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

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FR. CAMPBELL IS TRAPPED BETWEEN DR. VARGA AND MR. MAIR IN A DISCUSSION OF CONSTRUCTION, BOXING, AND DINOSAURS IN AFRICA constantly amaze his class, and, to the accompani- ment of his mellifluous, throaty tones, he has been known to gesture an entire Keats in less than a half- hour. He loves drama, and his class this year was his first teaching venture into this field. The Fortuna concept is new to Evergreen, and the gambling wheel was never harder. Mention must be made of the most suave person in English today: the inimitable Mr. Voci, whose delicious diction and love of opera (he’s currently writing a tome on the composer Joe Green) , inspired his students to fill their chaste pieces of paper with compositions never before dreamed pos- sible. This highly polished gentleman is said to have been held to have been somewhat against the passive voice being used when a work is being written. Dr. Kirwin is a man who likes to live in history and tries to put his students there. Fr. Campbell knows omnia de omnibus , including construction, box- ing, and whether there are or ever were dinosaurs in Africa. Mr. Mail’s hair-do surpasses even Dr. Duffy’s. At first he taught German in English; now he teaches political science in German. Dr. Varga thinks a man should either wear a vest or keep his coat buttoned. He doesn’t advise just what the Jesuits shoidd do. His well-worn lectern has supported his espousal of mil- itary juntas and the Repidjlican ticket, and has felt the weight of his choice morsel of the year: “Author- ity opposed is authority twice strengthened.” He kept this in mind when some dastard stole his beret in mid-February. One could go on and on about our beloved faculty, but space does not permit, nor do the censors. The give and take between student and teacher, however, is just as much a part of college life as are the form- ulas and texts: and, in retrospect, it’s these little things that stand out strong and endearingly human in the memory of the graduate. Thanks to all our facidty for being people as well as teachers. 15

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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

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• Father Robert L. Hoggson, S. J., then dean, introduced Major General (Mon- signor) Patrick J. Regan, Chief of Chaplains, at commencement, June, ' 58. 16