St Vincent College - Tower Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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DEBATE SOCIETY This society affords, perhaps, the best opportunity for any willing student to improve his ability to communicate his ideas and present persuasive arguments for his convictions. Participat- ing with a wide variety of schools, such as the Universities of Vermont, Maryland, Princeton, Fordham, Pitt, and John Hop- kins, the group boasts a most laudable record of recent and past accomplishments and anticipates a commensurate future. Both novices and varsity crews achieved excellent ratings that ranked them high, even first, in tournaments attended across the eastern seaboard. As in the past, the society, moderated by Rev. Callistus Milan, O.S.B., hosted the annual Tower Tournament which en- abled over thirty 'teams to compete on an intercollegiate level. The 1960-61 topic read: Resolved, that the United States should adopt a program of compulsory health insurance for all citizens. Officers of the club include: Dominic Meffe, presidentg Andrew Verzilli, vice-presidentg Robert Nargi, secretary, and Carmine Molinaro, treasurer. Bill Duffy and .lim Meny gather iiiformafion for a debate topic Debate Team A refutes Debate Team B's arguments by The Critique of Pure Reason. 84

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Members of the English Club anticipate a remark from English professor .lohn Dunn. Fr. Christopher discusses his journeys with Tom Allen and Clark La- Mcndola. t e .E ' ,f , tl:-I Vgk,-fN 'i . y , ENGLISH CLUB In order to effect a greater interest in cultural, human- istic, and literary activities on the St. Vincent campus, the English Club was formed and opened to anyone desiring to further the arts. lVloderated.by Rev. Christo- pher Fullman, O.S.B., and under the leadership of Thomas Allen, president, the club promotes seminars on aspects of the arts with an emphasis on literature. Guest speakers this year included: Dr. Summers, novelistg Dr. Hazo, poet from Duquesne Universityg and, in coopera- tion with the History Society, Ammon Hennacy, Catholic anarchist. The intelligentsia listen attentively to Dr. Hazo. 'HF

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The Glee Club in rehearsal. Providing magical measures of the mighty and the mellow in masculine voices, the Glee Club promotes the aesthetics of choral music. With its program of light-hearted renditions of spirituals, Broadway hits, and immortal collegiate favorites, the club presents concerts to neighboring schools, to Women's Auxiliaries of St. Vincent College, and to civic organizations Elliot Farber su rvises Joe Smith and Jim Barko in a not too com licated . pe P experiment. in the Latrobe area. As last year the group, under the direction of Fr. Ralph, Head of the Music Department, participated in the annual production of Handel's Messiah Because mem- bership is open to the entire college, the members of the Glee Club are chosen for their vocal abilities and in their interest in the choral aspect of music. FOURIER CLUB The Fourier Society, comprised mainly of physics and math majors who have-fulfilled the requirements of schol- arship and service, was formed to enable these students to become better acquainted with and to promote an interest in the physical sciences. Activities throughout the year included guest speakers from various industries and colleges, such as an actuary from the Blue Cross, and field trips, to U.S. Steel and Westinghouse, where club members were shown various types of computers and turbines in stages of construction. In order to further their pursuit of knowledge, the members may work evenings in the Physics Laboratory repairing equipment or constructing projects of own liking, under the direction of Mr. Johnson, moderator. The officers of the club, all sophomores, are: William English, presidentg Robert Smith, vice-president, Ed- ward Sutton, secretary, and James Hayes, treasurer.