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Volume 34 Fordham College—March 16, 1955 Number 19\ Blood Goal is 1000 Pints; Fordham's §ons of Erin Drive to Start Qn April 28 •rt-r added encouragement, Father Uarrli lp Long Green Lin* Fordham tn«t will roll up their Hart has asked all teachers to sleeves mat Ajfrrtl M and 2«, butdispense, with all tests on the days it won't be to warm up (or. theset aside for the Drive. In,-Sfc Patrick's Bay Parade spring Intramural- program. They Can Is Urgent , By W. Sean O'Sturner will each be donating a pint ol Fordham's "Sons of Erin," a mixture of Irish clansmen and those who become "IrUh blood to the RtdCross. in a special statement.to The RAM, Father Hart said: for the day" (adding to'their names a 'Me' or an 'Q'), will proudly march up Fifth Avenu* ; the Maroon Key Society, which tomorrow in their annual appearance in the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Strutting Along FlftH "When a call comes to the Uni- is sponMrinf the University BkMd Avenue's Kelly Green line will be the University Band, both ROTC units, and the Arch-~ versity for blood, it is urgent. Drfve, la anslMu'to roach a total bishop Hughes Gaelic Society. Someone needs blood right away. of 1,000 pinto. Lart year SM plnU As in the past, the Fordham It's a wonderful thing that Ford- were collected (44* on the campui, contingent will march in honor position, acting as eacort to th« 144 at City Hall). ham has a reserve of blood given by the students arid staff. This Grand Marshall. All units ar« The vital need for an abun- reserve Is tapped constantly in scheduled to assemble at W. 44th dant supply of reserve blood can- St., at 11 a.m., with stepping off vital cases, throughout the year. time set for noon. The parade will not be' over-empha«lzeanjjraem- aboard a special student ship, the One-Act Play, Festival, held last "They Refused to be Resurrected," make their day-view among th»- ber of the faculty,', student- body Maasdam. They will spend the Saturday evening in Collins Audi- presented by the Dramatic Society (Continued on Pace 12) (or their Immediate families), or summer months learning French torium. "Pipistrelle',, a play of of Boston College. alUMtni in the past tew years. To in summer schools in France. In the Middle Ages by J. Muro Mac- Lennan. received 201- points in the A fourth play, "The Bishop's . assure the continuance of this November classes will commence Candlesticks," Was co-sponsored service, If. la Important that the at the IristUut Cathollque in contest. • ' •' Second place. With 199% points, by the hosts, The 'Mimes and Law Test Set blood!drive be a success. As an 'aris. Mummers, and The Th'aliarte of Fordham. Howevei, this produc- Humor Magazine; tion had been eliminated in a For April 23 preliminary contest. Only three weeks . remain for prospective law school applicants The judges for the finals Here who plan to take the Law School 'The Thorn of JfoseHill' Plans April Debut; Mr. Nicholas Bela, Mr. Hugh J. Admission Test. on April 23rd to Kelly and Mrs. Sally Scharper. file their completed application with Educational Testing Service, Chooses 20 Nassau Street, Princeton, New , This Spring more Fordham ers will- receive reduced rates- has has been acting as art advisor for Eastern Rites Jersey, Rev. Lawrence A, Walsh, students, will be smiling. So also been devised. . "The Thorn." Originally planning S.J., Provost,- announced today. Among the-features in the first Applications for the test must be claims the staff of Fordham's new to do a cover illustration, Mr. Ad- forwarded so as . to reach the humor magazine, "The Thornvof issue is "Truly," a satire of-the dams had to fulfill other commit- Topic is India "Old Man and The Sea." - Princeton Office not later than Rose Hill." which will make its ments and was unable to meet "Christianity in India" will be April 13, Father Walsh advised. University-wide debut in 'early Sports Feature the topic of the annual conference "The Thorn's" deadline. April. Another story is entitled "Rookie on Eastern Rites and liturgies, Many law schools give first con- John Johansen and Ted Mc- Gladiator." Included is the ao- Members of the College who which will open on campus Fri- sideration to applicants for ep.- Nulty, co-editors of "The Thorn" count of the Rookie Gladiator's have contributed stories include day, March 25. trance in the fall of 19B5 who and juniors in the College, plan first appearance in the Roman Dick Cannon, Jim Longo, Jim Prominent speakers will de- have taken the Law School Ad- a' 24rpage edition which will sell Coliseum.. Also tucked In this story Lamb, > Dick Johnson and Gerry monstrate Christianity's vital role mission Test in November, Febru- for 15 cents at both the campus is a sportscast of a game between Lolselle, who is the story editor. in India life since the time of St. ary or April. Since each indi- and downtown schools." the Lions and the Slaves. Co-editors Johansen and Mc- Thmnas the Apostle. IThey will in- vidual law sjhool has Its own Choosing over twenty articles Want a date with a girl who Nulty in a joint statement said: cludo the Rev. Clement Englert, preference in these matters, the from a* large selection submitted went to grade school with Grace "We have attempted to make 'The C.S.S.R., of the Institute of Con- prospective applicant should first by students in the University, the Kelly? If you win "The Thorn's" Thorn' a high-grade humor mag- temporary Russian Studies, who find out from the law schools in editorial board announced at a "Stump the Seismograph" contest, azlnei In some secular colleges, will discuss "St. Thomas and Hiswhich he is Interested whether meeting early this week that "The that date will be yours plus 24 Newman and other Catholic clubs Missionary Journey," and the he should take the test. Thorn" was in its final production other prizes and an expense-paid have protested the continuous Rev. Joseph N. Moody. Professor Applications to take trie test on stages and would appear in about vacation to Formosa. barbs thrown at religion in humor of History at Cathedral College, April 23, and a Bulletin of In- four weeks. George Alexander will handle magazines. We want 'The Thorn' who will speak on "The Thomas formation which describes the publicity for "The Thorn." War- to give Its readers a smile instead Christians in India Today." The procedure for making application Publicity Push of a sneer." Most Rev. Joseph M. Pernlcone, An Intensive publicity campaign ren Spellman is working on lay- Auxiliary Bishop of New York, will and shows sample test questions: is planned to'promote circulation out. The cover was drawn by Wal- "The Thorn of Rose Hill," which preside. should be obtained divectly from both at Fordham and other Cath- ly Wood, cover cartoonist for "Mad will print over 4,000 copies for the the Law School Admission Test, olic campuses in the New York Comics." 10,000 students of the University, The conference will conclude Educational Testing Service, 20: area. The theme will be, "Put a Charles Addams Advises will be available on campus at the Saturday morning with the cele- Nassau Street, Princeton, New- Smile in your Spring." A subscrip- Mr. Charles Addams, oartoonlst bookstore and at the: newsstand in bration of the Divine Liturgy at Jersey,' several weeks before the tion plan whereby "Thorn" read- for "The New-Yorker" magazine. Keating Cafeteria. St. Patrick's Cathedral. testing date. Page 2 The RAM Wednesday, March 16, 1955 Roundup - By Jim Farrell of the. N.F.C.C.S. to finance its next two weeks. THE SODALITY will hold a college and university relief pro- THE SUAREZ SOCIETY will symposium and social on Friday gram. hold an important business meet- night, April 29, at 8 o'clock. The THE BIG N.F.C.C.S. AFFAIR ing Friday in Keating 110. There theme will be, "A Twentieth Cen- this mouth will be the annual will be no Democratic Club meet- tury Conception of the Individu- Marian Congress, to be held at the ing this week, in order that all al." Dr. Louis Marks will speak" College of New Rochelle, on Sun- Suarizians may tkj on hand at the on, "Mechanism in Science," and titty, March 27. meeting called by Al Crlsci to dis- Mr. Philip Scharper will discuat GEORGE OVENIGNO, who cuss the club's constitution and "Determination in Literature. plans.to march with the Gaelic receive the report*.. of' the 'dele- "Determination In Society" will be Society tomorrow, but *ho is bet- gates who attended conferences treated by the Rev. Joseph .Fite- ter known as the president of the in the society's behalf In the past patrick, S.J., former president of Industrial Relations Council, ia seven months. the Association of Catholic So- working on the iinal plans for'an tW! nNUMUMATH CLUB ciologists. To climax the substan- intercollegiate Industrial relations will hokt eWttoqa for next years tive portion of the evening, the conference, to be co-sponsored by officers next Friday in Freeman Rev. J. Quentln Lauer, 8.1.. will the Rose Hill I.R.C; and held on Ida. present an analysis of "Relativism the Manhattan College campus on THE HIOHLWDBR8' PARTV in Morality." Sunday, May 8, as the last of the last Saturday night is being uni- AIJL BUT ONE of the students N.F.C.C.S. spring workshops. versally, acclaimed a. success. But MIKE DREW, NEW s.C. PRESIDENT, receive, gavel and hand- present at last Friday's Suarez FAT KING will serve as chair- the group'!, stouter hearts claim Shake from retiring President Dick Rack in inaugural ceremony Forum voted against the resolu- man of the Vietnam Book Drive it was just a perfect warm-up for held on Monday evening. tion of the day, "The United to be sponsored by Student Gov- tomorrow. States Should Use All Meant to ernment and the N.S.A. within the ERIN GO BRAGH7 Discourage Our Allies from Trad- Ing With Communist Countries." Inaugural Ceremony for PETE FROBUCH, former cap- tain of the Varsity Fencing Team, has announced that the team haa New S. G. Officers received a bid to the N.CJV.A. The newly-elected Student Gov- tournament but will not be able fore the Inaugural, Outgoing to enter, due to lack of funds; ernment officials were Inaugu- president Dick Rack, vice-presi- rated in a special ceremony last dent Ted Stanton, secretary Lang $600 ta needed to send the coach Monday evening in the Keating Toland and treasurer Matt Fltz- and three swordsmen to the Hall first floor lecture room. gibbon then led their successors championship games. In his acceptance speech, ini Mike Drew, Ralph Delia Cava, THE CHESS TEAM also wiU coming president Mike Drew an- Chuck Morosini and-Pete White have to turn down a bid'to a tour- nounced that two planks in his to; the platform. There Pr. Mc- nament. Since they have won party's platform have already Laughlin blessed two gavels, one the intercollegiate championship, been fulfilled: The Rev. Victor of which Drew presented to Rack, Fordham's chessmen have been B. Yanitelli, S.J., and the Athletic and the other of which Rack pre- asked to represent the United Policy Committee liave granted the sented to Drew. Ron Taggiaseo, States at the international univer- college Student Government rep- chief justice of the Student Court, sity tournament. The reason for resentation on that committee, then administered the oath of of- the refusal of this bid. is the loca- and a dayhop lounge in Dealy fice to the four new officials. cation—Lyons, France. Hall will open at the end of this Rack announced that the cere- THE CTJRA SHOW AT MARY- month. monies followed at this meeting MOUNT, emceed by Jim Heffer- Drew praised the .outgoing of - would, be observed at future Stu- man, was a big success and $335 . ficials for earning the; trust -of the dent Government Inaugurations. will be sent to the national office faculty and administration. He urged all members of the student body to help the .incoming offi- cials prove themselves worthy of this, trust by laboring for the cause, of- an' improved Student - Government. ' Dean Is Present' The meeting began with a pray- er led by the Rev. Leo p. Mc- Laughltn, S.J., Dean of the Col- lege. Regular Student Govern- ment business was conducted be- AFROTC Orators FILTER TIP TAREYTQN Compete for Prize gives you the full, rich taste Two Air Force -ROTC finalists will take- part in a speaking, con- , of quality tobacco test on the air power theme on Wednesday, March 23, in the and real filtration, too! Keating first floor lecture room. PRODUCT OP The. winner will receive a sterling silver bracelet from the Republic Aviation Corporation. The Rev. Francis V. Courneen, S.J., Council of Debate moderator, ALL COLLEGIATE EASTER VACATION TRIP will judge the junior cadets, who "Wouldn't Long Distance will, deliver their speeches before the entire cadet wing. be easier, Fred? 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Day, Managing Editor Enjoyment proved to be the key- Dame Maria. of the New York Journal-Ameri- noting element of the Jesuit One- The projection onto the scene can, will speak on job prospects of another prisoner, the breezy in the journalism field, Tuesday, Act Play Festival finals, held last March 22, at 12:15 p.m. in Keat- Saturday night in Collins Hall. and curious Princess Pipistrelle of ing 218. - An appreciative audience enjoyed Aqultalne, causes a poor hermit monk, St. Cataporpus, to flee for Mr. Day's talk is being spon- the four «Mt» enjoying their way sored by the Vocational Aid pro- through three ter#« productions, it nis virtue and persuade Richard gram of the College. He will dis- was easy to forget that a contest that it is high time to resume, the cuss both editorial arid business was being decided as the evening duties of state and throne in Eng- positions with newspapers. ,. land. Mr.. Day has been: vwith the proved jto be much more a festival Journal-American since 1828 and than a final, - James.Moore was robustly per- became managing editor in 1841. fect as the red-velveted Coour-de- Before coming to work on the "They rtfawrt *• be Rtturreeted" Lion, while his captor, Count Al- •Journal-American, he was manag- .FrtmrtU by the Dramatic brlc was truly brought to life by ing editor of the Casper (Wyom- gaebty «f BMtoa Collect Robert Nilan. On the distaff side, ing) Herald for four years and ' A young author desperately try- Judy Cehen sparkled in the title of the St. Joseph (Missouri) Ga- role. Mitzi McDonald also was zette for two years. ing to get hia play down on paper, 4 ANDREW KOMEO as The Christ in the Last Sower scene train. convincing as Dame Maria, al- Tuesday/March 15, Mr...Frank while the traditional theatre pro- though the entire cast shone "Oh My Marie!" Seated at the, table are the Avutlec, Hayed by Corbin, account executive for a •taaent cast f ram the Business SchMl. totype!, Columbine, Pierrot, and brightly throughout the one-act Batten, Barton, Durstine and Os- Harlequin'mime his every ama- play, by J. Muro MacLennan. born, spoke on public relations. teurish effort—thli is the novel theme of N. X. Smith's "They Ref- used to be'Heturrected." William Phalon competently played the-embryonic playwright, who has contented himself to dramatise tanother love triangle There's even more to with'Harlequin stealing the affec- tion of Pierrot's "»lfe, Columbine. Although the young man has chosen this eternal theme, he con- Chevrolet styling tinually ' experiments with styles ranging from Shaw through Noel Coward and the expressionist school, His imitation of Coward than meets the eyel is high comedy as trite drawing VUored headlights H Louiered High-Level air intake room dialogue reeks of. cocktails This is beauty with a bonus ... for Chevrolet and cynicism. styling is designed to add safely and comfort The cleverest point is reached while you drive,. and to return greater'value when the playwright, dissatisfied when-you-trade. .with a line, scratches It out on his ~ "How To Write a Play" they add to the impressive length of line . . . but •book -.while Diane Winthrow, they nre up where they can be seen for safety's sake. Charlss Kelly and Joseph Connare The smart louvers across the hood aren't just dec- (Columbine, Pierrot, ind Harle- oration . . .'they:mark the intake for the High-Level quin, respectively), vanish some- ventilation system for cleaner, fresher air. And the what clumsily into the rear cur- whole shape of the body—its lowness, the dipped belt ' H Sweep-Sight windshield H Distinctive dip in bell line tain. .•„ • i ' line—is-merely a reflection of a lowered center of 7"The Emperor's Doll" gravity, ihe added stability. .- Biwaented by The Mask and This, is truly functional styling that serves you .Rapier Dramatic .Society belter every mile, and preserves its value against the of Loyola College .distant'day when you trade. This is Body by Fisher Brilliant costuming, an authen- —another "Chevrolet exclusive>in tha low-price field. tic Japanese setting, reasonably Come in and let us demonstrate that this new Chev- precise choreography, original rolet is just as exciting todrive as to look at! music and a well-balanced cast all helped make "The Emperor's Doll" by Ethel Van Der Veer and motorwrmc C Prank Bigclow an entertaining of- fering. The play concerns a toymaker who Is commissioned to fashion the most- beautiful doll In the -STEALING:THE THUNDER world for his emperor. The poetio El Fender-highigh taillights I H Tustefut two-tone color styling youth, played by Raymond Penn, FROM THE HIGH-PRICED CARS! obeys the order only to rail madly In love with the product of his handiwork. Some kind of oriental magic brings life to the doll, and a happy marriage of the two lov- ers brings the play to a close. Particularly noteworthy in the cast weie John Kuhn in the role of the youth's father; Daniel FitzSimmons as the -white com- plexioned Marquis Tarashi; and J. Raymond Gaeng, a one-man chorus, who" served as the emcee for the comedy. "Pipistrelle Of Aqultaine" Presented by The Argus Eyes, Dranmtlo Society of St. Peter's College Richard Coeur-de-Lton (Rich- ard the Lion-Hearted) is enjoying hia. placid' Imprisonment, in Aus- tria at the castle of his gracious host, Count .Alberic, who prefers chess playing with Richard to the Wednesday, March 16, 1955 Page 4 The RAM The Commentator By lack ShaaMuui ' Editorials... Between One. good look at a community transfers these characteristics to •will tell the story of what kind his work, he can influence the of a newspaper it has . . . and actions of thousands of persons the viee-fersa, each day ... for the worse. Criticism that tne press only So, a newspaper should not Comrades exploits politics, crime, sex andprint articles or pictures that tend It was with pleasure and considerable anticipation that Lines sensationalism, has often caused of their nature to tempt a person to commit morally wrong acts. we heard of the forthcoming visit of a group of Russian stu- By Ray Sfhroth the sarcastic refutation that per- dent editors to our shores, haps the press is too representa- The newspaper should not use its We are alj familiar with the tive of the people it is supposed news columns to foster a biased The universal brotherhood of students, nebulous as such various methods which professors to be representative of. view of the political scene, it should not unjustly detract a per- a, concept may seem to the couldn't-care-less Bronxite, is as use to endear themselves to their The main role of the daily press real as that mystical union which binds all mankind. The H as spreading faculty sons good name. p is to inform its readers about news While man )» basically a social common purpose of all who seek a higher education is made gossip, springing surprise quizzes events throughout their local com- animal, he yet remains an Indivi- with trick questions (to demon- munity and the rest of the world. invincibly clear when-the young people of all nationalities dual. He has a special ii—to and viewpoints are permitted to meet and interact. strate their confidence in our in-Historically, the often financially know and love Ood perfectly. Pub- genuity) and coming in unpre- vital secondary role of entertain- lisher*, editors and reporters With this in mind, we sincerely and respectfully urge pared so as to amuse us by ing

gjgpy-*- Wednesday, March 16, 1955 The RAM Maroon Marksmen OVER Humble Lavender Led by Bill Florentine the B\>rd- in a dual match this week, which ham University Rifle Team warm- promises to be a toug-h encounter, ed up for the National Intercol- but the St. John's test on April 1 legiate matches next weekend by is the meet everybody is gunning downing C.C.N.Y., 1387 to 1327for, . A -win In that meet would last Friday at City College, ROSE HILL ROUNUUP—Fordham hoop star clinch the league title, for the makes his final appearance in a collegiate encounter next The pasting of City, although' Maroon. decisive, was the poorest showing .Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, where he will the Rams have made this year. perform for Kenny Loeffler's East Sguad in the annual He- The team average up till now has rald Tribune Fresh Air Fund tilt. The all-time Maroon scor- 'been close to 1400 due to the con- ing kingpin will be one of a. bevy of the nation's outstanding sistent good shooting of Marty senior cagers listed for duty in the annual classic. Such oth- Burns and Fiorentino. Against er renowned point-producing phenoms as , Dick City, Bill's 282 was closely follow- Ricketts, Dick Hemric, Buzz Wilkinson, Jesse Arnelle, Mau- ed by Jay Schaefer's and Ron rice Stokes, and will grace the Eastern five's Bemasconi's 278. roster, with two .others yet to be selected. Bruce Drake's West The win brought to 39 the con- quintet will also present a formidable array of talent in what secutive victories registered by the (shapes up" as the year's top basketball attraction. Big Ed will squad in inter-league competition. be making his Garden debut in the March 26 tussle, and it The team this year has an oyer?_ all record of 17 wins as against wouldn't be asking too much to have a sizeable.delegation 3 defeats and stands first in the from Rose Hill on hand to bid adieu to the school's greatest Met league with a 14-0 mark. basketball player. Tickets at half-price are available to stu- Next •week, Pordham will enter ' fients both at the Garden and at AA office. The ducats range two separate ten-man teams in In price from f.50 to $1 for collegians, which is an unbeat- the Nationals at West Point. Prom able, bargain. The game, which is an annual sell-out, will not this tournament, the All-American be televised, Why not take advantage of this banner oppor- team will be chosen and the squad tunity to see the cream of the nation's collegiate court corps will be ranked nationally. In action? The Rams will also meet Hofstra Marty Burns

SPORTALK—The classic remark of the season was ut- tered by Manhattan eager Jimmy Lake in reference to the controversial walking call on Jim Connors in the Jasper game two weeks ago. The Journal American quoted Lake as saying Join the Food Crusade i be "never touched him." That's true, Jim, it wasn't a ques- tion of mere touch; it was almost decapitation . . . Then ; again, the Manhattan collegiate publication, in offering its THE Food Crusade makes impossible for each : analysis of the clash, claimed that Ed O'Connor and Lake of us to participate in today's struggle to keep "completely outplayed Conlin." Let's not be absurd, you Jas- the free people of the world united. 1 per journalists. Ed merely meshed 31 points besides turning in The U.«. Government through iti FOA hai a yeoman backboard job. Your logic reeks, but perhaps this can be attributed to faulty eyesight... I presume your track made it possible to use America's huge surplus team also outshone. Fordham's in Saturday night's Pioneer to help supplement the diet of our friend) - Games .. i'Nuff said ... (broad. • . For one dollar CARE will send two packages . : For the third consecutive year, Conlin was named to the totaling twenty eight pounds overseas during All-Jesuit five. Only other three-time nominee was St. Louis * star Dick Boushka . . . This corner's selection's for an all- this Christmas season. opponent five that showed the most against Johnny Bach's 1854-55 team would be Gola, Ricketts, Si Green, Lake, and JOIN THE FOOD CRUSADE TODAY! Tom Heinsohn ... Is'it true that Fordham has already ac- cepted a bid to play ih the Holiday Festival tourney at the S»nd y«ur dollar! to CARE, Now York Garden next season? ,;. , Hats off to track mentor Artie O'- or CAM, San Francisco Connor for the great sfiowing of the Maroon in the Pioneer meet, W,lth all the hpop-la about the yearling basketball team, few people realize what a bumper crop of running tal- ent is upcoming. O'Connor has been justly pleading for more publicity to his promising squad, and we'd like to belatedly ' apologize for our rather scant coverage. However, the ad line "In The RAM puts full-scale reports of the sports front at a comparative minimum: Sorry, Artie, but rest assured that the efforts of your athletes are not being deliberately neglected. (The same holds true with all the other "minor" sports on the let your athletic agenda . . i vacation start at Johnny Bach will coach the Ram freshman baseball team again this season . . . Perhaps the most vociferous coach in the station! Fordham's sports annals is Danny Rinaldo, who guided the frosh cagers to an undefeated '54-55 season. Rinaldo was a -more fan, more, friends veritable tiger in the Manhattan, tilt at the 69th Regiment on the train! Armory, leaping up and down off the bench continuously to express his displeasure of the whistle-tooting as .well as Take the train for a fun-filled Spurring his crew with verbal tirades. Danny is a real fighter. trip back home ... with your It's too bad more of the same high spirit doesn't prevail with- in the student body . . . I friends along and room to roam. No tough driving to do, and no Perhaps the outstanding singular achievement on the waiting for weather to clear.; • Pordham sports scene thus far this year was the stirring bas- i Costs less, too . . . you and ketball triumph over archrival Holy Cross, with Courtney's two more traveling together can 1:52.6 blaze in the 880 running a very close second . . .The each save 25% of regular round- chess team will swing back into action during the Easter trip coach fares on most.trips hiatus ... of 100 miles or more by using HEADING FOR THE GREAT WHITE WAY—The Maroon GROUP ECONOMY FARES* Will turn green tomorrow in honor of the patron saint of the MUST BE THERE TO WIN Or, gather 25 or more heading Emerald Isle. Tomorrow there will be no wrangling to meet home at the same time *v.\ same deadlines, no cliche-beridden copy to be handed in, and no direction andyou each save 28%, flashy headlines to be composed. Tomorrow is March 17, a even if you return separately. day devoted to the Irish, and a day devoted to the Irish is one *Excvvlfor local tratrtbctiittn Ntw York" devoted to exuberance and gaiety. Tomorrow is a day for the IViHlnnulumindlHjiiihiiKtuILuiuuHUT, Pa, Gaels to howl, and howl we shall. "A thing of beauty is a joy Send a contribution to Ask your Railroad Ticket Agent forever," penned the English bard, and the pulchritude of about Gfoup Plan Sav.ngs the green will be on display all around the nation. But it is U.S.OLYMPIC TEAM FUND foremost displayed in all its splendor right here in little old New York, a suburb of County Cork. So away we go, to show B4O North Michigan Ave., Chicago II, Illinois EASTERN Off that little bit of Erir.. We'll be "looking 'em over" all right, RAILROADS so "up Mayo" and down to the Commodore ... Page 10 The RAM Wednesday, March 16, I955 Golfers Tee Off on April 1; Coffey Grinds Baseballers Horan, Van Tassel Captains By Joe Murphy position. Fathers Sheehan, Boyle and Cronin have committed them- In ^Spring Practice Drills Come . March 25, ..the usually selves -thus far. Three days later, tranquil WestcJhcster community the lay faculty, featuring Dr. Fras- By 'The Crazy Otto' ty of'service," In ,the collegiate defensive work in center field his game, the need for pitchers, spe- : of Bronxville will he reverberating ca and Messrs. Peasley, Danow- (Undenmeyer) encouraged the veteran coach Joe cializing in relief chores, is re- Penaochio, a good hitter, may with anguished cries of "fore!", ski and DePilippo, will match A hustling crew of baseball divots -with humble students. athletes took the field test week duced to an absolute minimum. also see action in the outer gar- or Its equivalents. And the dis- As such, two or three good trad- derrs this year. George Kelly , i JJot having a coach, the team in.unusually .mild weather as .full f rc • turbsnce on the Leewood Country scale spring .practice proceeded ers could more than carry the Art O'Leary, a couple of newcom- has had a hard time soaring up burden, and thus squeeae out the ers, have teen blasting some long i Club greens '-won't be created by talent. If you, most esteemed into its second week of sustained the familiar weekend duffers, «1- activity, coach Jack Coffey sup-. drive* with authority in these reader, possess any measure /of pre-ieaton Jtuneups at Cotfey said commodity or have caddying ervUed the workout, which nw ; ther. It will be Hordhsm's :golf the hitters sharpen up their feat- Field, Whieh, Incidentally, is, not ; team:•; (another crew you . didn't experience, contact Jimmy Horan, M iWtJn-the bMt of condition via Campus Hail, Box 100. ting eyes against the promising , know aboutKiri the spring's initial group of varsity pitchers, who MMiflet practice tee-off. The schedule: , timbered up their own muscles. Ihe infield la fairly set uith Apr. 1—Jesuit Faculty In the hurling category, cap- Gene Calfa at third, backed up If past performance be accept- Leewood CC ed as a criterion, the linksters' tain. Bill Hanrahan, a veteran by 'Jim Ornate*. Jerry Bochicchio 4—Lay Faculty Leewood CC twirler and oldest in point Pf and Ray'Holland don't figure to youthful vitality won't be the on- 13—Princeton . Away aervice on the staff, will be look- JIM* Is confident that is quite reversible) include co- Quade, up from the freshman others, In order to solve the prob- the «aps, created by last year's captain Jimmy Horan, manager team, looms as a sleeper. The left lem, the coach is presently en- graduation, can be filled by a Gene Matos, Frank Howel], Bob Rugby Exhibition hand side of the ledger is filled gaged in «xperimenit4o»j with -a promising turnout of lettermen McLoughlin and John Stemniski. by Hank Kapmeyer, a senior, and couple of pitchers for possible from all three years. It is im- Although the roster will list twen- On Tap Saturday Bill Bowen and John Currle, jun- reserve outfield posts. pressive to note how he has been ty men, less than half that num- iors, who are rounding into shape, Speaking of the outfield, a fam- able to gauge the ability of all An exhibition of Rugby will be along with the rest of the i squad. iliar group' of namen popped up. the'ballplayers at the tryouts, ber will be playing regularly. All and' how he has succeeded in" ef- • matches call for 7-man squads, held on the Fordham soccer field Coach Coffey's only regret is Paul Hunter, a reserve first base- that some of the "surplus" ma- man, may be slated for outfield fectively manipulating the per- except the Met Intercollegiates, at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the sonnel for mailmum mileage. Rev. Stephen J. Meany, S.J., Ath- terial may be plagued by "scarci- duty along with Dm JHaig, whole letic moderator, announced re- cently. ~ - Albert Woodley, president of the Eastern Rugby Union of the USA, is bringing two teams composed of players from Yale, and Prince- ton and the New "York Rugby Football Club to display the ma- chinations of the aged sport. All are invited to witness the exhibition match, and admission is free.

FOOD CRUSADE USES AMERICAN SURPLUS FOR Jimmy Horan OVERSEAS AID I whlcn operate with six to a side. One dollar from you will deliver two Fordham expects strongest com- package* of surplus food to • needy petition from Holy Cross, Syra- family or individual overseas... cuse, and the 1954 met winner, with your name on each package. Princeton. No formal league exists Through the cooperation of the in as yet, but a plan for one to be FOA, CARE is able to begin this inaugurated,this fall is in the giant FOOD CRUSADE. Each of us smoke-filled clubhouse stage. can help make more'friends for America by helping to distribute Meet Faculty First our surplus where it will do the The campaign will get rolling on most good. April Fool's Day, with the outdoor JOIN THE FOOD CRUSADE TODAY! element among the University's MNDOmOOUMTOi Jesuit fathers providing the op- £AM-MW VOM CMI-CNKMO CMI-IAN ntANCIKO OR VOtlB Roraeo to Canada LOCAL CAM OfKCI Canadian football plucked an- other ex-Fordham gridder into its ranks last week when Andy' R; Hank pounded pavements... Frank sent telegrams... GUESS WHO GOT THE I0B! meo, standout Maroon halfback for the past three years, signed a contract with the Calgary Stam- You're right; Frank got it.* •peders of the Western Interpro- You can play it smart, too. Send tele- vincial Football Union. grams to set up jcb interviews, and get ihe Borneo, a husky 200-pounder jump on everybody (including Phi Betes). i-who operated from the left half- A telegram makes your message stand out back post in Ed Danowski's T at- from the rest •. . gets attention -from the tack from 1952 to 1054, was the man you want to reach. Shows him you're leading ground-gainer on last efficient, that you know time is valuable •year's eleven. A product of Boys —his and yours. ; •' High in Brooklyn, Romeo has Let Western Union helpyou with your plenty of speed and drive arid was prospecting. Go after'that job fey WiRE. .one of the few bright spots in Fordham's dismal '54 campaign. • Honk finally ictnl to mri for Ms fethir. Romeo is the fourth former Fordhamlte moving to Canada for football. Al Pfoiffer and Andy Macrelli will perform for the Ham- ilton Tiger Cats next year, while Virmie Drake is with the Winni- UNION peg Bombers. FOKDHAM STATION 415 Pordham Rx>Rd, New York, N. Y. Tel, HO 4-0160 Wednesday. March 16, 1955 The RAM Page Tom Courtney Sets New 880 Mark

ATarn Courtneys Runner, Fordham's prize times, Tom hass reciprocate Exced in overall scorel. Otheir nindividua l Pioneer Meet tiack star, reached the heights of kind by out-distancing each of his winners besides Courtney were Ed a glittering career last Saturday nemeses at least,once. McOuirki Dick MefHgue, John n;ght as he clipped one-tenth of Hand, and John Mullane. a second off hU own record mark So Near and Yet. .. """ Tennis Team to Open for an indoor flat floor MO y«rd •• Fordham track mentor Artie O'- Judging from their impressive lun. Connor also points out an Interest- showing iji the, Pioneer Club ing sidelight of Courtney's set- Games, Fordham's freshman Season On April 9 * Competing In the atlmefer half- backs to date. The veteran Ram track team is headed to duplicate m(le at the lMtti Street Armory, coach stated that his ace runner the: feats of the '58 basketball Practice will begin soon in the 23—Manhattan HOUM one of the hifhttfhta of UM Pio-would have won five more races, entree. , gyim • for Fordham's 1»55 tenrJls 27—oraor Away neer Games, Owutoey Mt • tor- squad. Prospects of improving on 30-^rmy Away give or take 9M yards. Courtney -That's how Coach Artie O'Con- last year's 7-5 mark are a mite jld pace in outlMtlng veteran has trailed different winners to nor feels as the frosh turn to the May 9—St. John's Home Harry Bright to the. finish line dim, since Mike Debany, a bul- 11—Rutgers Home the tape, by scant margins rang- cinders in preparation for the out-, wark for two seasons running and with a precedenMafftvrlnc »:»».« ing from one-half to four yards. door season, and in particular, 14-Cokimt>ia Away, clpcking. The htwkjr B»m lenior John Manning, 1954 Most Valuable 18—BJriyn college Home And Tom has always finished in the. Freshman Metropolitan Player, have been lost via grad- h&d estabMfflwJ ttw-pwvtow rw* one. of the top three positions. Championship on May 1, 22—St. Joseph (Pa.) Home oixl in to* •*»#< event last sea- uation. son. Courtney's feat ia recognized The track enthusiasts who wit- "We were runner-up to Man- The brightest lights during the as the fastest half ro'le ever mn nessed the Courtney-Bright duel hattan in the winter- meet," said forthcoming campaign should be on a flat floor. " were completely unaware of the the optimistic mentor, "but I captain John poster, Tom Oarei- 1955 Tom CMta TntUr blistering pace, as the two runners think we're in good shape to turn che and Bob Coleman. Backing As o result of Mi brilliant per- for the most pant were striding the tables on the Jaspers out-, them up wilt be Bill Lee, Pat Qu- formance, Tom was awarded a along at similar gaits, without doors." bitose, Bob Callahan and Jay Baseball trophy for the outstanding effort seemingly menacing any sort of The fresh contributed heavily Schaefer. skipper Tom Hammang of the evening, and he also re- record. However, Courtney un- to Fordham's second place finish tabs the Princeton and Yale leashed his powerful finishing kick behind the Pioneer Club. Schedule ceived a watch, the ninth time matches as his biggest stumbling (The. schedule: in the stretch to leave Bright in Relay Unit Shines blocks. In fact, the Ivy Leaguers piece he has picked up in his four his tracks.' April 2 Hauler . H year career. Courtney also kept In the mile relay, an open com- are considerably out of Fordham's " 4 -Brooklyn AC A Outpoint Manhattan class. " 7 C. O. ». V . M intact his record of never having petition event, the yearling quar- " 9 SI. Johns H lost a flat floor race in two years. Courtney's success was the tet of Mike Iachetta, Gene Car- The Ram netmen captured the " 13 .....Rutgerft _ H * bine, Bill Krebs, and Ed Zeman, " 15 Calgalr II Previous to, his sterling showing crowning achievement of a stellar mythical Met crown in '52 and " 10 NY. SI. Mirhlm.-Coll. re H last Saturday, he had been en- team performance by the Rams: working with a 44 yard handicap, '53, but Columbia's Light Blue had " 20 Yale A countering considerable difficulty in fact, it was .by far the top team turned in a sparkling 3;22 clock- a little too much for them last " SO N, Y, V. H " SO Villanova A ion banked tracks against such effort in two years. Fordham ing for runner-up honors. The year. Naturally, hopes are high May 8 Navy ... _ A - stalwarts as Arnle Sowell, Ron garnered 40 points in the final host team recorded a fancy 3:18 thai the current crop can reascend 4* ...Georgetown A - to win. the pinnacle. 7 Bridgeport II Delaney, and Audun Boysen. standings, a mark; exceeded only 9 Wagner . H Primary factors for Tom's com- by the host club with 43.0. Of even Zeman, who has been sidelined The schedule: 11 Columbia IC parative lack of success in the further, significance was the fact with a leg injury all winter, regis- IS Maukaltan H April 9—NYU Home 18 Klng'l Point A earlier part of the indoor season that the Ram total surpassed that tered a near :50 anchor to share 21 Quecni College H can be attributed to a persistent of the Manhattan Jaspers, gen- the individual spotlight with " 13—Princeton Away 24 ..Lalayeltt II erally regarded as the city's top Dick McTigue and John Hand, " 18—Maritime Acad. Home 28 Princeton ., A siege of virus iwhich"he still hasn't 30 ...Columbia A completely shaken) and the classy college track corps. who took firsts in separate 1000 '•'• 20—Yale Away June 4 . Army ...: A - :opposition already mentioned. Fordham's team was composed yard handicaps. McTigue, with While it is true that Sowell, Dela- of both varsity and. freshman run- a 35 yard start, was timed in ney, and Boysen have taken the ners, and the yearlings did more 2:15:3, and Hand, with 30 yards, measure of Courtney at various than their share in adding to the in 2:16:3. Statistics Prove Conlin's Ability; Ram Ace Sets New Met Mark, Paces Team in All Departments By Ron OXan«r St. Michael's cage star rolled up senior and a sophomore, Danny 1885 points in his four years of and Billy Lyons. Dan, for the sec- the, .final 1954-65 basketball varsity ball (104 consecutive ond straight year, finished in I, statistics, Just released by Sports games) to set a new New York double figures with a 10.4 per |/ Publicity Director Bob O'Connor, City scdring mark, breaking Bob game average. The team's play- only 'help to prove that Ed Con- Zawoluk's 1799 points garnered maker, 5'10" Billy, was third in lin, the «'5" senior from Brooklyn, in three years at St. John's. Ed's scoring (8.1 average), while his is by far the most outstanding 21.4 rebounds .per game average 80% free throw average iwas tops basketball player ever to wear tli» Is fourth in the entire country, among the regulars, other Ford- Maroon and White of Fordham. ham cagers who reached triple behind Slack, Quimby and Rus- 1 The figures show that Conlin sell, while his 25 point average figures in the scoring column led this year's team in field goals stands 14th in scoring, ahead of were Bob Reese (180 points), Ed attempted (563), made (242), in even the great Tom Gola who is Bugniazet (147) and Ron Kuehn field goal percentage (43%), in 15th. (109). free throws attempted (240), Conlin and four other seniors made (191), in. points (075), in, When Conlin graduates this have concluded their basketball average (25.0 per game), in re- June, he will also take with him careers at Fordham. The others bounds (578), and in school records for the most points departing are Danny Lyons, Red average (21.4). Iby a single player in one season Connors, Don (McCabe, and Bob Big Ed is also much in evidence (675), in one game (42), most re- Miller. Returning to the foldnext on the record sheets of both the bounds in one season (612) andseason will be Bob Reese, a .two ARROW GUARDS.- metropolitan area and the na- in one game (32). year veteran, and a host of jun- tion. Besides being the only Ram But .there were other Ram bas- iors. They'll all have -quite a Job to ever win the Hoggerty Award ketball stars .this season besides trying to match the records es- BRIEFLY, THEY'RE COMFORTABLE (Conlin won it twice), the former Ed, with two of the top being a tablished by Conlin. "" One thing every man wants in underwear is COMFORT! And, Arrow has it. Arrow Guards, of fine combed cotton, give firm but comfortable support. 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McCornmck 7 . 3 .43 8 8 100 CASUAL WEAR 11 Casliiuan 10 4' 40 7 3 . 43 HANDKERCHIEFS McCabe1 . 6 a • '33 2 100 6 Others .... 3 Totnls 1598 563 36.6 761 528 69 1404 64.9 Pane M The RAM Wednesday, March 16, 1955 Ram 6Green for a Day' We Hear That (Continued from Fare 1) Biltaore Hotel. Tickets will cost other leading officials of the state one and a half million people ex- $2. , • and city will, alao be included in By kucio Sorre pected to watch the parade. The Cardinal To Watch Parade the group. A third reviewing stand RAM ,has also learned that "Ar- Francis Cardinal Spellman, will be set up at Mth at. Re: liast Column. At THIS price headlined "Vermont Students Out- tie Miller,' that fine Irishman, is Archbishop of New York, with Fpidham has been represented education. drink Nation by Two to One," other Church dignitaries, will view in wpry St. Patrick's parade since very much excited about tomor- the procession from the steps of The University of Santa Clara the readers were shocked. The row's proceedings. Even he'll be 1937, with three war years the newspaper reports that atoout 110,- story which followed "reassured St. Patrick's Cathedral ait 50th St. only exceptions. there, clad in a green suit and The Rev. Laurence J. McOin- OOOiworth of gold ore has been them. University researchers dis- "We are hoping for crisp, clear top-hat, sporting a Gaelic cigar. ley, 8J., President of the Univer- weather," commented Father Mul-

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