistorian Debating Society step in student government this se lounge under BSC jurisdiction. field of newcomers. Although the Army his career. Cpl. Lewis, Jack USMC Donnellan, William J USNA at the first meeting of the current mester. For this reason, we, your Runoff elections will take place for cast has been selected, there are Following is a list of appointments Pfc. Scott, Robert USMC Lt. Donohoe, Frank I USMC semester on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Jerry Student Body Officers, urge that all any office whose candidate does not many other openings still available C.P.O. Beardsley, Francis L USN Capt. Doyle, Edward D Army Dalton, vice-president, and Ron Mi to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, students participate in the coming receive a majority of votes cast. in all the other phases of theater Lt. Col. Armistead, Kirk Army Lt. Drake. Robert E Army guel, secretary-treasurer, are the Major, and Captain: nominations and elections." These will take place a few days work, including staging and promo Lt. Bendorf, Cyril T USAF Lt. Col. Edwards, Edward G.-Army other new officers. Bill Duffy, Student Body Presi after the election. tion of advertising for the play. Any TO BE LT. COLONEL Brady, Ralph USMC Lt. Ferril, Jack W USN Mr. Edward Burke, S. J., modera dent, stated the above when ques The freshman class will nominate students interested in working on Capt. Joseph E. Stevenot Browning, Harold Army(?) Lt. Com. Flood, Robert E USN tor of the club, announced plans to tioned on the subject of the coming its officers at the Frosh Smoker next "Arsenic and Old Lace" should see 1st Lt. Frank W. Sample Lt. Com. Buckley, Rich. F., Jr...USN Lt. Flynn. Frank A USAF participate in the intercollegiate Wednesday. The Frosh will hold Mr. Bennett in the Auditorium any Capt. Angelo J. Carmassi class elections. Brig. Gen. Butler, Fred B Army Lt. Frates, George USN tournament with Stanford Univer their elections at the same time. school day after 1:00 p. m. Capt. William R. Knill Nominations for officers of the Rear Adm. Callaghan, Wm. C...USN Lt. Gallatin, Charles USAF sity and the University of California Qualifications for office is a 1.5 Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Cadet Camilli, Frank C USMA Lt. Gannon, Patrick H Army The college players will present this fall. Work will be begun upon TO BE MAJOR grade point average. Lt. Cassidy. Joseph E Army Gough, Walter J USMC "Arsenic and Old Lace" on the the national topic as soon as it is Capt. Eugene D. Sweeters classes will take place Monday, Sept. Election results will be announced Cassou, Frank A USMC (Continued on Page 4) nights of Oct. 11, 12 and 13. announced. (Continued on Page 4) 25. Each class will hold a separate in next week's FOGHORN. SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN SEPTEMBER 22, 1950 Simple Elmer Improved Weapon for Peace Finds the Counseling The Chaplain's Corner By ROLF HERRMANN Plowman I'm not a wagering man, but I'm lid off as a cure. You know—run hog- Fifty thousand people saw it happen. The sun is not too different from Joe Stalin's. The ro Long realizing the inadequacy of willing to bet right now that a cer wild on drink and sex. (Of course, By WARREN SIMPSON circled round in the sky and swooped low over sary ! How can that compete with artillery and the school's counseling and guid tain humble Pfc. named McCormick Alcoholics Anonymous and honest Give Elmer Zaks a hunk of green ance service, Rev. Raymond T. (killed in action in Korea) rates MD's could try to clean up the mess the crowd. It was meant to be a sign ; a sign that atomic bombs? The answer: It has handled cheese and he's like Popeye the Feely, S. J., Academic Vice-Presi higher in God's eyes than scores of later.) What did they care, these was foretold. She had said she would give a mass movements before, and reduced heresies Sailor with his spinach. Only in this dent, called together a faculty com prominently placed brass in the U. S. fakes, these venal men with their sign. It is stretching imagination beyond its case the stuff puts muscles in his mittee in the Spring semester which Army. God's rating is the only one perverted advice. They weren't talk to nothing. limits to say that it was just mass hallucination. mental physique. spent over 250 hours investigating that really means anything. Hope ing to their own flesh and blood. And Too many who came incredulous gave testi And as for giving it a try, none of our high But take the cheese away from reasons for its failures and remedies you have all read the story in last even if they were, their perversion Elmer and he's reduced to the status for these problems. Saturday's newspapers. You could might have been great enough to mony of the sign. blown world conventions has aided much in the of a driveling idiot. The committee found that due to hardly have missed it, for it was tops move them to give even their own attainment of peace, and a normal Christian It was a bizarre affair, but it was meant to Always after a night of cramming lack of proper orientation many stu on the various sheets. the same advice. It wouldn't be the impress the world that time was short and there cannot, without contradicting his own beliefs, in cheese for his final examingations, dents were taking unnecessary McCormick's advice to those he first time in history that human per deny that prayer to God and His Mother is Elmer was a delight to his profes courses, others were failing in sub loved more than life—his two little version has sold it's own flesh and was much to do. jects because of lack of interest, fam daughters—in a letter written on blood down the river. more powerful than any material force. sors. Although the bore of his men The Lady had said that Russia would be con tal pipes were of a small calibre, he ily troubles, or too much outside note paper "he took from his helmet" Funny thing, the men who re verted, and the world would have peace, if we For artillery merely stops the hearts of in managed to pass an infinite amount work; also, that some students had shortly before his death, epitomizes ceived the advice (neither of them legitimate complaints against the highest type of courage there is Catholics) both of them sponta prayed. She told us the consequences. She gave dividuals, but God can move the hearts of whole of thought under the spell of this chemically potent substance. teachers. —the only courage that can make neously held the medicos who ad us the means . . . the rosary. peoples. The Committee made its report, human existence a total and definite vised them in supreme contempt and That the world's supply of cheese and as a direct result of their actions triumph. He wrote to his "Dear Joan- spurned their queer counsel. The The materialists of this world, apparently be And the most important fact of all. She to would ever disappear never occurred the entirely new University Aca nie and Rose Marie: If your con man in school is doing fine now. I'm lievers in the power of the supernatural, really to Elmer. But, then, who could fore whom we pray when we say the Rosary, can demic Service has been brought into science tells you something is right, sure my army acquaintance is, too. see such a disaster? reveal that their thinking about the supernatural move the heart of God. existence. The University Academic always stand up for it. You might be He had character. One day while Elmer was walking Service has consolidated previous ridiculed for doing so, but in the long You may find phoneys like the across the campus tossing Niblets scattered departments, with the re run you'll always find out that people aforementioned among your class into his snap-happy maw, a learned sult that they will now handle all respect you more for doing so. . . ." mates. A few custard-heads of that friend called Duckworth approached entrance exams, all testing, the ori Then, too, there is that accurate and type are always around. They'll tell him with breathless excitement. entation of all students, and will no unchangeable rating of Almighty you about pre-marital experience Where Do You Stand? "Elmer," exclaimed Duckworth, tify all students who are doing God. (they have their own moronic term "I am within a pistol-shot of making poorly, and will endeavor to help At the letter's close he writes, "I'll for it) and lots of other things and a discovery that will shake the lit them before actual term grades are ways to get wise. The draft set-up has everyone in a serious be in a hole, fighting, in a few days, War brings out in startling relief the differ erary world!" distributed. in a place called Korea, so I'm send They do this with a great deal of mood. ence between living as a whole and entire man "You have committed a poem?" No longer will students have to ing you all the love that's in my heart affected self-assurance. In reality roam around on registration day they're unsure of themselves—whis The proposal to leave the top fifty per cent and dying, or at least having one's future life "No, better than that. I am on the on this sheet of paper." So the ad of the student body in school, and to select verge of discovering the true author with a dazed look in their eyes; as of vice he gave sprang from true love tling in the dark. They're guilty and set for him by an injury that money cannot of 'Piers Plowman'!" this semester, the various colleges —a father's love—love which was rotten in their own hearts. Their draftees from the lower half is not only a teach of this University will have its fac most in dead earnest because it misery wants company. Anyway, repair. "Impossible," said Elmer, tossing er's paradise but a very real incentive to every ulty members help plan and charter stood face to face with death, when don't be impressed. Those of you a Niblet expertly into the ear of a the student's new program for the all pretense vanishes. True love who have good mothers and dads student. Already the year is marked by an earnestness passing freshman. "That question year. This service will not only lead doesn't need courses in freak psy know that no one loves you as they not ordinarily expected from the usual under has been unsolved for over five cen Not that one is deliberately shirking his duty to more efficiency on registration chologies to advise in the highest do. Their love speaks the language turies." to his country, but one is taking advantage of graduate. day but will also give the student an and best interests of those loved. of truth. Listen to them, not to those His friend seized Elmer by the a proposal that was meant for his advantage. That such an earnest attitude should per organized program. Love's intuition is unerring. who speak the language of the arm. "Come with me to Farmer As Father Tichenor stated at a brothel—to those who have folded Many a student with topnotch ability and Psychiatry can be a good thing. meate all activities of the school year, so that Brown's house in Monterey over the recent interview, "We have long felt Medicine is a wonderful thing, but as true human beings and want you mediocre performance to date may find in the the main purpose of being in the University is weekend," he said, "and I will pro the necessity of more personal con all good things have been abused. At to fold. "If your conscience tells you duce the evidence. By great, good idea the driving force he needs for success in not lost sight of, is the sincere wish of the tact with the student instead of just least once in the army, and once here something is right, always stand up fortune I discovered it through his considering the student as a name on for it." God's rating is the only one accord with his talents. faculty and student officers. at school, young men with war jit daughter, Griselda, who uncovered a piece of paper; of course, this plan ters told me that psychiatrists or that counts. an old manuscript in the bottom of will mean added work for our teach MD's had advised them to blow the —J. GIAMBASTIANI, S. J. an ancient family trunk." ers, but they realize the need for a The next morning as they were better understanding between the preparing to embark on their jour student and his school, so the teach ney to Monterey, Elmer stopped at ers are in full agreement with this Embarcadero Meeting a delicatessen to buy a cheese. new plan." La Grande & White's Laundry "I'm sorry," said the lady behind Through the University Academic the counter. "No cheese." Service, the members of the faculty and Dry Cleaning By MURRY IFFT Big Leenie had come home, home to the clacking of the cables. He drank hope to achieve closer harmony be "Come, my good woman," said the town he knew so well. in the cacophony of sounds and tween the student, his work, the fac 250 Twelfth Street, near Howard San Francisco 3 Each day about one hour after Elmer, "no levity. Just any kind of smells and sights that are the very ulty and the school. dusk, Nightlife and Pleasure make He told us he had spent the past cheese will do." heart beat of a great city. Shirts laundered for comfort their first move. Stretching and thirty months overseas. The last two When we asked him if he intended "There is no cheese. The United James K. McGee, Call-Bulletin yawning, they kick off the covers and and long life. in Korea. He was home on the rota to spend his furlough in San Fran Amalgamated Workers of Curds and sports writer, said recently that take that cold shower that shakes off tion plan. He was tired. He would Whey are out on strike. In short, cisco, he fished a crumpled telegram Stanford meets a versatile toughy in Telephone MArket I -0916 — ENterprise I -0228 the shackles of sleep. From then on have a short furlough and then re from his blouse. It read, JUST there is no cheese." USF on Sept. 30. McGee warns, "It's life becomes one big move, or pos sume duty in the States for eighteen LEARNED YOU'RE STATE i As Elmer staggered back to the a handle-with-care job for Stanford." sibly a series of moves within a months before going back over. SIDE. TED DIED WHILE YOU jcar, his friend Duckworth patted him on the shoulder. move. Young Leenie told us he had been WERE IN KOREA. with a reconnaissance patrol at the The big Oklahoman smiled. "I "Don't worry, Elmer. We will stop It was just at this time of day that front. In other words, he was a scout. ain't got no folks. My old aunt raised off in any small town along the way we met Pfc. Leenie Swanson. He A scout works out in front of the me, me and Ted. My old aunt died and pick up all you need." was standing in front of the Ferry troops. He brings back information last year, and now Ted. Ah'm agoin' Building in the heart of San Fran At the end of two hours they had about the enemy. His very life de back there and see if Ah can get Ted stopped at seven or eight places, but cisco's famed "Street of Ships," the pends on his keen eyesight and hear buried in the plot with the rest of Embarcadero. the story was always the same. No ing. He must detect the enemy be my kinfolk." cheese. Leenie was a stringy, carefree fore they spot him. He must prop When we asked him if he thought By the time they had arrived at the cowhand from the Oklahoma pan erly interpret all sounds, sights and there would be any difficulty in get farmer's house in Monterey, Elmer handle. He was also a seasoned smells and know when to move and ting another grave, or if the plot was was a gibbering idiot. His head rolled trooper who calls San Francisco when to lie completely still. overcrowded, he said, "Naw, it ain't from side to side and his tongue hung home. He said, "Ah've soldiered here Maybe it was his highly developed overcrowded. There may be some out of one side of his mouth. in San Francisco so many times it senses that caused him to comment trouble, though, because some folks Elmer was introduced to Farmer seems more like home than Okla on the things that we San Francis think Ted weren't no good. Guess he Brown. homa does." Only he called it Frisco. cans take for granted. He said, "Do weren't, much." He paused. "Good "'If anybody knows literature," The soldier wanted a ride up Mar you catch that drowsy, deep-south as me, though. Ah always liked him said Duckworth, stuffing Elmer's ket Street, so we made room for him smell of the great coffee roasters and Ah think he liked me." Leenie al tongue back in and brushing off his in our car. Before he got in he em- down under the bridge?" most choked up as he said, "Ted's collar, "this young gentleman is an barrassedly gave each of us his big, Later, as we stood at the corner m'dog." expect on Old English." hairy hand. One could sense the of Powell and Market, he listened to We watched him swing up Powell The farmer stared and maintained richness and warmth of sincerity. the clanging of the street cars and Street and head into the first bar. a firm grasp on his pitchfork. "I reckon as how I've seen worse down in Carmel, but if you young fellows are friends of Griselda's, then that's good enough for me." BE A LEADER! Griselda came running up from the old red barn where she had been Astronomy s Effect Upon History feeding the cows. Her natural ten derness toward dumb brutes drew Leaders of tomorrow are being made By J. CHARLES WALSH this "purified" science found its way uted to the study of Astronomy, or her instantly toward Elmer, who re today—on the college campuses of and HAROLD KLATT to the great seafarers of the age, the were the Wise Men astrologers? vived slightly. Stop and think about it. What are Phoenicians. In computing the courses of the Reassured that Elmer was a bril America. And the Army ROTC is train the effects of Astronomy upon the It turned out to be right up their planets and the appearances of the liant student of the arts, they all ing the best of them. history of man? That's right, As- alley. Since the sky appeared to be stars on the edge of the visible hemi repaired to the attic of the old house. There the girl opened a creaking stronomy. the same wherever they went in the sphere brought about the need for Prepare now for leadership in national Right off hand, it's a little hard to then known world, they saw that improved mathematics. This enabled trunk and removed an old parch pin anything down upon the subject. they were no longer dependent upon the Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, and ment. emergency and in the competitive world However, some of these effects are hugging the coast lines for naviga later the Arabs, to build magnificent It was a signed copy of the famous quite obvious. Too obvious, perhaps. tional guides. Using the stars for buildings and better ships. The lat "Piers Plowman," dated 1321, and after graduation. Get your U. S. Army They were for me. direction, they could make journeys ter developments were indirectly the the name of the author was James Commission, and learn to be a leader of When my professor in the His to more distant lands. cause of more wars which are now Piers. torical Method class asked me to At the height of the Phoenician history, because ships discovered Elmer began sniffing the dis men in civilian life while you earn it. give an impromptu talk on the sub trading endeavors, their colonies new lands and made for more trade carded wrapping of cheesecloth. ject I thought he was being face were spread throughout the Medi and markets to fight over. "The real stuff!" he murmured. Point your path toward success in tious. He wasn't. When he finally terranean. The most important of "You mean . . ." Speaking of wars and historical convinced me of his sincerity I found these colonies was Carthage, who in "Yes," nodded Elmer solemnly. events caused by astronomy brings business and industry — success and myself with a problem. After visit her glory rivaled mighty Rome for "This guy Piers was a cheese ad about the question of dates. Who ing the library (both the Main Pub domination of the world. dict." leadership in the duties of citizenship—- ever heard of a history course with lic Library and our University's) I If there had been no study of as Elmer's literary acuteness was ob out those dates with which profes by learning in Army ROTC courses to found that it was a difficult, seem tronomy, perhaps there would have viously impaired. In fact, he shortly sors throughout the ages have tor ingly impossible, problem. There been no Carthage and no Punic wars, collapsed and was put to bed by ten tured the student? make the quick, sound decisions that was not one single reference work which ever since have plagued the der, maternal hands. Learning the upon the subject. When I queried history student with such people as Dates are a group of numbers in full story of Elmer's strange afflic count. Of such stuff is leadership made. librarians, they gave me a blank Scipio Africanus, Hannibal, Hamil- dicating certain spaces in time on a tion, Griselda immediately set about stare. But I persevered—and learned. car Barca and all the rest of the lead calendar. Calendars were first fig to correct it. The study of Astronomy had its ers in those wars. And maybe his ured out by judicious observation of Awakening early the next morn beginnings in astrolatry and astrol tory would have been the easier the regularity of the seasons, but this ing, Elmer crawled to the window ogy. In ancient times the stars were for it. was indefinite and unsatsifactory be and peered down into the yard. r believed to be deities. It was also Getting down to fine points, Bible cause the seasons began shifting out There sat the farmer's daughter at believed that the movements of these students will note that a star's ap of phase. Then astronomers saw the a churn. As the girl churned, Elmer deities had a profound effect upon pearance definitely caused the regularity of the celestial bodies. realized that inside that churn was FRESHMEN: They saw that the sun rose at a com the happenings in the world. As dei slaughter of the children of Bethle cheese! Register now for basic Army ROTC training! ties, their courses through the heav hem in the year 1 B. C. (Due to the paratively uniform and predictable "Cheddar!" he croaked. "Edam, ens were duly observed and charted calendar error in the Gregorian sys time. A Roman astronomer named Rochefort! Hooray!" in order that they might be properly tem, it will be seen that this was the Sosigenes computed the famous Ro Elmer had cheese for breakfast. worshiped, and the effects of their second year of Christ's life.) Said man or Julian calendar upon which He had cheese for lunch. At the end QUALIFIED JUNIORS: movements and positions noted. star led the famous Wise Men to the present day calendar is based. of three days it was obvious that the Sign up now for advanced Army ROTC training! It was the Babylonians who first seek the Christ or Messiah of the Later, Pope Gregory XIII had it comely Griselda and her churn were discovered the existence of planets. Jewish nation. On the way, these changed to our present style when soon to be married to our hero. it was noted that there was a slight Those early stargazers saw that Wise Men dropped in to see Herod Much to the disgust of Duckworth, error in the Julian method. But See your faculty adviser and your Professor of Military Science and Tactics these "wanderers" moved through for further information. To the Jews who claimed that Elmer's future was Gregory lost three years in his out the sky, while the stars remained the Messiah was to be the king of shot full of holes, the devoted pair changeover; or rather Father Cla- in relatively fixed position. As time their land, and Herod feared for his settled down in the vicinity of Mon vius did, for he was the astronomer went on the Babylonians divorced power. After hearing the tale he terey. Elmer became a writer, and RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS involved. astronomy from its half-witted broth, caused the children to be slaugh today he is (to coin a phrase) a big ers, astrolotry and astrology, and tered. Can blame for this be attrib (Concluded Next Week) cheese in Carmel literary circles. SEPTEMBER 22, 1950 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN s Up, Don Gridd ACID TEST SEASON INAUGURAL MATSON LINER Golden Hurricane Hilltoppers Set to Repulse Could Roar Back Tulsans Under Kezar Lights; Home With 2 Wins Air Attack May Blast Foe Tulsa Boasts Savage Line, Forward Wall Made of Stone or Straw? Hard Running Halfbacks, IISNSHI lllllllli Mid-West Clash Answers Big Question; Driving Soph Fullback Line Holds-Joy; Line Caves In-Gloom By AL SCHLARMANN By FRANK MALOON Campus opinion here during the past week has seemed to preclude all possibility of an unsuccessful opening of the Don's Approximately 25,000 fans, weather permitting, will find their way to Kezar Stadium tomor 1950 gridiron campaign. Nevertheless, when the Tulsa Hurricane row night to watch the USF Dons inaugurate their 1950 gridiron season against the Tulsa roars out of town after tomorrow night's contest, there may be Golden Hurricane. many unhappy Dons hereabouts. The kickoff is set for 8:15 p. m., and after that the destiny of the Dons for this season will Coach Buddy Brothers' Oklahoma^ start to unfurl on the field. Revenge will be the motive of the Green and Gold when they collide machine features a power laden run from the now graduated Pistol Pete 3>with the Tulsans. Last year USF^ ning attack off an unusual variation Annex to S. J. Whitman set up a was riding high on the crest of a of the split T. The backs line up, 10-0 lead for the Oilers which stood great season until the Tulsans proved three abreast, two yards or less be as the final score. to be inhospitable hosts and shut the THE hind the line, one of the closest back- Frosh Grid Dons out 10 to 0. DEFENSIVE BACK fields in modern college football. ONE DOWN TITLE GOAL Leroy Whitman, the other half of the brother combination, was voted The Hurricanes already have a Brothers, chosen coach of the year BENSON by his teammates as the top defen Squad Small game under their belts, defeating in the Missouri Valley Conference sive back in '49. Leroy is a hard McMurry College 20 to 13. And from last year, is slated to lead his charges tackier and the best pass-defender on Spirit Balances that game coach Joe Kuharich seems to the conference title this fall with the team. T . to be worried. As Joe puts it, Tulsa what is rated as the best Tulsa team The only blot in Tulsa's otherwise looked strong. BURNER since pre-war days. rosy picture is at quarterback. But Lack of Stature, Driving from the fullback spot is Tulsa has supposed to have added if backfield coach Jack Mitchell can By DICK BENSON a 5-11, 190-lb. sophomore, Howard more speed to their attack and they develop a good field general in the FULL SPEED AHEAD —Ollie Matson, USF's outstanding 5 Games Slated One day last week I found a Waugh. Powerful as a bull, swift use a variation of the Missouri split- person of sophomore Tommy Hud and shifty, Waugh will be hard to candidate for All-America is set to embark on what may prove T offense and have the backs closer few spare minutes to wander speth, the Hurricane will be hard to By PAUL ABBOTT stop. In one game last Pall against to be his greatest season. Probably the fastest "big man" in foot to the line than other teams. Kuha down to the field and take a look stop. the Oklahoma A&M frosh, he toted ball history, Ollie tallied seven times last year on romps of 92, rich estimated that they are about at the 1950 varsity. A defensive Up front the line is burly and quick "Small tackles, small backs, small the leather for 252 yards, including two yards from the line of scrim on the jump. Although Tulsa lost 80, 62, 60, 42, 40, and 15 yards, and copped the NCAA rushing team," uttered Freshmen football team was lined up while two one 90-yard jaunt for a score. mage when they line up. half its offensive line and backfield, title for West's major colleges with 853 net yards gained in 156 coach Brad Lynn, as he surmised offensive teams alternately ran First mention for this fabulous One thing the Hurricanes may returning lettermen and promising carries for a 5.5 average. the prospects for the 1950 grid sea thru dummy plays. But what sophomore doesn't mean that Tulsa lack from their showing in the sophomores more than make up for son this week on the practice field. is a green pea outfit. Dub Graves and McMurry game is a pass defense. If impressed me most wasn't the the loss. "While we're ahead of last year's S. J. Whitman are seasoned offen 220, are just the right men for the team on play assignments and play this is true, then Ed Brown and Gene running of Matson or Scudero, sive halfbacks, who saw lots of ac TWIN GIANTS quick openers which are Tulsa's spe execution, they don't seem to have the precision passing of Sweet tion in last year's encounter with the Left tackle Russell Frizzell, 235, cialty. Newcomers Marvin Matuszak Soccer Team the potential of the 1949 squad at Tomorrow night s game wil be ers and Henneberry, or the Dons. A fourth quarter 11-yard pass and right tackle David Rakestraw, and Tom Hamm show great polish this point. The backs are about the aired over Station KROW at 8:15 blocking of Toler and Mar at guard. Jim Beasley anchors the p. m. with Carroll same caliber, but the boys up front Hansen at the chetti. line at center. are too lean and too few," he stated. mike. Bob Fouts will handle the Fred Smith at right end is a pass Holds Aces Warming up to the situation, Lynn color commentary. It was the occasional chant that catching whiz, and if the Southerners continued, "The team is greatly re rose from the huddle, "Rah, Rah, engage in aerial warfare he will fig Heavy Schedule, duced in numbers from last year, and Sweeters will have an opportunity Rah; beat the Hurricane, beat the ure heavily. At left end, Kenny Click besides that, the average man is 20 to display their aerial talents. This Hurricane." For some reason or an is more noted for his smart defen pounds lighter and 3 inches shorter would spread the defense of the Tul other when you hear and see some sive play, along with Ray Tallent. Night Contests, than last year!" A note of pleasure sans, enabling Ollie Matson, Roy thing like that a tremendous feeling of pride and confidence sweeps over Tulsa uses virtually a two platoon came into the coach's outlook when Barni, Vince Sakowski, Joe Scudero, you. It's nice to know that the boys system. Their defensive line is sturdy he said, "But they have more hustle and the rest of the fleet Don backs to who will be carrying the ball for the and hard to crack, but their pass de Ahead for Dons than the '49 crew, and that's im make headway on the ground. green and gold, come Saturday night, fense is not up to par. This may well portant." Brown, Barni, and Merril Peacock By WALT FALCONER have the spirit, determination, and serve to be their undoing. 5 GAME SLATE are afflicted with minor.injuries, but One of the best turnouts the Uni will to win. they should be ready to roll by game SHARPSHOOTERS versity of San Francisco Soccer Whether the frosh will complete time. The trio will most likely not be Don't forget for one minute, Dons, In the opening encounter last week Team has witnessed in recent years the season with a record comparable able to perform at top speed. And those guys are the ones who will be in which Tulsa downed McMurry occurred last week, when over thirty to that of the undefeated team of last it's no secret that Kuharich is count packing the ball. They'll be out there College by a 20-13 count, the Titans players reported to the locker room, fall is the big question mark to USF ing on the passing combo of Brown representing the University, your attempted only two long T. D. passes seeking sweatsuits and soccer boots followers. Included on the team's to Peacock and the running of Barni. University, and you can rest assured and completed both of them. from team manager Bob Lee, ex- schedule are Treasure Island, San Last year Peacock proved to be one that until that final gun sounds, If the Hurricane gets involved in All-American halfback and four-year Jose State, Cal Poly, St. Mary's and of the best pass receivers in the na they'll be playing their hearts out to any close games, the reliable toe of letterman on the USF Soccer Team. Santa Clara. tion. Barni, it is hoped, will take bring home a victory. Cliff Boucher may mean the differ June graduation depleted the Sunday evening's hastily called some of the pressure off Ollie Mat- But you also have a job in this. A ence between victory and defeat. team's strength considerably. How scrimmage with the varsity team, son with his fine running. twofold job. First, to be with the Last season, the big fullback booted ever, with a bigger team than last besides damaging the squad's pride squad from the opening minute until a 32-yard field goal against the Dons, year, Coach Gus Donoghue hopes to (they were eased out, 61-7), also The potent backfield of the Dsns the final gun and then whether in and coaxed the pigskin through the add depth to his ever-present quality. cost them the services of burly cen will not have to bow to any set of victory or defeat, to let those fellows uprights 28 times in 32 point-after- Most of the new men on the team ter, Lawrence Slajchert, a 205- backs in the nation. But the big know you appreciate the job they've touchdown attempts. have had a great deal of experience pounder from Chicago, Illinois, who question is, how will the line hold done. And, secondly, to carry on the Because of lack of experience, es as soccermen both in the city league broke an ankle. With the ranks al up? Peacock, Marchetti, Toler, Hil (Continued on Page 4) pecially at quarterback, Tulsa can and in other schools. ready thin, his loss will be felt dur lig, and Thomas are of the proven not hope for precision before mid- ing the season. quality, but several other regulars and nearly all reserves are unproven. Offense season. One hundred yards in pen BERTH BATTLES Assisting Head Coach Lynn with Mentor Joe has announced that nine LE—Frank MacLauglin alties and numerous fumbles blunted It seems quite evident that many the team will be former All-Ameri most of the Golden Hurricane attack of the returning first string letter- men will go both ways, at least in LT—Gino Marchetti can halfback for the University of LG—Vince Tringali in the opener against McMurry Col men are going to have a tough time this opener. California in 1938, Dave Anderson; C—Art Aolis lege. But with one game under their holding on to their positions. Sen From his scouting of Tulsa, Kuha ex - tackle of the Orange Bowl RG—Rich Stanfel belts, Brothers' boys can be expected sational new men like Jimmy Diaz, rich believes the Hurricanes will Broncos of last year, Tom Payne; RT—Burl Toler to be a lot smoother in their outing Manny Ortiz, Ralph Pardell, Jose rely on mostly a ground game for 1948 Don backfield star, Joe Mocha; RE—Ralph Thomas under the arcs tomorrow night. Leon, and Bill Cox are going to give their attack. In the McMurry con and stellar tackle from the '47 USF QB—Gene Sweeters The Tulsa line averages 208 per test, the Tulsans did not show too last year's returning lettermen some team, Vin Briare. LH—Joe Scudero man, against 206 for USF. The back- much of a pass offense. The Tulsa thing to worry about. TWO STANDOUTS RH—Vince Sakowski fields are squared off at 180 each. Fundamentals and calisthenics line is big, thus forming the nucleus Outstanding in practice sessions FB—Ollie Matson Over-all team averages are 198 for were the orders of the day for the for a ground attack. to date have been tackle Ray Brown the Hurricane, 195 for the Dons. first three sessions. The practices The Green and Gold will combat Defense from Chico and guard Tim Mori last week consisted of rugged inter this with the incomparable Ollie LE—Gene Jacobs arty, who hails from Chicago, Illi squad scrimmages and the formation Matson. The "Matson Liner" was LT—Gino Marchetti nois. Both are big men. Brown Jo ••' '. *a •', -.•••••• L- •• i.:T. •.:••• •j