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Exclusive: AND g>an Jfrancfeco Jfogrjorn Night Patrols, OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Walkie-Talkie VOLUME 48 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1957 . H&fe»iBi No. 14 owaown Defeat Raids By WARREN HINCKLE FOGHORN Staff Writer USF students took a firm hitch in the clappers of their two stolen bells and, following successful retaliatory raids on campus Wednesday and Thursday evenings, formed a mobile BSC Award Goes Vigilante committee that beat off five attempted attacks over the weekend. Much to the disappointment of the defenders, no shaved heads were obtained. The patrols, which began Friday evening, were highlighted by Monday's all night stand in which a walkie-talkie commu Down to Defeat nication system between 'control' on Phelan Hall roof and five cars stationed at strategic points about campus directed the operations of nine "pursuit" cars. Any prospective raiders, however, steered clear of campus on the eve of the game al BOX Schneider Proposes $50.00 Hilltop Hosts 300 though trying to repeat their painting performance twice on EXCLUSIVE PHOTO — Here they are — Mr. X and Mr. Y Friday and once on Saturday and Sunday. of USF, Santa Clara, and the Chronicle fame hold the trea SCORE sure they gave up a*night's sleep for. In an exclusive story The following is a tally of Salaries For Upper Table Future Teachers In VIGILANTES HOLD EAST BAY'ERS below the perpetrators of this "ghastly" crime tell how they how the Student Legislature A group of unsuspecting St. Mary's students drove onto managed to obtain the Santa Clara Victory Bell. By DON HALOG Education Meeting the grounds during the St. Mary's-USF game and were imme voted on a $210 scholarship FOGHORN News Editor for BSC Chairman Ray Ca diately stopped by a vanguard of Irish Club members who had saudoumecq from the Cam The fussing and feuding which has rocked the Student If a large number of faculty just arrived on campus themselves to begin guard duty. They pus Improvement Fund: Legislature these many weeks finally came to a head last and prospective teachers work immediately "kicked them out" and proceeded to acquire a PRO Monday. ing for their credentials large pair of hair shears to be in readiness for the next Philanthropists Tell After the politicians had virtually run the well dry dis weren't enough for one uni attack. The final attempt Friday evening, and those on Satur Bianco Heinsius day and Sunday all came in the early hours of the morning Podesta Gleason cussing the matter first moved last December 10, BSC Chair versity campus, the Education man Ray Casaudoumecq's proposed scholarship was nixed Club has invited some 300 as and each time the suspect cars were chased out of the area Antonsen Bondanza and failed to return. CON promptly at 3:45 p.m. (see box). piring teachers from forty-six Intimate Details Cerini Lounibos Out of this sudden thumbs-down decision by the twenty- high schools to invade the hill Students began the patrols after St. Mary's made a paint (Editor's note: On the morning of Wednesday, February 6 Mathews Mulholland man group, however, emerged a compromise motion voiced top for an education confer ing raid on the side of Phelan Hall Wednesday night and Santa at the time the San Francisco Chronicle released the story, Skidmore Schneider by Soph Representative Ber ence from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clara stole trophies from the Block Club room Thursday the FOGHORN was contacted by a member of the raiding nie Schneider. principle to judge. I can just tomorrow. night. Both raids apparently came about as the result of pub Trumbower Fracisco ify this type of scholarship." licity the Dons received from the stealing of two Santa Clara party which successfully "swiped" the prize Victory Bell Hinckle Schneider, who had pre According to Dr. John De- at Santa Clara. At that time it was agreed that the FOG viously been a staunch pro- The former All-American vine, assistant professor of bells, one the Victory Bell (which is now safely hidden by USF HORN would be given exclusive rights of the inside de Casaudoumecq supporter prep footballer then announc education, the purpose of the student body officials) and the other the Hollar Bell that was tails regarding the plot. Photographs, moreover, were Point System For but who voted against the ed that, in view of the in conference, themed "Tomor rung during Bronco football games in the past. (Whereabouts supplied as proof of the integrity of the individual. One scholarship in the final creased USF enrollment in re row's Teachers Prepare To of this bell remain unknown.) of these is shown above. As of press time, the identity of showdown, moved that a cent years and a corresponding day," is to "encourage worthy, upswing in the work of the X2 AND Y2 REMOVE DOORS the individuals responsible for the deed still remains a Clubs Set Up $50-a-year salary from the young high school students to The sudden outbreak of campus raiding and publicity secret—this despite word that Rev. Francis Moore, S.J., General Student Activities Board of Student Control, a consider the possibilities of a grant of $150 a semester, in began on the first of February, when San Francisco dailies Dean of Men, has completely exonerated them. Although For Mardi Gras Fund be granted to five career in the teaching profes carried a story supposedly phoned in by "University of San the Chronicle had indicated the prize "ding-dong" had members of the Executive stead of the proposed $210, be sion and to take constructive With prizes procured, prep made to- Casaudoumeeq. Francisco students" that they had stolen Santa Clara's "bell". *«en carried away viore than a month previously, ihe fact arations set, and policies estab Committee: (1) ASUSF See action on the acute problem of The papers checked with Santa Clara and found that someone tspiat it was accomplished during the busiest time on any lished, the Mardi Gras Com retary, (2) BSC Chairman, "DRAW A LINE" teacher shortage." had removed the doors of their field house that evening and campus—the final examination week of January 20.) (3) Head Yell Leader, (4) After Bondanza seconded removed what has come to be known as the "hollar" bell, mittee .headed by Chairman Clubs Representative, (5) Planned by the USF Edu Joe Bondanza, is placing spec the motion, Senior Repre cation Club, the education leaving a note on USF stationery bearing "thanks for making By X AND Y NFCCS Senior Delegate. sentative Tom Mathews (as told to Don Halog) ial emphasis on pushing ticket Club, the education faculty, it so easy for us to get the bell". sales and mobilizing volun Schneider's motion was then stood up and declared "we and the California Teachers But the real, the Victory bell, Santa Clara sources We arrived at our destination, the Santa Clara campus, at teers to work in the booths as tabled until next week by a have not so grown that $150 Association, the conference proudly proclaimed, was still safely hidden on the Santa approximately four o'clock in the afternoon. Upon arrival we the dates of March 1 and 2, of vote of 9-5. Junior Class Presi can be handed out. We have is packed full of information Clara campus and the "wrong" bell had been stolen. went on a tour of the campus searching dorms, administration the Brobdingnagian festivities dent Joe Bondanza said that to draw a line somewhere and inspiration for these fu Six days later the San Francisco Chronicle carried a pic buildings, etc., but were unsuccessful in finding the bell. Our draw near. this would enable the group and this is the time to draw ture teachers. ture and story (although not on the same scale as today's FOG only hope left was to visit with one of our friends and some An elaborate point system "to contact their classmates." that line." Trumbower's HORN exclusive) telling how two USF students, one month how eke out information concerning the bell. To do this we wil serve as incentive for USF SIDETRACK ATTEMPTS amendment was put to a The program will include beforehand, had stolen the real Victory Bell from the Bronco went to the logical place, the freshman dorm. students to do their best on vote and like the Bianco pro these six highlights: campus. This naturally left the Santa Clarans a bit embar Prior to the showdown vote posal was voted down 10 to Here we found an unsuspecting friend from whom we not ticket sales and donating their on the Casaudoumecq contro 1. An address by Dr. Henry rassed and the other bay area schools somewhat publicity only obtained information as to the whereabouts of the bell time to assist at the Mardi 4. C. Hall, USF education faculty, starved. versy, there were two attempts It was Sophomore Clase but also a description of the bell and the possibilities and dif Gras. to sidetrack the whole affair. who will speak on "Why The next evening a raiding party from St. Mary's struck ficulties of a theft. Being a typical Santa Clara student, our Mardi Gras Raffle tickets President Frank Mulholland Teach?"; campus at about 9:30 p.m. and worked industrially for two First, ASUSF President Al who next obtained the floor. friend was easily persuaded to show us the resting.place of the have been distributed to the Boro suggested that the Casau 2. a panel discussion on hours painting the lower end of Phelan Hall with the words bell.

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