The Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1965 Page: 2 of 7
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HILLTOPPER
May 14, 1965
Page 2
Our Readers Always Write
Editorials
Bill Fuller
The Fault Is Elsewhere
The En)
Many People
To the Student Body and Faculty,
Fred K. Johnson
—
THE HILLTOPPER
Feature Staff
Clip and mail
Sports Staff
Photo Staff ...
____this summer.
(location)________
0 Please send me information on how I can become a member of VISTA.
Age.
Name.
School Address.
Home Address.
Send mail to
home address •
Larry Zigmont
Weekend Chairman
Sincerely,
Krandall A. Kraus
ba—
-gn.
Editor-in-Chief .....
Managing Editor ...
News Editor........
Feature Editor .....
Sports Editor.......
Photo Editor .......
Copy Editor........
Circulation Manager
Cartoonist ..........
News Staff.........
Send mail to
school address •
Copy Staff.....
Contributors ....
Typist ..........
Faculty Advisor
Inspiring causes have always fired the
imagination of students.
Today the United States is committed
to the greatest humanitarian cause in its
history —a massive counterattack on the
causes of poverty, which are robbing
35,000,000 Americans of the opportuni-
ties most of us are free to pursue be-
cause we had the advantage of a decent
start in life. That start has been denied
to one-fifth of the nation’s people. Thir-
teen million of them'are children.
This is a moment in history for the
fortunate to help the least privileged of
their fellow citizens. You can help this
summer, or for a full year if you choose,
as a volunteer in the War on Poverty.
In July and August, 30,000 volunteers
will be needed in their own communities
THE WAR ON POVERTY:
a message to the Nation’s college students...
Fredrick Mengden, Jeffery Rainey, John
Kaczmarek, William Musgrave, Byron Hingle
..................Jerry Wisinski, Edward Skinner,
Rene Martinez, Mike Delaney,
Richard McIntyre, Brother William Dygert, CSC
.... Gregory Ball, Michael Kolbenschlag, John Lees,
Dave Ball, John Ball, Donald Pilger, Gordon Butler
.................... Mark Walter
.................... Daniel Moore
.................... Dave Gaffney
,................. Andre Guerrero
................... Gerald Gadacz
.................. William Thurin
.................William Roberts
................ John Puddicombe
Michael Francis, Michael Rekasis
Gary L. Cooper, Lawrence Gries,
What was Spring Weekend? It was the greatest thing we
ever saw hit this campus. From the opening number by Bob
Sardo Friday night till the last sing-along Sunday afternoon,
this place was alive.
The weekend was well planned; it was run smoothly and
efficiently, thanks to SAC. There was a diversity of events,
with something to please everyone.
Perhaps the weekend’s greatest contribution was that it
allowed everyone to take part. Spring Weekend saw the Do-
minicans and Hall counselors challenge the students in the
bike race. It saw Scholastics take part in the talent show and
track meet, and the lay faculty and their families enjoy the
outdoor barbecue with the students. Spring Weekend did not
limit the fun only to those going to the Spring formal, but to
anyone who wanted to take part.
Spring Weekend showed what can be done when a campus
unites to do something— and the campus did unite, for it took
many people to make Spring Weekend the success it was. The
attendance at all events was excellent and the crowds appre-
ciative.
We most particularly wish to express our thanks to each and
every Edsman who, by their well-mannered gentlemanly be-
havior throughout the entire weekend, proved to our guests—
faculty and administration—what The Hilltopper has suspected
tnroughout the year: St. Edward’s has grown up; we are on
the move.
......Doug Sutherland, John Pauer,
Rene Holt, Patric CdeBaca, Richard
Halpin, Carlos Patterson
.....John Czekaj, Michael Macaulay
.............. Dan Riordan
.......................... John Nagy
...... Brother William Denton, CSC
This is the final Hilltopper for the year. We of The Hill-
topper staff are proud to have been able to serve St. Edward’s
through the newspaper. We hope you have found this year’s
Hilltopper enjoyable and informative.
9 We wish to thank our moderator, Brother William Denton,
CSC, who has helped us considerably throughout the year.
Brother William allowed us to make many of the improvements
we felt necessary. We also wish to express our thanks to
Futura Press and all those who allowed us deadlines right up
to press time in order to print as much late news as possible.
The Hilltopper wishes to thank the administration and fac-
ulty, who gave us stories, leads and ideas throughout the year.
Without the help of these people, our tasks would have been im-
possible.
Lastly, we wish to extend our thanks to all those who helped
us put The Hilltopper together: our reporters, copyreaders,
typists, and staff. And to our readers, our thanks and wishes
for success on the finals and a good Summer. We hope you will
join us at SEU again next year.
A
a L
There have been many articles
written and much talk about the
Spring Formal Weekend, but I
feel that there should be one spe-
cial mention given to the people
who made this weekend a suc-
cess. Many people have compli-
mented me on this weekend, but
I am afraid there were too many
people who have been neglected.
Among those that I would like to
give my personal “thanks” are:
Fr. Johnston, OP, who gave us
permission to run this weekend
the way we wanted to, and who
aided us in obtaining some of
our “props”; to Mark Walter and
Dan Riordan, who were my right-
hand men in putting the whole
show together and who saw that
everything was done at the right
time and in the right way; to
Larry Gries, who gave us all of
our publicity free of charge so
that you students would not be
assessed any extra charges; and
finally to “the whole damn uni-
versity” for attending these func-
tions and enjoying them.
To The Point
To the Editor,
Regarding Spring Weekend —
Bitchin. Regarding this year’s
Topper—not bad, not bad at all.
to: Volunteers
War on Poverty
Washington, D.C.
20506
You, the students, showed by
your attendance this weekend
that you are interested in a Spring
Formal Weekend and are willing
to attend the activities that we
sponsor. You also showed by
your actions that you are ap-
preciative by the way you acted
at the barbecue in the presence
of the “Big Surprise."
Dear Editor.
I do not find that I can side
with Mr. Kolbenschlag when he
states that he agrees with Father
Baker’s “Analysis” except for his
literary criticism of Playboy’s
short stories. In the April 30 is-
sue of The Hilltopper it seems
that Father Baker has jumped
from a pot into his own oven by
condemning Playboy for the same
thing that he is guilty of. While
damning the advertisements in
the magazine he fails to note that
one can see women in the adver-
tisements of Life magazine prof-
fering nearly as much breast as
the properly well-bred 19th cen-
tury woman of refinement. Noth-
ing need be said about the sex
image in television. Thus to har-
rangue PB for this is to har-
rangue the entire sphere of ad-
vertising and public relations—
which is of course a damnation
of contemporary Christianity for
failing to offer an acceptable al-
ternative and to respond ade-
quately to this onslaught of ir-
responsible sexuality.
To say that PB enforces a world
of bondage rather than freedom
seems a bit rash. The Playboy ad-
visor serves much the same func-
tion as a combined Emily Post
and Ann Landers column. I am
sure that Father Baker can not
be objecting to questions of so-
I hope that you will be as in-
terested in the '66 Weekend,
because we will attempt to make
it ever bigger and better. If there
is any activity that you would
like to see added to the weekend,
don’t keep it to yourself; make it
known and we will do our best.
Dear Editor,
I would like to thank you pub-
licly for making our first Spring
Weekend such an overwhelming
success. I suppose there will be
an editorial note with this letter
saying that it was not you, but
everyone, who made the weekend
a success, but I think everyone
agrees that without your leader-
ship there would have been no
weekend.
I would also like to comment
briefly on the school attitude as
a whole. We came together dur-
ing the weekend, all of us, and
enjoyed being such a close-knit
group. More activities like the
weekend are needed and I am
sure that with the able SAC
officers of next year, we will
become even more like a family.
Personally, I think that anyone
who transfers from here next
year is sorely losing out on all
that this small, intimate, liberal
arts college has to offer an in-
dustrious, serious-minded young
man.
Perchance the PB readership
falls off after age 30 does not
mean that after age 30 men come
to realize that the PB image of
woman is wrong. With as much
logical supprt it could be said
that the American male after age
30 can not afford the buck nec-
essary for the purchase of PB.
This is foolish?—no, it is just un-
founded; as is Father Baker’s
conclusion. If women can not be
turned on and off one must won-
der about the rising proportional
rates of unwed mothers, divorce,
and VD; about the cries of a fall-
ing morality; about steady dating,
etc. Perchance one might wonder
why religious belief falls off
among people as they enter col-
lege; maybe because people real-
ize that God can not be snapped
off the stereo?
Instead of damning PB would
it not be better to correct the
reasons that allow people to fall
into this “mistake?” Thus with
“close scrutiny” it seems that
Father Baker’s Oven will not
stand up to the “test.” I do not
say that I advocate the philosophy
of PB, however, I think that it
is necessary to consider argu-
ments against it while properly
respecting the fact 'that Playboy
has something to say—and that
many people are listening to it?
Would it not be better to correct
that which makes these people
listen to it?
(You’re right, Mr. Kraus. It
was a joint effort of the entire
University that made Spring
Weekend possible—Ed.)
parks, organize creative play for them,
and help build the security and self-
confidence they need to succeed in
school. The rewards come when a with-
drawn child begins to ask questions or
responds to the affection for which he
has been starved. Without such help,
many of these children would be headed
for school failure and the poverty cycle
which trapped their parents.
Many young people who are 18 or
older and can serve for a year enroll for
training in VISTA—both to help others
and to enlarge their own capacities for
teaching, social work, or careers in so-
ciology, economics, law, and other fields.
Home base for VISTAvolunteer groups
can be a city tenement row. a struggling
farm community, an Indian reservation,
a migrant labor camp, or a mental hos-
pital. Volunteers may counsel school
dropouts, organize recreation programs,
tutor children who are behind in school,
explore job opportunities for the poor-
in short, do whatever is needed to help
people find their way up from poverty.
X . Volunteers become respected members
B- of the communities where they work.
The pay is nominal —living expenses
plus $50 a month paid at the end of serv-
ice. But the opportunities are great: you
can help pave the way for an America in
which the democratic ideal is big enough
to encompass everyone.
Will you lend your abilities to people
who live in need? Join the War on Poverty
today!
0 Please refer me to Head Start programs which will be operating in’ or near
Yes, I want to help the War on Poverty!
The Hilltopper is published weekly during the academic year
at St. Edward’s university, an institution of higher learning
conducted by the Brothers of Holy Cross (CSC). Opinions A©,
expressed herein are those of the student editors, and not SAN,
necessarily those of the University as a whole. The Hill-
topper is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press,
and Intercollegiate Press.
cial etiquette, or perhaps ex-
change rates of money, etc. Thus
this great condemnation must
fall upon a policy of au courant
advice. Yet PB does not set this
style; it merely reports it and
agrees with it. I must admit that
when I read “The Question Box”
it seems that it is also setting
standards of current morality.
Can it be that the Catholic
Church might attempt to do the
same thing as PB, without as
much success? To say that it is
bad to be imprisoned in a world
that condemns social action be-
cause of a basic philosophy it
does not even make, seems to
condemn the Catholic Church
even more for enforcing a basic
philosophy it did make. Which,
gentlemen, which seems the more
dictatorial? Of course one might
say that Catholicism has a higher
goal, but this does not allow one
to internally condemn one sphere
of philosophy (that of PB) when
it is compared to another (Father
Baker’s). And again one must
wonder why this “bondage” ex-
ists when the Church offers such
higher ideals. Perhaps we need
a Vargas’ Lives of the Saints.
A Salute
Never in my life have I seen
such impressive work as that done
by the faculty members last Wed-
nesday. Humbly and cheerfully,
they served their students.
Hoping to get a big tip for the
mission in Brazil, they rushed
to and fro with milk spilling on
their unskilled hands and rain-
drops of sweat rolling down their
face. Accidentally, some of them
even tumbled down or smashed up
a few dishes, and yet not a single
word of complaint was uttered.
Willingly they echoed the calls
for service from this table to the
next. Anyone who saw the pur-
pose of that service and thought
of it only as an exciting time in
which to take advantage of his
teachers, or a time to avenge
poor grades, or just a lot of fun
because the teachers had turned
servants, begging for a few coins
as if they could never survive
without them, has, I would not
hesitate to say, either lost his feel-
ings and sense of responsibility
or else St. Edward's has. failed to
educate properly.
to assist four- and five-year-old children C --
of the poor through Project Head Start
Child Development Centers. Thousands aysma.
more are needed to live and work among %«2
poor families by enlisting in VISTA, the -- A V4GMEMA .
domestic Peace Corps. --- 2500
In Head Start, volunteers work side- cL23,,5222M2MMk.
by-side with teachers, social workers, 22,A“2N8B
doctors, and other professionals to give 7 ,-85
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can change the patterns of their lives. Wa-masre "
Many of these children have never held A . WVA,
a doll, never scribbled with crayons. s-sama-
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curiosity. Some are spoken to so rarely V--:
that they are unable to form sentences. 6dM0pNAet
Head Start volunteers will read to chil- f f18
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This significant movement by
the faculty members should be an
impetus, a challenge to us. They
have reflected the image of
Christ. Why couldn’t we, a much
larger number than Christ’s
twelve apostles, a bigger organiza-
tion than the faculty, with vari-
ous active clubs and, houses, pro-
ject further this apostolic work
of Christ? It is time for both you
and me to echo.
Anthony Chee
The Pl ace Aumpe
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