Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Greek Letters Alpha Sigma Nu, a chapter of the National Jesuit Honor Society, is composed of influential and in- terested students, whose aim is to facilitate com- munications between the student body and the administration. Aiding in the achievement of this end and allowing the exchange of ideas and sug- gestions are the informal and candid conferences with the top members of the administration and faculty. Present active members are president Bob Heymann, vice-president Bob Baker, secretary Bob McGrain, and treasurer Charlie Burke. Among the more publicized activities of this organization is the annual sponsorship of the Gorman Lecture Series. Those students who have been members of the Debating Society for two years and who have dem- onstrated proven ability in the field of public speaking and argumentation are eligible for ap- pointment to membership in Tau Kappa Alpha, the National Honorary Forensic Fraternity. This organization actively encourages participation in debating and public speaking by sponsoring and administering the annual High School Forensic Tournament, held for high school debaters in the Baltimore area in May of each year. Present mem- bers include president Dan Fall, vice-president Jerry Frese, and secretary George Nellies. The membership of Lambda Iota Tau is open to those students who have a genuine interest in any facet of the vast field of literamre and who pos- sess the necessary scholarship and research ability to prepare and deliver an original paper on some literary work or problem. Charlie Burke, Rho chapter president, and Mr. Christ, faculty modera- tor recently-chosen editor of the fraternity’s na- tional Newsletter, have programmed and presented an extremely interesting and diversified series of lectures, recordings and films on a wide range of subjects, held weekly in Xavier Lounge for all students. Left ot right; A.S.N. members McGrain, Burke, Hey- mann, Baker. Left to right; Frese, Fall, Nellies discuss T.K.A. problems. l.l.T. members in their natural habitat. Left to right: seated. Eagle, Pula, Frese; standing, Mangus, Mead, Geckle. 29

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Mask and Rapier By virtue of a kind of reciprocal trade agreement with several local women’s colleges, Loyola men combined talents ( and a pleasant combination it was) with girls from Mount Saint Agnes and Notre Dame of Maryland to stage several highly entertaining productions during the past year. The Society’s successful staging of Kaufmann and Hart’s You Can ' t Take It With You, which was marked by excellent attendance, started the season’s schedule of dramatic activity. Loyola Nite”, the annual Thanksgiving-Eve high-jinx, lived up to its enviable reputation for hilarity. This was due, in large part, to the tireless efforts of Fr. Scanlan, who once again assumed his triple role of writer, director and producer. Under the expert but sometimes anxious eyes of Director Bob Dunn, a familiar face in Loyola dramatics, the cast and stage crew whipped into shape a creditable production of sophomore Ed Reese’s original one-act play. Room for Rent. It was presented at the regional finals of The Jesuit One-Act Play Contest, this year held at Evergreen. As the Maryland Province’s representative at Ford- ham, this same one-act play, complete with stage crew, cast, and moderator, journeyed to New York to compete with the finalists from the New York and New England Provinces. Society President Dan FitzSimons, a quiet man behind every scene, can look forward to some excel- lent future performances from such experienced men as Jack Kenny, Ed Reese, Gordon Hasenei, and Vince Cucina. Jim Eagle, Master of Cere- monies at Loyola Nite’’, and John Kenney, who played the Almighty in the one-act play, are the only seniors to be lost through graduation. Top fo bottom, left to right: 1. Jim Eagle, Mary Johnson, Gordon Hasnei, Ed Reese, and Vince Cucina. 2. Ed Reese, Joan Griber, Jed Downey, Gene Prevost, Audrey McNierney, Frank Bien, and Mary Britton. 3. John Trentley, John Kenny, Ed Reese, Mary Britton, Al Fields, Jed Downey, Audrey Mc- Nierney, Jim Eagle, Vince Cucina, and Joan Griber. 4. Direc- tor Bob Dunn and Father Scanlan.

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I Glee Club One of the most active of Loyola’s extracurricu- lar organizations, and one of the best known, both on campus and off, is the Glee Club. And from the standpoint of enjoyment, both for its members and its audience, it is certainly one of the most enter- taining. Its regular Wednesday morning meetings in Cohn Hall are the occasion of rehearsals and a lot of informal harmony. Led by the ceaseless activity of its officers, A1 Fields, president; Mike Kilchenstein, vice-presi- dent; Bill Connor, secretary, and Lou Breschi, treas- urer, the Club has participated in many concerts, on campus and at numerous other locations. The time-honored custom of joint concerts with neigh- boring women’s colleges was continued this year with such schools as Saint Joseph of Emmitsburg, Mount Saint Agnes, Villa Julie, and Georgetown Visitation Junior College. Most of these affairs were preceded by candle-light dinners, and fol- lowed by mixers, which perhaps explains the eager- ness of the members to participate. At Evergreen, the Glee Club again presented its annual Christmas carol concert, and, late in May, it combined talents with members of civic sym- phonies from many cities on the eastern seaboard and the girls from Georgetown Visitation to pre- sent an important program in the Loyola gym. Under the capable direction of Mr. Felice lula, the Club also gave concerts at local hospitals, in- cluding Mercy, Saint Agness, Mount Wilson, and Bon Secour. A quartet competition between members of the Club produced the winning combination of the calypso group of Ed Reese, Ted Madey, Jack Serio and Jerry Dyer, while ’’Loyola Nite” displayed the talents of accompanist Gene Prevost. All in all, it was one of the most gleeful years ever enjoyed by the group. 30