Loyola University - Wolf Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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The annual event climaxed a week ot campus ac- tixities devoted to the community drive, staged by various sororities and fraternities and other campus organizations. Henry W. Asher, assistant director of PubUc Relations, was campaign manager. Appointed to act as co-chairman for student solicitation were Frances Salvaggio, president of Lambda Sigma Lambda, serv- ice sorority and Michael Byrnes, president of Alpha Pi Omicron, service fraternity. The funds during the week were obtained from envelope contributions, baby photo contest proceeds and individual club donations. Auctioneer — Larr - McNamara Who is the ' Mysterj ' Man ' Highest bidders show dehght over their purchase. 25

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Participating in the United Fund Campus drive, students gave generously in a double attempt to help the needy and also to win their own personal slave for the day . . . the Mystery Man. United Drive Come on, girls, make a bid! GOING! GOING! GONE! . . . The annual United Fund campus drive ended with the auction of LSL ' s Mystery Man to the highest bidder. The Mystery Man (who incidentally happened to be Pete Fenner) did not remain a mystery for too long. Once in the clutches of his highest bidders (a group of coeds) he thereby became their personal slave for the entire day. 24

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Douglas Hyde, center, speaker at the first Forum of the year, infoims Pam Leak, A S sophomore, and Charlie Goslee, BA junior, on the real dangers of communism among college students. The Rev. Harold Gardiner, S.J., right, literary editor of America maga- zine, a Forum lecturer this year, is interviewed by Don Jansen, law freshman, and Bill Caldwell, BA senior. The Loyola Forum This year was an active one for the Loyola Forum. Newly appointed director of the organization was the Rev. Thomas H. Clancy, S. J., history instructor. He re- placed the Rev. Jo hn A. Toomey, S.J., moderator of the Forum since its foundation in 1942. Father Toomey retired to devote his time to writing. The Forum ' s educational as well as entertaining pro- grams bring many speakers and groups to enrich the cul- tural life of Loyola students and the community. Among the speakers in the I96O-6I series was Douglas Hyde, English journalist and an ex-Communist. He ex- plained just what Communism is and its danger points. The Rev, Harold Gardiner, S. J., literary editor of America magazine and technical adviser for the motion picture The Nun ' s Story, spoke on Today ' s Books and Christian Princioles. Co-author of The Ugly American, Eugene Burdick was another Forum lecturer. He optimistically pointed out that America will win her fight for peace. Emphasis was placed on current events and politics this year. Eugene Burdick. author of The Ugly American. ' 26