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              The Loyola Maroon Vol. XLIII Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Wednesday, May 17, 1967 No. 21 TV Dept. Head Named; ROTC Status Examined Allan Jacobs, senior producer-director at WWL-TV, has been appointed acting chairman of the television department, the Rev. Homer R. Jolley, S.J., university presidnt, announced Friday. Father Jolley also announced that he "expects ROTC to be voluntary by Septem-  ber," and that construction of the workshop theatre and temporary English and language departmental offices in the basement of Danna Center is being re-evaluated due to contract difficulties. Word of Jacobs' appointment accompanied an assurance by Father Jolley that TV equipment "will be on campus in an adequate place by September." Exactly where the facilities will be is still undecided, Father Jolley said, but there will "definitely be a place for them." Jacobs, who has been in professional broadcasting for fourteen years, comes to Loyola after ten years with WWL, received his BA from Indiana University, his MA from Northwestern, and prior to coming tions in Indiana, an educational station in Chicago, and had been a public information officer in the Air Force. Regarding compulsory ROTC, Father Jolley said that he had verbal assurance that the Army would re-negotiate the present contract to make ROTC voluntary by the fall semester."I spoke with the inspecting colonel three weeks ago and with Col. Swatta since then," Father Jolley said, "and was told by both of them that even though the present Army contract has not terminated, they felt sure the Army would go along with the idea of a voluntary program. "Although this is merely verbal assurance and formal consent must be gotten from 4th Army headquarters and Washington, it seems almost definite that ROTC will be voluntary by September." Father Jolley added that he could find nothing in the Southern Association or the Louisiana Education requirements that make ROTC or physical education mandatory, and that he doubts that either will be compulsory by fall. Father Jolley said that unexpectedly high bids on the Danna Center basement-Marquette Hall improvement contract have forced a re-study of construction of the workshop theatre and the temporary English and language department offices, but this will in no way affect the planned student facilities."When bids were sent out for the combined contract, we had about $250,000 available that we could afford to spend," Father Jolley said. "But when the bids came back, the lowest one was for $390,000, and we had to start looking at things differently than we had a month or so ago. "We dedided to go ahead with construction on the student facilities . . . the Rathskeller, student offices and the WOLF Broadcasting station. The rest . . . the workshop theatre, English and language offices, and renovation in Marquette Hall ... is still very unsettled. Rather than send out new bids, we will meet with the contractors and departments and work out a suitable solution." Father Jolley said that regardless of any decision made concerning theatre facilities, the drama department "will be adequately provided for." He also added that the present difficulties will probably delay completion of student facilities in Danna Center basement, but exactly how long he did not know. Scholarships Awarded To Garcia, Others Francisco Garcia, A&S senior, has been awarded a full scholarship to the Jefferson College School of Medicine. "Jefferson is one of the best medical schools in the country; I don't know of any better," said the Rev. John Mullahy, S.J., chairman of the department of biological sciences. He also stated that it is a "medical man's medical school" which is not attached to any university and Garcia is quite fortunate for such an opportunity. The dean of Tulane's school of medicine graduated from Jefferson as did many prominent physicians and surgeons in the country, he explained."I plan to complete my four years study there and then hope to go into neurosurgery training," he said. In order to continue his schooling under the scholarship, he must maintain a 3.0 average each year. "Jefferson is a good school and I am looking forward to beginning my classes in the fall," Garcia said. Ron Bussell received a scholarship of Tulane's School of Medicine for $1800. He most likely will specialize in plastic surgery after his studies are complete. Several other graduates received scholarships. They are Ron Busuttil, Louis Bevrotte, Tony Costrini, Paul Tibbits, Warren Pulich, and Kathy Triche. Louis Bevrotte, was awarded Pattern In Movement Of Creation — Topic Of Discussion Philosophy Forum . . . Participating in a panel discussion of the Philosophy of Teilhard de Chardin, is Martin Jones, professor of philosophy. Other panel members included the Rev. Orlando Saa, S.J., the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., and Malcolm Byrnes. Teilhard de Chardin's attempt to find a pattern in the movement of creation as a whole was recognized by a four-man discussion panel last week as that which makes him a thinker to be dealt with. The scientific, philosophical, theological and political implications of de Chardin's work were the topics of discussion at the Interdisciplinary Colloqium. The Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., professor of physics, explained the scientific aspects of de Chardin's thinking. He drew a parallel between the method of de Chardin and that of a scientist. "A scientist looks for order and simplicity," Father Carter said, "takes a vast amount of data and tries to reduce it to its most aesthetically pleasing form. He tries to find some simplicity in this data." Father Carter said de Chardin can be called a scientist for three reasons: 1) he was a paleontologist, 2) he professed to speak as a scientist and 3) he constructed a world that is truly scientific. De Chardin tried to correlate his data under a single guiding idea, he explained. De Chardin's idea of evolution was explained by Father Carter as a "growth in complexity." Father Carter said that a being's complexity was proportional to its consciousness to de Chardin's way of thinking. Mr. Martin Jones, professor of philosophy, said that de Chardin was in danger of falling into pantheism. However, Jones called de Chardin's philosophy panantheistic—all in God, yet God transcending all. He explained that de Chardin conceived of the universe moving from a starting point towards a definite goal and that this movement is a continual process. The Rev. Orlando Saa, S.J., professor of theology, explained the communion ideas of de Chardin in the cosmic, social and eucharistic realms. The indestructible force in de Chardin's thinking, Father said, is love. He said this is the driving force moving the universe toward its goal—and said this love must be extended to God, man and the universe. Mr. Malcolm Byrnes of the history and political science department described de Chardin's view of the world as that of a state of man's becoming. He said that evolution was continued by man's consciousness.Mr. Byrnes explained that an individual consciousness achieves an awareness of the symbols of reality. Approximately 150 students and faculty members attended the discussion. Caswell, Sedlacek Receive Honors Students Cited . . . Robert Caswell and Barbara Sedlacek, Loyola's outstanding students for the 1966-67 school year, accept their trophies from the Rev. Homer R. Jolley, University president. The students were among the many honored during Wednesday's Awards Day Convocation. A&S senior, were chosen the outstanding male and female students for 1966-67 at the university's annual Awards Day Wednesday. Caswell received the Alpha Delta Gamma Bailey Trophy and Miss Sedlacek  was given the Lambda Sigma Lambda Trophy. Both awards are significant of the outstanding male and coed leader of the year. Thomas Todd, A&S senior, received the Archbishop Rummel key for outstanding Christian leadership. Coeds meriting the Alumnae Marian Awards for Christian leadership were A&S seniors Elizabeth Barron and Judy Patrick Hymel, BA senior, was chosen by the faculty as the recipient of the John X. Wegmann Sr. Achievement Award. Donald Voorhies, A&S senior, was awarded the Louis H. Pilie Award for outstanding activity among the students of the university. Robert Giardina, A&S senior, received the Alpha Pi Omicron Award for outstanding service to the university. The Blue Key Achievement Trophy was presented to Chi Rho Mu, religious fraternity, by Dean Michael Carubba, moderator of Blue Key Fra- Lauralee Horil received the Bene Meritum Award, which is presented to the coed who has distinguished herself by generosity and service to the The Father Percy A. Roy Memorial Award was presented to Harold M. Messmer Jr., who maintained a 3.95 average for the entire four year course in the College of Arts and Sci- A&S sophomore Mary Ann McGrath meritied the Dean's Scholastic Award, while Gary E. Sander received the award in the junior class. The Alpha Sigma Nu Keys were presented to freshmen Jeanne Bell, Annabelle Flores, Pepgy McConnell, Robert Roux and Warren Seiler Jr. The Women's Auxiliary of the New Orleans Dental Association awarded honors to Albert Domeyor for maintaining the highest scholastic average in the Dental School. Deborah Ann Bertinot was presented the award as the outstanding Music School gradu- Outstanding evening division graduate was Mary B. Petruc- The senior ROTC cadet showing the most outstanding scholarship and leadership was Michael Nolan, who received the ROTC Award. Alpha Delta Gamma received the award for the social fraternity with the highest scholastic average, while Theta Phi Alpha sorority won the Women's Panhellenic Scholarship award for having the highest cumulative average. The Panhellenic Pledge Award went to Kappa Beta Gamma's pledge class which earned a 3.017 average. ceived the Dean's Athletic Award, as the varsity athlete who maintained the highest scholastic average over a four year period. The D. H. Holmes Trophy was presenteed to Howard Maestri as the outstanding athlete of the year. Mr. Weldon Cousins, president of the "L" Club, presented the club's annual award to John Erb as the outstanding varsity athlete for the 1966-67 school year. Robert Busuttil was awarded the Rev. Guy Lemieux Gold Medal for outstanding scholarship in Scholastic Philosophy. The medal was donated by Sigma Alpha Kappa fraternity. Twenty students from all colleges were awarded citations by the Student Council. They are: Norman Buckley, Mary Fiser, Edward Hardin, Robert Giardina, Michael Morgan, Richard Ness, Lauralee Horil, Terry Leach, Doti Rodi. Also, William Jones, Theodore Nohava, Debbie Bertinot, Logan Boudreaux, John Brady, Marie Peyroulet, Isabelle Rogyom, Helen Toye, Harry Lee, Arthur Lehmann and Robert Caswell. A&S contributed the most money to the Ceylon Missions. The Ceylon Mission Braquet Award was given to the Entertainment Committee of the Student Union. Youth Must Not Be Fooled By Wealth, Senator Says By SUSAN MICHIE Louisiana State Senator Michael H. O'Keefe, one of Gov. John Mc- Keithen's floor leaders, told Loyola students that the youth of the United States must not be fooled by the wealth of this nation into laxity in dealing with its problems.In order to enjoy future success, he said, the internal problems of the country must be relieved. He spoke at the annual Awards Day Convocation. Sen. O'Keefe named such problems as water shortage, hunger, illegitimacy, crime, accidents and divorce, and said, "Unless we solve these problems we will not endure." Our problems are obstructed by our great wealth, he said. Some people use our space exploits as an example; they feel that since we have great scientific achievements, such as sending men into outer space, we have no problems, he explained."Spain had an astronaut too, Christopher Columbus. But now Spain is backward, underprivileged, because she didn't solve her internal problems," he said. "There is a great future for us and we can see it just from looking back at the last hundred years . . . We must use our opportunity to the greatest advantage so that our country and our democracy can progress."O'Keefe went on to say that one must have faith in what human people can do. "You're always too young for something until you're too old for it. The young have invented many things. Youth has accomplished great things. Youth can go forward and can contribute. Don't wait until you're too old to produce." The formula for being great, he said, is to "determine your goals and purpose, develop a desire and determination to accomplish that goal, develop confidence, and pray to God to give you the ability to do it." He advised students to maintain a supernatural motive in the quest to becoming great. "If we have a supernatural motive and we fail in the eyes of the world, we will succeed according to our own personal principles. But if we become great without a supernatural motive, we fail in our own principles."He summed up his talk with the advice "Take opportunity, face challenges, solve problems. Have determination. Work, fight and persevere, and do it for the greater honor and glory of God." 292 Give In Eve. Div. Two-hundred and ninetytwo students have given and pledged $303.20 in the evening division phase of the student drive for the Campaign for Excellence. The evening division drive will continue through next Monday night. LUSHA Publishes Document The history of the Negro in the United States is spotlighted in a journal published today by Loyola University Student Historical Association. Edited by history senior Edward Hardin, the publication is the only undergraduate history journal in the United States. The 40-page document consists of four papers written by Loyola undergraduates. Senior H. M. Messmer writes on the decisions of the courts with respect to the Negro. Sophomore Dirkie Van Antwerp presents a look at the Negro's own hiitorigTaphero, while junior Howard Linzy explains the relationship of the Negro to the Progressive Movement in the period from 1800 to 1900. Sophomore Barbara Henry writes on the sociological repression of the American Negro. This is the second journal published by LUSHA in its two year existence. Copies of the journal will bo available in the bookstore. 510 Grads Get Scrolls On May 30 Approximately 510 graduates of the university's five schools will receive their diplomas at the annual commencement exercises on May 30 at 8:00 p.m. in the Field House. Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans will preside at the ceremonies. The commencement address will be given by Robert A. Ainsworth Jr., judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Ainsworth will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree along with Percival Stern, civic leader and philanthropist, and Miss Margaret E. Lauer, the only woman member of the Loyola Board of Regents. Judge Ainsworth was appointed to the U.S. Circuit Court by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966, after serving on the U.S. District Court since 1961. A native of New Orleans, Judge Ainsworth received his LL.B. from the Loyola School of Law. He also holds an honorary doctor of laws degree from Xavier University. Stern was the co-organizer of the New Orleans' Chamber of Commerce, an original member of the International House and a founding member of International Trade Mart. He organized and operated the city's first radio station, now know as WDSU. He is presently chairman of the Board of City Trusts. Stern brought the Junior Achievement youth program to New Orleans, and has worked See More Page Eight closely with the founding of a nuclear physics laboratory at Tulane. Stern is presently on the board of Isidore Newman School, the Magnolia School, and the National Board of Directors of Junior Achievement. Completing courses at Loyola in 1932, Miss Lauer is a past national president of the American Women's Society of Certified Public Accountants. Miss Lauer is a charter member of the Board of Regents of Loyola, and is the only woman member of the board. She has been active in projects of the Loyola Alumni Association. In 1965, she was named an honorary member of Cardina! Key, women's honorary society.JUDGE AINSWORTH Graduation Speaker (Continued on Page Eight)