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Stemming from the powers above. this was a dual responsibility to In a prepared statement, it was provide for the IGng-range effort emphasized that his office "will not and to prepare for the capital cam­ be filled at this time." However, paign which is currently in prog­ "Mr. Egan will continue to be ress. available to the University on a "When I came, the deyelopment consultant basis." The $26,000,000 office consisted of Father Foley and Progress Fund for Wisdom and one secretary. Georgetown was Discovery in a Dynamic World, lagging behind. We've since built formerly Mr. Egans's concern will that up to a staff of 35, including now be the domain of The John many young Georgetown alumni Photo: Dieter Hoffmann Price Jones Company, a profes­ whom I've trained. Intimations of Christmas at Georgetown. The HOYA celebrates with sional fund-raising concern. JAMES EGAN "The capital fund drive is com­ special features on pages 5, 11, and 15. Mr. Egan, who attended Loyola Hair combed straight back and ing along equally as well as those ------------------------------------' Academy of Chicago, received his parted a little to the left of center, at other major universities at this bachelor's degree from N orthwest­ gold-rimmed spectacles perched particular stage. The drive was an­ ern University in 1923. He em­ above wide cheeks, Mr. Egan inter­ nounced only last March, and we Sebes Denies Rumor barked on a career in newspaper weaves his speech with a smile bor­ now have over $12 million. I am advertising, eventually becoming rowed perhaps from Teddy Roose­ confident that the drive will far advertising director of The New velt. Sitting in his typically pan­ exceed the goal." That SFS To Dissolve York Times. eled office, overlooking the Quad­ The grandfather and uncle of Long interested in financial cam­ rangle from 3rd Healy, he reflected present students, Mr. Egan com­ Father Joseph Sebes, S.J., Dean of the School of Foreign paigns for private institutions, he on his 3 years' alliance with the mented upon Georgetown in gen­ was later a vice-president of Ker­ Hilltop. eral. Service, categorically· denied any rumor that attempts are sting, 'Brown Company. In Octo­ "Georgetown sought me. I did "Most everything has been posi­ being made toward a dissolution of the Edmund A. Walsh ber of 1963, he was appointed not seek Georgetown. The Presi­ tive. This is a great University. School of Foreign Service and its integration as a major in Georgetown's first lay vice-presi­ dent's Advisory Council, now the I'm still interested in its welfare the College of Arts and Sciences. dent. Board of Regents, acting on recom- intensely." The School, established in 1913 by Father Edmund A. Walsh, ac­ GUCAP To Travel cording to reports, would be dis­ MixedReaction solved with the graduation of the To Grenada, Miss. class of 1970, the pres::mt Fresh­ To GU Article man class. Henceforward, students For SCLC Boycott wishing to major in political science The GUCAP Civil Rights Com­ or foreign service would take In 'Newsweek' mittee is sponsoring a trip to Gre­ courses in the college. This would Newsweek, the national maga­ nada, Miss., over the Christmas also eliminate the B.S.F.S. degree. zine that used to bill itself "The Holidays to work with SCLC in a "There is absolutely no truth Magazine of News Significance," boycott of white merchants in the whatsoever in the rumor," the Hun­ took a dim view of Georgetown city. barian-born dean stated, "The University this week in a critical Lillian Peterson, chairman of the whole tenor of discussions are to­ article on Washington area col­ Committee, said that the group's ward making the school more pro­ leges. wGrk is part of the final stages of fessionally oriented than it is now. In an article entitled "Go, Pony BILL O'KEEFE . • speaks Gn the Healy steps. a six-month long boycott on Gre­ This is further away from any­ League, Go" Newsweek said the nada stores in protest of the Sep­ thing like just a major in the Col­ idea of a great university in the Ivy League faculty." Newsweek article. He said there tember school violence in the lege." Also, he pointed out that nation's capital has had powerful "School officials admit money were two errors in the magazine . South. "Father (Joseph) Sweeney is ac­ friends but that the hope "remains problems have limited the size of contention that most of the prog­ The GUCAP group will assist cepting applications for the next unfulfilled." It dubbed the area's the faculty," Newsweek continues, ress fund money is going to the the Negroes in setting up a Negro freshman class." five universities "second-rate." "especially since part-time ap­ "weak" science departments. He "co-op" store which will be con­ He further said that his office is "Georgetown," the magazine pointments are kept to a mini­ also denied Newsweek's allegation tinued Gn a permanent basis. This conducting a study to update the pointed out, "was once a small col­ mum." that the science departments are type of action, Miss Peterson says, program in the School with "more lege for the children of wealthy The Newsweek article drew weak. "They are among our strong­ "will probably put a lot of white specialization along the lines of the Catholics in Washington. Now the mixed reaction from the Univer­ est departments," he said. businessmen out of business." masters program." He added that .Iesuit school has some claim to sity community. Junior Bill The academic dean said the The SCLC and the GUCAP vol­ he received a "mandate by the ad­ national stature." Georgetown's O'Keefe gave an impromptu speech breakdown of progress funds was unteers are hopeful that no vio­ ministration" to carry out such an national stature, the news maga­ agreeing with the article and add­ as follows: $4 million each to. the lence will occur, but there are ru­ improvement. zine contends, is due to its medical, ed an impassioned appeal for library and law centers; $5 miIilon mGrs that SNCC, known lately for "My trying to strengthen the dental, foreign service and law money from alumni, students, and to the medical-dental school; and its black power advocate leader curriculum in no way means the schools, and its graduate program "other friends of the University." $13 million dollars for scholarships Stokely Carmichael, will be on the present curriculum is bad," he said. in government. "We students here face a ques­ faculty salaries, and endowed scene at Greneda. (The East Campus Student Coun­ But, Newsweek continues, "much tion which is crucial," he told a chairs. The student volunteers will be cil passed a resolution introduced of the money raised in its current group of about 200 curious on­ Father Fitzgerald also said he housed by SCLC at the houses of by .Jack McNally which recom­ $26 million fund campaign is be­ lookers. "We will be witness to the "would not subscribe' 'to the state­ city residents, and transportation mended that "strong steps b:! taken ing channeled into the admittedly demise which this University cur­ ment of Charlie Boggs. He pointed . fees back and forth will be pro­ to reestablish the identity of the weak science area." The magazine rently faces, or we will be its re­ out that at Ivy League universities ·vided by GUCAP. The group will School of Foreign Service and that quoted senior government major juvenators. We can, we should, and many of the big name professors 'e briefed concerning provocation strong steps also be taken to revise Charlie Boggs as saying that stu­ we will begin to rebuild this uni­ are on leaves of absence or en­ , -y white residents and merchants the curriculum to aid in reestab­ dents come to Georgetown "expect­ versity TODAY." gaged exclusively in graduate stud­ .!TId arrests by Mississippi State lishing the identity of the schooL" ing to find Georgetown the Ivy Father Thomas R. Fitzgerald, ies and research. Georgetown pro­ - 'olice. Cooperation and passive re­ The resolution also stated that the League Catholic School of the coun­ S.J., Academic Vice-President, gave fessors, he said, "tend to be more I ..• :stance are advocated by SCLC. (Continued on Page 12) try. But we simply don't have an a more critical appraisal of the available to undergraduates." 1 Pag~-T~o , 2'IlE, "SOYA ~hursday, De~ember l,~; 1966 HOYA ;,M;';UGi;'~Gro", Up, W;fhSom~'8eClI t'fyib~ : , ',' , "J. • .: The ninth Hoya Symposium gathered would'think more.'," But another cautioned: seven East Campus women students.