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Friday, November 22, 1963
THE RATTLER
Page 3
Personalities on Campus
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University News Roundup
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Editor’s Note: The Marianist
Scholasticate is holding open
house on Sunday, Nov. 24, from
1:30 to 4:30 pm. All members
of the faculty and student body
are invited to see how the “oth-
This is the “before” picture,
normal in its abnormalities. The
“after” you have observed to some
extent and it will be touched on
in a moment. But first, what
caused the change ?
THE BIG “WHY”
All year long each of the men
at the “nook” is asking the ques-
tion “Why am I here ? Somewhere
along the line they must find an
answer and make a decision to
Sigma Hayride
Sigma Beta Chi, will hold
their annual hayride on Nov.
23rd. An old-fashioned Texas
cook-out will be the feature of
er half” lives.
By Bro. Bill Christensen, SM
The Brothers ... What are they
. . . Who are they . . . How are
they formed . . . What’s their
job in life . . . How do they look
on everyday life . . .
THE FORTY-EIGHT
There’s a group of fellows, for-
ty-eight to be exact, living in
Charles Francis Hall, St. Mary’s
University campus. Perhaps it
would be worth our time to ex-
amine this group for a few mo-
ments in order to pick up some
answers to our questions. They
are young brothers and, well, it’s
not such a long time since they
became “set apart”—from home
and an independent life. Maybe
we can see what a change has
taken place by glancing over their
high school records and then see-
ing what they are now. We can
use that familiar “before” and
“after” technique
BEFORE—“THE GOOD
OL’ DAYS”
The elite of their high school
classes—is that what the group
of forty-eight has resulted from ?
Yes ... partly. There’s a fair
share who were outstanding in
high school. There is a valedic-
torian, a state wrestling champ,
an all-conference fullback and an
end, one homecoming and one
prom king. A few have already
made some kind of mark on life:
One was a grade school teacher
here in San Antonio for many,
many years; another is an ex-
Navy man and includes in his past
a European tour (“blow-out”
might be more truthful); the ex-
uberant Irishman from Nebraska
was a railroad foreman, or some-
thing of the sort—the story varies
with the telling.
The majority of the group, how-
ever, were what is commonly and
mistakenly termed “average” or
“normal” high school students.
Let the truth be known: none
are completely “normal.” Each
is a character in his own right—
in most cases, merely a few mo-
ments contact will prove the truth
of this. The term “average” can,
however, be fittingly applied
when considering their activities
in school. They were contributors
to the band, dramatic efforts,
speech department, student coun-
cil, school paper and yearbook,
sodality, athletics, and probably
anything else that is ranked as
a high school extra-curricular act-
ivity.
THE NOOK
Brrr . . . Marynook Novitiate,
Galesville, Wisconsin; February
22, 196?. It’s a frosty George
Washington’s birthday. The
“nook” as it is called by its inha-
bitants, is coated with a foot and
a half of glistening snow. The no-
vices—these are the inhabitants—
are in class. Six months and a
day have passed; six more months
remain to the novitiate year. It’s
a year of initiation during which
Brothers are formed.
Six months ago, this group of
novices entered on a more intense
Christian life. The group was
larger but some have already de-
cided that religious life, or at
least, the Marianist way, was not
for them. The young men have
a challenge put before them. They
are now examining what it means
and whether they can and will
meet this challenge. That is the
purpose of the novitiate year. At
its end those who have accepted
the challenge will publicly de-
clare their intention of living the
vows of poverty, chastity and
obedience “according to the Con-
stitution of the Society of Mary.”
This declaration and its accept-
ance by the Church makes a per-
son a Brother.
THE CHALLENGE, A FOURTH
VOW
And this challenge which these
young men are faced with, what
precisely is it? It is living a life
in which every moment is put
at the service of the Blessed Vir-
gin, of her will manifested in the
Society of Mary. This is total
consecration. This is what the
Vows are to accomplish within
the Brothers. This is the ideal
which the young recruits at the
“nook” are coming in contact
with, in classes and in prayer.
This is the ideal which every
Brother must constantly be striv-
ing to attain till the end of his
life.
YR’s Slate Panel
The St. Mary’s Young Repub-
licans club will sponsor a panel
discussion concerning various pos-
sible Republican party “dark
horse” candidates for president
in 1964 on Tuesday Nov. 26 at 12
noon. 8he careers of Gov. Rom-
ney, Gov. Scranton, Sen. Morton
and Sen. Margaret Smith will be
discussed by Don Miller and Tom
Addcox. The political views of
these possible candidates will be
discussed respectively by Bill
Haley, John MacRae, Alvie Yar-
zrough and Peggy Maisel. All in-
terested individuals are invited to
attend. The location of the dis-
cussion will be announced later.
Campi Calendar
Nov. 22-23 St. Phillip’s Little Theater presents “Purlie
Victorious”, College Auditorium, 2111 Nevada
St., 8:00 pm, admission $1.00.
Nov. 23 StMU—El Curro in Concert, Reinbolt Audi-
torium, 7:30 pm, admission 75c.
“Memory Lane” Sock Hop, sponsored by Los
Caballeros, Alumni Gym, 8:00 p., tickets 50c
(presale).
Nov. 25 OLL—International Affairs panel discussion
on U N.
Nov. 27-Dec. 1 Thanksgiving Recess
Nov. 30 Trinity—Basketball, Lamar Tech, Sams Cen-
ter, 8:00 pm.
Dec. 1 Classes resume, 8:00 am.
Dec. 4 “Libation Bearers”, 8:00 pm.
Dec. 5 StMU—“Sweet Old Thing” presented by the
Drama Dept., Reinbolt Aud., 8:00 pm, admis-
sion 25c.
Dec. 6 StMU — Inter-fraternity Dance, Granada
Grand Ballroom, 8:00-12:00 pm, bids—$3.50,
set-ups included.
Crowning of Homecoming Queen.
Dec. 7 StMU—No classes. Homecoming Parade, 9:30
am, downtown.
Bonfire and Game, 7:30, opponents, Texas
A&I.
Dec. 8 StMU—Play, “Sweet Old Thing”, Rienbolt
aud., 8:00 pm.
Dec. 9 IWC—Players Inc. present “The Taming of
the Shrew” 8:00 pm.
Dec. 10 IWC—Players Inc., “Oedipus Rex”, College
Aud., 8:00 pm.
stay or leave. At the end of this
vital year, those who remain are
those who have found an affirma-
tive answer and are convinced of
their calling. They see that they
are not in the Society of Mary to
become saints individually. They
are Marianists to become a group
of saints, to reach a corporate
holiness. They have joined the
“family of Mary” and this is
their means of salvation.
Still this is not rock-bottom.
There’s one more layer yet. The
apostolate, the universe, all men,
all creation require dedicated
apostles of Mary to assist in her
mission of bringing Christ to all
men, to aid in restoring all things
in Christ.
And the plan of action, what
of that ? That is specifically what
Charles Francis Hall, the Schol-
asticate, is for: to prepare for
action! This is the latter half of
our “before” and “after” picture.
AFTER: UNIVERSE-MINDED
Forty-eight young men pre-
paring, pondering, eager to begin,
to join the effort. How will they
do it? The majority, forty Bro-
thers, are presently looking for-
ward to the classroom, the educa-
tion of men to the truth, that
these men, catching the fire of the
truth, may spread it to others.
Four among these will be sent
to the seminary after a few years,
to be ordained for the service
of their Brothers and of the uni-
versal mission. Eight Brothers
will enter the apostolate of the
universal mission. Eight Brothers
will enter the aposlate as laborers.
--•-
the day. The hayride will com-
mence at Lew Lutz’s farm.
-•-
FSEE on Monday
Arrangements have been made
for on Campus administration
of the FEDERAL SERVICE
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
(FSEE—required for employ-
ment in most governmental jobs),
and the MANAGEMENT IN-
TERN EXAMINATION (FSEE
is a pre-requisite, according to
Leo M. Donohue, Guidance Di-
rector.
The FSEE will be given in
Room 101 at 1:30 pm, Monday,
November 25th and the MAN-
AGEMENT INTERN on Tuesday,
November 26th.
Juniors, Seniors and Graduate
Students are eligible. Interested
students should register with the
Placement Office so as to give
some indication as to the number
of test booklets that will be re-
quired.
Student Bards
Jos6 Bosch and James Shere-
m e t a, St. Mary’s freshmen,
were notified this week that
poetry submitted by them to
the National Poetry Press An-
nual Anthology of College Poe-
try has been accepted for pub-
lication.
The anthology is a collection
of the finest poetry written by
the college men and women of
America, representing every
section of the country. Selec-
tions were made from thous-
ands of poems submitted.
-•-.
HI Club Coffee
The International Relations
Club will offer its weekly cof-
fee for members and all in-
terested Institute participants
after the International Rela-
tions Institute meeting tonight.
The popular coffees provide
an opportunity for students and
other interested persons to get
acquainted with the evening’s
speakers and discuss points
raised during the talks.
-•-
Campus Interviews
Nov. 26—Army Audit Agency
(Accountants), 2nd floor
Chaminade lounge and A237,
A238.
Dec. 4 & 5—General Adjust-
ment Bureau (B.A., B.B.A.),
same location as above.
Dec. 5 & 6—Price Waterhouse
(Accountants), same loca-
tion.
Dec. 6—Air Force, O.T.S., (All
Majors), same location.
Dec. 10 — Liberty Mutual
(B.A., B.B.A.), same location.
Baron’s Drawing
The Order of the Barons, ac-
cording to their information
Secretary, Don Driscoll, are
busy selling raffle tickets for a
stereo-phonograph. The draw-
ing date is scheduled for Dec.
7th at the half-time ceremonies
at the St. Mary’s Homecoming
game. The Barons also plan a
hayride for Nov. 23rd. The hay-
ride will feature the usual hay-
ride refreshments, Baron folk-
songs, and other activities.
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Caballeros to Hop
Los Caballeros, newly organ-
ized fraternity, is throwing its
first social function Saturday
night, Nov. 23. The organiza-
tion is having a sock hop enti-
tled “Memory Lane” at the
Aluminum Gym. The music will
be furnished by KONO’s disk
jockey, Don Cowser’s record
collection of classics. Records
will be given and a local band
will also play. Presale ticket
price is 50 cents.
-•--—
Kappa Pi Sigma
Kappa Pi Sigma, honor busi-
ness fraternity, held its formal
pledge initiation Sunday, Nov. 17.
New members initiated are: Hen-
ry W. Benavides, David G. Boone,
Jim Cazamias, Bill S. Dawson,
James E. Hamilton, Walter R.
Heaslet, Thomas C. Long, and
Ross A. Somers.
Kappi Pi will participate
shortly in a tour of Lone Star
Brewery in conjunction with
the Society for the Advance-
ment of Management. Aim of
the tour is to further the fra-
ternity’s goal of promoting in-
terest in “every facet of the
field of Commerce.”
The fraternity will hold its next
regular meeting this coming Sun-
day, Nov. 24, at 7:30 pm.
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Donohoo to Lecture
Alpha Upsilon Theta, St.
Mary’s pre-med honor society,
will sponsor a series of lectures
for three consecutive Fridays at
the 10 am break.
The San Antonio Symphony’s
fifth concert of the season was
conceived as a musical salute to
Mexico. This is undoubtedly a
worthy and interesting idea, but
a word of protest about the
choice of program is still in
order.
The concert consisted of Carlos
Chavez’ well-known “Sinfonia In-
dia”, Pablo Moncayo’s “Huapan-
go”, and “Baile Frontera”, which,
Flamenco Star
To Appear In
StMU Concert
A flamenco guitar concert by
El Curro, internationally-known
San Antonio guitarist, will be
presented Saturday, Nov. 23, at
7:30 pm, in St. Mary’s Univer-
sity Reinbolt auditorium.
The student-sponsored concert
is projected as the first in a
new series of cultural events to
be presented on the St. Mary’s
campus. Admisison is $1 for the
general public and 75 cents for
students.
El Curro is native of San An-
tonio. He studied guitar in Mexico
and has played concerts through-
out the Western hemisphere. He
has appeared twice on Ed Sulli-
van’s CBS show and on NBC’s
“Today” program. He recorded
part of the sound track for the
John Wayne production “The
Alamo.”
Tickets are available from Dan
Withers or Peter Hilgeford.
-•-
St.Phillip’sPresents
Today’s lecture will be held for
freshmen only. Next week’s lec-
ture will be held for sophomores
and the third week’s for juniors
and seniors.
Or. John T. Donohoo, SM,
chairman of the biology dept.,
will be the lecturer. All interested
students are urged to attend.
-•-—
Leonard, Rex To
A & M Conference
Richard A. Leonard and Mau-
rice W. Rex, jr., have been de-
signated by St. Mary’s Univer-
sity as representatives at the
Ninth Student Conference on
National Affairs at Texas A
and M University, December
11-14, 1963. Over 80 universi-
ties in the United States, Mexr
ico and Canada have been in-
vited to nominate two students
as representatives.
-•-
Mahler to Speak
Dr. John E. Mahler, a post-
doctoral Fellow of the University
of Texas, will deliver a lecture
on “Iron Tricarbonyl Complexes”
tonight at 7 pm in room G312.
His talk is one in a series of
seminars sponsored by the St.
Mary’s Chemistry Department.
Civil Rights’ Satire
The St. Phillip’s College dra-
matic club is presenting a three-
act comedy entitled “Purlie Vic-
torious” in the college auditorium
at 2111 Nevada St. on Nov. 22
and 23.
“Purlie Victorious” is a thea-
trical satire of America’s current
dilemma on civil rights. The
characters presented vividly point
out the different basic types of
personalities involved in the na-
tional issue and portray the ridi-
culous nature of many of their
acts and demands. The play pro-
vides a hilarious evening of un-
forgettable entertainment as it
burlesques the obvious hypocri-
c i e s and biases of individuals
striving to maintain an outmoded
culture.
Characters in the play consist
of: Elgin Brown, Purlie Victor-
ious; Faye Hill, Missy. Bea Ethel
Dabney, Idella; Mick O’Dowd,
Charlie Cotochipee; Gus Peters,
01’ Cap’n; Irma Walton, Lutie-
bell; Charles Williams, Gitlow;
Charles Bazaldua, deputy; and
Doug Laughlin, sheriff.
The play is under the direction
of John B. F. Williams, who has
successfully directed the drama
club in such productions as
“Dino”, “Raisin in the Sun” and
“Drums of Death.”
Admission is $1 per person on a
first-come, first-serve basis due
to the 400-capacity auditorium.
StMU students are urged to pur-
chase their tickets as soon as
possible at Life Saver Grill, Pine
Street YWCA, Alamo City
Branch YMCA and St. Phillip’s
bookstore.
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while based on Mexican folk
themes, was the work of the
American composer Theron Kirk,
who conducted his own composi-
tion. The latter half of the pro-
gram was devoted to Beethoven’s
Third Piano Concerto, with the
Mexican pianist Jose Kahan as
soloist.
It seems doubtful that this pro-
gram does full justice to Mexican
music. Surely there are promis-
ing young Mexican composers
whose work might have been
more representative, as well as
Fun ’n Games
SYMPHONY
First, the big, hot news is that
Isaac Stern returns this Satur-
day to have another try with the
San Antonio Symphony. Many
questions are presented by this:
will Stern follow Alessandro ?
Will Alessandro follow Stern?
Will someone chicken out? For
the interesting results of this con-
test see next week’s issue of the
RATTLER.
more interesting than the Kirk
composition. Chavez and Mon-
cayo are undoubtedly distinguish-
ed composers, but was it really
necessary to play their most
familiar compositions? The first
half of the program as a whole
suffered from an irritating same-
ness, a general thinness of musical
content and an exasperating high
decibel level. The Kirk composi-
tion was particularly disappoint-
ing, being a brief—but still to
my taste too long—exercise in
slam-bang orchestration a la
Hershey Kay with lots of cute
percussion effects, and a lack of
original thematic material so
glaring that the quotation from
“La Virgen de la Macarena”,
thrown in for that South-of-the-
Border flavor was the best thing
in it. It should be added, in fair-
ness, that the audience seemed to
like it, and attempted a “rare
standing ovation”; fortunately
cooler heads prevailed.
It is a pleasure to turn to the
performance of the Beethoven
concerto, which revealed Mr.
Kahan as a young pianist of
marked originality and flair. His
playing was remarkble for its
freedom and spontaneity, its wide
dynamic range and a liberal col-
oristic use of the pedal, which at
no time interfered with musical
structure. Combined with Mr.
Kahan’s unusually varied and
sensitive touch, it revealed many
new beauties in inner voices,
especially in the first movement.
The largo was somewhat dis-
appointing, lacking any compre-
hensive sense of musical develop-
ment, and being generally too
loud, although the initial state-
ment of the theme was beautifully
enunciated. The rondo was taken
at a somewhat more deliberate
tempo than usual, disclosing an
unsuspected element of almost
bucolic humor. Mr. Kahan’s three
unhackneyed encores, by Manuel
Ponce, Alberto Ginastera and
Alexander Scriabin, confirmed the
impression of Mr. Kahan as a
musician of intelligence and in-
dividuality, equipped with a for-
midable technique, and a degree
of romantic temperament rare
among the younger pianists.
DRAMA
For students of more formal
drama, there are two offerings:
St. Philip’s College will present
“Purlie Victorious” Nov. 22-23
(that’s Friday and Saturday for
you days-of-the-week lovers).
From Nov. 22 to Dec. 7, the
San Antonio Little Theatre peo-
ple will produce “A Shot in the
Dark,” an adaptation of Marcel
Achard’s French drama, “L’ld-
iote”. Both should be of interest
and worth seeeing.
ART
Art is oozing out of the pores
of San Antonio, as witness the
following. The Witte Museum has
two major shows opening; an
exhibition of Chinese paintings
and a show of the winners of
the 1963 Worldwide All-Army
Art Contest (veterans can forget
about the Army show if it will
open old wounds). Hertzberg’s
jewelry store has opened an art
gallery and North Star Mall even
has a gallery somewhere near
the cut-rate shirts. The McNay
Art Institute is showing the work
of abstract expressionist painter,
Frank Gonzales and a general
show of American art entitled
“American 1900-1964.”
FLAMENCO
Finally for those who want
plain, easy entertainment, we of-
fer the following. Go to El Patio
Flamenco, 413 W. Travis and
there you will find (yes, that’s
right) real, live flamenco. There
is El Curro, who plays guitar
and is known to make lectures
here and there on the slightest
provocation. There is La Chava-
illa who dances and sings and,
of course, a large group of
dancers. Patio Flamenco is open
weekends, costs about the price
of a downtown movie, and is well
worth the money considering
that there are not more than five
or six flamenco night clubs in
the whole United States.
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