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TOLUME I, NU:MBER I FEBRUARY 1960

C.W.V. Honors ~Better Health' Then1e Of Msgr. Higgins 1960 Pharmacy Congress "It ls better to have biscuits than bullets, but when the time The 2nd Annual Congress for Pharmacists will be held at st. comes to fight for our liberties, John's University's College of Pharmacy on March 17, 1960, it tt will be found that we Catho­ has been announced by Dr. Andrew J. Bartilucci '44P, Dean of the Hcs are not afraid to die." College of Pharmacy. Alumni and those in the pharmaceutical field These words were spoken 21 are invited to broaden their knowledge and to share in a discussion years ago by the Right Rev. of problems facing the profession by participating in the aU-day Msgr. Edward J. Higgins, four symposium, Dr. Bartilucci added. years after he founded the The last Congress was an out- Catholic War Veterans. standing success and was at­ tended by leaders in the areas of Peter P. Smith, '95C Today these words are the Hospital Pharmacy, Community foundation of the CWV which Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy, State Court Justice, lists 70,000 members and 2,000 and Medical Detailing. The Com­ posts throughout the nation, in­ mittee is presently engaged in cluding 33 in Queens County. arranging an interesting program Dies on Feb. 2nd Understandably, the OWV held for the coming Congress which is Peter P. Smith '95C, retired its 25th anniversary convention one of St. John's University's State Supreme Court Justice, in its founder's home parish, at series of educational programs died Feb. 2 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Immaculate Conception Au­ for the benefit of the public. at the age of 83. ditorium in Astoria. The silver "The 1960 Pharmacy Congress Justice Smith was first ap­ jubilee convention was success­ will feature outstanding men in pointed to the Second District fully terminated after four days, the field who will participate in Supreme Court post in 1933 by and highlighted the appearances a four -part program on Com­ Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. In or noted dignitaries from inter­ munity, Hospital, and Industrial November of that year he was national, national, state, and Pharmacy and Medical Detail­ re-elected for a fourteen-year local levels of civil and ecclesias­ ing," Dr. Bartllucci stated. term which extended until his tical authority. Cal Berger, past president of retirement in 1947 at the man­ the American College of Apothe­ Born in the old Sixth Ward of datory age. He also served on caries· will serve as moderator Brooklyn, July 7, 1890, Msgr. of the Community Pharmacy Higgins studied at St. John's Before statue of St. Vincent de Paul, Very Rev. John A. Flynn, C.M., panel. Three panel members who College from which he graduated president of St. John's University, presents a medal of the Saint to will discuss the import.ant ques­ In 1910, and St. John's Seminary His Excellency Most Rev. Bryan J. McEntega~, Bishop of Brooklyn. tions of over-the-counter phar­ before his ordination in 1914. maceuticals, are: Robert E. A husky young man, he played Abrams, Executive Secretary of football at the college and to the American College of Apothe­ this day some of his St. John's Bishop Boardman Lauds Spirit caries, who will present the phar­ football pictures hang in his macists viewpoint; Charles B. room at the rectory at 21-47 McDermott, Vice President of 29th St., Astoria, N.Y. And Ideals of the Vincentians Winthrop Laboratories, who will He served in Brooklyn and "The Sons of St. Vincent de Paul planted well the seeds of great­ present the viewpoint of industry, Corona parishes before going to ness of which our Diocese boasts today is our proud tribute to those and Dan Rennick, Editor of the Immaculate Conception parish parish priests long since dead whose Vincentian training and high American Druggist, who will pre• in 1933. During World War I, ideals were our inspiration to leave all thing to follow Christ," were sent the views of the industry's he had served as an Army chap­ the words of Most Rev. Bishop John J. Boardman '17C, Auxiliary press. A special morning panel lain·, and in May 1935, he re­ Bishop of Brooklyn, speaking at the special Pontifical Mass cele­ session will consider the clinical ceived permission from Arch­ brated in honor of the Tercentenary of the Death of St. Vincent de and pharmacological aspects of bishop Molloy to found the CWV. Paul, Monday, January 25, at St. John the Baptist Church in phenothiazine therapy. Dr. Law­ rence C. Miller, of the United A month later he visited Rome Brooklyn. The mass was offered by the States Public Health Service Hos­ Peter P. Smith '95C to obtain an apostolic blessing pital, Staten Island, N. Y., and for the new organization. Astoria Vincentian Fathers residing in Attendance of 1600 the Appellate Term of "the Sec· the Diocese of Brooklyn, as part Dr. Vincent de Paul Lynch '54P, Post was No. 1. · Assistant Professor of Pharma­ ond District. of world wide ceremonies being Born in Brooklyn and a grad· In 1936, the founder was given conducted throughout the year Makes Ball a Success cology at St. John's University the Medal of St. Sebastian's, will be the speakers. uate of St. John's College in in honor of the three hundredth 1895, he decided to become a created in honor of the CWV Over 1600 alumni and friends The complete day's program, anniversary of the death of St. lawyer and put aside his major patron saint, a Roman soldier of St. John's climaxed "St. in addition to the morning and Vincent de Paul, founder of the interest in life, athletics. Justice who was clubbed to death for Vincentian Order (Congregation John's University Day" on Febru­ afternoon panel sessions, will in­ embracing Christianity. Smith had the distinction of of the Mission) . ary 5 by attending the 3rd An­ clude a luncheon at 12 noon at Through the years, Msgr. Hig­ nual St. John's University Ball which Henry L. Giordano, Deputy being the first short-stop and Over 1,000 clergy, religious Commissioner of the Treasury organizer of the uniformed Col­ gins has served in the dual ca­ and lay people, including eight at the Garden City Hotel, Garden pacity of spiritual counselor of N. Y. Department Bureau of Narcotics lege baseball team. He never lost bishops attended the ceremonies. City, the CWV and pastor of his will speak on: "The Federal Nar­ his interest in the game, and in Mass was celebrated by His Ex­ Vincent J. Caristo, president Astoria church. of the Caristo Construction Com­ cotic Law in Relation to Phar­ 1954 the Peter P. Smith award cellency Most Rev. Bryan J. macy." A reception closing the was established in his honQr_...J,o McEntegart, Bishop of Brooklyn, pany and chairman of the Ball, lauded "All the friends and program will be held following be presented each year to the and Bishop Boardman preached the afternoon panel sessions. A most valuable baseball player. the sermon. Other Bishops in alumni of St. John's who have Ned Feldman Named labored long and hard to make fee of $10 will cover the entire Justice Smith received his law attendance were Most Rev. Jo­ day, including the luncheon, degree from the New York Law seph P. Denning and Most Rev. the Ball an outstanding social La\v Fund Chairman and financial success." panel sessions and the reception. School in 1899. Charles R. Mulrooney '42G of St. John's College Glee Club After serving briefly as an Ned Feldman, President or the the Diocese of Brooklyn; Most assistant district attorney, he Bergen Trust Company of New Rev. Walter P. Kellenberg of the delivered a medley of selections to highlight the evening's enter­ RED MEN worked in the office of the cor­ Jersey, has been named Chair­ Diocese of Rockville Centre; Most poration counsel. He was ap­ man of the st. John's University Rev. James H. Griffiths '23C of tainment which also featured NIT BOUND music by Charles Turecamo's or­ pointed deputy state attorney School of Law Annual Alumni the Archdiocese of New York: For the :fifteenth time general by Gov. William Sulzer Drive for 1960, it has been an­ chestra, Terri Stevens, a popular since its inaugural, St. and Most Rev. Ambrose Seny­ singing star, and the Parkers, in 1913. nounced by Rev. William F. John's will participate in shyn, O.S.B.M., Apostolic Epa~h an internationally known dance Following his retirement from Cahill, Acting Dean. In his posi­ the N a t i on a 1 Invitation of Stamford, Conn., for the team. the Supreme Court in 1947, Jus­ tion he will coordinate the ac­ Byzantine Rite. Tournament. The Redmen, The St. John's University Ball, tice Smith served as an official tivities of the Class Chairmen of Very Rev. John A. Flynn, C.M., defending champs, had a referee of the court for six ad­ the School of Law Alumni. Mr. in its third year of existence, has winning streak of nine president of St. John's Univer­ become one of the outstanding ditional years. He then returned Feldman is a graduate of St. sity, and Very Rev. Joseph T. straight going, and an to private practice and was au John's School of Law, class of social affairs on Long Island. The overall record of 15-5 when Tinnelly, C.M., '42L, superior of financial success of this year's .active consultant until his death. 1942. acceptance of the bid was the Vincentian Residence at 75 affair, will be used to support, A loyal alumnus of St. John's announced. Participation in After four years of service Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn were the University's $25,000,000 de­ throughout his life, many honors with the United States Air Force, hosts at a special luncheon for velopment program. the NIT gives the Red­ were paid to Justice Smith. I:1 during which time he rose from the priests, brothers and sis·ters John J. Ryan '33C '36L, chair­ men, nationally r a n k e d 1934 St. John's University con­ P..rivate to Major, he began a who attended. At the luncheon, man of the Alumni Fund, lauded once more, an opportunity ferred on him a Doctorate cr career in industry and rose to the special medallions with the the alumni, saying "their effort to capture their fourth Law. That same year the Mon­ ... -_ his present position as presiden·t image of St. Vincent de Paul and support insured the success crown. tauk Club feted him as its mo~t of Bergen Trust in 1956. were given to all present. of this most worthy project." (Continued on Page 3) ! ST. 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What Do You Think? ~t. Jnl1n ·n llnturr.aity Course Chronicle ALUMNI NEWS When most of us were attending St. John'~ it was a ( :; The St. John's University Speech Clinic, a centralized pro­ small college-a good college to be sure-but not too well Published monthly exeef)t July gram' of therapy for the handicapped in speech, is being con­ and August in the interest of known beyond the limits of our city and state. But today,. St. John's University and its alum­ ducted during the spring session at the University's Jamaica through no fault of ours, we find that we have graduated ni by the St. John's University campus. Dr. William J. Nelligan, Dean of St. John's School of Press at Grand Central and Utopia ~ducation will administer the Speech Clinic. A series of special from an institution that is regarded as one of the larg-est Parkways, Jamaica 32, New York. Telephone JAmaica 6-370(}. Appli­ Saturday morning sessions will be held from 9;30 until 12· Noon, and most important Catholic universities of the United cation to mail at second-cl;u;s anfl continue until June 4, he added. postage rates is pending at States and in the world, for that matter. The cause of Jamaica, N.Y. A stafl of trained experts will hold both individual and group all this was the vision, the courage and the unending John P . Clarke '55Com '5.7L, progrc:,ms in stuttering, lisping, articulation, voice problems, and Director of Alumni R-elations, Ex­ special sessions· for physically handicapped children. The latest self sacrifice of Father Flynn, his predecessors and con­ ecutive - Editor. in eq·~.Jipment and techniques will be used in the clinic. ~emporaries; men with all the humility but also with Editor, Joseph P. Consentino '57C. Production Editor, James The Speec:n Clinic will also provide for special graduate credit all the dedication .and zeal of St. Vincent de. Paul. E. Clines '54C. Consulting Editor, to students (teachers, supervisors, administrators, and speech Charlet! M. Helmken '53C. We will not hear a word from them, of either the :M:ember, American Alumni Council. therapists) who will work in conjunction with the Speech Clinic. tremendous work these men have done ·or the great suc­ A special course, Materials and Modern Mathematics, has cess that has crowned the.ir efforts._Fortunately that is been instituteti a.~ St• .John's University and will be given at the - not necessary for both are; testified to by the mute elo­ .Jamaica campus. Theatre Review The course is designated especially 1o familiarize the second· quence of the magnificence which spreads across the hills a ..·:• school mathematics teachers with the more important tepiOS':: ' at Hillcrest. But this magnificence is something more by DENIS .J. TOWEY The production of "The Ander­ of contemporary mathematics .including the basic concepts, logical than a monument to their efforts. It is primarily· what noti(\ns, methods of reasoning and proof, set theory and mathe· son~ille Trial", a new play by matic'.al systems and structures. It is specifically for the - in· they intended it to be-an assurance that the young men Saul Levitt at the Henry Miller and women who come after us, our sons and daughters, se:.;·•·ict - education of practicing teachers whose mathematical Theatre, is for at least two background was predominantly traditional. our grandchildren perhaps, will have an opportunity to reasons notable: the issues with recrive an education that will meet the most exacting which the play deals and several . The Audio Visual Institute of .Religion at St. John's in coopera.. performances which seemed to tio~ - - with the ConfrateTnity of Christian Doctrine of the Diocese standards of the space and atomic age into which we this viewer amazingly precise of Brooklyn_ is once again conducting a spring course in religious are moving. They will be trained in the fundamentals while they were insurgent. edt·.cation for adults, it has been announced by Rev. Michael F. of morality to withstand the false doctrines which this "Andersonville" is a plodding, Mullen, C.M., Director of the Audio Visual Institute. The course age like every other age is sure to produce. At the same deliberate script whose second is bting heid on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 until 9:00 p.m. at act asks most pointedly if there St. John's Jamaica campus, and it will continue until April 5. time they will be trained in the most advanced fields of This semester's course lesson is on the Creed. The Institute the arts and sciences so that they will be able to meet is an authority to which a man owes such allegiance as to mask cond,Icts cl three year cycle, twenty weeks a year, covering the the great challenges of the laboratory and the research the natural response of his own Crefld, the Sacraments and the Commandments. The course should institute, the cloister and the market place. conscience when that authority pr(lV _, of special interest to confraternity teachers and converts, demands him to execute aets a... well as of general interest to all Catholics who wish to increase EMPHASIS ON LOYALTY which are not only immoral but the:r knowledge of the faith, Father Mullen stated. Jn this instance animal. The play N('. college credit is given for the course and there are no And in this future day, even as in the day in which examinations. Those interested in attending are asked to contact concludes there is not. Fathe1 Mullen. we were undergraduates, the cost of placing a diploma This question, it would seem (Continued on Page 3) into the hands of a St. John's graduate will be much to us, is a significant moral one; greater than any tuition he is called upon to pay. We moreover, because the drama is of pre-World War II vintage will recall tuition rates of concerned m or e immediately $150 to $200 a year. Just think of it. Many of us received with whether or not the court can deal with such an issue, this Deaths a college degree for as little as $600. That was nearly as "trial" play is not drama in good a deal as Peter Stuyvesant made with those poor reflection, but projects a crisis Rev. Arthur W. Brandt '02C, John G. Aitken '50Com, died ignorant Indians three centuries ago. This deal of course between the bourt attorney and former pastor of St. Catherine of in November 1959 after a brief was only possible because a band of dedicated Vincentian the court. This is, furthermore, Siena, died on January 19, 1960, illness. ___.---- ~ Clifford Clay M e n g e r '48L priests spent their lifetime among us with no thought. drama; and in· a decade of at Seton Institute, Baltimore. He "plays", it is refreshing. '55 Com, a teacher and vice of compensation except the knowledge that they were George C. Scott brings an im­ was buried from St. Matthew's principal at the Eastman School serving God by serving their fellow men. peccable image of tiredness and Church, Brooklyn. in New York City, passed away Most of those who taught us have gone to their ennui at the beginning, but his Pearl Merrill '28L, was killed in January of a heart condition. eternal reward. They never asked anything of us. They growing awareness to the real in the airplane tragedy involving Mr. Menger was a teacher, ad­ ministrator, lawyer, historian ask nothing of us today except perhaps our prayers. problem parallels that of the the Miami to New York flight in drama. Herbert Bergo:ff's dis­ January. Mrs. Merrill was presi­ and realtor. But there is one thing I am sure of. Anything that you Ensign Richard L. McGrane eased Dr. Wirz, holding one dead dent of the Child Guidance or I, their students, can do to advance the cause for '58C, was killed in a plane crash arm against his side, conveys League, and was a prominent with growing frenzy his ines­ while on an experimental mis­ which they gave a lifetime of service, would give them lecturer on the subject at Col­ a great deal of satisfaction. capable situation in a -cage of sion at Lopez Island, Wash., in umbia. - She was also Director January. We can do this by contributing to the Alumni Fund; guilt. There are several correct vis­ of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Anthony W. Bagnato, '42L has by giving something each year to our Alma Mater. How­ ual images whose impressions, if Association. recently passed away. ever great the gift, however small, the most important .somewhat in hindsight, speak Sr. Mary Dulcidy '41LS, has James V. Deegan '42C '48L has thing about it is that you give something; proof that of t e n more eloquently than recently passed away. recently passed away. whatever your station in life, however shabbily or hand­ Levitt's dialogue: the vermilion somely fate has treated you, your loyalty to your Alma lounge on which reposes the moral vermin of Dr. Wirz whose Mater still burns brightly. atrocities committed through an NO LEGAL OBLIGATION inverted obedience are the sub­ ject of the trial, and the judges, This year we are returning to the program of annual .sitting comfortably on plush giving by our Alumni and in this first year the goal is yellow-orange cushions bathed in numbers of givers rather than size of gifts. If we had a­ a soft saffron stream from win­ dows stage right. choice between 10,000 gifts of $10 each and 100 gifts of Mr. Ferrer's direction JD.USt $1,000 each, we would prefer the former even though it undoubtedly be credited; in such would involve a much more costly clerical operation. Of a small matter as blocking, how­ ~qurse we are avaricious enough to wish we could get ever, it seemed inexcusably both. The reason for this is more simple than it is clumsy. It would seem, too, that he had tampered with the sec­ apparent. When a college or a university is seeking funds ond act where the issues become from foundations -or private business, as our college is at times unbearably explicit. and as most colleges must today, the first thing that the prospective contributor inquires about is the loyalty of The Century Club the Alumni body and they are far m-ore interested in the numbers of givers than they are in the size of the Adds to Membership gifts. This is because they know that numbers of givers The Century Club of at. John's is a truer indication of loyalty than the size of gifts. Our University increased its member­ goal for the year 1959-60 is to have-every last member ship during a series of meetings of our Alumni give something, no matter how little. No held this semester-as the par­ ents of the freshmen pledged the one is going to weigh the gift you make. You are, you sum of $58,400 to the Building must be, the sole judge of that. Fund. None of us has any legal obligation to St. John's. Each year the parents are We ended that wl'len we paid our tuition bills, however asked to emoll in the Century Club, whose motto is "Builders small they were by today's standards. But deep down in of a University." In order to be­ our own hearts I am sure ·we must feel that we each come members, the parents are have a debt in conscience to St. John's that we can never asked to Pledge $500 over a 5 repay. We can only try. year period to the Development Text ot speech presented by State Assemblyman John J. Program of the University. This year marks the largest 'Jlyan, president oj the Alumni Federation, at the annual St. response to the appeal. Gerald George C. Scott (left) u Lt. Col. Chipman, questions Herbert Berghof, aa John's College Alumni Day October 17, 1959 at the Jamaica GaJvin 1s president of the Century Henry Wirz the defendant in "The Andersonville Trial." Defense eoUDII camuus. Club. ael Albert Dekker, playq Otis Baker., observes the proceedings closely. ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ALUMNI NEWS, FEBRUARY-- 1960 Course Chronicle (Continued from Page 2) iJr. Kenneth D. Wells, President of the Freedom Foundation •. spoke on "Ideological Backgrounds of the American Way of Life'" a., tb•· first session of the spring semester of St. John's Univer­ sit. ~r's Freedom Institute, on Saturday, F-ebruary 13 at the Jamaica c.1mpus. D · Wells has been president of the Freedom Foundation since 1949. He is a leading educ:-~tor and economist, and he has taught both economics and management relations at both the University of Akron and the University of Southern California. The Freedom Foundation was established at Valley Forge, Pa., m 1949 and it. makes cash awards and donates medals an­ nualy for outstanding sermons, editorials, cartoons, etc., on the AmPrican wa·y of life. The Philosophy of Science Institute at St. John's University - has received officia~ recognition, commendation and endorsement from the. Sacred Congregation- of Seminaries and Universities. :..l.omt Italy, it has been announced by Dr. Vincent E. Smith. Director of the Philosophy of Science Institute at St. John's. 111 a letter tfl Dr. Smith, Guiseppe Cardinal Pizzardo, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation, stated: ••we heartily approve of the doctrin'al foundation which under­ lies this important undertaking, more than ever timely in our · dayf:l of rapia technical progress. As you well pointed out, Tho­ mistic philosophic thought is especially 'qualified in the actual succf'ssion of systems, to safeguard the dignity of science in the secure certitude of truth. While the ever-increasing ~ tendeneies-. _ to relativism and subjectivism create in so many students a radkally negative attitude which they attempt to remedy in positivism and empiricism, the doctrine and wisdom, rightly qualified as 'perennial' are able to save many from scepticism and consequent. pessimism. "With feeling~ of high esteem and sincere respect, expressing FLYING HIGH~ Coach Joe Lapchick (2nd right. front) and Walter T. McLaughlin, director of athletics (parti· to you, our ardent wishes for the most laudatory and beneficial ally hidden behind Lapchick) lead the St. John'a Redmen aboard airliner which flew team to Midwest. success of your Philosophy of Science Institute." The Philosophy of Science Institute was established at St. John·s University last spring. The current program is a course Basketball: Redmen Win Nine In A Row In thP "Philosophy of Physics" wbich Is being given under the direction of Dr. Smith, who has invited a group of experts in the fields of philosophy and physics to address the class.

St. John's University has instituted a new program leading Kovac Leads Redman ResUrgence to the degree of bachelor of science in medical technology. The course calls for three years of study at the university, followed Somewhere out West the boys year Joe went West with a vet­ by one yel'r at Mary Immaculate Hospital of Medical Technology, became men and now suddenly eran team which went on to HELP WANTED Jamaica. The course is being administered through the St. John's St. John's is a power in college win the NIT crown and yet was University College of Pharmacy. basketball in the Metropolitan A special issue of the The first two years of study will be available at either the sent back with three straight Redm.an magazine will be area. drubbings. Brooklyn Center Ol' the Jamaica campus. The third year must devoted exclusively to the "The team seems to have After successive wins over be taken at Jama,ica. Graduates who successfully complete the alumni in scientific pur­ requirements wir be eligible for the examination given by the grown up," Joe Lapchick con­ Syracuse and Niagara, the Red· suits. The Editors would ceded cautiously upon the Red­ American Society of Clinical Pathologists for certification as men returned to MSG, for win appreciate any ·biographical medical technicians in hospitals, physicians' offices, biological men's triumphant return from number thirteen over West Vir­ information on former sci­ a long week-end in Milwaukee and chemical laboratories and governmental agencies, according ginia, the most satisfying for ence students. Our readers to Dr. Andrew J. Bartilucci, dean of the College of Pharmacy. and Chicago. Coach Joe Lapchick - in some are interested in knowing If so, this is exactly what time. A definite underdog, the about you, your position, coach Lapchick has been wait­ young Redmen played the game research, graduate study, ing for ever since the season of their lives as they dumped etc. in the scientific field. began for him with explosive the then number four team, Forward any information to Jon Lee Starring on Broadway young material set on a long, 79-73. The victory was a tribute, the Alumni Relations Of­ "green" fuse. not only to the players, but to fice, St. John's University, Lapchick was delighted with a fine coaching and scouting job. Grand Central and Utopia In ~Flower Drum Song' Musical Parkways', J a m a i c a 32, developments in the Midwest, The Fordham win was less N.Y., attention of the Red­ particularly with Ivan Kovac. spectacular but none the less This month's personality is a man Editor. The soph backcourt fl.ash who sweet, especially in view of the 26-year-old, half Korean, half had been a bit of a fizzle pre­ Rams upset of last year's NIT Irish lad named Jon Lee. viously finally came to life as a champs in overtime. Ivan Kovac, SMITH A graduate of St. John's Col­ ballhandler and scorer against looking more and more like Al lege in 1956, and N.Y.U. from Marquette. Seiden, led the scorers with 24 (Continued from Page 1) which he holds a masters degree in speech therapy, Jon has had a Ivan had collected only eight points, while Tony Jackson was distinguished member of the year-he had been elected to a diversified career since he left poi~ts in the 69-63 win over his consistent self, hitting for Marquette, but it was his drib­ 23. The team's record as of the full 14-year term as of that the Jamaica campus. bling and ballhandling, combined Fordham game stood at 14:..5. Jan. 1. Formerly a Blue Cross sales­ with his needle threading passes, Retired Justice John Macerate, man and baby photographer, Jon that enabled the Redmen to one of the speakers at the club took over for one week during outmaneuver the M 1 1 w auk e e dinner" paid tribute that night the Christmas holidays for Ed five's press. Then in Chicago, Reading Clinic Offers to Justice Smith, using these Ken n y, vacationing star of Kovac hit his individual high of words that today are a most .. Flower Drum Song/' He has the season with 23 points in the Ten-Week Program fitting epitaph: been in the show since it began '14-59 walloping of Loyola. "I never saw a man come to a year ago as the understudy to Businessmen, Lawyers. Doc· the bench with a finer .following the lead, and appears through­ "Leroy was good too,'' said of friends. Nor have I ever seen Lapchick, speaking of Leroy tors, Teachers, Students and out in various parts. He is being those requred to do extensive the brethren of the bench wel­ considered to take the lead in Jon Lee Ellis, his 6-9 80ph cent-er whose come a new appointee more. 'rebounding is beginning to liven reading will profit from a special the show when it leaves Broad­ ten-week course at St. John's Judge Smith came with clean way sometime in May, to go on for a lead role in MGM's forth­ up the faces of his teammates hands,, a pure heart and an coming ..Bridge to the Sun:• and St. John's fans. University beginning Thursday, tour of the United States. .March 3. upstanding character before God As an undergraduate Jon was based on the true story of a Fact is,~ all the- Redmen were young Japanese diplomat who The Reading Clinic will a1ford --the perfect trilogy for a good ·continually active in debate, dra­ good-Tony Jackson, Willie Hall, marries a Southern girl prior to these individuals the opportunity Judge." matics and the Glee Club, as he .Bud Pascal and even a hitherto to increase their on-the-job effi­ possesses a fine singing voice. Pearl Harbor. unknown backcourt benchwarmer ciency and productivity, by the ''The greates·t thrill of my life "Roles for Orientals are get­ named Frank O'Hara. This six­ reading of correspondence, re· including my brief career on ting more plentiful, but like all f-oot sub who saw practically no ports and articles faster and with Letters Broadway, was being selected good things, must someday come action until the Western trip, greater comprehension. into the Skull and Circle in my to an end." played 17 minutes against Mar­ Just a word of congratulations senior year, and finally valedic­ When and if this day comes, quette and the same against A trained staff of reading ex­ for the very presentable and ac­ show business's loss will be some perts· under the direction of Dr. torian for the college gradua­ Loyola. ceptable first edition of the university's gain. C. J. DeCotiis, will conduct this Alumni News. tion." "They were making the plays,'' course. Specal mechanical, sci­ I thought that its format is in His real name is John. "The Lapchick said, explaining the entific and instructional proced· complete accord with the sug­ 'Jon' is not affectation," he pro· COL EGE BANQUET Redmen's improvement. "They ures and equipment will improve gestions of the Committee of tests, "Equity made me change had more poise and handled the your skills in both pleasure read­ Recommendation and I was very it because my name conflicted The 79th Annual Reunion and press without fiustering. They ing and technical reading . . pleased with the results. with another 1tctor's." Dinner of St. John's College reacted p_erfectly." This program 1s part of st. Thank you for your efforts and The 'young performer has ap~ Alumni Association will be held This is St. John's first suc­ · John's School of Education Read­ much success ·with future edi­ peared on many TV shows, in­ April 21 at the Jamaica campus, cessful western invasion since ing Clinic s·eries which has helped tions·. eluding ''Bilka", and was seen it has been-announced by Walter the days of Bob Zawoluk and hundreds at all levels from grade Cordially, in ''Auntie Mame" with Greer B. Bruce '30C, president of the Jack McMahon 1n 1951-~2. Last school to graduate school. James E. McGinniss '49C '51L Garson. He Js being considered College Alumni. ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ALUMNI NEWS, FEBRUARY 1960

. ' Law Alumni Homecoming Day At Brooklyn Center March 26 The 5th Annual Homecoming will be the principal speaker at Day of the St. John's University the General Assembly, which will School of Law Alumni, to be also feature a report to the held Saturday, March 26, at the alumni by Rev. ·William F. Cahill, University's Brooklyn Center (96 acting dean of the School of Schermerhorn St.) will include Law; and an address by Very a luncheon and four panel ses­ Rev. John A. Flynn, C.M., presi­ sions on legal topics, it has been dent of St. John's University. announced by Supreme Court The co-chairman of the Res­ Justice John E. Cone Jr. '31L, ervation Committee for the general chairman for the Home­ Homecoming will be: Capt. coming. George Hempstead '48L, Assem­ The Homecoming Day program blyman Stanley Steingut '48L, will 'commence at 11 a.m. with Bernadette Dolan '38L and four panel sessions on current Maxine Duberstein '46L. topics of interest to the legal f1 reception will be held im­ profession, on the following mediately following the General topics: Negligence, Trial Prac­ Assembly. Registration for the day-long tice, Surrogates Practice, and The paths of two School of Law alumni cross as Hon. John S. Bennett Real Estate Practice. affair will be from 10:30 a.m. to 11 :00 a.m. at the Brooklyn '38 (left) administers oath of ·office of City Court Judge of Glen Cove, The prominent speakers on the Center. to Joseph W. Muldoon '52 (right). Judge Bennett is Surrogate of Nassau. panels will include Surrogate Maxmillian Moss, Emil Z. Ber­ man, Harry Gair, Joseph Leahy, Saul :f'romkes '28L, Leon Morgan, Pat Fagan, Fred Garfield, Paul Alumni Gazette Powers, Robert L. Klein. After the noon-hour luncheon, '25C. Louis ·R. Pagano has been cotic addicts, and possible solu­ of Hawkins, Delafield and Wood, '49Com. John T. Flack has re­ newly elected Chief Judge of the appointed first assistant corpora­ tions to combat the drug .menace. of New York City. cently been appointed an Assis­ New York State Court of Appeals tion counsel for the City of Mt. tant Cashier in the operating Charles S. Desmond '57 Han. Vernon, N.Y. '42G. Gertrude E. Unser has '51C. John Vincent Price, M.D., Division of The First National ·been appointed as one of the participated in a world wide City Bank in New York City. '27C. - Dr. Harold P. Cobin was first distaff members of the conference .sponsored by the Lis­ duly elected to Omicron Kappa Board of Examiners a,t the Board bon Medical Scientific Society in '57C. Walter Brady recently re­ Upsilon, an International Hon­ of Education Headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal. turned from a successful debut orary Dental Fraternity, which Brooklyn. in the winter baseball league in is the Phi Beta Kappa of Den­ '40Com '52L. Philip Haas, Jr., Venezuela, and will go to spring tistry. Dr. Cobin received the '42C. Martin W. Bergin has been has been elected to the position training with the Boston Red traditional gold key and scroll appointed Manager in the Se­ of assistant secretary by the Sox. at the Columbia University chap­ curity Custody Department of Board of Directors of Fairchild ter of the fraternity where he is the _ Federal Reserve Bank of Camera and Instrument Corpo­ '57Com. Remigio Ferrara is now a faculty member. The election New York. Prior to his promo­ ration. serving his third term as the was designated to him for his tion, Mr. Bergin was a Special Queens County Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. contributions to the science, ar·t Assistant in the Personnel De­ '52C. Alfred Borrello, has been and literature of dentistry. partment and Publications Divi­ chosen as a judge in the 36th sion's Chief. '58L. James M. Catterson- re­ Annual C o 1 u m b i a Scholastic signed as Assistant Attorney '28C '31L. William L. Schrauth Press Association Contest. The was the guest of honor at the General of New York State, and '43Com. Arthur I. Kravitz has contest is held on a nationwide joined the staff of the U.S. At­ Annual Communion Breakfast of been appointed the executive level and is open to all secondary the Holy Name Society of St. torney of the Eastern District vice president of Huber·th & Hu­ school publications. of New York. · Hon. Charles S. Desmond Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Cen­ berth, Inc., New York Realtors. tre, N.Y. Mr. Schrauth is the '53L. Alfons G. Hutter, is a Pat­ retiring president of the society. ent Attorney in the Mechanical Engineering field, at the General '29L. Morfis Rochman, president Electric ·Company in Schenec­ Calendar of REF Manufacturing Corpora­ tady, New York. tion of Mineola, N.Y., has been F eb. 21' elected president of the Long '53L. William J. Pentak, has been BASKETBALL. ~ t. Johns v.. Temple Island Association, a regional (away) , admitted to the Albany, N.Y. law chamber of commerce. PHYSICS INSTITUTE, L ecturer: Rev. firm of Dugan, Barkhu:ff and De. Gerald B. Phelan. " The Two Types Dugan as a partner. of Science Concerning Nature." 10:50 '32P. Herbert D. Bank has been P. F. Ashier Patricia Mulvey A . ~f. t o 12 :35 P . ~L elected president of the Con­ M. W. Bergin John-J. Bellizzi (see '42C) (see '39P) '54C. James. E. Clines has been (see '35Com) (see '59G) March 3 . solidated Brooklyn Retail Phar­ appointed Production Editor of BASKETBALL. St. John'• n. N.Y.U. macists for 1960. the St. John's University Press (MSG). '44P. Irving B. Curchack has re.:. '59UC. Joseph DiSomma has 1n Jamaica, -N.Y. Mr. Clines is been appoi:n.ted and assigned as '33P. Anthony A. Scelfo is now cently been appointed Manage­ March 10 also the Production Editor of the a chemist in the Oral Products L AW ALUMNI. Informal lunch eon, Chief Pharmacist at Terrace ment Research Project Supervi­ new Alumni newspaper, and Lawyers Club, 115 Broadway, N.Y.C. Formulations Group at the Col­ Heights Hospital in Hollis, N.Y. sor for Schering Corporation, the Alumni magazine. B.4.SKETBALL. National Invita tional Bloomfield, N.J. A registered gate Research Laboratories in Tournament. F irst R ound & Quarter Jersey City, N.J. '35Com. RADM Philip F. Ashier pharmacist, Mr. Curchack is a Finals. (MSG) . '54L. William E. Malarkey, an (USN, ret.) has been appointed member of the American, Penn­ attorney with New York offices, '59NE. Henry A. Girouard, R.N., :!\larch 15 to the business education faculty sylvania State, and Allegheny was appointed a director of the }' R E EDOl\1 INSTITUTE. Lecturer: Dr. of Pensacola Junior College, County Pharmaceutical Associa­ chief supervising nurse at Brook­ P aul Levack " The Historical Signifi· N.Y. State Young Democrats. lyn State Hospital, was named cance of the Fall of F rance in 1940." Pensacola, Fla. Admiral Ashier tions. 1 0:50 A .M . to 12 :35 P .M. will join PJC from a Naval treasurer of the Nurses Associa­ tion of the Counties of Long Assignment with the joint chiefs '48C. Louis A. Contini has been '54L. Marie L. McCann, former March 17 Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Island, Inc. PHARl\UCY CONGRESS. Jamaica of staff, Washington, D.C. appointed manager of · market campus. Day l ong affair begins at development of Monsanto Chem­ Eastern District of New York, 9:30 A .M. joins the staff of the Justice '59C. Eugene D. Maldonato has '35L. John J. McCarthy has been ical Company's Plastics Division BASKETBALL. NIT. Semi-Finals (MSG). Department in Washington, D.C., been appointed an assistant en­ appointed Buyer for the Syclor at Springfield, Mass. as a trial counsel. gineer in the Central Reliability March 19 Corporation of New York. He Engineering Department of the B.\.SKETBALL. NIT. Finals (MSG). was previously associated wi-th '48C. Henry King Jr., managing Air Armament Division of SperrY Link Radio Corporation as Di­ editor of the Top Trotter Maga­ '55L. Patrick F. Guiney, an at­ 1\Iarcb 26 torney, has been added to tha Gyroscope Company in Great LAW ALUl\INI. 5 th Annu al Homecominr. rector of Procurement. zine for the past seven years, has Neck, N.Y. To b e h eld a t Law School. 96 Scherm· joined the publicity staff of staff of Nassau District Attorney erh orn St., Brooklyn, N .Y . Manuel W. Levine. '36P. Alexander Milhauser was Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, FREEDOM INSTITUTE. Lecturer: Dr. '59NE. Martha Flynn is a faculty Charles De Koninck. "Experimental elected 1st Vice President of N.Y. member of Seton Hall's School of Science: A Continu ation o:l' Philosophy" Queens County Pharmaceutical '56L. Richard A. Lee has been Nursing. 10 :50 A.~L to 12:35 P .M. Society for 1960. '49Com. Harold Duhl, has been appointed Deputy Town Attorney of Huntlngto!l, New York.. April 9 appointed Supervisor of Internal '596. Patricia Ann Mulvey haa FREEDOl\1 INSTITUTE. Lecturer: Dr. · '39P. John J. Bellizzi has been Audit for the St. Regis Paper been appointed Administrative Tibor Halasi-Kun. " Pan Aralbism, Pan· appointed Chief of the Narcotic Company of New York City. '57P. Sister , Thomas of the Im- Assistant of the University Presa Turld sm, and Soviet Russian Langu· age Policy." 10 :50 A .M . to :35 P.M. Control Section of the N.Y. State maculate D~W., is the chief ·at st. John's university. Department of Health. Mr. Bel­ '50Com. Gerry Calabrese, is a Pharmacist at Maryview Hospi- April 21 lizzi delivered an address on m,ember of the Board of Public tal, Portsmouth, Va.. '59Com. Francis D. Ponzio is an (JOLLEGE ALilliNI. 79 th Annua.l Colleg-e Banquet. To be h eld at the ·Jama.ica "The Problem of Narcotics in Utilities Commissioners in New­ Administrative Elliineer with campus. N.Y. State" before the New York ark, N.J. Mr. Calabrese was the '48C. Richard Francis Fahrner, Burroughs Research Corpora·tion branch of the American Phttrma­ Captain of the 1949-50 Redmen has been appointed manager of May H in Norristown, Pa. PHYSICS INSTITUTE. Lect urer: Rev. ceutical Association at the N.Y. ba-sketball team. the ordinary new business de­ D r. Benedict M. Asllley, O.P. "Does Academy of Sciences. In his talk, partment of the Northeast Life '59C. Vincent A. Ciminera is an N atural Science Attain Nature or Only Mr. Bellizzi spoke of the treat­ 'SOL. Gerard Fernandez, has been t he Phenomena?'' 10 :50 A.M. to Insurance Co. of New York, Jn operations research analyst with 1 2:36 P.M. ment and rehabilitation o.f nar- made a member of the law :firm the Mt. Vernon, N.Y. omce. mM at Owego, N.Y.