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La Salle University La Salle University Digital Commons La Salle Alumnus University Publications 3-1951 Alumnus: March 1951 La Salle University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/alumnus Recommended Citation La Salle University, "Alumnus: March 1951" (1951). La Salle Alumnus. 21. http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/alumnus/21 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at La Salle University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in La Salle Alumnus by an authorized administrator of La Salle University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME II PHILADELPHIA, PA., MARCH, 1951 NUMBER 3 13th Annual Breakfast Scheduled April 22 T h e Thirteenth A nnual Alumni Association Breakfast will be held on Sunday, April 2 2, in the College Auditorium. The announcement was made by Breakfast Chairman John J, Finley, ’24, who indicated that the program is similar to that of the 1950 affair. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. by the Reverend Francis J. Mento, ’39, in the Chapel of Holy Child Church at Broad Street and Duncannon Avenue. (The Chapel is located next to the Main Church.) Alumni members will receive Holy Communion at the Mass. Colorful and traditional me morial exercises for the La Salle men who died while in military service, are scheduled for the campus quadrangle after the The new library as it appeared in the initial stage of const-ruction. Designed by the architec Mass. Alumni who attended pre tural firm of Simon and Boulware, the structure is being built by John McShain and Company. vious ceremonies will recall that a wreath, in commemoration of deceased La Salle Alumni, is an nually laid at the base of the Progress Made Bowman Elected Sacred Heart Shrine, upon which is affixed the Memorial Plaque Alumni President containing the names of La Salle Fund Appeal dead. Construction of the new La Salle library building by the John At a general meeting of the A noteworthy innovation at Alumni Association on Friday this year’s Breakfast will be the McShain Company is now well underway, with the completion of evening, M arch 2, in L eonard concrete foundation piers and framework up to the first-floor level. absence of the traditional speak Hall, Lawrence G. Bowman, ’35, er’s program. This arrangement Forms to encase the structural concrete skeleton for the sec was elected to the Presidency of was decided upon to afford ond floor are now being built and, if circumstances permit contin the Alumni Association, succeed Alumni more time to spend upon ing O. Francis Levy, ’39. the campus itself, and to permit uance of construction at the In the balloting, John A. Clem present rate, it is expected that them to inspect the library Robertson to Head ent, ’3 9, was named Vice-Presi p roject. the edifice will be completed by dent and John P. Ryan, ’49, the end of this year. Endowment Group Treasurer, replacing Michael G. The subscription is $2.50; res ervations must be made with the As construction proceeds, the Glen E. Robertson, Sr., head of Coady, ’43, and John J. Finley, Alumni Office in advance of the La Salle Endowment Foundation the Roxborough Company, and ’24, respectively. Breakfast, and no later than reports that $220,000 in contri father of the College freshman The new President, while a Wednesday, April 18. butions and pledges has been crew coach, Glen Jr., ’49, was student, was a member of the raised in the Library Fund Ap chosen President of the La Salle Masque and the Debating So Alumni are reminded that ac peal towards the $400,000 goal Endowment Foundation at its ciety, and was Associate Editor commodations are governed established in 1950. The former annual meeting, succeeding Jo of the Collegian, and Chairman strictly by the number of reser figure includes $24,110 donated seph Schmitz, Jr., "20, who was of Commencement Week. Upon vations made prior to the Break by 473 Alumni for the realiza re-elected to the Board of Di graduation, he received the Wil fast. In the past, members who tion of the first project in the rectors. liam T. Connor Award for the attended the affair but failed to College Expansion Program. Mr. Robertson was one of the highest scholastic average in the make reservations were under Plans are being formulated founders of the Foundation Liberal Arts program, became a standably but regretfully delayed for contact of Alumni who have which was chartered as a non member of Alpha Epsilon, and at the door, and ran the risk of yet to make their contributions profit corporation in 1946, to en was awarded a Fellowship to not being accommodated. The and, at the present time, it is courage education at Christian Niagara University. advance-reservation plan is de contemplated that this phase of Brothers schools and colleges, to He is currently a member of signed to forestall such an oc (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 2) currence. Page 2 LA SALLE ALUMNUS March, 1951 LaSalle ABasketball Squad Posts 22-6 Record; M e e t t h e Published 10 times yearly in the inter ests of the General Alumni of La Salle Appears in N. I. T. 2nd Successive Year College. La Salle’s Explorers, after the select group, the latter being winding up their basketball a popular choice for the third schedule with a 22-6 record and consecutive season; Norm Grekin repeating as mythical City Cham received honorable mention. pions, appeared in the National The players were honored with Invitation Tournament for the individual awards at the annual second successive year, losing in banquet of the Basketball Writ the first round, 73-61, to a pow ers, held on April 2 at the War erful St. Louis University five. wick Hotel. Please address communications to That the defeat in no way The following are complete re the Alumni Office. marred the La Salle record is at sults of the 195 0-51 schedule: tested by the Billikens’ phe La Salle Opp. Member of the American nomenal first-half shooting aver 57 .................... Millersville 39 70 ........................ Loyola 42 Alumni Council age of .500, made on 19 of 38 58 ...................... Albright 51 attempts from the field. 81 ................ St. Joseph’s ................ 63 70 .................... Gettysburg 65 The contest actually marked 8 2................ .. Niagara ..................... 56 the third N.I.T. appearance of a 63 .......... Western Kentucky .......... 73 La Salle squad in the past four 60 ......................... Idaho 49 M ilitary Procurement 82 ....................... Temple 65 years and the final game for de 86 ............ Baldwin-Wallace ............ 67 parting seniors Jim Phelan, Jack 8 5 .............. Bowling Green .............. 57 Information Service 43 .................... Duquesne 53 Brother Edward John, F.S.C., Haggerty, Matt Fanning and 87 ........................ Geneva 58 Bursar, received the religious John Gillespie. In 19 49, the 77 ................ St. Joseph’s ................ 64 Available to Alumni 80 ...................... Scranton 60 habit at Ammendale, Maryland, Explorers played in the Cincin 74 .... North Carolina State .... 76 in August 1911. A Student Information Office nati Invitation Tournament. 71 ........................ Loyola 42 54 ........................ Temple 57 His first assignment called for on Military Services, established At the season’s end, the Phila 7 1 ..................... Lafayette 64 duty at La Salle Institute, Cum on March 12, has been receiving delphia Basketball Writers As 95 ........................ Miami 84 enthusiastic response from the 75 ........................ Miami 77 berland, Maryland. sociation selected two La Salle 85 .......... George Washington ........63 student body. players for the ten-man All- 79 .................. Georgetown 74 He taught one year in St. The program, which has in 69 .................. Muhlenberg 55 Philadelphia District College 64 .................... Manhattan 63 Thomas High School, Scranton, volved the creation of a liaison Team. Jack George and Cap 61 .................... Cincinnati 62 Pa., and was transferred to St. between the College and Pro 69 ..................... Lafayette 57 tain Phelan were nominated to 83 ................... Muhlenberg 55 Patrick’s Commercial School in curement Officers of various mil Augusta, Georgia. In 1916 to itary branches in the Philadel REGULAR SEASON SCORING MARKS G FG ST Per FM FT FP R A PF Tot. Ave. 1919, he taught in the Commer phia area, is a service on a part Pts. Pts. cial Classes of La Salle High time basis designed to furnish Jack George ........,...2 8 194 517 .375 67 134 .500 303 32 94 455 16.2 Norml Grekin .... ...2 8 136 342 .427 96 133 .722 279 25 83 386 13.1 School, Philadelphia. During direct and personal information Jim Phelan .........., . .27 112 334 .335 81 119 .681 173 52 76 305 11.3 1919 to 1921, he was Director of on Selective Service regulations Newt Jones .......... .28 104 343 .303 52 82 .634 132 26 57 260 9.3 Bud Donnelly .... ...2 8 76 243 .312 53 91 .582 109 43 87 205 7.3 the Cathedral School here. and on existing opportunities in Jack Haggerty .. .. .28 84 259 .324 8 28 .286 138 25 60 170 6.3 the military service. Fred Iehle ............ .. .20 36 115 .313 5 15 .333 46 3 27 77 3.8 In September 1921, he was ap Jack French ........ ...2 6 25 102 .245 22 35 .628 106 1 44 72 2.8 pointed Vocational Director for Anthony M. Waltrich, Director Jack O’Donnell .., .. .19 22 75 .294 3 15 .200 45 3 20 47 2.5 of Alumni Relations, who has Matt Fanning ___ .. .20 9 36 .250 5 8 .625 9 6 9 23 1.1 the Baltimore Province with John Gillespie ... .. .15 5 31 .161 6 9 .667 26 1 21 16 1.1 headquarters for five years in been charged with operation of Dick Breen .........