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THE RATTLER
Friday, November SO, 1962
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Editorials
Welcome Alumni!
Alumni are returning to St. Mary’s
to renew "old acquaintances” and proud
memories of their alma mater. For the first
time in several years an official "home-
coming” is bringing ex-students back to
review their University.
Memories will be dusted off and "re-
member when” will fill conversations.
We remind Alumni to participate in
student-sponsored events as well as their
planned program for “Alumni Day.”
The Kampus Karnival promises to be
a tremendous success. Alumni can "get
the feel” of their "old college days” by
participating in the Karnival with its
games and merriment. The bonfire’s bril-
liant flames should light hearts with pride
in St. Mary’s U, The homecoming game
will be a fitting climax to a long day of
renewed memories.
The door is open, the carpet is rolled
out, in behalf of the student body—WEL-
COME ALUMNI!
Reunite Forces
A university, no more than an
army, should tolerate the division of
its forces.
With this realization, St. Mary’s U has
renewed its concept of the alumnus in an
effort to reunite its forces. The StMU alum-
nus is no longer a spectator, but a par-
ticipator in the battle for academic ex-
cellence.
The inclusion of departmental re-
unions in homecoming events will allow
exes to evaluate their former depart-
ments.
For the past two years, the Uni-
versity has been looking inward, studying
itself. The evaluation is now reaching a
climax with campus visits by educators
throughout the country.
The challenge to accomplish the
unattempted is tempting. The Univer-
sity has taken on a new feat with
alumni participation by solicitation.
Alumni in 61 cities are presently fac-
ing fellow exes for funds. The give by
mail technique has been replaced by
personal solicitation.
big donors judge their
„ The whole economic structure of high-
er education rests on alumni shoulders.
Alumni generosity is the norm by which
corporations and 1:
gifts.
The University realizes that to think
in terms of large endowments, it must
first form a foundation in alumni
gifts. Alumni can form the bedrock
for building the much needed new
Student Union Building, library, and
fine arts center. To think thurough and
build big, we must dig deep.
What is more basic, more close to
home than a university’s own former stu-
dents?
THE RATTLER STAFF
Opinions expresed in The RATTLER are those of the editors
or of the writer of the article and not necessarily those of the
University administration.
EDITORIAL STAFF
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Assistant Editor
Sports Editor —
Copy Editor -
Feature Writers
Columnists--
Reporters_______
Robert Brischetto
_ Gene Rodriguez
__________ Wayne Cox
Sheri Gonzalez
John Paxson. Reynold Saunders
Patricia Egan, Ray Karp
______ James Lytton, Tony Copp, Bob Durbin,
William Haley, Joe Mansfield. Manuel
Torreno, Larry Zoppi, George Braca-
montes, Mike Legan, James Barta,
George Goolsby
ADVERTISING AND CIRCULATION STAFF
Business Manager -*—,--------William Michel
Circulation Manager — - -. . Joseph McSorley
Subscription $2 per Year
Time Witnesses Improvements Plus
In St. Mary's Century of Growth
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At the close of the civil war
the development of St. Mary’s
gained momentum under Bro.
Charles Francis, SM, and with a
staff of eight assistants, Bro.
Charles completely fashioned the
developing stages of the down-
town college, once the largest
building in San Antonio.
Reasonable Rates
The St. Mary’s student of the
1850’s—1890’s paid a dollar a
month for his education. Those
unable to pay were marked in
the register as'“indigent” or “or-
phan,” and admitted free. Stu-
dent expenses for that period
included such incidentals as hair
oil and marbles,' 35 cents; pencils
and mexican sugar, 25 cents;
bathing drawers, 30 cents; etc.
St. Louis College opened its
doors on the Woodlawn Campus
in 1894 under the guidance of
John Wolf, president. The out-
standing threat to the prosperity
of the college was transportation.
At that time the only route to
the campus was by way of the
West End electric streetcar which
cut through a mesquite thicket
paralleling Cincinnati ave.
Walked the Mile
In 1899 the streetcar line was
relocated and for one half cen-
tury students “walked the mile”
until the city extended its bus
line to the college in 1949,
St. Louis College was soon
Library Fills Role
As Heart of University
By GEORGE GOOLSBY
At the rear of the University
campus stands a building, rect-
angular in structure and symbol-
ic in meaning. Many students at
St. Mary’s pass in and out of
its doors, and, for the most part,
take its presence for granted.
It may stand for a variety of
purposes—from the principal font
of intellectual growth to the
point of last resort for occasional
scholastic emergencies. The build-
ing, is of course, the library.
Not Just a Building
The library is something more
than another building on a uni-
versity or college campus. It is
also something more than “a
building devoted to a collection
of books,” as Webster would
‘Crosby’s Folly’
There has hardly been a
building campus in the last
28 years in which A. B. Crosby,
class of ’30, didn’t have some
interest.
The Pecan Grove pavilion
carries the mark of one venture
by Crosby in 1949. Its corner-
stone, carved by Jesse Rod-
riguez, another St. Mary’s U
alumnus, reads “Crosby’s Fol-
ly.”
The “folly” refers to th»
initiative taken by Corsby in
transplanting the pavillion
from the downtown Law
School to the Woodlawn Cam-
pus, at his own expense.
It was the imagination, in
itiative and drive of this alum-
nus that won him an alumni
award for 1962.
The RATTLER is a publication of St. Mary’s Uni-
versity. Its reorganization and new format are in keep-
ing with furthering the University aims, “unity through
action.” The RATTLER is a bi-partisan newspaper
dependent upon student staff and departmental help
for information. Its policy is rooted in traditional col-
lege journalism: information, education, and promo-
tion. The continuation of this policy is dependent upon
the support of St. Mary’s populace; The RATTLER
editor is wholly responsible for its application.
Editor 1962-63
have it. It is the heart, the very
source of life, of every institu-
tion whose aim is the growth and
development of that which is
highest in man.
To aid this growth and de-
velopment, Bro. Paul Novosad,
SM, head librarian, has under-
taken many changes and im-
provements. He now supervises
one of the most outstanding
the ebb and flow of some 56,000
hooks, of which 2,000 have been
procured since September.
A greater variety of hooks are
also available. The Rich Nations
and the Poor by Barbara Ward,
one of the outstanding autho-
resses today, and Archeology
of Easter Island, edited by
the author of Kon-Tiki, Thor
Heyerdahl, are among the newer
purchases.
Also available for research and
reference are 151 bound volumes
of periodicals, ranging from the
Manchester Guardian Weekly
and the Milwaukee Journal to
American Forest and Hi-Fi
Stereo Review.
Seeking Two Grants
According to Miss Anita Sax-
ine, assistant librarian, St. Mary’s
is now seeking two grants to aid
the intellectual and esthetic pur-
suits of university students. One
is from the American College
Research Library — a turntable
and a wide selection of record-
ings, soon to be made available
to the students. At present there
are some 500 classical and semi-
classical recordings in stock.
The other grant, from the La-
redo Arhives, consists of the
purchase of microfilm, another
means of facilitating research
work.
Besides these purchases and
acquisitions, Bro. Novosal, Miss-
es Saxine and Irene Juarez, have
found time to deliver lectures to
450 freshmen, acquainting them
with the use of books in general
and the use of indexes and ref-
erence works in particular.
Skeleton of Learning
From the classroom we obtain
the basic principles, the mere
skeleton, of various fields of
learning. If this skeleton is not
enclosed in the flesh of our own
personal research and discover-
ies, it will continue to remain a
skeleton, bleached and sterile.
Without the use of the library,
our knowledge remains superfi-
cial, devoid of the substance of
personal experience, which alone
gives life to all that we have
been taught.
transformed to St. Mary’s Uni-
versity. From 1921 to 1949, St.
Mary’s grew in its academic, spi-
ritual and athletic curriculum.
The steady growth of the univer-
sity, directed by capable presi-
dents like Fathers Robert Mayl,
Alfred Rabe, Walter Golatka,
Louis Blume and assisted by
Brothers Albert Wagemann, Pe-
ter Schlitt, Fred Junker, John
Brugger, and Aloysius Thein were
fair indications of its future suc-
cess.
In the early years freshman
were called “Stooges” and had to
obey any command of upperclass-
men. Those incorrigible freshmen
who disobeyed commands were
taken before a “Kangaroo Court”
and punished accordingly.
Athletics Recognized
Athletic history carried St.
Mary’s name to national recog-
nition. On Dec. 12, 1889, St.
taken by present RATTLER photogra-
pher Tom Hart in 1948.
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Mary’s and San Antonio Aca-
demy played the first organized
football game between rival
schools in San Antonio — St.
Mary’s emerged victor by one
touchdown.
During the ’30’s St. Mary’s
fielded four undefeated football
teams and produced such great
all-Americans as Douglas Locke,
Paul Buchanan, Alton “Hoot”
Gipson and Frank Trussel. Foot-
ball glory extended through the
1929 Cotton Bowl when St.
Mary’s defeated Texas Tech, 21-
13, and ended with World War
II.
Through the years personal
academic attention has disting-
uished St. Mary’s from larger
institutions. The kaleidoscope of
the University’s growth is proof
of its unique manner and opera-
tion.
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By TRISH EGAN
On Coming Home
Homecoming . . . memories . . .
bonfire . . . the winning point . . .
traditions ... a despondent grad
sighing “It isn’t like it used to
be. These kids just aren’t made
of the same stuff we were. Boy
they’ve got it easy. Couldn’t get
along with our good old wooden
GRIHGITO
SPEAKS
OUT
Gringito has just returned from
his annual deer-hunting expedi-
tion into the Texas hills. After
draging his gatling gun up one
hill and down the next, the only
wild game Gringito saw was 5-
card draw, in the camphouse.
TURKEY DAY has come and
gone, and with it some stomach
aches, pies, assorted beverages and
lasting friendships. Friendships?
Well, it seems that friends should-
n’t go hunting together. Two
buddies of the Boone club from
StMU were out stalking deer
last week and one of them saw a
big deer standing under a tree.
“At last ... a buck”, one said.
The other boy, the host on the
hunt, glanced at the deer about
the time the rifle went off and
yelled, “WAIT!” But the deer
came crashing to the ground and
its beautiful set of antlers . . .
stayed up in the tree.
stairs. They’ve even got girls.
Tsk, tsk, what is this younger
generation coming to?”
THE FRESH, smart young
collegiate looks at the grad with
mixed feeling of pity, amuse-
ment, envy, and even a littla
resentment. He tells himself how
much more he knows than that
rather old fashioned man and
even wonders a little how he
can get along in the world with
the little knowledge he possesses.
Somehow, the two groups man-
age to get together, traditions
and new ideas; and somehow, the
homecoming, the bonfire, the
winning point make very special
memories for everyone.
ONE OF THE THINGS that
the grads will notice is that the
girls now have, their own lounge.
Definitely feminine, the lounge is
done in an early American mot-
iff, with sofas, shelves for school
books, a coffee table, and, of
course, a long vanity table and
mirror. What more could a femi-
nine heart desire.
* * *
The St. Mary’s speech depart-
ment has once more distinguished
itself as outstanding in the field
of drama. “Inherit the Wind”
was a well acted play with a
definite message.
* * *
I KNOW that many of the
students viewed the coming of
the self-study group with fear
a little hit of apprehension. I
think some were expecting hordes
of men with magnifying glasses.
Their fears were unfounded. We
hope our University impressed
them.
Remember to ask Santa Claus
for Opera tickets!
THE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY
Victor Alessandro, musical director
will present
Samson et Dalila The Golden Cockerel
March March 3
Traviata Turandot
March 9 March 10
Tickets on sale now at
Municipal Auditorium CA 6-2269
Welcome Back Alumni
to the
New Student Chapel
Kunz Construction
Co.
117 Humble
"We are proud to have
been a part in the new
StMU Student
chapel"
COMPLIMENTS OF
"Welcome Back,
ALTERMAN
Alumni, to the
New Studept
ELECTRIC
Chapel"
TRAVIS BROS.
COMPANY
Painting Contractors
447 Hermine
302 E. Commerce
153 E. Hollywood
"We are pleased
to have been
instrumental in
the design of
the New Chapel."
Daniel A. Cerna
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