Suffolk University - Beacon Yearbook (Boston, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1953 volume:

in ac- oj? brotherhood i, lion — opportunity or ail — th ese are the J oundina prin- cip les o f. S« o Ih IJn iverS itu . t iliaence and desire are the main requisites or entrance. lbilitu is the onlu t to requirement to remain. CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES SENIORS FEATURES Id HAROLD M. STONE Assistant Professor of Business Administration ARTHUR J. WEST Instructor in Biology RICHARD A. CARSON Instructor in Business Administration LAURENCE V. RAND Instructor in Government and History DION JAMES ARCHON Instructor in Business Administration CHARLES T. JOHNSON Instructor in Business Administration DR. FRANK M. BUCKLEY, SR. Professor of History and Sociology DR. NELSON J. ANDERSON Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics DR. ELLA M. MURPHY Associate Professor of English EDITH M. MARKEN Assistant Professor of Journalism DR. NORMAN B. FLOYD Associate Professor of History OUT TO LUNCH! First Row: Prof. John Hurley, Prof. Raymond T. Parke, Dean John F. X. O ' Brien, Prof. Thomas Reed Powell, Prof. Donald R. Simpson. Second Row: Prof. Arthur V. Getchell, Prof. Raymond C. Baldes, Prof. Hiram J. Archer, Prof. Kenneth B. Williams, Prof. Leo Wyman, Prof. Charles A. Birmingham, Malcolm M. Donahue, Esq., Prof. Jacob Levy, Prof. Edward F. Flynn, Prof. John N. O ' Donahue, Prof. Walter F. Levis. nimnrs3XXt i2it2itssn:nKK!!!;;:    : :::::::::::::::::::::?5;::::::: ' First Ron : Leonard Miraslia, Carmine Pizzi, Carl Bossi, George Day, Al Frank, Stan Becker, Charles Johnson, advisor; Frank Langley, Phil Phillips, Oscar Bettencourt. Second Row: Mike Paratore, Dick Dwyer, Burt Herman, Al Cohen, Larry Brenner, George Levine, Lyall Rosenfield, Joseph Maclsaac, Myron Freedman. Third Row: Harold Levy, George Ziady, Bob Rodman, Gaetano T. Ciriello, Oscar Morin, Harv Chansky, Mike Karess, Romeo Vachon, Al Kameros, Eric Anderson, Simeon Horvitz. duly 1 A- y ■ First Row: Lorraine Foley, Marie Beatrice, Leonard Miraglia, Dr. Frank Buckley, Sr., advisor. Marie Whalen, Nancy Sullivan, Joanne Thibodeau. Second Roic : John Marcou, June Robideau, Joan Kraw. Oscar Morin, Gaetano Ciriello. Joseph Maclsaac, Realistic DiFruscio, Irene O ' Leary, Maston Nelson, Dick Dwyer. n ewman duly First Rotv: Mike Karess, Phyllis Klein, Dick Dwyer, Burt Herman, Carmine Pizzi, Mike Paratore, Maston Nelson, George Ziady. Second Roto: Art Rubin, Al Cohen, Realistic DiFruscio, Dave Chmielewski, Harv Chansky, Sandee Lydon, Jean McPhee, Nancy Sullivan, Al Frank, Stan Becker, Romeo Vachon, George Day. accreditations Suffolk Jottd I Qui THAN ' VVIi  iff £2 er5 June Robideau, Shirley Hunkins, Anne Salley, Nancy Sullivan, Marie Frassica, Lorraine Foley. f- ublicitu ( (ub First Row: Art Rubin, Jack Barsoum, Al Cohen, Dick Dwyer, Burt Herman, George Ziady, Mike Karess. Second Row: Mike Paratore, Mel Carioflles, Al Frank, Phyllis Klein, Nancy Sullivan, Dave Chmielewski, Stan Becker, Carmine Paratore, Les Shohan. if Firsi Row: Shirley Hunkins, Joanne Thibodeau, June Robideau, Nancy Sullivan, Gloria Bosfield, Anne Salley, Phyllis Klein, Joan Kraw. Second Row: Marie Beatrice, Lorraine Foley, Marie Frassica, Elaine Schivek, Barbara Tamoshonas, Marie Whalen, Helen Baloukis, Laurene Boyd, Jean McPhee. W. A. S. U. Officers: June Robideau, presi- dent; Gloria Bosfield, secretary; Anne Salley, treasurer; Nancy Sullivan, vice president. W. A. S. U. Dance Committee : Nancy Sul- livan, June Robideau, Marie Whalen, Anne Salley. W.J.S.U First Row: Al Frank, Mel Cariofiles, George Bradley, Al Cohen, Dick Dwyer, Burt Herman, Mike Karess, Stan Becker. Second Row: Joanne Thibodeau, Carmine Pizzi, Leonard Miraglia, Realistic DiFruscio, Nancy Sullivan, Maston Nelson, George Day, George Ziady, Mike Paratore, Jean McPhee. Third Row: Joseph Maclsaac, Oscar Morin, Geatano T. Ciriello, Al Getman, Bob Rodman, Romeo Vachon. James A. Murphy, Eric Anderson, Ed Monahan, Paul Menton, James Murphy, Patrick Reardon. ■ ■ First Row: Marie Frassica, Gloria Bosfield, Jean McPhee, June Robideau, Nancy Sullivan, Phyllis Klein, Joanne Thibodeau. Second Row: Barbara Tamoshounas, Helen Baloukis, Joan Kraw, Marie Whalen, Stan Becker, Leonard Miraglia, Al Alford, Anne Salleyj Shirley Hnnkins. Marie Beatrice. ' Third Row: Jake Stahl, Joseph Maclsaac, George riickey, Maston Nelson, Gaetano T. Ciriello, William Head, Realistic DiFruscio. Cj(ee SHI ST George Levine, correspondent; Nancy Sullivan, secretary; James Sutton, president; Bob Rodman, treasurer; Joe Zaitchik, vice president. MIKE PARATORE MEL CARIOFILES MIKE KARESS STAN BECKER CHARLES A. AVALLONE B.S. in Business Administration 1949 .. . mink coats, deep freezers and five percenters . . . America read Eisenhower ' s Crusade in Europe and sang Mule Train . . . the Suffolk Journal awarded an Oscar to Jane Wyman . . . Death of a Salesman and South Pacific were destined for Pulitzer prizes . . . the Red Sox blew the pennant to the Yankees in the closing hours of the season . . . LEWIS S. ABRAMS A.B. STANLEY BECKER B.S. in Business Administration OSCAR ALVES BETTENCOURT B.S. in Business Administration JOHN W. BLAND B.S. in Business Administration CARL ROBERT BOSSI B.S. in Business Administration Q J J B GEORGE EGAN BRADLEY A.B. And at 20 Derne, over 300 frosh registered on Sep- tember 19 and 20. The next day, Wednesday, elevator keys sold for $1.50, the bookstore was besieged and Conda ' s had S. R. O. The Yankees beat the Dodgers in the World Series and the White House prepared for a $5,000,000 face lifting. McCauley, Mikan and Groza shattered college basketball records. Dr. Stanley Vogel became assistant professor of Eng- MELVIN M. CARIOFILES B.S. in Business Administration HARVEY CHANSKY B.S. in Business Administration ALBERT ANTHONY CHAVES A.B. lish and German at Suffolk. An A.B. degree was offered in speech and the soccer team kept losing. Secretary of State Dean Acheson reported the end of the Berlin Blockade. Einstein announced his new theory of gravitation. At S. U. Mike Linquata promised better parking f acilities and breezed in as senior class president after a vigorous campaign. S. U. ' s hit show of the month was Bertha, The Beautiful Typewriter Girl. DAVID MICHAEL CHMIELEWSKI B.S. in Journalism i A i GAETANO T. CIRIELLO B.S. in Business Administration S. ALAN COHEN B.S. in Journalism JOSEPH BELCIA COREY A.B. ALAN LAWRENCE COHEN B.S. in Business Administration ORVILLE JOSEPH DALTON B.S. And the holiday season echoed with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. 1950 ... a new year born of hope, shattered by fear . . . war in Korea . . . Ben Hog an made his miracle come back . . . The Cardinal was a best seller . . . Third Man Theme haunted the nation ' s juke boxes . . . And at Derne and Temple the rec hall sported a new lunch counter where students discussed the season ' s GEORGE R. DAY B.S. in Business Administration ALBERT PETER DELLANO B.S. REALISTIC DIFRUSCIO B.S. in Business Administration LIDO 0. DeMASI A.B. hockey opener (Holy Cross 6; S. U. 3) over hot coffee and donuts. The Boston City Council refused audience to four Japanese Diet members studying American democracy in action. The nation chuckled when the mighty Big Mo went aground. Ted Williams, whose 1950 contract of $125,000 made him the highest paid baseball star, was made honorary member of the S. U. Varsity Club. RICHARD MARTIN DWYER B.S. in Journalism ROGER M. ERIKSEN B.S. in Business Administration DANIEL PATRICK FOLEY B.S. in Business Administration HENRY EILENBERG B.S. in Business Administration FLOYD MILTON FOYE A.B. Senator McCarthy began his Red purge of the state department. Bob Cousy was All-American. Gilda Corso was chosen Miss Suffolk, 1950. The hockey team wound up a great season with a 4-3 sud- den death win over St. Anselm ' s. And Jake Stahl was hoop star of the month. Korean runners swept the Marathon and the Red Sox and Dodgers were picked for the pennant. NATO went into effect. ALLEN HERBERT FRANK B.S. in Business Administration V ALLEN GETMAN B.S. in Business Administration ANTONIO GIZZI B.S. in Business Administration, MA. in Education HARVEY MORTON GLADSTONE B.S. in Business Administration The first April Fool edition of the Journal was a sell out. Joe Saponaro finished fourth in the inter- collegiate billiard tourney. Suffolk adopted the Rams as an official nickname. Recognition Day . . . the senior prom . . . graduation . . . now we called ourselves sophomores. Ben Hogan won the U. S. Open and the Red Sox set a league scoring record with a 20-4 win over the Browns. GEORGE KILLORIN GRAW B.S. in Business Administration CHRISTOS ARTHUR ESTHER HATCH ROBERT EDWARD GROVER HARISIADES HARDENBROOK B.S. in Business B.S. in Business B.S. Administration Administration MacArthur was named U. N. commander in Korea and Truman seized the strike-bound railroads. My Foolish Heart topped the hit parade and movie hits were The Men and Sunset Boulevard. S. U. started its 44th year. The Suffolk Rambler replaced the name Journal and a Reading Clinic was our newest scholastic improvement. Seoul, Korea, fell and U. N. forces landed at Inchon. Joe Louis tried a comeback but was beaten by champion MYRON DAVID KARESS B.S. in Business Administration RICHARD J. KENNY FRANCIS EDWARD BERNARD J. LARKEY B.S. LANGLEY A.B. B.S. in Business Administration Ezzard Charles. At Suffolk, the Drama Club presented Laura . The Student Council founded a weekly paper, The Marquee . The Variety Club ' s Talent Roster played to a capacity crowd. The Yanks beat the Phillies in the World Series. Call Me Madam opened to rave reviews and the Disenchanted was a best seller. At the movies we saw Bitter Rice and The Glass Menagerie . Every- JANET MERROW LAVERY A.B. AUBREY FORBES MacINTOSH B.S. in Business Administration JOSEPH FRANCIS MacISAAC B.S. in Business Administration B. GORDON LITTLE B.S. in Business Administration CHARLES C. A.B. LYNCH MARION FERRIS McGUIRE A.B. JEAN MORRISON McPHEE A.B. one hummed the Tennessee Waltz . Edna St. Vincent Millay, George Bernard Shaw and Al Jolson died that fall. The Reds began an all out drive in Korea, and Eisen- hower was appointed NATO Supreme Commander in Europe. Rome ' s Holy Year came to a close. 195 1 ... a year of conflict . . . the Korean war dragged on ... at home atomic bombs were tested in the Arizona desert . . . The Caine Mutiny began its two LEONARD MIRAGLIA OSCAR J. MORIN B.S. in Business B.S. in Business Administration Administration year reign as best seller . . . Mario Lanza sang Be My Love . . . Michigan upset California 14-6 in the Rose Bowl. At S. U. Judge Frank J. Donahue received the school ' s first honorary L.L.D. Joan Blondell crowned Sandee Lydon, Queen of Suffolk. Flying saucers turned out to be Navy weather bal- loons. The Reds were retreating in Korea. Housewives abandoned the family wash in favor of WILLIAM FRANCIS WALTER JOHN PIENTON PAYZANT B.S. in Business A.B. Administration MASTON A. NELSON JR. B.S. WILLIAM F. O ' MAHONEY A.B. MICHAEL ANTHONY PARATORE B.S. in Business Administration CARMINE MARIO PIZZI B.S. in Business Administration ALVIN SPRAGUE ROBB JR A.B. ROBERT RUDOLPH RODMAN B.S. in Business Administration T. V. stars Estes Kefauver, Rudolph Halley and the hands of Frank Costello. Charles beat Walcott to retain the heavyweight title. Judy Holliday and Jose Ferrer won Oscars. And a deposed General MacArthur returned home to a hero ' s welcome. The Red Sox were a cinch for the pennant. And a Japanese survivor of Hiroshima won the Marathon. School was over and 300 graduates left 20 Derne. LYALL GERALD ELAINE RONA SCHIVEK ROSENFIELD A.B. B.S. in Business Administration We were juniors now. Truce negotiations began in Korea while Anglo- Iranian oil talks collapsed. Newspaperman William Oatis was railroaded to jail behind the iron curtain. The West Point crib scandal shocked the nation. Kansas was swept by devastating floods. Lee Wallard set a new Indianapolis Speedway mark. Randy Turpin upset Ray Robinson and Jersey Joe Walcott finally k.o. ' d Ezzard Charles to become heavy- IRVING SCHNEIDER B.S. in Business Administration KEVORK SEFERIAN A.B. LEWIS PAUL SIMONS B.S. in Business Administration RUSSELL G. SMITH B.S. in Genera] Studies ISRAEL SILVER B.S. in Business Administration SAMUEL SPIVACK A.B. weight champ. Stalag 17 opened to critics ' praise on Broadway while the cinema smash of the season was A Place In The Sun . Summer tourists whistled Too Young and How High the Moon . Taft announced his candidacy for president and Ike was rumored to be a good prospect for the Democratic nomination. In September, the Suffolk Rambler began its clean CLIFFORD STADIG A.B. JACOB STAHL B.S. in Business Administration NORMAN LEWIS STRAGER B.S. in Business Administration NANCY P. SULLIVAN A.B. up campaign. The Yankees won another World Series, this time from the miracle Giants. Robinson regained his title and Marciano became number one heavyweight con- tender by knocking out an aged Joe Louis. Two hundred thousand Americans spent Christmas in Korean foxholes and dugouts. Moscow said war was not imminent. 1952 . . . election year . . . at sea Kurt Carlsen ' s Fly- OCTAVIO JOSEPH TOCCIO A.B. JOSEPH A. TROISI A.B. CHARLES W. WAZNIS A.B. ing Enterprise battled the elements . . . prison riots and pantie raids ... a king died . . . Johnny Ray cried while the rest of us whistled High Noon and Blue Tango . At Suffolk an Industrial Relations Clinic (the first of its kind) was a success. A custodian strike crippled rec hall activities and student affairs. Joanne Thibodeau was S. U. ' s Queen of Hearts. The world mourned King George VI ' s death. Elec- LOUISE MARTHA WELSH B.S. in Business Administration RAYMOND H. WHITE ELMER STUART JOSEPH A. ZAITCHIK B.S. WOODWARD JR. A.B. A.B. tion fever gripped the nation. March winds were mild compared to the furor caused by a Suffolk art display. Another Suffolk Journal April Fool edition found a key communist cell at S. U. . African Queen , Quo Vadis and Encore were the top films while Broadway enjoyed Mrs. McThing and The Grass Harp . Tuition at S. U. jumped to $400 to meet costs. GEORGE ZIADY B.S. in Business ERIC W. ANDERSON LL.B. JOHN BERNSTEIN LL.B. EDWARD COSTA LL.B. Fifty-five students were honored on Recognition Day. Truman ' s seizure of the striking steel mills was voted unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Ike came home to campaign for the Republican nomination and Ridge- way succeeded him as European commander. MacArthur ' s keynote speech opened a Republican convention that nominated Ike and Nixon, while a few weeks later, the Democrats chose Stevenson and Spark- man. JOHN F. DONAHUE LL.B. EDWARD J. DOYLE LL.B. ROBERT W. DUQUET LL.B. WARREN FINN LL.B. Americans swept the ' 52 Olympics in Finland. And King Farouk was deposed in Cairo. U. S. Marines fought the bloody battle of Bunker Hill, Korea. We were seniors — Professor Fiorillo was our class advisor and our first dance ( at the swank Boston Club, Thanksgiving eve ) tripled our class treasury. We were the first senior class at S. U. to cite the Frosh at a Beanie dance. Fourteen seniors were elected to NORMAN KERMAN LL.B. BERNARD KEVELSON LL.B. ELLIOT M. GOODMAN LL.B. CYRIL HOCHBERG LL.B. ALAN T. HUNT LL.B. HENRY D. LA VERY LL.B. JOHN H. LOTHROP LL.B. Who ' s Who and the Rec Hall Volunteers took mat- ters into their own hands. The Yankees won another World Series, this time from Brooklyn. Ike won in a Republican landslide. Ernest Hemingway made a come back with a Pulitzer prize winner, Old Man and the Sea . Jockey Tony Despirito rode a record 389 winners. Ike visited Korea. On Friday, December 1 2, at 2:45 p. m., Suffolk Uni- ROBERT W. MacDONALD LL.B. ROBERT L. MACOMBER LL.B. PAUL C. MENTON LL.B. versity received its most welcome Christmas surprise . . . ACCREDITATION. 1953 . . . Republicans started house cleaning ... a tyrant died and a new face arose in the Kremlin . . . floods smashed through the Holland dikes . . . and a queen died . . . Korean prisoners exchanged . . . South- ern California 7. Wisconsin 0 in the Rose Bowl. It was final exam time at 20 Derne. EDWARD T. MONAHAN LL.B. JAMES A. O ' DONOVAN LL.B. WILLIAM G. O ' HEARN LL.B. JAMES A. MURPHY LL.B. ROBERT F. MURPHY LL.B. JAMES A. PENTA LL.B. IRVING PINTA LL.B. Jose Ferrer starred in Moulin Rouge while a Pulitzer prize winner, Picnic , opened on Broadway. Joseph Stalin died at 9:50 p. m., March 5. Malen- kov took over. The Braves went to Milwaukee. Shirley Booth and Gary Cooper won Academy Awards. And a 25 to 1 long shot, Dark Star, astounded Kentucky Derby fans. The world mourned Queen Mary ' s death and America was saddened over the passing of its greatest athlete, Jim Thorpe. Shirley Hunkins was Miss Suffolk ' 53. And Jack Resnick scored 75 points against Burdett. The senior prom ... a barn dance ... an outing and some parties. Graduation was June 2 1 . Exit . . . PROUD. HAPPY AND A LITTLE SCARED. THOMAS J. ROCHE LL.B. OSCAR J. RYAN LL.B. DL WiraJe of 20 2), crn e A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY By R. Martin Dwyer and S. Alan Cohen PART ONE THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK ' 1905—1927 From the backwoods of New England came a lumber- jack — a cook out of the northwoods. And with him came his height that marked him — six feet, one, a giant man with a long, solemn face, bulging forehead and steady, serious eyes. He smelted of the breath of pine, the pungent odor of camp-fires and siz- zling frying-pans. ' His Folly ' Gleason L. Archer wanted an education, wanted it with the inextinguishable desire of a plain Down East Yankee whose ancestor signed the Mayflower Compact. He wanted it with the determination of a man who fought his way from ' childhood, alone, fought with fury and passion against real things, difficult things, more important things out of the soli- tude and mysterious shadows of the forest. This is the man who founded the miracle of Suffolk University — the man who achieved what everyone called his folly , The Im- possible Task . In October, 1905, while still in Boston Uni- versity Law School, Gleason Archer reluc- tantly undertook the tutoring of some fellow students and undergrads. His teaching ex- periments and innovations of that year as a student and teacher were so successful that he decided to found an evening law school. Living Room The following June of 1906, Archer re- ceived his law degree and the next autumn was married to Elizabeth Glenn Snyder. That same autumn, he decided to combine house- keeping and school-keeping by teaching his first freshman class of law students in the tiny living room of his Roxbury flat. By 1910 enrollment had jumped to 114. For two years, the school had been functioning from the Archer law office on 53 Tremont Street, Boston. Now, the competition and op- position of rival Boston law schools beg an to show, for the following year, enrollment dropped to 74. Battle of The Charter But the fighting backwoodsman with the blue-blood stubbornness of the Yankee, sac- rificed and fought to prevent his dream from dissolving. In January, 1912, a bill was intro- duced to the Massachusetts Legislature to incorporate Suffolk Law School with degree granting privileges. For five days, the Beacon Hill politicians battled over the proposal. Harvard, B.U. and Northeastern fought bitterly to prevent its passage. Finally, having passed the House by one vote, the opposition persuaded Governor Foss to veto the bill. The same measure was introduced in 1913; passed both houses, but again met the same fate under the same gov- ernor. Then on March 14, 1914, the same measure passed both houses without a single roll call and was signed by the new Governor David I. Walsh one hour after it passed the Senate. Dream Comes Tru e A board of trustees succeeded Archer as directors of the school, and the dream of Suf- folk Law School became a reality. In July, 1914, attendance rose to 314 students in the new college building at 45 Mt. Vernon Street. By 1917, 510 working class Bostonians, deter- mined to obtain a law education, enrolled in Suffolk Law School. Gleason Archer was giv- ing them the same chance to make good, that he experienced only a decade earlier. He was recognizing and boosting the volition of the common man and worker in his desire to at- tain a law degree. World War I brought near devastation to Suffolk, as young men were torn from educa- tion, to war. But, once again, the Yankee in- genuity of the toil-hardened lumberjack law- yer came through. Archer tightened up his belt and guided his dream-come-true through those lean months. Too Many Stu dents By 1919, Suffolk was faced with facility problems. Enrollment was 591 in a building that could facilitate only 600. The ensuing year ' s enrollment was sure to top that num- ber. Therefore, the board of trustees decided to begin a 12-month compaign for funds to build a new home for Suffolk Law School. On the memorable evening of October 28, 1919, an endowment campaign was launched with unprecedented enthusiasm and high spirits, only to end a few months later in despair and defeat. Suffolk would have to wait indefinitely for a new home. Meanwhile, hundreds of students would be refused ad- mission because 45 Mt. Vernon Street could not comply with demand. Gleason Archer was an unhappy, disillusioned man. Prayer and Analysis Defeat is not an Archer characteristic. Prayer and analysis became his creed and he was determined that Suffolk would have a mode rn, efficient building where his school could blossom into a leading power in law education. He planned, prayed and proposed ideas to the trustees. All of them were turned down. The mental torture that Gleason Archer suffered in the next few months can only be described by the man himself (See: The Im- possible Task by Gleason Archer, Suffolk Law School Press, Boston, 1926) . On April 29th, 1920, a dull, gloomy morn- ing, with fog and smoky pall that Boston has a way of providing on such days, 10 enthusi- astic Italians, with pick and shovel, began an- other ' job — a on the corner of Derne and Temple Street. Archer describes it as follows : To me, however, standing on the Derne Street sidewalk, it was a thrilling drama that was being enacted. . . . There I saw the be- ginning of the most hazardous venture of my life. I had staked all my worldly goods and had already signed joint and several notes for two hundred and sixty thousand dollars in be- half of an institution that I had created and built up and afterward given away (to the board of trustees). I was a mere salaried offi- cial of Suffolk Law School, yet I was beggar- ing my wife and children and mortgaging the rest of my life if the venture failed. Trials and tribulations is an insipid cliche, but the one most descriptive of the story of 20 Derne. Strikes, internal strifes, financial disaster, hundreds of torturing prob- lems popped up to harass the Suffolk family. Calvin Coolidge Finally, on Augrust 4th, 1920, Governor and Vice Presid°utial candidate Calvin Coolidge and his staff emerged from the rear of the Massachusetts State House, walked across the street and ud the crude stens to a speak- er ' s platform. Long a supporter of Suffolk and the president of the Senate in 1914 when the Suffolk Charter was passed, Coolidge was asked to lay the cornerstone to the new build- ing. The street was jammed by students, alumni and onlookers to hear the future presi- dent describe the need of law schools for the less financial fortunates. His praise of Suf- folk was carried in all the Boston papers with pictures and banner headlines. Strike after strike, financial problem after problem, law suits, mortgages, countless prob- lems made the 1920-21 season the darkest in Suffolk ' s history. The great Boston Building Strike was only a minor problem in the list of obstacles to success. B. U. and Portia Then on April 8th, 1921, The Suffolk The- atre was the site of the dedication of Suffolk Law School. A turn for the better was in sight. Boston University, once a bitter foe of Suf- folk, leased the new building for day classes for their School of Theology. At that time, Suffolk Law School was strictly an evening school. The 1921-22 enrollment topped the one thousand mark. Suffolk grads were scoring an amazing rec- ord in the state bar exams. The old sight on 45 Mt. Vernon Street was sold to Portia Law School in 1922. By the end of the first year in its new building, Suffolk had paid off many of its debts, enrollment was increasing and happy days were ahead. On May 25, 1925, the first Commencement was held in the new building. Suffolk gained national prominence by having as its prin- cipal speaker, Senator William E. Borah, one of the greatest orators and statesmen of that era. Borah was then chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the U. S. Senate. 2,000 Students As the enrollment crowded the two thou- sand mark, need for an annex became appar- ent. Now in a comfortable financial situation the board of trustees ordered work begun on the annex on Temple Street between the main building and a church. On February 7, 1924, only five months and one day after it was started, the annex was opened to accommo- date the tremendous increase in enrollment. Suffolk had finally achieved impressive, na- tional recognition by 1927. Enrollment was 2,400 students. Its graduates led all law schools except Harvard in percentage of state bar examination success. And, by 1930, the gap between the Cambridge Crimson and the Beacon Hill Lawyers was closing. B. U. Ousted The B.U. Theological School was politely ousted in 1924 and the Suffolk day school was initiated. New techniques and text books were making Suffolk lawyers the best in the state. The first era in the history of Suffolk came to a close. What began as the dream of a lum- berjack blue-blood had now attained fruition. From a tiny, tenement-flat, living room in 1906, to a modern spacious school on Beacon Hill — in 1927, Gleason Archer had accom- plished The Impossible Task. He had cre- ated an institution dedicated to the working class, the less fortunate, the truly sincere in- dividual whose determination and volition for a chance at education could be realized. Dili- gence and desire were the main requisites for entrance. Ability was the only requirement to remain. PART TWO TRANSITION 1928 — 1936 The years 1928 to 1936 mark Suffolk ' s pe- riod of transition. The infant school stretched its limbs and turned steadily toward adoles- cence under the guiding hand of its founder. It was a decade of swift growth, security, suc- cess and pride for Suffolk University. And, too, it was a decade of storage — a storage of reserve strength to meet the growing pains of the on-rushing era of depression and war. Enrollment was at a record high. Gradu- ates during Suffolk ' s transitional period were destined to become the glorious alumni of later years — an alumni whose success even- tually proved to the world that S.U. was a leader in American education. First Judge In 1929, a Suffolk graduate of the class of ' 17 became the first alumnus elevated to the bench — the Honorable F. Leslie Viccaro. His appointment set a precedent, for after that year 20 Derne was to turn out a larger per- centage of judges than any school of its size in New England. Twenty-six representatives and three sena- tors sat in the state legislature — all Suffolk grads. This was only a preview of what was to come. SUFFOLK STUDENTS PLASTERED DURING FINAL EXAM read the Boston newspaper headlines of May 19, 1931. Then, in small print came the real story, one of the most amusing in the school ' s history. During a final law exam in real property, the plaster ceiling fell in on the students mid-way through the test. No one was hurt. Said the BOSTON POST, The plaster may have been loosened by the vibrations of the legal minds within the room . The following year, Suffolk ' s commence- ment exercises gained national recognition when the Democratic National Convention ' s keynote speaker, Senator Alben Barkley, ad- dressed the graduating class. Watching and Waiting The country was heading toward the great depression. Suffolk University watched as its enrollment levelled off in 1934. It waited for the devastating drop that might mean ruin for the 27-year-old institution. 20 Derne waited, but the drop never came. Here was proof that Suffolk University had made its mark and was here to stay. The following year, a graduate law school was established. There was talk of initiating a school of journalism and maybe even a com- plete University! In 1936, the school of jour- nalism was a reality and University plans were near completion. Hubert? ? Hubert Vallee, a Yale graduate, was called in to teach a course in radio advertising — an innovation in journalism education. The new lecturer made a hit from the start. He was an expert on the singing commercial but too often digressed into The Whiffenpoof Song . Hubert was more universally known as Rudy before venturing into the academic world. The transitional period was short in length but tremendous in significance. In eight years, Gleason Archer, strengthened his dream-come-true and accomplished definite plans for that dream ' s expansion. The next section will reveal how the University began and how 20 Derne reached manhood under the courageous leadership of Walter M. Burse. PART THREE THE BEGINNING 1937 — 1953 The spring of 1937 showered Beacon Hill with a spiritual sunshine — a golden sun had dawned and with it Suffolk University be- came a reality. On April 29, the University was founded and Gleason Archer was elected president. The years of courage beset by ridicule from all sides won a smashing victory. A college of Liberal Arts, a graduate school of Law, a college of Journalism and a college of Busi- ness Administration had been finally estab- lished in the fertile fields of education which welcomed students eager for learning. The charter proclaiming Suffolk University as an established institution was duly signed and authorized ' . Forward ! In October, 1937, Daniel J. Doherty, Suffolk Law, ' 22, became an inspiration for a greater University spirit when he was elected Na- tional Commander of the American Legion. Doherty failed three times in his bid for the post but finally won out. His great fight buoyed the spirits of S.U. and the cry of for- ward was on every one ' s lips. The next year Suffolk University had its first birthday and celebrated by adding three new stories. The ideal of president Gleason L. Archer that every man is entitled to educa- tional opportunity made itself felt as more minds, hungry for knowledge, entered the portals of Derne Street. A new S.U. flag was unfurled ; an endow- ment fund was in the making; an alumni fed- eration had been formed ; the law school be- came coeducational and the building with the first skyway campus in America stood in mark defiance at those who believed dreams could not come true. Pot Of Gold The closing days of 1938 Suffolk Law School founded its first student council, a gov- erning body which found its inspired purpose in the magnificent example of leadership set by Gleason L. Archer. As the years passed, slowly in time, yet rapid in educational advancements at Suffolk, it became apparent that here was a university where the working man found his educa- tional ' pot of gold ' . The millworker who became mayer of his home city, state senator, assistant attorney general and judge was a Suffolk product. The Polish kid who dug ditches for his edu- cation to become number one man in the State Bar Exam and a successful lawyer. The orphan boy who supported his foster mother and family by running a laundry busi- ness and finally became Lt. Governor of Mas- sachusetts. Adolph Hitler And hundreds of others whose life stories would fill volumes — portraits, etched in cour- age and framed with the words of Suffolk. The ranting of Hitler aroused all of Europe during 1940. Here at home, we called it a quiet disturbance and continued our peace- ful way of life. Victory at 20 Derne erased the bitter task of freedom ' s rape in Europe; a new chapter was being written at Suffolk. Students from Boston and suburbs climbed Park Street to get an education in the unversity which nes- tled in the shadow of the state capitol. Commencements were rich, glorious affairs, replete in all the pomp and circumstance a great university could summon. The working man, family man, the man who thought col- lege was an unattainable dream tucked their sheepskins under their arms and walked into the world intellectually equipped to fight ig- norance and fear. Napoleon Then one day America awoke to a new world, a new world that needed help if it was to survive. Hitler was more than a crack pot ; he was a 20th century Napoleon lusting for possession and death. Fraught with solemn misgivings America entered the war. World War II snuffed out the lives of 26 Suffolk alumnae who were called out of their classrooms to perform a greater educational task — the task of preserving liberty. They served well, and died gloriously for freedom. The war years meant a rapid drop in enroll- ment. Men, uncertain of their future, fearful of the past, decided to postpone an education that could only be interrupted by the call to arms. Archer Leaves Conditions were poor; Gleason L. Archer, surrounded by uncertainty, internal strife, and the threat of world conditions, resigned his post in August, 1948. The poor man with a rich idea had severed all connections with his dream. At war ' s end, the nation ' s educational cen- ters shook under the rapid pace of G.I. ' s who were coming back for their education. Suf- folk University, like countless other schools, geared its educational machinery, oiled its lec- ture chairs and prepared for the rush. Sep- tember, 1947, saw a new registration high. Suffolk Law, under the capable Deanship of Frank L. Simpson, dusted its court rooms and it too received G.I. ' s. Walter M. Burse The spring of 1948 played hostess to the greatest era in the history of Suffolk Univer- sity ; the era of a promise faithfully uttered in 1948 and faithfully executed five years hence. This was the era of President Walter M. Burse. Suffolk can only be made by the students. You are the University, prophesized the con- scientious, untiring educator. In his acceptance speech, the president, al- ready manifesting a vital interest in the Uni- versity, said, Suffolk University will become an accredited institution worthy of the re- spect of colleges throughout the country. President Walter M. Burse, one of New England ' s foremost lawyers, had handed down a decision strengthened by a courageous heart, a heart that was to remain fighting until the victory of accreditation was at- tained. Expansion Suffolk University had begun the greatest expansion in its history. The year became a notable one for Suffolk as it piled up an honor list of firsts. Greatest first, and one still proudly cited by students, was the day the SUFFOLK JOURNAL proclaimed in bold type that Harry S. Truman would be elected U.S. Presi- dent. First reactions were amazing ; the editor of the B.U. NEWS, rival paper, said, This will make the SUFFOLK JOURNAL the laughing stock of the collegiate world. When the finals were in: the JOURNAL had the honor of being the only collegiate newspaper to pick the winner ! Loaded Kisses The name of S.U. made headline news once again when Dr. Leo Lieberman, psychology department head, proclaimed Kissing is a science as well as an art. A kiss is a loaded gun and should be handled with respect. This was a far cry from the days in ' 47 when six Suffolk coeds led the fight against long skirts, their motto: Long skirts for women ; rompers for men. The same year, Dr. William Sahakian hit back at Philip Wylie, controversial author, who for years fought against women in col- leges. Sahakian, taking the stand for women, said, college women make better wives. The fall of 1949 was ripe with stories that a football squad at Suffolk could be possible if land was available. November brought Suffolk a welcome gift ; Suffolk could give Masters in Liberal Arts, Journalism and Business Administration. Mayor Hynes John B. Hynes, mayor of Boston, was hon- ored at a banquet. Hynes, a ' 27 graduate, made good his yearbook prophecy to become Boston ' s mayor. Spring showers brought the JOURNAL crystal ball gazers out in force and once more they were correct. The prediction that Miss Jane Wyman would win an Oscar for her role in Johnny Belinda brought critics to their feet when the floodlights announced her choice. Literary circles took notice when Dr. Neil- sen C. Hannay announced he would publish a critical edition on the letters of William Cow- per. Hannay spent 30 years gathering the most complete collection of Cowper ' s letters in the world. An authority on all phases of English literature, Dr. Hannay also is a cham- pion walker, his record being a total of 81 miles. Rec Hall Clean-Up In the sporting world Miss Zelma Goldberg was the first coed in Suffolk history to win a varsity letter. Her skill in sailing brought her this honor. The Student Council inaugurated its first plans to undertake Recreation Hall improve- ments, a campaign that was to suffer defeat before success three years hence. John P. Wise became one of the top biology majors in the country in competition with the best students throughout America. Suffolk coed Lucille Kane turned the Gallup poll devotees her way when she predicted the top winning football teams would compile a total of 457 yards — their total — 458. Net in- come— $200. The distaff side came into its own once more when F rances Balukonis became the first coed class president in S.U. history. Journalistic history was made when the SUFFOLK JOURNAL published its first April Fool issue. Informed that Suffolk was to be the first institution to store the Hydro- gen bomb, students and faculty were beset by confusion until the jokesters issue was ex- plained. Suffolk sports officially initiated a mascot, the Ram . Miss Suffolk and The U. N. Professor Israel Stolper turned diplomat when he discovered a possible flaw in the United Nation Charter in the structure and the voting power of the International Trustee- ships System. 1951 was a year of progress in scholastic and extra curricular activities. The arrival of the Miss Suffolk contest was off to a fast start with vivacious Sandee Lydon copping top honors. Dean Donald Goodrich received a medal for his fine work in the Adjutant General ' s office during World War II. Old timers took heart when they heard that Walter Matteson, the oldest college student in Boston, enrolled for public speaking courses at Suffolk. The Walter M. Burse Debating Club came out of the Grand National Forensic Tourna- ment in Virginia in 12th place among the top college debating societies in the country. S.U. Commies? ? 1952 continued the spirit; work and fore- sight destined to make Suffolk a collegiate powerhouse. A second April fool issue pro- claiming a Key Communist Cell in S.U. stirred a mild protest among Suffolkites until they realized the JOURNAL tricksters were at it again. This was the year of the short-lived cus- todian strike as President Burse averted dis- aster with swift and just mediation. In May, University authorities announced that tuition rates had risen to $400 because of costs. Once more the crystal ball spun in the right direction as the JOURNAL picked Dwight D. Eisenhower to become president of the U. S. Victorious Fighter In 1953, Suffolk attained its place in the academic sun when full accreditation was realized. President Walter M. Burse had proved himself a victorious fighter. As the name of Suffolk University unfurled its banners in the breezes of higher education President Burse uttered these words: An institution goes ahead or goes back — it never stands still ! We ' ll never go back ; we can ' t stand still ; the only place we can go is forward. — This was the beginning. This is the story of the miracle of Suffolk University. What began as the dream of a humble backwoodsman was guided into ma- turity by the fortitude, and foresight of a man whose only aim is to make his school not bigger but better . He brought it ac- creditation and carved the name of Suffolk University into education ' s Hall of Fame. This story has been a salute to Gleason L. Archer, its founder, and Walter M. Burse, its guiding force — champions of a great educa- tional creed— OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. s ake PardcmaMe £Pride in the wearing ofgfaur Suffolk Mniver hf Cla$$0$n(j PURPOSES - Your class ring will evidence your association with an illustrious alumni. 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