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

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DEDICATION u r- A im r Scam. an belongs on the stage,” muttered the day-old Lw senior as he climbed up from psychology class. A satisfied, but further indescribable, sound indicated agreement with his point from those with him. They had all entered this class ex- pecting a boring introductory monologue— after all, there had to be some reason why this course was required. What they had gotten was a monologue, but far from boring. It’s Monday morning, September 19, 1960. The sun is shining, the sky blue, the track fast and clear. The weather forecast for tomor- row is much the same. The top ten tunes in the nation, according to one survey, are . . .” The information came flooding out, more and more pertinent as the sentences flowed on. The rapid pace and the dry wit became a trademark of psychology and theology classes both, and courses which had not been expected with utmost eagerness were thoroughly enjoyed. The source of all this fact and humor is Father John J. Scanlan, S. J., ' who has already completed a run of 676 weeks at Loyola and is currently booked for another season. Father got his start by answering questions in a Jesuit classroom at St. Joseph’s High School in Phila- delphia. He went on the road to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (the Jesuit Nov- itiate) and Woodstock, Md. (the Philosophate) . His first opportunity to ask questions of others came at Georgetown University, where he teas billed as a Regent. After completing his theological studies at Woodstock and taking the degree of Master of Arts at Fordham Uni- versity, Father came to Loyola in 1948, where, since 1952, he has had star billing as Professor of Philosophy, Psychology, and Theology. But Father Scanlan is more than a performer. He is also a consci- entious teacher and a dedicated priest. Although he does not press his students unduly, he does show them where they may profitably under- take extensive work in his course if they wish. Almost every class begins with a brief description of the load of books he has carried into class. He exhorts the students to -read widely for wisdom’s sake (and offers ‘‘bonus points” if they do) . The scope of Father’s teaching and priestly work extends far beyond the classroom. When a student of his, past or present, finds himself con- fronted with a problem of almost any variety, he is likely to think of Father Scanlan before any other as the man to help him solve it. The academic treatment of the sacrament of matrimony finds its intensely practical application in the Pre-Cana and Cana Conferences held at Loyola each year. Father really does enter the theater to be moderator of the dramatic society on campus and to organize the annual ‘‘Loyola Nite” variety show. This past year also saw him as technical adviser for a television program on Loyola College. Add to all the institutional duties which Father Scanlan performs the hours which he devotes to those who do, in fact, seek his help, and you see a man deep in the press of business. Analyze the prodigious volume of words which all this work produces, and you will find that being constantly engaged with others has not cost him the depth of religious understanding proper to his vocation, nor has his vocation kept him from maintaining a close personal touch with the world and the people around him. 6

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Contents Preface 4 Dedication 6 Liberal Arts and the Graduate by Walter F. Truszkowski 8 Our Teachers Were People by Dennis Smyth 10 A Collegian’s Ancient History 16 This Year With the Greyhounds by John Jordan 20 Swift Moments Which Will Be Fond Memories by John Q. Feller, Jr. 30 Senior Week and Graduation 42 Commencement Address: “The Quest for Peace” by Dr. Ralph J. Bunche 49 The Class of Nineteen Sixty-One 50 Senior Directory 65 Acknowledgments 78 Epilogue 79

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FATHER JOHN J. SCANLAN, S. J. is well known to thirteen years of Loyola grad- uates as a book-laden figure coming down to psychology and theology classes; as a teacher with the presence, memory, and timing of the veteran performer; as an understanding and inspiring priest with time to listen to their problems.