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              Maroon Vol. XXXVIII Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, February 16, 1962 No. 15 Fr. Hallett discusses new society The world is presently experiencing a social evolution which will result in a supersociety.This is the conclusion reached by the Rev. Garth Hallett, S.J., philosophy instructor, in his lecture on Teilhard de Chardin's, "The Phenomenon of Man," given last night in Marquette auditorium as one of a series sponsored by the Philosophy club. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, famous French Jesuit anthropologist, sought an answer to the question, "Can a Christian, in conscience, devote himself wholeheartedly to world progress?" Father Hallett explained that Teilhard believed that he could if world progres is achieving something of definite value. • WORLD EXAM "The Phenomenon of Man" is Teilhard's answer to this problem. According to Teilhard, a super-society is the goal toward which the world is evolving. His chief idea is continuous evolution: the world has evolved, is evolving, and will evolve according to a descernible pattern. In his examination of the world's evolution, up to and including the present, Teilhard found the same pattern of mounting consciousness in ever-increasing complexity. Father Hallett noted the parallel between the present social development and the biological evolution which Teilhard believed to precede the advent of man. This pattern infers the goal of world evolution: some definite social synthesis, a super-eociety. • CHARITY VITAL "This vision of the future," Father Hallett stressed, "is extended and clarified by Christian teaching on the Mystical Body of Christ." The role of Christian charity is one vital and important in Teilhard's view of the future of mankind as one body, centered on Christ. ADG collection nets $198.75 Alpha Delta Gamma fraternity has collected $198.75 for the March of Dimes in a door-to-door campaign, announced Albert Dittmann, president. "Besides ADG's national philanthropic works, each chapter is urged to sponsor charitable projects on the community level," Dittmann said. Members collecting were Dittmann, Bob Oertling, Don Vaccarro, Jim Foley, Jim Ryan, Cal Caliva, Doug Giorgio, Peter Vollenweider, Richard Sandefur, Danny Smetherman, Ken Sills, James Roberts, Jim Shaw, Don Cashio, Peppi Bruneau, Bobby Caswell, Alex Ortalano, Eric Leßlanc, Joseph Casey and Matt Rice. Looking Inside • This week the Student Council comes in for some bouquets and brickbats in the student opinion poll. Students aggressively put forward their views on the Council's effectiveness and position. For facts and figures turn to ... Page 4 • Coeds in business administration are all in a tither about the formation of a chapter of Phi Chi Theta, national professional business fraternity for women. For details of the installation this afternoon see ... Page 3 • The Maroon takes students on a jaunt through Dixieland as Doris Gritzman tells of her interview with the Assunto family, who form the nucleus of the Dukes of Dixieland. For the top feature flip through to ... Page 5 Maroon endorses Duplantier The editorial staff of the Loyola Maroon recommends the election of State Senator Adrian Duplantier as Mayor of the City of New Orleans. We base this endorsement on our belief that Adrian Duplantier is the best qualified candidate for the office of mayor. In considering both candidates, we concluded that Duplantier has the integrity and leadership needed for the office. Duplantier is the kind of young aggressive leader that New Orleans needs to carry on its record of good, city government. We believe that Duplantier will not only carry on the past administration's good record, but will add to it. Duplantier we feel will bring new ideas into City Hall and because of his youth will have the energy and drive needed to carry them out. Duplantier is the only candidate with a positive platform and plan for the city. In meeting the needs of the Michoud space plant, Duplantier plans to work with the universities and with the Delgado Trade school to conduct hurryup technical training courses for New Orleans citizens, so that they may obtain jobs when the plant swings into full operation. With the tremendous growth Michoud will bring, we need more than ever an imaginative leader to cope The editorial comment expressed herein does not necessarily reflect the official policy of the university, but is the opinion of the editorial staff of this newspaper. with the growth and problems brought by this complex. Because of the untimely coalition that seems to have been made between our Mayor and the Governor, we feel that New Orleans will no longer be safe from state control if it remains under present administration. Editorial "* Duplantier on the other hand will keep our city free from outside control. Despite strong opposition by state officials, Senator Duplantier stood fast in his fight of harmful legislative bills. He has fought against every increase in tax. He was the first to speak out against the recent one-cent sales tax being pushed by the state. While in the senate he tried to get the state to invest their idle funds so that Louisiana could collect revenue from their investment, thus easing the state's financial difficulties. A Loyola graduate, the university is proud of Adrian Duplantier and his accomplishments since his graduation. His achievements both as a public servant and private citizen cover a wide range of activities. He is a member of civic, charity, and Catholic organizations. He is active in alumni affairs and a leader in the Knights of Columbus. In 1960 he was recognized by the Junior Chamber of Commerce as the outstanding young man-of-the-year. ADRIAN DUPLANTIER NSA urges education bill support The Rev. Robert L. Boggs, S.J., dean of students, urges Loyolans to heed NSA's requests that students write their Congressmen in support of two federal aid to higher education bills which will appear before the House and Senate soon. NSA also wishes students to oppose an amendment in the Senate bill which would require the loyalty oath. Father Boggs does not agree with this latter request. The first bill which will appear before the House is titled the "College Academic Facilities Act" (HR 8900). This bill doesn't mention scholarships but makes available federal grants on a matching basis for construction of school facilities and provides that the state commission will administer the grants. It does not provide for facilities to be used for sectarian institutions or places of religious worship.The Senate bill, "College Academic Facilities and Scholarship Act" (Senate 1241), makes available loans for construction of academic facilities and four year scholarships which would be distributed by state commissions. This is the bill containing an amendment, which if passed, would place federal scholarships under the national education for defense element. The loyalty oath would then be required on all scholarship applications. With regard to the loyalty oath, Father Boggs said, "Make the applicants take the loyalty oath. If they (Congress) want to put it in, let them. A lot of p«ople have to take loyalty oaths especially government workers. "I don't see any reason why a person should not take the oath, for if he's not a communist, he wouldn't object to it. I don't see Council votes to discontinue Prom and Hausmann trophy The Student Council voted to discontinue the Hausmann trophy and the junior-senior prom at Tuesday's meeting. James Skiffington, president of evening division and head of the Council's constitution committee, said that the reasons behind these decisions were that the Hausmann trophy was defunct as an award and that the junior-senior prom proved very unprofitable last year. According to Council President Ken Sills, the competition for the Hausmann award last year was very "skimpy" among the freshmen and sophomore classes. The award was once presented to either the sophomore or freshman class for competition in academicacademic and athletic prowess. Sills said that now most of the freshmen and sophomores are participating in intramurals and ROTC events and this leaves little time for class competition. He said that it was best to establish a new award to promote the intramural and ROTC events. Regarding the junior-senior prom, Sills reported that a survey was conducted on campus. Results were that 60 per cent of Loyolans were against the function, 30 per cent didn't even know it was held, and 10 per cent were for the prom. That some activity be arranged for the seniors after their exams was suggested by Sills. He proposed stag events for the male and coed students, respectively. Larry McNamara, school of law president, objected to the motion that the Council eliminate the prom because a future Council might decide to reinstate the event and would have to wade through a "lot of rigmarole" in order to vote the prom in again. He said that he was in doubt as to whether the Council should decide to vote against the prom and thereby deprive other Councils of having the dance. After the Council voted the trophy and prom out of existence, Sills asked that the constitution committee delete the sections of the constitution containing the trophy and prom rules. SC delays vote on 'libel' issue The Student Council tabled a resolution Tuesday which recommended to the administration that intercollegiate sports activities between Loyola of New Orleans and Loyola of Chicago be discontinued. The resolution was proposed by Council President Ken Sills because of alleged uncomplimentary comments made by Chicago coach, George Ireland. Ireland reportedly attacked New Orleans' treatment of his integrated basketball team in a telephone interview with the press. The resolution was tabled because certain Council members objected to voting on it until necessary facts were presented at the next meeting. • RECRUITMENT BLOCK Presenting his resolution to the Council, Sills said, "I believe that Ireland has pulled the best maneuver of knocking a person's recruitment program that could ever be pulled off. He (Ireland) would probably never admit his statements were true." Sills continued, saying that in his (Sills') hometown paper, bold headlines read: Loyola Hit By Racial Trouble, Scores Easy Win. Ireland, supposedly, was enraged by the segregation in eating places here plus the reported statement of Xavier university officials that Ireland might incur arrest if he allowed Xavier to house his white and Negro players. Xavier has denied the statement.Ireland had to relocate his Negro players in private homes and board his white athletes in hotels. The point was made by Sills that if Coach Gardiner and Ireland were to compete for players in their respective recruitment programs, Ireland would always have the advantage by referring his prospective players to the journalistically recorded "offenses" of Loyola of the South. • BOYCOTT "Other papers printed that 4,000 Negroes boycotted the Loyola game and created the picture in the minds of readers of Negroes picketing the fieldhouse," emphasized Sills. The Council president continued to give other reasons for passage of his resolution. "I don't think we should condone Ireland's at- Valentine's Day sentiment Valentine's day, last Wednesday, was a day close to the hearts of all Loyolans as Cupid darted all over the campus slinging his arrows at vulnerable students hit hard by the unseasonably springlike weather. Bob Raphael, business administration junior, kidding ly presents to arts and sciences freshman Carol Greco a valentine to symbolize the lacy greetings everyone hoped to receive from their someone special. Resolution - Whereas: The Student Council affirms the section of the Code of Honor pertaining to Loyalty; to our university; and Whereas: Loyola of New Orleans played a varsity basketball game with Loyola of Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1962, and Whereas: Coach George Ireland issued various statements by amplified phone to a Chicago sportswriters' meeting before the actual game concerning segregation in New Orleans, and Whereas: These statements were used by Associated Press and various newspapers; and Whereas: The Chicago Daily News of Wednesday, Jan. 24, carried as the sports page headline the state of Mr. Ireland, "I shall not return," and Whereas: Such statement will serve as a device against our own recruitment programs conducted on a nationwide basis; and Whereas: The statements concerning a boycott had no basis for being made; and Whereas: The Council believes an injustice has been leveled against Loyola of New Orleans and needs an answer. Therefore, be it, Resolved: That the Student Council of Loyola university recommend to our own administration the discontinuance of intercollegiate sports activities between Loyola of New Orleans and Loyola of Chicago, and furthermore be it Resolved: That a statement of clarification shall be sent to Loyola of Chicago. (This resolution was dropped by the Council since the Very Rev. Andrew C. Smith, S.J., has already sent such a letter.) Kickott March 11 Charbonnet appointed alumni giving chairman Clayton Charbonnet, New Orleans business executive, has been named general chairman of the Annual Alumni Giving program for 1962, Frederick J. Gisevius, alumni president, announced. The campaign will get underway Sunday, March 11, with the annual kickoff dinner for class agents at 5:30 p.m. in the university cafe-f. teria. More than 350 of the 000 former students who will serve as class agents will attend. Principal speaker will be the Very Rev. Andrew C. Smith, S.J., president. A native of New Orleans, Charbonnet is a 1942 graduate, receiving his bachelor of science in economics. He was prominent in extra-curricular activities, serving as presdient of Blue Key, national honor society; the Pan-Hellenic Council and as business manager of The Maroon. In 1958 he was general chairmanchairman of the homecoming celebration and in 1959 served as president of the Alumni Association. He is the owner of the American Rent-All Company. Charbonnet said annual alumni contributions to colleges and universities have grown "by leaps and bounds" in recent years. He noted that more than $150 million is now contributed annually by former students to their alma maters. At Loyola the 1961 drive produced record figures with $42,- 264.41 in contributions from 2,338 former students. Gifts were received from 34 per cent of alumni contacted, Charbonnet said. This figure represented a jump of eight per cent over 1960. Clem H. Sehrt, New Orleans attorney, served as chairman. Alumni giving, as well as financial support from corporations, foundations and non-alumni benefactors, plays an indispensable role in the development of higher education, Charbonnet said. Players to act famous comedy "The Miser," an adaptation of Moliere's famous "slapstick" comedy with a "twist" ending, will be presented by the members of Thespians Feb. 26. Although it is usually presented in a 17th century setting, the play has been revised and will have a modern-day setting. The play revolves around a "crabby ole miser" who invades romances of his youthful son. The schedule of students to act in the play are Bert Harris, the miser; Ande Rehm, Elize, his daughter; Ben Murphy, Cleante, his son; Paul Gonzales, Valere, in love with Elize; Carla Atkins, Mariane, in love with Cleante; Linda Musmiei, Fosini, a matchmaker; Tony Enterante, Master Jacques, a coachman and cook; Jack Boudreaux, Cleante's valet; and Jerry Rault, Monsieur Anselme. Wall scenery will be used for the first time this year. (See COUNCIL, page 2) (See NSA, page 2) Hat j wjjmgm A wegrewgfehfehg