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              The Loyola Maroon No. 8 Loyola University, New Orleans, La. December 17, 1954 Vol. XXXII, X-259 Gloria deBram Heads Cast In Forthcoming Production Gloria deßram, A&S sophomore, was named to the' title role in the forthcoming Thespian production, "Medea," Ted Pfister, president announced. Others cast in leading roles include Pfister, as Jason; and George Hoag as Creon. Both are from the college of arts and sciences. Rounding out the supporting roles are Harry Theard as the Messenger; Anna Copponex, Slave Guardian; Toot- sie Williams and Argie Alvarez, Medea's children; Tessie Lopez, J.ian Gaulene and Joel Larkin ns the Corinthian women. "This is perhaps the first story of the wronged wife who revenges herself on her husband," Leo C. Zinser, director, said. "It was written by the Greek master of tragedy, Euripides." Medea it concerned with the story of a lorcereu, Medea, whom Jason found and married while on hi* quest for the Golden Fleece. He brings Medea back to Corinth with the two children she has borne him. Jason falls in love with the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth, and decides to marry her, telling Medea that it is for herself and the children that he is doing it. They may then enjoy the luxuries that a court marriage would bring, he explains. Medea, furious at the show of infidelity, retaliates by sending an enchanted robe and crown to Creon's daughter with Jason when he goes to convince her that his children would not create any marital problems. When Jason's love dons the cloak and crown, she bursts into flame and falls to the floor in agony. Creon, seeing her plight, clasps her to his bosom in an attempt to extinguish the flames, only to die himself. Jason returns and attempts to slap Medea with his sword, but is overcome by her power. The tragedy reaches its climax and end with Medea slaying the two chidren, whom Jason dearly loved, for revenge. Performance dates are tentatively set for the 11th through the 16th of January, excluding the night of the 14, in Marquette Auditorium. Publicity will be handled by P. J. Farley and Pfister. Staging and lighting will be under the direction of Lee Freeland, Ken Offan and George Rhode. St. Mary's Meets Pack Here Tonite Colorful St. Mary's of California will meet the Wolfpack in an intersectional clash tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. St. Mary's, currently on a tour of southern cage teams, comes to New Orleans with a 2-4 record. The Galoping Gaels will meet Miss. Southern tonight at Biloxi. On its present tour St. Mary's has met the University of lowa and Washingting University of St. Louis. To date the Gaels have whipped California A&M twice. Stanford, lowa, California and Washington of St. Louis all haTe whipped the Gaels. A 10-man traveling team headed by talented Bill Sanchez will meet the Wolfpack. Sanchez is a 6-1 forward who led the Gaels in scoring last year with 395 points or an average of 16.5 per game. His battery-mate will be tall Mike Wadsworth, a forward who gunned in 286 points for a mark of 11.7 last year. Through the Gaels' first four games Sanchez continued his average of last year with 67 points or an average of 16.8. The Gaels, who are making their first cage appearance in New Orleans, are coached by "Red" Foley. Coach Jim McCafferty's Wolves, quite disappointing in their last two games, will be out to regain "face" in tomorrow's clash with the California team. McCaf ferty will probably have to shift his starting lineup since stalwart Bobby Conrad has been in bed most of the week. The Chicago senior caught a touch of the flu on the jaunt to Lafayette. That means that Tom Rouzan will start at guard. Eddie Galvin, Loyola's leading scorer the past two years, will start at forward. Galvin has been having injury troubles since the season's start, first with a bad elbow and then with a cut eye. ROTC Presents Sponsors At Military Ball, Fall Review "Little Colonel" Carol Cunningham and ROTC sponsors for 1954-55 were formally presented at the ROTC Military Formal Wednesday night at the Jung Hotel. During the evening the sponsors were presented as the representative of their respective units, escorted by the commanders of the units. Cunningham was escorted by Frank Newman, Cadet Colonel of the ROTC unit; Bobbie Reed, Ist Battalion sponsor, Bob Hanberg; Jean Steib, 2nd Battalion, Dick Vavrick; Jerry Glas, Company A, Pat O'Shaughnessey; Joy Haydel, Company B, John Nicosia; Mary Aitken, Company C, Ed Baer; Meme Montagnet, Company D, John Albright; Bobbie Hollier, Company E, Joe Lemaire; Sue Wegmann, Company F, Charlie Unger; Jackie Keiffer, Pershing Rifles, George Frilot. Loyola talent entertained during the intermission. Cunningham and John Paquette, first and second place winners respectively in this year's Talent Night individual competition, sang a duet. Others included The Trebleairs and The Skyscrapers, first and second place winners in Talent Night's group competition, Theresa Kelly, John Salvaggio, and Henry Ei sterstein. The military dance climaxed the ROTC's 1964 activities, which began with the election of the "Little Colonel." ROTC SPONSORS presented at the Fall Regimental Review last Tuesday are, from left, JOY HAYDEL, JERRY GLAS, MEME MONTAGNET, BOBBIE HOLLIER, Little Colonel CAROL CUNNINGHAM, SUE WEGMANN, BOBBIE REED, JEAN STEIB, MARY AITKEN, and JACKIE KEIFFER. They were again presented Wednesday night at the Military Ball, escorted by the commanding officers of the various companies and battalions. Thespians Offer Christmas Show A half hour Christmas program will be presented by the Thespians on December 20 in Marquette Auditorium, Ted Pfister, president, announced. "The selection will be a reading, and not a play," Pfister said, "and will be offered to the students free of charge." Natl Physics Honor Society Installed At Loyola Saturday INSTALLATION of a new physics honor society, Sigma Pi Sigma, at Loyola was made last Saturday at ceremonies on the campus. Here, Dr. MARSH W. WHITE, second from left, national executive secretary of the society, presents the charter to CLYDE BERGERON, president-elect of the Loyola group as DR. PAUL B. PICKAR, moderator of the society, left, and the REV. FRANCIS BENEDETTO, S.J., right, chairman of the department of physics, look on. Bergeron Heads Group; Dr. Pickar Moderator A chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, national physics honor society, was officially installed at Loyola University Saturday night in ceremonies held in Marquette Auditorium. Officers of the new chapter are Clyde J. Bergeron, Jr., president; Donald Baradell, vice-president; Carl Guderian, secretary, and Ronald Deck, treasurer. Moderator of the newly founded group is Dr. Paul Pickar, associate professor of physics and research physicist. I —  Charter members include the Rev. Francis A. Benedetto, S.J., Louii W. Cazentre, Jr., Irving H. Deßarbieris, Richard De»- lattes, Mrs. J. P. Doody, John Fontenot, Louis Lavedan, Thomas Lorio, the Rev. Karl Maring, S.J., Anthony R. Markeezich, Dr. Allen W. McDonald, George H. Meiman, Harry C. Meyer, 111, William Schultis, Lawrence Strohmeyer, Daniel H. Walsh, Bergeron, Baradell, Gud-rian, Deck, and Dr. Pickar. Dr. Marsh W. White, professor of physics at Pennsylvania State College and national executive secretary of the society, presided at the ceremonies. At a banquet following the installation, Dr. White told members of the new society and guests of the vital role played by physicists in the welfare of the United States. "The national defense of this country depends on the available supply of qualified physicists," he said. He asserted that the lack of physicist* "serves as a bottleneck to development in many other fields. Without enough of these qualified men to do research work and smooth out kinks in techniques and theories, various fields are literally being choked to death," he said. According to Dr. White, there has existed and exists at present a tremendous demand for physics graduates of all degree levels— bachelors, master, and doctorates. The establishment of a chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma at Loyola is a distinct aid and encouragement to students to excel in their particular phases of scientific work, the society said. Dr. White praised the Loyola physics department for the fine leadership exhibited and for the devotion to furtherance of the physics program. Father Benedetto was toastmaster at the banquet. Other speakers included members of the installation party: Dr. Vincent Parker, head of the physics department at LSU; Dr. Max Goodrich of LSU; Dr. John K. Riess and Prof. Walter C. Bosch, both of Tulane University. Three important ways in which the new campus society could fulfill the high purpose of Loyola University were cited by the Rev. David Ross Druhan, S.J., prefect of studies for the Southern Jesuit Province at Pass Christian, at a general meeting in the cafeteria following the banquet. First, by the promotion of direct interest in high scholarship in the field of physics. Second, to support the educational idea of Loyola which expects a training in liberal arts of all specialists. Third, he urged the charter members to utilize science to bring themselves to a closer understanding of God. Philaristai Has Christmas Party Mrs. Paul Brignac hosted the Loyola Philaristai at the organization's annual Christmas party yesterday at 2 p.m. The party was given at Mrs. Brignac's home, 4104 St. Charles Avenue. Presents were exchanged among the members. Assisting Mrs. Brignac with decorations and other party preparations were Mrs. Sidney Bridgeman, Mrs. Andrew Caneza, Mrs. Henry Hartman, Mrs. Charles Monteiaro, and Mrs. G. D. Shepaid.Pan-Am Mass Set Tomorrow The Pan-American Club will attend a special Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patron Saint of the Americas, tomorrow at 8 a.m. in Holy Name of Jesus Church. Raefel Morell, director of arrangements, said a breakfast in the cafeteria will immediately follow the Mass. The Pan-American banner will be carried into the church followed by flags representing the various South American countries, and placed on the sanctuary during Mass. The Rev. Guy J. Lemieux, S.J., associate professor of philosophy, will deliver the sermon "Peace on Earth," and the Rev. Sam Hill Ray, S.J., student chaplain, will celebrate the Mass. Evening Division Caroleers To Serenade 'Old Folks' The true spirit of Christmas will be captured tomorrow night when the Social Service Organization and the Evening Division student committee go Christmas caroling. The group, composed of nearly 35 members of the Evening Division, will carry candles reminiscent of the old English caroleers. They will meet at Louisiana and St. Charles Avenues and proceed to the home for the aged in the 3600 block of Prytania. Approximately six other institutions are on their list of places to visit. A repertoire of 17 Christmas carols has been prepared by the caroleers who have been rehearsing for the past two weeks. Spokesman for the group, Flo Fischer, Evening Division, said the organizations chose to go caroling instead of giving a formal Christmas party as in the past. "It is the desire of the group to spread joy to those who are shut in. Caroling is fun and we wish other organizations would consider doing it," Fischer stated. After the caroling the group will meet at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Witte, for an informal Christmas party. Student Council In Action The 1954 history of the Student Council ended with Wednesday night's meeting. This week's column will be devoted to a review of the legislation from September to December, excluding the last meeting. A bulletin concerning the constitutional amendment discussed at that meeting appears at the end of this column. Thus far the Council has initiated two new actions: the purchase of chess and checker sets for the Student Lounge, and the authorization of this published commentary on Council activities. President Rayer has expressed his concern that his administration has not been productive enough— particularly in the last two months. It should not be forgotten that the Council has spent much time on behalf of students' problems. They investigated the possibility of lower cafeteria prices, on-thecampus banking, lower ticket rates for students' wives, more equitable parking arrangements, and they continued the probe of the downtown theatre prices, begun last year. One of their two recommendations resulted in the library remaining open until five o'clock on Saturdays. Their other recommendation to have an electric light placed between the Ranch Houses and the library has not, as yet been fulfilled.The Council has been very liberal with organizations, chartering a new one—the pologetics Club. The no-fund-raising-activities and University function rules were lifted several times to allow organizations to have dances. The Date Book rule on University functions was amended twice, so that it now prohibits admissioncharging activities three days before and three days after University functions. All other activities are prohibited orffy" two days before and one day after University functions. The Council has not been without its storms. Ignoring the lesson taught by the previous year, the Council invited trouble by tampering with the Campus Court rules. The alumni requested a cut in the number of maids, which opened the door to other changes. Rayer himself attempted the seemingly impossible task of having the Evening Division elect girls with the rest of the University. Several day-representatives defended the" Evening Division's position, causing a heated discussion. Final result was a return to last year's rules. That Was the only controversy which is worthy of note. However, only two weeks ago (Dec. 7) the President was confronted with the necessity of calling off a meeting for lack of a quorum. Most of the absent members had excuses, but they failed to notify the secretary in time for the meeting to be postponed. The motion that the president of the Freshman class, elected by the Freshman Council, have one (See COUNCIL, page 4) MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR