Page 2 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN Friday, December 4. 1964 SKINT falil IN '65 DONS Best Wishes For A Very Successful Season Compliments of Rapco Vending Co. r ,f SAN FRANCISCO 66 Page Street—MA 1-6652 SAN JOSE 442 Queens Lane—CY 2-8814 T The D DENTS oi the an Francisco opes Will Moke It ti :. This Season Friday, December 4, 1964 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN Page 3 Powder-puff highlights at USF By TOM LASKEN its masculine counterpart, the Ugly Man Contest. Also on this day will come to fruit FOGHORN Staff Writer the labors of those who have been practicing for the pedro and bridge eliminations Those of you returning to school from Thanksgiving may have been rather sur­ for four hours a night since the semester began. prised to find the campus you left suffering from dysentery, suddenly blossoming forth WWeednesday may or may not be event-filled, depending on what is meant by into all kinds of wonderful gay activity. It is not, however, as some think, a childish "all red will be ravaged," for that is the only thing scheduled for that day besiJdes way of releasing tensions after midterms, but rather, that wonderful time of year the frosh basketball game against Napa JC as 8:00 p.m. Thursday is another big day. again; a whole week dedicated to the deterioration of all academic endeavors, USF beginning with the Pep Band rally and parade at 11:00 a.m. The Finals of all USF Week. Week intramural competitions will be held from 1:00-4:00 p.m., while from 11:00 4:00 Perhaps you have noticed some of the casual indications already. There are the p.m. a number of sturdy individuals will decathle at such events as the ping pong subtle posters plastered to the walls and' ceiling of- the Green and Gold Room pro­ ball shot put. The Four Winds, originally scheduled to appear at the rally at 8:00 p.m. claiming events of great import and casting aspersions upon the Stanford Indians. have tentatively cancelled. Instead, a tentative substitute troupe from Enrico Ban- There are the sign-up sheets for competition in such daring feats as the ping-pong ducci's hungry i will entertain the folk. The judging of the week's frenetic beard- ball, shot-put, the water balloon throw, powder puff football, and even more athletic growing will be held Friday afternoon in the Green and Gold Room. It will, however, events, like the pie-eating and beard-growing contests. (It is a tribute to the courage be overshadowed by the occurrence that evening of a rather unique event—a tentative of such individuals as "Meat," "Popeye," and Wes Coolidge that they vent among bonfire. There are several reasons for having a tentative bonfire rather than an or­ the first to venture their health at these contests.) Cars filled with huddled plotters dinary one. First of all, tentative logs and kerosene are cheaper. What's more, no one may be seen sneaking off in the direction of Stanford in the middle of the night. That can be suspended for serving tentative beeer at such a function. food riot last Monday night might also have something to do with USF Week, since A powder puff football game at 3:00 p.m. will pit the Second Century co-eds it had nothing to do with the food. against St. Mary's Hall, with a definite weight advantage going to St. Mary's. The The whole thing starts off Monday with a hole-in-one contest and the send-off rally frenzy which has been mounting throughout the week comes to a climax at the Stan­ for the Oregon State game. Tuesday is a rather crucial day, being the occasion of the ford game at 8:00 p.m. The ecstasy of the homecoming game victory will be followed pool eliminations, the pie-eating contest, the free-throw contest, the Queen voting and by a mixer in the grand ballroom of Phelan Hall. sAn f izAn £og)norzn Winner of the Pacemaker Award All-American 1954-64 Volume 59, No. 14 Friday, December 4, 1964 SK 1-31 18, SK 1-3119 Lyceum Bowker named new editor, Two Catholic editors promises topnotch paper present their positions Gordon Bowker, tousle-haired year has contributed articles to literatus from Seattle, was elect­ the San Francisco Progress. ed editor-in-chief of the FOG­ Two of the most controversial plished by the Catholic Press HORN last Wednesday, at a spe­ Upon hearing of his selection, figures in Catholic journalism lie Press exists cial meeting of the Publications Bowker airily exclaimed, "With will highlight the SEC Lyseum ' * Should the Catholic nature Council. The new election was the help of the finest journalists necessitated by former editor luncheon-discussion on the state of the Press limit its scope, con­ and writers on campus, I look Don Chase's recent resignation forward to publishing a news­ of the Catholic press this Thurs­ tent, and freedom? Does it now? because of illness. paper in the finest tradition of day. Should the Catholic Press have The new editor has had edito­ Mr. Edward Keating, editor- a clerical imprint of "official rial experience under two for­ this publication." in-chief of the outspoken month­ mer FOGHORN editors, having The history of the FOGHORN ly, Ramparts, and John O'Con­ character" for the sake of secu­ rity of the truth? served as news editor under has been punctured by an ir­ nor, columnist and former editor Kevin Starr, and as associate regular history of editors. In of the San Francisco Archdio­ Does being fiercely independ­ editor under Brian Coughlan. 1962-1963, the year before the cesan newspaper, the "Moni­ ent best serve the goals of the When Coughlan resigned in the tor," will join a selected group Coughlan-Bowker dynasty, the Catholic Press? Spring semester of last year, student paper was edited by of students and faculty members Bowker served as acting editor in the discussion of the role, pur­ Ramparts and Edward Keat­ Bruce Diaso, now in his second ing have been the critical tar­ until Chase was elected at the pose and direction of Catholic end of the school' term. Under year at Kendrick Hall. The pre­ newspapers and periodicals. gets of the Catholic periodicals America and Commonweal. Bowker, the FOGHORN'S repu­ vious academic year had seen Tim Meyer, Lyceum chair­ Keating, in reply, has been edi­ tation as one of the leading Col­ Ed Stephan elected to the post man, has outlined a probing and legiate newspapers in the coun­ of editor. Stephan, however, was torially uninhibited in question­ GORDON BOWKER poignant discussion that includes ing widely-held values of the try was continued and enhanced. speedily displaced by Kevin such topics as: Catholic Press. The combined leadership of Starr, when he faced stern ad­ • For what reasons the Catho- Attendance at the luncheon is Coughlan and Bowker produced from the Associated Collegiate ministrative disapproval of his • What goals can be accom­ by invitation only. another All - American rating Press. actions. Rich Harcourt, present Bower is remembered as the editor of the San Francisco author of the articulate, timely, and often controversial feature, Progress, was head man in 1960- "The Sandbox." He has also 61, following the incendiary and published regularly in the cam­ many-fabled reign of Warren pus literary magazine, and this Hinkie. German Jesuit theologian pays USF surprise visit Father Hans Kung, noted Ger­ spoke to a capacity audience in man Jesuit and expert on the Memorial Gymnasium on "The Ecumenical Council, paid a sur­ Church and Freedom." prise return visit to the USF Both Jesuits were nattily at­ campus Tuesday afternoon. Ac­ tired in continental-cut "civil­ companied by Fr. Hasenhuttl ian" suits. Father Kung men­ Gotthold, a fellow faculty mem; tioned that he had passed up a ber at Tubingen University five hour layover in Honolulu in in Germany, the Theologian was order to return to USF and the on his way to the Eucharistic city of San Francisco, if only for Congress in Bombay, India. a short time. He also expressed Father Kung was one of four the desire to someday lecture at controversial Theologians who USF. were banned from speaking at Then both priests shook hands the Catholic University of Amer­ with all present, and were swept ica two years ago. Shortly there­ away in a white Cadillac to after, the personable Jesuit catch the next jet W HWW101U.' ' Page 4 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN Friday, December 4, 1964 Catholic campus journalism uninspired Reprinted by permission of Fr. have long been the poor little ered thousand young people. Stu­ Thurston Davis, S. J. Editor-in- brother of the Catholic press. dents, a traditionally irreverent Chfei, America, American na­ Almost without exception, they lot, are likely to be as conscious tional Catholic weekly review face a policy of- prior censor­ of public relations as they are magazine. ship or review by a faculty of the far side of the moon. But moderator appointed by the uni­ the most valid fear of univer­ By Michael O'Connell versity administration or the sity administrators is perhaps The surprising number of con­ journalism department. This the fear of libel that any or­ flicts between student editors faculty moderator must offer a ganization that sets words in and university administrators at kind of verbal nihil obstat be­ type must risk. Catholic schools in the past year fore the newspaper can go to Besides, a student editor is or so emphasizes a serious dif­ press.