The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 39, Issue 4 - October 16, 1961

Vol. 39— No. 4 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES October 16, 1961 "Commie" Series at U of new dormitories adjacent to present Desmond Hall undergoes face lifting, dorm is one of many new buildings being constructed under "Project 70" banner. Desmond FRIENDS, RELATIVES SURVEY UNIVERSITY An open house and meet the faculty day, so that parents, relatives, and friends of Loy- olans could meet the administration, deans and faculty members of the university, took place from 11 AIM. to 6 :30 P.M. on Sunday, October 8, on the Loyola campus. The day's program began with^ — - ’ I —— — r— - — — — Ш — — <S> — - — — — — - - registration on Regent's Terrace at 11 a.m. The Loyola Belles helped to register over 720 par-! ents, relatives, and friends. All facilities on campus were open for inspection from 11 to 1 p.m. This included Desmond, Hues- man, and Sullivan Halls, Pereira Hall, St. Robert's Hall, the Sacred Heart Chapel, the Malone Student Center, the Charles Von Der Ahe Library, tiye various laboratories the Guidance and Reading Clinic and the R.O.T.C. Organizations Help The Crimson Circle, the Arnold Air Society, the Loyola Guild and CRIMSON CIRCLE CHOOSES OFFICIALS FOR NEW YEAR the Belles helped acquaint the parents with the grounds and dis plays supplied by the various school organizations. Mass was offered in the Sacred Heart Chapel for those who wished to attend, at noon. From 1 to 3 p.m. the parents met the Father-! President, the administration, the deans, and faculty members. At 3 o'clock ground breaking ceremonies for the Communication Arts building took place. Formal Speeches Under the leadership of its newly elected officers, the Crimson Circle once again steps forth as the society for service to the university. Elected, September 22, at the first Circle meeting of the fall term were President Jim Les¬ ter, Vice-president Paul Boland, and Secretary-Treasurer Jim Cain. <$> — — — — — — й - Prominent Members President Jim Lester is a mem¬ ber of the Alpha Delta Gamma fraternity as well as being a senior and a pre-med major. Paul Boland, Circle vice-presi¬ dent, is a junior and a political sci¬ ence major. He is also the High School Recruitment chairman. Newly elected Secretary-Treasur¬ er Jim Cain is a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and a math major. The senior is captain of the University rugby team . Among the society's inovations this year will be the forthcoming exchange the Crimson Circle will have with the Loyola Belles. The exchange will consist of a dinner and a dance. It is the usual procedure for the election of officers to take place in the latter part of the spring term of the preceding school year. However, the new elections were necessitated since Dan Velasco, who was elected president last June, decided to attend Loyola Law School. In the vacancy left by Dan Velas¬ co, Pete Klute is serving as a new Crimson Circle member. Various speakers addressed the guests in a formal program on Re¬ gent's Terrace from 3:15 to 3:45. Student Body President, Dennis Riley, acted as master of ceremon¬ ies. Among those speaking were: Chaplain Fr. Karl E. Von der Ahe, S.J., on the religious aspect of Loyola; Dean of Men, Fr. Alfred J. Kilp, S.J. on student activities and social life; and Colonel Paul Davis, on the A.F.R.O.T.C. pro¬ gram. Father-President Rev. Charles S. Casassa, S.J., concluded by discussing academic, spiritual, and extra curricular aspects of university life. Solemn Benediction took place in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart at 4:00 and the program was con¬ cluded with dinner in the Terrace Room of the Malone Student Cen¬ ter from 4:30 to 6:30. Alumnus Wilhelm Gives ‘Reds in Action' Lecture By MIKE CASEY Now in its fourth week is the Wednesday evening lec¬ ture series, “Communism In Action/' being offered by the Industrial Relations Department. The course is being con¬ ducted by Bernhard Wilhelm, Director of the Documentation Center of the World Assembly of Youth (W.A.Y.). Mr. Wilhelm was born in Berlin, [Germany. After a university educa¬ tion in Berlin, he came to the U.S.A. in 1952 and attended Loyola University. He graduated in June of '55 with a B.S. degree in Polit¬ ical Science. While studying /at Loyola, he worked for the C.Y.O. as a social worker. Majored in Pol. Sci. Returning to Germany in 1956, Mr. Wilhelm attended various courses in Political Science at the “Hochschule a fuer Politik" — a col¬ lege incorporated with the “Freie Universitat" of Berlin. In Decem¬ ber of '56 he assumed his present position as Director of W.A.Y. The series of lectures is included as part of the management and la¬ bor classes of the IR Department and is aimed at an adult audience. There is no college credit given for the course. Father Benecke, S.J. Assistant Director of the Industrial Relation Center, feels that the course fits in well with the content of those offered by the department, and is of vital importance because, “People in industry are becoming increasingly aware of the menace of communism." Understanding Menace In an interview with this re¬ porter, Mr. Wilhelm stated em¬ phatically that he does not want to merely stir up emotional opposi¬ tion to communism, but rather to give the facts from an historical, factual point of view and thereby present an understanding of what the communist menace really im¬ plies. When asked to describe the reaction of the class to the course thus far, he contrasted the audi¬ ence of the first evening with that of the second. “The first evening served to eliminate the curiosity seekers, so that by the second week we had a slightly different group, one which was more intellectually interested.” Fr. Benecke, C.J. To the inevitable q u e s t i о n^ “What do you think is the attitude of the American public toward com¬ munism?,'' Mr. Wilhelm replied: “Up to now people were more con- (Continued on Page 8) Mr. Bernhard Wilhelm FRAT OFFERS FREE TUITION Delta Sigma Phi fraternity is once again sponsoring the Father Reilly Memorial Scholarship Fund, giving away one semester's tuition to a lucky Loyolan. Halloween Dance Ticket sales began last week, and the price of the tickets is 50 cents apiece or three for one dol¬ lar. The drawing will be held at the Halloween Dance, which is also sponsored by Delta Sigs. The win¬ ner need not be present at the dance to be awarded the prize. Fr. Masse To Speak The Industrial Relations Center will present a lecture by Father Benjamin L. Masse, S.J. Monday evening Oct. 23 at 8:15 p.m. in St ‘Roberts Auditorium. The topic will be Mater et Magistral— Christian¬ ity and Social Progress. This subject deals with the meaning and impact of the Papal Encyclical by Pope John XXIII, published on May 15 of this year. Father Masse is the associate Editor of America, a national Cath¬ olic Weekly review. He is also the former Editor of Catholic Mind and president of the Catholic Eco¬ nomic association. Donation for the lecture is one dollar and fifty cents for adults and one dollar for students.