Siena News 1949-02-11

              IT'S YOUR TEAM, SUPPORT IT!
IT'S YOUR CAMPUS, KEEP IT CLEAN!
College of Saint Bernardine of Siena
Vol. X
SIENA COLLEGE, LOUDONVILLE, N.  Y. — FEBRUARY 11, 1949
No. 17
FR. MARK RAPS RED 'TRIAL'
BIG CITIES TO SEE "THE BETRAYAL
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Players toPut ShowonRoad
By JACK ENGLISH
The Coventry Players are going to "put the show on the road." The Siena dramatic society will present the traditional Lenten play of the Passion of Christ, "The Betrayal," in New York and Philadelphia in late March. It will be the first time in the history of the Players that they will appear outside the Albany area.
The Rev. Bertin F. Friel, OFM, director of the group, announced that permission to make arrange¬ ments for the road jaunt was granted by the Board of Instruc¬ tions and the Very Rev. Mark Kennedy, OFM, President of Siena College.
Fr. Bertin also said that following their Metropolitan appearances the Players would return to the old stand and present "The Betrayal" in Gibbons Hall Apr. 3 and 4.
The Franciscan Family Circle will sponsor the appearance of the Siena group in New York's Manhattan Center at 34th St. and Sth Ave. on Sunday, Mar. 27 and Monday, Mar. 28. One performance will be given on Sunday and two on Monday. Proceeds from these perforrnances will be used for the benefit of stu¬ dents to the priesthood in the Order of Friars  Minor.
Rev. Bertin F. Friel, OFM
The Brown and White Club, a Franciscan organization, will spon¬ sor the Players in Philadelphia. A site is yet to be chosen. The. Rev. Salvator J. Phillips, OF^, is moder¬ ator of both sponsoring societies.
Rehearsals started Tuesday and the full cast will be announced next week. It is expected that a group of about 40 will comprise the troupe.
Advance sale of tickets has opened at the Franciscan Monastery Office, 135 W. 31st St., New York. Mail orders may be obtained from Fr. Salvator, 135 W. 31st St., New York. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the "Franciscan Family Circle." Prices are $1.80 for the evening shows and 90 cents for the matinee.
MAKING TALLIES ON FOOTBALL POLI^-Pictured above are Bill Foley, facing the camera, and Pete Keyrouze, co-sports editors of The Siena News, making the tallies on the recent Football Poll conducted on the campus.  Students registered a heavy vote for varsity football.  Reagan
DeadlineDayDrawsNear For Saga, Book of Year
The    1949   edition   of   Siena's   journalistic   juggernaut.   The Saga,   is   steamrolling   down   the  last   stretch  toward   deadline
time.    This year's work is expected
Protest Backed By Student Body
By EDWARD COOK
The faculty and student body of Siena College rose in mass approval to the words of the Very Rev. Mark Kennedy, OFM, President of the College, as he described the plight of Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, at the general assembly last Wednesday.
"Like the Prophets of old and the Bishops of past ages, Joseph Cardi¬ nal Mindszenty, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary, has stood up for his people and flock, and with them for the old and venerable nation of Hungary," Fr. Mark said. "The Cardinal has dared to oppose tlie New Man of Sin, Communism, in the form of the present government which usurped power from the truly democratic goverrmient of Hungary with which our government had signed a treaty of peace.
"In the person of the Cardinal, Hungary itself is attacked and all western civilization stands on trial. 'Strike the shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered,' says the Prophet Zachary in the 13th chapter, seventh verse. This is the real intention of the tribunal which condemned the Cardinal and his fellow-defendants, but they forget that God has said by the mouth of the same Prophet: 'They shall call on My name and I v/ill hear them. I will say: Thou art my people, and they shall say: The Lord is my God.'
"The voice of all men and creeds calls to High Heaven and already their prayer is heard in the protests that are sounded around the world.
"In my own name, then, and that of the faculty and students of Siena College, let me add our voice to that of our Bishop, the Most Rev. Edmund F. Gibbons, and that of our Metropolitan, Francis Cardinal Spellman, of our Governor, the Honorable Thomas E. Dewey, and of our fellow citizens calling on our State Department to take up the cause of freedom and register our protest with appropriate action before the government of Hungary on this violation of the rights of humanity and religion. Let us remember the time when an American battleship, the Missouri, rescued a Hungarian patriot by the name of Louis Kossouth and brought him to our shores, the shores of freedom, in December, 1851, after the revolution of 1848-49 against the Austrian-Hungarian Empire."
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to   double   the   size   of   last   year's yearbook.
Production of the book has been held up due to the fact that over 100 seniors have failed to return their proofs to the Frumklin Studio. All material will be ready by Feb. 15.
Approximately 900 pictures will go into this year's Saga. No ad¬ vertising will be accepted.
The Rev. Brendan Lynch, OFM, has been named new faculty ad¬ viser to the yearbook. He replaces the Rev. John Weaver, OFM, who has been transferred. Col. Bert¬ rand Fay, the college's public rela¬ tions director is working in coopera¬ tion with the Saga staff.
The staff includes William J. Foley, editor-in-chief; Daniel W. Costello, assistant editor; Richard E. Hughes and John F. O'Connor, advisers and Leo A. Polinsky, busi¬ ness manager.
The Saga is expected to hit the streets around Commencement Day.
In Sympathy
The faculty and student body extend their sympathy to Alex Benishake, '41 and Mrs. Beni¬ shake, on the recent death of their baby.
Sigma Omega Ice Frolic Slick Deal
Sigma Omega, the night school organization, held the first snow frolic of the year last Friday eve¬ ning. The event took place on the ice rink and later in the Snack Bar.
In spite of the poor weather, a good crowd was on hand to enjoy the dancing, bowling and skating. Peggy Arndt was elected Snow Queen and a gold crown was placed on her head during coronation cere¬ monies.
Mary Burke was chairman of the affair and Edith Cavaratta, Faith Currier and Peg Kennedy made up the refreshment committee. Tickets and entertainment were handled by Ruth Glickman, Peggy Arndt, Doris Gabriels, Joan Kalter and Mary Ryan.
No Science Meeting
The Rev. Ralph A. Kennedy, OFM, chairman of the Siena Social Science Forum, has an¬ nounced there will be no meet¬ ing of the Forum this month be¬ cause of the between-semesters vacation.
There will be a meeting of the Forum the second Friday in March as usual, Fr. Ralph said.
Fr. Brendan Takes New CampusJob
The Rev. Brendan A. Lynch, OFM, has been appointed to the position of spiritual director of the college to succeed the Rev. John Weaver,   OFM.
Fr. Brendan came to Siena in 1941 after his ordination at Holy Name College in Washington, D. C. He attended Manhattan College and St. Bonaventure before being or¬ dained.
When he arrived in 1941 he be¬ came assistant to the dean of dis¬ cipline and in 1943 he was appointed dean of discipline. He held that ! position until 1947.
Along with his duties as councilor for the spiritual needs of the stu¬ dents, Fr. Brendan is moderator of the junior class, adviser for the year book, and temporary moder¬ ator of the senior class.
One of the most outstanding undertakings of the college, the organization of the Anti-Commun¬ ism Committee in Catholic colleges, was started by Fr. Brendan and much of the success connected with it is a result  of his tireless work.
He is a member of the American Society of Mathematics and a fourth degree Knight of Columbus.
Fr. John Is Transferred
To Colorado
The Rev. John Weaver, OFM, spiritual director of the college, has been transfered to St. Elizabeth Friary in Denver,  Colo.
Fr. John attended St. Joseph's Seraphic Seminary, Callicoon, N. Y. He was ordained at Catholic Uni¬ versity in 1938.
His first assignment was mission work at Lenoir, N. C, from 1939 until 1941.
He then came to Siena as a philosophy teacher and became active in student guidance activities.
His most important assignment, however, was that of spiritual director at the college. It was in this position that he endeared him¬ self to the student body. Fr. John always put the spiritual needs of the students before all his various activities. Among other things he was moderator of the senior class, adviser for the Saga, moderator of the Wintersports Club, a founder of the Third Order of St. Francis at Siena, and was in charge of the boarding students.