The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 6, Issue 10 - May 18, 1928

Remember Alumni Dance Sat. Night Ambassador Л%: ’> Ground Breaking Del Rey Sunday 2:00 P.M. Vol. VI — No. 10 $1.50 Per Year Published Tri-Weekly by the Students of Loyola College at Los Angeles 15c An Issue May 18, 1928 We congratulate you, Jay Mont¬ gomery as Student Body president of 1928-29. Your election to that distinguished office is a token of well merited esteem of your fellow students. The work of the coming term will be successful to the ex¬ tent of your diligent generalship. The burden is severe and the path is hazardous but the popular vote is the best proof that the students have faith in your ability. We are with you to the man, we have plenty of work for all to do, so again we congratulate you, pledge our support and anticipate the greatest and most active term for President Montgomery and the Associated Students of Loyola. * * * Mother’s Day is established as a tribute to the ones who love most, work hardest and receive the least. We of Loyola have also established the custom of sponsoring a Moth¬ er’s Day program on the day set aside, but what of our Father’s? Father’s Day falls after the school term is over, so it would be ex¬ tremely difficult to observe the day as a student group. It has there¬ fore been suggested that at some time early in the Fall breferably on the day of some football game our fathers be given a little recogni¬ tion by a program for the day set aside, perhaps a tribute during the game and a smoker or banquet fol¬ lowing the fray. An idea for the students to work out, think it over! * * * When is the paper coming out? The most trite and also the most detested query known to the edi¬ torial department. Another ques¬ tion which prompts a little thought is what of the paper next year, who is going to write news heads, makeup the sheet and perform the menial tasks connected with the edition of a worthy college publi¬ cation. We hear talk of greater Loyola and greater activities but we never hear of a greater and more effective Loyolan. The college paper is the (Continued on Page 10) “El Padre” Out Monday ; Barry Named Editor According to Editor Paul Bickett, the El Padre will be ready for dis¬ tribution the early part of next week. This is about a week later than was at first anticipated, but this year’s annual promises to be something well worth waiting for. Four iron men will purchase one of the few remaining isues today. Next week the price advances one dollar. Get yours now and save the difference. It is also announced that Jim Barry will be given the position of editor next year. As yet the rest of the staff has not been picked. Barry’s selection was no surprise to those who have watched the progress of the El Padre, as he was the only Junior taking a real active interest in the year book and hence he will be the only logical Senior for the job. BREAK GROUND SUNDAY Graduation At Del Rey , June 3 - : - - - * 200,000 EXPECTED; COLORFUL Plans are practically complete for the ground breaking exercises for the пелу Loyola University, which is to be con¬ structed at a cost of $5,000,000 on a picturesque site in the Del Rey Hills, which will be conducted on the afternoon of Sunday, - - ; - *May 20, 1928, beginning at 2 Luncheon Will Climax Work of Mothers Loyola mothers are enthusiastic in the final preparation for the building fund luncheon which will take place May 31 at the Ambassa¬ dor Hotel. Under the leadership of Mrs. Arthur Wright 150 women have worked diligently and effec¬ tively throughout Southern Cali¬ fornia, and have been rewarded by remarkable returns. Over 150 plates have been sold at this early date, bespeaking the interest of all con¬ cerned. The Science unit of the New University at Del Rey is the ob¬ jective of the luncheon sponsored by the loyal women. This impor¬ tant unit of greater Loyola is to be one of the first structures on. the campus and will stand as a lasting tribute to the earnest endeavor of the mothers and friends who sup¬ port the luncheon drive. The luncheon will be one of the outstanding social functions of the season, featuring Mr. George Bres- lin as the speaker of the day, Mrs. Aurthur Wright, Chairman of the drive and many other notable per¬ sons, well known for their activity in civic and social life of Los An¬ geles city. Following the luncheon, which will begin at 1 :00 o’clock, a bril¬ liant fashion display of the very latest gown and wrap creations from New York and Paris will be exhibited before the assembled gathering. Style experts and de¬ signers are arranging to have the last minute models sept by airplane from the east directly to the Am¬ bassador for the occasion. Other surprises are said to await the group which will be present at the Ambassador Hotel, on the after¬ noon of May 31. Fordham University’s Glee Club placed seventh among the compet- ingf organizations in the Twelfth Annual Intercollegiate Glee Club Contest. The number of clubs en¬ tered numbered one hundred and twenty-five, with fourteen combet- ing in the grand finals. o’clock. A civic committee representing varied interests has formulated plans to observe the event with an historic program which is expected to attract 200,000 persons. Spirit of Unity Dominates Early responses which have been received from the invitation ex¬ tended by the civic committee indi¬ cate that outstanding civic leaders, federal, state and city officials, edu¬ cators of national renown, and re¬ ligious leaders of all denominations, will join hands in a new spirit of unity to start the construction pro¬ gram, and to assist in firmly estab¬ lishing Los Angeles as the cultural and educational center of the west. Ground breaking exercises, it is announced by Father Joseph Sul¬ livan, will be followed shortly by the construction of the first unit, inaugurating a movement to estab¬ lish in the Southland one of the world’s largest universities for men students. Loyola Opens Doors to All New Loyola University will round out the higher educational system of the Southland, and will enable our Chamber of Commerce and our public-spirited citizens to broadcast to the world that Los Angeles offers every type of col¬ legiate training, even to a univer¬ sity, second to none in America, for men students. Loyola will throw open its doors to 5,000 youth of every denomination. Formal ground breaking exer¬ cises will consist of pageantry, music, addresses by famous ora¬ tors and the turning of the first shovelful of earth in the construc¬ tion of a dozen or more buildings, along the lines of the Spanish- Colonial architecture. . Greatest Celebration in History Preparations are being made to make this the greatest civic cele¬ bration in the history of Los An¬ geles. Already arrangements have been made by the Real Estate Board to erect grandstands that will provide seating accommoda¬ tions for 20,000 persons. Another stand will provide accommodations for 1,000 representatives of the biggest institutions in our city, civic and clerical. The day’s program will start with a procession leading from Manchester boulevard to the site of the proposed $5*000,000 univer¬ sity. Marching at the head of the (Continued on Page 7) J. Montgomery I New Student President Carrying the college by a major¬ ity of twenty-five votes, Jay Mont¬ OE WILE DELIVER VALEDICTORY gomery was elected president of the stuednt body for the coming year, at the recent election. Although the election was not contested as bitterly as that of the previous year, the last minute en¬ thusiasm showed that the support¬ ers of both candidates had been doing very effective campaigning Jay K. Montgomery on the • quiet. Barry claimed a slight edg;e in the day college vote which was conceded by the Mont¬ gomery faction. Both candidates, therefore concentrated their efforts on the law school where they were more or less unknown. The final result would seem to indicate that the Montgomery contingent either worked harder in the night division or put forth more convincing argu¬ ments in favor of their candidate than did the Barry party. How¬ ever, when all the ballots were counted the score stood 148-123 regardless of which way the dif¬ ferent departments voted. If present plans are carried out the college will spend at least a part of next year on the new Del Rey campus; Montgomery, there¬ fore, faces one of the toughest as¬ signments ever to confront a stu¬ dent body president inasmuch as it shall be his duty to maintain an or¬ ganization during the process of moving. PUBLICATIONS BOARD Striking passers-by squarely be¬ tween the eyes, the newly erected publications board received due at¬ tention, situated opposite the dean’s office. The board will be used for official publication notices and also by advertisers who desire special publicity. The board was donated by Sigma Phi Zeta fraternity. Seniors of the Loyola High School, and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Law will receive their diplomas at a gigantic joint ceremony on the new Del Rey cam¬ pus, Sunday, June 3. The affair will be similar to the previous out¬ door graduation exercises held on due to the situation and interest of the sixteenth street campus, but the New University, will be more attractive than ever before. Diplomas will be given to nearly 120 Seniors while Junior certifi¬ cates will be tendered to Sopho¬ mores of colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Pre- Medics. Henry Dockweiler of Senior High School will open the exercises as spokesman of his class. Joaquin Fraters, orator will deliver his Gold Medal Thesis, “The Existence of God,” Joseph Dunnigan, Vale¬ dictorian will then present the Val¬ edictory of the' Class of ’28. Benediction the Blessed Sacra¬ ment will conclude th£ third open- air graduation exercises of Loyola, with solemnity and beauty char¬ acteristic of such events. Honorary Frat Initiates New Men; Pledges 4 Showing the first semblance of a real organization since its in¬ auguration two years ago, the Kappa Alpha Sigma, honor publi¬ cation fraternity, held its first ini¬ tiation last Saturday evening, May 12. M. J. Bernard, Lane Guthrie, Paul Bickert and Joseph Du Ross were granted full membership and put through the three degrees. Jim Barry, Tom Roberts, Jim Sullivan and Fred Kelly were given the Kappa degree and pledged until next year. Kappa Alpha Sigma was organ¬ ised in 1926 by Phil Girard, Tom Haddock, Louis Burke, Jim Keily, Robert Brenan and Charles Coony. Mr. Belanger, S.J., and Mr. Leahy, S.J., co-operated with these stu¬ dents. Since then several others have been admitted to membership. But this year the honor society was reorganized and a new plan of membership was adopted. Here¬ after only those journalists who {Continued on Page 9)