Siena News 1940-05-01

              DANCE TO
RAY HERBECK'S
MUSIC
The Siena News
Newspaper of America's Youngest College
JUNIOR
PROMENADE
EDITION
VOL. II. No. 15
LOUDONVILLE, N. Y., MAY 1, 1940
$2.00 per Year
Prom Leader
Ra\'  Herbeck,  who with   las oiclies-
tra.  will play for  the Junior  Prom
tomorrow night.  He features "Music
With Romance."
Ray Herbeck Began Career With Kyser
Ra) Herbeck studied medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles for 3 years, but had the heart of a musician. Auditioning for Kay Kyser he landed the job, kft school and toured with Kay and other "name" bands for tvvo years before building a band of his own.
Herbeck built a band for Walter Renzevele' famous 'i'ahoe T'averii at Lake Tahoe, California, where be played during the summer season of 1934. After this engagement he played a tour of Pacific Northwest and was acclaimed by Coast Radio Editors as a
'   coining "name."
Gene Austin heard the band in S.ui Diego and at once signed them to ap¬ pear at his exclusive Hollywood Night Spot, "My Blue Heaven" with a liiu from KF^BK, Warner Brothers Station. i<.a;. played thc Blue Heaven foi period of 26 weeks and moved on down to Los Angeles' smart Cafe-de-Paree. After being in the Cafe for two weeks,
. the Columbia Broadcasting Svstem aired the band over the Columbia Don Lee Networks.
Broadcasts on National Hookup
So well was Ray and his new style of music received by the Coast Radio fans, the Columbia E.xecutives decided to give Ray a nation-wide audience every Saturday aud Tuesday nights, W'hich v\as something very unusual for a band that had only been on the air for such a short time.
., Next tbe directors of the California Exposition selected Ray to open tlie Fair, after listening to many bigger "name" bands. The Exposition en¬ gagement carried two coast-to-coast broadcasts weekly. After the Exposi¬ tion, came, the Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Oregon; the Club Victor in
' Seattle, Washington; Jantzen Beach, Portland; Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel and the Big Broadcast of 1937. America's All Tone Stylist Radio Editors of the Pacific Coast have acclaimed Herbeck to be Amer¬ ica's all Tone Stylist, saying a band that plays the Lombardo Style but has more
^  body   than   Lombardo.     Herbeck   has just completed 15 weeks record break¬ ing engagement at the exclusive Utah (Continued on Page 6)
Dr. Armstrong to Address Students
Dr. John Armstrong, professor of public speaking at St. Bonaventure's College, will be the guest speaker for the Student Communion Breakfast on May 12. The breakfast will be held in the Ten Eyck Hotel, Albany. Rev. Adalbert Callahan, spiritual director at the college, is in charge of arrange¬ ments.
Mass will be celebrated at eight o'clock in the Holy Cross Church, located at Hamilton and Philip, in Al¬ bany. Mother's Day has been the an¬ nual date selected for the Communion Breakfast. Last year's Student Senate did not hold the event.
Robert Barrett, president of the Sen¬ ate, has requested that all students leave their automobiles near the hotel, for he plans to have the students march in a body from the church to the hotel.
During the coming week each Stu¬ dent Senator will personally contact a quota of students to find out how many intend to make reservations for the affair.
Fr. Vincent Leaves; Address Unknown
Rev. Vincent Devine, professor of English and moderator of the sopho¬ more class and the debating club, left Siena last Friday reportedly for Pat¬ terson, N. J.
Fr. Vincent declined to discuss his reasons for leaving but semi-official sources reported that the friar may ha\e to undergo a serious operation within the next month. Other reports had it that F'r. Vincent will continue teaching in the seminary.
Coming to Siena in the fall of 1938, (Continued on Page 6)
New Streamlined Edition of News Presented This Issue
The Siena News calls your at¬ tention to the new streamlined edi¬ tion of the paper. By eliminating column rules and putting the titles of columns in lower case type on the editorial page. The Nevs'S is presenting the most modern col¬ legiate newspaper in the Capital District.
First Junior Promenade Tomorrow Evening In Main Ballroom of Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany
Collins Announces List oi Nominees
Raymond Collins, chairman of the Nominating Coinmittee, announced thc list of accepted nominations for the four major Student Senate offices. Other members of the committee were; Walter Mooney, Robert Monoghan, Harry Coughlin and George Marthy.
Presidential nominees are: Robert Barrett, Frank Bauman and Donald Gillen. Running for the office of vice- president are: Creighton Brittell, Jo¬ seph Dulin and Howard Tucker. John Rehfuss is the lone candidate for sec¬ retary. Competing for the office of treasurer are: William Irvin, James Dalton and Anthony Tabacco.
Elections will take place on May 10. Any of the nominees may begin their active campaign with the official notice of the Nominating Committee.
Bishop Gibbons Comes To College On May 20
Most Rev. Edmund F. Gibbons of Albany, vvill attend the St. Bernadine of Siena Day ceremonies at the college. On May 20, the feast day of the patron of Siena, the Bishop will inspect the building and attend the luncheon, which will bc held in the college cafe¬ teria.
Very Rev, Cyprian Mensing, presi¬ dent of the college, stated that the ceremonies will begin with Mass in the college chapel. After the Bishop's inspection tour, luncheon will be served to the guests. In the afternoon, Siena Hall will be open to the friends and relatives of the Siena students.
Bishop Gibbons was instrumental in thc founding of the college, aiding the Franciscans in the work in the sum¬ mer of 1937.
Motlier's Group To Hold Dinner
Plans were formulated for a dinner to be held on Wednesday evening. May 22, at the Ten Eyck. Reservations are $2.00 per person and may be made through Mrs. Walter J. Mooney, chair¬ man and Mrs. James Rooney, co-chair¬ man.   x\ll mothers are cordially invited.
The mothers of the students held a meeting early in April in the cafeteria of Siena College. The name decided upon by the mothers was SIENA WOMEN'S CLUB. The officers are: Mrs. Frank Sheehan, president; Mrs. Richard Lawrence, 1st vice-president; Mrs. Joseph Sheary, 2nd vice-president; Mrs. F. J. Woods, 3rd vice-president; Mrs. I*'. J. Linen, 4th vice-president; Mrs. James Rooney, Sth vice-president; the Very Rev. Cyprian Mensing, general treasurer; Mrs. Thomas Sher¬ wood, treasurer; Mrs. S. T. McGeever, recording secretary; Mrs. Katherine T. Sheehan, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Walter J. Mooney, social chairman; Mrs. Conrad Rissberger, membership chairman; Mrs. Richard Bayly, Ways aud Means chairman; Mrs. T. Mann¬ ing, Hospitality chairman, and Mrs. F. J. Woods, Program chairman.
Dunckel to Appear
With Choral Group
Mr. Kenneth Dunckel, a sophomore in the Arts division, will give a piano recital Friday night, appearing as guest artist at a concert of a local choral group.
.\ graduate of Vincentian Institute, in Albany, Dunckel has studied the piano for the past nine years at the Academy of the Holy Name. He gave his graduation repetoire at the Academy in May, 1938, and has appeared as soloist at many concerts in the district.
Dunckel will play compositions by the masters, Chopin and Bach. They will include Chopin's Polonaise and Nocturne in E Flat Major and Minuet in G by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Tomorrow evening in the ballroom of the Ten Eyck Hotel
the class of 1941  will hold the first Junior Promenade of Siena.
Ray Herbeck and his orchestra will play for the dance.    Over
two hundred couples are expected.
The ballroom decorations will be kept secretive until the
 dance.   The committee intends to sur¬ prise the Promenaders.
The dance is under the supervision of Richard Bayly and Paul Kearney. On the other committees are: Wil¬ liam Ball and John Shannon, music; Charles Kokolias and Harry McAllister, hall; James McLindon and Joseph Duhn, decorations; James Sullivan, favors; William Leikhim and John Ryan, bids; Joseph Schuth, Charles Loftus, Joseph Lyons, John J. Curtin, George Decker and Timothy O'Brien, patrons; and Kenneth Mackie, Donald Shields and John Cahill, publicity.
Setting another precedent in the precedent setting Junior Prom will be a Junior medley composed of favorite selections of the present Junior class. This group of dances will be exclusively for Juniors—a feature that should find favor with classes to come. The num¬ bers voted most popular are: "Star¬ dust," "Tea for Two," "Stormy Weather," "Night and Day," "Alice Blue Gown" and "Melancholy Baby." Of the songs requested, "Stardust" and "Night and Day" were by far the tunes most voted. Herbeck said that he would be only too glad to comply vvith all the requests of the juniors.
Bishop Asks More Catholic Action
Most Rev. Edmund F. Gibbons, Bishop of Albany, urged some 200 delegates of various Catholic groups in the Qiocese to follow a plan outlined by Rev. John A. I'oomey, S. J., asso¬ ciate editor of America.
"Here is a chance for Cathohc Ac¬ tion—^take it," said the Bishop. "I cannot conceive of anything that would unite you in purpose more than this movement."
The delegates, convened at the in¬ vitation of Rev. William M. SlaVin, director of the Bureau of Information of the Albany Diocese, met last F^ri- day in the auditorium of the Gollege of St. Rose.
Father Toomey explained in detail the function of the Catholic Press Re¬ lations Committee which he founded. He pointed out the need for unity among the 23 miUion Catholics in this country.
"That unity must be a permanent one," he declared. "It cannot be ac¬ complished by co-operating with the C. P. R. Committee. It is the func¬ tion of this committee to check anti- Catholic propaganda in the secular press. Protests to the editors prevent a recurrence of the affront."
The C. Y. O. of Siena, under the direction of Rev. Cyril Maguire, will take an active part in this new move¬ ment, then complying with the Bishop's desires.
Dean Makes May 3 Holiday, Aiding Prom
Because of the Junior Prom tomor¬ row evening, Very Rev. Cyprian Men¬ sing, president of the college, an¬ nounced that no classes will be held on Friday, Maj- 3. Tomorrow, Ascension Thursday, is a scheduled holiday.
F'r. Cyprian decided to give the extra holiday to help the Prom Com¬ mittee secure a better band, since a Thursday is better than a Friday.
Explaining his action, the president stated: "Since Mar. 17, a scheduled free day fell on a Sunday, I feel that the college owes the students another holiday. As long as May 3 will help our first Junior Prom be more success¬ ful, the students may have that day."
This action was greeted with voci¬ ferous approval by the members of the Prom Committee and the Junior Class.
Siena News Will Present Election Edition, May 10
The next issue of The Siena News will be devoted to the cam¬ paign platforms of the candidates for the Student Senate. Each man vvill have space in which to outline his plans for the coming year if he is elected. All candidates must turn their plans into The Siena News office by next Monday.
News' Eiorial Brings Comment
Commenting on the editorial, "Quar¬ terly Marks," which appeared in the last issue of The Siena News, Ver}' Rev. Cyprian Mensing, dean of studies, stated that he agreed that the indivi¬ dual professor should give the student his quarterly grades.
"The marks cannot be given at the office," said the dean, "they must come through the professor. Then again, when the professor gives the student his quarterly rating, they can discuss it together.
"I agree that the student has tbe right to know his marks."
Rev. Giles La Belle, assistant dean of studies, stated that an order has since gone forth from the office more forcefully requesting that the professors give the students their quarterly mark.
"At the office," said Fr. Giles, "the quarterly grade of the student is merely a temporary mark. The office accepts the semester mark as final and official. The quartely grade given is inspected by the office. It is merely an indica¬ tion of the work the student has done during the quarter.
"The marks must be given by the individual professor. It would entail too much work to have tbe office staff supply each student with his quarterly grades."
Student Senate President Robert Barrett thought that the students should be able to find ou heir quarterly mark.
"Most of the professors I know," he said, "do give the marks. I see no good reason why they should be with¬ held."