The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 42, Issue 22 - May 17, 1965

By STEVE LEFEVRE, Editor Mr. Bob Kay, the southern Cali¬ fornia recruiter for the SCOPE project, spoke before three hundred Loyola students on May 6, urging the foundation of an autonomous campus chapter to screen students for participation in the campaign this summer for increased Negro voter registration in the South. Speaking before the Lair gather¬ ing, Kay, a graduate of the Univer¬ sity of Arizona, hopeful of recruit¬ ing Over 250d students from the Los Angeles area, felt “direct action is the only answer (to) the eleven years of segregation.” SCOPE, the Summer Community Organization and Political Educa¬ tion project, while currently stress¬ ing its work with selected southern counties, includes within its ambit the formation of active college groups which will continue to at¬ tack the problems of their commu¬ nity. 10 Per Cent Registration Questioned about the proportion¬ ally small number of Negroes reg¬ istered, the SCOPE representative pointed to the excessively difficult voter registration test and the in¬ accessibility of registrars as the primary factors contributing to the meager portion of Ngero voters. In some counties of Alabama less than 10 per cent of the eligible Ne¬ gro population is registered, Kay said. Mentioning the swift and effec¬ tive economic retaliation of the Ku Klux Klan, Kay contended was “no picnic” to be a white South¬ erner committed to the civil rights movement. Mr. George Shinhoster, a Negro from Armstrong State College ac¬ companying Bob Kay, at one mo¬ ment, pointing to the Loyola stu¬ dent body, stated that “only four (Continued on Page 2) Cos An oyolan VOL. 42— No. 22 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES 2 May 17, 1965 SCHMITZ HANDED IGNATIAN AWARD' TURNOVER BANQUET POINTS TO END OF SCHMITZ REGIME By John Redmond On Monday evening, May 10, annual A.S.L.U. Spring Turnover Banquet was held at Metkovich’s Crown Imperial Restaurant in El Segundo. The yearly event, which was hosted by this year’s adminis¬ tration for the newly elected stu¬ dent body and class officers, was a very delightful affair. At the din¬ ner, each of the outgoing officers introduced his newly elected re¬ placement and turned over the office to him. With both the newly elected officers and the old-timers, there were over 50 smiling school officials in attendance. Year Reviewed The evening began with a rous¬ ing cocktail hour from 6:30 to 7:30 and the dinner itself from 7:30 to 9. Following the delicious prime rib dinner the meeting itself began with an invocation from Father Rolfs, Dean of , Students. Larry Rasmussen, turnover banquet chairman, then introduced Rod Ornellas A.S.L.U. Treasurer and Lou Mortillare A.S.L.U. Secretary who reviewed the first year and gave the financial standing of these past two semesters. Bergin Gives Awards the Freeman, was introduced and he spoke of the events which we can look foreward to in the scholastic year ahead. Bob Schmitz then gave a few closing comments and turned the rostrum over to Father Rolfs who gave an excellent speech on the academic year of 1964-1965. Father Rolfs Speaks Father Rolfs thanked all the past officers for their hard work and great devotion and asked that the newly elected officers carry on this tradition. Father reminded the of ficers that they were truly fulfilling the “man of two worlds” idea with their display of interest in school activities and they have greatly benefited both themselves and the school by their hard work. Father was especially impressed with the fine job done by the A.S.L.U. officers, especially Presi¬ dent Schmitz who gave so unselfish¬ ly of both time and effort to make this year the great success that it was. In concluding the banquet, Father thanked all the officers for the fine job they have done and encouraged the new officers to fol¬ low this example. Standing Ovation The next order of business was the awards presentations. Vice- President Joe Bergin presented the awards to all the outgoing A.S.L.U. officers while President “Smiling” Bob Schmitz distributed the execu¬ tive committee awards. Finally the new Student Body President Jim SEE PAGE FIVE One of the highlights of the eve¬ ning was the standing ovation which Jane McMillan and her husband, guests of honor, received when they were introduced to the officers. It is about time that Jane, the faithful secretary to Father Rolfs and longtime friend to the student body, received the credit that she so richly deserves. Con¬ gratulations are in order for Larry Rasmussen, chairman of the Spring Turnover Banquet and also, ance again to all of the A.S.L.U. and Class officers for this very success¬ ful Golden Jubilee year. Circle president Mike Kinney has announced the unanimous election of ASLU Student Body President Bob Schmitz to the service organization. ASLU PRESIDENT Bob Schmitz, the recipient of the Ignatian Award, is congratulated by Father Roland Reed, Loyola's Academic Vice-President. Over thirty students were honored in the annual Award Convocation efficiently organized by sophomore Jim Jertson. 'Good Neighbors7 Will Aid Westchester Integration By BRUCE RUSSELL While large portions of the coun¬ try— the South, major urban cen¬ ters of the North and Congress it¬ self— are involved in the emotional and often violent becoming of in¬ tegration, a unique venture into the problem, calm and rational in its approach and indicative of real democratic citizenship, is under¬ way in Westchester. Current until the end of May, the “Good Neighbor” Campaign, a project of the Greater Westchester Human Relations Council, is an at¬ tempt at peaceful, responsible in¬ tegration. In a recent interview, » the Rev. Cecil R. Hoffman, Jr. of the Cov¬ enant Presbyterian Church defined the goal of the campaign: “...that integration, which is inevitable, may be rational and wholly accom¬ plished... and that (we may be able to) strengthen the community of Westchester as an integrated whole.” During the campaigning a corps of volunteers is canvassing West¬ chester (Airport Blvd.— Play a del Rey, Century— Hughes) with the following pledge: I welcome neighbors of any faith, race or nationality. I ask only that they be good neighbors, as I shall try to be. If a thousand signatures are ob¬ tained, the pledge will be publish¬ ed along with the signatures of those of the community who af¬ firm it. The “Good Neighbor” Campaign is not pushy, not violent. Hardly ‘communist inspired.’ But a sin¬ cere, Christian, responsible at¬ tempt at confronting and solving one of the major problems in our society. More volunteers are needed, more to ring doorbells and ask people to, at least, read this siim pie pledge, asking people to just be “good neighbors.” If you have time, for such a gift of yourself as participation in this project would entail— contact Jim Byrne or Tom McGrath or the Rev. Cecil R. Hoffman, Jr., Covenant Presbyterian Church, 80th St. and Speulveda Blvd. Jim O'Connell And Dave Ralston Also Are Distinguished The Ignatian Award, perhaps the most prestigious of all the awards presented at the annual Awards Convocation, was given Last Fri¬ day, May 14, to the 1964-1965 Stu¬ dent Body President Bob Schmitz. The Award, presented by the Aca¬ demic Vice-President, Father Rol¬ and Reed, S.J., is given to the most outstanding Senior, to the Senior who has truly exemplified the coneeyt of Loyola’s “Complete Man,” to the man who has de¬ voted much of his stay here to serve the interests of the school. Bob has shown his leadership ability in leading the ASLU through a fine Jubilee year. Student Convocation Loyola holds the annual Awards Convocation to honor those stu¬ dents who have distinguished themselves in the athletic, literary, and intellectual and scholastic fields during the past year at the University. Fr. Reed also presented the Out¬ standing Junior of the Year Award to Jim O’Connell, the class presi¬ dent. Jim served in many campus groups this year and was Orienta¬ tion Co-Chairman at the beginning of the year. The Outstanding Fraternity Man of the Year Award went to Dave Ralston, president of Phi Kappa Theta. In addition, Fr. Reed also gave out the Journalism Awards. The Charles C. Conroy Journalism Award for this year was awarded to the very able editor of this year’s El Playano, Mike Casey. Thanks to Casey’s devotedness in the field of Loyola’s literary di¬ gest, the El Playano saw one of its (Continued on Page 3) Effective September 1, 1965, the charges for board and room will be increased from $435 per sem¬ ester to $447 per semester. The increase is necessary to meet the operating costs of the resi¬ dence halls. Charles S. Casassa, S. J. President