CONTESTANTS FOR PROM QUEEN \r MARIE DUGGAN ALICE BINETTE MARY JANE HOLLAND BARBARA HYDE MIMI HUBBARD Vote B. U. Next Game Monday Today VOL. XVII, No. 18—SIX PAGES PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, PROVIDENCE, R. I., APRIL 27, 1955 10 CENTS A COPY Biltmore Ballroom Scene For Junior Promenade FRESHMEN PLANNING Student Congress Officer Elections Music By Mdntyre Orchestra, ROMAN HOLIDAY" To Be Held May 2 Selection And Crowning Queen the ticket booth later this week. A The date for the Freshman Semi- Candidates for officers of the 1955- down payment of $2.00 submitted be- formal Dance has been set for the 56 Student Congress kicked off their To Highlight Annual Social Event fore May 6 will hold a bid until dance. 14th of May. The theme of this dance campaigns by delivering speeches to w ill be "Roman Holiday." It was an- But full payment must be made be- class assemblies in Harkins Hall yes- Friday night the Junior Class will hold its most important social event nounced today that a queen will be fore the dance. terday morning. of the year—the Junior Promenade. Many of the Juniors have been waiting chosen for the dance. The pictures for this event for the past three years, and from the reports made by the Rep Dan Walsh was named as the ot candidates will be accepted this committee chairmen, it will be a night that they will never forget Presidential candidate of the Vera- »eek, with a deadline for entries set With the helpful assistance of the college secretarial staff, the queen cratic Party at its annual convention i' May 6. Each entry must have the Johannine Society committee, headed by Ronnie Sullivan and Roy Bums, this week made the last Thursday evening. Some forty lime of the candidate on the reverse final selections for the candidates for the queen of the Junior Prom of 1955 delegates nominated Walsh as stand- tide. The queen will be chosen from Speaker To Be ard-bearer by acclamation on the first From a total of approximately tiiese pictures by a committee and ballot. In his acceptance speech Walsh thirty pictures submitted, the follow- •till be crowned at the dance. Father McKenna told the group that he would work Pyramid Players ing five candidates have been chosen Al 8:30 on the evening of May 14 hard for the Congress' success. —Alice Binette—escort William Bar New Musical Set rett; Marie Ducgan—escort James Mc- •le music of Vic Stevens will be The recently released and highly The convention named as his run- Mahan; Mary Jane Holland—.escort •i ard in Harkins Hall. controversial Yalta Papers will be the ning mates Ron Lovett '56 for Vice For Four Night Run Richard Lovetl. liarbara Hyde—escort subject of a lecture this evening at The bids, which have been set at President, Rep. Howie Lipsey '57 for Paul Valentine; Mimi Hubbard —es- 8:00 p.m. in the lounge of Aquinas s 50 per couple, will go on sale at Secretary, and Joe Dolan '58 for By J. P. cort Charles Canning. Hall. Father Charles McKenna, O.P., Treasurer. Rehearsals for this year's Pyramid jL a member of the History and Political The actual selection of the queen Opposing Lipsey will be Independ- Players' musical production of "From Science Department and an expert on will be made by Hal Mclntyre during ent Representatives-elect Bill Sweeney Here To Mars," have moved into high current affairs, will be the speaker. intermission. Immediately after, the and Bill Devine, while Dolan will run gear according to John Bowab, author final Page Proofs The Johannine Society (History Club) new queen and her court will be led against Independent George Riley. and director of the show. Rehearsals of Providence College is sponsoring into the ballroom for the crowning A rather unusual situation has de- are being held on the average of five the talk, and Kenneth Langer, Presi- ceremonies, which will be presided for Veritas Arrive veloped in the two top races. Since nights a week, because of the short- dent of the Society, invites all mem- over by the class prexy, Jim Renzi. only a Representative of the Class of ness of time, since the show opens bers of the faculty and student body The class officers and the prom chair- rile final page proofs arrived yes- '56 is eligible to run for either Pres- for its four night run on May 15, less to attend. men will then lead the Grand March eday for the 1955 Veritas, it was an- ident or Vice President, and since than three weeks from now. and the singing of the Alma Mater in (unced by Rene Fortin, Editor-in- A discussion period will follow in only Veracrats were elected in this Costume designing is by Helen Mar- honor of the new queen lief of the Senior publication. The which Father McKenna will answer class, that party's nominees virtually tins of the Rhode Island School of All students who have submitted (iff is in the process of proof read- the questions of his listeners. Anyone run unopposed. However, Richard L. Design Temporary sketches indicate pictures are asked to pick them up wishing to keep abreast of the poli- McCarthy, chairman of the Veracratic and tonight the proofs are being that this year's costumes will be up at the Harkins Hall voting booth this tical situation will be at the dormitory Central Committee, announced today to New York by air messenger, to the usual high standards of the Thursday between 12:30 and 1:30 The tonight. that the names of the other Vera- soon as they arrive, the presses Players' recent productions. queen committee also expressed their 111 start to roll. It is assured that crats would also appear on the ballot, in order that the voter would be af- Contemporary and futuristic seen ,hanks t0 the cla,s for ,heir «>-opera- I > year's book will be very well re- forded a choice for every office. cry and settings are being handled by "on '« the "Emitting of picture., eved by all. The Veritas staff has 31 Wivei Do Be DeteJTherefore . Bob Dugan and Dan Har- last year's designer, Richard Rice of If you have not bought your bid working every afternoon for rington will run in the Presidential paths and has really put out a mas- the Class of 1956 Students interested y««. make sure that you do so before contest, and Marty Butler will be on . , .. Friday There will be no bids on sale job. An excellent cover has C^ap-Cjown o&ance the ballot as a Vice Presidential can- in working on this phase of the show, ^ ^ ^ ^ admiMjon wj„ be by designed, and the art work has didate namely scenery and backstage work tlcket on|y Tlcket commjtt«.e mem- handled exceptionally well. Top Wives of graduating seniors are to The election for these offices will are urged to see the author or any bers can make returns any time this fixity captions and write-ups are also be presented with P H T. degrees to be held on May 2, next Monday. (Continued on Page 5) ' (Continued on Page 3) iqparent. along with well received (Putting-Hubby-Through) for their ef- Miior and group photos. With forts in helping their husbands fo progress complying with the set sched- complete four years of college tlt date*, the delivery of the book This year, the presentation will be COWL Is Runner-up In Contest teuld be made approximately in the included in the Senior Cap and Gown lut week of May Night along with the rest of the pro- The Cswl was awarded runner-up, first semester, honors went to the editorials, reporting, advertising and gram It had been the practice to honors in its division in the contest student publication at Emmanuel Col- photography award the "degrees" at a Family to choose the best Catholic CoUege lege in Boston, while the Elmscript The Cowl was judged on its No- Hour, held on the feast day of the paper in New England, sponsored by from Our Lady of the Elms College, vember 17. 1954. issue Outstanding Holy Family in January The cancel- the National Federation of Catholic in Chicopee. Mass , was second This stories in the issue included a front NOTICE!!! ling of the Family Hour was thought CoUege Students First place in the contest, like the contest for the first page spread on civic groups backing expedient, because there are only division of papers which were pub- division was described by Bill Mc- the Progress Fund Drive, a front page thirty-two married students. lished five of more times in the first Cabe, publicity director of the NFCCS feature on John Valva'a exclusive in- Commencement semester went to Albert us Magnus in as being very close and very difficult terview with Liberace. and the con- The presentation of degrees to the New Haven. Connecticut to decide gress debate on turning Freshman $2.00 wives of the seniors was started four Placing behind the Cowl in honor- Judges for the contest were the Week over to the Sophomores; edi- years ago by Rev. William Clark. ary positions were the student pub- Very Rev Msgr Francis J Lally, of tonal wise, the Cowl described lU Deposit due Friday, O.P. Since its inception, it has been lications from Holy Cross and St the Boston Pilot; Mr John G. Deidy. purpose in spying on our sisters at adopted by many other colleges Michael's. These papers, like the Jr., editor of the Catholic Free Press, Salve Regina to find the author of a April 29 throughout the country.