Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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lENAXS BI-LLES II A Wk i • fi li . H B ■yJ Hr 4- ' ;;- | J i ■ ? ■ .f BM8g|P . r ' - - - |]PpP HBH M - ' THE STUDENT COUNCIL Fronf ou ' . O ' Hara, Woltering, Stewart. Cook, Mislan, Desmond, Kennedy. Back Rou-: Hall, Bcacom, Mirahelli, Shaffer, Devercux, Sii nott, Dickerson, Mullen, Stapleton, Romano. La Padula, Cohn.

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gard Officers THE term, Greater C korgetown, will king be rcmembcreLl in con- nection with the PrcsiLlent of the ' ard for the year 194b-7. That happily con- ceived phrase not only as a political rallying cry. hut as a fullsome desire of the Keenan program was ery exidenth ' responsible for the election of Dick Keenan, joe Cook, and Gene Stewart to the highest student offices in the Uni -ersity. Dick, after his return from the ser ice, upon his arrixal at the Hilltop, saw the difference between the Georgetown of pre-war ears, and the one which met his determined leadership at the beginning of this ear. His first step toward cooperation and unification was the strengthening of the Student Council into an actually representative and governing body. As an indication of the spirited program of Dick ' s term of office, we only had to stand back and wonder at the imagination and spec- tacle of the campaign which he conducted. Garrulous publicity stunts were introduced, and prominent among the eye-catching events of that noisy, ebullient week, was the arri al on the campus of the Keenan campaign wagon covered with posters and the candidates ticket. A colonial wagon and four, surmounted b ' four comely models and a top-hatted dri er, rolled by the gates into Georgetown. .A stunt of one of Dick ' s rivals that will long be remembered was that sponsored by Jake Loftus, who commissioned an airplane to fly over the quadrangle and drop a bomb which exploded to send Vote for Loftus pamphlets flying abo e the heads of the amazed voters. The three ' ' ard Officers worked together in close harmony and were greatly responsible for producing greater social functions and ac- tivities on the campus. Cook, Keenan, Stewart

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ML!SIC MAKER; Orchestra THE Georgetown University Orches- tra first came into existence when intercollegiate athletics were non- existent; the government was using most of the campus, and the college was fortunate to ha ' e two hundred students enrolled at one time. Organized in 1 44 by a group of musicians with the help of Bill Rach and Father Law, the Georgetown Orchestra has been a success- ful war baby, and now promises the most enterprising schedule on campus. The George- town Rhythm Boys, as the orchestra was originally known, have provided the music for many informal dances in Copley-Lounge and Ryan Gym. Composed of a five-man sax section, three trumpeters, two trombonists, and a four-man rhythm group, the Georgetown Orchestra plays hot, sweet and low, and its syncopated rhythms and original orchestrations have met the demands of every social program. The orchestra periodically held banquets and made awards of engraved G. U. ke s and siK ' er cigarette lighters to its members. The wonderful spirit manifested b - the members helped to keep the orchestra together as a cohesive group. During the last year the schedule has in- volved playing at the Hotels Roosevelt, .An- napolis and Roger Smith, the National Air- port, Chevy Chase Country Club, Immacu- lata, Rosemont, and the Georgetown Players ' Sascha Calls the Kremlin. Edward Drysgula is the present conductor and is assisted by Business Managers William Crofton and Richard Mantiglia.