University of San Diego College for Men - Hilltopper Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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00 93 Typical Student Body Meeting

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Student Cji ovemmen t Members are from left to right: Lea Lacy, Lower Division Rep.; Ed Brown, Upper Division Rep.; Poncho Marty, President; George Thorsell, Upper Division Rep.; Rev. Fr. Spain, Moderator; Barry Vinyard, Secretary; Tom Faherty, Treasurer. Perhaps the most important activity in the life of a college student, is the role he plays in student government. Here at the College for Men the necessity of a good student government was realized from the beginning. With this in mind, the administration commissioned Ed Brown to draft a constitution and with the acceptance of this document by the students, the Associated Student Body was formed. As stated in the constitution, they were to be represented by a Student Council, whose function it was to maintain the moral character of student activities. and to represent the school officially whenever the need arose. To fulfill these duties, they were endowed with the necessary powers, but were directly answerable to the Associated Student Body. The administration show enough faith in the students to allow them to govern themselves, and the students showed themselves worthy of this trust by governing themselves well. Let us hope and pray that what we have started shall long endure. 92

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m adcfuerd 11 Billy Speckman. First Row: (left to right) Malin See, John Bowman, Bill Macatee, Tom Faherty, Vic Astorga, Charles Barrack, Lonnie Springer. Second Row: Father Lanphier, Dave Burney, Bob Gengler, Joe DiTomaso, Nick Santiago, Ron Crise, Ron House, John Markley. Third Row: Greg Pearson, Bill Franklin, Paul Callaghan, Roger Pollacci, Tom Bullock, Barry Ryan, Victor Buono. The U.S.D. drama originated in the Fall of '55, when T. S. Eliot's “Murder In The Cathedral’’ was produced by the College For Men. This literary drama was directed by Mr. B. R. Van Vleck, assisted by Mr. Frank Dene and Dr. Robert C. Walsh, University instructors. The cast included Richard Deneen, Roger Ralston, Lea Lacy, and Clyde Giddings, Pancho Preciado, Syd Rodrique, Tom Faherty, George Thorsell, and George Hardy, Tom DuBois, Joe Mott, George Sempell and Joe Chring. Tony Bracco was Stage Manager and Terry Van Orshoven and Jack Canson served on publicity. The Fall of '56 saw the founding of the Alcala Masquers, under the direction of the Reverend Leo F. Lanphier. A constitution was drawn up and it was approved by the Student Council. Thus it was that the Alcala Masquers came to be the first club to be organized at the College For Men. The most astonishing thing about this new organization was its great success. . . For it has proven to be one of the most successful University ventures of '56-'57. Although its constitution only calls for two major productions and one dance, during a scholastic year, these outstanding thespians outdid themselves. Not only have they produced three remarkable good productions, but they sponsored one of the most successful dances of the year. 94