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ST. MARY’S
UNIVERSITY
The
m. i
life
OF TEXAS
Rattler
VOL. 47
San Antonio, Texas
Friday, December 6, 1963
No. 6
Bro. Frederick Heads NOTE Committee
Dean Returns from Frisco
Brother Anthony Frede-
rick, dean of arts and
sciences at St. Mary’s Uni-
versity, attended the 53rd
Annual Meeting- of the Na-
tional Council of Teachers
of English in San Francisco,
California on November 27-
BO.
First on the agenda was the
NCTE-supported meeting of the
Bonfire Completed
For Javelina “Feast”
By JIM LYTTON
Trucks, wood, and screaming, demanding mobs of impatient, culturally deprived
students combined to begin a task, at this time, unfinished. The annual Homecom-
ing bonfire is the proof, and the symbol of spirit, or pride in St. Mary’s U.
The bonfire is constructed dif-
ferently this year, having a
framework of four, forty-foot
telephone poles inside of which
is piled the kindling and light-
er wood. This provides a draft
effect, igniting the entire mass
of fuel more quickly than usual.
It will be a tall, brilliant bon-
fire, visible for many miles, and
perhaps causing some alarm, as
last year.
Response to requests for
wood and trucks was some-
what marginal at first, but
spirit has managed to come
through as massive donations
of equipment and fuel are be-
ing made.
Security measures are rather
stringent this year. One guard
was thumbing through his mili-
tary history book in an effort to
predict any and all offensive
measures which might be made.
Cars have been parked at angles
all around the bonfire site, so
that in case of an alarm, their
headlights will criss-cross and
illuminate the entire area.
Jim Lytton, serving as bonfire
chairman of the Student Council
said, “This is one bonfire that
will be protected a little better.
I would urge any would-be arsons
to consider the consequences of
falling into the hands of some of
our Guerillas, or is it Gorillas?”
Lytton remarked that the bon-
fire was being constructed main-
ly through to the efforts of inter-
ested individuals who seldom re-
ceive credit for their work. He
said, “This year, we will recog-
nize at the bonfire those who
made it possible. Usually we only
hear of someone when they fail
to do some job, and when they
succeed, we take it for granted.”
The truck which drilled the
holes for the support poles suf-
fered a breakdown Wednesday
morning and caused some concern,
but returned the same afternoon
and finished the job. The tele-
phone poles were set up right in
their holes by herculean effort
after a call was sent out for 60,-
000 Egyptian slaves who might
have happened to be unemployed.
A large number of crates had
half their slats removed so that
a better draft effect would occur.
Arson and part-time intellectual,
Juneau Whittington, and his as-
sistant, Fargrave Rugby, ex-
plained this draft efect simply as
“BOOM”.
A large hunting party is even
now in the wilds of west San An-
tonio looking for a live Javelina
to barbecue in a not-so-symbolic
expression of what the A & I
Snorters are in for. Spirit has
kept pace with the biulding of
this year’s bonfire. The only
added ingredient needed to make
the bonfire completely success-
ful this year is a large comple-
ment of raucous, traditionally en-
thusiastic students and alumni.
Homecoming Parade Tommorrow
Rex Reveals Rules
Bill Rex, director of the annual Homecoming1 parade,
announced last Thursday the order of the parade and the
rules pertaining to the participants. The parade will be
routed through down-town San Antonio and will last
approximately an hour and a half.
Each of the eight organiza-
tions formally entered in the
parade may have a maximum of
five cars and also one float. Any
StMU organization may enter
one car, unless the group has
secured approval to enter a sec-
tion. Convertibles are preferred.
These cars will be decorated with
signs, crepe paper, and St. Mary’s
insignia. The Student Council
will furnish some of the supplies
at approximately 8:45 on the
morning of the 7th.
Vehicles will be judged
promptly at 9:30, in front of
Municipal Auditorium. Prizes
will be announced immediately
before the parade so that the
winning float and its section
will be able to lead the parade.
Judges for the parade entries
will be Fr. Louis J. Blume, Bro.
Ralph Thayer, Mr. Bill Keefe,
Mr. Bernard Beaullieu, and
Mr. “Zot” Zottarelli. Decora-
tions, signs, the float or the
car itself, and the spirit of the
YR’s Decide
On Panel Date
The Young Republicans will
hold their rescheduled panel dis-
cussion on Republican presidential
candidates on Tuesday afternoon
at 12 pm at Reinbolt hall. The
panel discussion, originally sched-
uled for last week, was cancelled
due to the death of the president.
The panel will try to evaluate
the Republican hopefuls in light
of their popularity with the party
and the possibility of the Repub-
lican party carrying the swing
states. -
The discussion will be open to
all who are interested in politics
and the YR’s encourage all to
attend. After the discussion the
group plans to do an on-campus
poll of opinion concerning the
nominations. The poll is tentative-
ly scheduled for Thursday from
8 am till 1 pm. The results will
appear in the following issue of
the RATTLER.
Homecoming
Dance Set
At Granada
By MARILYN KUEHLER
Don the glad-rags people, for
the elegance and grace of the
Elizabethan courts comes to the
campus tonight with the presen-
tation and judging of the co-ed
beauties for the coveted title of
Homecoming Queen of St. Mary’s
University. The grand event will
take place at the Homecoming
Dance at the Granada Ballroom
tonight from 8 ’til 12. This year’s
queen will be selected from the
candidates of the various colleges
of the city, and her majesty’s
name will be announced at the
basketball game tomorrow night.
Contenders for the crown are:
Miss Olga Cardenas, Rattler
Club; Miss Lynn Smith, Alpha
Upsilon Theta; Miss Ann Rathe,
Sigma Beta Chi; Miss Sylvia
Reyes, Los Cabaleros. Miss Tra-
vis Ann Kane, RATTLER; Miss
Carol Cerwin, Delta Sigma Phi;
Miss Helen Ford, Barons; Miss
Joan Presley, Knights of Colum-
bus; Miss Carolyn Rudd, Tau Del-
ta Sigma; Miss Anna Marie Hib-
berd, Rho Beta Gamma; and Miss
Enid Alley, Young Republicans.
Impartial judging will begin
at 8:30 at the dance under the
eyes of Solomon Casseb; Charles
Kinsworthy, public relations man
for the San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce; Lynnda Alles of Frost
Bros.; Cynthia Vollmer, Express
& News Society Editor; Henry
Guerra of WOAI-TV; and Dr.
Sean Burke of IWC.
This dance will be the kick-off
for the activities of the big week-
end which includes the parade,
in which the “court” will ride,
the basketball game, and finally
the bonfire. Steve Walsh promises
that $3.50 will cover all of to-
night’s fun, including date and
“refreshments”. Royal music will
be provided by two alternating
bands, the Lyrics, a local group,
and Sturchio’s 16 piece band on
campus. The dance is sponsored
by the Inter-Fraternity Council,
and quoting Dick Glaser, “It’s
gonna be a winner!”
Sprinkle some statelines.s into
your everyday life, grab your
duchess and attend our “jolly
’ole bash.”
occupants will be foremost in
the judging.
The parade will start promptly |
at 10:00 am from the front of
the Auditorium. The remaining
sections will draw for their posi-
tion in the parade. Each car is
requested to be numbered in or-
der to retain its desired forma-
tion.
The cars should be filled to
capacity with students, girls,
friends; all are welcomed and
spirited participation will be a
consideration in the judging. The
parade will terminate at the Au-
ditorium after the route has been
covered.
Participants are encouraged
to stress the Rattlers on their
signs. Suggestions are . . .
Homecoming, Welcome New
Coach, Co-eds, Go Snakes . . .
stressing the Organization’s
queen nominee, etc.; the em-
phasis is upon St. Mary’s, said
Parade Director Rex, “we don’t
want people to wonder about all
theise wild things holding
up traffic on Houston Street.
Let’s have the people of San
Antonio realize that St. Mary’s
is a school that is proud of its
team and itself. Last year, few
of the cars had the name ‘St.
Mary’s’ on their sides and peo-
ple trying to read the Greek
letters of the frats didn’t know
what to make of the parade.
“There are a few rules we want
everyone to follow to insure the
success and order of the parade.
No one is to get out of their
respective cars once the parade
has started. No organization can
have over their quota of cars.
You can yell, scream, holler, bang
bells, noisemakers . . . anything
that will make the parade more
lively. No firearms or drinking
will be tolerated. This is an or-
derly movement and not a mob.
It is to better the relations of
San Antonio and the University.
Let’s make this parade something
to be proud of and something we
can continue in the future.”
The order of the parade will
be: banner, band, winning sec-
tion, officials and guests, bas-
ketball team, number two,
three, four, five, six, seven, and
eight. This order is tentative
and is subject to change at the
last minute.
Rex asks that anyone with any
questions concerning aspects of
the event should contact him im-
mediately.
STUDENTS BASK IN GLARE of last year’s Homecoming1 bonfire. Last year the
bonfire wood pile was burned down prematurely by arsonists. Guards have been
provided this year to prevent a similar attempt. Student helpers are needed today
to complete the construction for tomorrow night’s blaze.
Seven Coeds Vie For Queen
ROTC Ball Plans Set
The social season at St. Mary’s
University is once again high-
lighted by the grandeur of the
Military Ball. The keynote of the
dance will be the crowning of the
Military Ball Queen from the
candidates entered by the various
batteries on campus.
Vying for the title are: Alpha Star Producing Company; Fox-
Battery: Miss Phyllis Bichard,
20, StMU; Bravo Battery: Miss
Geraldine Salas; Charlie Battery:
Geanette Romero, 18, University
of Texas; Delta Battery: Sharon
Reilly, 19, StMU; Echo Battery:
Mary Helen Zrenner, 21, Lone
Knowlton Named
DiamonbackEditor
Lenny Knowlton, j unior
Physical Education major,
has been appointed editor of
this year’s Diamondback,
according to Mr. Charles
Brown, moderator of the
yearbook.
Woodie Plans
Homecoming
Bar-B-Que
Mr. Woods, the manager of
“Chez Woodie”, St. Mary’s fam-
ous watering place and dining
hall, announced this week, that
there will be a special Homecom-
ing bar-b-que in the cafeteria on
Saturday afternoon from 12 till
2. Woodie informed the RAT-
TLER, that although Saturday
of this week is a day of absti-
nence St. Mary’s has received
special dispensation for one meat
meal, provided the meal is taken
at the cafeteria.
Dorm students plus one guest
will be admitted to the bar-b-que
on their meal cards; all others
will be charged 75 cents. Every-
one is cordially invited to come.
Plan for Next
Homecoming
The Alumni Association is en-
tertaining plans to begin prepar-
ations for next year’s homecom-
ing as early as next February,
through a committee includ-
ing representatives from all cam-
pus organizations.
“Past homecomings have been
plagued by insufficient prepar-
ation,” stated Steve Walsh
president of the inter-fratern-
ity council, which submitted
the proposal for early planning
to the Alumni Association in
its meeting of Saturday, Nov.
9.
“Our homecomings have been,
arranged and publicized no more
than several months in advance;
alumni were not given sufficiently
timely notice, and the various
organizations on campus have not
fully participated in comhing ac-
tivities,” Walsh said.
He expressed hope that these
difficulties could be overcome by
“early planning, by publicizing
the activities far in advance, and
by letting all campus organiza-
tions have a hand in the plan-
ning.
“Specifically, we would like
the fraternities to invite their
alumni to reunions, and to have
the various organizations in-
vite speakers from alumni
prominent in their field of in-
terest.”
Main hope behind the plan is
that “a bigger and better home-
coming, which is what we are
aiming at by this proposal,”
would stimulate heightened alu-
mni interest in the campus build-
ing program.
Getting under steam at last
after a two month delay occa-
sioned by lack of a faculty
moderator, the Diamondback
will hold its final organiza-
tional meeting today at 1:00
pm in room A218. Main busi-
ness of the meeting, will be
the completion of staff assign-
ments, and the division of the
yearbook into topic sections.
In addition the editorship,
staff positions filled thus far
are: Head Photographer, Anth-
ony Engbrook; Assistant pho-
tographer, Bob Hebner; Business
manager, Bill Dawson; Law sec-
tion editor, Charles Cantu; Asso-
ciate Sports Editors, Sue Brown
and Moe Blakey.
Plans have been made to dis-
tribute the Diamondback by the
end of this school year, in con-
trast to the Fall distribution of
previous years. The earlier sched-
ule will impose a final deadline
of “around the first of April”
for work on the yearbook, ac-
cording to Mr. Brown.
Another innovation will be
the use of paid advertising in
the yearbook. The advertising,
excluded in last year’s Dia-
niondback, is expected to net
“about a thousand dollars,” by
Mr. Brown’s estimate.
V olunteerstoSpeak
Two Extention Lay Vol-
unteers will present the
need for qualified lay men
and women to serve in the
Extension home missions
and in Latin America with
the Papal Volunteers in
Reinbolt Auditorium, Fri-
day, Dec. 13th, at the 10:00
am break.
trot Battery: Cathy Rodriguez,
20, Ben Shaw Model; Hotel Bat-
tery: Sheila Cloud, 18, IWC;
Band: Angela Kutach, 18, StMU.
Guests for the fete include
Father Louis J. Blume, president
of St. Mary’s; Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Edward J. Costello, PMS at
StMU; Col; and Mrs. Charles B.
Huntley; Col. and Mrs. R. C.
Singer; and Mr. C a r 11 o ri K.
Thompson Jr., Cdt. Col. at Trinity
University.
December 14 is the date and
all of the fun takes place at the
U.S.A.A. Building from 8:30 to
1:00. Music will be provided by
the lively band of Ramiro Cer-
vera and admission tickets are
$5.00 per couple. The military de-
partment stresses that you need
not be a member of the ROTC to
attend.
Peace Corps
Sees Increase
Of Volunteers
The Peace Corps announced
plans today for the largest spring
training program in the agency’s
history. An estimated 1,500 Vol-
unteers scheduled for assignment
in 18 nations will enter training
at U.S. colleges and universities.
Many of the trainees are mid-
year grads, but about one-third
will not be required to have de-
grees.
Teachers will be needed on all
•levels and in all subjects, with
particular emphasis on English,
science and mathematics. Some
physical education and vocational
teachers will also be required.
Other Volunteers will be enrolled
in agricultural extension, c o m-
munity development, construction
engineering, and geology p r o-
grams.
Peace Corps Volunteers serve
for two years, including train-
ing. They get a modest allowance
designed to let them live at a
level equal to that of the people
with whom they work—plus $75
monthly readjustment allowance
paid at the end of their service.
This spring training program
will prepare the Volunteers for
service in Somalia, Malaysia, Ni-
geria, Ecuador, Nepal, Thailand,
India, Jamaica, Togo, Colombia,
Panama, Iran, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Venezuala, Tanganyika and
the Dominican Republic.
The Peace Corps Placement
Tests have been schedule for
Saturday, December 7, at 8:30 in
Room 618 in the Federal Building
on Alamo plaza.
Committee on the Bibliography
of English Journal Articles of
which Brother Frederick is chair-
man. The committee is currently
concerned with the printing of
an author, title and annotated
subject index to be published in
1964. The session was devoted to
an analysis of more than 1,500
separate annotations of articles
written between 1944 and 1963.
Brother Anthony invited authors
Profs to View
Changes in
Executive
The Government Depart-
ment of St. Mary’s Univers-
ity will present an informal
panel discussion Monday
evening1 Dec. 9 from 7 to 9
pm. The broad impact of
the recent abrupt change in
the Executive administra-
tion will be the topic of the
discussion.
The subjects under discussion
will be the impact of the change
in the Administration upon do-
mestic and foreign policy; tlje
office of the President as an in-
stitution and as presently con-
stituted in the personnel of the
President and the Cabinet; the
effect of the change upon the
1964 general and local elections,
particularly upon the Presidential
election.
Captain Ben Sharpe, gradu-
ate student in government and
member of the ROTC staff of
the University will moderate.
The panel members are Dr. Bill
Crane, Professor Kenneth J.
Carey, and Mr. Joseph F.
Schuster; all are members of
the Department of Government.
The form of the program will
b e discussion-question-answer.
The panel will not make any
speeches but will entertain ques-
tions directed at all three of the
members and attempt to give a
comprehensive survey of their
opinions.
Professor Ken Carey, head of
the Government Department,
said that “the members of the
Department felt that the pres-
ent crisis calls for some ex-
pression of opinion on what the
Administration change means
politically, and we will try to
put all the issues into one bas-
ket.”
The discussion is open to all
who are interested in the political
implications in the Administra-
tion change. Everyone is invited
to attend.
Ex-Students
Reunite At
LaredoDinner
A projection of the develop-
ment of St. Mary’s University
by the time of its 125th anniver-
sary in 1977 was given by
Very Rev. Louis J. Blume, SM,
president, at a dinner meeting in
Laredo on Thursday, Nov. 21, of
former students and their guests
who live in the middle border
area.
The University i s planning
for an enrollment of 6,000 stu-
dents by 1977, Fr. Blume said.
To house and educate these stu-
dents a dozen new buildings
and a much larger endowment
fund will be needed, he said.
Top priority among projected
new buildings will be given to
the Law Center, new Library, and
a Student Union Building. These
will cost approximately $6 mil-
lion.
In charge of the dinner %/as
Roberto J. Flores, president of
the Laredo alumni group. Flores
is professor of military science
at Laredo’s Martin High School.
More than fifty former students
and their guests attended the din-
ner held in the Convention Room
of the Sands Motel.
Attending also from the Uni-
versity were Dr. Joseph W.
Schmitz, SM., vice president-
dean of faculties. Dean Ernest
A. Raba of the Law School and
vice president for public rela-
tions and development; Jack
Mullen, alumni director; and
Charles Brown, director of Uni-
versity information office, and
Mrs. Brown.
Special guests at the dinner
included District Judge and Mrs.
E. James Kazen of Laredo.
A similar meeting for St.
Mary’s University alumni liv-
ing in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley was held Nov. 13 at the
Palmetto Inn in Brownsville.
of articles and editors of contri-
butations to such columns as Shop
Talk, Round Table, Current En-
glish, and Public Arts to attend
the session to see how the com-
mittee had reduced their labors
before the manuscripts were sub-
mitted for printing. Committee
membership now consists of some
ten teachers, supervisors and uni-
versity personnel engaged in En-
glish from all over the United
States. The vice-chairman of the
committee is Dr. John Noonan of
Kansas State College.
As chairman of a committee,
Brother Frederick is a director of
the National Council ex officio
and attended the Annual Meeting
of the Board of Directors which
was followed by the Annual Bus-
iness Meeting.
On Friday Brother Frederick
presided over the meeting of New
Literary Works for the English
Class from the Renaissance. The
associate chairman was Herbert
E. Bean of Thornridge High
School, Dolton, 111., and the
speakers for the meeting were
Dr. Max Bluestone, Harvard Uni-
versity; Dr. Norman C. Rabkin,
University of California; and Dr.
Robert M. Durling, Cornell Uni-
versity.
The last day of the annual
meeting found Brother Frederick
leading the grace for the Public
Relations Representatives-Affili-
ates Breakfast, and presiding over
the table discussion of the post-
breakfast topic for 1963, “Book
Selection and Censorship.” After
these talks, he attended the col-
lege sectional meeting with Au-
trey Nell Wiley presiding, and
featuring Murrey Kriger, Uni-
versity of Iowa; Alfred Owen Al-
dridge, University of Maryland;
and James Schevill of San Fran-
cisco State College.
Brother Frederick spent an en-
joyable five days in San Fran-
cisco and brought back to his col-
leagues and students of St. Mary’s
the points and ideas that were
under discussion at this nation-
wide English meet.
HR Series To
Study France
And Brazil
The Institute of International
Relations will present its sixth
lecture of the series in Reinbolt
auditorium on Dec. 13 at 7 pm.
The institute will feature Hon.
Yves Rodrigues, consul general of
France, as its first speaker. Hon.
Rodrigues will lecture on “France
and Western Europe”.
The second speaker will be Rev.
John William de Jong, a priest
from the archdiocese of Ribeirao
Preto in Brazil. Father de Jong’s
topic will be “The Church in
Brazil”.
Father de Jong comes to St.
Mary’s under the auspices of the
Latin American Bureau of the
National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference. Though born in the Neth-
erlands, Father de Jong has chos-
en the people of Brazil as his
field of labor and study. Father
will discuss the critical needs of
the Catholic Church in Brazil,
the largest body of Catholics in
the world.
Father de Jong will also speak
to a group of invited guests at
Chaminade lounge on Saturday,
Dec. 14, at 10 am.
It is with deep regret
that the RATTLER an-
nounces the death of Col-
onel Louis Hoch, former
chairman of the Advisory
Board of the International
Relations Institute of St.
Mary’s University.
Colonel Hoch passed
away on Friday, November
22. He was one of the first
graduates of the Interna-
tional Relations Department
of the University and one
of its most active support-
ers until his death.
He had just returned
from a four month’s trip to
Europe and was scheduled
to speak before the Insti-
tute on December 6. His
loss will be felt by
the institute and the many
friends that he had made at
St. Mary’s during the years
of his association with the
University.
The Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass was offered by Vice-
President, Fr. Charles Blas-
en on December 2 at the
request of the International
Relations Institute.
We commend his soul to
your prayers.
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