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              The LOYOLA MAROON Vol. XXXIV Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, April 5, 1957 No. 21 Alpha Sigma Nu Inducts Twelve Students Hold Annual High School Day Thursday 60 Louisiana Schools Invited To Tour LU Seniors from 60 high schools will take the "grand tour" of the campus next Thursday when Cardinal Key, national honor sorority, holds its annual High School Day. "The event is held each year for seniors from the various high schools throughout the state so they may see for themselves the advantages here at Loyola," Betty Johnston, president said. The program will open at 1 p.m. with a convocation in the Fieldhouse where the Rev. W. I Patrick Donnelly, S.J., president, and the deans of the various col- I leges and schools will address the I visitors. A tour of the campus will follow under the guidance of Alpha Pi Omicron, service fraternity and Lambda Sigma Lambda, service torority. The day will close out with a I Sock Hop in the Fieldhouse from 2:30 until 4 p.m. where refreshments will be served. Campus Capers under the student direction of Curtis Rome, music senior, will play. The cooperation of faculty and students has been requested to make the day a big success, Johnston said. Brass Group's St. Louis Trip Funds Raised The University Band's brass ensemble will perform at the National Catholic Music Educators' Association convention in St. Louis early in May, the Rev. Joseph B. Bassich, S.J., acting dean of the college of music, announced. "Funds for travel were gener ous but insufficient for euch a. long trip and for awhile we were unable to accept the signal honor of being chosen by the NCMEA," according to George A. Jansen, ensemble director, who explained that additional help from the University and from Blue Key, national honor fraternity, has made the trip possible. The ensemble will play both matinee and evening performances in St. Louis and has been selected to accompany the De- Paul University Choir, Jansen said. The group will perform in Marquette Auditorium April 16 at 8:30 p.m. with the premiere of Curtis Rome's "Fanfare for Brass." Features of the performance will include the first New Orleans performances of "Theme and Variation" by Thomas Merriman and "March" by Robert Sanders, and Don Bernard's narration of "Song of the Redwood Tree," a musical setting of Walt Whitman's poem by James Hanna. The public is invited, according to Guy Bernard, Loyola Concert Series manager. Wolf-Maroon To Sell Photos An old photo sale sponsored by The Wolf and Maroon will be held in The Maroon office next Tuesday from 12 to 1 p.m. The sale will include all past photos that were taken of students or organizations for the campus publications during the past two years. Head shots for The Wolf will sell for 1 cent apiece while individual and group shots, size 8 by 10, will be priced at 10 cents apiece. The purpose of the sale is to weed out the picture files of the two publications and provide them with a means of raising funds for a worthy cause. All organization presidents are invited to look over the photos and make purchases for their club's scrapbook. Many of the individual photos are suitabel for framing. Oil Firm Scholarship Won By W. Wessel Standard Oil Company of California's annual scholarship award for undergraduate study in accounting was merited by William F. Wessel, BA junior, the Very Rev. W. Patrick Donnelly, S.J., president, announced. Wessel, a native of Miami, Florida, was selected by a faculty committee under the chairmanship of Dr. John V. Connor, professor of economics. The award, based on scholarship, service to the University and leadership, consists of a $750 cash grant to be applied to the tuition and other expenses of the student.Guy S. Daniel, personnel manager of tKf California Co. in New Orleans, stated that We. sel was selected because of his academic average of 2.77 and his memberships in Alpha Sigma Nu, national Jesuit scholastic honor society; Sigma Lambda Epsilon, honor accounting society and Pi Kappa Epsilon, professional commerce fraternity.Wessel has also served as instructor in the accounting course in the college of business administration.John X. Wegmann, 111, another accounting junior was selected alternate because of his 2.55 average.Others considered were James L. Alcock, James S. Arceneaux, Charles P. Logan and Robert L. Menard. WILLIAM WESSEL 'Pilate' Opens Wednesday Curtain will rise Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. on "Pilate," an original passion play by Leo C. Zinser, Thespian director. Subsequent performances are scheduled for the following Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, April 11 through 13 at the same time. The five scene drama will star Richard Redmann, BA senior as Pilate, the man who is unable to make up his mind. Myra Monahan, A&S senior, will play Pilate's wife, Procla. Others in the cast include Johnny Wilmot, BA sophomore, as Pilate's lieutenant, Glaucus; Mickey Jung, A&S junior, as Centus, the visiting Roman Inspector General; Al Monlezum, A&S sophomore, and Bill Longfellow, BA senior, as the high priests Annas and Caiphas respectively. Mary Lynne Block, A&S, freshman, will portray Mary, the Mother of Jesus; Gloria De- Bram, A&S senior, Mary Magdalene; and Reginald Hendry, A&S junior, a Centurion. Rounding out the cast of fourteen will be Linda Wilson, A&S junior, and Loretta Garvey, A&S senior, as maidservants; Jerry Bodet, A&S junior, as a manservant; and William Wells, A&S junior, as Joseph of Arimathea. Incidental music specially composed by Dr. Miguel Bernal, late dean of the school of music, for the production had been featured with the 1963 and 1954 presentations of "Pilate." A re-recording of the same score was recently cut by the Loyola Choir. Each night's performance will be sponsored by a different campus organization with the exception of the Friday program which coincides with Bishop Sheen's appearance on the Forum. The sodalities will sell tickets, usher for and sponsor the Lenten offering opening night, likewise Lambda Sigma Lambda, girls' service sorority, on Thursday night, and the Pan-Hellenic Council for the final performance on Friday. Price of admission will be 50 cents for students, children and faculty and one dollar for adults other than faculty. M. Tortorich To Sing Mon. In Concert Mary Tortorich, soprano, will be featured performer on the eighth program of the Loyola Concert Series in Marquette Auditorium Monday at 8:30 p.m. Miss Tortorich, who is a member of the music school faculty, will be accompanied by pianist Elizabeth Schwarz. She holds a bachelor of music degree from Loyola and has appeared with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra in Claude Debussy's "Blessed Damozel" several seasons ago. Following graduation she taught for a time here and went to New York City to advance her studies. There she studied dramatics with Desiree Defrere, operatic roltes with Fritz Mahler and operatic repertoire with Ellmer Zoller. Her program for the Concert Series performances will include: Postorale, from Rosalinda Veracini Un Certo non So Che Vivaldi Or Ch'io noil Seguo Piu Rontani Schone Wiego meiner Leiden Schumann Auftrage Schumann Mariettas Lied zur Laute, from Die tote Stadt Korngold Gretel Pfitzner Depui* le Jour, from Louise Charpentier —INTERMISSION— Le Colibri Chaunon Fantoches Debussy Ici-Bas Schuyten Hymne au Soleil George* Trova Obradors Romance de lot Pelegrinitos Obradort Three Jolly Gentlemen Bliss A Feast of Lanterns Bantock The public is invited to attend and there is no admission charge, Guy Bernard, Concert Series manager, said. Student Council To Enforce Election Rules Rules governing campus elections, and to be enforced in the upcoming Student Council nominations on April 29 and 30 were restated this week, by Matt Schott, chairman of the elections committee. "These rules have been ovprlooked in the past but will be strictly enforced at all future nominations and elections," Schott said. The rules are as follows: 1) No campaign material shall be allowed above the frist floor of Marquette or Stallings Halls or in the cafeteria. 2) No campaign material shall be allowed on the inside walls of lockers. 3) No signs may be scotchtaped or tacked to outside walls or doors of any building on the campus. In order to become a candidate in the Student Council election the student must be duly registered and enrolled in the school or college in which he is running. He will also be required to file with the elections committee chairman an affidavit setting forth the following to be true and correct: 1) That he fully intends to be a member of the school or college in which he places himself as a candidate for office during the term of that office if elected. 2) That he will be of good academic standing during his term of office. 3) That he will not only be a duly enrolled student in that college but that he shall be taking at least three subjects per semester in that school or college. All affidavits should be filed with the elections committee chairman any time after this announcement, but at least 48 9 Juniors, 3 Seniors Receive Highest Honor Twelve students were recently named to Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society, highest scholastic fraternity of Jesuit universities, the Rev. Charles C. Chapman, S.J., moderator, said. O They are, Seniors, John B. McArthur, pharmacy; Fritz P. Westenberger, law, and Hillery Salvador de Ben, A&S. Juniors include George N. Newton and Donald J. Perre, dentistry; Carl A. Jeansonne, pharmacy; John X. Wegmman, 11l and William F. Wessel, BA; and Ed Pesce, Mike Medawar, Robert G. Miller, and George G. Guilbault, A&S. To be eligible a student must have a high B average, be nominated by the dean of his school, and confirmed by the dean of faculties and the president of the University. Not more than two may be selected from each school with the University president having the power to nominate three students at large. "But while scholarship is the principal consideration, service and loyalty are also necessary requirements," Father Chapman said. —rnr-srmjT!nmi,wiiri,imiMfmiciai!V inducted into the honor society, Tuesday, May 1, Father Chapman said. Following the induction, a cocktail part and banquet will be held in the cafeteria in honor of 1937 alumni of the fraternity. Members and alumni will' be invited. ELEVEN OF TMV iw.U. atm4mttt (elected for membership in Alpha Sigma Nu, national Jesuit honor society, are (left to right, bottom row) oCOIV'F N NEWTON, dental junior; JOHN McARTHUR, pharmacy seuior; FRITZ P. WESTENBERGER, law senior, ...J ED PEC!CF AAS junior (2nd row), MIKE MEDAWAR. AAS junior, ROBERT MILLER, A&S junior; CARL A. JF.Aiounut, pnarTnacy junior; and JOHN X. WEGMANN, 111, BA junior; top row: GERALD GUILBAULT, A&S junior; DONALD J. PERRE, dental junior, and HILLERY SALVADOR DE BEN, A&S senior. Missing from the picture is WILLIAM F. WESSEL, business junior. Students Get Cut Movie Rate Loyola students can obtain tickets for the special showings of Mike Todd's "Around the World in 80 Days" at the Panorama Theater for special 95 cent prices, Evangeline Molero, assistant dean of students, announced.The special rates will be offered for showings at 10:30 a.m. on the next three Saturdays. The lowest priced seats for regular showings are $1.50 balcony tickets for Wednesday matinees. Students may pick up tickets redeemable at the theater or in the dean of students' office. Bishop Sheen To Talk Here Friday Night Bishop Fulton J. Sheen will make his annual appearance on the Loyola Forum next Friday at 8:30 p.m. in thp Fieldhous«p. Nationally known for his oratory, writing and television popularity the uiaJioo Jjas keut thr New (Means appoanun C Dn 'us slate fiD lii years although his steadily increasing activities nave forced him to sharply cut his list of personal appearances. The bishop was one of five nominated recently for the "outstanding TV personality" Emmie award won recently by Perry Como. His "Life Is Worth Living" program has managed to survive against competition from some of video's most outstanding programs. In previous years, he appeared in the Municipal Auditorium, but the site was changed to the Loyola Fieldhouse to encourage an increase in student attendance, according to the Rev. John A. Toomey, S.J., director of the Forum. Students will be admitted free on presentation of their student identification cards. Coffee Break The Student Bar Association at Loyola sponsored an informal coffee break Thursday, April 4, in the law school library. This was a new type of party giving both the faculty and students of the law school a chance to "air their gripes." Gegenheimer, 4 Seniors Honored By Phi Beta Catherine Gegenheimer was honored as the "outstanding senior" by Phi Beta, national professional music and speech fraternity, at a banquet last Saturday. The college of music senior was selected on her leadership in various offices held in Phi Beta and for her loyal devotion to its ideals, Olga Seiferth, president, said. Gegenheimer was presented a gold loving cup in commemoration of the honor. Gold keys were presented to the five graduating seniors in Phi Beta. They are: Wanda Laris, Lynn Murphy, Tommie Reeves, Joan Gaulene and Gegenheimer. All are seniors in the college of music with the exception of Gaulene who is in arts and sciences.Five new members were formally inducted Saturday in ceremonies preceeding the banquet. New members are: Joy Conrad, Teddy Sullivan, Kathleen Tonry, and Patty Macke, all music frosh, and Evelyn rtaley, A&S frosh. Installation of new officers elected recently was also held at the banquet. Taking office were: Olga Seiferth, music junior, president; Sylvia Deschamps, music junior, vice-president; Mary Frances Menard, music junior, secretary; Barbara Faulkner, music junior, treasurer; and Yvonne Mateau, music soph, project chairman. CATHERINE GEGENHEIMER (See RULES, page 2) FORUM FEATURES SHEEN SEE PILATE PLAY