University of San Francisco - USF Don Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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The Adios a 22 AHERN. RICHARD F. JR.. B.S. Business Administration Sun Francisco Soccer, Vico President Senior Class, Ciana Elreann, Madonna of tire Dons Sodality. Army BARBAGEIATA, ROBERT D.. B.S. Economics San Francisco President Freshman Class, Navy ALEXANDER, RALPH WERNER, B.S. Biology San Francisco Soccer. Wasmann Society. Army BIRSINGER. EUGENE JOSEPH. B.S. Business Administration San Francisco Basketball, Manager, Madonna of the Dons Sodality, Army Air Corps

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University of San Francisco ihc students beginning to trickle back. At first, the trickle was hardly noticeable, but like the unrushing water which tumbles down the hillside gaining momentum with every mile, the trickle turned into a mighty torrent by the summer of 1946. USF had not been caught totally unprepared. The faculty was the largest in history. Campus improvements were begun. Insurmountable obstacles were overcome after long and patient hours of struggle, and always the Credo of the University was the guiding light. When the doors opened in the Spring, the registration soared over the 1000 mark; in the Fall of 1946, registration figures mounted as over 1500 students were enrolled in the day division alone; then, incredibly, over 2200 students had been registered in all the school’s departments by the Spring of 1947. The Class of ’45 had entered the University with the distinction of being the pace-making Class, but recent events and the tremendous expansion of the University had replaced this burden on the incoming freshmen, the Class of 1950. To the Class of 1950, the Class of ’45 (now the Class of ’47) will leave the example of a fine record of the past six years. In years to come, the Class of ’47 will look back on their adventures with sentimental thoughts and remembrances of happy years; to many, these four broken years will have been the happiest of their lives; to all, these months will be the most unforgettable. Jerry Kelly was a Don; he was one of the first to be called to active duty. He w-as killed in an airplane crash on the bleak Nevada desert. Though Jerry did not return, he did pen a letter before his fatal crash, a letter which should be placed in the archives of the University, for it truly epitomizes the love for the University which every Don cherishes in his heart. Reminiscing in this letter, Jerry said, “I thought of all the good times I had in my few years there and how I wished I could re-live them. Remember the first dance I went to, our Frosh Fandango, wasn’t it? It was the first time I had my father’s car and we used up most of the gas driving around the city. . . . “Remember the football games and the teams we had? And that Fresno trip, will I ever forget it! You’ll never forget the time we got into trouble in Trig class and almost got thrown out. And those book reports for History class, how we used to plug them out together the night before they were due. . . . “I can’t help laughing when you were almost caught smoking in the halls by a member of the BSC and you ditched the smoke in your pocket so they wouldn’t see it. It burned almost everything including your bid to the Soph Drag. We had a lot of fun down in the Green and Gold Room when I used to beat you at pool. Cutting classes just to get the thrill out of it . . . hardly realizing that we were in college. You first thought of betting on the colors of the gum in that machine when they first installed it in the G and G room. . . .” Yes, Jerry felt the same way that members of the Class of ’47 will feel come June 1 when they will sever the closer tics with the University they have called home for over four years —four years split by an interval of history making headlines. With them, the Class of ’47 will be carrying the University of San Francisco Credo, a creed which they will adhere to the rest of their lives, a creed which will lead them to happiness. The path has been long and hazardous; many times have the Class members stumbled and fell, but always, like the evening star along the horizon, the Credo of the University has lighted their path. It is the shining star of the Jesuit system of education and its final sentence summarizes in the most succinct manner possible, the philosophy which has been the standard for our four years at the Hilltop: The University believes, briefly, in the teachings of Christ, Who held that morality must regulate the personal, family, economic, political and international life of men if civilization is to endure.

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University of San Francisco BOiTEUX. LOUIS JOSEPH. B.S. Economics Oakland GIoo Club BORRAS, ENRIQUE R.. B.S. History Puerto Rico U. S. Army, Don Quixoto Club. Epsilon Omicron. Veterans Club BOLAND. FRANCIS L.. B.S. Business Administration San Francisco Madonna cl the Dons Sodality. Varsity Basoball, Marine Corps BUTLER. FITZMAURICE P.. B.S. Philosophy San Francisco St. Ives Lav Club. Co-Chancellor, Clone Eireann. Gavel, Army Air Corps