RICHARD M. NIXON
An Editorial . . .
JOHN
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KENNEDY
Your Decision
Los Angeles
Loyolan
VOL. 38— No. 5 * October 21, I960
SENATOR KENNEDY
WINS MOCK ELECTION
Democratic Senator Kennedy handily defeated Republican Nixon for the presidency in
This month the LOYOLAN initiated its coverage of
the current election campaign. We have presented to the
reader character sketches of both of the major candidates,
and as much as we would like to come out in support of
“our candidate,” the best candidate, we must hold an im
partial position.
In presenting the reader a comparison of the two presi¬
dential hopefuls, Richard Nixon and John Kennedy, we hope
that the reader will be able to conclude which is the ablest
personage for this, the “highest office in the land.”
In this age of international and domestic crisis the of
fice of the presidency has assumed dimensions far broader
than those conceived by the Founding Fathers. The role of
government in modern society has vastly increased since
the days of the early republic. The tasks of world leader¬
ship recently thrust upon the United States has placed new
stresses on a political pedestal where all the world can ob¬
serve it as a model of democracy.
Our domestic affairs are closely scrutinized by not only
the free nations of the world, but those under the „domi¬
nance of Communistic oppression as well. Thus the burden
of responsibility upon the American government has in¬
creased as has the role of the individual.
Traditionally the American citizen tends to avoid the
obligations of his citizenship, while emphasizing his rights
and privileges. Americans are instinctively unhappy at the
thought of military service, jury duty, paying taxes, or
“even voting.”
Now that modern society has placed new strains upon
government and the citizen, it is extremely important that
each individual carefully scrutinize the candidates in this
their trial period. The candidate views on such significant
topics as : federal aid to education, foreign policy, rate and
means of economic growth, civil rights, and national de¬
fense, must be observed and evaluated.
Mistaken patriots hit us with the idea that “It doesn’t
matter who you vote for, but that you vote.” There is no
room for such an attitude in this the critical period of na¬
tion’s history. Vote for the man and the party that will best
guarantee our continual progress without undermining the
principles of democracy. If you vote on Nov. 8 be sure you
know what you’re voting for.
a mock election held here last week. The Kennedy-Johnson team ran up a total of 304 votes
opposed to 199 for the Nixon-Lodge ticket. This constituted a 60% majority of the 50$f
votes cast.
In the poll among the registered
voters, Kennedy received 90 of the
158 votes. According to the ques¬
tions on the ballot 270 students
leaned toward the Democratic
Party, while 195 stated they held
the Republican view. There were
28 Independents.
THE FACULTY proved to be a
Democratic stronghold, casting 78
percent of its votes for Kennedy.
Ninty- three percent of the Demo¬
crats voted far Kennedy, with the
other seven favoring Nixon. Eighty
seven percent of the Republicans
struck to Nixon while 13 percent
crossed party lines and voted for
Kennedy.
Kennedy received 64 percefft of
the Independent vote.
THE BREAK-DOWN of the
traditionally Republican campus
into separate classes revealed that
The Freshman Class was the most
favorable to the Democratic vote
by a count of 91 to 59. The Sopho¬
more Class gave 54 to Kennedy and
42 to Nixon. The Juniors gave 65
to Jack and 42 to Dick. The 137
votes of the Senior Class gave 84
to Kennedy and 53 to Nixon.
The election was conducted by
the Young Republicans and parall¬
eled somewhat the results of^a
similiar poll conducted last year.
The votes were counted by Ben
Aranda, Dave Roberti, and John
Farrell.
Goblins and Ghosts Haunting
Cauldron's Call on Friday
J)elta Sigma Phi’s annual
28. In keeping with the spirit
“The Cauldron’s Call.”
From 9 until 1 all Loyolans and
their dates can enjoy the fine mu¬
sic of renowned Lex Golden and
his seven-piece band. The, Capitol
recording artist is experienced
from symphony to jazz, and as¬
sures success wherever he plays
with his talented group. In his
inimitable style Mr. Golden strives
for and acheives “good dancing and
good listening” pleasure.
THE SPACIOUS Miramar Hotel,
site of last year’s big success, has
again been obtained for the eve¬
ning. Located in Santa Monica, the
hotel affords excellent accommoda¬
tions. Decorations to emphasize the
witching hours are guaranted to be
a big hit of the dance, being held
in the Satelite ballroom.
“Dressy Sport” will be called
for, along with $3.50 for a bid. Any
Delta Sig has the tickets in the
Lair each day, or they may be pur¬
chased in the Campus Bookstore.
Halloween dance will be. held next Friday night, October
of the gala affair, the theme has appropriately been titled
Twelve Angry Men'
To Premiere Here
Twelve Loyolans will decide the fate of a teenage boy
accused of patricide, when the Del Rey Players present
Tewelve Angry Men as their first dramatic effort of the
1960-61 season. The courtroom drama written by Regenal
Rose was originally presented on CBS Studio One, starring
Franchot Tone and Edward^- — — - - -
TV AID/
SAYS FRY
The American “classroom” of
the future may vary in size from
one to 50,000 pupils. That is the
prediction of Dr. Edward Fry, co¬
director of Loyola University’s
Guidance Center.
Dr. Fry bases his forecast on the
current “lack of qualified teach¬
ers” and insufficient teachers’ sal¬
aries, a situation that may well be
rectified only by the use of class*
Arnold. It was later made into a
movie with Henry Fonda and Lee
J. Cobb.
Loyola’s production will feature
Dennis Watson and Ed Co'ury as
the leads. It is being directed by
Mr. Warren Sherlock of the Drama
Department.
THE PLAY will run consecu¬
tive Thursday, Friday, and Satur¬
day nights on November 10, 11, 12
and 17, 18, 19, at 8:30 p.m. in St
Robert’s Auditorium.
The action of the play deals
with the jury scene of 12 barrists
deciding the fate of a teenage boy
accused of knifing his father. As
the story opens the jury is 11 to
one in favor of a guilty verdict
The drama that follows portrays
the jurists as they attempt to
break the deadlock.
The play itself is a study of the
characters of the 12 men portray¬
ed in it. It was chosen for the Del
Rey Players for this reason hop¬
ing that it would give them a
chance to work with 12 very dif¬
ferent characterizations.
THE CAST OF the play has a
background that includes members
which havc^played the lead in over
40 major productions. Ed Coury
starred in ‘Command Decision” at
Serra High School last year. Den¬
nis- Watson was the male lead in
Our Town” during his high school
career.
Other members of the cast are
Larry Gallagher, Richard Van
Theil, Jim DuRoss, Horace Me
Nally, Pete Ronay, Phil McArdle,
Frank Gredo, Art Koucienski, Dick
Williams, and Mike Lindsay.
Lex Golden and his orchestra. After a recent stay at the Terrace
Room in Los Angeles’ Statler Hilton Hotel the hand will play at
Delta Sigma Phi’s annual Halloween Dance.
Dial Out
Jim Lester, editor of The Dial,
announced that the student di¬
rectory would go on sale today
in both the Lair area and in the
Campus Store.
THE DIRECTORY includes the
1960-61 Intercollegiate Social Cal¬
endar, Loyola Basketball schedule
and the names, addresses, and
phone numbers of all faculty mem¬
bers and students.^
As in the past 10 years, it will
again be sold for the nominal
charge of 10 cents per copy^
The Dial is published as a stu¬
dent service by Alpha Delta Ganb
ma.
DR. EDWARD FRY
room television, interspersed with
“lab work, seminars, self-study and
work experiences.”
ACCORDING TO Fry, the tradi¬
tional classroom of 30 students to
one pupil is “on the way out.” He
ascribes this development to sev¬
eral factors, the first of which is
“a lack of qualified teachers.”
“Especially in the rural areas,*
said Fry, “there are teachers in
charge of classrooms who are real¬
ly better qualified to stay at home
and drink coffee. But the pay ;scale
is so low that people with better
qualifications just won’t go into
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