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THE RATTLER
Friday, February 19,1960
IT'S NO PICNIC
StMU Support Sags
Tri-College is no picnic—especially for St. Mary’s.
Since the cancellation by the Kingston Trio and the
rejection of the Cell Block 7 for proposed Tri-College con-
certs, St. Mary’s support for the eventually agreed upon
picnic has been half-hearted.
Local leaders, although they endorsed the picnic pro-
posal, 11-0 at an earlier Tri-Council meeting held here,
have failed to give the event affirmative, positive support.
By their apathetic sluggishness, St. Mary’s student
leaders have conveyed an impression of indifference
towards the project. This has resulted in the other two
member colleges—Incarnate Word and Our Lady of the
Lake—arranging most of the picnic activities.
St. Mary’s council members should give the same
overwhelming support to the picnic as they did when
voting for the proposal.
Local leaders should take the lead in publicizing the
event; encouraging students to attend and strengthening
the sagging relations between the member schools.
If they don’t, St. Mary’s is going to leave OLL and
IWC holding the picnic basket.
POLL TAX AMENDMENT
Stronger Solution Needed
Legislative action aimed at eliminating the poll tax
as a voting requirement in federal elections is a moderate
step towards the broadening of human rights.
But it only partially captures the present trend of the
federal government to replace archaic “states’ rights” tra-
ditions with progressive solutions.
Congressmen endorsing the proposal should be lauded,
even if they failed to fully promulgate civil rights legisla-
tion comparable to the spirit of the Supreme Court school-
segregation decision, and the recent law giving the Justice
Department power to investigate voting irregularities.
The poll tax, a product of the South, was designed to
prevent penniless minority groups from gaining a strong
voice in the legislature. Since original passage, the pres-
sures yielded by the small “granger-type” farmer and the
population numbers of the Negro have decreased con-
siderably.
Strongest argument opined by the advocaters of the
poll tax now is that it provides aid for state supported
schools. This is an area in which the federal government is
in a better financial position than the states to provide
millions in loans for school construction.
An equitable reason for continuance of the poll tax can-
not be expressed today. But even if the aforementioned
amendment becomes law, voters must still pay a poll tax
in six Southern states to cast ballots in elections other
than federal.
Congress should provide a solution which would be
more fair than adequate.
A constitutional amendment, providing the abolition
of a poll tax in federal, state and city elections would end
an out-of-date custom and would be a liberal victory for
civil rights.
LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR
He’s Your Brother
“Week-crazy” Americans celebrate anything, from
“National Put Your Garbage in the Trash Can Week”
to “National Pickle Week.” When a worthy cause for
celebration comes along, it often gets buried in the deluge
of riff-raff advertising.
National Brotherhood Week begins Feb. 21-28.
Racial prejudice has left few nations untainted in
the world today. Civil strife breaks out periodically when
hatred between two groups reaches a peak. War breaks
out among nations when mistrust and doubt creep into
negotiations and pacts. Petty worries swamp men’s minds,
leaving no room for nobleness.
The universal brotherhood of man is forgotten and
neglected.
But the close bond that exists between human beings,
by the fact of their humanity, will never die.
It is reasserted each time persons of different faiths
forget individual differences to help someone else; each
time persons of different races join hands to work to-
gether; each time people from different parts of the world
join hearts in a common prayer.
You are urged to celebrate National Brotherhood
Week a little differently from all the other Weeks. Be
reflective . . . take a good look at your neighbor . . . for
he is your brother.__
THE#RATTLER
ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Opinions expressed in The Rattler are those of the editors
or of the writer of the article and not necessarily those of
the University administration.
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Sam Buchanan
Sports Editor--Junie Kalil
Staff Arist__Frank Jessie
Reporters____Norman Henry,
Bro. Raymond Roussin, Boh Bridg-
man, Harold Henry, Paul Strauss,
Robert Valdez, Paul Van dc Walle.
The Rattler is published every
Friday during the school year by
the Journalism Department of St.
Mary’s University of Texas. San
Antonio 1. Member Catholic School
Press Association. Texas Catholic
Journalists Workshop, Associated
Collegiate Press. Mail subscriptions
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THE RATTLER
★ ■★★★★
Opinion & Comment
1 •’
Frat Spring Pledging Hits Peak,
109 Hopefuls Seek Membership
Anxious pledges and smiling
members highlight campus ac-
tivity as fraternity pledging
reaches a peak for the Spring
semester. A total of 109 hopefuls
are seeking membership in the
six social fraternities at StMU.
THE BARONS
Black top hats, traditional sign
of the Order of the Barons, are
now being worn by 12 optimistic
pledges. They are Bill Bearer,
John Braniff, Tommy Coghlan,
Bill Dove, Buddy Galjour, Bob
Griener, Ed Lamberty, Tom
O’Connell, Randy Smith, Jay
Webre, Sam Yates and Charles
Zuberbueler.
The pledge period extends for
an indefinite period of time.
Pledge master is Philip Leyen-
decker and he is assisted by
Terry O’Donnell.
KAPPA THETA CHI
Pledging for Kappa Theta Chi
fraternity started last week and
Picnic? What Picnic?
Veni, Vidi, Vici
Grad Dad Visits Tad's Vad
By JACK SMITH
Awakened by the eerie screams
of my roommate, I stumbled out
of bed and listened attentively as
he told me my dad was at the
administration building looking
for me.
By the time I had gotten down-
stairs “dear old gray-haired dad”
was driving up in his 1932
Duesenberg. Leaping from the
car he grabbed me in fond em-
brace and began questioning me
about smashing my car the week
before.
He is a little set in his safe driv-
ing campaign and is out to prove
the adage “like father, like son;”
with certain stipulations.
I now lead him 45 parking
tickets to 29. And he doesn’t have
any speeding arrests.
Expertly jumping a passing
sports car, he shouted “23-skidoo,
let’s see what the dorms are
like.”
After a lecture on why F.
Scott Fitzgerald was the great-
est author of all time, he con-
demned rock ’n roll and jazz.
On the other hand, he agreed
pin-up girls had improved vast-
ly since his day, but he inquired
why students kept them hid.
He related the time his frater-
nity stole the dean’s favorite
milk-cow and then burned FDR
(Frank D. Rudyvelter, then jani-
tor of the administration bldg.)
in effigy.
“By the way, how’s the old Ku
Klux Klan doing ? Why I remem-
ber in my day, to be someone,
you had to be either a commun-
ist, socialist or Klansmen. What
is it now?”
Some of the boys explained
that these organizations were
outdated by fraternities, beat-
niks anr’ ROTC. He also made
the mistake of asking if the stu-
dent government was just as cor-
rupt as in his day, and reminisced
by saying, “Why we used to rig
the pin-ball machines, sell fresh-!
men passes to class and bootleg j
subscriptions to Esquire.” We told j
him all this was still done, but
not as openly.
After eating a hearty meal
in the cafeteria and telling
everyone more stories about the
“good ‘ole days,” he said good-
by.
“I know you’ll get a good edu-
cation at my alma mater, al-
though you won’t have the fun
we had in my day. Take care of
yourself and here is your $3 al-
lowance for the month. I’m rais-
ing it to take care of the higher
cost of living.”
I mumbled an embarrassed
good-by and watched as he lum-
bered down the winding, narrow
road.
Prejudice Probed on TV Show
St. Mary’s is participating in a
new television series, “Human
Relations in San Antonio,” being
presented over WOAI-TV each
Sunday at 10 a.m.
The series will study what
causes prejudice and intolerance
in a community and how the
average citizen can bring about
better relations among men of
all religions, races and nation-
alities.
On the Feb. 7 program, second
in the series, Dr. Gerald J. Sch-
nepp, S.M., vice-president and
business manager of the Univer-
sity, was one of three panelists
who discussed “Social Scientists
Look at Human Relations.”
25 hopefuls enrolled for the six
week pledge period.
Ronnie Garcia was elected
president of the pledge class com-
posed of A. J. Ahrens; Ronald
Albrecht, David Bendele, Dennis
Bowen, Joe Cantu, Oscar Cava-
zos, Bill Cullen, John Cullen,
David Jungbauer, Patrick Logan,
Reuben Maldonado, Paul Mc-
Comb, Frank Mcllhenny, Jim
Meyer, Dennis Miller, Eddie
Olivares, Winston Puig, Matt
Quinlan, Sebastian Sanchez, Paul
Strauss, Juan Trevino, Rupert
Weynand and Pete White.
Buddy DeWalt and Sam Kinsey
are pledge masters.
THE RATTLER CLUB
The Rattler Club has posted
a list of 11 pledges. They are
Bob Gorman, Tom Hutzler, Joe
Martin, Richard Miner, Phil Nie-
meyer, Louis Ortega, Richard
Owens III, Louis Pedrotti, Charles
Traynor, Ray Villarreal and
George Vurduzco.
The pledges, identified by
their name cards and ribbons,
are required to pledge three and
a half to six weeks.
Ernie Sena is pledge master;
Allen Williams is assistant
pledge master.
RHO BETA GAMMA
Rho Beta Gamma fraternity
has announced a pledge class of
21 members. In a meeting held
this week, Tom Godfrey was
elected pledge captain by his fel-
low pledge brothers.
The members of the pledge
class are Bill Ashbaugh, Rene
Baeton, Gus Benavides, Jr., Rudy
Cantu, Richard Gercia, Robert
Korn, Roger Ibarra, John Joslin,
Herman Knappick, James La-
Prade, Louie Lopez, Edgar Ma-
lone, John De Mauri, Leslie
Ploch, Fred Quinn, Harry Ra-
venna, Gene Rodriguez, Marvin
Schultz, Dan Sebastian and Rob-
ert Wehmeyer. Pledging for Rho
Beta Gamma lasts for a period
of six weeks and all pledges must
pass a test concerning their
knowledge of StMU before they
are admitted into the fraternity.
Herman Ahr is pledge master.
SIGMA BETA CHI
Sigma Beta Chi fraternity’s
pledge class, representing a total
of five states, is composed of
Nicholas Barron, James Barylski,
Gerald Bielicke, Roger DeLatte,
Phillip Doersching, Michael Dyk-
sinski, Charles Glauber, James
Harrington, John Halpin, John
Holland, Pete Johnston, John
Juranovich, Robert Kozlowski,
Dominic Locastro, Willie Lopez,
Robera Lorenz, Thomas McEvilly,
Gregorio Pedroza, James Rich-
ardson, John Schilling, James
Seibert, David Sexauer, Michael
Sheridan, Edgar Sprinkle and
Steve Sellers.
At a meeting held last Thurs-
day the pledges received their
pledge pins, a fraternity pin
without the center.
Bill Lindley is pledge master,
assisted by Herb Briesacher.
They will direct the pledges
through their 5 to 8 week pledge
period.
TAU DELTA SIGMA
The pledge class of Tau Delta
Sigma contains 15 members.
They are Paul Branca, Jack
Donze, Joe Fertitta, Jimmy Ko-
ett, Eugene Lamm, Wayne Marty,
Fred Morton, James Picard,
Charles Schott, Hilton Schweit-
zer, and Joe Trevino. Officers of
the pledge class are Jack Mur-
phy, president; Clem McElreath,
vice-president; Brian Burke, sec-
retary; and Mike Crosby, treas-
urer.
The pledge period extends for
six weeks.
Kenny Dugosh is pledge master
and Quentin Meyer is assistant
pledge master.
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