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THE RATTLER
April 19, 1940
Yesterday’s Fish
Also Edited
Red, White, Blue Issues
Most Colorful Tet—
But Our’s Best
Designers tell us that the fish
is a beautiful creature, with its
delicately blended lines and ex-
quisite shape. But in recent years
a new type of fish has developed,
quite different from the ordin-
ary kind.
Instead of leisurely swimming
through the cool waters of some
mountain brook, this new fish
floats through a scorching first-
year college curriculum, taking
upon himself various tasks, among
which is the composition of a
Freshman Issue of the college pub-
lication, such as this.
Perhaps it would be interesting
to recall the development of fish
issues of The Rattler here at St.
Mary’s. Our fish first got the
idea of a freshman issue in 1926,
when Editor John C. Cain super-
vised the issue which appeared on
February 8 of that year. St. Mary’s
university was then St. Mary’s
college, and Fish Cain’s paper
brought out the fact of wild and
wooly Texas by allowing a sil-
houette of a cowpuncher to ap-
pear on the front page of the
issue.
Then in 1927, under the direc-
tion of Editor R. DeHymel, the
fish acknowledged their verdancy
by printing the entire Rattler in
green ink. The same was done the
following year, when on the first
day of April, 1928, with Louis
Nelson acting as editor, another
green issue appeared. But the fish
of ’29 wanted to be different, so
Editor Walter E. Will returned
to good old black ink.
Topsy-Turvy Issue
Black ink took the fore in
1931, and held it until last year.
Editors through these years were
the following: 1931, Herman Wild
and Raymond Cunningham; 1932,
Tom Jackson and Joseph Kenny;
1934, Frank Brady; 193 5, Robert
Seng; 1936, Frank R. Whittier;
1937, Con Cotter and Joe Floyd.
Several of these editors printed
their editions in a topsy-turvey
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St. Mary’s Paging
Professor Quiz
"Which freezes quicker, hot
water or cold water?”
If you can respond with an im-
mediate and prompt answer to this
query, you might land a job with
St. Mary’s university. For it is
questions of this type that are be-
ing proffered daily to the tele-
phone answerers at the University.
Some are amusing, others are ri-
diculous, and still others are aston-
ishing.
To apply for this position,
though, you had better have a few
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., etc., tagged on
the end of your name and you’d
better be a professor, a scientist,
an engineer. For these are quali-
fications expected by many of the
telephone callers. A "walking en-
cyclopaedia” is what the callers
hope to find on the receiving end.
The inquiries which are pre-
sented are too numerous and varied
for enumeration or comment here.
But from those referred to, you can
readily conceive the nature of the
others.
Recently some group wanted to
place an inscription upon some
building, object, or something.
Naturally they had to do this af-
fair in a "big way” and have the
inscription worded in prestiged
Latin. So immediately a call was
put in to St. Mary’s to procure
the correct translation.
And when the party at the
University end could not immedi-
ately, without a moment of
thought or concentration, supply
the translation, the querist de-
ploringly reprimanded the Uni-
versity for its low standard of
education.
Which just goes to show you!
FROSH OFFICERS
Guiding the destinies of the Freshman Class during this past
year have been a set of competent officers, pictured above... Under
their leadership the class has played an active and important role in
university functions.
Reading from left to right: Johnny Werner, class president;
Barney Higgins, secretary; George Kappus, treasurer; and Frank
Ducos, vice-president. Not included in the picture is Bernard Wichlep,
present freshman representative in the Student council.
j Fish History
(Continued from page 1)
several other Upper classmen sud-
denly became very popular with
the Freshmen. Coy Spawn’s thrill-
ing and chilling escapade will no
doubt long linger in his memory.
A marked man was O. B. Gas-
tring, former Chief Injustice of
the Kangaroo Court. Joe Tom
Houston, the gent who tried to
pass a rule requiring freshmen to
study in the library every night,
spent three hours studying in the
library, under the supervision of a
host of freshmen.
Fish Rule Ends
Ouch!—Came the next day—
the last day of Fish Rule! We
thought we had dished it out the
day before but we didn’t know
the half of it.
Aha! But that night—green
caps flew as prexy Rene "Gui-
dreaux” Mouton proclaimed the
end of Fish Rule and commended
us for being one of the best fresh-
men classes in history.
Now, with our newly acquired
freedom, we have stepped forth
as the outstanding class of the
year. Two freshmen, William
Block and Charles Dickson, headed
the roll last semester.
And what could Brother Gon-
ner do without the Freshmen in
his band, Harold "Hotlips” Crasil-
neck, Bernard Beaullieu, Joe Kid-
well, Calie Myers, Amos Musset,
Vincent Brangan, J. C. Linney,
Donald Metzger, Frank Montague,
Bernard Higgins, Max Niedorf,
Marshall Wilkinson, Elmer Dolch,
Harvey Kindervater, and Bill We-
ber.
The Freshmen have not been
Law School Regent
Consecrated
On Wednesday, April 10, Epis-
copal consecration was conferred
on the newest member of the
American Hierarchy, Most Rev.
Sidney M. Metzger, former Law
school regent of St. Mary’s, at
the two-hundred year old San
Fernando Cathedral.
The ecclesiastical procession, led
by the Central Catholic high
school Drum and Bugle corps
and the Central Catholic crack
drill team, included a score of
bishops, dozens of Monsignori, and
hundreds of priests who marched
from Our Lady of Guadalupe
Center to the Cathedral.
An escort of fourth degree
Knights of Columbus formed the
guard of honor and cadets from
Central Catholic high school and
St. Mary’s university military
units lined the streets through
which the procession passed.
Most Rev. Arthur J. Drossaerts,
Archbishop of San Antonio, con-
secrated the new bishop with
Most Rev. Rudolph A. Gerken,
Archbishop of Santa Fe, and Most
Rev. M. S. Garriga, Coadjutor
Bishop of Corpus Christi, acting
as co-consecrators. Rt. Rev. James
F. Culleton, chancellor of the
Monterey-Fresno diocese, delivered
the sermon.
neglectful in sports, for our foot-
ball lineup bears such names as
Daigle, Locke, Tutor, Lyle, Mc-
Knight.
Chief among the Rattler cagers
have been Leonard Link, the Ducos
Twins—Frankie and Johnny, Dick
Locke and Elmer McKnight.
No one can imagine how proud
we felt when our own Dudley
Greene delivered the principal ad-
dress at the "Heroes’ Day” cele-
bration at Milam Square.
Thus we come to the present
and our own Freshman Issue of
the Rattler. We have worked
hard and we honestly believe that
our efforts have not been in vain.
However, it is up to you, our
readers, to judge for yourselves the
mettle and worth of the Best
Freshman Class That Ever At-
tended St. Mary’s!
AHEM!
'ucos
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Puzzle Profs
Identical Identities
Stump Students
Once there lived the Ducos
twins . . . and oh what a pair
were they!
Aptly called Frankie and John-
ny, the Ducos twins, identity per-
sonified, now attending St. Mary’s,
are providing headaches galore for
the professors who find it such a
difficult task to distinguish.
The confusion began when their
mother first mixed them up in
the bath tub, and has continued
ever since.
In the classroom the twins have
been placed in different sections
whenever possible to facilitate their
identification. Being very prac-
tical, the twins have adopted a
system whereby Frankie - studies
one night and Johnny the next.
On the basketball court the
twins produce problems of mul-
tiple vision to the enemy. Many
an opposing coach has in vain tried
to solve the enigma.
They both admit that the crown-
ing mixup came one day in gram-
mar school. Frankie conceived the
idea of playing hookie to attend
the circus, but Johnny dissented.
That evening when punishment
was meted out by Papa Ducos it
was poor Johnny who was the re-
cipient and who had to remain
at home, Frankie seeing the circus
twice.
Though each will cleverly pass
the buck to the other and also
willingly share the burdens of the
other, neither one has ever allowed
the other to eat, sleep, or drink
for him.
And although the boys take the
frequent mixups calmly and as a
matter-of-fact, they are both wor-
rying about what St. Peter is go-
ing to say when they knock at the
pearly gates!
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Profs Represent City
At Galveston Meet
Over fifteen hundred social
workers are expected to attend the
convention of the Texas Social
Workers’ association to be held
at Galveston April 30 to May 3.
Representing St. Mary’s will be
Reverend Bros. Herbert Leies, S.M.,
and Gerald Schnepp, S.M., profes-
sors of social sciences at the Uni-
versity.
Brother Leies is president of the
San Antonio Social Workers’ as-
sociation while Brother Schnepp is
local publicity chairman and edi-
tor of the San Antonio Social
Workers’ Bulletin.
The headquarters for the con-
vention will be the Buccaneer Ho-
tel, where the Sociel Workers’ In-
stitute will present short courses in
social work for members during
the four days. State and national
speakers will be present, among
them most probably several Cath-
olic clergymen.
The San Antonio Social Work-
ers’ association has been very ac-
tive in the community, especially
with regard to the treatment and
prevention of tuberculosis.
Celebrities Attend
Library Opening
Heusinger Library Opened
With Ceremonial Talks
The Edward W. Heusinger Li-
brary, annex to the main library
of the University, was formally
dedicated Saturday afternoon,
April 6.
Mr. William Knox, president of
the San Antonio Scientific society
and life-long friend and com-
panion of Mr. Heusinger, reviewed
salient facts of the latter’s life.
"Mr. Heusinger has always shown
himself a very close friend of
St. Mary’s university in that he
has contributed a large number of
rare and valuable books to the
University library.” Mr. Knox
said that Mr. Heusinger is a man
of broad culture and interests,
the author of a book on the Mis-
sions of Texas.
Mr. Heusinger responded to Mr.
W. J. Knox’s address, saying that
he felt that giving books to St.
Mary’s was putting them in the
right place, where they would be
used and preserved.
Very Rev. Walter Golatka, pres-
ident of St. Mary’s university,
made the speech of acceptance. In
it he developed the importance
of libraries to a university educa-
tion in general. The president
stressed the need of a new li-
brary building because of the
cramped quarters of the present
library.
Among the important guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. C. K.
Quin, Col. and Mrs. W. Lee Hart,
Judge and Mrs. W. Anderson,
and Judge and Mrs. S. G. Tayloe.
The Edward W. Heusinger Li-
brary comprises two main col-
lections. One is the C. L. Gruz-
evski collection presented the Uni-
versity by the Scientific Society
of San Antonio. The other is
from the private library of Mr.
Heusinger.
Since the above story was
written, The Rattler regrets
to inform its readers that
Mr. William J. Knox, speaker
at the Heusinger Library
dedication, died Thursday,
April 11. St. Mary’s has
lost a faithful friend and
benefactor.
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I.W.C. Freshman Witnesses
Theresa Neumann Ordeal
By Bernard "Wicklep
To Maria Liebscher, freshman at Incarnate Word college, has
been given a privilege bestowed upon but few Americans and probably
no other present American college student—the memorable and dis-
tinguished privilege of visiting Theresa Neumann, the famous stig-
matist of Konnersreuth, Germany, and of actually being in her pres-
ence while she experienced her ordeal.
It was during the season of Lent,
that period when Theresa under-
goes her most intensive and igno-
minious suffering, that Maria and
her mother were allowed to visit
Theresa after having been granted
the special permission of the Bishop
of Rosenburg.
The Neumann home, explained
Maria, is located on one side of
the main square of Konnersreuth,
and Theresa’s room, situated on
the second floor, is of white and
furnished simply.
As Maria and her mother cau-
tiously and silently tip-toed into
the room, Theresa was at the
Fourth Station of the Way of the
Cross.
Apparition Begins
"She was half reclining on the
bed,” Maria went on to feelingly
relate, "with arms outstretched
and hardly a movement noticeable.
There was a most expectant and
attentive expression on her deathly
pale face.
“Her eyes, half filled with
blood, sharply affixed themselves
on some ecstastic object. The blood
overflowing from her eyes slowly
trickled down her cheeks. And on
her head, covered with a white
cloth, drops of blood began to
form.
"Blood also commenced appear-
ing on one side of the gown
which draped over her shoulders.
On the extended hands, one could
see the nail marks.”
As Maria continued to recount
vividly the experiences of her visit,
Radio Group Visits
Kettering Club
The Kettering Club, University
physics organization, will play host
to San Antonio Radio Amateurs
today, Rev. Bro. Louis P. Thein,
S.M., head of the physics depart-
ment has announced.
Bro. Thein has been making ar-
rangements for the club’s inspec-
tion trip to New Braunfels, and is
planning similar trips to Randolph,
Kelly, and Duncan fields. These
trips are in keeping with the club’s
policy of visiting a different in-
dustrial plant every week.
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the expression of her face betrayed
that that one brief visit had im-
printed an indelible impression on
her mind and her heart.
Stigmatist Speaks
"During the apparition Theresa
spoke a little in Aramaic concern-
ing what she was seeing, and the
priest at her bedside immediately
translated. After the vision had
passed, she sank back, exhausted,
onto the pillow. Then she slowly
uttered these words: rThe Saviour
says that children should always
willingly and gladly obey their
parents.’
"I shall never forget,” declared
Maria, "those words spoken by
Theresa. And the few minutes I
was allowed to be in her presence
during her sufferings will always
linger in my memories. For there
I learned first to realize a little of
how great Christ’s sufferings must
have been.”
Sports Editor Attends
Rotary Round Table
Martin L. Duggan, sports edi-
tor of The Rattler, was repre-
sentative of St. Mary’s university
at a panel discussion held April
15 at the Plaza roof and sponsored
by the 129th District of Rotary.
At the luncheon were student
representatives from high schools
and other colleges in Texas. Also
present were Rotarians, their
wives, and friends.
Certain problems of youth were
discussed at the meeting and no
formal speeches were made, as
the purpose of the meeting was
to have an active and familiar
discussion. This discussion was a
part of the conference of the
129th District of Rotary.
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St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.). Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1940, newspaper, April 19, 1940; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth841895/m1/4/: 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.