~Pie' Prepared, Arrives Mid-Week! S A N T p 0 L l E G E PAlJ OW Vol. XXV Jersey City, N. J., May 10, 1957 No.13 Glee Club Recital, Dance Set For Mosque Tonite The Glee Club of St. Peter's College will present its 26th Annual Spring Concert at the Mos­ DISTRIBUTION DATE GRINS gild the faces of Peacock Pie Moderator Mr. que Theatre in Newark this evening. The concert will begin promptly at 8 p.m. John A. Dinneen, S.J., and Senior executives John Redling and Bob Rockis. For all three this is the last year on the Pie and at St. Peter's. Editors for next Immediately after the concert, a dance will b e held in the spacious Terrace Room under the year have already been announced. theater. A nine piece orchestra, under maestro Jimmy Byrne, will supply dance music for the evening. Drinks and setups may be obtained at the two large bars in the Terrace Room. Mr. G. Marston Haddock, director of the Glee Club, has arranged a rich and varied reper­ Editor To Disclose toire for the concert. '57 c- Pie' Dedicatee Cleric Relates At Assenibly Tues. Life's Labors In Tall{ Today The 1957 edition of the Peacock Pie will arrive from the printers next week. At a student assembly on Tuesday, May 14, This afternoon at three in the the first copy will be presented to the dedicatee by Editor-in­ Senior Lounge, St. Peter's will Chief Robert Rockis. General distribution of the book will take host Father Mark A. Tennien, place on Wednesday, May 15, at the Peacock Pie office at 10.'5 Maryknoll missionary, who re­ Glenwood Avenue. turned from China in 1952. Fr. Rockis has stated that the yearbook contains many new and Tennien, brought here by the interesting features with complete coverage of every activity. The Sodality, will give a lecture on theme and dedicatee of the book are still a secret; the dedicatee's his missionary life which has led identity will be revealed at the presentation on Tuesday. The him to the innermost parts of theme running throughout the book China. provides a means of coordinating all Fr. Tennien attended Holy Cross sections of the book. The art work of INew Marli Set I College and then entered Mary­ Leo Rutkowski is different, symbolic knoll. He was sent to China in 1928, MASSED MIGHT of Glee Club warms up for annual concert, which will be and speaks for itself; it goes hand in A new high of $3,200 was set for then a deeply disturbed country. Dur­ held tonight in the Mosque Theatre in Newark. A dance will follow the gala hand with the theme. affair. the Jesuit Mission Drive held during ing World War II he held an in­ Accompanist of the Glee Club, Mr. John A. Dinneen S.J., moder­ Lent, it was announced this week by fluential position at Chungking with Richard Bugge, will render piano se­ ator, expresses his appreciation to the Father L. Augustine Grady S.J., di­ the leaders of the country. lections. The newly formed Alumni editors, staff and all connected with O'Reilly Wins: rector of student counseling. This is Visited Chinese Interior Glee Club had planned to sing for the the production of so fine a yearbook. $90, over the former high of $3,110 After the war he went to untouched second consecutive year. However, Without their cooperation, such a set last year. SC President good book with so many fine inno­ mission territory in the Chinese in­ business commihnents prevent several Fr. Grady declared, "As the stu­ terior. He thus became part of the key men from attending, and they vations would have been impossible. dents of St. Peter's mature they be­ The early delivery of the book at­ largest mass conversion movement John O'Reilly defeated Frank cannot perform. They assure all that come more devout and generous." in Maryknoll's history. Mertz for the presidency of the they will be back with the under­ tests to the hard work of the Pie This is evidenced by the fact that staff, he said. The Communists had Fr. Tennien Student Council at the organi­ graduates next year. the Seniors led in contributions, fol­ under house arrest, with a strict Donald Gamache, who is ticket New Staff Announced lowed by the Junors, Sophomores, zational meeting of that body guard, for two years. Finally impris­ last Monday. Joseph Vecchione chairman for the affair, stated that On Tuesday evening, May 14, the and Freshmen in that order. oned, he is perhaps the first American tickets are priced at $1.50 for stud­ Peacock Pie dinner will take place Robert Natale of Senior AA, which to undergo indoctrination. was elected vice president, while ents and their dates. All other tickets at Ilvento's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. was high class in total contributions He won the Christopher Award for Frank Scott became treasurer are $2.00. Included in the price are During the course of the dinner the and average per man, was especially outstanding creative work with his and John Fanning secretary. both the concert and the dance which new editorial staff will be introduced. praised by Fr. Grady for his out- book No Secret is Safe, the story of The elections this year were marked follows. Succeeding Rockis as editor-in-chief (Continued on page 6, colwnn 2) by unusually intensive campaigning in The program ranges from grand is Frank X. Scott. The other new (Continued on page 6, column 1) support of both presidential candi­ opera and operetta to folk songs and members of the yearbook editorial dates. The importance of individual Broadway hits. Some of the songs staff are Thomas Cashman, manag­ votes was increased with the lessen­ in the entertainment are: Russian ing editor; Thomas Carey, business Join National Frat ing of the number of representatives Picnic, Erie Canal, Blind Ploughman, editor; John O'Reilly, senior editor; With a Little Luck and a medley from Thomas Duffy, literary editor; Ches­ knowledge of the art and literature by the preceding session of the The Mikado of Gilbert and Sullivan. ter Straub, activities editor; Thomas The Twenty-Ninth National Con­ of ancient Greece and Rome." Council. The Double Quartet of the Glee Donohue, college life editor; and vention of Eta Sigma Phi, a national At the last meeting of the old honorary classical fraternity, approved Eta Sigma Phi, which was founded Club, under the direction of Don­ William Spendley, sports editor. Council on April 29, activity rep­ a new charter on April 5 and 6, at the University of Chicago in 1914, ald Gamache, will present selections Louis Barbato will be undergrad­ resentation was restricted to five for St. Peter's College. now has 58 currently active chapters. from its repertoire. uate editor; Leo Rutkowski, art edi­ St. Peter's will become number 59 "major" clubs and five activity groups. The Classics Club has objectives Facilities of Prom tor; Frank Evans, layout editor; when the charter is received on May The Argus Eyes, the Glee Club, the which coincide with those of Eta Glee Club President Harry Shields Robe.rt Cleary, night school editor; 30. The charter will be presented by Peacock Pie, the Pauw Wow, and the Sigma Phi. As the constitution of pointed out that this is one of the Vincent Manganiello, military editor; Samuel Cowley, the new national Gannon Debating Society are en­ this society states, it was formed few social affairs of the year in which Robert Hirchak, advertising manager president, through the Beta Tau chap­ titled to individual representatives, alumni and student body can unite. and . Joseph Pizzurro, photography "in order to further the spirit of co­ ter of Georgetown. while all other societies are relegated "And where else," he added, "could editor. · operation and good will among the to appropriate groups, each of which you enjoy the facilities of a prom The dinner will be the scene of members of classical departments The new chapter will be com­ prised of the Philologist and Hu­ has one representative. for only $3 per couple? I am sure the presentation of the new yearbooks and to stimulate interest in the study that all of those who had such an to members of the staff. of the classics and to increase our (Continued on page 7, column 8) (Continued on page 6, column 1) (Continued on page 6, column 1) Page Two PAUW WOW May 10, 1957 Council Responsibilities The Student Council has attracted more attention to itseH · tr,0 in the last few weeks than it had during the entire year. There Pulse has been discussion about the return to a smaller Council, voted ,o~ by the outgoing Council. There was a real fight for the post of . ✓- Student Council president, with the excitement augmented by a ;,, successful open question session for the candidates. The Pauw 41 Wow would add to the discussion by making a few suggestions Bettt for a more effective Council. by Frank Scott We would stress two important ideas-preparation and re­ sponsibility. We mean preparation before meetings, and respo_nsi­ bility of Council members to the people they are representmg. _ Within the next few weeks another The outgoing Council has set up a carefully planned scheme for year at St. Peter's will draw to a facilitating preparation and responsibility in the Council. close. A number of students will leave the College and enter into the Outgoing president Donald Grady outlined a plan whereby caucuses of activity representatives can provide a stream of good world of business, others will go on ideas for the Council, while at the same time serve the purpose to institutions of higher learning and of carrying Council info back to club members.