The Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, March 13, 1964 Page: 1 of 4
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THE HILLTOPPER
ST. EDWARD’S
UNIVERSITY
Austin, Texas, Friday, March 13, 19 64
Price Ten Cents
Volume 48
Four Pages
Number 14
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Communication Makes
Best Marriage Formula
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Negro Students Evaluate
Griffin's View of Racism
Hilltoppers Place 4 On
All-Conference Team
joined by seniors John Schneider
of South Bend and Phil White of
Mike
Otolski
Phil
White
John
Schneider
John D’Ambrosio, sophomore, broke from the starting blocks
first and went on to win the 100 yard dash in the time of 10.8
seconds. Jack Hoffstetter finished a 10th of a second behind
D’Ambrosio in Thursday’s intramural track meet. The juniors
and sophomores beat the freshmen and seniors.
Hilltopper news staff reporter James Trunk, left, interviews
(left to right) Athanasius Njoku, Gabriel Matumo, and Paul Awiti
concerning the problems discussed in John Griffin’s book ‘Black
Like Me.’
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“Always remember that your
partner is a human being,” was
the sage advice offered by Dr.
James L. Hubbard, professor of
sociology at the University of
Texas. “Although there are no
formulae for a happy marriage,”
he said, “if I were to try to sum
up in one statement what I be-
lieve to be the key to a happy
marriage, I would say, ‘Keep in
communication.’ ”
These two statements formed
the basis for the fourth Pre-Cana
conference. This last talk was the
most practical of the series. The
two main assertions were sup-
ported by numerous examples
from Professor Hubbard’s per-
sonal experience in marriage.
Father Joseph MacAllister, CSC,
student chaplain, who introduced
the speaker, had said that this
Junior guard Paul McDermott
from Holy Cross high school in
Riverton, New Jersey, and Mike
Otolski, talented freshman from
Indiana’s South Bend Central,
1962-63 state runners-up, were the
two St. Edward’s players named
to the 1964 All-Big State confer-
ence first team.
last lecture “promised to be a
most interesting discussion and
should be an eyeopener to those
who think that marriage is all
bliss and no blunders.”
The final lecture of the series
will be given at 8:00 pm Sunday,
March 15, in L212. At this confer-
ence the Church requirements for
marriage will be discussed.
Beard-Growing Contest
A beard-growing contest will be
held in conjunction with this
year’s Western dance, Saturday,
April 18, says Dan Rosprim, presi-
dent of the Texas club, Rosprim
also announced that there will be
a meeting of all persons inter-
ested in entering the contest Sun-
day, March 15, at 6:30 pm in room
212-213 of the Library building.
Science Academy
Has Field Trip
Members of the Science acad-
emy and several faculty members
went to San Antonio for a field
trip today. Their first stop was
at the Southwest Research insti-
tute, where the group learned
some of the functions of a re-
search institute and the types
of jobs that are available to them.
After lunch at Our Lady of the
Lake college the science academi-
cians toured the United States
Air Force School of Aerospace
Medicine at Brooks Air Force
base. Information on the space
program was one of the topics of
concern covered there.
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Last Hilltopper
Due to the Easter holidays
the Hilltopper will not be pub-
lished again until April 10.
We hope everyone enjoys
their vacation. See you next
month.
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need for unity of effort among the
various Negro movements.”
In questioning the Negroes on
campus who have been born into
the “problem” and have lived with
it in the United States, a notice-
ably different reaction from that
of the African Negroes was noted
concerning the effect upon Ameri-
can society with particular refer-
ence to the white populace.
William Carson holds that the
book “expresses only a small part
of the total problem facing the
Negro. Much has been exposed
publicly by Mr. Griffin’s treatise,
but that Black Like Me will have
a profound good effect over the
country I seriously doubt.”-
Charles Hamberlin, a native of
Mississippi and quite cognizant of
inequality of opportunity for the
southern Negro, contends Mr.
Griffin’s account “is of no prac-
tical use to the Negro of the
South but may be of some use to
the liberal northern white. The
book does not really tell anything
new to either the southern whites
or southern Negroes. There must
evolve a feeling of compromise
between the Negroes and the
whites on all the issues now being
disputed. The problem of the
Negro lies, mainly in his division
of direction while striving for
the same goal. The varied or-
ganizations within the Negro
movement pull apart instead of
unifying. This separation must
first be overcome in order that
the Negro may strive successfully
to achieve his rights.”
When questioned if education
was the best means of surmount-
ing the social obstacles placed on
Negroes by whites, the answer
given was “Yes” with the added
clause, “looking at the problem
idealistically.” That is to say,
education would be the ideal
solution if tradition and social
prejudice were not so intimately
related to the “problem.”
In attempting to obtain some
feasible solutions, the actions of
the Black Muslim and NAACP
were examined for good and bad
consequences. The concensus of
opinion obtained suggests a great-
er overall good will evolve from
the pacifistic operations of the
NAACP than would possibly come
about from the Negro counterpart
of the Ku Klux Klan.
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By James Trunk
In lieu of the panel discussion
on the book, Black Like Me, to be
held on campus next Monday
night, it is believed beneficial to
the student body to hear the
opinions expressed by a few of the
Negro students at SEU concern-
ing the “problem” that is out-
lined vividly by John Howard
Griffin.
Mr. Griffin felt the need to
bring to the forefront the “prob-
lem” which has beset the Ameri-
can society for over a hundred
years. That “problem," as he
refers to it in his book, is the
inequality existent in the United
States, which professes equality
of opportunity to all and yet
denies this democratic right to
people who are born into the
Negro race.
The idea of bringing the prob-
lem to the public view for obser-
vation through personal experi-
Day of Spring
The third edition of the annual
literary magazine will be distrib-
uted on the first day of spring,
according to Mike Tracy, editor.
This year the vernal equinox
takes place March 20 at 8:00 am.
In keeping with the policy of the
magazine to be the “freshest
breath of the traditional season
of life and regeneration” and
maintaining the tradition begun
last year, the magazine will be
released to the public at that
time. All those members of the
St. Edward’s family who are on
campus at that time will receive
their copy at or around 8:00 am.
Others will have their copy wait-
ing for them on their return from
Easter vacation
ence, such as that of the author,
was believed to be a most illumi-
nating means of presenting the
true picture to the nation. This
opinion was expressed repeatedly
by SEU students from Africa.
Gabriel Matumo voiced his ap-
proval of the first-hand experi-
ence in writing about such a sub-
ject but was a little skeptical
about the resultant consequences
of such a maneuver by an indi-
vidual. He seemed to wonder why
a man would run the risk of be-
coming a social outcast in his own
race to secure the rights of
another race. Athanasius Njoku
also expressed incredulity, but
added that experience is the best
teacher. Paul Awiti went one step
further in stating, “white people
seem to refuse to recognize the
true problem and Black Like Me
should have the good effect in
acting as a stepping stone to
better things. There is a great
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Santa Clara, California, who were
chosen for the second squad.
Otolski sparked the SEU team
many times by coming off the
bench to pump in key baskets and
wound up with a fine 14.2 scoring
average. McDermott, a good out-
side shooter and a fine ball han-
dler, ended up with a 13.2 point
per game average. Phil White, a
6’4” rebounding ace, and John
Schneider, an excellent defensive
man, averaged 13.7 and 10.9 points
per game, respectively.
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Knights Hold
Essay Contest
By Jim Sullivan
An essay contest to be judged
by an inter-faith panel of judges
on the topic “Religious Freedom
in a Democracy” is being con-
ducted by the Texas State council,
Knights of Columbus.
“Texas high school students of
all races, creeds, and colors are
invited to write essays on the an-
nounced topic,” said Charles J.
Kaier, jr, of Corpus Christi, coun-
cil state deputy. “Prizes will be a
$100 and a $50 US Savings bond
and 10 honorable mention awards.
“High school principals desir-
ing copies of the rules can obtain
them by calling local members of
the Knights of Columbus or writ-
ing directly to the Essay Contest
committee, Texas Knights of Co-
lumbus, 1111 Majestic building,
San Antonio.”
“The contest rules are simple,”
Kaler continued, “in that the writ-
ers must be bona fide, full-time
students of a Texas high school
and under 20 years old.
The essay cannot exceed 300
words and should be signed by the
student with his or her full name,
age, school, class, home address,
telephone number, city and state.
“Further, students should list
their parents’ full name, address
and telephone number and give
the same information on the prin-
cipal of the school. The essay
must be mailed before March 31
directly to the Essay Contest
committee, Texas Knights of Co-
lumbus, 1111 Majestic building,
San Antonio, Texas. Rhetorical
structure will be left entirely to
the student.”
Grand Knight Mike Zelsmann
announced that St. Edward’s
council number 2559 will sponsor
this contest for St. Edward’s
high school and St Mary’s acad-
emy. George Dovin, higher edu-
cation committee chairman, is
taking care of all the details.
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