The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1959 Page: 3 of 12
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Friday, February 13, 1959
THE RATTLER
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Sodality Delegates
Pick Ted Kneupper
Delegates to the archdiocesan
sodality convention held here re-
cently, elected Ted Kneupper of
St. Mary’s as their new presi-
dent. The announcement was
made by Dr. Theadore TePas, re-
tiring president, presently sta-
tioned at Lackland Air Force
Base as chairman of the board of
health and hygiene.
All sodalities in the San Anto-
nio archdiocese were invited to
send representatives to the con-
vention at Our Lady of the Lake
C '^ege. The main speakers were
His Excellency, Robert E. Lucey,
archbishop of San Antonio; the
Rev. Herbert Walker, editor of
the Queen’s Work publications in
St. Louis; and the Rev. Erwin
Juraschek, national director of
the Sodality Federation.
Ted Kneupper is a junior at St.
Mary’s from New Braunfels. He
attended St. Joseph’s Seminary in
Chicago before coming to St.
Mary’s in 1957. He is now major-
ing in physics.
Ted has an ardent desire for
the advancement of the sodality
ideals.
“My main activity this year
will be to establish new groups
of sodalities in the archdiocese
which are designed especially for
professional men,” he said.
Other officers elected were Jo-
sephine Leal, vice president, from
our Lady of the Lake; Barbara
Maguire, secretary, from Incar-
nate Word High School; and Jose
Uviedo, treasurer, from Central
Catholic High School. The offi-
cers were installed by Father Ju-
raschek at a Holy Hour which
also served to close the annual
convention.
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Pre-Meds Take In
Galveston School
During the semester break,
members of the pre-med club,
Alpha Upsilon Theta, visited the
University of Texas medical
school in Galveston. They were
the guests of Theta Kappa Psi
fraternity.
Members making the trip were
Ray Hernandez, president; Jim-
my Straus, vice president; Tony
White, Anthony Maggio, Ernest
Casillas, Joe Carabin and David
Mainz. They toured John Sealy
Hospital and the medical school,
but the most interesting feature
of the trip was the anatomy lab.
There members spent hours
watching the medical student dis-
sect cadavers.
Members learned much about
life in medical school from the
many conversations that they had
with medical students. The trip
was climaxed with a party on the
last night.
The program for the month for
the club includes a co-meeting
with student nurses from Santa
Rosa on Feb. 19. A special guest
speaker will be presented to the
club and the meeting will be fol-
lowed by a social.
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Three Physics Officers
Re-elected for Spring
The three officers of the
Physics Club have all won re-
election for the spring term. Un-
apposed were Melvin Schrader,
president, Al Kircher, vice presi-
dent and Wayne Zimmerman, sec-
retary. Dr. William J. Hamm,
S.M., is modei'ator of the club, a
student chapter of the American
Institute of Physics.
This morning at 10 in Garni
Hall 107 the club will hear a talk
by Maurice Fox on amateur ra-
dio. All students interested in the
physical sciences are invited to
attend and become members.
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Parking Fee Postponed
No increases in fees were made
at the University for the spring
semester, said Dr. Gerald J.
Schnepp, S.M., vice president. The
planned parking fee of $3 was
postponed until next fall, when
the increases in fees and tuitions
announced recently will go into
effect. The parking fee will be
$5 for the year.
Rattier Fraternity Honors
Dovalina as February 'Man'
The Rattler Club fraternity’s
Man of the Month for February
is Robert L. Dovalina, Jr.
Robert, a senior, is well-known
to most persons on the campus
through his work as school photo-
grapher and associate editor of
the Diamondback for two years.
He was a member of the rifle
team for two years also, and was
secretary of the Rifle Club and
of the National Federation of
Catholic College Students.
A lifetime resident of Laredo,
where he was born on March 12,
1936, he also is a member of the
Laredo Club here.
Robert is majoring in market-
ing with a minor in accounting.
After graduation he plans to
return to Laredo to make his
home.
Robert will be very well-known
to the current batch of Rattler
Club pledges before the pledge
season is o v e r, as he now is
pledgemaster of the fraternity.
“He is an outstanding member
of the fraternity, and to him we
all offer congratulations,” said
President Norman Henry.
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21 Rattler Pledges
Have Own Officers
The Rattler Club began its
pledge period Feb. 2 with the in-
duction of 21 prospects.
A short history of the Rattler
Club, followed by an explanation
on the purpose of pledge period,
was given by Norman Henry,
president. Pledgemaster Bobby
Dovalina instructed the pledges
as to what* would be expected
from them during this trial pe-
riod.
An innovation, unique among
pledges of the Rattler Club, is
the election of their own class of-
ficers. They are Joe Uriegas, pre-
sident; Vic Huser, vice president;
Glen Barnard, secretary; and,
Rodney Kitten, sergeant-at-arms.
The following names complete
the pledge roster:
From San Antonio: Luis Rey
Ibarra, Ernesto C. Terry, Don
Beere and Gabriel Garza.
From Del Rio: Gonzalo R. Ga-
llegos, Adan Castaneda, and Joe
Uriegas.
From Slaton: Rodney J. Kit-
ten and Vic Huser.
From Mexico City: Glen Bar-
nard and James Johnson.
The rest include: Charles Ben-
ke, Tulsa, Okla.; Allen Williams,
Monahans; Alex Sucre, Caracas,
Venezuela; Luis Ortiz, Pearsall;
Bobby Joe Yzaguirre, Rio Grande
City; Moises Garcia, Brownsville;
and Juan Garza, Mission.
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Naval Reserve Offers
Training With Pay
A number of openings for of-
ficers and prospective officers is
available in the San Antonio,
naval reserve, Commander John
McElroy has announced. The or-
ganization meets every Monday
night at the arsenal from 7 to
10 p.m.
A full day’s pay in grade is
available for each naval reservist
for participation in the once-a-
week meetings. Also available is
two weeks’ training duty with
full pay during vacation each
year.
Com. McElroy is a navy PT
boat skipper who served with
famed Com. “We Were Expend-
able” Buckley in World War II.
Additional information may be
obtained from Com. McElroy any
Monday night at the Naval Re-
serve Training Center.
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Talk Published
Kappa Pi Sigma, honor frater-
nity for the BBA school, has pub-
lished the speech of the Very
Rev. Paul J. Hoffer, S.M., su-
perior general of the Society of
Mary, given recently in the gym.
Free copies of the talk, entitled
“Leaders of the World,” are avail-
able from Bob Bortner, president
of Kappa Pi Sigma.
Shoe Shine by Pretty
Co-eds Aids Frat's
March of Dimes Fund
Shoe shines for the March of
Dimes. That was a recent proj-
ect of the Rattler Club fra-
ternity, assisted by Maryjean
Reagan and Leddy Schauff of
our Lady of the Lake College.
The stand was set up in
front of the cafeteria. Shines
were a dime each.
Concurrently, the fraternity
conducted a paper drive at the
dorm to aid the March of
Dimes.
15 'Individuals’ Seek
Sigma Beta Affiliation
Fifteen prospective pledges of
Sigma Beta Chi turned out at the
first rush meeting, Irwin (Sonny)
Fries, pledgemaster, has an-
nounced. The Sigma Beta pledge
period started Monday.
In the pledge class are Tom
Brieske, Tony Dupre, Jim Fork-
enbrock, Charles Glauber, Tony
Kujawa, Mike M o i s e, Ralph
Murphy, Herman Nebel, Dave
Reeb, Jim Rierdon, Bob Scheibel,
Paul Sodeman, John Signaigo,
Jack Traynor and Tad Troy.
Fries outlined a program em-
phasizing the fraternity motto
of service, brotherhood and co-
operation. “We do not intend to
haze our pledges since we feel
that "hazing spawns conformity,
and we always have been a frat-
ernity of individuals,” he said.
Barons Now Testing
26 Pledge Hopefuls
The Order of the Barons
pledge period began Feb. 3 with
26 pledges under Pledgemaster
George Wilson and his assistant
James Braniff.
Pledging as of Tuesday were
Gerald Berend, Ray Bettge, Rudy
Casanova, Jack Connolly, Paul
Darrow, Richard Delamain, Earl
Dietze, John Donohue, Clifford
Enders, Bobby Eklund, Benny
Gonzales, Thomas Guajardo, John
Kunz, Ronny Maneth, Henry
Schroeder, Charles Schultz, John
Sprencil, Bobby Sokoll, Olin
Strauss, Kenneth Wolf and Dick
Zeplin.
The pledge period, which will
last from four to six weeks,
will be a strict test of the pledg-
es’ stamina, ability to work, and
character.
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Kappa Theta Launches
New Kind of Pledging
A revolutionary new type
pledge period began Thursday
for Kappa Theta Chi fraternity,
announced President Tom Bauml.
It will study the pledges’ charac-
ter through the use of social
events rather than the physical
actions used in the past.
“We hope to prove that this
method will be more successful
for both the pledge and the fra-
ternity, and thus open a new door
to pledgeship here at St. Mary’s,”
said Bauml.
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Rho Beta Variety Show
Scheduled for April 4
The spring pledge period of
Rho Beta Gamma began, with
certain appropriateness, on Ash
Wednesday. The period will run
four weeks and end on March 10.
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Rho Beta also has announced
that its annual Variety show will
be staged this year on Saturday,
April 4.
In May, the fraternity will
hold its annual banquet to honor
the outstanding student on
campus of the past year.
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Bro. Thayer Elected
Bro. Ralph Thayer, S.M., has
been elected president of the San
Antonio Historical Association.
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