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PHILADELPHIA, PA., APRIL, 1951
VOLUME II
NUMBER 4
Informal Dance Climaxes Social Activity
Dr. Braceland ' 26
T o G iv e A d d r e s s
A t G raduation
A
Message from
th e
P re sid e n t
L a Salle College needs stu d e n ts to co n tin u e its progress.
T he g rea test service th a t an A lu m n u s can ren d er th e College
du rin g th is period o f natio n a l u n c e rta in ty is th e re c ru itm e n t
of new stu d en ts. I especially req u est ev e ry A lu m n u s to read
ca refu lly th e le tte r w h ich he has received fro m B ro th e r Paul
on th is subject. A stu d e n t referred by an A lu m n u s is a “liv in g ”
c o n trib u tio n to th e progress of the College.
L a w r en c e G. B o w m a n , ’35
P resid en t, A lu m n i A sso cia tio n
Library Totals
G row ;Building
Rises Rapidly
"Island Interlude"
Is a First Novel by
Claude F. Koch '40
Isla n d In te rlu d e , a provoca­
tive, t h o u g h t f u l an d
m o ving
novel by C laud e F. Koch, ’40,
I n s t r u c t o r in E n g lish , h a s been
pu b lish ed by Dodd, Mead an d
Company.
T h e A lu m n i t o t a l w as s u b s t a n ­
tially in c r e a se d by th e follow ing
m em b ers, w hose c o n tr ib u t io n s
and pled g es w ere m a d e d u r i n g
the p a s t m o n t h :
ISLAND IN TER L U D E—Turn to Pg. 3
T h e A lu m n i I n f o r m a l Dance,
sch ed u led fo r F r i d a y evening,
May 25, a t th e P e n n - S h e r a to n
H otel, clim axes th e 1950-51 so­
cial season.
C h a ir m a n C h arles O’K eefe has
a n n o u n c e d th e r e p e a t e n g a g e ­
m e n t of T om D a r li n g to n a n d his
O rch estra, w hose s o p h istic a te d
m edleys d e lig h te d la s t N o v em ­
b e r ’s B all-goers.
T he s u b s c rip tio n h a s been
e sta b lish e d a t $3.00 p er couple,
in c lu d in g tax, w ith d a n c in g fro m
9 P.M. to 1 A.M.
An extensive p r o g r a m of p u b ­
licity h a s been a r r a n g e d , to im ­
p le m e n t c o m m itte e efforts.
In
a d d itio n to an a n n o u n c e m e n t le t­
ter, r e m in d e r s a re being m ailed
to all A lu m n i: also c o n te m p la t e d
is a d an ce p ro g r a m w ith p a tr o n
listings.
U n d e r th e v ic e - c h a ir m a n s h ip of
J o h n P. R yan, ’49, A lu m n i T re a sDANCE—Turn to Page 3
J o h n H . M ic h e ls , ’15
J o h n 1). M o r e lli, J r ., ’38
W il lia m F . M c G ly n n , ’43
J a m e s F . B r o w n , ’50
Dr. F ran cis J. B raceland, ’26
Dr. F r a n c i s J. B ra c e la n d , ’26,
n a tio n a lly - k n o w n
p s y c h i a tri s t
an d le c tu re r , will d eliv er th e
p rin cip al a d d re s s a t co m m e n c e ­
m e n t exercises to be h eld in Mc­
C a r th y S ta d iu m on W ed n e sd a y ,
J u n e 13.
Dr. B ra c e la n d , w ho w as r e ­
cently n a m e d a K n i g h t of St.
G reg o ry th e G re a t by P o p e P iu s
XII, is P ro f e s s o r of P s y c h i a try
a t th e fa m e d Mayo Clinic in M in­
nesota. A g r a d u a t e of Jefferso n
Medical College, he w as a p ­
p oin ted D ean of th e Medical
School of L o yo la U n iv ers ity in
Chicago in 19 41, a t w h ich tim e
he w as c o n sid e re d one of th e
y o u n g e st m ed ical d e a n s in th e
c o u n tr y an d one of th e few psy­
c h ia t r i s ts to h old such a position.
As a R o c k e fe lle r F ello w in
p sy c h ia try a t B u rg h o ltz A n stalt,
Zurich, S w itzerlan d , he w o rk e d
w ith C arl J u n g . In L o nd o n , he
la te r b ecam e a ss o c ia te d w ith
K in n ie r
W ilson,
w o rld - fa m e d
n eu ro lo g ist, a n d in V ie n n a w ith
R u d o lp h A llers.
GRADUATION—Turn to P age 3
L a te s t figures re le a s e d by th e
L a Salle E n d o w m e n t F o u n d a t i o n
in d ic a te t h a t $ 2 22,144 in pledges
a n d c o n tr ib u t io n s h a s been r e ­
ceived to d a te in th e L ib r a r y
F u n d A ppeal, w ith 48 0 A lu m n i
d o n o rs c o n tr ib u t in g $25,405 of
th e above a m o u n t.
M ean w h ile c o n s t r u c ti o n by th e
J o h n M cS hain C o m p an y of th e
th ird -flo o r f r a m e w o r k on th e li­
b r a r y is ra p id ly p ro ceed ing.
A scale m o d el of th e prop osed
b u ild in g — view ed by A lu m n i in
a t t e n d a n c e a t th e B r e a k f a s t — in ­
d icates a d esig n s o m e w h a t m o re
LIBRAR Y—Turn to Page 2
Class
o f 1951
To Join A lum ni
T h e Class of ’51, w h ich g r a d u ­
In cam pus m em orial serv ices prior to th e A n n ual C om m union
ate s in J u n e , p r e p a r e s to join th e
A lu m n i r a n k s as it a s s u m e s its B reak fast, A lu m n i P resid en t L aw rence G. B ow m an, ’35, prepares
place on th e A lu m n i m a ilin g list, to la y th e tra d itio n a l w reath a t th e Sacred H ea rt S hrine in m em ory
b e g in n in g w ith th is issue of th e of A lum ni w ho died in m ilita ry service. S tan d in g b esid e him ,
at th e le ft, are B r ea k fa st C hairm an John J. F in ley , ’24, and
A lum n u s.
N u m b e r i n g 365, th e class will, R everend F ra n cis J. M ento, ’39, w ho celebrated th e A lum ni M ass
p rio r to c a m p u s leav e -ta k in g , and conducted th e com m em orative cerem on ies. A t th e extrem e
call a m e e t in g fo r th e p u rp o s e of righ t is C adet L eonard F ernandez, ’5 3 , w ho w ith ROTC stu d en ts
in th e background form ed th e color guard fo r th e occasion. 2 3 0
o rg a n iz in g as a n A lu m n i un it.
A lum ni and g u ests atten d ed th e B rea k fa st.
CLASS OF ’51—Turn to P age 3
LA
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Published 10 times yearly in the inter­
ests of the General Alumni of La Salle
College.
Please
address com m unications
the A lu m n i Office.
to
M em ber of th e A m erican
A lu m n i Council
Robert Greer *47
M issin g inAction
O ver
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SALLE
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An Old Pledge Never Dies
A fe w w eeks ago, an in te re ste d A lu m n u s w ro te and enclosed
a co n trib u tio n fro m a fr ie n d o f his.
S ta te d he'd ta lk e d to th is fr ie n d about L a Salle. T he la tte r
recalled a pledge he'd m ade but h a d n 't satisfied. N o th in g so
rem arkable about that.
It's ju s t th a t th e due date was October 15, 1938! Seem s
the pledge teas m ade d u rin g th e C h ristia n B ro th ers C am paign
th irte e n years ago.
T he c o n trib u tio n ? I t w as applied, w ith sincere th a n k s, to
th e L ib ra ry F und.
LIBRARY TOTALS GROW
f u n c t io n a l t h a n t h a t of th e o rig i­
nal p lans.
Of th e te n fifteen -foo t bays
p la n n e d fo r th e new lib ra ry , f o u r
will be on th e College H a ll side
of th e c e n tr a l e n tr y u n i t a n d six
to w a r d s 1 8 th s t re e t.
The cen­
tr a l e n tr y u n i t will be a t th e
p r e s e n t 1 9 th S tr e e t e n t r a n c e to
th e cam p u s.
T h e s t r u c t u r e fr o m th e v iew ­
p o in t of fu n c tio n will be divided
v e rtic a lly into tw o section s a t th e
c e n tr a l e n tr y u n it.
The north
side of th e e a s t section w ill be
d ev o ted to p u blic r e a d i n g roo m s,
su ch as s t u d e n t lo u n g e on th e
b a s e m e n t level, r e f e r e n c e ro o m
on th e first floor, th e re s e rv e d
b ook ro o m on th e second, a n d
g e n e r a l re a d i n g ro o m on th e
t h i r d floor. T he boo k sta c k s fo r
th e s e sectio n s will be on th e
sa m e floor on th e s o u t h side of
th e section.
T h e w est sectio n w h ic h co n­
sists of f o u r bays will h a v e th e
c o n tro l a reas .
T h e L i b r a r i a n ’s
office, s e c r e t a r y ’s office, c a ta -
(Continued from P age 1)
logue, c h a r g i n g desk, a n d a
staff w o rk ro o m will be on th e
first floor. T h e b a s e m e n t level
of th e w e st section will be e n ­
tire ly a staff w o rk room .
T he
second a n d t h i r d floor will hav e
s e m in a r ro o m s w hile th e second
floor will also c o n ta in a f a c u lty
lounge.
T h e c e n tr a l u n i t will h av e a
r e f e re n c e l i b r a r i a n ’s office on th e
first floor, a p h o n e tic s s tu d io on
th e second, an d th e L a S a llia n a
ro o m on th e th ird .
B ecause th e l i b r a r y w ill be
n a r r o w e r a n d lon ger, it will
s t r a d d l e th e p r e s e n t 19 t h S tr e e t
d riv e w a y w ith 70 fe e t of th e 18 0
fo o t b u ild in g r u n n i n g to w a r d s
College H all. In p rev io u s plans,
th e l i b r a r y w as to h a v e r u n e a s t
fr o m th e 19 th S tr e e t drivew ay .
A n ew e n tr a n c e to th e c a m p u s
will be c o n s tru c te d b e tw e e n th e
l i b r a r y a n d College H all.
A gro ve of tr e e s is p la n n e d
fo r th e e a s t en d of th e n ew
b u ild in g to p rovide a n o u td o o r
r e a d i n g area.
L t. R obert L. Greer, ’4 7
F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t R o b e r t L.
G reer, ’47, h as b een listed by th e
Air F o rc e as m issin g in action
over N o r th K o re a .
T h e F8 2 je t -p l a n e in w h ic h he
was flying as a r a d a r m a n failed
to r e t u r n to its b ase a f t e r las t
r e p o r t i n g its p o sitio n b e tw een
Pyongyang and K angdong at
1 0 :3 0 p.m. on F r i d a y , J a n u a r y
21.
T h e flight m a r k e d L ie u ­
te n a n t G r e e r ’s tw e n ty - f o u r t h m is­
sion over th e K o r e a n t h e a t e r .
F in i s h i n g his t h i r d y e a r in
c h e m i s t ry a t L a Salle, he jo in ed
th e A ir F o r c e in May of 19 42,
an d w as co m m is sio n ed in Texas
th e fo llo w in g y e a r.
He serv ed
w ith t h e E i g h t h A rm y A ir F o rc e
in E u r o p e as a b o m b a r d ie r d u r ­
ing W o r l d W a r II, d is ti n g u is h i n g
him self w ith th irty -fiv e c o m b a t
m issions, in tw o of w h ic h h e w as
LT. GREER—Turn to P age 3
April, 1951
B r o t h e r E. A bdon, P r o f e s s o r
of G erm an , received th e h a b it of
th e C h ris ti a n B r o th e r s on F e b r u ­
ary 2, 1898.
H e b eg an his t e a c h in g c a r e e r
th e follow in g y e a r a t St. F r a n c i s
V ocatio nal School in E d d in g to n ,
a f t e r w h ich he t a u g h t a t St. E liz ­
a b e t h ’s P a r o c h i a l School in th is
city. In 19 08, he w as t r a n s f e r r e d
to St. P e t e r ’s, also in P h i l a d e l ­
ph ia; in 1915, he t a u g h t a t St.
P a t r i c k ’s C a th e d r a l School in
N ew ark, w h e re he e v e n tu a lly be­
cam e P rin cip al.
D u r in g th e y e a rs follow ing,
B r o th e r A bdo n t a u g h t a t St.
J o h n ’s College in W a s h i n g to n ,
and W e s t C ath olic a n d L a Salle
H ig h Schools. H e w as a p p o in te d
P ri n c ip a l a t th e l a t t e r school and
s u b s e q u e n tly serv ed in th e sam e
capacity a t L a Salle I n s t i t u t e in
C u m b e rla n d , M ary lan d .
P r o f e s s o r of G e rm a n h e re fo r
the p a s t t h i r t e e n y ears , B r o t h e r
A bdon ho ld s a M a s te r of A r ts
deg ree in M o dern L a n g u a g e s
from th e U n iv e rs ity of P e n n s y l­
vania.
In 19 48, he c e le b ra te d his
golden ju b ile e as a C h r is ti a n
B ro th e r . A t th e May 195 0 co n ­
vo cation , held h e re in co n n ectio n
w ith th e g r o u n d - b r e a k i n g c e re ­
m onies fo r th e n ew lib ra ry ,
B r o th e r A b d on w as a w a r d e d th e
h o n o r a r y de g re e of D octor of
P ed ag og y, in re c o g n itio n of his
fifty y e a rs as te a c h e r a n d a d m i n ­
is tra to r.
In Memoriam
At th e M ay 4 reu n ion o f th e C lass o f ’5 0 , R ob ert E. V alen ti,
C lass Secretary; T hom as E . B urns, O rganizer o f th e reu n ion ; and
B rother E. S tan islau s, D ean, su rvey th e H onor R oll of class m em ­
bers liste d on A lum ni records as servin g in th e A rm ed F orces.
S ince th e lis t is far from com plete, m em bers in ’5 0 are a sk ed to
n o tify th e A lum ni Office o f any change in th eir sta tu s.
In y o u r p ra y e r s, please
rem em ber:
J o s e p h A. Shields, ’27
R ic h a r d M. B uck, 50
April, 1951
Personal Patter —
LA
SALLE
ALUMNUS
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By John A . Clement ’39
T h is m a y be th e b e st w ay to fa n th e e m b e r s fo r th e May 25
Dance a t th e P e n n - S h e r a to n . R e m e m b e r t h a t i t ’s s t ric tly in fo rm a l,
re q u i r in g no e la b o r a te p la n s on y o u r p a rt. Come o u t, re la x an d
help y o u rs e lf to a good tim e as we w in d up o u r
m ost activ e y ear. A n d b rin g y o u r frien d s.
HOLY ORDERS: T h e R e v e r e n d G ab riel T.
M aiorello, ’45, will be o rd a i n e d to th e P r i e s th o o d
on May 19 a t St. M a r y ’s S e m in a ry in B a ltim o re,
a n d will c e le b ra te his first S olem n Mass on May
27, a t St. R i t a ’s C h u rc h in th is city.
THE M ILITARY: F r a n c i s J. K elly, ’5 0, is
on active naval duty aboard th e U.S.S. M an­
chester, w hich has been op erating for the past
fo u r m o n t h s off th e K o r e a n coast.
J a m e s V.
Kelly, ’50, w ho receiv ed a C o ast G u a rd c o m m is­
sion as ensign, is on t r a i n i n g d u ty a t th e New
L o n d on A cadem y. H o sp italized a t F o r t Dix was
J o h n A . C le m e n t, ’39 W a lt e r J. F a i r b r o t h e r , ’50, w ho suffered a b ro k e n
an kle. Michael V. A n g elo tti, ’50, is a ss ig n e d to
th e 31st A rm y I n f a n t r y D ivision a t C am p J a c k s o n , S o u th C arolina.
H om e on fu r lo u g h r e c e n tly w as W illia m J. Shea, ’50, w ho is a t ­
ta c h e d to th e A rm y O rd n a n c e A u to m o tiv e School in A tla n ta ,
G eorgia.
W EDD IN G B EL L S: P r i o r to his e m b a r k a t i o n fo r K o re a , J o h n
J. P ro te v i, ’50, m a r r i e d M a r g a r e t R ose S in n ott, on M arch 24, a t
the M a r in e s ’ C am p P e n d le t o n in C alifo rn ia.
On A p ril 7, F r a n k
M u rray , ’50, wed M arie J a n e McG lone a t St. C a r t h a g e ’s C h urch.
C h a rle s W. Scarpa, ’49, e x c h a n g e d m a r i t a l vows w ith R i t a Viola
a t St. M o n ica’s C h u rc h on A p ril 14. On th e sa m e d ate, B a r b a r a J.
M u llan ey b ecam e th e b rid e of J o h n J. B re sn a n , ’50, a t St. J o s e p h ’s
C h u rc h in York. A b rid e g ro o m on A p ril 21 w as R o b e r t E isler, ’50,
who w ed R it a Sokol a t th e C h u rc h of T h e H oly Child.
B A SSIN E TS AND FORM ULAS: Mr. an d Mrs. N icho las P e n siero, ’40, a n n o u n c e d th e b ir th of a son, T h e o d o re Allen, on
F e b r u a r y 26; his w e ig h t: 4 p o u n d s a n d 4 ounces. To Mr. an d
Mrs. J a m e s E. D o herty , ’50, w as b o rn 6 p ou n d , 4 o u nce B a r b a r a
Ann on M arch 20.
T h e A p ril 1 a r r iv a l of H a n n a h E liz a b e th ,
w e ig h t 6 po u n d s, w as a n n o u n c e d by Mr. a n d Mrs. M ichael J.
D o u g h e rty , ’38.
DIAMOND R IN G S : H a r o ld J. B y th ro w , ’50, on a ctiv e d u ty in
the Navy, h a s a n n o u n c e d his e n g a g e m e n t to M ary J a n e W elsh.
Also b e tr o th e d is J o h n J. O rtals, ’50, to M a r ia n n e M o ntresor.
C h arles Cosgrove, ’50, h a s becom e e n g a g e d to K a t h l e e n Breslin.
Affianced to J o M. W e lty is F r a n k J. Lux, ’50. W illia m J. F a r i n a ,
’50, is b e t r o t h e d to M iriam Dolores Sm ith.
CATHOLIC HOUR: F a t h e r W illia m C. F a u n c e , ’38, A s s is ta n t
R e c to r of St. F r a n c i s ’ C h u rc h in Springfield, d eliv ered th e E a s t e r
S u n d a y s e r m o n on th e P h il a d e lp h i a C ath o lic H o u r over W F IL .
He sp o k e on “ C h ris t a n d th e R e s u r r e c t i o n .”
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: J a m e s B o nd er, ’36, fo o tb a ll line coach
at W e s t C h e s te r S ta te T e a c h e rs College, w as g u e s t s p e a k e r a t th e
E d d y s to n e H ig h School A th le tic D in n er. He is n o w w r it in g his
Ph.D . d i s s e r t a ti o n a f t e r a su ccessfu l c o m p le tio n of c o u rs e e x a m i n a ­
tions. L ou is B o nd er, ’42, coach ed C o llin gd ale H ig h to its first
fo o tb a ll c h a m p io n s h ip in tw e n ty y e a rs ; d esp ite th e fa c t C o llin gd ale
is c o n sid e re d a C lass “ B ” school, his s q u a d w on th e D e la w a re
C o u n ty Class “ A ” title. H e n r y J. B a ra ld i, ’42, also a t th e sam e
i n s t i tu t io n , coaches v a r s ity b a se b a ll a n d j u n i o r h ig h football.
TH E PR O FESSIO N S: R a lp h J. F rie s, ’48, a n d T h o m a s J.
F a rle y , ’41, w h o a r e a ss o c ia te d w ith th e W illia m E. H ow e C om ­
pany, su ccessfu lly c o m p leted P e n n s y l v a n ia C.P.A. exams, as did
J o h n A. S la tte ry , ’38, a n a c c o u n t a n t w ith T r ia n g l e P u b lic a tio n s.
C h arles S to elk er, ’48, J o s e p h G em b ala, ’41, a n d J u l e s B lum , ’42,
have p assed th e P e n n s y l v a n ia B a r ex a m in a tio n s.
PU R SU IT OF LEARNING : T e a c h in g in th e P h il a d e lp h i a School
system a r e T h o m a s J. Q u in lan , ’49, a t P e n n T r e a t y J u n i o r H igh
School; J o h n B. M aich er, ’49, S te tso n J u n i o r H ig h ; a n d H e r b e r t
R o llan d , ’49, Solis-Cohen School.
TH E B U SIN E SS W ORLD: J a m e s J. M cK eegan , ’41, h a s been
a p p o in te d G en e ra l M a n a g e r of M ach in e a n d Tool D esig n in g C om ­
pany. W illia m J. C o n ran , ’47, is n ow a ss o c ia te d w ith B lue Cross.
Som e of th e e ig h ty m em bers o f th e C lass of ’5 0 w ho attended
th eir first reu n ion in Leonard H a ll on F rid ay evening, May 4.
At a b u sin ess m eetin g h eld b efore th e fe s tiv itie s began, th e group,
rep resen tin g th e la rg est class ever to grad u ate from La Salle,
elected an eleven-m an directorate to d evelop class organization and
prom ote A lum ni activity.
GRADUATION
(Continued from P age 1)
ISLAND INTERLUDE
(Continued from P age 1)
A Fellow of th e A m erican Medi­
cal Association, th e A m erican Col­
lege of Physicians, and th e A m er­
ican P sy ch iatric Association, he
holds th e D ip lo m a te in P s y c h i­
a tr y fro m th e A m e ric a n B oard
of P s y c h i a tr y a n d N eurolog y.
Dr. B ra c e la n d , a b r i ll ia n t o r a ­
to r w ho th i s y e a r c e le b ra te s his
tw en ty -fifth y e a r as a L a Salle
A lu m n u s, w as P r e s i d e n t of th e
A lu m n i A sso ciatio n in 1939-40
and a m e m b e r of th e B o a rd of
D irecto rs in 1940-41.
T he book, w hich won th e I n t e r ­
collegiate L i t e r a r y F e llo w s h ip
A w a rd in 1949, r e l a te s th e ta le
of a g ro u p of m a r in e s c h a rg e d
w ith th e d efen s e of th e S o u th
Pacific is la n d of T ulagi.
A lth o u g h th e tim e is 19 42, an d
one m i g h t expect th e u s u a l w a r
story, th e offering is m u c h m o re
of a n a t t e m p t to u n c o v e r th e es­
sen tia l h u m a n i t y of th e besieged
m a r in e s as th e y re a c t to th e u n ­
n a t u r a l c o n d itio n s in w h ich th e y
find th em selv es.
T his tig h tly k n it group gives the novelist
CLASS OF ’51
an o p p o r t u n it y to d e lin e a te th e
(Continued from P age 1)
effect of m a n u p o n m a n , a n d of
Class Officers a r e E d w a r d F. th e is la n d u p o n t h e i r m inds.
M u rph y, P r e s i d e n t ; J o s e p h P.
E arley, Vice-President; F e rd in a n d
P. M orro, S e c re ta ry ; a n d V incent
J. G um in sk i, T re a s u r e r .
C o n g r a tu l a ti o n s , ’51, a n d w el­
come to th e A lum n i!
DANCE
(Continued from P age 1)
u rer, a j o i n t c o m m itte e of m e m ­
bers of ’49 a n d ’50 m e t on May
9 to dis cuss p ro m o ti o n a l plan s
an d explore w ays a n d m e a n s to
a s s u re th e success of th e dance.
LT. GREER
(Continued from P age 2)
forced to bail out. S u b seq u en tly ,
he w as a w a r d e d th e D is tin ­
g u is h e d F ly i n g Cross a n d th e A ir
Medal.
L i e u t e n a n t G r e e r ’s wife, Clydie, re s id e s in P in eville, L o u isi­
an a, w ith h e r d a u g h t e r s S u san 4,
an d C a th e rin e , 9 m o n th s.
His
m o th e r, Mrs. G race K u r n e r , lives
in D rexel Hill.
M em b ers of th e A lu m n i said
p ra y e r s fo r L i e u t e n a n t G r e e r ’s
w e lfa re a n d fo r his safe r e t u r n
a t th e M em orial Services h eld in
c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e A n n u a l
B re a k fa s t.
C laude F . K och, ’4 0
In te rlu d e
has
received
fa­
vo rab le co m m e n t, a n d as a first
novel show s c o n sid e ra b le p r o m ­
ise.
I t is c o n sid e re d by som e
critics to be a b e t t e r w o rk t h a n
the m u c h
pu blicized
money­
m aker, T he Cardinal.
A u to g r a p h e d copies of th e
novel a r e av a ila b le a t th e C a m ­
pus Store.
LA
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SALLE
B ro th e r G. Paul, President, and B ro th er E. S ta n ­
islaus, Dean, atten d ed th e a n n u a l convention of the
N atio n al C atholic E d u c a ti o n A ssociation in Cleveland.
At the convention, B ro th e r P. Azarias, Head of the
College E d ucatio n D ep artm ent, was elected National
S ecretary of th e A ssociation’s C ommittee on Teacher
E d u cation ; he is also T re a s u r e r of the P en n sy lv an ia
Association of Liberal A rts Colleges for The Advance­
m en t of Teaching. . . .
B ro th er D. V in cen t, P ro fesso r of P sychology and
D irector of G uidance, spoke on “F a ith and P roblem s of A d ju s tm e n t”
at th e A p ril 15 C om m union B re a k fa s t of th e M a rq u ette Council, No.
289, of th e K n ig h ts o f Colum bus. . . .
W alter J. K aiser, ’47, In stru ctor in A ccounting, h as su ccess­
fu lly com pleted h is P en n sylvan ia C .P.A . exam in ation , and w ill
receive h is certificate shortly. . . .
T h e Class of ’5 4 will p r e s e n t a p o r t r a i t of St. J o h n B a p tist
de L a Salle to th e new L ib r a r y in m e m o ry of F r a n k di Gregorio,
a m e m b e r of th e class w ho died in M arch. . . .
W o rk has been com pleted on th e new build in g u n d er th e w est
stands of M cC arthy S ta d iu m . R u n n in g th e en tire len g th of th e stands.
260 feet, and m easuring 30 fe e t in w id th , th e stru c tu re provides fiv°
class room s, a rest room , a large hall at th e so u th end, and a new' office
fo r th e pla n t E ngineer, D onald M asser............
C onsistent w ith the Industry D ep artm en t’s program of in v itin g
m en in practical fields to d iscu ss problem s su b seq uent to th e
p resentation of classroom theory, E dw ard Barr, ’48, addressed a
group of stu d en ts m ajoring in In d u stria l R ela tio n s and Industrial
M anagem ent. T his m arks th e third con secu tive year in w hich
A lum nus B arr h as appeared on the program . Job A n alyst w ith th e
Stephen W hitm an Company, he spoke on “ The Im portance of Job
A n a ly sis.” . . .
N ine se n io r s t u d e n t s h a v e been accep ted by m ed ical schools
in P h i l a d e lp h i a an d W a s h i n g to n .
T h ey a r e R o g e r P a r e n l e a u ,
J o h n T urco, P h ilip Nolan, L eon G razian i a n d J o h n M archesan i,
who will a t t e n d Jefferso n Medical C ollege; .John TiU ger a n d D onald
L in tn er, H a h n e m a n n H o sp ita l School of M edicine; M a r tin B u k o w s k i,
U n iv ersity of P e n n s y l v a n ia Medical School; a n d R a y m o n d F illipon e,
G e o rg eto w n U n iv ers ity School of Medicine.
J u n i o r s t u d e n ts
accepted by T e m p le U n iv e rs ity School of D e n tis tr y a r e A r t h u r F.
H ersch , R ic h a r d L. R o bb a n d T im o th y J. S h eeh an . . . .
Joseph S ch m itz, Jr., ’ 20, fo llo w in g his an n u a l custom , re cen tly
honored th e m em bers of the basketball te a m w ith a d in n e r at B eck's
R esta u ra n t. Mr. S c h m itz is a P ast-P resident o f both th e A lu m n i
A ssociation and th e La Salle E n d o w m e n t F oundation.
The first parade o f th e La S a lle ROTC, undler th e com m and
of M ajor Jam es F . U nger, w as h eld on M cCarthy F ield on F rid ay
afternoon, A pril 2 ”, in conju n ction w ith th e annual form al in sp ec­
tion o f th e m ilitary u n it. Arm y officers w ho in sp ected th e three
b attalion s w ere Lt. C olonel H arry B . Cooper, M ajor R alph M anual,
C aptain C harles L. Cline and F irst L ieu ten an t Charles' M. Cum ­
m ings. U.S. A rm y D etchm en t # 1 6 , 2 3 3 2 -3 , as th e La Salle U nit
is officially d esignated, w ill also p articip ate in th e P h ilad elp h ia
Armed F orces D ay parade on Saturday, May 19.
T h e A d o ra ti o n Society, in its May F i r s t F r i d a y dev otio ns in
th e C hapel, p ra y e d fo r th e w e lfa re of A lu m n i n ow e n g a g e d in th e
K o r e a n W a r. B r o t h e r E. C le m e n tia n is M o d e r a to r of th e Society.
T he N a tional Council of th e F ed era tio n of C atholic College S tu ­
d en ts has aw arded to th e L a Salle stu d e n t body th e In terra c ia l
Ju stice C om m ission fo r the n e x t scholastic year. C om m issions on
various C atholic stu d e n t m o vem en ts are aw arded a n n u a lly on a n a tio n ­
w ide basis to m em ber colleges, d esig n a tin g th e m as th e pla n n in g
and w o rk group fo r a p a rticu la r m o vem en t. Charles Day, ’ 53, w ill
spearhead In terra cia l Ju stic e a c tiv ity as N a tio n a l C hairm an. U nder
th e L a Salle C om m ission, the n a tio n a l paper w ill be edited by D onald
Gates, ’ 53.
PA R E N T S AND R EL A TIV E S:
If addressee is in th e m ilita ry service, p lea se forw ard th is
p ublication to him . U nder postal reg u la tio n s, it m u st be re ­
m ailed in an envelope a t p revailin g p o sta l rates.
April, 1951
ALUMNUS
A ttractive ceram ic figu rin es and processed sportsw ear are
current Campusi Store sp ecials. At top le ft and rig h t are featured
“V arsity V ic” and “K am pus K a te ,” arrayed in blue and gold,
at $ 1 .3 5 and $ 1 .6 0 , resp ectively. The a ll-w h ite sportsw ear, ju st
the th in g for th at vacation trip, is a vailab le w ith N avy B lu e
letterin g , in a ll sizes. A t low er le ft, at $ 2 ,2 5 , is th e heavy fleecelined sw ea tsh irt. In the center, th e button-dow n sw eater coat,
fleece-lined in w h ite cotton, reta ils fo r $ 3 .0 0 , w h ile the popular
lig h tw e ig h t “T” shirt, at low er righ t, is priced at $ 1 .0 0 . The above
sportsw ear, as a d vertised in th e January ALUMNUS, is also a v a il­
able in ju v en ile sizes. W rite to John L. M cCloskey, Campus Store,
and m ake rem ittan ce payable to La S alle C ollege; prices include
p ackaging and m ailin g.
WFIL-TV
F a c u l t y m e m b e r s in th e A rea
of B usiness, u sin g as t h e i r th e m e
“ You, B u sin ess a n d th e E m e r ­
gen cy ,” h av e co n d u c te d a series
of T u e sd a y a d d re s s e s on th e
W F IL -T V U n iv ers ity of th e Air.
T h e follow in g m e m b e rs of th e
f a c u lty a p p e a r e d on th e p ro g r a m
on d a te s in d ic a te d : Dr. B e r n a r d
B. G oldner, A ssociate P ro f e s s o r
of In d u s tr y , M arch 27; C harles
A. J. H alp in , ’44, A s s i s ta n t P r o ­
fesso r of In d u s tr y , A pril 3; F r a n ­
cis J. G uerin, ’41, C.P.A., an d
J a m e s W. H ealey, C.P.A., A ssist­
a n t P ro f e s s o r s of A cco un ting ,
A pril 17; a n d on A pril 2 4, J a m e s
Feature
Fa
J. H en ry , A ssociate P ro f e s s o r of
A cco u n tin g ,
an d
Melvin
F.
W oods, I n s t r u c t o r in F in a n c e .
P a r t i c i p a n t s include f a c u lty
m e m b e r s fr o m R id e r, L ehig h,
Tem ple, B eav er, Drexel, P e n n ­
sy lv a n ia M ilita ry College, P e n n
S tate, S w a rth m o re , H a v e r f o r d
an d B ry n M awr.
As a service to A lu m n i m e m ­
bers, copies of re a d i n g lists co m ­
piled by th e L a Salle fa c u lty in
s u p p l e m e n t of th e i r a d d re s s e s
a r e av a ila b le a t th e A lu m n i Office
a n d m a y be o b tain ed , w i th o u t
cost, u p o n re q u e s t.
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