University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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Golden Jubilee . . 50 Years A Jesuit Left: Father Alexis I. Mei, S.J. Right: Father Austin Joseph Fagothey, S.J.

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Father Donohoe, S.J. Benjamin Swig Mr. Benjamin Swig stated at the recent dedica- tion of Swig Residence Hall for Men that he is not as comfortable saying things as he is doing things; his untiring interest in both local and na- tional organizations gives evidence of the sinceri- ty of his words. His contributions to education, one of his many interests, comprise an impressive list. He is a di- rector of the American Friends of Hebrew Un- iversity, a member of the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College, a member of the Educa- tion Advisory Council of the Lincoln Educational Foundation, and a member of the Board of Re- gents of the University of Santa Clara. For his selfless contributions to humanity, Mr. Swig was recently named a Papal Knight by Pope Paul VI. The REDWOOD is proud to humbly add its dedication to Mr. Benjamin Swig. A native San Franciscan born in 1914, Rev. Patrick Donohoe entered the order of Jesuits in 1931, and was ordained a priest 13 years later. He continued his studies in the field of political sci- ence and earned the degree of Doctor of Philoso- phy in that field in 1953. He taught here at Santa Clara until 1958, when he assumed the position of University President. Since he became president, the University has tripled in undergraduate enrollment, including the addition of women students. New graduate programs have also been added in engineering and business administration, as well as a new academic program, the 3-3 plan. In 1959, Fr. Donohoe organized the universi- ty ' s first Board of Regents. In November of 66, he was elected Vice-President of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universi- ties. His accomplishments and service to the Un- iversity more than warrant the Redwood s hum- ble dedication to him. 25

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Fr. Austin Joseph Fagothey, S.J., a na- tive of San Francisco, is among the fore- most Jesuit intellectuals in the United States. Father Fagothey entered the order on July 18, 1917, and was ordained four- teen years later on June 16, 1931. This year is his golden anniversary, celebrating his 50th year in the Society of Jesus. Now the chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Fr. Fagothey received his doctorate in philosophy at Gregorian Un- iversity in Italy. With this background Father published his book Right and Rea- son, which has been adopted by many Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. Recently Father has returned from his sabbatical year in Europe which has taken him even further into post-doctorate stud- ies in philosophy. Father Alexis I. Mei, S.J., from San Francisco, entered the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1916. He took his final vows on June 23, 1929. Father worked as an assistant to Padre Jerome Ricard solving pre-computor math computations for the Padre ' s sunspot forecasting . This method of predicting the weather had been proven to have a greater percentage of accuracy than the government forecasts. He has received a Ph.D. in both physics and seismology from the University of California. The former Dean of USF ' s College of Arts Sciences, Father Mei is now the Academic Vice-President here at SCU as well as a fellow in the California Academy of Science.