BEACON
VOL. LD — NO. 7
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND, PORTLAND, OREGON
DECEMBER 17, 1954
Carnival Fails
To Reach Goal
In 1954 Drive
"Lack of student co-cperation and
interest was directly responsible
for the fact that this year’s student
carnival was not the success it
should have been.” said Dan Duffy,
ASUP vice-president.
Duffy went on to point out that
the approximate amount of revenue
to be divided between the classes
and ASUP is only $2,000, $8,000 short
of the intended goal.
Confirmin'; Duffy’s opinion con¬
cerning lack of student interest,
the Rev. Erwin Orkiszewski, C.S.C.,
stated, “It is rather disheartening
to consider that only approximately
35 per cent of the students at this
university cooperated in the en¬
deavor to make the carnival a suc¬
cess, despite the good purposes for
which the proceed- were intended.”
Senior Rosemary Lindsay, nurs¬
ing student, was crowned queen of
the carnival. Her class was the most
active in participating in ticket
sales and she was crowned by Dick
Duggan, president of the senior
class.
Tom Gerhardt, ASUP president,
sold the winning ticket on the 1955
Pontiac Star-Chief Catalina and
was awarded a new suit of clothes
for having done so.
The automobile itself was won by
Robert Kalamaja, 910 S. E. 37th
avenue in Portland. H. Jacobsen of
5610 N. Wilamette won the washer
and dryer combination while the
mixmastex was awarded to W. G.
Malone of Butte, Montana.
Additional prizes awarded to pur¬
chasers of tickets placed on sale
before the time of the carnival were:
toaster to Frances Mitchell of 3003
N. E. 26th, Portland; waffle iron,
F. Jaspers, 3625 N. E. 39th, Portland,
and electric iron, Mrs. Edward Mur¬
phy, 2728 S. W. Summit, Portland.
Executive officers of ASUP were
unable to give an exact total of
money received by the various club-
eponsored booths at the carnival
but said that most of the club func¬
tions were believed to have done
well.
At a later date, complete returns
and a full report of the distribution
of the proceeds from the student
carnival will be made by ASUP
said Dan Duffy, vice-president.
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Music Department Holds Tryouts
For Second Semester Talent Show
Tryouts for the musical show,
which will be sponsored by the
school of music next semester, will
be held during January.
The music department urges all
who are Interested to prepare for
and plan to enter the tryout com¬
petition.
Hamecomfng Dated RoSQS ®e^ca^on
Ends Marian Year
Marian Year observances at the
university culminated in the dedi¬
cation of the University of Portland
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
by the Rev. Michael J. Gavin, C.S.C.,
president. The dedication took place
at the Grotto on the campus on
December 8.
The closing ceremonies of the
Marian Year began at 10 a. m. on
the feast of the Immaculate Con¬
ception with a Solemn Mass in
Christie hall chapel. Father Gavin
was celebrant, assisted by the Rev.
Jerome Boyle, C.S.C., as deacon,
and the Rev. Cornelius Hooybcer,
C.S.C., as subdeacon.
Sermon for the occasion was
preached by Father Boyle who em¬
phasized the essential role that
Mary, the Mother of God, plays in
the spiritual life of each individual
Christian.
Following the Mass a procession,
led by '.Carlo Pedron as cross-bearer
and James Fagnant and Ron Rob¬
erts as candle-bearers, formed in
the chapel. Students and clerical
members of the faculty made their
way to the Grotto where Father
Gavin read the dedication which
had been composed by the Rev.
Charlesi F. Hamel, C.S.C. The pro¬
cession then made its way back to
the chapel.
The choir for the Mass and for
the dedication ceremony was made
up of members of the priest faculty
under the direction of the Rev. Paul
Bailey, C.S.C. The Rev. Arthur
Near, C.S.C., was organist.
For Gonzaga Series
Annual Homecoming festivities are
planned for the week-end of Jan¬
uary 14 and 15, 1955, at Howard hall.
Gonzaga, the Pilot’s traditional
rivals, will again visit the Univer¬
sity of Portland and vie for team
supremacy.
Ron Gamroth, chairman of the
first night’s program, will arrange
for the presentation and coronation
of the queen and her four princesses
Friday evening at game half-time.
Blue Key plans to choose the court
sometime after Christmas vacation.
Following the first game will be a
sports dance in Education hall.
The court will again be presented
at half time Saturday night, under
the supervision of the senior class.
The week-end is to be climaxed by
a torch parade to toe gully and toe
burning of the bonfire, followed by
a social at Education hall.
Mothers and Friends of Library
Entertain at Annual Silver Tea
More than 100 members of the
Friends of toe Library and Mothers’
club attended the annual Silver Tea
which was held December 5 from
2 to 5 p. m. in the university li¬
brary.
The Rev. Michael J. Gavin, C.S.C.,
president of toe university, who
welcomed toe guests, said that pro¬
gress was being made towards toe
building of the ne.w library.
Featured as speaker was the Rev.
John W. Scheberle, C.S.C., who
spoke on "Man’s Right to Knowl¬
edge and toe Free Use Thereof.”
A panel exhibit was shown along
with the talk.
Love , and Mind’s Honesty . . .
Was it a night like this? Was the moon as bright and the air
as still and cold? Perhaps one of the shepherds, standing apart
from the others, leaned upon his staff and dreamed of a young
wife and a blazing hearth as the pungent odor of the camp fire
tip-toed into his senses.
And far away from that silent gathering, did three wise men
drowse outside their tents as they gazed at the star they had
followed these many miles? Being very wise, did they know that
they had been selected to walk briefly into history's light in order
to teach a timeless lesson?
At this Christmas time, it would be well for us to reconsider
that lesson. As Godless tyranny threatens our lives, let us pause
one moment and reflect upon the fact that the two classes of men
selected to find the Babe in the stable were extreme in their dif¬
ferences. Could it not be that they were chosen to teach us that
only the wise and the simple can find God?
is it not possible that we are meant to see that Christ can be
found by the man who knows that he knows or by the man who
knows that he does not know but never by the man who thniks
that he knows?
Sings Tonight
The- Rev. Luis M. Rosas, bass
baritone, will appear in concert to¬
night at 8:30 in Education hall.
Father Rosas, a native of Chihua¬
hua, Mexico, is a graduate student
in toe university's school of music.
He was ordained to the preistoood
in 1949 and has studied under Rom¬
ano Picutti, former director of the
Vienna Boys’ choir and teacher cf
the baritones Boris Christoph and
Giuseppe Taddei.
Father Rosas has appeared as
guest soloist with toe Mexican na¬
tional symphony; presented recitals
in the Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico
City, and sung bass solo parts in
Verdi’s "Requiem” and Beethoven’s
“Ninth Symphony.”
His program for this evening’s
recital will be, “Why Do toe Nations
So Furiously Rage?” from Handel’s
Messiah; "Geme Will Ich Mich
Bequemen” from Bach’s St. Mat-
them’s Passion; “And God Said,”
a recitatltative and aria from The
Creation by Haydn; “Die Krahe,”
mann,” “Aufenhalt,' “Die Krahe,”
“Der Doppelganger,” all by Schu¬
bert; “'Ella Giammoi M'amo” from
Verdi's Don Carlos; Douce Dame
Jolie” by Machault; “J'ai Encoure”
by Adam de la Halle; “II Pleure
Dans Mon Caeur” by Debussy; “De.
finicion” by Cordola; “Cancion del
Narranjo Secco” by Moreno; "Por el
Valle de Rosas,” “Alleluya” by Jim¬
enez; “La Concion de la Pilmama”
by Jimenez-Mabarak.
Tonight’s program will mark
Father Rosas’ initial solo concert in
toe Portland area. He will be ac¬
companied by Lily Keleti, professor
of piano at the university.
Campus Girls
Fete Children
At Yule Party
Approximately 100 orphans were
guests of the Associated Women
Students at toe annual Christmas
party held last night in toe Cam¬
pus Commons. The children were
from Christie Home for Girls,
Marylhurst, and St. Mary’s Boys’
Home, Beaverton.
Entertainment for toe party took
the form of a skit presenting
Santa’s workshop. Toymakers Mary
Emerick, Farrell McKinney and
Karen Woodward harmonized in
"Winter Wonderland” and “Jingle
Bells.”
Included in toe program were
toymakers Arlene Gowinski and Pat
Limbacb; Suzy Snowflake, Eleanor
Van Loo; Rudolph, Eldine Bozich;
Frosty, the Snowman, Moma Pizzo;
Angie, toe Christmas Tree Angel,
Marlee Gattuccio. Each character
was costumed and sang toe song
connected with his name.
The angel pointed out the true
meaning of Christmas with a re¬
ligious story. LaVerne Butts served
as accompanist for toe program
which was under toe direction of
Arlene Gowinski.
Santa Claus, personified by the
Rev. Paul Bailey, C.S.C., presented
gifts of clothes, candy and toys to
all toe guests.
Refreshments which were secured
through toe efforts of Frank Davis,
manager of Campus Commons, were
served at toe social which lasted
from 7 to 9 p. m.
Funds to purchase the presents
and meet other expenses were from
toe AWS treasury and the ticket
sales of a Pendleton jacket.
Lila Rosenfield, general chairman
of the party, was assisted by Maxine
Kennedy in charge of shopping;
Mary Lou Busch and Eileen Van¬
dals, wrapping; Eleanor Van Loo,
entertainment; Noelle Zuur, re¬
freshments; Rosemary Stewart,
ticket sale; Annette Conley and
Nancy Macht, transportation; Mar¬
garet Kraus, decorations; Arlene
Gowinski, publicity.
Women Form Christmas Party
For Families of Faculty Members
The annual Christmas party for
toe married faculty members and
their families will be held Sunday,
December 19, in the Campus Com¬
mons. Sponsored by the Faculty
Women, toe social will last from 3
to 5 p. m.
Parents will provide toe Christ¬
mas presents for their children with
thie Faculty Women serving the re¬
freshments for everyone.
Nurses’ Christmas Party
Planned at St. Vincent’s
Nursing students at St. Vincent’s
hospital entertained the nuns, lay-
faculty and personnel from the hos¬
pital at a Christmas party held
In the parlor of toe nurses’ home
at 8:15 p. m. Thursday, December
16.
General chairman for the party
was Jane Witter. The junior class
members attended to toe details in
decorations and entertainment. The
nurses sang Christmas carols in toe
hospital prior to the gathering.
A Christmas party for the alum¬
nae and graduate nurses of the hos¬
pital staff was held December 15
in toe parlor of toe nurses home.
Carol Zeller was general chairman
of this social.
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Лгоагир
The feast of Christmas directs our attention to the birth¬
day of Christ, the Son of God, and once more the message
of peace which the angels sang forth at His birth rings round
the world.
Whether the message will be heeded and the dream of
perpetual world peace among nations will be realized in our
time only the years to come will tell. But there is a deeper,
more beautiful peace that can be realized right now— the
peace of Christ in our individual, human hearts.
It is our prayerful wish that each member of our Uni¬
versity family— students, and members of the faculty and
staff— will share in this peace of Christ on Christmas Day.
May your day be blessed with the true joy that comes from
closeness to the Prince of Peace, whose birthday we celebrate.
Cordially yours,
MICHAEL J. GAVIN, C.S.C.,
President.
