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              The Loyola Maroon No. 14 VOL. XXXIII Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, February 10, 1956 Thespian Comedy, Jenny, To End Tonight Last Chance To View Loyola Comics At Work Final performance of the Loyola Thespians' "Jenny Kissed Me" will be presented tonight at 8:30 in Marquette Auditorium, with Myra Monahan in the title role. Directed by Leo C. Zinser, the play is a light comedy in three acts by Jean Kerr, with the entire action taking place in a church rectory. Monahan plays the roles of an 18-year-old farm girl who enters in the life of the rectory to live with her aunt, the rectory house-keeper, por-1  t rayed by Gloria deßram. The action of the play depicts tin, experiences of the parish priest, Father Moynihan (George Hoag), as he suddenly finds himself the guardian of the teenager. James Arceneaux is seen in the romantic lead of Michael, while Allen Kibler plays the part of Owen Parkside, described in the script of the play as a "callow, gruesome 20-year-old." Alto in the ca.t are Sylvia Deichamps, Sitter Mary of the AngeU; Joel Larkin, Shirley Tiraboiti; Olga Seiferth, Miss Stearns; Ann Block, Mary Dβlaney; Sue Deri., Harry; Pat Fagan, Jo; Richard Redmann, Mr. Parktide, and Fran Armstrong, a teenager. Assisting the director is Kate Scully, with Bill Louree handling staging and lighting. Lillnette Hiller and Rochelle Bonner are in charge of costuming. Tickets may be purchased at the switchboard, The Top Shop, or at the auditorium door. Admission is 50 cents for all students and Dr. Brown To Address KC Banquet Dr. Brendan F. Brown, professor of law, will be the lay speaker at a Sunday night dinner in New York following ceremonies conferring honors of the Fourth Degree in the Knights of Columbus. Advisor at both the Japanese surrender and et the Nuremberg war criminal trials, Dr. Brown will speak on "Natural Law as the Moral Basis of Internal Justice." The Most Rev. Bishop Raymond A. Lane, superior general of the Maryknoll Fathers, will lead the class of candidates in the Statler Hotel ceremonies and will also speak at the dinner. Over 1200 people are expected for the event. DR. BROWN 45 'Teachers' Take Exams Tomorrow Some 45 prospective teachers in this area will take the National Teacher Examinations, administered under auspices of Loyola, tomorrow, according to the Rev. J. F. Whelan, S. J., chairman of the department of education.Each candidate for the examination has received a ticket of admission advising him of the address to which he is to report for the examination. Each candidate for the common examinations will report to the examination center indicated on his ticket of admission at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow and will complete these examinations at approximately 12:30 p.m. Father Whelan will supervise the administration of the tests which are prepared annually by Educational Testing Service of Princeton, N. J. Candidate* for optional examinations will return to the examination center at 1:30 p.m. Those taking only one optional examination will complete the test at about 3:15 p.m., and those taking two optional examinations will complete the tests at about 4:45 p.m. Most of those taking the National Teacher Examinations are college seniors preparing to teach, ■or teachers applying for positions in school systems which encourage or require applicants to submit their scores on the examinations together with their other credentials, Father Whelan said. BA CONVOCATION Robert E. Cote, regional personnel manager of Montgomery- Ward, addressed the students of the college of business administration at a convocation Thursday in Marquette Auditorium. Baby Teeth-Big Problem For Dents (See Photo, Page 4) Child Dental Health Week, being observed this week, has brought to public light the work of Dr. Robert B. Towill, professor, researchist, and chairman of the department of childrens' dentistry at Loyola. The week is being observed throughout the country as a part of the program of dental education to bring people to a fuller understanding of their teeth and of the importance of proper dental care and treatment. In discu»»ing the week, Or. Towill bemoaned the common practice of ignoring the dental health of young tots, particularly with regard to the care of "baby teeth." Explaining that the problem is not only the fault of the parents, he commented that there are more dentists afraid of children than children afraid of dentists, and noted that dental schools in the past did not train their students in the rudiments of child psychology and the principles governing child behavior. Hence they came to dread child patients with an unwarranted fear. According to Dr. Towill, "we don't have any bad children;" all that U needed to make them good patient* is for parent* and dentists to understand the psycological factors involved and to prepare children for dental care in the proper manner. The child's first visit at the age of two-and-a-half or three (when all the baby teeth make their appearance) is the crucial one, according to Dr. Towell. The impression created then will influence the child's attitude towards dentistry and dentists throughout life. The parents should prepare the child for " a visit to his friend, the dentist." The pain aspects should not be emphasized, according to Dr. Towill. This preparation for the first visit, a visit aimed more at acquainting the child with the dentist, his equipment, and his office, than at direct dental treatment, will make the child a cooperative type of the squalling brat. Dr. Towill, now engaged in a research study of New Orleans schools to determine dental habits and conditions of children of different economic and social strata, emphasizes the need for early dental treatment. "Actually a diseased baby tooth is more dangerous than an adult permanent tooth," he claims explaining that the baby teeth directly influence the orderly growth of the permanent teeth and that infected baby teeth can sreiously impair the child's general health, IN HIS TOUR of the inspection of the Loyola ROTC unit, MAJOR GENERAL MARK McCLURE, Fourth Army deputy commander, iC shown here inspecting an Ml rifle at the ROTC armory. Accompanying the General was COL. R. O. HARRIS, left, chief of the ROTC division of the G-3 section, Fourth Army headquarters. LT. COL. LUTHER BARTH, right, commandant of the Loyola unit, showed Gen. McClure the ROTC facilities and equipment during his tour. Profs Address Catholic Forum Two Loyola faculty members recently participated in the Catholic Forum series, sponsored by the Metropolitan Council of Holy Name Societies. The Rev. Anthony C. O'Flynn, S.J., dean of students, was the speaker for the second forum. The topic of his talk was "The Price of Freedom." Dr. Raymond P. Witte, director of the Evening division and fourth lecturer of the series, spoke on "Catholic Leaders in Civic Life." Dr. Witte was the only layman to appear on the forum. The Sunday following his talk on the forum, Father O'Flynn delivered the same speech over a live broadcast on WJMR. FATHER O'FLYNN The Rev. Anthony C. O'Flynn, S.J., dean of students, spoke to a meeting of part-time evening division teachers' wives on "The Role of the Part-Time Teacher in the Evening Division," last Friday.Dublin Players Give Top Performances By LEO McLEAN The heralded Dublin Players, under Loyola Forum auspices, fought rain, acoustical difficulties and local critics, and still managed to come out on top in two performances last Friday and Sunday. The critics' blasts followed the opener, "An Ideal Husband," Friday, centering not on the Players' top-drawer performance but on the Oscar Wilde play itself. Wilde's witticisms served to make the play, in spite of letdowns on the part of one or two of the performers. But some, it seems, just didn't appreciate it as they deem Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," as his one and only. The acoustical difficulties came years ago when tome architect designed McMain Auditorium to serve as a thespian's nightmare. But some hurried DUBLIN PLAYERS ON STAGE Law Frosh To Compete In Moot Court Feb. 28 Loyola's freshman moot court competition begins Tuesday, February 28 with nine teams participating, Nicholas Gagliano, competition chairman, announced. The case to be argued involves Acadia College vs. the State of Claiborne in an appeal before the Supreme Court. Acadia was fined $20,000 for violation of a state statute forbidding "all secret orders, chapters, fraternities, sororities, and organizations of whatever name, or without a name, among students, of any public or private college or university in the State of Clailiorne."The Wit, designed to appeal to the average college student, originated when the mythical college chose to defy the state ordinance and a fraternity was involved in a disturbance. The college maintains that the statute is contrary to the national Constitution and is seeking to prove it before the Washington tribunal. All Loyola students are invited to witness the proceedings which will be held in the law school building, except for the finals which may be held in a local court room, Gene Palmisano, president of the sponsoring St. Thomas More law club announced. Preliminary eliminations will be heard by law seniors, as yet unchosen, and the finals are tentatively arranged to be heard by professional judges. Awards of gold and silver medals will go to the winning and runner-up teams, respectively, and to the contestant judged best speaker by competition officials. Teams entered include: Ed O'Brien and Gertrude LaMelle; Tom Rayer and Walter Escarra; Charles Gaudin and Orlando Bendana; Al Boudreaux and Charles Cassidy; William Landry and Charles Anderson (all petitioners) ; Tom Woods and Jerry Chopin; Tom Walshe and George Frilot; Nathan Oliven and James Smith; John Salvaggio and Peter Duffy (all respondents). Lafayette Retreat Set For April 6-8 The last girls' closed retreat has been set at Lafayette, April 6-8, the Rev. Harold L. Cooper, S.J., University chaplain, announced.The chaplain requests that those desiring to change to a campus retreat or to make the closed retreat contact him this week. Jr. Diplomats To Discuss Free Trade Junior United Nations activities resume tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Student Lounge when the high school delegates discuss "The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." Highlight of the assembly will be an address on "World Trade" by George Sawicky, assistant director of International House and prominent figure in world trade. The "Tariffs and Trade" topic is scheduled for two consecutive meetings because of the many difficulties which develop in a discussion of such an involved problem, Jerry Choppin, president, said. Tomorrow's assembly will be limited to selecting the most practical solution to the problem. The next meeting seeks an application of the proposal the assemblage agrees upon. Choppin and Gertrude Beauford, dub secretary, will assist as parliamentarian and chairman respectively.Photographs of activities will be taken for the forthcoming national convention of International Relations Clubs in Philadelphia, Choppin added. Last year's display was instrumental in gaining nationwide recognition for Loyola's IRC. BAE MASQUERADE BAE alumnae will sponsor a masquerade party Sunday in the cafeteria from eight to 12 p.m., Sue Lagututta, president of the active membership, announced. Crowds Laud, Critics Scorn Thespian Fun By LEO McLEAN Loyola's Thespians started off with two strikes against them and came through with a real crowd pleaser in their "Jenny Kissed Me," opening last Tuesday and slated to run through tonight. No attempt was made to please those searching for something to tear apart as is evidenced by the choice of Jean Kerr's comedy, a long-time high school dramatic stand-by. Audience entertainment was the only goal and it was easily reached. The play iD the comical tale of homely Jenny, orphaned at Iβ, and brought to live with her housekeeper-aunt in the rectory of crochety Father Moynihan. The play iD suited for amusement, not to heights of what the high-minded call fine artistic acting. Those searching for a fancy, high flung display of artistry as in "Antigone" were sadly disappointed. But for the show-goer who came seeking light, relaxing entertainment, the Thespians' effort was a real enjoyment. George Hoag took the biggest burden in the Father Moynihan part, and produced a gem of a performance. The bungling priest's efforts made him the play's most memorable character. Of course, Hoag never was one to keep a straight face and occasionally snickered at quips the good padre wasn't supposed to appreciate. But again only the critics could restrain their own laughter well enough to notice. Myra Monahan sparkled in the difficult title role; Al Kibler turned in the perfect example of the college savage; Gloria de Bram took the old lady chore as Mrs. Deazey, the aunt, with her usual excellence. To continue picking performers for laurels can only result in slighting someone so we'll quit here with one exception. The sole exception is Jimmy Arceneaux who overshadowed his capable efforts with a selfdesigned detour into a perfect take-off on the classroom mannerisms of Dr. Joseph G. Tregle, professor of history. Only Loyolans could appreciate the bit, but for some it marked the high point of the show. Definite rough spots marred the first night performance: some slightly blurred lines by Richard Redmann as Mr. Parkside, Kibler's father; a bit of excess hamming in a difficult, already hammy role assigned to Olga Seiferth; and forgotten houselights in one curtain opening. These, for the most part, were mechanical defects which could have been, and presumably were, corrected in subsequent performances.Perhaps those who know didn't like it, but those who came to see a show howled. And as we see it, they're the ones who paid to get in. (See DENTISTS, page 4) (See PLAYERS, page 4) THESPIANS CLOSE TONIGHT SEE EASTERN KY TOMORROW