Record
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY AND ORGAN OF THE ALUMNI
VOLUME 66
COLLEGEV1LLE, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953
NUMBER 10
Seniors To Get Diplomas On Trinity Sunday
Students Cast Light Vote
By Bill Hayden According to a recent Record poll, 83% of the students think there is a need for the student Council, and yet only 266 students (33 %) considered that need important enough to vote in the spring elections. It seems most of those who complained about this year's so-called "do nothing" Council and who laid down the long list of prerequisites for a Council member as found in that same Record, could not find time to check their ballots.
The common gripe that the ballot was rather barren of candidates had some basis: four candidates were uncontested. These were John Rielly, senior representative, Dick Coy, junior representative, Mike Ruddy, former frosh rep., as sophomore representative, and Charles Eckroth, NSA junior delegate.
James Collison was elected NSA senior delegate with 194 of the 259 votes cast for that position, and Gerald Fix took over the position of NFCCS senior delegate.
In the only really contested race, for the three representatives at-large, Mike Donahue, this year's junior representative, broke away from a field of seven with 183 votes. Leroy Lilly and Richard Heinzkill just edged ahead of the other four candidates.
Students To Give Recital, May 24
#Instrumental and vocal selections will be featured at the annual music recital for advanced and intermediate students of the St. John's music department, which will be held May 24 at 7:30.
LarTy LeOlerc, Gene Eiden, Martin Elser, Dale Lungwitz, and Clair Norman will present vocal numbers. Leon Spors will give a trombone solo.
Frater Theophilus Brown', OSB, Prater Alfonso Navarette, OSB, Jack Freund, Paul Schneider, Dick Hardes, and Phil Nacke will play piano pieces. Also included in the recital will be selections by pianists Frank Brown, Gerard la Cruz, Chuck Froehle, Larry Hemp, Dave Koshoshek, Philip Baker, Tom McGraw, Jim Peterson, Frank Braun, and John Stone.
Eugene McCarthy, Speaker; John Dunn Is Valedictorian
By John Burns
• At the ninety-sixth annual Commencement and Graduation ceremonies 139 seniors will receive their diplomas
from Bishop Peter Bartholome, D.D. on Trinity Sunday, May 31. Degrees of Bachelor of Arts will be conferred on 133 students while 6 will receive the degree of Bachelor of Science.
The commencement address will be given by the Hon. Eugene McCarthy, who will address the graduates on "The College Graduate in Politics." Congressman McCarthy, who graduated from St. John's in 1935, is the Democratic Representative from Minnesota's.
HON. EUGENE MCCARTHY, M. C, former honor student, faculty member, and slugging Johnny first-baseman, will return here from Washington to deliver the Commencement address at graduation exercises May 31.
Marcel L Breuer Selected To Prepare Future Building Plans
#The noted architect Mr. Marcel L. Breuer of New York City has
been selected by the Community to prepare a comprehensive plan and report on the campus building problems.
Earlier in the spring twelve outstanding architects of America and Europe were contacted and all responded favorably. Five of them—Richard Neutra, Walter Gropius, Barry Byrne, Joseph Murphy and Breuer—visited the campus-After his acceptance Breuer (Broy-er) wrote: "I am quite moved and stimulated by the Community's confidence in asking me to be the architect. It is an unusual and important task and I am starting work in full realization of this." In coming to its decision the community was greatly influenced by Breuer's quiet unassuming way, his sincerity, his simplicity and his humility, as well as by his fame and the skill shown in his other plannings.
Breuer was born at Pecs, Hungary, in 1902. His early architectural training was taken at the Bauhaus, where he studied
under Walter Gropius, one of the fathers of modern architecture. He was Gropius's partner from 1937-41. Many buildings in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, England, and the United States have been designed by Breuer.
At present he has just submitted preliminary plans for the UNESCO Building to be built in Paris. His latest work in the U.S. is a library at Grosse Point, Michigan.
When Breuer visited the campus in April he indicated his dislike of "Hollywood modern" and mere functionalism in design. "Modern work,'' he said, ' 'has now progressed into a second stage which leaves all such tricks behind. Mere functionalism is not enough." He was not opposed to functionalism, but wanted more depth.
Recent books written by Breuer are Art in Our Time, The Modern House, and The Design of Modern Interiors. In 1925 he was credited with inventing tubular steel furniture and several years later he was cited for advancing the use of aluminum in home furnishings and interiors.
Fourth Congressional district.
Earlier this week, Father Arno Gustin, OSB, dean of the college, announced that the valedictorian for 1963 will be John Dunn, English and philosophy major from Mitchell* South Dakota.
The ceremonies of Commencement day will begin with an outdoor Pontifical High Mass offered by Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, OSB, at 8:00 and sung by the Community at the Seminary field. Father Aubrey Zellner, OSB, who recently returned from Army service, will give the baccalaureate sermon.
Following the Mass a Communion breakfast for the graduates and their guests will be served in the prep refectory.
At 1:15 St. John's University Band will present a lawn concert under the direction of Mr. John Faith. The band will also play the processional and recessional marches for the academic
Silver, Siebenand, Gretsch Top Sophs
#Three St. John's sophomores were in the top two percent among 11,400 college men throughout the country who took the Sophomore Comprehenslves in all three sections of the test,
Two of the sophomores, Jerry Gretsch, pre-med major from St. Cloud, and Jim Silver, chemistry major from Tracy, were in the 99th percen-tile in all three sections of the test—English, General Culture, and Contemporary Affairs. Bill Siebenand had a percen-tile of 98-99-99.
As in previous years the sophomores as a whole ranked above the national average in all three divisions.
fTwo new editors for the coming school year were appointed at the Publications banquet held Tuesday night at the Log Lodge. Don Herzog, junior econ major from Bird Island, was named to succeed Bill Siebenand as editor of the 1963-54 Record. Roger Kasprick, St. Anselm Hall sophomore from Angus, will edit next year's Sag, replacing Tom Krause. Herzog first rose to fame on campus when he almost single-handedly routed the Gaels in the Irish-Dutch game of 1951. In May, 1952, he was elected President of Alpha Phi Omega, the
school's busiest service organization. Last fall he was chosen to represent St. Mary's'Hall on the Student council.
Herzog -joined the Record staff last year as a sports writer, specializing in intramural activities. He Is rated as a highly skilled organizer and this year directed the very successful Spring Formal.
Kasprick is a graduate of the Northwest High School of Agriculture in Orookston, where he served as editor of both the school paper, The Rouser, and the year book, The Aggie. As a college freshman last year he won his
procession.
At 2:00 the graduating seniors will be inducted into the St. John's Alumni Association by Father Walter Reger, OSB, Alumni Secretary.
After the induction ceremony, the graduates in caps and gowns and the faculty members displaying the colors of their respective Alma Maters will form the academic procession in front of the main building. The procession will then march to the Seminary field where the commencement exercises will be held.
Abbot To Speak At St. Thomas
# Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, OSB, will deliver the Commencement, address at the College of St. Thomas on June 5. Two days before this he will give the Commencement address at Holy Angels Academy in Minneapolis.
On the seventh he will give the First Mass sermon for Father Jerome Reisinger in the Abbey Church. Father Reisinger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Reisinger and is the first priest to be ordained from the Collegeville parish.
Father Abbot will also deliver the First Mass sermon for Fa- . ther Eugene Theisen, a Mary-noil Missioner, who will be ordained on June 13 and who will offer his First Mass in Wadena June 21. Father Theisen, who is a brother of Frater Wilfred Theisen, OSB, and Brother Cosmas Theisen, OSB, spent six years at St. John's before going to Mary-noil.
Don Herzog Named 'Record' Chief; Roger Kasprick To Edit 'Sagatagan'
spurs with the Johnny Players with a big part in Tkor With Angels. Later as a freshman he played the lead in Billy Budd.
The new Sag chief joined the staff this year as organizations editor and also served as special assistant to Editor Krause. Kasprick is an honor-roll student in his pre-divinity studies.
Forty-five scribes from four writing organizations—Record, Sagatagan, Sketchbook and News Bureau—attended the publications feast, along with their faculty advisors. Gary Gross, music reporter for the Record, acted as toastmaster for the dinner.
THE NEW EDITORS: Roger Easprick and Don Herzog.
