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              LOYOLA MAROON Vol. XLIV Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, April 26, 1968 No. 23 Tom White, Mary Fiser chosen as male, female leaders of year Thomas V. White and Miss Mary Fiser were named the outstanding male and female students at Loyola for the 1967-68 school year at the annual Awards Day Convocation Wednesday.White, a business administration junior, and the newly installed president of the Student Council received the Alpha Delta Gamma Alumni Bailey Award, which is given to the male student who, according to program script, "has consistently maintained a high scholastic average, has been outstanding in numerous campus organizations, has represented the university elsewhere with honor and has brought credit to the Catholic faith. The recipient of the Bailey Award is chosen by a faculty committee. Miss Fiser, who is an arts and sciences senior and this year's corresponding secretary of the Student Council, received the Lambda Sigma Lambda award as the outstanding female student. The selection of the winner of this award is based on "leadership, initiative, industry, school spirit and personality." Miss Sheryl Butler, an A&S senior, was named as the honorable mention for the LSL award. She was also chosen the recipient of the "Bene Meritum" award, given to a coed who has participated in many extracurricular activities. Howard Maestri, a business administration senior, won two major awards and was an honorable mention for a third. He received the Dean's Athletic Award as the athlete with the highest average for four years and the Louis H. Pilie Award for outstanding service to the university. He was the honorable mention for the John X. Wegmann Sr. Achievement Award as the outstanding student in BA. Maestri is a pitcher of the Loyola baseball team. Miss Gail Albritton, a BA senior, won the John X. Wegmann trophy. She was also honored at the BA convocation last week as the outstanding graduate of the college. Miss Marie Armbruster. a music senior, received the College of Music Award as the college's outstanding graduate. Miss Carmen Betancourt was the honorable mention. Edgar D. McGehee Jr. won the award for the outstanding graduate in evening division. He had the highest average in the division with a 3.65 cumulative. Ronnie Lauland was named honorable mention with a 3.57 average. Richard K. Akin won the Women's Auxiliary of the New Orleans Association Award as the outstanding dental school graduate. Ralph D. Jackson Jr. was the honorable mention. John Mac Coon won the Father Percy A. Roy Memorial Award as the graduating senior with the highest average in arts and sciences. Mac Coon, who also won the Rev. Guy Lemieux Gold Medal as the outstanding philosophy student, will graduate with a 3.97 cumulative average. Honorable mentions for the Roy Memorial were Gary Sander (3.91) and Donald Borey (3.90). Borey won the ROTC Award as the outstanding senior cadet. Miss Judy Taaffe won the Cardinal Key Marian Award as the coed displaying Christian leadership. The Dean's Scholastic Awards for the junior and sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences with the highest average went to Warren B. Seiler Jr., sophomore, and Miss Mary Ann McGrath, junior. Honorable mentions were Miss Annabelle Flores, sophomore, and Stephen G. Cochran, junior. The Alpha Sigma Nu Fraternity Keys for the male and female freshmen undergraduates with the highest average were awarded to Gary Atkins of A&S with a 3.82 average, Mario Dell'Osso of BA with a 3.82 average, Miss Diane Goedecke of A&S with a 4.0 average and Miss Kathleen O'Hara of A&S with a 4.0 average. Honorable mentions for the ASN award were Roy Douville. A&S, Miss Eileen Ashford, A&S. and Miss Mary Ann Heyser, A&S. David Lichenstein. A&S senior, won the Alpha Pi Omicron Award for outstanding service. James Meza of the baseball team won the D. H. Holmes Trophy for the outstanding athlete. Charles Powell of the basketball team won the "L" Club Award for the outstanding varsity athlete. Kappa Beta Gamma won the Wo m en's Panhellenic Scholarship Award for the sorority with the best overall cumulative average. The group had a 3.27 average. Sigma Sigma Sigma was the runner-up with a 3.19 average. KBG's pledge class won the award as the group of new sorority members with the highest average with a 3.20 mark. Alpha Delta Gamma received the trophy for the fraternity with the highest cumulative average. Its cumulative score was 2.7. The evening division students won the Ceylon Mission Braquet Award for the group contributing the most money to the Jesuit missions. The Football Club was awarded the trophy from Blue Key as the outstanding organization on campus. Delta Theta Phi law fraternity was the honorable mention. William McSweeney was the honorable mention for the Dean's Athletic Award. McSweeney is on the tennis team. The Student Council gave citations to 21 students for service and the 34 students chosen to Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities were given special citations. U. S. District Judge James Comiskey was the principal speaker for the annual ceremonies. STUDENT LEADERS: Tom White and Mary Fiser receive trophies for their outstanding contributions to Loyola as campus leaders. Present- ing the awards at the annual Awards Day ceremonies Wednesday are the Rev. John F. Keller, S.J. and Judge James Comiskey. Humanities Center founded as experiment at novitiate By JOHN McCOLLISTER Loyola University has established an experimental "Humanities Center" at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, La. The center was established, at the beginning of the spring semester as a part of Loyola's College of Arts and Science for the purpose of providing Jesuit novices of the Southern Provinces with an introduction to specific areas of general education. The Center's two year program consists of two parts: the academic and social work. The academic part of the program consists of a concentrated introduction into the Humanities, including such courses as English, modern foreign languages, Latin, Greek, history, speech, theology and art appreciation. This part of the program is not designed to complete the academic preparation of the student in any specific area of his collegiate program at the lower division level but rather to compliment it and any graduate work he may do. The social part of the program consists of regularly supervised contact with various underprivileged groups in the home and in the classroom. Each novice is required to spend a month living with an underpriviledged group as an actual member of it. During this time the novice teachers both elementary students during the day and adults at night. The novice will also contribute his services to the community in any other manner such as a temporary hospital employee or perhaps as a tutor for pre-college students.One novice has set up a class to help high school seniors in the area apply for admission to the various colleges. He assists these student in writing for and filling out such applications.The novice receives no credit for this work, and no remuneration of any kind. "It is anticipated," said the Rev. Jacob Whelan, S.J., the Southern Province Prefect of Studies, "that these experiences will give the student an understanding of the problems of the underprivileged levels of society which he would normally not derive from his purely academic studies." "One important result of this practical work," Father Whelan continued, "is the enrichment of other academic courses that he will later take at other levels." The establishment of the cent of St. Charles was done through the cooperation of the Very Rev. President Homer R. Jolley, S.J., the Rev. Bernard Tonnar, dean of A&S, the Rev. John Edwards, S.J., provincial of the Southern Provinoe of Jesuits, and the Loy- Board of Regents learn about Loyola By DAVID PERRET During Visitation Day Loyola's Board of Regents was informed of every phase of the university community from past to future during Board of Regents Visitation Day last week. Activities commenced with a morning panel session. Speaking before the group were members of the Board, faculty and administrators and a student representative. The Very Rev. President Homer R. Jolley, S.J., addressed the group, giving a brief history of the university from the time of its founding to the present. "Loyola is a typical urban university," Father Jolley said, "taking in students from .0 states and 26 foreign countries. "Like other institutions of higher learning." he continued, "Loyola has a new breed of student—honest, frank and determined to get an education. This student is outspoken and sensitive and in the center of a troubled world, they look to us for help. "Through the 50-year history of Loyola we have tried to be attuned to the needs of the community," Father Jolley said. "We realize the only way to build upon it is to work together, to continue to communicate and strive to see the other's viewpoint.""The student of today is more gentlemanly than the student of 10 years ago," the Rev. James Carter, S.J., acting vice-president for student affairs,affairs, said. "He is more concerned with immediate problems facing him because he is better informed. As a result, he has a greater challenge today and is confronted with more pressure and strain." Father Carter said colleges are trying to find a balance of the parental role they used to play 20 years ago. "Administrators of institutions of higher learning realize they can't play the same role today. As a result, they are trying to hammer out the rights of the students," Father said. Loyola is attempting this with its Committee for Student Rights and Freedoms, he said. Mary Fiser, A&S senior, followed Father Carter saying, there are 10.7 students per faculty member at Loyola."The Loyola faculty has good points," Miss Fiser said. "Two-thirds of the faculty are employed full time. This means they are around and approachable, thus giving students more time to be with them. Out of class they give the student fair and equal footing, that is. they are willing to talk on a man-to-man basis." "Since Loyola is a small school, however, it might have to pay a little more to attract qualified instructors. When Loyola is paying so much for its Campaign for Excellence, it should not allow its funds for faculty salaries to give way to this endeavor." John Eckholdt, vice-president for business and finance, told the group about "Loyola Dollars." "University finances are no different from those in industry," Eckholdt said. "Loyola faces competition from other schools for students, faculty and administrators and is a corporate structure on the one hand and an institute on the other." Joseph M. Rault Jr., chairman of the Real Estate Committee, said Loyola's campus is one of the highest developed areas in New Orleans but it has saturated almost all the land available near here. "The university owns 50 feet of commercial property downtown and in the future Loyola's big interest will be the J. Edgar Monroe Tract. 500 acres in Jefferson Parish, given to Loyola."Following the morning session, the group visited Buddig Hall, the TV Department, the old Physics Building and the new Science Complex. A buffet luncheon in the Wolf Pub in Danna Center followed. The afternoon session, entitled "Active Issues," included discussions on athletics, students' economic and academic needs and social freedoms. Also discussed were students' responsibilities, the role of Catholic higher education and the university's community services. Attending the final session were the Board of Regents; the Board of Directors; University Vice-Presidents; Dr. Thomas Preston, Dr. Barry Jamalpur and Marcel Garsaud, faculty members; and Ferrel Guillory, Mike McConnell and Henry "Skip" White, students. rhoto by fcd Cur da DISCUSSING THE FUTURE: The Board of Regents held a panel discussion with students, faculty and administration members during the recent day of visitation. Those shown are, left to right: Francis C. Doyle, board member; Mike McConnell, Student Council vice-president; Donald K. Ross, vice-president for public relations and development; and Joseph M. Rault, Jr., board member. Council seats new officers; Guste claims SC cliquish By GARY ATKINS Amid accusations that cliques exercise considerable influence in the Student Council, the new council officers and representatives were installed last Tuesday. Tom White. A&S senior, the new president, and Mike McConnell, A&S senior, the new vice-president were installed shortly after Billy Ciuste, president of the College of Arts and Sciences, said cliques often play a role in council affairs. The other new officers elected later in the meeting were: Ann Donnelly. A&S freshman, recording secretary; Kerry Leftwich, BA sophomore, corresponding secretary; Joe l.ooney, A&S sophomore, treasurer; and Charles Magarahan. A&S sophomore, parliamentarian. Referring to his claim about cliques in the council. Guste said, "I dare anyone to stand up and deny it." Guste's charge came while the outgoing council was considering a motion to amend the council constitution. The motion was to amend Article V Section 2b which reads, "the remaining officers of the student council shall be elected from among the Council at large" by adding the words "and the president of the council shall make the first nomination" for each office. Guste maintained that this would give the president considerable influence and would harm the council. He said the outgoing council had been divided by cliques within it. White maintained that "the person who sits at the front desk can be expected to have a favorite." "The president must have the opportunityopportunity to nominate the officers," McConnell added. The amendment was eventually amended to read "the president shall have the opportunity to make the first nomination." and, in this form, it passed. The outgoing council also defeated a motion to raise the Student Council tax ceiling from two to three dollars. Outgoing president Tom Wright also announced that he had nominated Mike Morgan, A&S senior, Patrick Marz. A&S junior, and Ed Anderson. A&S junior, to serve on an ad hoc committee which will recommend university policy guidelines on the placing of undercover agents on campus.Discussion about cliques in the council continued once the new council was installed and started electing officers. After the elections ended, Guste suggested to the new representatives that "after tonight." not one word be said about cliques on the council. "Cliques are found' sometimes, true," White said. "When people coincide, though, that doesn't mean that a clique exists there." The election of officers was the only business considered by the new council. However, committees of the outgoing council reported that $1580 had been spent publicizing the Beach Boys—ssBo over the allotted $1000 —and that the results of the CHOICE '68 election would be announced the first week of May. The treasurer of the old council, McConnell, reported that the council had $99.88 left. "Spend it," one council member mumbled. 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