The Aquinas 1963-05-02

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ion of campus activities will be recognized.
This Secretary will also,
before class assemblies, hand out
questionaires concerning specific issues
before the council and concerning
problems facing a particular campus
organization or clll~s. Mr. Burke
said, "each opinion and suggestiQn
will be carefully considered thereby
guaranteeing the student an active . ' not paSSIve, voice in his University
government.
"The Cabinet itself is the students'
insurance policy that work will begin
immediately after election day to
create a more active school spirit. The
long ranged plan to revitalize school
spirit is legislation of the Student
Council. The council runs the first
big social event of the school year,
The Homecoming Weekend and in
my opinion, the council sho~ld ~ake
every effort to see that the school
spirit, which is produced by the weekend,
does not dies soon thereafter.
"By publishing a council newsletter,
the council itself could advertize
its activity in a better fashion,
create more student interest in the
problems facing the council and as a
result, the council would f"md several
of n"- students actively helping in the
solution of those problems. The Student
Council, aided by the cabinet,
would be in a position to pass important
legislation concerning the'
special functions that ,viII occur dur,
ing this, our Jubilee Year. I have
led our class in several successful
functions and I intend to do likewise
on the student body level."
Hank Burke concluded by saying,
"Let me make one other important
point. I have always listened to suggestions
from anyone in the past and
I intend to do so in the future. If
any fellow student wishes to add,
modify, or even dplp'e any part of
this pragram, I hope that he will
bring his suggestion to illy attention
and we will solve the difficulty. I
am a student here like every other
student no more, no less. I feel that
this office is for all the students and
should not be conf"med to merely one
of the students. My wish is to serve
as your President and moreover as
your representative and that is exactly
what I intend to do."
Any senior, day or evening sessions,
who will not graduate this June is
urged, if he wants a copy of the 1963
Windhover, to leave his name in the
Dean of Men's office before June 15,
1963.
Compliance with this request will
enable us to set aside a copy of this
edition for you.
Ne yearbook will be given to a
student unless he follows this request
and is in clear standing with the
University Treasurer's office.
ATTENTION
SENIORS
In 1962 Hafey Hall and Dennis
Edward Hall were opened. On J anuary
14, 1960, $1,836,000 had been
authorized for expansion. Judge Linus
T. Hoban said that the money would
be used to replace the unsafe Navy
barracks on Linden Street with a
$1,200,000 classroom building (Saint
Thomas Hall). It is a five story
building, with 30 classrooms, 60 administration
offices and four labs. On
September 16, 1962, Saint Thomas
Hall was dedicated. It was the twelfth
building in seven years dedicated by
the University. Doctor Martin T.
O'Mally, who was a 12 year old altar
boy at Saint Peter's in 1889, is the
only person of prominence to be at
both the original dedication and Saint
Thomas Hall. On December 21,
1962, the last of the naval barracks
was razed.
In addition to the enormous building
program, the life of the school
continued to change. In 1956, the
Reverend William G. Kelly, S.J. was
named Dean of Studies for 1,165 students.
Then in 1957, a survey was
taken showing that among the region's
doctors 40% were University graduates;
42% of the region's dentists;
88% of the region's lawyers; and
42% of the male teachers.
On November 15, 195'7, Mr. Frank
J. O'Hara, long-time registrar, was
elevated to Director of Alumni Relations.
The appointment of Reverend
Joseph A. Rock, S.J. as Dean of the
Graduate School and Evening Schools
was announced.
In September, 1959, Reverend Edward
J. Mullaly, S.J. was appointed
Dean of Men. To quote The Aquinas:
"Quietly but very, very efficiently
the new Dean of Men has brought
to the University a fresh spirit. Although
this is his fIrst assignment
as Dean of Men, Father Mullaley
has taken over the pose of quiet
confidence and deft touch of a man
sure of himself in his dealings
with people."
Tuesday afternoon, January 3, 1961,
The Very Reverend John J. Long,
S.J. issued to the press the decision to
drop inter-collegiate football. The
main reason for this was the rapid
expansion of the University and the
fact that football had been operating
in the red for years.
In 1961-1962 school year, we had
in addition to a new Dean of Men
Father Joseph Vetz, S.J., a student
body consisting of 1,450 day students,
635 evening students and 350 graduate
students. Also Best Sellers, under
Father Grady, S.J., was celebrating its
20th year of publication.
Thanks largely to the alumni, people
of the area and the Very Reverend
Father John J. Long, S.J., today, we
have a modem campus with eight
student residences, Alumni Library,
Loyola Hall, a student center and
Saint Thomas Hall with ade<i.uate
classrooms, faculty and administrative
offices.
On August 15, 1953, the Very Reverend
William F. Maloney, S.J., provincial
of Maryland Province, announced
the appointment of the Very
Reverend John J. Long, S.J., as president
of the University and rector of
the Jesuits. Father Long had been
vice-provincial before coming here.
He succeeded the Very Reverend J.
Eugene Gallery, S.J., who had been
President since 1947. A month prior
to this, Reverend Louis E. Kleff, S.J.
was appointed as administrative assistant
and Reverend Charles B. Trundle,
S. J. was appointed new student
counselor.
There were great needs at the University.
The students were forced to
travel between Franklin Avenue and
Monroe Avenue to attend classes in
white washed Naval buildings. The
school needed just on item-rooney.
It was with the arrival of Father
Long that actual progress was made
towards getting the new facilities.
"Under his leadership expansion was
(and still is) the key to improvement
and he worked to prove it. He began
slowly and deftly, particularly to improve
the city's good will" toward the
Univesrity.
Tomorrow's University
January 13, 1955, plans were announced
for tomorrow's university.
When completed we will have a new
science and engineering building, a
new classroom structure, a new administration
building, a lecture and
assembly hall, a library, a new faculty
residence, a chapel, a cafeteria,
student dormitories and a gym. Also
a new Jesuit home "viti contain a
faculty chapel, community room,
reading rooms, faculty library and
thirty-nine rooms for living quarters.
Chairmen of the development program
was Edward J. Lynett publisher
of the Scranton Times.
The ground was broken for the
Science Building (Loyola Hall) on
June 3, 1955. Eighteen months and
$1,121,102.82 later, on December 13,
dedication ceremonies were held. In
the building were four departments
and a radio station.
nI 1957, the University was in the
proces of relocating from its original
site on Wyoming Avenue to the
area of the Scranton Estate. The
offices remaining temporarilY at Wyoming
Avenue were the treasurer's
office, library and the office of the
President.
On September 10, 1958, Martin
Hall, McCourt Hall, Fitch Hall, and
Casey Hall were dedicated. The four
dormitories cost $757,000 and would
house 200 students.
In 1959, Judge James F. Brady and
400 ex-studentsp roposed a two story,
418,900 cubic-foot library at an approximate
cost of $806,000. It was
dedicated on September 18, 1960.
On October 17, 1959, the University
acquired an additional tract of land
on the Scranton Estate. It included
a green house and a squash court.
On September 18, 1961, the Student
Center was dedicated by Bishop Jerome
D. Hannan, D.D. It cost in the
neighborhood of $900,000. It consists
of an auditorium that can seat from
500 to 600 people, a cafeteria seating
600, and a main lounge. Father Long
said, these "buildings are symbols of
your (Scranton's) generosity."
In 1961, the University Urban Renewal
Project was bordered by the
Erie·Lackawanna on the south, North
Webster on the east, Madison Avenue
on the west, and Mulberry on the
north. It consisted of 42 acres, 145
residential structures and 45 nonresidences.
The Scranton Redevelopment
Authority authorized $50,000,000
to buy this land.
On February 9, 1948, a cafeteria
opened in the basement of the Business
Building, to replace the old establishment
in the Main Building downtown.
Later that year, the University
of Scranton Alumni Society presented
Horace Heidt and his world
famous orchestra. Also, the school
fielded teams in Jootball (6-3 record),
baseball (11-4), swimming, track,
basektball and hi-lite.
In 1949, the physical plant of the
school contained two divisions, an uptown
branch at Linden and Monroe
and a downtown plant near Saint
Peter's Cathedral. The school celebrated
its 50th year of football by
playing Fordham, Boston University,
Canisius and Niagra to name a few.
Father Richard F. Grady, S.J. was
named Dean of the Evening School
and Mr. Norbert K. Betti of Jessup
was named director of the Glee Club.
Then in 1950, the University offered
Master of Arts credits in Education.
On October 1, WUSV-FM (88.1
on your FM dial) opened. The new
station had as its Manager and Program
Director Father Grady. The
Aquinas celebrated its mid-century
anniversary in this year.
dustry of the region. He called upon
the conununity to share in the task
of enabling the University to perform
these duties adequately and progressively.
Father Gallery was a conservative
who tried to raise the
standards of the school. He was more
a businessman than an educator.
On September 25, 1945, His Excellency,
Bishop William J. Hafey of
the Scranton Catholic Diocese, blessed
and dedicated three new buildings
(the old Naval barracks) at Monroe
Avenue and Linden. The University's
Arts and Sciences, Business Administration
and Engineering Departments
occupied classrooms and laboratory
spaces in the new buildings.
Then, in a decree signed in Rome
on March 25, 1947 by the Very Reverend
John B. Janssens, S.J., General
Reverend J. Eugene Gallery, S.J. was
of the Society of Jesus, the Very
named the second Jesuit president of
the University of Scranton and rector
of the Jesuit community in Scranton
succeeding the Very Reverend W.
Coleman Nevils, S.J.
Father Gallery, S.J., was formerly
installed as the President of 1,718 day
students and 1,014 night students on
February 23, 1947. He was the fourteenth
President to serve in this capacity
since the founding of the institution
in 1888. In his address to
the University, Father Gallery declared
that the University was prepared
to assume the important role of
training men and women to help solve
the problems which arose as a result
of the decline of the dominant in-
End of War
You could tell that the war was
nearly over when on December 6,
1946, an article appeared in The
Aquinas entitled "Scranton Student
Offers Infallible Method for Choosing
Perfect Wife." But on a more serious
side, at the conclusion of the war,
American education saw the greatest
influx of students into colleges in the
history of the nation due to the G.r.
Bill of Rights. The University witnessed
a great resurgence which we
are still observing today. In February,
1946, the University could
proudly boast of a mid-year enrollment
above 900 students, including
416 Freshmen. An Alumni Association
was formed in November of that
year.
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History Club principles, standing left to right: Mike DeMichele, Bob
Levene, Dr. McGuigan, Dr. Kenkel, Fr. Gallagher, S.]., and Mike
Loyack.
fund students tuition if they were
drafted bU:i, the students were requested
to stay in school as long as
possible. Another signifIcent event
in 1942 was that on January 10 Alpha
Sigma Nu was organized at the
schooL Also Weston Field was obtained
for school on April 21-
On December 19, 1945, Reverend
Edward G. Jacklin, S.J., Dean of the
University, announced that the college
would open a Veterans' Guidance
Center. The specifIc purpose of
the program was to provide vocational
counseling and guidance for disabled
veterans who suffered physical disabilities
during their service in the
armed forces.
Last issue, we discussed the beginning
of the school under the local
clergy, the Christian Brothers and
their troubles. Then the announcement
that the Jesuits would take over
the University.
September 25, 1942, the Jesuit
members of the faculty were officially
welcomed to the University of Scranton
by Bishop William J. Hafey at
the celebration of the Solemn Mass
of the Holy Ghost in Saint Peter's
Cathedral. The Jesuits had as ther
Rector, Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S.J.,
who was to be the fIrst president of
the school. Father Nevils was a very
charming man and mingled easily
with people. The group of fourteen
priests, who lived at the Scranton Estate,
were prepared to teach seventytwo
students of the college.
The Aquinas on November 6, 1942,
started to list all present and past
students of the University who were
known to be engaged in World War
II. The following year, Father Richard
F. Grady, S.J. and Mr. John McLean
were among the first faculty
members to be called into service.
The administration promised to re-by
ROBERT LEVENE