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Vol. XLVIII, No.6 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D. C. Thursday, March 10, 1966 Student Body Reiects Unification E.C. Turnount Insufficient To Validate Entire Vote; Fernandez To Leave; Nurses O.K. Constitution by Terry Fortune Dept. Heads Resign The question of unification by Pat Moran was settled temporarily last Dr. Franklin B. Williams Friday, when 87.5 percent of and Dr. Jesse Mann have re the College students going to signed their positions as the polls voted to rej ect the heads of the English and Phi proposed constitution. By con losophy Departments. firming the earlier action of Dr. Williams has been a teacher the Yard Council, this vote at Georgetown since 1939 and and the low turnout on the Chairman of the English Depart . East Campus effectively killed ment for the last seven years. He any chance of Student Coun told The HOYA that there was "no THUMBS DOWN ON UNIFICATION ... Unification was defeated element of dissatisfaction" in his last week by a combination of the College's voting opposition and the cil unification in the near fu decision. Rather, he felt he had fact that Jess than 40 percent of the East Campus students ~oted. ture. "devoted his share of effort to an The College voted against hoth the proposed Constiuttion and the In the East Campus, 74.3 per exhausting and difficult job." He principle of unification. cent of the voters approved the thought that a younger man should L:....:..=---.:.--------------------------- constitution, but the total number take over. of voters represented less than For much the same reason, "na the required 40 percent of the stu tural rotation," Dr. Jesse Mann of Archivist-Priest Dies dent body necessary to validate the the Philosophy Department asked election.. In numerical terms, the to be relieved of his duties as de East Campus voted 580-214 to ac partmental chairman. A nineteen cept the constitution. year veteran at Georgetown, Dr. After Fruitful Career Mann has headed the department Constitution Rejected since 1961. He told The HOYA The Rev. William C. Repetti, Gonzaga College and George Wash In the Yard poll, 1001, or 67 per that "the post should regularly be S ..T., 82, died last week at George ington University before entering cent of the registered college stu transferred from one man to an town University Hospital after a the Society of Jesus. dents went to the polls. 874 of DR. FRANKLIN B. WILLIAMS other." But, Dr. Mann's resigna long illness. Father Repetti had . The four basement rooms of the these rejected the constitution, tion was returned to him by the been archivist at Georgetown for archives contain items including while 127 approved it. A second Rev. Gerard Campbell, S.J., Pres 21 years. Mark Twain's 855-page handwrit question on the College referendum ident of the University, who has Father Repetti entered the So ten manuscript 6f Tom Sawyer, an dealt with the principle of unifica O'Keefe Honored; asked him to retain the office for ciety of Jesus in 1907. He studied 1842 copy of The Star-Spangled tion, and 69.2 percent of the college one more year. Dr. Mann has Seismology at St. Louis University Banner in Francis Scott Key's students voting responded by re agreed to do so. and was ordained in Dahlgren handwriting, and documents signed jecting unification in principle, Room Charge Hit Offered Appointment Chapel. In 1928 he went to the by every President of the United while 30.8 percent approved it. Dr. Joseph A. Fernandez, a non Philippines to teach school in Ma States. In the Nursing School, 90.7. per by College Synod tenured member of the Spanish nila and found that the Philippines In addition to this collection of cent of the nurses voting favored Department, will be going to East lacked a weather bureau. A group historical artifacts the University unification. Vote totals in the Due to the absence of Rev. Brian Carolina College next year. As a of priests set up a weather station Archives also contain many paint Nursing School were 175 in favor. McGrath, S ..T., Vice-President For result of a National Defense Edu to make official observations and ings, pieces of sculpture, and ob of unification, and 18 opposed. Academic Affairs, there was a lack cation Act Seminar held at East Father Repetti became Chief of jects of art. Included in the Uni OnJy Course of significant action at this week's Carolina last summer, Dr. Fernan Seismology. In 1942, when the Jap versity's one million dollar art col In order that unification be ac College Council meeting. However, dez was offered an appointment for anese took control of the Philip lection are Rembrandt's "Portrait the Council did present an honorary cepted, it was required that aU this academic year, which he was pines, Father Repetti was taken of a Man," Velasquez's "Queen membership to Thomas O'Keefe, unable to accept, having previously prisoner. He was imprisoned until three voting areas approve the new retiring Coach of Basketball. contracted with Georgetown. Dr. 1945, during which time he lost 50 Mariana of Austria," and Philip constitution. Since the Yard has Accepting the award, Coach Fernandez told The HOYA, "I pounds. Released at the end of Wouverman's "The Horse Fair." rejected it, and the East Campus O'Keefe said, "Well, we didn't express no dissatisfaction with the war, he returned to George Fr. Repetti and Dr. Erik Larsen, referendum was declared invalid, make the NIT." O'Keefe went on Georgetown. The University has town to become archivist. head of the Fine Arts Department, the only course open to the pro to say that Georgetown deserved a been very good to me." At East Father Repetti was a native of were in charge of the Archives ponents of unification is to draw up bid and it would be a worthwhile (Continued on Page 7) Washington and attended the old and art collection. a new constitution, and seek ap project for the Council to investi proval of it next year. In view of gate the matter. He thanked the the strong opposition to unification Council for this honor and ex in the College, however, it is doubt pressed his appreciation to the Uni ful that such a step will be taken versity for its treatment of him Senate Power Requested; in the near future. during his stay at Georgetown. Eleventh Hour Donald .T. Mrozek, Chairman of Prior to last week's referendum, the Campus Facilities Committee, frantic campaigning by both sides informed the Council that room Salaries Rated Mediocre indicated the keen interest which costs at Georgetown are among the by Sims Kline Only within the last three years opponents and proponents had in highest on the East Coast. He noted has the University begun to sub the issue. Pre-referendum activity two exceptions: New York Univer "We are at the crossroads," de mit figures to. the annual American was capped by an eleventh-hour sity, which charges five dollars clared Dr. Thomas P. McTighe, Association of University Profes debate held in the Hall of Nations more per year for a suite in a Chairman of the Provisional Fac sors salary poll. Each year the on Thursday, March 3. Represent Greenwich Village apartment com utly Assembly, forerunner of a AAUP published a detailed statis ing the affirmative on the constitu plex, and Mount Vernon Junior Col permanent Faculty Senate. Dis tical analysis of faculty rank and tion were Chris Glynn (S.F.S. '66) lege in Washington. cussing the recent faculty resig salary scales at nearly 760 par and Bill Clinton (S.F.S. '68), while Robert McDermott, Editor of the nations, Dr. McTighe predicted ticipating institutions. The report Carl Morelli and Don Mrozek (Coll. Journal, told the Council that the that "if the Senate is not success distinguishes six "compensation" '66) spoke for the negative. Georgetown Historical Society, ful in establishing greater faculty grades (salary plus other count Mrozek founded by former Yard President influence in University affairs, con able financial benefits) for each of Clinton and Glynn stressed the Nicholas .T. Nastasi, "existed." ditions will be far worse than the four ranks of full, associate, McDermott went on to explain that these departures indicate." need for a unified front, and ex and assistant professors, and in pounded on the wastefulness of the the ad hoc Council committee to In a HOYA interview last week, s t r u c tor s. The compensation study the proposed Board of Re the Assembly Chairman stressed present system. Morelli, on the grades range from A to F. other hand, stated that, "There is view for student pUblications had the need for "real authority" to be In its report, "The Economic met with Rev. Anthony .T. Zeits, no indication that unification would given to the new faculty group, Status of the Profession, 1964-65," build a unified front," and pointed S ..T., Director of the S.P.O., and and expressed his opinion that a the AAUP Bulletin of last .Tune had achieved a consensus. to what he considered numerous strong and responsible Senate is lists these figures for Georgetown: successes of the present system Frank Keating, President of the the best instrument to improve the average compensation of the Yard, informed the Council that this year. Mrozek attacked the faculty-Administration relations. full-time faculty of 273-excluding proposed constitution on technical the Student Leadership Prayer One of the concerns of the fac the non-lay faculty and Medical Breakfast was scheduled for Sat- grounds, employing a Buckley-style ulty, however, in its relations with Dental faculties-was $9,088, cor- oratory to the amusement of those (Continued on Page 7) the University, is that of salaries.