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“As soon as a man perceives how much
the things he has discarded excel those
which he pursues, let him return in
time, and resume those which he re-
linquished.”
Satires-Horace
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ROTC Sweethearts .....
All Stars .....................
VOL. 46
San Antonio, Texas
Friday, November 30, 1962
No. 6
Rattles
from the
Editor
Capt. Made Maj.
Maj. David L. Criswell, StMU
cadre officer, was promoted from
the rank of Capt. recently.
Maj. Criswell began his mili-
tary career in the artillery as
an ROTC graduate of Oklahoma
State U in 1951.
He came to St. Mary’s after
serving in the Panama Canal
Zone.
Rho Chi Donates
The Rattler Club fraternity
netted almost $700 as charity for
for the Don Bosco Youth Center
by sponsoring a sock hop last
Saturday night in Alumni gym.
Some 1500 youths from San
Antonio high schools danced to
the live music of “The Belvede-
res,” “Mike and the Del Rays,”
“The Royal Fairlanes” and
others.
Concert Slated
St. Mary’s U ROTC Symphonic
Band will preview their annual
Christmas Concert Dec. 14, at
9:45 in Alumni gym. Classes
will be let out early for the con-
cert.
The concert program will be
re-played Dec. 15 at 7:45 pm
in the gym for general public pat-
ronage.
SCL Meets
A Training School for Civil
Liberties will be held at 7 pm
Friday, Nov. 30, in Wheatly High
school recreation hall, 906 W.
Mittiman.
Students from all the colleges
in San Antonio are invited to
attend. Perfecto Villarreal, exe-
cutive director of SCL, may be
contacted for transportation.
'Eucharistic Day'
“Eucharistic Day” at St.
Mary’s will be Dec. 2, the first
Sunday of Advent. Exposition of
the Blessed Sacrament will be
8-11 am. Benediction will follow
the 11 am Mass.
Sabin Vaccine
The Bexar County Medical So-
ciety has postponed the distribu-
tion of Type III Sabin polio vac-
cine for one month. Originally,
mass immunization was sched-
uled for Dec. 2, but on the advice
of Dr. Sabin the date was ad-
vanced to mid-January.
HOMECOMING HAILS EXES!
Alumni-Student Events _
To Spark Homecoming i 4
By JOE MANSFIELD
Homecoming “daze” will en-
velope St. Mary’s U tomorrow
with alumni-student events to be
touched off by a torch run, high-
lighted by a bonfire, brightened
by a “Kampus Karnival,” and
climaxed by the Rattler-Tiger
game against Texas Southern U.
The torch run and parade will
be televised on KONO-TV. At
9:30 am, the Marian Guard drill
team will perform for the televi-
sion audience in the Wonderland
Shopping Center mall, Freder-
icksburg rd. and Loop 410. John
Hutchins, president of Wonder-
land, will light the “spirit flame.”
Parade Route
The parade, led by fraternity
torch runners and accompanied
by the ROTC Marching Band,
will include some 45 decorated
cars. It will be routed from Won-
derland Shopping center via
Fredericksburg rd., then on Don-
aldson dr. to St. Cloud ,st., to
Woodlawn ave., to Santa Maria
st., ending at the Woodlawn
campus.
At the same time, alumni will
be greeted by faculty members
and St. Mary’s Belles in Chamin-
ade lounge and will start “Alum-
ni Day” with Mass in Assumption
chapel at 11 am.
JFK Aide to Speak
Edward A. McDermott, direc-
tor of Emergency Planning for
President Kennedy, will keynote
an Alumni Awards luncheon at
noon in Alumni gym.
“The Future of St. Mary’s” by
Bro. Anthony Frederick, SM,
dean of arts and sciences, will
acquaint alumni with the self
study conducted by the univer-
sity for the past two years. His
talk will be held at 2:15 pm in
Reinbolt auditorium.
Departmental reunions will fol-
low the talk. Special programs
have been planned by different
departments in welcoming alum-
ni. Alumni will have a chance to
revisit their major departments
and evaluate them.
All New ‘Karnival’
A “Kampus Karnival,” set up
in new attire between the SUB
and business building, will fea-
ture booths by campus organiza-
tions and fraternities. “Airplane
Ride,” bingo, “Kangaroo Kourt”
and jail, kissing booth, “Mouse
Maze,” and concessions are a few
of the booths and rides in oper-
ation 2-6:30 pm.
Immediately following the
“Karnival” will be the bonfire
lighting ceremony and pep rally
address by Fr. Charles W. Neu-
mann, SM, University president.
It will precede the homecoming
game against Texas Southern U,
8 pm in Alumni gym.
A victory dance in the gym will
follow the game.
Seniors and alumni are invited
to the Alumni party and dance,
10 pm at the Ramada Inn.
Departmental Reunions
Welcome Back Alumni
Departmental reunions will
welcome back alumni to their
major fields on “Alumni Day,”
Dec. 1. Department heads of the
University will hold receptions,
3-5 pm Saturday in their respec-
tive offices.
Special programs have been
planned by ten of the depart-
ments.
Law School Building
Win Historical Award
Pre-Law Meeting
Prof. Carroll Sierk of St.
Mary’s U Law School will ad-
dress freshmen, sophomore, and
junior pre-law students Nov. 30
at the 10 am break in A-216.
A course in Advanced English
Composition (En 336) will be an-
nounced available and advisable
to future lawyers. Bro. Anthony
Anthony Frederick, SM, will
teach the course during the
spring semester.
St. Mary’s University’s Law
School has been awarded the
Texas Historical Building Medal-
lion for its main building at 112
College st. Formal ceremonies
for the acceptance of the 14-inch
aluminum medallion was held
Nov. 29, 4:30 pm.
The medallion, presented by
the Texas State Historical Sur-
vey Committee is awarded to
historical buildings and houses
whose background reflects the
history and growth of Texas
will be placed at the entrance of
the law school building.
Bro. Joseph Schmitz, author
of “The Society of Mary in Tex-
as,” presented a resume of the
historical background of the
building. The procedings occurred
in connection with a Red Mass,
sponsored by the law school.
Members of the Conservation
Society, Texas State Historical
Society, Fourth Court of Crim-
inal Appeals, and the Texas
State Supreme Court were in-
vited.
The law school building was
the first structure to be built in
Texas by the Brothers of Mary.
The school, located on the east
bank of the San Antonio River,
opened on Aug. 25, 1852 with an
enrollment of 12 pupils.
After 110 years of changes,
this original two-story building
still forms part of the downtown
school.
ALUMNI DAY?—Yes, but 35 years
removed. Those who attended home-
coming of 1927 and will attend home-
coming 1962 tomorrow are (circled
from left to right): Bro. Lawrence
Duffy, Bro. Joseph Schmitz, and
Bro. John Black.
Alumni Awards
Scheduled
For Five
il
TEA Team to Study
Teacher Education
Second Evaluation Team to Visit Campus
A second evaluation team will
visit the campus Dec. 3-6 to
evaluate the University’s teacher
education program, Dr. Marion
F. Belka, SM, chairman of the
education department has an-
nounced.
The visiting team wa.s appoint-
ed by the Texas Education
Ageney. It will follow the South-
ern Association of Colleges and
Secondary School visit completed
Nov. 15.
The TEA team will review and
report on 15 departments of the
University d ir e c 11 y connected
with teaching, one graduate pro-
gram in' Student Personnel Ser-
vices (Counselor Education), and
St. Mary's U Knights
Plan Las Vegas Fete
The Knights of Columbus, St.
Mary’s Council 3211, will fea-
ture their first annual “Little
Las Vegas Night”, 7:30 pm to-
night at the KC hall, 1218 Na-
varro St.
The Knights have planned an
evening’s entertainment on the
Las Vegas theme. Both gamblers
and non-gamblers alike are in-
vited to try their luck at black-
jack, craps, roulette and poker
with $10,000 in “gambling mon-
ey” given each couple at the
door.
The entertainment will be di-
rect from Las Vegas presented
by the “Encores” a vocal and
instrumental group who have
played in many of the finer clubs
throughout the country. Dancing
will be provided along with the
games.
Grand Knight Ralph Pressy,
invites “All of San Antonio to
this gala affair.”
“Little Las Vegas Night” is
part of the increased activities
program planned by St. Mary’s
KC’s for the 1962-63 school year.
Most of the night’s receipts will
be donated to St. Mary’s Soci-
ology Club to buy food for needy
families of San Antonio at
Christmas time. .
Tri-College Plans
Student Workshop
Tri-College Council has an-
nounced plans for a student gov-
ernment workshop Dec. 15-16.
The workshop will evolve around
discussions on various problems
confronting Catholic college stu-
dent governments. St. Mary’s will
host the workshop.
St. Edwards U has been invited
to attend by the tri-colleges, St.
Mary’s, Our Lady of the Lake,
and Incarnate Word.
Congressman Henry B. Gon-
zalez will address the group on
the second day of the meeting to
discuss the “Role of the College
Student in National and World
Affairs.”
Pete Boone StMU senior and
chairman of the Tri-College Ac-
ademic committee is in charge of
arrangements. Pat Murray of
OLL is Tri-College President.
Homecoming Schedule
Homecoming Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 1
9:30 am—Marian Guards Performs on KONO-TV
10:00 am—Alumni Reception—Chaminade Lounge
10:20 am—Torch Lighting Ceremony—Wonderland Shopping Center
10:25 am—Homecoming Parade and Torch Run—Wonderland Shop-
* ping Center to Woodlawn Campus
11:00 am—Alumni Mass—Assumption Chapel
12:00 noon—Alumni Awards Luncheon—Alumni gym
1:30 pm—Soccer Game—Field across from cafeteria
2:00 pm—Campus Carnival—Booths and Rides
2:15 pm—“The Future of St. Mary’s” by Bro. Anthony Frederick,
SM, for the Alumni—Reinbolt Auditorium
3:00 pm—Departmental Reunions—for Alumni
6:30 pm—Bonfire Ceremony
8:00 pm—Homecoming Basketball Game—St. Mary’s Rattlers vs.
Texas Southern Tigers
10:00 pm—Victory Dance—Alumni gym
10:00 pm—Alumni Party and Dance—for Alumni and Seniors—
Ramada Inn, San Pedro at Loop 410
educational faclities on campus.
Three Volume Report
The education department has
prepared a 3-volume report
of self-study material. Volume I
is a 300-page self-study of the
Teacher Education and Counselor
Education Programs. Volume II,
even more extensive, is a detailed
study of the faculty participat-
ing in these programs. Volume
III, a supplement to the first
two volumes, completes the story
of what has taken place since
the last TEA visitation in Feb-
ruary, 1959.
In addition to reviewing the
self-study material, the team will
interview members of the ad-
ministration and chairmen of the
departments that help prepare
the future teachers.
Meet with Students
The TEA team will meet Dec.
4, at 4 pm with students en-
gaged in student teaching this
semester. Other meetings will be
with the Advisory Council on
Teacher Education and cooperat-
ing teachers.
Representing TEA will be Dr.
W. M. Stoker, assistant director,
Division of Teacher Education
and Certification.
Alumnus Seeks
Choir of Exes
To Chant Mass
St. Mary’s University is issu-
ing a call for alumni who were
once members of the student
choir to .take part in the
Alumni Memorial Mass on
Alumni Day, Dec. 1, at 11 am
in the new student chapel.
John Michel, class of 1958,
is chairman of the vent arid will
serve the Mass. Fr. Louis
Trawalter, SM, class of 1937,
will be the celebrant. Special
invitations to attend Mass are
going to the silver and golden
jubilee classes and their wives,
together with those of the
quinquennial classes of 1917,
1922, 1927, 1932, 1942, 1947,
and 1962.
Open Alumni Day
The Mass will officially open
Alumni Day. Other activities will
include a homecoming parade
an alumni awards luncheon,
departmental reunions, a
campus carnival to be sponsored
by the fraternities and clubs,
and a bonfire. The bonfire will
proceed the first Rattler basket-
ball home game this season
against Texas Southern IT.
After the game, an alumni
dance will be held at the Ramada
Inn grand ballroom. Seniors are
invited to the alumni dance.
Alumni interested in partici-
pating in the Alumni Mass are
asked to contact John Michel
at GE 2-7821, Ext. 207.
Computer Greets Alumni
An IBM
installed at
1620 computer was
St. Mary’s Nov. 24.
EVALUATING new 1620 IBM com-
puter are Bro. James Gray, SM,
chairman of the mathematics depart-
ment, and Ted Cerwin, president of
iW
the Alumni Association. The com-
puter was installed in the Adminis-
tration Building Basement recent-
ly.
m
As its first task the mechanical
device will produce Alumni wel-
comes on IBM punch cards. This
is part of a brief program plan-
ned for Dec. 1 to demonstrate
the computers capabilities.
To increase the computers
range of usefulness, about 40
StMU faculty members began a
short computer programming
course, Monday, Nov. 26. Inter-
national Business Machine Cor-
poration is providing instruction
with emphasis on the operation
of the IBM 1620 computer, the
8-session course meets Mon-
day and . Wednesday 1:30-3:30
pm.
Bro. James Gray, SM, chair-
man of the department of math-
ematics said, “Instructors from
a widev ariety of fields are taic-
ing the course which presents
the special language, FORTRAN.
This is one of the shortest and
simplest methods for the general
faculty members to adapt some
of his problems for computer
application without getting in-
volved in the extremely techni-
cal side of computer work.”
A.
CROSBY
Crosby almost
Bro. Lawrence Duffy, SM, Mr.
B. Crosby, Mr. John Luter,
Dr. Leslie D. Maurer, and Detn
Ernest A. Raba will receive rec-
ognition awards at the Alumni
Awards dinner on Dec. 1.
Bro. Duffy [
will receive an \
Honorary A1 - :
umnus Award ;l
for his service :
and devotion to i
the University
and its stu-
dents. This
award will es-
pecially com-
memorate the’ BRO. DUFFY
50th anniversary of Bro. Duffy’s
arrival on campus in July 1912.
Service Award
A. B. Crosby, ’30, will re-
ceive a Service Award in recogni-
tion af his efforts on behalf of
the University
building pro-
grams. He has
been actively
involved in the
programs for
Alumni gym,
V. J. Keefe
Field, the ten-
nis courts and
the Pecan
Grove pavillion.
single-handedly
saved this structure from demo-
lition and arranged for its
ei’ection on the campus. This ser-
vice earned for the pavilion the
tongue-in-cheek title “Crosby’s
Folly.”
John Luter, ’39, will be given
a Distinguished Graduate
Award for his accomplishments
in his chosen
field, journal-
i s m . Luter
is currently on
the faculty of
the Graduate
School of the
Columbia Uni-
versity Journal-
ism School. In
this capacity,
he is coordina- LUTER
tor for the course for Advanced
Overseas Correspondents. Past
president of the Overseas Press
Club, past associate editor of
Newsweek, and former reporter
for CBS news, Luter is a dis-
tinguished graduate.
Devotion and Service
Dr. Leslie D. Maurer, ’22, will
receive a Service Award for his
levotion to the
University and
to the Society
of Mary. He is
past president
of the Alumni
Association.
Dean Ernest
R. Raba, LL.B.
’37, will be rec-
ognized for Pro-
MAURER P r 0 f e s sional
Achievement and Devoted Serv-
vice to the University. Dean of
St. Mary’s school since 1946,
Dean Raba is
s h e separation
of Church and
state and on the
civil sovereignty
of the Vatican.
He has declined
the deanships
of two larger
institutions at
greater salaries
to remain at
his alma mater.
an authority on
RABA
BIOLOGY
Dr. John Donohue, SM, will
hold open house in the Biology
department, Garni hall 210.
Pre-Med alumni will gather to
discuss the University’s relations
and cooperation with the new U
of Texas Medical School to open
1964 in San Antonio.
Dr. August Berchelmann will
also host all alumni who are
physicians in the Student Health
Center Open House, south of
Alumni gym.
BUSINESS
Dr. Paul C. Goelz, SM, dean
of the business school, will hold
panel discussions by alumni to
analize professional requirements
for entering further business ad-
ministration and to evaluate the
University’s education for bus-
iness administration. The panel
will be in Administration building
115.
CHEMISTRY
Dr. Charles Cummiskey, SM,
chairman of chemistry dept., will
ask chemistry graduates to plan,
on the basis of their experiences,
the future of St. Mary’s in prep-
aration of chemists.
Graduates in chemistry will re-
new acquaintances in Garni hall
302.
EDUCATION
Education graduates will meet
with student teachers at a coffee
in the curriculum lab, Adminis-
tration building 303.
Those graduates currently in
the second year of teaching or
who have taught at least two
years will be offered a full tui-
tion scholarship to participate in
the Spring Semester Seminar for
Cooperating Teachers.
ENGLISH
“Why Our English Majors
Over The Years Have Been Ex-
ceptionally Unpredictable” will
be the topic for an address by
Dr. Thomas Treadaway, SM, to
alumni in Reinbolt auditorium.
One of the tasks of the re-
union will be to begin collecting
the stockpile of University folk-
lore that has been accredited to
alumni of the English dept, since
1924.
JOURNALISM
Journalism alumni and ex-
RATTLER staff members will
hold an informal press conference
in the RATTLER office, Chamin-
ade hall 238. Current staff mem-
bers and John Luter, of the Co-
lumbia U journalism school, will
welcome the journalists.
MATHEMATICS
Dr. James F. Gray, SM, math-
ematics dept, chairman, will con-
duct an informal gathering of
alumni, faculty, and students of
mathematics in Administration
building 304.
They will discuss changes in
course structure, texts now in
use, the present degree pro-
grams, activities of graduate
work, and new masters programs.
The new computer will be dem-
onstrated. •
MUSIC
“Pop” and “Al” Sturchio will
conduct a high school marching
band clinic on the ROTC drill
field behind the Pecan Grove. All
former students, who are high
school band directors in the San
Antonio area, have been asked to
attend.
PHYSICS
Physics department telescopes,
a 10-inch refractor and an 8-inch
reflector, will be manned north
of the Library shortly after dark.
The “See the Stars” show will
be operated by the Astronomy
committee of the Physics club.
SPEECH
Alumni will vie against the
student varsity debators in a
special debate on “Rosolved: that
Plymouth Rock should have land-
ed on the Pilgrims” in the speech
dept., Administration building 24.
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