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BACCALAUREATE
SERVICES
THE RATTLER
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES
SUNDAY, MAY 28
VOLUME XXXI
ST. MARY’S OF TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. MAY 19, 1950
TUESDAY, MAY 30
NO. 15
New Courses
Scheduled for
This Summer
Six new courses will be offered
by St. Mary’s during summer
school beginning June 9. Regis-
tration will start for students on
the Woodlawn campus Monday,
May 22, and for other students on
June 7.
Four of the new courses are in
education, covering methods and
materials for the use of children’s
literature in the grades, organiza-
tion and administration of the ele
mentary public school, methods of
audio-visual education in the ele-
mentary school, and the elemen-
tary public school curriculum.
The other courses are in the mu-
sic department featuring bandstra-
tion, orchestration, arranging, and
advanced harmony, under the in-
struction of \Frank G. Sturchio.
These subjects are offered especial-
ly for band directors of schools in
Texas.
To teach the various courses of-
fered this summer 12 new instruc-
tors will be added to the St. Mary’s
faculty. They are Bro. Louis
Scherrer, instructor in education;
Bro. Edward Houston and Bro. Joe
Konitzer, to teach accounting;
Bro. Henry Collins and Bro. Edwin
Goerdt, to assist in the history de-
partment; and in the math depart-
ment Bro. Joseph Schneider, to
teach college algebra, and Bro.
Frank Gutting, to teach analytic
geometry.
The largest increase of instruc-
tors will be in the English depart-
ment with Father O’Shaughnessy,
Bro. Lawrence Gonner, Bro. Harold
Huels, and Bro. Albert Stein, one
of whom will teach freshman Eng-
lish and the others sophomore Eng-
lish.
Registration will be as follows:
Woodlawn students will register on
May 22, 23, 24, and 25, from 9
a.m. until 11 a.m. Other students
will register on June 7 from 1 p.m.
until 3 p.m. and June 8 from 9
a.m. until 3 p.m. Classes will be-
gin on June 9.
The maximum load for any stu-
dent is two courses per term, and
only one of these two may be a
laboratory course. Classes will be
held daily, Monday through Fri-
day. Laboratory work is sched-
uled for the afternoons, usually
three times a week.
Jubilarians Honored
SYMPATHY
The students and faculty of
St. Mary’s extend their sympa-
thy to Bro. Paul Geolz upon the
death of his father May 4. His
father was a resident of East
St. Louis, 111.
Celebrating the Silver jubilee of their profession of vows in the
Society of Mary are the Rev. Walter Buehler (left), Bro. George
Kohnen, and Bro. Francis Becker. The statue is that of the founder
of the Marianists, Father Charminade, the centenary of whose death
is being commemorated this year.
Three members of the faculty of
St. Mary’s and religious of the So-
ciety of Mary will celebrate their
Silver jubilee of profession of vows
in ceremonies Saturday and Sunday,
May 20 and 21. Saturday has been
proclaimed Jubilee day in honor of
Bro. Francis Becker, Rev. Walter
Buehler, and Bro. George Kohnen.
The ceremonies will open with
a Solemn High Mass to be offered
in the school chapel on Saturday at
8 a.m. The student body of St.
Mary’s including non-Catholic stu-
dents, have been invited to partici-
pate in the celebrations.
A jubilee breakfast will be served
in the cafeteria following the Mass.
Father Buehler, professor of phil-
osophy and chaplain of St. Mary’s,
is a native of St. Louis. He has
received his theological studies and
ordination to the priesthood at the
Marianist International seminary,
Fribourg, Switzerland. He secured
his doctorate from the Catholic uni-
versity of America.
Brother Becker attended St.
Michael’s school in Chicago, 111.,
before entering Maryhurst for his
training for the brotherhood of
Mary. He obtained his degree in
science from St. Louis university.
For the past 12 years he has been
assistant professor of drawing at
Faculty and Student Plans
Completed for Summer Trips
St. Mary’s, where he has been a
driving force behind the Univer-
sity band. The Centennial hymn
used during celebrations this year
was written by Brother Becker.
Brother Kohnen is professor of
economics and finance here at St.
Mary’s. Also a native of St. Louis,
he attended Saints Peter and Paul
school. He has taught in schools
of Belleville, Chicago, St. Louis and
San Antonio. He received his Ph.D.
in economics from the Catholic uni-
versity of America and Northwest-
ern university.
Commencement for 153 Grads
To be Held Tuesday, May 30
One hundred fifty - three St.
Mary’s students are candidates for
degrees at the 1950 spring com-
mencement exercises in the Munic-
ipal auditorium at 8:15 p.m. Tues-
day, May 30.
Maj. Gen. Terry Allen, U.S.
Army retired, a former student at
the old St. Mary’s academy, was
chosen to speak before the gradu-
ating class. General Allen was
commanding general of the U.S.
First and 104th infantry divisions
during some of World War II’s ma-
jor battles.
Baccalaureate services will begin
graduation proceedings at 9 a.m.
Sunday, May 2 8, with the Very
Rev. George F. Sexton, O.M.I., of
De Mazenod scholasticate, giving
the baccalaureate sermon. The
service swill take place in the Uni-
versity chapel.
The largest number of candi-
dates for degrees, 67, are busi-
ness administration students. Can-
didates for Bachelor of Business Ad-
ministration degrees are Thomas M.
Anderlitch, Charles T. Beaullieu,
James H. Bennett Jr., Albert G.
Benson, Robert R. Biechlin, Robert
J. Boubel Jr., Dale W. Brothers,
Ambrose D. Burket, Anthony F.
Byron, Edward B. Carruthers, S.
Joseph Castorina, John Chisholm,
Paul F. Christilles Jr., William W.
Cree Jr., Gene L. Cross, Lawrence
J. Del Papa, Terry J. Dunklin,
Charles F. Erickson, Belisario de
Jesus Flores, Donald D. Funk, John
Gatti, Johnny F. Gavlick, George
Gee, Francis A. Gieringer, Jose Ro-
gelio Gonzales; Jorge I. Guerra,
Robert E. Gunville, Bennet T. Hall,
and Amos E. Hatcher Jr.
Other candidates for a BBA are
Commissions, Awards Received
By Military Cadets at Field Day
Ten ROTC cadets were awarded
reserve army commissions and three
others received Distinguished Mili-
tary Student awards at the second
annual field day of the St. Mary’s
unit in the gym Thursday, May
11.
The senior cadets cited for com-
missions were Robert B. Battaglia,
Louis Brown, James J. Clark Jr.,
Mack A. Guerra, Ralph B. Fair-
child Jr., Tony R. Martinez, Leon-
ard J. Nolan, Richard J. Potter,
George F. San Miguel, and Gus
Wueste.
Those receiving the DMS award
were Walter Lynn, Henry Peters,
and Donald Debner.
Rifle team members were given
letters for active participation on
the team. These men were Her-
bert A. Alves, Walter L. Barnett,
William B. Fairchild, Thomas M.
Grover, Dan A. Hillsman, Larry
Isom, Thomas Pfeiffer, and James
A. Walker Jr.
Other senior cadets who finished
the course, but will not obtain
their commissions until they obtain
a BA degree, are Allen Angelus,
Nickolas Bitsis, Anthony Cies-
zynski, Wayne Glenn, Walter
Lynn, Christopher Monestier, Wal-
lie Perez, Alfred Sturchio, Jack
Tancred, Nolie Torbcrt, and
Johnny Wardashki.
Louis Brown received the United
States Field Artillery award for
being the outstanding ROTC cadet
for the year.
Lt. Col. Joseph H. Stangle pre-
sented the awards. This is the last
year Colonel Stangle will be with
the unit, for he will leave at the
end of this semester.
Field day marked the close of
activities for the unit for this year
and was held in the gym because of
rain. The graduation parade was
called off.
Nancy Cicchese Reigns As Queen
The highlight of summer trips
by faculty members and students
of St. Mary’s will be the Holy Year
pilgrimage to Rome, with a large
delegation sailing on various-spon-
sored tours. The pilgrimage spon-
sored by the Overseas Service pro-
gram of the National Federation of
Catholic College students will de-
part from New York with two
separate sailings, the first being on
June 23, followed by the Aug. 6
departure.
Students who have received their
approved applications for either of
the sailings include Bill Dodds, who
will serve in an administrative ca-
pacity for both sailings, Tom Pape,
Sixtus Pawlik, Chris O’Connor, Ol-
lie Mayo, Bob Janert, and Jack
Judson. Also making the NFCCS
I tour will be Harry Nixon, faculty-
moderator of the Rattler.
There will be another pilgrimage
sponsored by St. Mary’s, under the
personal direction of Very Rev.
Louis J. Blume, president of the
university, and Rev. Stanley Kus-
man, associate professor of philos-
ophy.
The largest unified student trip
during the coming summer will be
made by 32 advanced military stu-
dents of the St. Mary’s ROTC,who
will attend a six - week training
iamp at Fort Sill, Okla., from June
19-July 31. The purpose of the
camp is outlined to give the stu-
dents practical experience of the
knowledge of the field artillery re-
ceived from classes during the reg-
ular semesters.
Queen Nancy Cicchese and her court reigned in regal splendor at the coronation ceremonies at the
National Catholic Community Service. The princesses were Nancy Romero (left), Joan Bauer, and
Barbara Ezzell. The prom queen’s escort, Arthur Troilo, is at her left, and William Dodds, Student
council president, at her right. The other escorts are Roland Hargis, Danny Loth, and Robert Battag-
lia. Wayne Marty is Miss Cichese’s train-bearer.
Nancy Cicchese was crowned
queen of the annual Junior-
Senior prom at the coronation
Sunday night, May 14. She was
the entry of the Rho Beta Gamma
fraternity.
The results of the election for
queen were not known to the pub-
lic until the coronation. Runners-
up in the election were Barbara
Ezzell and Joan Bauer. These two
young ladies and Nancy Romero
comprised the remainder of the
queen’s court.
The St. Mary’s saber team per-
formed as guard of honor for the
queen and her court at the corona-
tion.
The University Glee club under
the direction of Mrs. George Gam-
ble, provided entertainment for the
occasion and sang a melody of
tunes. Mrs. Gamble and Hal Cur-
ran gave solos.
Refreshments and a dance closed
the festivities for the evening.
John M. Hawley, Harold L. Hol-
man, Harvey K. Huie Jr., Charles
T. Hutzler, Edmond A. Jaeckle Jr.,
Ervin C. Joseph, Lloyd V. Keller,
Earl Patrick Kelly, Harvey L. Kin-
dervater, Henry C. King, Leonard
J. Kotzur, Charles J. Laake Jr.,
Herbert P. Lomax, Charles G. Mc-
Caleb Jr., George F. McCann, Ru-
ben R. Melchor, Robert T. Mellard,
John W. Milligan, Daniel J. Morash,
Joseph P. Munoz, Leonard J. No-
lan, Donald P. Oliphant, Paul R.
Paquelet, Wayne W. Saunders,
Louis W. Sciba Jr., Albert W. Shaw
Jr., Tom J. Sheridan, Ferdinand L.
Staffel, Leon P. Summers, Louis L.
Talbot, Richard G. Teal, Louis E.
Theis, Charles M. Trub, Charles L.
Ulcak, Charles B. Wall, Chester F.
Wallendorf, Earl E. Whitworth,
and Bernard C. Zinsmeyer.
The 32 candidates for Bachelor of
Arts degrees are Frank W. Baur,
Louis Brown, John J. Cegelski, Ru-
ben Chapa, Calder W. Chapman,
Robert G. Coffman, Lee J. Corkill
Jr., Richard N. Costantino, Allan
Ray Cross, Roy Curiel, Quinto De
Gerolami, Cayetano J. de la Garza,
William J. Dodds, Edward R.
Finck Jr., Edward Frazer, Evelyn
P. Gerber, Jessie A. Gillespie, Mar-
tin F. Hennessey Jr., and Bernard
A. Herbert Jr.
BA degree candidates also include
Jerome J. Knaupp, Leonard J. Kot-
zur, John R. Libby, Floyd Mc-
Gowan Jr., John Moffat, Reynaldo
L. Nerio, James C. Queen, Harold
A. Reich, Arthur C. Reyna, Clar-
ence A. Russell Jr., Lawrence J.
Schelper, Michael C. Schoppe, Wil-
liam G. Smith Jr., Perfecto Solis
Jr., Leo J. Sperry, Eugene A. Tos-
cano, and Fernando Valdes.
There are twenty-two candidates
for the degree of Bachelor of Sci-
ence. They are George W. Bar-
rett, Louis Brown, John M. Bryant,
Charles M. Cope, Kenneth P.
Dobbs, Jesse G. Fernandez, Richard
J. Fritz, Cipriano F. Guerra Jr.,
Carrol F. Jacobs, Lambert S. Ko-
tara, James C. Lamb, Billy R.
Locke, James E. Morgan, Herbert
Navarro, George W. Payne, George
F. San Miguel, Michael C. Schoppe,
Walter J. Sharpe, William E.
Trembley, Pedro Vela, Francis E.
Wolff, and Gus M. Wueste.
Sr. M. Attracta Cahill, and Ken-
neth Holmes Kidwell are the two
candidates for the degree of Master
of Arts in the 1950 graduation ex-
ercises.
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St. Mary's Builds
New Parking Garage
A three-story parking garage
will be built on the University
property adjoining the downtown
campus, according to Very Rev.
Louis J. Blume, president of St.
Mary’s.
The reinforced-concrete struc-
ture, which will accommodate ap-
proximately 500 automobiles, will
be designed with an eye on the fu-
ture expansion of both San Antonio
and the University.
Covering 32,000 square feet, the
building will be so constructed that
floors can be added later to accom-
modate class rooms for the law
school.
This will be the first open-sided
parking structure erected in San
Antonio. It will help alleviate the
parking problem in the city.
CONDOLENCES
Condolences to the widow and
family of George Belcher, 1949
graduate of the law school, who
died recently.
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St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.). The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 19, 1950, newspaper, May 19, 1950; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth841695/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library.