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

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CLASS IIISTOIIY (Continued) REMEMBER IN THE JUNIOR YEAR .. . how the attendance at the fn t (and Ml annual Santa Claus (College hooined as Hal Dejulio. Tom Thatcher. Dick Gravelle and others learned to chuckle the official ’ho ho ho way? When Father Rossi published his 25th different edition of a Portuguese grammar which contained several chapters on how to rebuild an ROTC building without disturbing the activity within, and how to drive the USF truck (?l in traffic? hen the radio club ‘’hammed it up on their new station W6CFB .. . and I)r. Sandri invited his classes male and female—to his villa in Marin County for a day of picnikmg and barbecue? How Mr. Brcior heaved a sigh of relief when the No. 5 streetcars were replaced with busses, and the hearing aid- were removed from the classrooms along Fulton Street? That was the year that . . . thirty-five nurses were admitted to these sacred halls as LSF's tradition of daylight exclusion was shattered, and the girls broke into print with their FOGHORN column, “Suture Selves,” (dclcomposcd by Helen Kleebauer, Dolores Lopez and Ceeile Musclli . . . and the ROTC did themselves right proud in the St. Pat’s Day parade . . . ami a student christened Snen Jung gave the Math (Hub a few hints on how to add two and two on the abacus. THE UNIVERSITY . . . lost a great man ami true Christian when, in February of 1919. death elaimed the soul of James Gill, whose mark will long remain indelible in this school and its creed . . . and accepted reluctantly the resignation of Prof. Strickroth who had served as accounting instructor for twenty-eight years, from the “shirt factory” to the hilltop . . . patiently announced the construction of the Gleason Memorial Library which began in early summer . . . ami saw registration soar to 2.996. FORTY-EIGHT AND FORTY-NINE were active years for such clubs as . . . Dr. Fearon’s Psychology Club, which cheeked in at San Quentin prison for a one-day visit . . . and the College Players who reached new heights both in performance and publicity when they presented the West Coast premiere of “Command Decision” at the War Memorial Theatre and dedicated it to the late “Boss” Gill . . . and the All-Intramural football team was chosen with Grealish and Slavich representing the Irish. Shields and Sweeter for the Foghorn, and Morenos ami Kearnev from the Sodality . . . while the Ski Club snowplowed its way to Kingsvale with 65 members . . . and the Sullivan Post of the Am Legion tossed the Nevada rally ami gave away a television set. just in time for the luckv winner to see the Glee Club exposed during the premiere showing of KGO-TV. PERSONALITIES TO BE REMEMBERED INCLUDE... Coach Pete Newell and his “hard-bitten” towel ... Jack Hanley's tattoos, haircut, and spirit . . . Ang Carmaz .i and the Minestrone Four . . . Scrap-Iron Young and his “ace” bandages . . . Don Euing, whose name was first on every mutilated signup list on the bulletin hoard, thank- to his buddies, and who even had a day dedicated to him—May 3 . Don l 'ui g Dav . . . Bill Nowak, as oft-appointed chairman of social doings ... Don Ix fgran’s short, quick step . . . Norm Adler’s 1918 campaign speech for Sec’v: “I can read and write: no other candidate has made this statement” . . . Dan Stra .ulo’s original move to have school jackets . . . “Hopalong” Barni with his plaster of paris gimp ... “Jahn” Bay. the perennial lover and Chesterfield rep who never had a smoke of his own. THINGS WERE BUZZIN’THAT YEAR ... at the dozen or so receptions both here ami abroad . . . the Juniors’ pre-Ienten effort at the St. Francis Hotel (again?! titled “Cupid’s Capers” ... as the Philippine Club staged its second annual nite with Joaouin Arago. et a I., and put on a “TiniUing good sbo«»’ . . . and the tennis tea mproved itself best on the Coast, and Art Larsen and Sam Match took team honors in the NCAA finals . . . when the basketball team swept thru four games in Madison Square Garden, finally dumping Loyola 48-47 to win the NIT, thanks to a barrage of telegrams from every civic official and follower in California and lots of skill and know-how . . . and the huge crowd of 3,000 at the airport to meet the Champs when they arrived and who followed them in the ear parade thru downtown S.F. . . . but other titles were won too. when the Rifle team triggered themselves into the Sixth Army Championship, and Gus Donahue’s soccermen nailed the ('oast crown for the first time in 12 years. SHADES OF ‘49 and our Senior year ... as 3,464 of us crowded into the Liberal Arts building, morning, noon and night . . . and Fr. Mootz's “ethical norms” became a thing of the present, ami many wished that Mr. I hr’s Econ Theory was a thing of the past, or perhaps a bad dream . . . though hurt feelings were soothed when Fr. Peter Dunne cooed “Take an A” ... as the perennial exec council, almost issueless by now, was gavel-con trolled bv Larry Lawson: Bill Duffy assisted. Gil de la Mora treasured,” and Fred Behnke and Jack Merrill memoed . . . Ed “Mumbles” Murphy and Dick O'Brien were 1-2 as class officers. Jim Kenny was sec'v-treas. and CIC rep . . . Tom Barron and Jim Dohery were class reps. LOCKER-ROOM LOGIC . . . proved itself a winner in Kezar as the Dons added up a 7 3 season . . . highpoinled by a 41-13 win over the Gaels, who were still recovering from the shock of having their sacred water-tower discolored the night before with Green paint, and allowing «?l the return of the 1939 Victory Bench . . . San Jose State even turned the lights off in their stadium, hut lights or no lights. Ollic Matson was too much to stop that night and the Hill-toppers won in the waning seconds ... but copping the glory at year's end was Coach (Jus Donahue's soccermen, “bonnic la«ls all.” who racked up their second straight Pacific ('oast title and played Penn State at St. Louis on New Year’s for the National Championship, only to be tied 2-2 in the last 15 seconds . . . Olifunmi Vdekunic Osibogun from frica nabbed a spot on the All-American second squad, but other key men were Steve Negoescu. Rich Baptisa. ng Carmassi, ct al.

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CAN YOU REMEMBER ... tin long linos of confusion as registration reached a now high of 2,045 that September in 1946? When Fr. O'Farrell's English classes memorized the Aims and Creed of the University? Dr. Fcaron’s Psych 2 course or Fr. Brnlan Logic? How the age span in one class varied from IT to 32. hut with just about everyone wearing suntan who could tell the difference between a vet and a high school graduate of that year except for an occasional grimace of pain on the face of a student whose subsistence check was late in arriving? How all attended the ninetieth student retreat in early November, which was resumed after a five year lapse, and road with interest that article in the Sat cvepost which rated us seventh in the nation, hut which was overlooked as Forrest Hall became our All-American nominee? Or when the hand played on both sides of the field during the Kansas State game, and we played Santa Clara again after four years? THE SCHOOL WAS GROWING THEN ... as Fr. Dunne broke the ground in the “red rock area for the new huts . . . and Dr. Kessel was finishing up his work on the Flat-Footed Flv... as the many clubs reactivated themselves . . . the Alpha Sigma Nu, the Bio-Chcms. the International Relations Club, the Scahhard ami Blade, and the Marachis . . . ami Art McCue’s Glee Club (remember “The Irish of Old Notre Dame”?). THE FOGHORN, then as now, was the voice of the camous as it promoted such events as the Frosh Fandango on St. Pats Day in the Colonial Room of the St. Francis, and the Frosh-Soph picnic ... as it featured such columnists as Joe Mouillc’s Hilltop Lowdown,” which itemized the doings on the Hilltop, including the weekly thermometer of USF affections, which left a certain nearby girls college in the deep-freeze week after week . . . and Pat Cannon's San Franciscana . . . and reported the doings and quotations of Daniel O'Brien III the head exec, ami of our class officers —Jack Riordan as prexy. Art Hall as his “veep. and Jack Reilly. Bud Jenkins ami Frank Falls as assistant cogs . . . and how it plugged “Boss Gill's plays, tops of which were “Joan of I-orraine ami “The Late George Aplev” . . . and announced with a note of sadness the death of Col. Sanger of the History Department. THE ATHLETIC OFFICE SPENT A BUSY YEAR . . . announcing the several changes in football coaches, and the arrival of many new faces in the barracks . . . giving out the results of boxing, featuring such names as Roy “Tiger Barni, Julicn Miguel. John “Spider” Henessev. and others . . . learning how to spell the monikers of such Page Street performers as McNamce. Giesen, Rodrigues. Bennington and Giudice . . . trying to foster a crew on Lake Mereed and getting nowhere . . . arranging transportation for the tennis team which bounced up with 13 wins against 2 losses . . . hut failed to report that Fr. Dunne pitched his usual one inning on President's Day. and that the Class of '50 won the tug of war and the pic-eating contest. THE GREEN AND GOLD ROOM ECHOES THE YEAR OF 1947 . . . with talk of such events as the Fathers and Sons Night and of Father Jim who “Duce’d” himself into the hearts of everyone there . . . when the ROTCadcts willingly returned to the United States from Ft. Bliss . . . because it was an interesting semester with football victories and field-goal attempts from the 50 vard line, after-game dances at the Ariel Rowing Club. Danny Galvin the perennial yell leader, ably assisted by Bill Baldwin Jr. whose pop was our seasonal M.C. at the rallies .. . and the FOGHORN put out the “Bell Edition to prove that we had THE Bell, thanks to Jim Ryan ami Hal Jensen. THE TEMPO OF EDUCATION INCREASED TOO ... as Fr. Nagle assumed his duties of Dean of Men in a brand new, clean office (anyone been in there lately?) . . . and Fr. Harney began formulating the Education Department, climaxed by the State Board issuing USF a license in February to give teachers’ credentials . . . Dean Hall arrived and the Bus Ad School hasn't been the same since . . . registration increased to 2.602 and talk began about a new library . . . a placement bureau was created to make sure no one rejoined the 52-20 club, a non-campus organization. Class officers were George Snyder and Jack Grealish as number one ami number two men. assisted by Joe Truzzo-lino, Mike Egan and Dan Strazulo . . . the Soph Drag in October found the class at the Palace Hotel with Rav Hackett's music . . . tickets were issued for the Winter Carnival Express after a five year derailment . . . and Pete McCabe was starring in “Mary of Scotland” ... as the islanders and indigenes initiated the first “Philippine Night” in April. WHEN THE FOG LIFTED ONE COULD SEE . . . Harry Likas, Connie Catton. Harry Roche and others adding up the “net results” for the Dons as Likas copped the NCAA singles crown . . . Jim Raser, newly-appointed sports editor of the FOGHORN was commenting on the doings of Paul Schramka, Reno Dc Beneditli and Tom Butler as they filled the air with baseballs, or the events in the Cow Palace which opened that December . . . other members of the paper bending over their typewriters were Boh Morelli, Pete Sokolowski. Jack Poggi and Joe Gumina. aided and abetted by a good l?l cup of G G Room brew . . . ami Jack Coates was giving more blood than four other men and still managing to stay conscious long enough to pound out his “Inside Track . . . and the “hams in the radio shack sent out their first message “Has God W rought'I’his? . . . and the BSC was found ordering one thousand now signs: “No Smoking in the Halls and Corridors. THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT . . . McKccver played Adm. Halsey and rode his white horse in front of Ix»ne Mountain's portals after the St. Mary's game, and Mother Mejia was growing a little impatient and hoping that USF would have a long-term losing streak . . . everyone wanted to he student body president to replace Hal Jensen hut the field narrowed itself to six, and Frank D'Atri took the title and Joe Truzzolino got himself a vote of confidence for v.p. ... Don Farbstcin was tried before a jury of Lone Mountain girls over a BSC parking ticket . . . Father Rossi hail one pupil in his Portuguese class . . . the FOGHORN printed one of Shakespeare's sonnet under the name of one of the students, and no one. faculty included, noticed it. 8

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CLASS HISTOIIV (Continued) Mmt and Jrff—Hcrrorias and Lofgran—made national headlines and sports-magazine covers as basketball season opened . . . Big Joe McNamce broke bis wrist . . . Frankie Kuzara polished up bis two-banded push shot from mid-eourt . . . and the men of Newell went on to win 19 out of 25 . .. Rene Herrerias refused to grow, ami a TWA stewardess took him for the team mascot . . . which was OK. too. since Gil dc la Mora, an expectorating image of the Mouse, was signing Rene’s autographs for none-tbe-wiser kids after the St. Mary's football game. SIGHTEMS AND DATA FOR ’49 and ’50 included . . . Phil Gastincau’s bruised, battered and scabbed nostrils . . . the Minestrone Four, the North Beach Vagabonds . . . Pancbo, the mongrel mascot who may not have been the best of bis kind, but surely was the only one of bis kind . . . the announcement during the play, “Night of January 16.” that a ear on Fulton Street bad fallen through a sewer, and the audience thought it was part of the show (what talent!) . . . the overflowing “Drag Section,” much to the chagrin of “the boys' . . . the new mustard-dipped band uniforms . . . Sarge MaeKen .ie’s ever-ready smile ami hello . . . Mr. Schuler's corduroy coat and haircut (?) ... the unveiling of the new altar in St. Ignatius . . . and the cries of the insurance companies as steps were built down to Anna and Tony’s Green and Gobi room . . . the soft-spoken voice of the assistant librarian when she answered the phone . . . the night that Dons went from referees to chaperons, in top bats and tuxs, so that they could attend both the USC game at the Cow Palace and the Junior Prom at the Penbisula Country Club . .. the “chicken ’ smile (in)duccd by our distafT yearbook photographer, for same . . . one of S.F.'s Finest. Jack Kerrigan, and his bad dreams of dead bodies which weren’t, and the lack of svmpathy from his comrades-in-arms Steve Spellman. Joe Kane, Jim Rohm and Tim Richardson . . . and the annual Christmas tree sales by “The Three Dons.” THE SOCIAL CALENDAR listed such events as . . . Fathers and Sons Night in November . . . the Soph Drag at the St. Francis Hotel . . . the half dozen or so rallies, not the least of which was the one for the San Jose State basketball game, which featured Slim Gaillard ami his “mcllo-rooney voutness” . .. the Winter Carnival in Januarv. and the traditional Frosh Fandango on March 17 . . . Philippine Night in April . .. receptions at Domincan. Holy Names, and “the Mountain” . - - climaxed by the Senior Ball in Slay and the Senior Exclusive at the Claremont Hotel on June first. CLUB ACTIVITY boomed that year, too . . . Joe Laharty headed up the Col'ege Players, and Hugh Visser the Sanctuary Society . . . the St. Ives Law Club was chanccllorcd by Dick Gravelle and Joe Kuccra was Foghorn Editor... Roy Barni was the capital letter in the Block Club . . . while Bill Knill focused the Camera (dub on school happenings . . . Bill Hughes relinquished his long-time position as Intramural Commissioner to Joe Mocha, and the Foghorn beat the Sodalitv for the football championship . . . O’Brien, Slavieh and Spellman were headliners for the journalists, while Kearney, Kilday and Rolandi were Sodality standouts . . . The Ski Club was again set up at Kingsvale, prexied by Bill (Knud) Walters . . . and the ROTC was showing weekly noon-hour movies . . . Harry Murphy’s IRC was kept up to date on current world happenings by a series of guest speakers .. . and the Scabbard and Blade crossed swords in their yearly ball at the Presidio. 2130 FULTON STREET ... was the scene for such gue«t speakers as Mortimer Adler, the thinker . .. Dean Prosser of Cal. the briefer .. . F. Joseph Donahue, the schemer . . . West Point cadets, debaters . . . and Judges Devine, Cronin, and van der Zee. “College Players” for the “Night of January 16th” . . . saw the beginning of a Fine Arts course, and Ron Miguel won the Luekman Oratorical Contest . . . and one of its history profs. Father McGloin, had his “Eloquent Indian published by the Stanford Press . . . and fourteen nurses set precedent, as the first women graduates from the Day Division of the University. SPRING SPORTS . . . found the launching of a swimming team, while the golfers teed off at Lake Merced . . . Connie Cation and Harry Roche were top-seeded on the tennis team . . . John Dunn and Pete Maloney were doubling the opposition off at second base, while John Vick and Mike Searpelli handled the “big-stick” work . . . Tom Pagee and Don Townsend were moundsmen of note . . . Ollie Matson and Joe Scudero were dashing USF thinclads. Merill Peacock hurdled, and Burl Toler handled the discus . . . Terry Healey hustled through the two-mile . . . while the old perennials, Alan Crowe and Tom Bendorf. were still 280-plus deadeyes on the Rifle team. And so it is that we, the Class of 1950, take leave of our University, leaving behind many memories, many of which are pleasant, a few indifferent, but none discouraging. Ours liave been the years of growth and development, of readjustment. but just as we liave profited from its ninety-odd classes of alumni, so too will future classes gain from us; but all will take from this University more than they can ever return. As we have profited, so will others, for the educational aims under which we have been guided will forever remain the same—“to mould manhood, to develop the entire man, mind and heart, body and soul.” Such then is our heritage, and for this we thank you. Adios! 10