The Cowl, January 10, 1962
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Subscriber's Address ON THE SPOT ON CAMPUS SINCE 1935 VOL. XXIV, No. 9— Ten Pages PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, PROVIDENCE, R. I., JANUARY 10, 1962 10 CENTS A COPY Tickets for Conservative Club Friars' Formal Has First Meeting A well-organized program helped Providence Col• lege's newly formed Conservative Club get off to a Are Available healthy start last Sunday evening in Albertus Magnus John Manley and Paul Keo- Hall. hane, co-chairmen of the annual The well-attended initial meet• Friars' Formal, announced that ing of the group was marked club on a formal basis to the tickets for the dance are now by the election of officers and campus, the two movies and the on sale. Bids for the affair, the presentation of two movies short talk by Bernard LaFoley by the Committee for American of the Committee for American which is to be held at the Wan- Freedom. The two movies were Freedom seemed to steal the namoisett Country Club in East the controversial "Operation show from the club. Providence, on Friday evening, Abolition," and "Communist En• The movie "Communist En• February 9, from 9 p.m. to 1 circlement—1961." circlement—1961" showed how a.m., are priced at $4.00, and the communists have gained Although the meeting was control over countries and how are available from any member primarily held to introduce the far Communism has advanced of the Friars' Club. Music will in the world today. It stressed IS THIS HOW FAR the PC students' fight against be provided by the Top-H£-tters, Communism goes — the Cafe tables?? (See Page 2). that the American people must under the direction of Walter —COWLfoto by Foley not be apathetic or unconcerned with the Communist threat, but Lonszak. HUAC Defends rather that they become alert, "Ticket sales are encouraging responsible citizens willing to and we expect this dance to be Frisco Riot Film meet any challenge that would a great social success," said SC Directory Larger; endanger their freedom. Manley. The dance will be With Report "Operation Abolition" dis• highlighted by the raffling of cussed the Communist move• a door prize and the selection The House Committee on ment which is trying to do away of a Queen. Given with ID Card Un-American Activities is• with the House Un-American sued a report defending its Activities Committee. The film "Anyone who remembers last Today the Student Congress is distributing both its Student Congress Activity Card and the new Student controversial film "Operation showed how the Communist year's Friars' Formal will be Abolition" as a "superior" docu• leaders on the West Coast used anxious to attend this one," con• Directory. The card will cost fifty cents while the direc• mentary, last Thursday. college students as stooges to cluded Manley, "which promises tory will be given gratis to those students who pay for promote their aim of destroy• to be even bigger and better." their cards. The 80 page report which ing the internal security pro• The directory is twice as dealt with 28 specific com- | gram of the United States. plaints about the film was pub• Officers of the club were large as last year's. It has lished to supplement an earlier I larger print along with a bet• elected by the members. Ray defense of the filmed account ] Lajunesse, former temporary ter quality of paper. Students College Radio Receives Aid- of disturbances during the May chairman, was elected perma• may purchase the card during 1960 hearings in San Francisco. nent chairman. Vice-chairman the noon hour in both cafe• "The committee certainly is Thomas Pyter and Francis Carrier Transmitter Sought terias and at the dinner hour does not claim that the film Murphy was elected treasurer. in Raymond Hall for the period 'Operation Abolition' is per• The other officer posts of cor• By Jim Foley of about a week. fect, but it is convinced that responding and recording secre• despite a minor error or two tary went to Mike Murphy and Providence College campus radio station WDOM Joe Hall, President of the (Continued on Page 2) Ken Wilhem, respectively. has been granted financial assistance from the College Student Congress, commented by the Very Rev. Vincent C. Dore, it was announced that "75 percent of the active earlier this week by station taugh. The only remaining ob- students will consider that pay• moderator Rev. Walter A. Mur-1 stacle to their going on the air ing fifty cents is the least they is the securing of the proper can do in consideration of the Feb. 23 Date Set carrier-current transmitter. Con• situation of the Congress." He cerning this Father Murtaugh stated that the "Directory alone said, "We are awaiting word is worth the price of member• For Military Ball Congress Party, from some companies on the ship." new transmitter now." Hall warned that the activity The Annual Military Ball sponsored by the Cadet Toy Collection In an interview with Stephen card must be presented in or-Officers' Honor Club will take place on February 23 from (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 4) 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet. Music will be supplied by Ed Drew's band' Are Successful and its accompanying singer. supplied in the near future. During the month of De• Both ROTC cadets and other Cadet Captain John Roche, students are invited to this vice-president of the club and cember, 1961, the Student Alumni Announce Plans formal, non-floral dance. Tick• liasion officer for the military Congress inaugurated what ets will be put on sale at five ball committee, stated that the is hoped to be an annual For Annual Weekend dollars each. Bids will be sold club "hopes to approximate or practice. At the St. Francis bas• Mr. Paul Conley of the and Boston University. A by members of the club. More outdo last year's ball, which was Alumni office announced that post-game reunion highlighted complete information will be a complete success." Cadet ketball game the Congress col• Roche expects that "all cadets lected $217. for its Christmas Alumni Weekend will be held by an informal dance will be held immediately after the and future officers will be in Fund. the weekend of February attendance at this military af• 16th, 17th, and 18th. The ini• basketball game. Sunday morning the Alum• Junior Ring Dance fair." For further information In addition, the toy collec• tial event of the weekend will concerning tickets, the chair• tion conducted at the College be the Alumni Ball, a formal ni will attend eleven o'clock Mass at Aquinas chapel. The man of the ticket committee, netted five large cartons of dinner-dance in the cafeteria To Be Held Feb. 16 Cadet J. R. Manley, should be toys. Th*se toys were sent to of Alumni Hall on Friday Mass will be celebrated by Father Dore and will be fol• The Junior Class Ring Dance contacted. The chairman of the the State Children's Orphanage, night, beginning at 7:30. will be held on Friday evening, Program Committee is Cadet the Plain Street Recreation lowed by brunch at Alumni Saturday evening festivities Hall. February 16, from 8:30 to 12:30, Lawrence Redmond. Cadets Center, and the Ladd School Frank Pietrowski and Terry Mc• will begin with the Alumni General chairman for Alum• it was announced today by Jo• for Retarded Children. Carthy are the Military Ball co• dinner at Alumni Hall at ni Weekend is Frank Pa- seph Walsh, president of the ordinators. The president of Also, during December, Jim which the college faculty will rente, class of '50. Music for class. The annual affair will be the club, Cadet George R. Hadnot, Vin Ernst, and Carl be guests. The Arieger both dances will be provided held at the Midville Country Freese, believes that all those Spencer, five members of the Awards will be made at this by Vin Capone, class of '26, Club in Natick, Rhode Island. attending the Ball will have a Student Congress, and four non- time to the various varsity and his orchestra. Attend• Bids are $3.00 per couple and thoroughly enjoyable evening. members conducted a party at sports captains. ance for Friday night is ex• will go on sale after exams in Howard. This was the first such Guest invitations will be sent That same evening the pected to be around five hun• Raymond and Alumni Halls. All party by college students at the to the President of the College Alumni will view the contest dred; for Saturday, around ; proceeds will be used to defray ward, and the children were seven hundred fifty. (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 6) between Providence College 2 THE COWL, JANUARY 10, 1962 WORLD AFFAIRS ProvidenceCoIlege Editorial Offices Helpful Sources Providence 8,R.I. Harkins Hall In Understanding Atlantic Trade Alliance By Michael J. McIntyre Of Communism The present trend in world roads of the I'M into exports MEMO FROM THE EDITOR: trade alliances, if followed to! or home markets will be slight Atheistic Communism is fruition, will lead to the unifica• Further, if the present trend the chief enemy of our tion of the United States and started by increasing the deple• Any student who has asked himself the Christian society, and it is Canada along with most of Wes• tion allowance in the textile in• question: "What can I do against com• the moral duty of Ameri• tern Europe, into the greatest dustry is extended, America can 1 cans to know the nature of economic block in world his• look forward to an excellent munism?' would have done well to attend the enemy.