Archbishop Dispenses
University Personnel
Dispensation from the Lenten fast has been granted by the Most
Reverend Archbishop to the students and faculty of the University of
Portland, according to an announcement from the office of the .prefect
of religion, Rev. Thomas P. Jones, C.S.O.
The dispensation is granted upon condition that those who have been
so favored will undertake some work of penance during the season. As
an example, states Father Jones, a meditation upon the Way of the
Cross might be made at least once a week during Lent.
Students travelling in the name
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of the university on athletic teams
or in cultural endeavors, such as
speaking or debating, are likewise
dispensed.
Father Jones has also announced
schedules for various religious activ¬
ities to take place during Lent.
On Ash Wednesday, ashes will be
distributed after each Mass, after
the noon Rosary and after the eve¬
ning Lenten devotions.
During Lent, there will be a ser¬
mon and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament each Wednesday eve¬
ning at 6:30 p. m. in the chapel.
The Rev. Maurice J. Rigley, C.S.C.,
will preach the sermons.
A Way of the Cross will be held
at 6:30 p. m. on each Friday during
Lent.
Father Jones has said that the
daily Rosary for world peace, which
is held in the chapel at 12:45 p. m.,
will be continued during Lent. He
suggests that students might attend
this devotion during lent as a part
of their penance.
The weekly Mass for everyone on
campus will continue to be offered
on Sunday mornings during the
penetential season.
According to the announcement,
the sermons at the 10 o'clock Mass
on Sundays during the second sem¬
ester will deal with the position,
privileges and role of the Blessed
Virgin. This series of sermons is
part of the university’s observance
of the Marian year.
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Linfield Meeting
Final arrangements for the first
annual convention of the Oregon
Collegiate Press, Association (OCPA)
to be held at Linfield college on
April 2 and 3, are being completed
under the direction of Vern Dun¬
can of Linfield, in accordance with
plans formulated at last year’s
OFCL conference at Reed college.
Working with Duncan and Harry
Pace of OCE, who is drafting a con¬
stitution for the group, are Kev
Van Hoomissen and Jim Foley of
the University of Portland, who are
in charge of obtaining prominent
speakers in the field of journalism
around the state of Oregon to ad¬
dress the group.
The two-day convention. April 2
and 3, will be highlighted by a ban¬
quet Friday night, at which time
the featured speaker of the conven¬
tion will be presented.
Originator of the idea was Dick
Coyner of Oregon State college, an¬
other school which will be partic¬
ipating. To date, every major uni¬
versity or college in the state has
shown extreme interest in the pro¬
ject and a large representaton from
each school is expected.
Mr. Gordon Sabine, noted head of
the University of Oregon journalism
school, has been approached and
has shown interest in the project.
It is strongly hoped that he will
be able to speak to the group.
The organization, which will be
composed of editors and staff mem¬
bers of the collegiate publications in
the state, will meet to discuss prob¬
lems to the field of collegiate pour-
nalism. with assistance and lectures
to be given by professional jour¬
nalists from Portland newspapers.
Freedoms Foundation
Picks Father Sweeney
Rev. Robert H. Sweeney, C.S.C., was selected by the national awards
jury to receive the George Washington honor medal. This distinguished
award was presented for a graduation address which he delivered at
Sacred Heart Academy, Salem, last June. Announcement of the selection
was made on February 22, Washington’s birthday, at Valley Forge by
the Freedoms Foundation.
Presentation ceremonies of the major regional awards will be conducted
by the Foundation during March, April and May. Father Sweeney will be
~ presented his award at a program
Two exciting basketball contests
and two evenings of social enter¬
tainment, topped off with a ski
tournament on Sunday, were offered
Portland’s alumni last week-end,
as the school concluded its eighth
annual Homecoming week-end.
Overall co-chairmen of the events
planned for alumni and students
alike were Jim Vincent and George
Hauer, both members of Blue Key
National Honor Fraternity, spon¬
soring organization for the three-
day week-end.
The Pilot alums were treated to
Pilot hoop victory Friday night and
as a Homecoming feature, witnessed
the coronation of Queen Rita I dur¬
ing the half-time intermission.
Taking part in the half-time cere¬
monies were Hauer, ASUP presi¬
dent, Lee Hegel; Queen Rita Dean;
last year’s queen, Peggy Brunkow;
Alumni president. Phil Roth; Rev.
Robert Beh, CS.C., Ski club ad¬
viser, and Blue Key president, Kev
Van Hoomissen.
Immediately following the game,
the ASUP presented a dance in
Education hall, under the direction
of Bob Christensen, where the
court was presented and partic¬
ipated in the grand march. Music
continued until 1 a. m.
Saturday night, Portland’s basket¬
ball squad was edged in a close tilt
with Hank Anderson’s Gonzagans.
Queen Rita and her court were
seated in the stands for the contest.
Immediately following the game, a
colorful torchlight parade proceeded
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Rev. Robert H. Sweeney, C.S.C.
Job Interviews
Set for Seniors
A program of placement inter¬
views for seniors graduating in May
and August is currently being in¬
stituted by the Student Placement
bureau, in cooperation with deans
of the college of business admin¬
istration and school of general en¬
gineering, David Underhill, place¬
ment bureau director, revealed this
week.
Invitations were sent 16 regional
firms inviting them to participate
in the placement program to be
conducted in the months of March
and April and the first three weeks
of May.
On March 3, Firestone Rubber
and Tire company will hold inter¬
views at its Portland office for open¬
ings on the sales staff. Other ses¬
sions definitely set include Radio
Corporation of America, March 10,
for engineering students and phy¬
sicists and U. S. Vanadium com¬
pany, March 17, for engineering stu¬
dents.
Tentative interview dates are in
process of being established with
Proctor and Gamble company and
Swift company, both seeking to fill
positions on their sales staff.
Seniors interested in signing up
for interviews are requested to do
so at the Placement bureau. Room
3, West hall.
Pilot Speakers
Attend Tourney
Twenty-three speakers will repre¬
sent University of Portland at the
24th annual Linfield Intercollegiate
Tournament of Champions, to be
held March 4, 5 and 6 on the Lin¬
field campus at McMinnville, ac¬
cording to Paul Ouellette, speech
department head.
The tournament, considered by
many one of the country’s outstand¬
ing speech meets, extends to uni¬
versities throughout the west. Last
year 35 schools were represented in
the senior and junior categories.
The University of Portland, com¬
peting for its third consecutive time,
last year earned second place in
the junior division.
Events to be entered by the cam¬
pus speech group will include de¬
bate, extemporaneous, after-dinner,
and impromptu speaking, oratory,
interpretative acting and reading,
radio, salesmanship, and interview¬
ing.
Trying for repeat wins will be
Joan DuGay, Lee Paves, Robert
Simons, Gloria Bradbury and Jean
Grosvenor, all of whom took high
honors in the various events last
season.
Other students traveling to Mc¬
Minnville will be Robert Doyle,
James Archer, Fred Cone, Nan
Tritz, Gerald Rodgers, Ed Van
Aelstyn, Robert Sinclair. Roger
Becker, Lyn Tyrrell, Mary Murphy,
Norma Jeanne Leistiko, Bernadine
Holden, Diana Della Santina, Mar¬
garet Harmon, Rosemary Kelly,
Sharon Woods and Nicholas Varfc-
ados.
that will be held in this area.
The address of Father Sweeney
was tape recorded by a listener and,
unknown to him, was submitted to
the Freedoms Foundation.
Other winners were Dr. Milton
Eisenhower, president of Pennsyl¬
vania State university; James Far¬
ley, chairman of the board of Coca-
Cola, and Sen. Karl E. Mundt, Re¬
publican, South Dakota
Father Sweeney is a former pres¬
ident of the University of Portland
and is now serving as the director
of the University of Portland Foun¬
dation.
Of the 817 indivduals cited by the
group, only 28 of the top winners
were present. Doctor Eisenhower,
who addressed the group, states
that the awards were a “positive
response to the moral challenge of
world communism.” Individuals
honored are those who "speak up
for freedom.”
The purpose of the Freedoms
Foundation is to bring about a bet¬
ter understanding of the American
way of life.
Pilot school spirit hit an all-year high last week-end during the Homecoming as is witnessed in the picture
of the torchlight parade following Saturday night’s game.
Three One-Acts
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Three one-act plays, chosen from
a field of nine entries, will be pro¬
duced by the University theatre on
March 12, 13 and 14. The three plays
which were selected by a panel of
judges are Noel Coward’s “Hands
Across the Sea,” Charles Kennedy’s
“The Terrible Meek” and Tennessee
William’s "The Strangest Kind of
Romance." Curtain time will be
8:30 p. m.
The directing of the one-act plays
was originally part of a class pro¬
ject in directing, and because of
the excellence of the work done by
the student directors, it was de¬
cided to give the three best plays
from the class major production.
Student directors working under the
supervision of Paul E. Ouellette, di¬
rector of drama, are Bernard Fritz
with "Hands Across the Sea,"
Robert Page with "The Terrible
Meek,” and Joan DuGay with “The
Strangest Kind of Romance.”
“Hands Across the Sea” comes
from the pen of Noel Coward, Eng¬
land’s master of comedy repartee.
Leading roles in this romp through
an upper middle-class British draw¬
ing room are played by Lyn Tyrrell
and Mike McMenamin. Others in
the cast are Lee Paves, Ed Cameron,
Bob Simons, Nan Tritz, Gerald Rod¬
gers, Dianai Della Santina and
JoAnn Lesenko.
The second show of the trio, “The
Terrible Meek,” is an unusual pre¬
sentation of the Crucifixion. Only
three characters are involved in the
entire drama, with Norma Leistiko
playing Mary, Ed Van Aelstyn as
the captain, and Lee Paves as the
soldier.
As the final show of the evening,
Tennessee Williams’ “The Strangest.
Kind of Romance,” offers contrast
to the other two productions. The
play is set in a squalid boarding
house and portrays the unhappy,
frustrated existence of its inhab¬
itants. Major roles in the produc¬
tion are handled by Jean Grosve¬
nor as the landlady and Bob Sin¬
clair as the little man. Pat Byrne,
Martin Vandenberg play minor roles.
