The Aquinas 1960-05-20

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Vol. xxx No. 15 UniversitY of Scranton - Scranton, Pennsylvania May 20, 1960
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Editorial
comment on
Segregation
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Student Union· target date...June 17
Redevelopment on way
The next stop in the uni~
versity's parade of progress
is the new and ultra modern
Student Union Center on the
corner of Linden and Quincy.
The Student Cellter, previously
scheduled to open on or about
May 1, was delayed becauae of
indement weather during th..
period of construction.
The final and official opening date
is set for June 17. according to Mr.
Charles O'Malley. Public Relations
Director.
The Student Center will house fa~
cilities for all extra-curricular ac~
tivities as well as a modem cafeteria
to serve tHe entire student body.
At last, the university will
have its own auditorium for
conclaves and dramatic: presentations.
The theatre, located
on the first floor, will seat very
close to 700 persons.
(Please turn to Page 5)
Union Opens Soon,
Offers Many Facilities To
All Interested Students
Aquinas sweeps second
Honors in Mid-Atlanti(
States news competition
The Aquinas has received yet an~
other award to swell its already
bulging trophy case. Second prize
in the Middle Atlantic States Newspaper
Guild Contest was awarded
to The Aquinas last month, losing
to Temple University News by a
very slim margin.
This ,annual contest sponsored
by the namesakes of the
event, attra-cted many news.
papers from the Middle Atlantic
region, including New York.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware. .
Third place was awarded to The
Brown and White of Lehigh Uni.
versity.
AIm 0 s t simultaneously. The
Aquinas received notification from
the Associated College Press that
its rating for the first semester had
jumped from second to first class.
The rating, based on evaluations
by profeaaional journalists,
put The Aquinas in the top
twenty college newspaeprs.
Under the capable l~dership of
William Keisling Ill. now a: staff
writer for the Tzoibune, several
years ago, The Aquinas rec;eived
the. coveted AlI.American rati,ng.
Experts believe that the Iprize
. from the Middle Atlantic News~aper
GUi1~ should make.. ':" favorablr im~
pressIon on the crItical service for
this semester. as almost all ~ the
top newspapers in that contest! have
received AlI.American in the i past.
directly involved in the solicitations
by the time final organization is
completed.
The administration and the steering
committee have high hopes that
the student response will be overwhelming
enough to push the drive
well over the top.
The Fitch and McCourt Hall
dormitories were filled as usual for
the first week of the Easter Holi~
days. but not with university stu~
dents.
The Pennsylvania wing of the
Civil Air Patrol took over two
dorms and the Loyola Hall of
Science for their annual one week
cadet officer candidate school.
Eighty~flve cadet c~didates and
ten' senior officers underwent a vig~
orous training prpgram of classes.
drills. and inspections preparing for
the final graduation Saturday. April
16. at the Scranton Armory.
The Civil Air Patrol is a U. S.
Air Force Auxiliary which will take
over the Ai,r Rescue Operations· of
the Air Force as of July first.
The overall mission of the Civil
Air patrol is to organize and train
young men and women interested
.in Hying.
Penna birdman
Take leadership
C~urse at U
Uof Sstudents asked to
help furnish game room
The new Student Union Building, pictured above, is almost ready
to open as the workmen put finishing touches on the interior.
The target date for opening is June 17.
In an effort to raise the funds
necessary to erect a segment
·of the near1y~complete'Student
Union Building. a joint
announcement by the administration
and a six man student
steering committee. disclosed
the launching of a campus
Wide segment of the redevelopment
program.
The six'Dian steering committee
headed by George Shevlin,
president of the student body,
and Frank Ratchford, president':'
elect, has announced that the
goal of the campaign is a little
over $10,000.
The steering committee has set
up a 'board of planners composed
of leaders in each class. to appoint
team captains to. cover their re~
spective classes.
The campaign was kicked off
Wednesday at a joint meeting of
the board of planners and the steer~
ing committee.
Each member of the student
body will he asked to sign a
pledge card for $10 payable
before the end of the semester.
The actual organization of the
campus campaign resembles that of
the Family Crusade diVision. A
snowball effect' is predicted.
The steerin9 committee -announced
that over sixty students will be
John P. Barrett. division chair~
man. has set the sights of the divis~
ion at over one million dollars.
In an exclusive Aquinas ~nterview.
Mr. Barrett predicted that
the intensive canvassing of the
more than 50.000 families encompassed
by the drive should
push it over the top.
This drive marked the first time
that simultaneous meetings' were
held in every parish of the Dio~
cese. Team Captains and workers
received all supplies and equipment
necessary to carry them through
the duration of the drive.
"Several factors will probably
contrib]lte to the success of
the endeavor," said Mr. Barrett.
"All workers have been instructed
to make their calls in pairs. This
technique has proved to be very
effective in other fields." he added.
"An intensive one week cam~
paign rather than a one prolonged
and filled with progress reports
should inspire the parish teams to
a fast and efficient effort:'
To date. the other two diVisions
of the Drive. Commerce and Industry
and Advanced gifts. have
reported over a half, million dollars
or better than 50% of their quota.
New Building Jo
Have Auditorium,
l Cafeteria and· -•
The next building to be completed in the university's current'
redevelopment program is the new 123,000 volume. library
pictured above. The library will a~so house reading, sound and
microfilm facilities. Most of the' fundS for its construction were
obtained through an alumni drive.· On~ problem, however, looms
its head above the edifice. Ho'w wilrfhe books be transferred?
Rumor has it that the cadet corp will assist in, the rearranging.
"
~Last Sunday clim~xed one
of the most intensive adver...
tising and promotional cam...
paigns in the history of Scran...
ton. as thousands of area
families watched "Challenge
of the Sixties." a thirty min...
ute pictorial history of the
~niversity.
The ·show kicked off the Family
Crusade Division of the De.
velopment Drive. a5 hundeds of
team captains and workers
gathered in the Parish halls of
the Scranton Diocese.
The most Rev. Bishop Jerome D.
Hannon addressed thousands of
area families and urged support of
the university in its drive for a new
and modem physical plant.
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