The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 42, Issue 19 - April 5, 1965

SING END los On m oyoUn VOL. 42— No. 19 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES April 5, 1965 The Path oi Apathy Leads to Loyola U. By R. A. TAYLOR, S.J. Several hours of meditation and bull-sessions have producted the following Jesuitical thoughts on student apathy, antipathy, and ali enation. I offer them for these reasons: to indicate that answers to complex problems are producted in Technicolor, at least to hint that freedom (here, student freedom) always produces more problems than it seems to be worth; and finally to offer, for handy refer¬ ence to midnight bull-slingers, a bare-bones outline of what I think some of the problems are. Apathy— -to use one word for the whole complicated mess — has causes. With Aristotelean acumen let us settle on four causes, and then, to the delight and amaze¬ ment of all, sub-divide with our Scholastic sword. 1. Administration. Students think of the Administration as . “them.” To an unfortunate degree many of the faculty do, too. If they are shrewd, they look up the table of organization and find they little boxes and the lines that connect them, and they figure out the chain of command and the lines of re¬ sponsibility. And it’s all very neat and clear — and on paper. And when they turn from the paper they are disappointed/ for there is reality facihg them again: the little boxes are filled with people, an<f the lines that run up and down from them are strong or weak, or even erased. People are pretty hard to change, and it seems to me that if student leaders had their wits about them they would realize this, stop griping about “them,” and go after the live boxes on the table of organization, and the strong lines of responsibility.. If some boxes are dead, as they are bound to be in any human or¬ ganization, find the live ones and act. Conclusion: the Adminisration, or parts of it, might well be assign¬ ed some small and negative causal¬ ity as regards student apathy, but this could and ought to be over¬ come by wise and active and pre¬ severing student leaders. 2. Faculty. Most' students share my viewpoint that the majority of the faculty is not apathetic, is in¬ deed interested in student activit¬ ies. That small portion of the facul¬ ty which puts in its teaching hours and then disappears from view or from the campus is usually not particularly effective in the class- room and would be of little use anyway, even if Its interest in stu¬ dents as people could be elicited. Conclusion: in my view almost no blame can be put on the faculty for the “Loyola disease.-* 3. Students. The background of the Loyola student is, in general, well-to-do. He has been given all the necessities of life and many of its luxuries. This produces a nat¬ ural, almost inbred apathy. His in¬ terests are material — should I say materialistic— and his enthusiasm (Continued on Page 5) Ignatian Exercises Offered As Final Student Retreat The general student retreat will open Friday, April 16, with a con¬ ference at 10 a.m., in Sacred Heart Chapel. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius will be the theme joined with the liturgical services of Holy Week. The Exercises of the first day will conclude with the Good Friday service which starts at 3 p.m. The schedule for Satur¬ day is the same, except that the day concludes with the conference at 2 p.m. The retreat talks will be given by Fr. Kilp, assisted by other members of the Jesuit faculty who will join with the students in vari¬ ous discussion groups. All are once again reminded that this is the last opportunity to make the prescribed University retreat, unless other Ap¬ proved arrangements have been made through the proper school authorities. Attendance at the Holy! Week retreat will be credited by presentation of student body cards. ! 'ARSENIC' CONTINUES THROUGH WEE! The Loyola University play, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” opened and played its first runs on last Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. After much rehearsal and final prepa¬ ration, the play was staged by the players in a fine acting style and provided entertainment for all present. The play will run only three' more times,' this Thursday, Friday and Щ8Ш Santa Monica Civic Hosts Eighth Annual Spring Sing On April 24, the Loyola University Chorus will once again host the outstanding social event of the year,; its Eighth Annual Spring Sing. This у ear's, classic will be held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, the site of last year's show. Emcee — Celebrity Because of the number of par¬ ticipant, the show should promise to be a fun night for all. Accord ing to Mike Finnegan, Spring Sing Chairman, the master of cere- iponies will be Morry Amsterdam, the witty genius of the Dick Vah Dyke television show. Mr. Am¬ sterdam is noted for his ability to keep the show alive and the audience entertained. Tickets will be available in the bookstore at modest prices. Text^ books and other academic neces¬ sities come at a premium, how¬ ever. The better seats will sell for $1.50, $3.00 and $2.50. 125 Possible Points The entries will be judged on the basis of singing, presentation, appearance, choreography (for mixed production), and originality (for novelty). Prizes will be awarded on the basis of 125 pos¬ sible points.' The awards will con¬ sist of a winner’s trophy in each division, arid a sweepstakes trophy for the group with the greatest number of points. However, the novelty entrants are ineligible for the sweepstakes award. Mike Finnegan is confident that this year’s show will be one of the most professional and enter¬ taining ever, and should help to promote goodwill among the Cath¬ olic Colleges in the area. In the past, Spring Sing has been one of the best attended sbcial events of the , year, and this year’s show promises to be no exception. HOLY WEEK SERVICES CHAPEL OF THE SACRED HEART PALM SUNDAY 9:00 a.m.— Solemn blessing of palms 5:30 a.m.— Mass 6:15 a.m.— Mass 7:00 a.m.— Mass 10:30 a.m.— Mass 12 noon— Mass in Huesman Hall Chapel HOLY THURSDAY 6:30 p.m.— Solemn Mass 12-1 p.m.— Solemn Mass 3-4 p.m.— Confessions GOOD FRIDAY 3 p.m.— Solemn Service HOLY SATURDAY 8 p.m.— Easter Vigil Mass EASTER SUNDAY 5:30 a.m.— Mass 6:30 a.m —Mass 7:00 a.m.— Mass 9:00 a.m.— Mass Because of the holidays there will NOT be the usual 10:30 or 12 noon (Huesman Hall) Masses on Easter Sunday. ШШШт MORTIMER (LARRY AGRIESTI) waits for the inevitable as Brother Jonathon (Bill Schaffer) and Doctor Einstein (Pete Szondy) prepare to operate in a scene from ‘‘'Arsenic and Old Lace," the current Del Rey Players' production being held in Strub Theatre this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 8:30. Saturday night, in Strub Theater. The curtain goes up at 8:30 p.m. Reserved seats for all perform¬ ances may be purchased at the Strub Theater Bob Office, house in Brooklyn, New York. They advertise rental of rooms in their house to forlorn widowers and old bachelors. Yet the reception which any male applicant receives from ai У them is not quite amicable for from 1 to 5 p.m. The admission every applicant mysteriously dis- for all Loyola students is 50 cents. The plot of the play is amusing while simultaneously producing the effect of the unexpected. The story concerns a couple of charming old ladies who live in an old-fashioned appears after he is seen stepping into the house of the two women. Involved in the plot of the story are also a majority of weird char¬ acters, including a man who thinks himself to be Theodore Roosevelt. MR. JOHNSON TO OPEN EXISTENTIALISM SERIES On Wednesday April 14, the English Society will pre¬ sent the first of three lectures on Existentialism in Strub Theatre at 7 :30 p.m. The theme of this series will be the introduction of Existentialism to the student through lec¬ tures on the philosophy, literature and psychology. Accord ing to John Niespolo, President of ^ the English society, the purpose of the series is to “Present to the student insights into a highly per¬ sonal philosophical movement that profoundly reflects the state of man spiritually, psychologically, 4 and artistically in the world today.” The first lecture on April Ц will concern Philosophy of Existential¬ ism, and will be presented by Mr. D. Johnson, S.J. The second lecture, on the Litera¬ ture of Existentialism, will be pre¬ sented by Dr. R. Cleymaet on Thursday, April 22, in Strub Thea¬ ter, at 7:30. All those interested in learning more about this school of thought immediately concerned with the individual are invited to attend.