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Beginning with 1965 Commencement
Law School Graduates to Receive JD Degrees
Graduates of St. Mary's
University law school will re-
ceive a doctor of juris-
prudence degree rather than a
bachelor of laws degree be-
ginning with the 1965 com-
mencement.
The doctor of jurispru-
dence (J.D.) degree will be
conferred upon all 196 5 law
graduates who entered the
school with a bachelor’s or
higher academic degree and
those who are under a com-
bination degree program, Fa-
ther Louis J. Blume, SM,
president of St. Mary’s, said.
These will be the first aca-
demic doctor’s degrees to be
conferred by a San Antonio
university.
The conferring of the J.D.
degree as the first profes-
sional degree in law was rec-
ommended by the American
Bar assn, at its recent an-
nual meeting.
The bachelor of laws degree
will be phased out at St.
Mary’s, Father Blume said.
“Prior to the 1966 fall se-
mester, students have the op-
tion to enter the law school
with 90 semester hours of pre-
law work and receive the
LL.B. Or they may enroll
for the combination degree
program, in which they will
qualify for both a doctor of
jurisprudence and a bachelor
of arts or a bachelor of busi-
ness administration degree,’’
he said.
But all students admitted
into the law school beginning
with the 1966 fall semester
must have completed a
bachelor’s or higher degree ^
and will be awarded the more
advanced J.D. degree, he said.
The Society of Mary
operates the law school.
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VOL. 49
San Antonio, Texas
December 18, 1964
No. 7
Council Hears Heated Debate on NSA,
Postpones Affiliation Vote to Jan. 6
J
GARY KLASING REFUTES NSA’S CLAIM that it alone rep-
resents a student point of view of the schools it speaks for.
Klasing spoke before the Student Council after a representa-
tive of NSA, Don Richard Smith, had presented the case for
NSA.
StMU Frosh Attempting
To Build Class System
For the second time in the
history of StMU, freshmen
have attempted to build a class
system here on campus.
A theme of freshmen unity
was reborn last week as orien-
tation classes held elections
to choose members for a
Freshman Council.
New councilmen include Da-
vid Biegler, Mary Ann Byron,
Pete Coira, Ben Comisky,
Tom Dansby, Jerry Koza, Sean
O’Keefe, Barbara Palmieri,
and Ron Rinkle.
Named to lead the class
were Dansby", temporary
president, and Miss Palmieri,
secretary. New Advisory
board members are Richard
Banasau, Rick Casey, Bob
Knoebel, Flip McCloskey, Os-
car Rodriguez, and Kentha
Wagner. Mr. Brennan is spon-
sor of the group.
Plans are now being made
for a“SurvivalDance’’sched-
uled for after finals in honor
of all students who have “sur-
vived” the semester. A battle
of the bands will be featured
at the celebration.
Other future plans include
a freshman rally (the first of
its kind) which will be cen-
tered around variety enter-
tainment.
The Class hopes to gain
official representation in the
Student Council so that the
freshman’s viewpoint may be
heard.
Club Awarded $260
The Physics club has been
awarded a grant of $260 from
the Bendix Corporation for the
study of the effects of various
gas mixtures in the photo-
electric effect.
This grant is one of several
made available by the Bendix
Corporation to Student Sec-
tions of the American Institute
of Physics annually.
The case for and against
National Students Association
(NSA) was presented to the
student council last Wednes-
day but a vote on affiliation
was postponed until the Jan.
6 meeting.
Don Richard Smith, former
international affairs vice-
president of NSA, outlined a
vast number of programs St.
Mary’s students could utilize
as members of the national
organization.
FORCEFUL VIEWS
“Students gain abetter rep-
resentation of their views and
can present them with greater
force in a collective organiza-
tion like NSA.” They can get
better leadership training and
experience and numerous
economic benefits from this
organization,” declared
Smith.
“NSA is progressively
modeled on the European sys-
tem where students actively
participate in the political and
economic sphere. American
student governments are
usually weak in this area.
“NSA gets up and bargains
for its students. The recent
problems at Berkeley are now
been investigated and medi-
ated by an NSA representa-
tive.
After Smith’s talk, Gary
Klasing, speaking for Mathew
Talty president of the Young
Republicans, presented a de-
tailed report on the de-
ficiencies of NSA. His report
was primarily condensed from
a Young Americans for Free-
dom manuscript.
TOTALLY LEFTIST?
Klasing charged that NSA
was anti-fraternity, totally
leftiest in its political views,
questionable in its financial
reports, and doubly question-
able as representing views of
its member schools.
“NSA has strongly sup-
ported the abolishment of the
House on Un-American activ-
ities, a move that was highly
luaded by the Communist party
newspapers. It has called for
the repeal of the MeCarran
Act prohibiting the influx of
communist agents,” said
Klasing.
NATIONALS PROVIDE SANTA CLAUS -
Larry Linnartz, i.e., Santa Claus distributes
gifts to underprivileged children of unit one
of the San Antonio Boys Clubs. Members of
Delta Sigma Phi assisting Linnartz are (L)
Dave Nasky, Linnartz, Jack Brayton, and
Arnie Kaufman. Funds for this occasion were
obtained by the “Battle of the Band” dance
held Dec. 14.
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DON RICHARD SMITH from University of Texas expounds
upon the merits of NSA before the Student Council. Smith
later defended charges voiced by Gary Klasing about the
political and financial activity of NSA.
Seven Students of StMU
To Appear on Yule Show
Seven StMU students will
appear in a Christmas play
on “Sean Burke Presents,”
StMU IR Club ~
Begins Plans
For Model UN
The International Relations
Club of St. Mary’s University
has begun preparation for a
model U.N. to be held in
Austin March 18, 19 and 20.
Last year’s StMU delega-
tion, which represented Cuba,
was one of the few groups
that merited praise from the
“Daily Texan” for its signifi-
cant showing.
The club recently voted to
sponsor on campus the annual
discussion program on foreign
policy topics, “Great deci-
sions ... 1965.” The program
will be coordinated with the
weekly. Channel 9 program
beginning the week of Feb.
7. Groups of 15 people will
be organized for the eight
weeks’ series. Any interested
student can contact an IRC
member.
Library to Close
The library will close Mon-
day, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m., and
reopen Dec. 28.
a Yuletide program, KONO-
TV, Sunday, Dec. 20, from
8-9 a.m.
The program, which will
tell the “Story of the Re-
demption,” is produced an-
nually by Dr. Burke, profes-
sor of philosophy at Incarnate
Word College.
Appearing in the cast as the
three kings in the nativity
scene will be St. Mary’s stu-
dents Carlos Adamson, John
Conrad, and Tom Chiminello.
John Lyon, Arvin Conrad, and
Alfred Michalec will play the
suitors to Mary, while Ronnie
Janert will portray Joachim.
Incarnate Word students ap-
pearing in the play include
Cheryl Sevier, the angel Gab-
riel; Betty Bricken, the angel
Uriel; Mary Pollinzi, the
Blessed Mother; and Anna
Tonorio, St. Ann.
Other players include Gene
Chiminello, St. Joseph; Tim
Lee and David Skvorak,
shepherds; and three-year-
old Robin Batchelder, the Lit-
tle Blessed Mother.
During the program, an out-
standing choir from Incarnate
Word, under the direction of
Sister Agnesine, will sing the
background music. Sister
Rose of Lima will play the
organ accompaniment.
The play is under the gen-
eral direction of Sister Joseph
Alphonsus, with narration by
Dr. Burke.
Moon Eclipse
To Be Viewed
Here Tonight
StMU students and faculty
can observe the total eclipse
of the moon this evening at
the St. Mary’s Observatory
from 7 p.m. to 10:06 p.m.,
announced John Lyon, presi-
dent of the Physics Club.
The total lunar eclipse oc-
curs infrequently, being
caused by the passage of the
Earth between the sun and the
moon.
The moon will enter the
umbra (the Earth’s shadow)
about 7 p.m., reach totality
at 8 p.m. and will be com-
pleted at 10:06 p.m.
Accurate timings of each
phase will be made by mem-
bers of the Physics Club, and
the results will be sent to a
national data evaluation cen-
ter. The data is used for pre-
cise determination of the
moon’s orbit around the earth.
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South Central
Europe Subject
Of IRI Meeting
Dr. George W. Hoffmann,
professor of goegraphy at the
University of Texas will speak
to the International Relations
Institute on “South Central
Europe” tonight, 7 p.m., in
Reinbolt Auditorium.
Dr. Hoffman is a native
Austrian and the author of
several books and articles on
geography and world affairs,
the latest being “Yugoslavia:
The New Communism,” co-
authored by Fred Neal of the
Claremont (California) Grad-
uate School.
A specialist on Yugoslavia,
Dr. Hoffmann has visited that
country six times since World
War II. He was a visiting pro-
fessor at the University of
Munich during 196 2-63.
In 1962, he was one of two
recipients of the International
Relations Institute Award
given on the 10th anniversary
of IRI at St. Mary’s.
Frustrated Rats
Dr. Frank Schmidt of Trin-
ity University will discuss his
research in frustration in rats
at 6:45 p.m., Jan. 6, in Garni
Hall.
GOOSESTEPPING IN THE CLOISTERS? No, It’s St. MU's
Marian Guard performing their kickoff step after completing
one of their complicated and difficult moves. The guard is
practicing every evening in preparation for next year's com-
petition.
Unity Movement
Noted by Bishop
Touring St. Mary’s this
week while on a episcopal
visit to San Antonio was Bish-
op Silas, titular bishop of
Amphipolis, Greek Orthodox
Church.
The bishop visited various
theology classes and later ap-
peared on Catholic World Re-
port with Bishop Leven of
San Antonio to be shown on
KONO-TV, Dec. 21.
Commenting on the
ecumenical movement in a
RATTLER interview, the
bishop stated, “we live in a
period of Christian love where
we can understand each other
and it is a great thing to
discuss that we may come
closer together.
“We all pray for unity. At
the Pan Orthodox Conference
on the Island of Rhodes, our
priests agreed to study the
dialogues of the Council upon
its termination,” he said.
“We are not interested in
personal aggrandizement, but
want to grow more in the
knowledge of Jesus Christ and
this is the true ecumenical
spirit.”
On the document of col-
legiality, the bishop felt the
change was of relative unim-
portance since the Pope still
has the veto power. “Our
Patriarch does not have this
right, but our assembly of
Bishops does,” said the bish-
op.
Regarding birth control, the
bishop stated that the Greek
Orthodox church does not
strongly discuss the issue and
stated that the issue will be
brought up at the next Pan
Orthodox Synod.
Bishop Silas has jurisdic-
tion over the states of Texas,
Louisiana, Tennessee, Flori-
da, Alabama, Oklahoma, part
of Central America, Missis-
sippi, Mexico, and Venezuela.
He was in San Antonio to
visit St. Sophia’s Church.
Music Bept.
Sets Concert
For Christmas
The annual Christmas Con-
cert sponsored by the Music
Dept, will be held today at
9:30 a.m., in Alumni Gym.
On the program for the
concert willpe, The Star Span-
gled Banner; Bells of St.
Mary’s; In to the Wind March,
by “Pop” Sturchio; British
Eighth March, by Zo Elliott;
Arrangements from Madame
Butterfly; Suite of the Carols,
by LeRoy Anderson; and vari-
ous traditional Carols.
The “British Eighth” was
composed during World War
II and dedicated to the British
Field Marshal Montgomery,
who commanded the British
Eighth Army. The composer,
Zo Elliott, presently resides
in San Antonio.
Last Monday the Brass and
Woodwind Choirs and the St.
Mary’s Choral Singers held
a performance of Christmas
music at the Frost Bros, en-
trance of North Star' Mall.
CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS - Students from St.
Mary's University and Incarnate Word Col-
lege join Dr. Sean Burke, IWC professor, in
singing Christmas carols before the cameras
of WOAI-TV in taping of a “Meet the Profes-
sor" program to be seen Sunday, Dec. 20,
at 10:30 a.m. on channel 4. The program,
now in its second year, will drop the usual
classroom format and concentrate informally
on discussion of “Christmas and the “Im-
mortality of Friendship."
UT Prof. Demands Abolition of Punishment
Death Penalty Won’t Halt Crime,    Says
“Capital Punishment is not
a deterrent to crime, and it
is unjust,” said Dr. John Sil-
ber, second speaker of the
Student Council's Great Is-
sues Program, to a packed
audience in Reinbolt audito-
rium.
Dr. Silber, is chairman of
the Department of Philosophy
at the University of Texas,
and chairman of the Society
for the Abolition of Capital
Punishment.
“There is a misplaced bur-
den of proof on those who
would do away with the death
penalty,” he said. “However
those in favor of the reten-
tion of capital punishment feel
nc obligation to present proof
to support their stand.
Illustrating the failure of
the death penalty as a deter-
rent, Dr. Silber brought forth
statistics showing that the ho-
micide rate is lower in those
states which have abolished
capital punishment as opposed
to those retaining it.
“We find that from 1943—
‘62 states without capital pun-
ishment have had a homicide
rate of 2.3 per 100,000 pop-
By GEORGE ASHLEY
ulation, compared with 5.1 for
the states with a death pen-
alty.”
“Capital crime is entire-
ly different from any other
kind of crime (capital crime
meaning murder and forci-
ble rape). For the most part,
murder is only likely to oc-
cur in a sane man’s life, but
that those who would be likely
to commit more than one mur-
der are either clearly insane
and require hospitalization,
or they are professional kil-
lers who are almost never
convicted.”
“Most men who commit a
murder do it as a result of
pressure and in the heat of
a moment. These men are
not insane and are not pro-
fessional criminals and do
not reflect on their crime
before doing it, therefore, the
fact that there is a death
penalty would not deter them
because they have not con-
sidered the consequences of
their act.”
Dr. Silber pointed out that
of all criminals executed for
forcible rape, 85.5% were ne-
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white. “Since most executions
take place in the South, this
would seem to be significant,”
said Dr. Silber.
Dr. Silber commented on the
justice of the death penalty, by
the fact that “handing D.A.’s”
like Frank Briscoe in Houston,
frequently have their convic-
tions reversed.
“If an innocent man is
executed, then there is no re-
course and no appeal,” he
said. He told the audience that
a life sentence with provisions
for parole should be substitu-
ted for the death penalty.”