Loyola University of Los Angeles - Lair Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Dr. Hayakawa, leading expert in Semanticsg Fr. Casassa, The Cardinal, and Mrs. Edward T. Foley at the dedication of the Communication Arts Facility. Major benefactor Edward T. Foley with Fr. Casassa and Fr. Kilp at the Communication Arts Center dedication. Edward T. Foley, the major benefactor of the Communication Arts Department, was formerly active with Foley brothers, Inc., one of the nation's major, heavy construction and engineering corporations. He retired from activity in the heavy con- struction field approximately five years ago. Mr. Foley was graduated from St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Minnesota before going on to studies at Pembroke College, Oxford. There he received the special diploma 'in economics eking out honors in that program which, as he says, came as quite a surprise to both him and Oxford. He had returned to St. Paul College of Law and received his law degree in 1910. Since retiring a few years ago he has turned most of his interests to ranching, always a favorite pastime with him. He has been named recipient of honorary degrees from St. Thomas College, from Loyola University of 'Los Angeles, and from Pepperdine College. An outstanding Catholic layman, he is a Knight of St. Sylvester and a member of the Military Order of Malta, both Papal orders. Always deeply concerned with the field of communications in its varying aspects, Mr. Foley turned toward Loyola Uni- versity of Los Angeles and presented the school with an ultra new communications facility designed to provide both under- graduate and graduate courses for jesuit-trained students who plan to enter the fields of journalism, advertising, television and motion pictures. 5

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Loyola University of Los Angeles celebrates this year its fiftieth anniversary as an institution of higher learning. When we look to the simple beginnings of Loyola University, we glean some idea of the progress that has been made. When we compare what communi- cations were like at the time Loyola began with the field of communi- cations, today we cannot but be awed at the vast changes and the wonderful progress in the field. In the midst of this profound de- velopment it is significant to note that the Los Angeles area has become one of the truly great centers of the United States in the area of mass media of communications. Now as Loyola University of Los Angeles marks its fiftieth year, it is also entering upon educational work in the field of com- munications. Obviously it is no accident that Loyola, situated as it is in Los Angeles, is embarking on this new educational venture. A splendid new facility-the Foley Communications Arts Center and Strub Memorial Little Theatre-provides the physical setting for the work. It is now our task to develop outstanding programs in the various mass media of communications. Quite appropriately, then, this year's edition of The Lair calls attention to developments in communication arts. Charles S. Casassa, SJ. President Loyola University of Los Angeles Very Reverend Charles S. Casassa, SJ. Dedication The Very Reverend Charles Casassa was born Sept. 23, 1910, in San Francisco California. He was graduated from Gon- zaga University in 1955 where he obtained his M.A., and in 1939 secured his S.T.L. at Alma College. He was conferred a doctor at the University of Toronto and the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies in Toronto in 1946. Ordained to the priesthood in the Society of jesus in 1938, Fr. Casassa taught in the Philosophy Department from 1939 to 1941, and after his Canadian studies returned to Loyola to become president of the then small University on Feb. 2, 1949. One need not expound verbally on Loyola's phenominal growth since that date. A cursory glance at the present campus is indication enough of Fr. Casassa's leadership and dedicated service to the University. The completed buildings of Project 70 stand in praise and mute testimony to the work Fr. President has put in to make Loyola today a major center of Jesuit education in the U.S. Fr. Casassa is extremely active innreligious and civic affairs and is noted for his activities against discrimination since his arrival at Loyola. He has been cited for Distinguished Citizenship by Los Angeles County, and has received merit for fostering goodwill and understanding among religious and racial groups in the Los Angeles area. Fr, President received a Resolution by the State Assembly commemorating his iiifteenth year as President in 1964, that same year receiving an honorary degree from the University of Judaism. It is to this truly outstanding man and priest that we dedicate the 1965 Lair.

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C0 UNICATION ARTS Since the earliest records of civilization, man has felt the need to communicate with his fellow humans. By his very nature, man must communicate and transmit his thoughts and emotions in order to survive. From basic grunts and utterances, man fashioned a language of tongue by which he could communicate more advanced ideas in a more practical manner. Once the basic rudiments were mastered, progress became even more rapid. Ancient cuneoform, hieroglyphics, and papyrus sheets eventually gave way to huge presses and newspapersg beating on a hollow log evolved into the wireless and our vast telephone networks. But man was not content to merely hear, but to see as well and television was devel- oped.