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

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ate the fact that he never takes cuts in class. Mon- sieur G minder was fond of teaching his class by prov- erbs, or was it parables? Senor Jordan took care of the Latin American students, while Herr Pritchett, under the influence of Bavaria, kept trying to find out who pushed the emissary out of the window into the dung-heap, or some such thing. Anyway, the in- cident started a war, and no wonder. Philosophy, Ethics, and Psychology are subjects dear to every upperclassman’s heart. Fr. d’Invilliers had such a hard time figuring out who the leopard was in Fr. Bourbon’s office and why it was there, that he almost didn’t have time to teach the juniors. Fr. Scott . . . with his . . . unquenchable thirst . . . for philosophy . . . also lectured to the third-year men, Mr. McDermott abandoned his attempts to teach binary and octal logic and instead taught his own philosophy. He has acquired the sobriquet “The New Thomas,” and is probably the only person to become a doctor of the church before being ordained. Fr. Higgins taught from a much loved and divinely in- spired work titled Man as . . . something or other. He kept up a running discourse with himself before a delighted and avid class. The voluminous velocity of Fr. Scanlan enthralled F3 five days a week, and the room was tastefully decorated with shelves of unread and unreadable books, charts, large wall clock and comfortable couches. Father never invaded the do- main of ethics, nor did Fr. Higgins step into psy- chology, though you could tell the two of them would like to have invaded the other’s field. Thus, some of the most important topics of the year got lost be- tween the two classrooms, only to “. . . melt, thaw and resolve” themselves into a stew. Fr. Scanlan should really have been on the stage complete with straight man— and the only time we had trouble hear- ing Father was when he was talking. continued For any graduate of Loyola there can be no question who is represented in the sketches below. Even the undergraduates can make a good guess. Others should see the text above. Surprise: the text was written independently of the car- toon, and the cartoon was first printed in the Greyhound for October 29, 1943. 13

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Our Teachers continued Four different interpretations of the Army way of life were demonstrated fre- quently on the Loyola campus by the three captains and the (Virginia) colonel. Not even uniform dress could hide the personal variety in the college faculty. One dares say little about the Military Science de- partment unless one is draft-exempt. Col. Kadick did seem to have difficulty getting across some of his directives, but the year progressed smoothly enough. Capl. Frydendall had a persistent strand of hair out of place that didn’t look at all military, but to com- pensate for it he carried his swagger-stick rather mat- ter-of-factly, and was even seen using it as a pointer. Capl. Lawrence stepped up to Major, and is the first rosy-cheeked major we’ve seen in these parts. Capl. Wightman recounted his past in the Ranger school, and he carried his swagger-stick as a weapon, was even seen to bayonet an enemy pole in D4. Mr. Colimore heads the Modern Language depart- ment, but finds time for leading caravans of students to Europe and for playing tennis. All are used to be- ing greeted with his nod of the head, and appreci- con tinned 12

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Our Teachers continued D epartments come and go but there’s only one Biology department. Such dedication and intens- ity is hard to find outside of an ant-hill. Dr. Negher- bon. complete with medals, took his students into a realm of biology never before encountered, teeming with myriad splendotm of Arabian nights and glit- tering with untold mysteries of the fathomless deep. It’s a shame his tests were not on mythology— every- one would have gotten an A. Dr. Duffy likes flies and roaches, doesn’t believe in Vitalis, and is often seen at the zoo when he isn’t in class. Mrs. Wilber is so pleasant, her students find it hard to get down to business; and she has been known to let them off early, especially when she had a roast to get home to. Fr. Burke is truly the star of the department. He travels widely and between trips lectures in Latin and Greek to the pre-meds. He is doing such advanced research that no one but he knows just what progress he’s making. He spends his summer in some hole up north catching fish, and whiles away the long winter nights taking pictures of undraped frog eggs. He is a firm supporter of the view that an unmolested oyster produces no pearl, and never wants his class to get less than a B— which would not be hard if you spoke Latin and Greek. Fr. Hauber is head of the Chemistry and Watch- repair department. After his brilliant appearance on local T.V. this season, Dupont has signed him for its Show of the Month. Father received an award as an outstanding Irishman, and this has everyone confused, unless it was for his contribution to Erin’s pastime at the Christmas break, when every student became a brew-master. Mr. Thompson is the assistant brew- master, and jingles from floor to floor with his unas- suming Boston attitude, ft has been said that Mr. Thompson uses more “soder ash” than any teacher on the East Coast. Dr. Freirnuth bore down on the junior organizers while the new Mr. Miller did like- wise. Gone are the days when an exploded hydrogen sulfide generator automatically meant an A for the course and evacuation of the building. The Math section is headed by Dr. Weigman, who has trouble with sub-zeros. Mr. Kammel, when not playing devil-may-care basketball, pondered the kinky problem of whether zero was positive or negative. Mr. Higginbothorn, with imperturbable dry wit, amazed his class by the constancy of the pitch in which he spoke. Mr. Haggard talked almost as fast as Fr. Scanlan, but not so entertainingly; perhaps he needed a straight man, maybe one with a Texas cigar. G enerally speaking, Dr. Boyle can always be found wearing a coat, even on hot, summer days. (Is this statement True or False?) It is true, however, that Dr. Boyle lectures in economics and is firmly on the side of the capitalists. She and Mrs. Wilber truly stand out amidst the faculty, if for no other reason than that they are women. Mr. Sweitzer, when he isn’t marshalling a procession, heads the department of Accounting, Business Administration, and Eco- nomics. Fr. Convey , constantly smiling and doffing his panama, doubles as lecturer and treasurer of the college. It must be the proximity to all that money that makes him so happy. Mr. May does not seem so happy as does Father; perhaps he is a bit dismayed at the budget and law-suits of a certain thespian so- ciety. Most people thought that double-breasted togas went out with the Empire, but Dr. Kaltenbach has succeeded in resurrecting one with matching tie and Phi Beta Kappa key. The Smithsonian has requested this relic when and if the doctor wishes to relinquish it. The doctor is quite an historian, knows much about the early postal system of the U.S., and simply loved Italy during the war. His name is engraved in a memorial in a little Italian church in a sunny, breezy, little village somewhere near the heel of the boot. Mr. Carton is the only other member of the Classics and Fine Arts department. He does not have a toga since there were none in 40-long. He does have slides, and can be coaxed into showing them to his class. Definitely, the most debonair members of the facul- ty are in the English department. Residing in a green, moss-covered chamber in his Millbrook palace, Fr. Lavin pontificates from the English throne. In class, he leaps from perch to perch, never missing a breath or breaking the sermon of the day. Father particularly likes Dr. Kaltenbach’s interpretation of the Alcestis. Dr. Hands is true to his cognomen. His gesticulations 14