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ALEXANDER, LT. ROBERT L, '42 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Woodward, Oklahoma — 7-7-44

ANAHU, LT. WILLIAM M., B.S., '40 — ARMY AIRKilled in action Mindora Is. Philippine Is. — 2-1-45

BEIDMAN, PVT. JOHN A., JR., '46 — ARMY AIRDied, Brooks Gen. Hosp., San Antonio, Texas — 1-7-45

BENEDETTI, LT. DAN J.,'39 — ARMY AIR

Killed in action — South Pacific

BLAUER, PEC. RUDOLPH J.,'39 — ARMY

Died, Letterman Hospital, San Francisco, Calif. — 4-5-41

BLOW, WILLIAM T., '05 — M. MARINESKilled in action — New Caledonia — 3-24-43

BOLAND, LT. DAVID K., '44 — ARMY AIRKilled m action — Vipiteno, Italy — 4-8-45

BRADY, LT. JAMES M., '44 — MARINE AIRKilled in plane crash off Santa Barbara Coast, Cal. — 4-7-45

BRENNAN, SGT. JAMES F., '43 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash over Corsica — 8-17-44

BRESCHINI, LT. EDMUND, '40 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Newfoundland — 2-14-45

BRUCE, ENS. WILLIAM J., A.B., '39 — NAVY AIRKilled — Pasco, Washington — 4-14-43

'CANELLA, LT. KEITH E., '42 — ARMY AIRKilled in action over Cherbourg — 6-18-44

CARR, ENS. KENNETH J.,'44 — NAVY AIR

Killed — Plane Crash — So. Cahf. Coast — 4-9-45

CARR, LT. PAUL B., '37 — ARMYKilled in action — Italy — 4-15-45

CHITTUM, MAJ. WARREN A., '41 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Solina, Kansas — 10-24-43

CHULLO, SP (A) 1/c WALTER A., '45 — NAVYKilled in action — Bismark Sea — 2-21-45

CLARK, CAPT. RICHARD J., B.S., '41 — ARMYKilled in action — Anzio Beach, Italy — 2-9-45

COCKRELL, ENS. WILLIAM J.,'35 — NAVY AIR

Killed in action

COGHLAN, LT. (jg) JAMES W., B.E.E., '42 — NAVYKilled in action — Submarine — So. Pacific •— 6-7-44

CONSIDINE, LT. JAMES P., JR., '41 — R.A.F.Killed — Plane Crash — England — 4-11-42

COX, PVT. FRANCIS A., '46 — ARMYKilled in action — Germany — 11-23-44

CRISWELL, ENS. DAVID W., B.S., '39 — NAVY AIRKilled in action off Marshall Is. Cen. Pac. — 2-1-42

CUMMING, LT. JOHN N., '41 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Assam, India — 5-26-44

DaROSA, FRANK L, '18 — ARMYDied — Camp Buckley, Colorado

DAVIS, LT. THOMAS D., B.S., '40 — ARMYKilled — Plane Crash — Honolulu, T. H. — 7-10-44

DENTONL CAPT. LOUIS A., '42 — ARMY AIRKilled in action — Berlin, Germany — 3-6-44

DITTMAN, LT. FREDERICK J.,'41 — ARMY AIR

Killed — Plane Crash — Las Vegas, Nevada — 1-16-42

DOHERTY, CAPT. JOHN E., A.B., '40 — ARMYKilled — Roccaromana, Italy — 12-10-43

DOHERTY, LT. JOSEPH C, B.S., '41 — ARMYKilled in action — France (Siegfried Line) — 3-15-45

DOWLING, S/SGT. THOMAS L, JR., '45 — MARINESKilled — Train Wreck — Ogden, Utah — 12-31-44

EADINGTON, PFC. RICHARD D., '46 — ARMYKilled in action — Near Bastogue, Belgium — 1-7-45

FOX, LT. JOSEPH R., '44 — ARMY AIRKilled in action — Wewak, New Guinea — 4-12-44

GARCIA, LT. ALBERT J.,'44 — MARINES

Killed in action — Iwo Jima — 3-3-45

GEHAN, LT. RAYMOND F., LAW, '40 — NAVY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Camp Allen, Norfolk, Vo— 4-16-43

GIUSTI, CAPT. ELTON J.,'38 — ARMY AIR

Killed in action — Tebessa, Algeria — 4-2-43

GOLDEN, LT. (jg) JOHN M., B.C.S., '43 — NAVYKilled in action — Asiatic Area — 5-27-45

GUTIERREZ, LT. RUDOLPH J.,'45 — ARMY AIR

Killed in action — English Channel — 9-25-44

HEISER, ENS. WILLIAM W., B.S., '42 — NAVY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Rodeo, Calif, — 5-4-43

HIGGINS, SGT. PATRICK J.,'45 — ARMY

Killed in action — Holland — 11-5-44

HONNERT, JAMES E., '45 — NAVYKilled in action — Pacific Area — 4- -45

JACOBS, PFC. ROBERT L., '45 — ARMYKilled in action — Belgium — 12-25-44

JOHNSON, S.J., LT. REV. ALFRED W., '22 — ARMYDied — Letterman Hosp., San Francisco, Calif. — 10-20-43

JOHNSON, CAPT. JAMES L, B.S., '41 — ARMYKilled in action — Germany — 5-7-45

JOHNSON, A/C ROBERT H., '45 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Stockton, Calif. — 5-12-44

KELLEY, LT. CLIFTON P., '41 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Oahu, T. H. — 9-3-42

KIMBALL, CPL. ROLLAND E., '41 — MARINESKilled in action — Tarawa, So. Pacific — 11-20-43

LATHROP, LT. CHARLES R., '42 — ARMYKilled in action — Soissons, France — 9-2-44

LEONARD, SGT. EDWARD M., '45 — ARMYKilled in action — Luzon — 3-25-45

LEONARD, CAPT. PATRICK G., '42 — MARINESKilled in action — Saipan, Marianas Is. — 6-27-44

LESAGE, LT. LAWRENCE D., B.S., '42 — MARINESKilled in action — Guadalcanal Is. — 1-18-43

MCCAFFERY, LT. COL. JOSEPH P., '32 — MARINESKilled in action — Bougainville — 11-1-43

MCDONOUGH, CPT. WILLIAM H., B,S., '39—MARINESKilled in action — Guam — 9- -44

MCGUFFIN, AOM 2/c WILLIAM F., '40 — NAVY AIRKilled in action — Gilbert Is., Mid. Pac. — 11-25-43

MCVEIGH, CAPT. JAMES P., B.S., '34 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Rangoon, Burma — 5-30-45

MACDONALD, LT. FRED J.,'38 — ARMY AIR

Missing in action — Off Kyushu Coast, Pac. Area — 4-28-45

MATTHEWS, LT. COL. JAMES J.,'26 — ARMY

Killed in action — Normandy (Invasion) — 8- -44

MOFFITT, COL. JOHN F., '21 — ARMYDied — Naples, Italy — 3-18-44

MOORE, CAPT. RUPERT E., JR., '30 — ARMYDied — Hot Springs, Arkansas — 4- -44

MULLANE, PFC. JAMES R., '47 — ARMYKilled in action — Okinawa — 6-6-45

NOONAN, Y2/c DONALD J., B.S., '41 — NAVYKilled — Tinian, Marianas Is. — 1-29-45

NYLAND, CPL. ROBERT T., '45 — ARMYKilled in action — Manila, Philippine Is. — 3-13-45

O'BRIEN, LT. ROBERT M., '42 — ARMYKilled in action — Solomon Is. — 7-31-43

O'CONNOR, ENS. EDVv^ARD H., B.S., '38 — NAVYKilled in action at sea — Asiatic Area — 1-6-45

O'CONNOR, Q.M. JAMES A., '44 — M. MARINESDied — Los Angeles, Calif. — 2-1-45

O'DONNELL, SGT. JOHN F., '45 — ARMY AIRKilled in action — Over Hamburg, Germany — 6-20-44

O'ROURKE, CPL. HARRY J.,'43

Killed in action — Luxenbourg —ARMY-45

PAGANINI, SGT.Killed in action -

PAUL, '38 — ARMYGermany — 11-23-44

PAUSNER, LT CHARLES H..

Killed in action — Germany44 _ ARMY- 3-13-45

PURDY, PFC. D'ARCY A., '40 — ARMYKilled in action — Saipan, Marianas Is. — 7-8-44

RETHERS, LT. CHARLES A., M.D., '24 — NAVY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Mexico — 5-26-43

RUFF, CAPT. LAURENCE J.,'44 — ARMY AIR

Died — Biak Is. Netherlands East Indies — 3-27-45

RUIZ, LT. JOSEPH F., M.D., '38 — NAVYKilled in action — Guadalcanal Is. — 11-11-42

SAUNDERS, LT. FRANK T., JR., '44 — ARMY AIRKilled in action — Pompeii, Ilaly — 1-11-44

SECONDO, LT. STANLEY N., B.C.S., '37 — ARMY AIRKilled — Plane Crash — Denver, Colorado — 8-25-43

SNYDER, CAPT. HOLBROOK, B.M.E., '37 — ARMYKilled — Plane Crash — Near Tuscon, Arizona — 8-9-45

STANTON, LT. JOHN P., '45 — RCA.Killed in action — Holland — 1-26-45

SWEETLAND, CAPT. THEODORE R., '4!

Killed in action — North Africa — 3-23-43ARMY AIR

THORNTON, LT. JOHN R., B.E.E., '35 — R.AF.Killed in action — Germany — 8-27-42

TUCHER, LT. CLARKE E., B.S., '41 — ARMYKilled in action — France — 10-13-44

TUOHY, ENS. JOHN J.,'44 — NAVY AIR

Killed — Plane Crash — Samford, Florida — 7-26-44

WALKER, CAPT. EDWARD L, B.C.S., '39 — NAVY AIRDied—Prisoner of War—Fukuoka Camp, Honshu Is,—2-1-45

WOLCOTT, PFC. GEORGE V., '41 — ARMYMissing in action — Solomon Is. — Approx. 12-1-42

ZETTERQUIST, LT. ROBERT L, '43 — ARMY AIRMissing in cciion — South Pacific — 5-23-45

Greater Love than this no man hah "Eternal rest grant unto them O'Lord

THE

ADMIIVISTRATDRS

REV, WILLIAM C. GIANERA, S.J.

President

The University of Santa Clara,

like the other universities and col-

leges of the United States, is proudof her sons v/ho distinguishedthemselves in the recent war.They brought a glory to them-selves and their Alma Materwhich will never fade. Particularly

is Santa Clara proud of hereighty-four sons who made the

supreme sacrifice of their lives

through devotion to their countryand what the country stands for.

The University of Santa Clara will

not forget those heroic sons nor

does she wish future generations

of students at Santa Clara to for-

get them. That they may not beforgotten is the reason that this

book has been dedicated to them.Fitting as this tribute is it is far

from adequate, a more lasting

memorial should be erected to

their memory. When circumstan-

ces permit it is the hope of the

authorities of the University that a"Student Memorial Union" can bebuilt. In a suitable place a plaquewill be placed on which will beinscribed the names of all those

who gave their lives that future

generations of Americans mightcontinue to live in the enjoymentof the freedom and happinsswhich is guaranteed them by the

principles set forth in the Consti-

tution of the United States.

The memory of the heroic sonsof Santa Clara must be kept alive

as a example of devotion, loyalty

and uprightness. Their memoryshould be an inspiration for futuresons of Santa Clara to shape their

lives in accordance with the pur-pose for which Santa Clara wasfounded "to mould men after the

model of the Man-God, and thusform them to serve their fellow-men, their country and their God."

Rev. William C. Gianera, S.J., president of Santa

Clara University, is no stranger to the students or

alumni of this institution. His appointment to the presi-

dency last October came during his twentieth year of

service to the school. In 1926 Father Gianera was ap-

pointed director of discipline and two years later

assumed the duties of the Dean of Faculities, a position

which he held until the announcement of his promotion

to the office of president.

REV. CHARLES J. WALSH, SJ.

The appointment of Rev. William C. Gianera, S.J., succeed-

ing Pev. Charles J. Walsh, S.J., as president of the University of

Santa Clara, may well be taken as the occasion for the emer-

gence of Santa Clara from a time of war which drained it of

over four fifth of its student body and drastically curtailed its

extra curricular activities.

To Father Gianera in this period of rejuvenation falls the

task of reconversion and the expected post-war expansion

which includes the construction of a student union. Plans for

the erection of this building had been under way in 1941 but

were cancelled the after Pearl Harbor attack because of the

shortage of materials during war.

It is proper here, however, to comment on the

work of Father Walsh, who, as "war president",

found the last three years of his term infected

with the slow paralysis of a world war demand-

ing for its needs the young men who would

ordinarily have filled Santa Clara's halls and

added many pages to the history of the Mission

School's glorious tradition. The Ryland Debate,

Owl Oratorical, the House of Philhistorians and

the Senate, the Stephen M. White Debating

Society, The Redwood, The Owl, campus liter-

ary monthly, the Dramatic Art Contest, varsity

football and baseball became the victims of a

war which at one time called all but 58 students

to the colors.

It was during this trying period that Father

Walsh led Santa Clara and instilled in her men

a love for and devotion to their alma mater. It

was when the going was rockiest that he initia-

ted the Emergency Fund which accounted for

more than $100,000 in donations used to defray

operating expenses of the university when its

income was far exceeded by cost of operation.

And it was while contemplating a bigger and

better Santa Clara that Father Walsh decided

to establish a Centennial Endowment Fund

with a goal of one million dollars by 1 95 1, the

money to be used in furthering the educational

facilities of the university.

To Father Walsh Santa Clara is grateful and

to Father Gianera it looks for leadership in the

future.

REV. JOHN P. O'CONNELL, SJ.

Vice-President

4 V«^\

REV, ERNEST P. WATSON, S.J.

Treasurer

>•"•**."

REV. JAMES A. KING, S,

Dean of Faculties

REV. JAMES H. STREHL, S.J.

Minister

REV. WALTER E. SCHMIDT, S.J.

,Dean of Men

THE DEAIVS . . .

COLLEGE OF ARTSAND SCIENCES . . .

The Jesuit system of education is partic-

ularly adapted to the physical set-up of

the "small university" where the personal,

vital contact between the professor andhis students is to be had. At Santa Clarathe Arts curriculum is concerned with the

physical, mental, moral development of

the whole man, thus laying a rational andethical foundation for future specializa-

tion.

Covering a period of four years, the

courses selected in this field are aimed at

the development of a cultivated intellect

directing moderation and deliberation in

all things. The Artsman is trained in the

humanities, rhetoric, mathematics, natural

sciences, religion, and philosophy. Spec-ialization is offered in the major fields of

Economics, English, Philosophy, Political

Science, History, Biology, and Chemistry.

Rev. James A. King, S.J., is now Dean of

the college.

COLLEGE OFENGINEERING . . .

Since 1912 Santa Clara has conducted aschool teaching three of the must funda-mental branches of engineering— civil,

mechanical, and electrical— and has in

this way added to the number of men whoapply knowledge obtained by research

and testing to the resultant products of

engineering work.The engineer's intimate acquaintance

with the properties of matter and his abil-

ity to harness nature's sources of powerresult in benefits to mankind in the formof structures, machines, and manufacturedproducts. But training in mathematics',

physics, and chemistry does not aloneconstitute the Santa Claran's ideal. His is

the desire to possess an acute and cul-

tured mind given him in Santa Clara's

broad college education.George L. Sullivan has been Dean of

the college since 1918 and is largely re-

sponsible for its excellent reputation.

COLLEGE OF LAW . . .

Use of the classical case system in the

instruction of the principles of law and the

opportunity for personal attention afford-

ed those enrolled in law have won for

Santa Clara's youngest college the ap-proval of the American Bar Association

which has given full endorsement to the

administration of the school headed byDean Edwin J. Owens.The course of study offered in the Col-

lege of Law aims at a knowledge of the

fundamental principles in English andAmerican Law, a proper application of

these principles to concrete cases, and athorough understanding of the ethical

principles governing the legal profession.

Because of the war, regular class ses-

sions were discontinued in the spring of

1943 but were begun again in August of

1945 for the future lawyers.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESSThe two-fold purpose of Santa Clara's

College of Business Administration is to

train its students to take part in the organi-zation and management of the modernspecialized industrial system and to pro-vide them with a cultural backgroundwhich will benefit them in their dealingswith industry in its social relationships.

Accordingly, in addition to the special-ized courses taught in Accounting, Mar-keting, Statistics, Finance, Banking, Com-mercial Law, and Labor Conditions, thecollege supplements its curriculum withbroader courses in Scholastic Philosophy,History, English, Political Science, theNatural Sciences, and Religion.

Under the leadership of Dean Charles J.

Dirksen, the college this year completes its

twenty-third year as a separate unit of theuniversity.

THE

UNIVERSITY

Elass of 194G Arts and Sciences . .

THOMAS J. ARATASan Mateo

Feature Editor, "The Santa Clara'

Editor, "The Laurel"

Pres. Clay M. Greene

Sanctuary

Sodality

Parliamentarians

Stephen M. White

Choir

Glee Club

YMI Oratorical Representative

WALTER T. HACKETTCleveland, Ohio

Pres. Mendel Society

Vice-president senior class

J. IVAN HOLMSan Mateo

Feature Writer, " The Santa Clara'

Clay M. Greene

Basketball Captain -^

Tennis

Block SCSodality

Veterans Club

Student Congress

Army—two years

THOMAS N. HOLMSan Mateo

Feature Writer, "The Santa Clara'

Clay M. Greene

Parliametarians

Choir

Sodality

Sanctuary

WILLIAM J. KIEFERDORFSan Francisco

"The Santa Clara"

Mendel Society

Choir

Student Congress

Secretary, A.S.U.S.C.

PAUL M. McCarthyRedwood City

Editor, "The Santa Clara"

Sports Editor, "The Laurel"

Sodality

f<iif»-

WILLIAM F. MINTONSan Francisco

Parliamentarians

Basketball

Sodality

"The Santa Clara"

ROBERT E. NINOSon Jose

"The Santa Clara"

Vice-president Day Scholars Assn.

Navy—two years

VICTOR F. STEFANSanta Clara

BondVeterans Club

Army—five years

Colleqe of Enqineering

ANGELO GIOVANNETTISan Francisco

Pres. Engineering Society

Navy—two years

JOSEPH J. RADIGANHollywood

Pres. A.S.U.S.C.

Prefect, Sanctuary

A. I. E. E.

Sodality

"The Santa Clara"

Veterans Club

Navy

Sub - Seniors

Juninr Class a CI B

Arts and Sciences:

First row: Ahern, Dolcini,

N. Gallagher.Second row: Hooper, Mclner-ney, McNett.

Business:First row: Aherne, Cribari,

Fennelly, Hazelwood, N.

Johnson, V. McCormick.Second row, Oswald, A. Rod-

riguez, Silva, ThomanWeisner.

Engineering:First row: W. Gray, R. Guer-

ries, R. Kelly.

Second row: Mahoney Spillane

Juniors have in the past formed the bulwarkof campus organizations. They are primedthrough the years for their eventual position

as leaders in dramatics, publications, the stu-

dent body, debating, and class functions.

Hampered by a shortage of men, the junior

class this year had to substitute worthy in-

dividual performances in the extra- curricular

field to off-set what they lacked in numbers.Fall elections placed Joe Robb in office asPresident; William Mclnerney as Vice-presi-

ident; John Ahern as Class Representative;

Peter Dolcini as Secretary; and Clayton Hooperas Treasurer. Mclnerney succeeded Robb asleader of the class when the latter left schoolin December.

Chief social success for the class was the

Junior Prom held in February at one of the

local country clubs and scheduled as the first

off-campus formal during the school year.

The work of George Aherne, Vice-presidentof the student body and Business Manager of

The Laurel, is typical of the offerings made

by third year men. As chairman for the Social

Committee and spark plug in the Sodality andBusiness Administration Association, Ahernewas responsible for the completeness of the

social calendar and coordination of events

sponsored by individual organizations.

William Mclnerney, while holding down the

chief executive position in the Veterans Club,

the Sodality, and the junior class, managedalso to maintain a high scholastic averagefor the year.

Business man Ralph Oswald divided his tal-

ents among the Clay M. Greene Society, the

band, and the choir. Actor, chairman of the

Costume Committee, and pianist, Ralph also

found time to direct and sing with the univer-

sity choristers.

Veterans Ed Fennelly and Bill Ahern repres-

ented the class in sports, both holding downfirst string berths in varsity basketball andbolstering the Bronco five in intercollegiate

competition.

Saphnmnre Class

Arts and Sciences

First row: Camozzi, Conner, W. Feeney, Grenfell, Hall, Jacobs.

Second row: A. Kelly, McDonald, Prejean, Prentice, Ravaglia,

Traditionally it has been the junior class

members who shoulder the burden of extra-cur-

ricular activities and, after the departure of

the graduating seniors, accept executive posi-

tions in various campus organizations. Thesophomore year has usually been a time of de-cision for lower classmen who must by their

membership specify the organizations in whichthey will participate as upperclassmen. But

because of the lack of manpower in the junior

roster, this last year found the sophomoreclass taking the lead in maintaining and direc-

ing the functions peculiar to each society.

Elections early in September selected GeorgeMurphy as President: Charles Peck as ClassRepresentative; Bob Jacobs as Vice-president;

and Dave Bacigalupo as Secretary-treasurer.

In that same month the class, led by dancechairman, Joe Riccomi, sponsored the SophHop, first on-campus social of the year for

sophomores, upperclassmen, and veterans.

Sophomores were especially active in the

staging of dramatic shows and in publication

of the Santa Clara. Charles Peck, with twoyears of sound acting experience behind him.

Jack Wadsworth, capable stage manager for

the Players, and Ray Hall, veteran and tal-

ented newcomer to the footlights, gave indica-

tion of a promising future with the dramatists.

Equally noteworthy was the contribution of

this class to the campus newspaper. GeorgeMurphy, who served as Sports Editor before

leaving for the army in eDcember, Dave Baci-

galupo, competent News Editor, Jack Wads-worth, clever staff artist, and Bill McDonaldand Robert Prentice, dependable feature

writers, were in great part responsible for the

continued success of The Santa Clara, single

university organ published regularly through-

out the war.The participation of Jack Conner in varsity

baseball as an agile shortstop and Glen Harris

as a rugged guard in basketball rounded out

the sphere of activitiy which was the testing

and proving ground for so many second-yearmen.

Business and Engineerinq

m^^mr^^iEiT^r:^':.^. -v«-

Business:First row: Azevedo, Bacigalupo, Dematteis, Donovan, Frese.

Second row: Lamb, Molkenbuhr, Pezzuto, Riccomi, F. Smith.

Engineers:First row: Alhadef, Beck, Callejas, Campbell, Cordero, Croak, Dawe, Daugherty, Dusbabek.Second row: Franceschina, Going, T. Griffin, lenkins, Lazzarini, Locher, R. Murphy.

Peach, Peck.

Third row: Pereira, Power, Raesteld, E. Regan, Rodrigues, Valentine, Vogel, Wilson.

Freshman Class

Arts and Sciences

First row: Arena, Andreatta, Baccari, Bachan, Banister, Barakatt, Berlinger, Blickle,

Borghello, H. Byrne, Canelo.Second row: Collins, Deering, J. Feeney, Flitcroft, Fourie, Garrison.

Third row: R. Gurries, Hovorka, Imlay, Joesten, Keegan, Keneoley.

Fourth row; Lyons, McCuUough, Mclnerney, Mcintosh, McLane, McShane.

The first year in College is usually a time

for adjustment to neAAr surroundings and newmethods. The freshman is allowed to becomeacclimated to his new home before any extra-

curricular responsibilities are thrust upon him.

Such was the case in the past. But becausethe freshman class this year represented one-

half the student body, it was necessary that

their aid be enlisted if the many university

organizations were to continue to exist.

As a class the freshmen entered wholeheart-

edly into the swing of things and managed to

provide the manpower needed to maintaineach group. The Santa Clara staff was well-

padded with first-year men among whom wereWilliam Lyons, camera-wise photographer,

James Bowe, energetic business manager whogarnered enough advertising to more thancover the cost of publication, and RichardBlickle, who as circulation manager piled uphours of hard, behind-the-scenes work mailing

the paper.

Drama, too, became a chosen field of en-deavor for the class of '49. Alessandro Baccari,

Leonard Jones, and John Banister gave ampleindication of a bright future on the stage of

the "Ship."

The class was perhaps best represented in

sports with Frank Faraone, Andy Collins, TomGuerin, and George Nichols playing consist-

ently enough to earn their blocks for var-sity basketball. Big Tom Kelly and Jerry Gliebein baseball and Mickey Adza in football gavethe first year men a place in all major sports

at the university.

Chosen in September to lead the class wereTom Guerin, President; Tom O'Connor, Vice-president; James Bowe, Class Representative;Thomas Rosewall, Secretary; Jack Regan,,

Sergeont-at-Arms.Notable, too, was the participation of the

forty-niners in the intramural sports. The frosh

from the upperclassmen in a three game play-

off.

Arts and Sciences . . Bnsiness . . .

Arts and Sciences, top:First row: Marinello, Montgomery, Morell, Moreno, D. Murphy, Nichols, O'Connor O'Keefe

O'ReillySecond row: Rankin, J. Rodriques, Rosewall, Shellooe, Sullivan, Trembley, YewThird row: Turner, Vedo, Villafranca, Weinmann, M. Whelan, Zanger.

Business, left: Business, right:i-irst row: Adza, Amort, Arbios, Aubrey, Howe, First row: Keelan, T. Kelly, Lacy, Maggetti,^

Clark. O'Connell.Seco_nd row: Donnelly, Edwards, Fritter, Second row: Parker, Ruffo, Sanders, Soher,

Toda.Guerin.

Engineering

Top:First row: Al-Jazrawi, E. Anderson, Astrue, Baggott, Beltrami, Hinckley, Bond, Boyd,Brisley.

Second row: A. Brown, Byrne, Castillo, Conrado, Copple, J. Crowley, Cuneo, D. Cunho,Engh, Faller.

Third row: Faraone, Ferreira, Ford, Fraass, Frazer, Genochio.Fourth row: Gliebe, Gomez, Grim, Heacock, Herle.Bottom:First row: Knapp, Lafronchi, Lopez, Lozito, MacDonald, Martin, Morales, Page.Second row: Pensoneou, Petersen, Rebois, Rechemacher, J. Regan, Ronchelli, W. Sambrailo.Third row: Schneider, Taylor, Umana, Van Vranken, White, Wuesthoff.

Calleiie of L iw

First row: Bean, Biscay, Brady, Britton, Chargin, Christy, Darrow, Depaoli, Hardin, Hurlbutt.

Second row: Kane .Limbert, McMillan, Mason, Michael, Mullins, Nicco, Panelli, Rose.

Third row: Rios, Sandison, Sapunor, R. Smith, Thompson, Williams,

For the first time in two years Santa Clara's

College of Law opened its doors on August 20

to receive the seven law students who con-

stituted the entering first year class of pros-

pective lawyers. The resumption of a law cur-

riculum was confined to first year courses in

the fall with the provision that additional

subjects would be offered as soon as increased

enrollments deemed it necessary.

With the spring semester, registration figures

for the law school soared and the twenty-twostudents who signed up for graduate workrepresented a two hundred per cent increase

over the number who attended lectures in

Bergin Hall during the fall semester.

Dean Edwin J. Owens, A. B. Holy Cross, '19

LL. B, Harvard, '22, returned to the duties whichhave been his since 1934 as head of the college

and instructor of low. He had served as chief

administrator in the Office of Alien Property

Custodian for eleven western states during

the forced inactivity of the law college. Two

members of the regular teaching staff in the

persons of Professors Robert E. Hayes, A. B.,

Holy Cross, '26, LL. B. Boston College, andRichard W. Morton, A. B. Santa Clara, '37, andLL. B. Santa Clara, '39, were also reassignedpositions on the law faculty.

It was disclosed early in the semester byRev. William C. Gianera, S. J., that veteranswould be able to complete their legal studies

in two calendar years due to the special

summer courses. Non-veterans, however, werestill subject to the regular two-semester aca-

demic year and the consequent full three year

law course.

Instructions in law were first given at Santa

Clara in 1907. Immediately following the first

world war, the Law School fell into bad days

until an expansion and building program built

it up. By 1930, the college was a full time dayschool, continuing as such until 1943 when the

second world war canceled all classes.

fl.D.T.C. Unil

Banister, Bevilacqua, Binckly,First row: T. Kelly, Adza, J. Anderson, Arbios, Baccari,Blickle, Bowe, Boyd, Brisley, A. Byrne, A. Young

Second row: Camozzi, Cassimus Conrado, I. Crowley, Donnelly, Dougherty, Edwards,Feeney, Ferreira, Ford, Going, Golden, T. Griffin.

Third row: Grim, Guerin, Hovorka, Johnston, L, H. Jones, Lafranchi, McCullough, Mcintosh.MacDonald, Maggetti, Messick.Ravaglia, J. Regan, Reinhardt.

W.

Fifth row: Rodriques, Rosewoll, Ronchelli, Sombrailo, Sullivan, Villafranca,

Color Guard: Brown, Collins, M. Whelan, Berlinger, Faraone, Gliebe.Drum and Bugle Corps: Montgomery, Imlay, Semonsen, Vedo, Wuesthoff.

Zanger.

The motorized field artillery unit of the

R. O. T C. at Santa Clara was organized in

1936 by Colonel Ernest T. Barco, F. A., whowas succeeded in 1942 by Lieutenant Col-

onel J. Shelburn Robison.

This school year was featured by the inter-

company competition held in December be-

tween Company A and Company B and judged

by military professors from Stanford and the

University of San Francisco. Company B, CadetCaptain Joseph Pausner commanding, wasjudged the winner. Spring competition foundthe same company victor with Cadet CaptainE. Jackson Going commanding.

Lientenant Colonel Robison was relieved in

April by Colonel Lester A. Dougherty, Pro-

fessor of Military Science and Tactics.

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THE

STUDENTS

The fjtudent Congress .

j^Inset: Joseph Radigan, President.

First row: Aherne, Bowe, Cribari, Dolcini, Going, Guerin.

Second row: Gundry, I. Holm, Jacobs, Kieferdorf, Mclnerney.

Third row: Riccomi, Spillane,

Ordinarily the Student Congress, this yearunder the capable leadership of president

Joseph Radigan, is concerned primarily withregulating the organization and conduct of the

extra-curricular activities proper to the several

undergraduate colleges of the university.

But this year the student officers were con-fronted with a two-fold task. Not only werethey to perform their duties for the bettermentof the rapidly enlarging student body, butthey were to acquaint new collegians, par-

ticularly the veterans, with the traditions andand practices of Mission Life.

Individual committees into which the Con-gress is divided strove to keep pace with the

increase in student numbers. The Sports Com-mittee headed by George Murphy, and, subse-quently, by Jim Bowe fostered the intramuralfootball and basketball games to the winnersof which were given commemorative medals.George Aherne's Social Committee encouragedinter-collegiate dances between Santa Claraand local bay area women's colleges.

To further the spirit of inter-collegiate friend-

ship, the Mission School became a member of

the Catholic Intercollegiate Conference this

spring, sending President Joseph RadiganVice-president, George Aherne, and Junior

Class President, William Mclnerney, as its rep-

resentatives to the monthly meetings.

Late last fall an inclusive tax measure waspassed by the Congress to aid in financing

The Laurel. When the yearbook fund wasrealized, the tax, its purpose satisfied, wasrepealed.

Officers of the Associated Student Bodywere Joseph Radigan, President; GeorgeAherne, Vice-president; William Kieferdorf, Sec-

retary: Joseph Spillane, Treasurer; and Joseph

Riccomi, Sergeant-at-Arms. Presidents and rep-

resentatives of the four classes and the repre-

sentatives of the campus organizations con-

stitute the members of the campus government.

Rev. John P. O'Connell, S. J., is the moderator

of the organization.

Cnllege Drganizations . .

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The Engineers:Inset: Angello Giovannetti, President.

First row: Alhadef, Al Jazrawi, E. Anderson, Baggott, Beck,Beltrami Binckley, Bond, Boyd, Brisley, Brown, A. Byrne,Callejas, Campbell.

Second row: Cassimus, Conrado, Copple, Cordero, Croak, J.

Crowley, Daniels, Dawe, Ditty, Dorsey, Dougherty, Dusa-bek, Poller, Faraone.

Third row: Ferreira, Ford, Franceschina, Frazer, Genochio,Gephart, Giovannetti, Gliebe, Going, Gomez, W. Gray,T. Griffin, Guerries, Herle.

The Business Administration as-

sociation offers business students

a chance to participate in a well-

rounded and valuable plan of

activity.

Directed by President KennethCribari, the B. A. A. launched the

initial off-campus dance in Octo-

ber and climaxed its social af-

fairs with a banquet at the Sainte

Claire Hotel. One of its twice

monthly meetings was devoted to

guest speakers who lectured ontopics of interest to businessmen.

Officers of the association were:

Kenneth Cribari, President; GeorgeAherne, Vice-president; Francis

Smith, Secretary; George Stafford,

Treasurer; and David Bacigalupo,Sergeont-at-Arms.

Outstanding among the campusorganizations is the EngineeringSociety composed of men who,working and thinking together,

form a loyal, unified and efficient

group.Discussions led by some prom-

inent individual on a topic closely

related to one of the three en-

gineering fields, civil, mechanical,or electrical, and instructive in-

spection trips are important fea-

turos of the group's work.This year the society was under

the lecdcrship of Angelo Giovan-netti, senior mechanical engineer.

Assisting him were Joseph Spill-

ane, Vice-president; Charles Peck,

Secretary; Virgil Dusbabek, Treas-

urer; and E. Jackson Going, Ser-

geant-at-Arms.

Fourth row: Johnston, Kaliterna, R. Kelly, Lafranchi, Lazzarini,

Locker, Lopez, Latshaw, MacDonald, Martin, Messick,Morales, B. Munger.

Fifth row: R. Murphy, Murry, Nunneley, Page, Pappas, Peach,Pensoneau, Pereira, Peterson, Power, Radigan, Raesfeld,

Rechenmacher.Sixth row: J. Regan, Rodrigues, Ronchelli, Sambrailo,

Schneide, Semonsen, Spillane, Taylor, Umana, Valentine,Van Vranken, Vogal, Young.

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Business Association:

Inset: Kenneth W. Cribari, President.

First row: Adza, Aherne, Amort, Arbios, Aubrey, Azevedo, Bacigalupo,

Bowe, Clark Cribari Dematteis, Donnelly, Donovan.

Second row: Edwards, Fennelly, Fress, Guerin, Hazelwood, N. Johnson,

L. H. Jones, T. Kelly, Lamb, Mc'Cormick, Maggetti, Molkenbuhr.

Third row: Oswald, Parker, Reis, Riccomi. A. Rodriguez, Sanders, Silva,

F. Smith, Soher, Thoman Weisner.

Clay M. Greone Players . . .

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Inset: Thomas J. Arata, President.

First row: Baccari, Banister, Barakatt, Brisley, Canelo, Donnelly, Dougherty, Faber.Second row: Going, Hall, J. Holm, T. Holm, Jacobs, Joesten, L. H. Jones, Keegan, Mclnerny,Third row: McLane, McNett Nunneley Oswald, Ravaglia, A. Rodriguez, Roswoll.Fourth row: Silva, Sullivan, Villafranca, Wadsworth, Weinmann, M. Whelan.

Few campus organizations offer the oppor-tunity for self-advancement that the Clay M.Greene Society, the university's dramatic group,proffers its members. Ease in speech, self-

confidence in appearing before others, andessential body control are the chief qualities

which dramatic work instills in those whoparticipate in the art.

Named for the noted playwright. Clay M.Greene, author of the celebrated Passion Playof Santa Clara, the society this year addedtwo more major productions to its growing list

of accomplishments.In the fall semester, the Players presented

"Room Service," riotous three-act comedy, withCharles Peck, John Nunneley, and J. Ivan Holmin the leads. The spring semester saw JohnHersey's "A Bell for Adano," three-act dramaadapted for the cast by their director. Dr. J.

Fenton McKenna, and headlined by J. IvanHolm, Charles Peck, Raymond Hall, and Ales-

sandro Baccari, produced in the university

auditorium.

"A Bell for Adano" was adapted from the

novel of the same name by John Hersey, warcorrespondent, and was the story of how anAmerican major brought democracy to an Ital-

ian town just released from Fascist rulers.

Though the annual Dramatic Art Contesthas not been a part of the Players' calendarsince the advent of the war, the usual one-act skits which have always been a part of the

society's repertoire again demanded the timeand energies of several players, particularly

J. Ivan and Thomas Holm, Charles Peck, andRalph Oswald.

President of the society and one of its twograduating seniors was Thomas Arata. Vice-

president and stage manager, John Wadworth;Recording Secretary, Ralph Oswald; Corres-

ponding Secretary, Charles Peck: Teasurer,

David Bacigalupo; Sergeant-at-Arms, E. Jack-

son Going; and J. Ivan Holm, the other gradu-ating Player, composed the Executive Commit-tee. Faculty moderator for the dramatists is

Rev. John P. O'Connell, S. J.

The Veterans' AssDciatianNewest organization of the campus formed

in the wake of the war is the Veterans' Associa-

tion, the purpose of which has been to acquaint

the ex-servicemen with Santa Clara's color-

ful history, to facilitate the discussion and solu-

tion of veterans' problems under GI Bill of

Rights, and to give the veterans the opportun-ity of joining as a group in the social life of

the university.

The existence of such an organization is

chiefly the work of veteran Robert Mertz, nowcompleting his first year at Santa Clara's LawSchool. Late in the spring of 1945, Mertz took

upon himself the task of drawing up and sub-mitting a suitable constitution for the proposedveteran group to the Student Congress.The approval of Congress received, the vet-

erans led in the fall semester by President

Joseph Riccomi and faculty moderator. Rev.

Walter E. Schmidt, S. J., presented a boxingsmoker in the roped-off center of Seifert

Gymnasium.

With the arrival of over one hundred vet-

erans in the spring semester, the association

became one of the most active campus groups.

An election of officers gave William Mclnerneythe presidency and chose for his assistants

John Feeney as Vice-president; Joseph McNettas Secretary-treasurer; and George Grenfell asSergeant-at-Arms.Mclnerney proceeded to schedule a bi-

weekly program including a business meetingand a social event on alternate dates. Guestspeakers chosen for their ability to aid the

veterans in learning of the university andof rights and duties under the veteran school

bill were invited to business sessions andincluded representatives from the faculty andVeterans Administration.

Well-attended dances to which women from

San Jose State College's Newman Club wereinvited were held once a month at the Sodality

Hall. Featured among these events was apre-Lenten dance and a Saint Patrick's DayParty.

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Inset: William H. Mclnerney, President.

First row; Ahern, Aherne, Alhadef, Amar, E. Anderson, Aubrey, Baggott, Baracatt, Beck.Beltrami, Bolton, Borghello, Buckley.

Second row: Clark, Croak, Cuneo, Campo, Dawe, Donovan, Engh, J. Fennelly, Flitcroft

Franceschina, Fraass, Frazer, Frese.

Third row: Garcia, Garrison, Genochio, Gephart, Grenfell, Hazelwood, Heacock, Herle,

J. Holm, Jenkins, G. Johnson.Fourth row: A. Kelly, R. Kelly, Lacy, Lamb, Lozito, McDonald, McNett, Marinello, Molkenbuhr

Moyles, R. Murphy, Murry, L. L. Jones, Keegan, Keelan.Fifth row: Page, Rebois, Rechenmacher, E. Regan, J. Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez, Schneider,

Shellooe, E. Smith, Soher, O'Connell, Petersen, Thoman.Sixth row: Turner, Wilson, Wright,

The Santa Clara

Inset: Paul M. McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief.

First row: Amort, Arata, Arbois, Bacigalupo, Blake, Blickle, Bowe, Donnelly.Second row: Edwards, Eaber, I. Holm. T, Holm, Lyons, P. McCormick, McDonald.Third row: Maggetti, Nichols, Ravaglia, Sanders, Soher, Wadsworth.Fourth row: Weinmann, M. Whelan.

Although manned by a small and inexperi-

enced staff, The Santa Clara once again main-

tained its reputation for complete coverage of

news among students and alumni. The re-

sult was that the bi-weekly publication wasjudged one of seven top papers in its class,

rating All-American honors for the ninth suc-cessive semester.

This year The Santa Clara was aided greatlyby the generous time and labor of its modera-tor, Rev. John W. Clifford, S. J., who completedhis second year as faculty adviser. Also of

note is the service rendered by SophomoreGeorge E. Murphy, who took over the sports

editorship until December, when he enteredthe armed service.

Of particular note this year is the unselfish

effort of a few such as Bob Prentice, John Faber,George Nichols, and News Editor Dave Baci-galupo, who handled difficult assignments withenthusiasm which contributed much to the suc-cess of The Santa Clara.

For the first time in several years the busi-

ness staff headed by Jim Bowe, solicited enoughadvertising to enable the paper to show aprofit for the year. This money was used chiefly

to purchase additional cuts and engravings,

making the typography of The Santa Claramore attractive to its readers.

The mailing crew tackled a task which noneof its predecessors had faced before. In mailing

4800 copies to alumni and subscribers all over

the globe, they performed a thankless job with

remarkable enthusiasm and loyalty.

Also contributing to the continued success

of The Santa Clara were Paul McCormick andJack Wadsworth. McCormick gave a great deal

of time during the second semester to the

feature page as an assistant to Feature Editor

Tom Arata, and Wadsworth provided a much-needed artistic touch to the paper as its staff

artist.

Seniors who will be lost to next year's staff

by graduation include Editor-in-Chief, Paul

McCarthy, Feature Editor Arata, columnist, J.

Ivan Holm, and reporters William Minton andThomas Holm.

The Laurel .

Inset: Thomas J. Arata, Editor-in-Chief.First row: Aherne, Arbios, Blake BHckle, T. Holm, McCarthy.Second row: McDonald, Mclnerney, Mcintosh, Ravaglia, Soher, Wadsworth, Weinmann.

Dedicated to those Santa Qarans who gavetheir lives in the service of their country andnamed for the crown of leaves symbolizinghonor. The Laurel marks the first pictorial

volume record of university life since 1941-42.

In that year the last issue of the Redwood wasprinted, the publication of which was tempor-arily suspended during the war.

This year's annual, approximately one-half

the size of the normal yearbook and recordingonly the small part of the university activities

left untouched by the war, was called TheLaurel rather than The Redwood because of

its diminished proportions and because of its

place as a dedicatory issue. However, the

value of an annual lies in its ability to recordthe activities of a school accurately and this

has been the purpose of The Laurel throughout.Were it not for the excellent work of George

Aherne, Business Manager for the annual, andhis staff of assistants including William Mc-lnerney, Richard Blickle, and James Arbios the

necessary funds for printing the book couldnot have been collected. Though discouragedat the seeming lack of enthusiasm amongwould-be purchasers, the business crew per-

sisted in their labor and before the deadlinehad accumulated enough money to finance

the publication.

Particularly outstanding was the unselfish

devotion of time and energy by Paul McCarthy,Sports Editor, who is responsible for the com-plete coverage of Santa Clara's entry onceagain into the intercollegiate sporting picture.

William McDonald, Associate Editor, andstaff writer. Freeman Blake, gave generouslyof their spare moments to collect material andphotographs covering the year of curricular

and extra-curricular life at school.

Because there was a shortage of men in the

junior class, senior Arts student, Thomas Arata,

was appointed Editor-in-Chief by Rev. John P.

O'Connell, S. J., faculty moderator for the

project.

The Orchestra . . ,

School dances and rallies were the occas-

ions during which the fourteen-piece univer-

sity band was able to display its wares to

the complete satisfaction of all concerned. As-

sembled early in September by Ralph Oswald,

who in turn because of the pressure of studies

relinquished the directorship to Robert Mont-

gomery, the band gave little indication of

materializing into an effective group.

Varied instrumentation and a lack of suffi-

cient orchestrations held little hope for any

such musical organization, but the splendid

efforts of Rev. Walter E. Schmidt, S. J., and

Montgomery were enough to produce a par-

ticularly talented group of musicians.

Music was supplied by the band for the

Invitational Dance for bay area women's col-

leges on November 17. This was the first on-

campus invitational dance held since the war

and as the student body sponsored the event,

the band was hurried along in rehearsal in

order to be prepared for the occasion. Suc-

cessive engagements followed at university

rallies and dances sponsored by the Santa

Clara Youth Center. The dance band made its

final appearance under the lights in a brightly

decorated Seifert Gymnasium when it sere-

naded couples attending the Mendel Society

dance early in February.

Aside from the capable baton handling of

Montgomery, who is remarkably proficient with

any type of instrument, the band boasted a

well-rounded section of saxes, trumpets, and

trombones together with the other sections of

the band. Musicians included Edward Bevilac-

qua, Joseph Riccomi, Angelo Ditty, Donald

Vedo, and Montgomery on the saxes; William

Daniels and William Sambrailo handling the

trumpets; and Frank Daniels, Charles Semon-

sen, Elmo Innocenti and Jim Imlay manning the

trombone, piano, bass, and drums respectively.

Prospects for the coming year are exception-

ally bright because none of the band members

will be lost through graduation.

!, Binckley, Blickle,

Deering, Donnelly,

The Sanctuary SocietySt. John Berchman's Sanctuary So-

ciety, a separate and special branchof the Sodality, is composed of those

men who serve at all functions held in

the Mission Church.

Men in the sanctuary undergo ayear's probation during which time

they are examined and approved in

conduct, service, and studies. This yeartwenty-three men fulfilled the necess-ary qualifications and were officially

received into the organization on May9. After the annual reception, the tra-

ditional banquet was held in the schooldining room.

Prefect for the society this year wasJoseph Radigan, while George Aherneserved as Secretary. Rev. John W. Clif-

ford, S. J., was faculty moderator for

the group for the second year.

The Sanctuary:First row: Adza, Aherne, Arata, Arbios

Bowe, CalleJQs, Comozzi, Collins,

Dougherty, Dusbobek,Second row: W. Feeney, Guerin, T. Holm, Havorka, Jacobs,

T. Kelly, Locher, Mclnemy, Mclnerney, Mcintosh, MacDonald,Minton, Nichols, Power.

Third row: Radigan, Ravaglia, Riccomi, Ronchelli, Semonsen,Spillane, Sullivan, Vedo, Weinmann.

The Sodality

Dedicated to the furthering of de-

votion to the Blessed Virgin, the Sodal-ity is the focal point about which all

religious activities revolve.

Monthly communion, discussions cen-

tering about Catholic ethics, and parti-

cipation in a weekly dialogue Masswere but a few of the activities fostered

by Sodalists this year. Not content

with campus work alone, members of

of the sodality sacrificed their time to

teach religion classes for the benefit

of the local grammar school children.

A picnic at Santa Cruz and the on-

campus Invitational Dance in Novem-ber comprised the social functions

sponsored by this group under Prefect

William Mclnerney. Assisting himwere: Vice-prefect, Joseph McNett, andSecretary-treasurer, William Feeney.'acuity moderator was Rev. Joseph D.

Dryden, S. J.

The Sodality:

First row: Adza, Ahem, Aherne, Dusbabek, Arbios, Bacigalupo,

Barakatt, Binckley, Blickle, Bowe, Callejas, Camozzi, Cianelo,

J. Crowley.Second row: Ditty, Donnelly, Dougherty, Arata, Faber, J. Feeney,

W. Feeney, Fennelly, T. Holm, Hovorka, Imlay, Jacobs,

Locher, McCullough.Third row: Mclnerny, Mcintosh, McNett, Minton, B. Munger.

Nichols, Oswald, Ravctglia, Rechenmacher, E. Regan,

J. Regan, Riccomi.Fourth row: Ronchelli, Semonsen, Spillane, Sullivan, Vedo,

Weinmann,, M. Whelan.

The Catala Club

As do almost all universities and colleges

throughout the nation, the University of Santa

Clara has a women's club Vi^hich works in

close conjunction with the institution in the

interest of attending students.

At Santa Clara this group is known as the

Catala Club the inspiration for the founding

of which goes back to the year of 1794. It

was in July of that year that a zealous youngSpanish priest, Father Magin Catala, beganhis thirty-six years of spiritual and temporal

labors at the Mission at Santa Clara. He soon

became known to the Spanish families andthe various Indian tribes in this fertile valley

as a gentle and just and very holy man.

In the spring of 1930, Rev. James J. Lyons,

S. J., later president of the university, foundedthe Catala Club to preserve these traditions

of the early Mission. Mothers of Santa Qorastudents, wives of the lay teachers and alumni,

and other women interested in the Mission

School were invited to join the organization.

Its first and most important undertaking

was the establishment of a Student Loan Fund

to assist worthy students toward graduation.

Additional services which the Club now renders

on the campus are special acts of kindness

to the students who may be ill, providing

comforts to serve the entire student body, andthe sponsoring of campus social functions.

During the war, Catalans turned their atten-

tion toward the purchase of government warbonds. Mindful of the spiritual tribute owedSanta Clarans, the Catala Club has had the

Holy Sacrafice of the Mass offered for the

repose of the souls of those whose lives wereclaimed in service throughout the war.

Chairwoman of the group which meets on

the fourth Friday of each month to discuss

business and enjoy the special entertainment

provided is Mrs. Edmund C. Flynn.

The Mendel Society

The Mendel Society, comprising somethirty pre-medical students devoted to astudy of various phases of the medicalprofession, functioned during the past

year under the leadership of WalterHackett, senior student from Ohio.

During the fall, movies depicting

items of interest for the future doctor

were shown and in the spring the pre-

meds were conducted on a tour through

the tuberculosis annex of the SantaClara County Hospital.

October found the members picnick-

ing at Alum Rock Park, and in Februarythe pre-meds lit up Seifert Gymnasiumwith floor lamps and hung traditional

red and white streamers to stage their

annual on-compus dance.

The Parliamentarians

In the years prior to the war, the

fortune of Santa Clara's debating tra-

dition was vested in two organiza-tions, the House of Philhistorians for

sophomores and the Senate for upper-classmen.However, the war made it increasing-

ly evident that it was no longer possible

to continue both debating societies.

Accordingly, the two groups weremerged into a single unit called the

Parliamentarians.

The new group led by permanentchairman, Martin Whelan, has madenoble efforts during the war to carryon the traditions of Santa Clara debat-ing. The debaters have succeeded in

their two-fold purpose to give the stu-

dent practical experience in the art of

public speaking and to familiarize himwith the rules and procedure containedin Parliamentary law.

The Mendel Society:

Inset: Walter T. Hackett, President.

First row: Compo, Grenfell, Imlay, Mcintosh, Montgomery, Morell.

Second row: J. Rodriguez, Shellooe, Sullivan, Yew, Zanger.

The Parliamentarians:

Inset: Martin E. Whelan, Chairman.

First row: Faber, Jacobs, Lopez, Lyons, Mclnerney, Mclnerny,

Second row: McNett, D. Murphy. Spillcme, Umana, Villafranca.

THE

ATHLETES

BASKETBALL...

First row: Guerin, Faraone, Nichols, Collins, Hooper, Power.Second row: Salty, 1. Holm, Mariani, Kotta, Ahern, Fennelly, Mgr. Dotoli.

Third row: Mgr. Minton, Brown, Harris Adza, T. Kelly, Locher, Coach Barsi.

Faced with only one returning letterman,

almost nothing coming up from last year's

"green kids" and less than ten days remaining

before the season opener. Coach George Barsi

was inclined to be pessimistic about prospects

lor 1946.

Only known eager was angular Ivan Holm,returnee from the 1943 Bronc squad and a two-year letterman at guard. Out of the service on amedical discharge, Holm was at best a doubtful

quantity early in January. He could be countedon for only ten or fifteen minutes without relief.

Bill Ahern and Ed Fennelly, a pair of excellent

prep players three years before, showed the

most promise, but it would be several weeksbefore they were able to function as a unit withfreshman George Nichols and Tom Guerin andtransfer Dave Mariani.Even the frosh were question marks, since

the jump from high school to college and ser-

vice competition was one which could noteasily be made by most hoopsters. Youngsters

like Andy Collins and Frank Faraone wouldtake more time to develop and there was evenless time than material.

The picture, then, was anything but bright as

Barsi called the first practice session of the

season. San Francisco, the first opponent onthe Missionites' schedule, was enjoying a highly

publicized seven-game winning streak at the

expense of leading Bay Area service teams.

Yet in spite of all these discouraging pros-

pects, the untried and unheralded Broncosscored the first of a series of amazing upsets bytrimming handily their "big town" cousins by a46- 35 margin at Kezar's pavilion.

Ivan Holm proved the skeptics wrong by per-

sonally taking charge of the attack and leadinghis mates to a well-earned 24-14 half-time lead.

With Holm mixing up the offensive strategy andoccasionally slipping in for a field goal himself,

the Dons were kept on their heels all evening.

At one point in the final half the Hilltoppers

were held scorless for ten minutes while the

Broncs boosted the score to 37-19. Coach Barsi's

generosity resulted in the final

score being more respectable

than it first appeared.

Safely over the first hurdle,

the Bronc machine continued to

undo its early opposition by

drubbing a bewildered San

Bruno Navy five, 53-36 as Nich-

ols racked up 10 points in his

half of the game. A few nights

later, the creaking Athens Club

of Oakland visited Seifert gymto test the mettle of the young

gang of Broncocagers, slipping

quietly out of town with fresh

memories of a 45-25 beating as

Holm, Ahern and Co. once more

functioned with machine-like

precision.

The Santa Clara win streak

was suddenly snapped at three

straight January 26 at Berkeley,

however, when California's po-

tent Bear squelched the valley

five's ambitions, 56-42. It wasclearly a case of stage fright in

the early moments, the SC ag-

gregation floundered raggedly

in the face of a relentless Bear

attack paced by Andy Wolfe,

Merv LaFaille and Big Jim

Smith.Capt. Ivan Holm sinks a tough one in first Moffett game.

Holm and Nichols each tallied

with usual consistency, but their

twenty points were not enoughto provide a serious threat to

the Bear's scoring parade.Following their disappointing

Berkeley defeat, the Broncs fell

before the overtime rush of Mof-fett Field's Skymasters by a 54-

52 count. Nichols matched the

Moffett rally bucket for bucketuntil the final 45 seconds of the

extra period, when guard DonWilliams dropped a 40-footer to

give the naval five a hard-

fought victory.

Nichols posted the season high

mark with 19 digits, but wasunable to equal Williams' des-

peration shot. The score, tied

six times in the furious secondhalf, finally stood at 49-all at

the end of the regular playingtime.

In almost direct contrast to

the Moffett contest, the next

Bronc outing saw the Barsimeneke out a 36-35 decision overthe almost invincible Fleet City

Bluejacket five on Seifert'shard-

FORWARD BILL AHERN

SAIV BRUIVD IVAVY

Guerin makes a lay-up against San Bruno

wood. Tied 14-up at the inter-

mission, the local quintet grad-ually drew out in front on shots

by Nichols and Guerin until

they held a 27-22 lead midwayin the final period.

"Scotty" Hamilton pottedthree long set shots to put the

Bluejackets in front momentar-ily, but sub forward Bill Kottareplaced the injured Guerin andtanked two lay-ups to give San-ta Clara a surprising victory.

The Missionites' upset was the

first Fleet City defeat in fifteen

games.The San Francisco Marines

next fell to the Barsi charges,losing 34-26 in a ragged exhibi-

tion of the casaba sport. Ahernand frosh Andy Collins provided

the only bright spots in anotherwise dismal contest.

San Jose's civic auditoriumwas the scene of the secondUSF-Santa Clara meeting, andalthough without the services

of sharp-shooting Don Geisen,

the San Franciscans fought

gamely before being defeated,

44-40. As in their first meeting,

the Broncos went out in front

in the opening stages and main-tained a 25-15 lead at half-time.

In the second half, however,the Dons suddenly found the

range after watching the SantaClara lead increase to 32-19.

Leroy Peters, a new-comer fromOakland, dropped three throughand Flaherty and Steen broughtthe count to 38-36 before Bill GUARD TOM GUERIN

FLEET EITYGibson tied it up with a south-

paw pivot shot as the gun went

off.

Nichols made three beautiful

lay-ups in the overtime to makeany Don threat inadequate as

the Broncs tightened up their

defensive formation.

San Francisco's Olympic Club

brought too many aces to the

tiny Seifert gym, and provedtoo deadly for their inexperi-

enced foes, winning rather eas-

ily, 41-31. Those responsible for

the Winged O victory included

Fordy Anderson, Fred Linari,

Ed Voss, and Don Burness, all

former Stanfordites, and little

Dickie Mangan of the '42 Broncoteam. Fleet City's great teamfound revenge for its earlier de-

feat at the hands of the upstart

Broncos by soundly thumpingBarsi's club, 55-33 on the Shoe-

maker courts February 16. It

was clearly a case of Bluejacket

mastery, and only for the first

half was the issue in any doubt.

Two nights later the Broncs

continued their losing ways bydropping a one-point thriller to

Saint Mary's in the first revival

of their ancient rivalry, 28-27.

Kezar's hardwood was thescene, but gone was the finesse

which characterized their open-ing triumph less than a monthbefore. The valley team seemed Nichols sneaks by Bluejackets for another bucket

FORWARD GEORGE NICHOLS

to be a cinch at half-time with

a 17-11 lead, but the scrappyGaels gradually whittled this

down until Henry Van Geisondropped in the winning basket

in the final four seconds of the

ball game. The Gaels held the

favored Broncos scoreless for

the last four minutes, which ac-

counted for the slow pace of

the game. Ragged passing anderratic shooting by the SantaClarcins caused much of the

damage, but it was the constanthustle on the part of the Mor-agans which actually gavethem a well-deserved verdict.

The Broncos rose to their sea-

sonal height as they literally

ran rings around the befuddledStanford varsity to score a stun-

ning 55-35 victory on the Form.Time after time the red-clad

Missionites roared under the

Stanford basket while five In-

dians struggled feebly to stopthe scoring parade. Dave Mari-ani, who had been hamperedby an injured knee all season,finally returned to form and it

was he who directed the attack,

scoring 13 points of his own.The splendor was short-lived

because the Saint Mary's Gaelsreturned to San Jose's civic to

take the second game of the

series, 38-36. Once again it wasan old story with the Broncosstepping out with three quickfield goals before the 1500 fans

had been seated. The Gaelsturned on the heat at half-time

to go in front, 19-17. In the sec-

ond half Van Geison againplayed the hero's role givingthe Gaels a second close win.

SPRING FOOTBALL..

JACK K0( HEASST. COACH

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The PROSPECTS...Santa Clara's first spring football practice in

four war-weary years opened March 4 with 56

candidates on hand. Although the picture on

opening day was anything but encouraging,

by the time a few weeks had passed there were

indications that the Broncos would be able to

field a team of respectable strength.

There was good material in the front wall,

although it was evident that the biggest prob-lem was one of finding suitable replacementsfor the first stringer. In the backfield the situa-

tion was less pleasant, with only four or five

backs showing the ruggedness and ability

needed to go through a full college season of

pre-war dimensions.As the thirty-day training period wore on,

the turn-out gradually dwindled to thirty, buttoward the final stages it was boosted byseveral old timers just released from the service.

Oly three lettermen from the '42 squad werepresent for spring drills. Cy Smith, a promisingflankman who played second string to All-

coaster Al Beals, looked like a cinch to holddown the left wing spot. Pete Davis slowly re-

turned to his vicious blocking form at quarter-back after more than two years at sea withUncle Sam's Pacific Fleet. And Hank Spini,

another blocking back in '42 was shifted to thefront line where he soon showed that a tackle

spot was not altogether strange.

But most of the forward wall was manned bymen who had never played college ball at

Santa Clara before. Hugh Byrne, an all-state

tackle in high school, was one exception, hav-

ing held down a first team berth on the frosh

team in '42. At the other tackle position, Bill

Garrison showed more than enough power andknowledge of the game to warrant him a start-

ing assignment. A former prisoner of the Jap-

anese for four years after the Bataan "death

march". Garrison was rapidly regaining his old

form and once again looked the old Garrison of

'40 frosh days.

The guards were plentiful and with the speednecessary to m.ake the Notre Dame system workto perfection. Jack Buckley and Vol Molkenbuhrled the candidates for guard positions, but Vic

Cramer and Carl Schneider also showed plenty

of rock-and-sock ability.

Mickey Adza proved the only threat to GuyGiacopuzzi's center spot. Adza was rated the

greatest prep center which his coach. Bill Sar-

gent, had seen while at Loyola high in Los

Angeles. Giacopuzzi was not at school for

spring practice, but has announced that he will

be bacK for September's first drill.

In the backfield, Ad Canelo, Bob Weinmannand Vince Trembley all showed promise andwith more experience may develop into atouchdown trio before next season has progres-

sed very far.

A standout end for the frosh team in

'41, Cy Smith is the leading candidateto fill the shoes of such great flankmenas Larry Stringari, Jesse Coffer and AlBeals—all of whom made football his-

tory while at Santa Clara.

Smith is big and rangy, possessingspeed and agility which are character-

istic of great wingmen. While a sophin '42 he played under Al Beals andgained a great deal of valuable experi-

ence in scrimmages opposite Ken Dew-ing, regular right end on Santa Clara's

last grid team.

After almost three years in the armyair corps, Smith returned to the MissionSchool in January.

CY SMITH

A rugged character from San Fran-

cisco's Balboa high, Pete Davis hasproved his mettle three times since com-ing to Broncoville.

The first test came as a freshman in

'41, when Pete virtually paralyzed op-posing line-backers with his savageblocking. His heady field generalshipalso contributed to the success of the

frosh of that year.

As a second-year man, Davis hadmore imposing opposition for the regu-lar quarterback spot, among them LesPalm, a two-year letterman. But Davisshowed the coaching staff that he wasas rugged as the next, liking it best

when the going got rough.

Now after three years with the navy,Davis has once again proved himself,

showing as one of the bright lights in

spring practice.

PETE DAVIS

BASEBALL . .

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First row: Mgr. N. Gallagher, Coach Cottrell, Schirle, Gliebe, Aribos, Conner, W. Feeny, VedcSecond row: R. Crowley, Lozito, T. Kelly, Hazelwood, McDole, Bacigalupo, J. Feeney,

Grenfell, Mariani, Rankin, Trainer Henry Schmidt.

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COACH "PADDY" COTTRELL

As in football and basketball,

Santa Clara faced the problemof fielding a baseball team withless than a handful of experi-

enced performers on hand.Bob Crowley, a big right-

hander from Spokane, was the only 'first-rate chucker CoachPaddy Cottrell could find at his initial meeting February 27.

Jack Hazelwood, with some experience in 1943, had suffered asore arm even before he had a chance to demonstrate his talents.

Merv McDole, a gangling 6'4" freshman, had been a promisingmoundsman at near-by Santa Clara high, but still showed atendency toward wildness and erratic control.

The situation in the infield was somewhat better, with all

candidates boasting at least two years of prep experience. Out-standing was big Tom Kelly, slugging first baseman from Son

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FIRST BASEMAN TOM KELLY PITCHER BOB CROWLEY

Francisco. On the opposite side of the diamond,

third sacker Jerry Gliebe managed to makethe hardest chances look effortless. SophomoreJack Conner, a dependable fielder and fairly

steady hitter, provided Cottrell's answer to the

missing guardian of the short patch with very

good results. At second base, Jim Arbios, the

third freshman in the baselines, covered his

territory thoroughly, and toward the end of the

season was batting at a .261 clip.

The outfielders were heavy both in the hit-

ting and running departments, although the

extra-base blows they contributed did muchto balance their lack of celerity afield.

The 1946 record is hardly impressive from awin-lost angle, but when the overall improve-

ment and season-long spirit of the Broncos is

considered, the year was highly successful.

TEIVNIS

First row: Foraone, Amar, Herle.

Second row: Coach Schmidt, J. Gray, I. Holm, Harris, Ookes.

Santa Clara's tennis team ended its first sea-

son in four war-weary years by winning agrueling match with Alameda Naval Air Sta-

tion. The 6-3 victory gave Coach RichardSchmidt's outfit a record of seven wins againstfive losses.

The Broncos started the 1946 campaign bytrimming Menlo jaysee and San FranciscoState, but lost a tough match to the strongStanford Indians, 8-1. Steve Herle proved thelone Santa Clara winner on the Farm, althoughevery match went to three sets before a verdict

was reached.Balanced strength in the singles department

was responsible for victories over San Fran-cisco jaysee. Treasure Island and the first USFmeeting, 9-0. San Jose State's Spartans fell

victims, 6-3, but reversed the tables a weeklater by a 5-4 margin. San Francisco's Donswon the return match on the wind-swept city

courts, as did San Francisco State, 5-4.

Most consistent player for 1946 was Steve

Herle, bespectacled soph. Herle went throughthe entire season with only one defeat, while

teaming with number one man, Roy Oakes, in

doubles competition. Oakes was the hard-luck

artist all year, losing most of his battles in the

third set after a stiong start.

To Coach Schmidt goes all the credit for re-

viving the net sport at Santa Clara, for it washe who drew up the schedules and arrangedfor transportation to distant courts. Althoughprimarily an instructor in the English depart-

ment, Schmidt's interest in the tennis sport andthe university's return to it are commendable,especially in view of the early obstacles en-

countered.Those who were awarded circle SC's were:

Roy Oakes, Steve Herle, Jim Gallagher, J. IvanHolm, John Gray, Frank Faraone, Glenn Harris,

and Con Amar. Because Holm is the only letter-

man who will be lost by graduation to the teamnext year, Coach Schmidt is optimistic concern-ing prospects for 1947.

IIVTMMUflALS I

GRID ACESBill Feeney's Shamrocks romped to an easy24-0 victory over Tom Holm's Caballitos in the

finals of the intramural six-man football league.The Shamrocks took advantage of the dead-

ly passing of Warren Brown to take an early6-0 lead, later adding another score on GeorgeNichol's 55-yard pass interception. In the sec-

ond half Brown connected once again to Bac-

cari and finally rifled another aerial to FrankFaraone to make it a complete rout for Feeney's

club.

The champs were threatened only once early

in the contest, but the Caballitos were forced

to give up the ball on downs on the Shamrocktwelve.

BASKETBALL CHAMPSWith coach Tom Guerin devining the strat-

egy, Charley Semonsen providing the scoringpunch and rugged Norm Amort giving thembackboard control, Nobili's fourth floor fresh-

men wrapped up the intramural cage title byposting a hard-fought 23-20 win over the seconddeck Nobilites in the third game of the post-

season play-offs.

The fourth floor hoopsters, winners of thefirst round, won the opening game 22-20, butdropped the second contest by a 36-26 margin.Frank Keegan, rangy red-headed pivot man,paced the winners in this contest with ten

digits, while Darrell Sanders held Semonsen to

a single goal.

The champs returned to their usual form in

the finale, using speed and aggressive play to

down the second floor. Despite sparkling playby Jack Coughlan, Joe Riccomi and Carl Lozito,

the freshment sent Semonsen into the keyholefor the deciding markers.

Team members who were awarded champ-ionship medals were Jim Bowe, Mickey Adza,Dick Blickle, Jack Regan, Rene Morales, FrankCopple, Barney McCullough, Semonsen, Amort,and Guerin.

TENNIS CHAMPS . . .

Roy Cakes went through the intra-

mural net tourney without defeat to winthe singles crown from Jim Gallagher,

6-2, 6-4. Cakes had his biggest scare

from Glenn Harris, who fought gamelybefore going down to defeat by a 6-4,

8-6 count.

Cakes teamed up with Steve Herle

to annex the doubles title in a four-set-

ter, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, and 6-3. Ivan Holm andGallagher seemed evenly matched withthe champs, but Cakes' deadly placeshots at the net spelled defeat for the

challengers.

A total of 34 students participated in

the three-week-long tourney, organizedby Richard Schmidt in preparation for

the intercollegiate season.

First row: I. Holm, J. Gallagher, Oakes, Herle.