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66 First Downs, Rushing 

32 First Downs, Passsing 

12 First Downs, Penalty 

110 Total First Downs 

1263 Net Yards. Rushing 

729 Net Yaixis, Passing 

548 Total Offensive Plavs 

1992 Total Offensive Yards 

13 Passes Intercepted 

25-16 Fumbles-Fumbles Lo.st 

37-318 Penalties— ifards 

INDIVIUAL SCORING 

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p. r. k. p. r. k. 

Thomas 4 10 

Sernyak 3 2 10 

Kelleher 2 10 

Clifford 2 

Dunn 2 

Manger 10 10 

Santom'o 10 

Boyle 10 

McDonnell 10 

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Princeton Contest Tonight 

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Hinges On Stopping Bradley 

by Dick Paxdan 

Word out of Princeton has it that the Tigers will be hard 

pressed to repeat last year's performance. But last year's 

team was 19-6 — so saying that they might not repeat just 

isn't saying too much. 

Last season Princeton laid it on Villanova by a 68-53 

score (in the Field House no less!!!), but gone from that 

team are the number two and number three scorers. Graduation 

took last year's captain and back court whiz Art Hyland, 

and forward Bill Haarlow. Hyland scored 404 points (16.2 

average) and led the Tigers in shooting percentage (.480) 

while Haarlow scored at a 10.8 clip (271 total). 

Back of course is Bill Bradley. The 6'5'' junior led the 

team m scoring (27.3 per game), rebounding (306), total 

points (682), etc., etc., etc. All this as a sophomore. 

After Bradley Princeton is a great big question mark. 

Nothing is certain. Seven veterans and four sophs are 

fighting for the remaining four starting berths. Beyond 

Bradley no other starters were named for tonight's contest 

set for 8 p.m. in Dillon Gym. Thd picture is made even cloudier 

because of the extended football season. Senior captain 

Bfill Howard (6'4"), and junior Don Roth both play football 

and will not be in top playing shape. Last year Howard averaged 

5.4 while Roth scored 3.6 points per game. 

The starting center is likely to be Don Nieman, who at 

6'6" is the tallest man on the Tiger squad. Last season he 

was number four in the scoring and rebounding departments 

with 103 rebounds and 81 points (3.5 average) in 23 games. 

Once he gets rid of his football muscles Howard will probably 

alternate at center with Nieman. 

Two "ifs" are on the Princeton roster, junior Chuck Ber- 

Img and senior Rich Wright (6'4''). Berling was on probation 

for half of last season,, but did manage 60 points in the 11 

contests he played in. Wright meanwhile has had a condition 

similar to arthritis in his fingers. A physically healthy 

Wright and a scholastically healthy Berling could brighten 

Princetons picture greatly. 

Soph help can be expected from 6'3" Bob Haarlow 

(•brother of last years Bill), 6'2" Ed Steube (last years leading 

Frosh scorer), 6'2" Don Rodenbach, and 6'0" Bob Baughan. 

Haarlow and Steube look like the best bets. 

In the final analysis it looks like this — stop Bradley 

and you beat Princeton. 

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WILDCAT BASKETBALL 1963-64 

Vol. 39— No. 9 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA, PA. 

Mainline Miracle 

December 4, 1 963 

A Strange Plienomena 

During the past two years, a 

strange phenomena haa occurred 

at Villanova. This phenomena 

haa been labeled "The 

Miracle of the Main Line." 

In each of these years Villanova 

has fielded basketball 

teams which have been relegated 

to mediocricy by pre-season 

critics. In each of these years, 

the 'Cats have won the Big Five 

title and participated in a postseason 

tournament. 

Now, the situation has 

changed. This year, the 'Cats, 

self admittedly, are loaded with 

talent and are picked to dominate 

the Big Five, if not the 

entire East. A twenty-six game 

schedule will determine whether 

the 'Cats will enjoy the same 

success as a unanimous favorite. 

To find the answer, Coach Jack 

Kraft, the "Miracle Maker," was 

consulted. "We definitely have| 

by S^ye freind 

the talent to have a top team," 

4le said. "This is by far the most 

material we've had in three 

years." 

Returning to the Wildcat CEimp 

are five lettermen, Captain Wally 

Jones, Jim Washington, Eric 

Erickson, Butch Winterbottom 

and a standout of two years ago 

George Leftwich. Three sophomores, 

Richie Moore, Bill Melchionni, 

and Bemie Schaifer 

come to the varsity with great 

potential. Transfers Al Salee 

And Mike Tralies are bidding for 

a starting berth. 

Another big factor, according 

to Kraft, is rebounding. He looks 

to Tralies, Moore and Sallee to 

help Jim Washington clear the 

boards. If these men develop as 

expected, a major problem will 

be eliminated. 

A major factor to any team is 

(Continued on Paê 2)

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ECAC To Provide 

Stiff Competition 

In Hoiiday Festival 

by Tom Bruderl9 

For the first time in several 

years, Villanova's basketball 

•V Wildcats will meet in the annual 

ECAC Holiday Festival to be 

held in Madison Square Garden, 

beginning December 26. 

Accompanying the Cats will be 

providence, Utah, St. Joseph's 

College, St. John's University, 

Dayton. Cornell and Minnesota. 

Coming from a 24-4 record 

and an NIT Championship are 

the greedy Providence Friars. 

Back for what is expected to be 

his best year is 6-10 V2 John 

Thompson who averaged 18.9 

points and 14.0 rebounds a game. 

Starting along with Thompson 

will be 6-8 Bob Kovalski (11.5- 

ppg) and 6-2 Jim Stone (14.5 

ppg). Up and coming sophs are 

Bill Blair, (6-2, 20.0 ppg.) and 

Jim Benedict, 6-3, (25.0 ppg.). 

At Utah, hopes are not quite 

as high. Coach Jack Gardner's 

Utes compiled a poor 12-14 mark 

. last season. Doug Moon, a 6-1 

, 

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: The 

' warmer 

senior guard with an 11 point 

average last season is the only 

retuniing staorter. 

Danny Hawes, at 6-5, is a con- 

verted forward now playing center 

but has only an 8.3 average 

as a forward last year. 

winter could be a little 

if sophs Lyndon McKay, 

a 6-6 forward with a 20.1 average 

and George Fisher, 6-7, with 

a 19.3 average come through. 

Otherwise, the future looks 

gloomy for the Utes. 

Things are rarely gloomy 6n 

the St. Joe's basketball scene 

and this year won't be an exception. 

Nevertheless, Coach Jack 

Ramsey will have his problems. 

St. John's will be a surprise if 

they don't better last year's woeful 

9-15 log, the worst in Coach 

Joe Lapchick's 45 year reign. 

Ken Mclntyre, 6-1 junior leads 

all varsity returnees with a 13.0 

average. 

Dayton will merit a close look 

this season. Last year's team 

had a 16-10 record and lost five 

men through graduation, but 

this year's team could be even 

better. Gordie Hatton, a 6-3 

senior with a 15.7 average last 

year, is back for his third 

straight starting season. 

The man to watch, however, is 

a 6-11 soph. Cornell is in a different 

situation as sophomores 

and juniors must come through 

if the Big Red is to improve on 

last year's 12-12 record. 

For any sort of a season, Jim 

Maglisceau a 6-61.2 forward- con- 

verted - to - center must come 

through strong. 

Coming off. a r2-12 record, 

Jilinnesota could be at least as 

good this year. Mel Northway, 

at 6-8, is the club's big man 

averaging 12.2 points and 10.1 

rebounds a game. 

The Festival will open the 

afternoon of December 26 when 

St. John's meets Utah at 2:00 

.; and will be immediately follow- 

.r cd by the Villanova-Dayton bat- 

tle. 

Despite close coverage by Terry McGuire, 51 of the freshmen quintet, the varsity's 

Eric Erickson is up and in for a two pointer. Waiting for a possible re-bound are Al Salle^^ 

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By Albino Vendrawo) 

21. 

Xats Roll In Frosh Serf mmage 86-55 

After Favorable Show Against NYU 

by Sieve Freind 

and Rusty Miller 

V i 1 1 a n o V a's highly-touted 

basketball team passed their 

final pre-season test with a resounding 

86-55 triumph over the 

freshmen squad. 

Paced by George Leftwich and 

Bill Melchionni the 'Cats appeared 

ready to tackle Princeton 

tonisrht. The patented fast-break 

and air-tight defense were simply 

too much for the scrappy 

Frosh to handle. 

Two weeks ago, the 'Cats 

traveled to Madison Square Garden 

to scrimmage New York 

University. NYU is ranked second 

nationally in most pre-season 

polls. 

Actual Game 

The scrimmage gave Coaches 

Jack Kraft and Lou Rossini an 

idea of the strength and weaknesses 

of their squads. The 

scrimmage, nevertheless, was 

conducted under actual game 

conditions. The few obse.*vers in 

the Garden were treated to a 

highly-contested exhibition. 

From the view point of these 

writers, the 'Cats clearly dominated 

the encounter. Despite 

yielding a towering height advantage 

to the Violets, the 'Cats 

gave notice that they are definite 

threats to N.Y.U.'s eastern supremacy. 

What makes Villanova's showing 

more impressive is that the 

'Cats played the entire scrimmage 

without their backcourt 

ace, Wally Jones, sidelined with 

a twisted ankle. 

Coach Kraft was both pleased 

and surprised with his team's 

performance. "On the whole, 

I'm very satisfied with the re- 

sults of the scrimmage," he said. 

"We played with much more cohesion 

than I expected us to exhibit 

this early in the season." 

Kraft said that he was especially 

satisfied with the strong 

rebounding of Mike Tralies, Al 

Sallee and Bemie Schaffer. He 

also cited the play of Bill Melchionni, 

who started in place of 

Jones. 

Sophomore FilMn 

Melchionni, constantly baJlhawking 

and setting up plays, 

showed no signs of inexperience 

as he more than adequately filled 

in for Jones. 

The absence of Jones, the 

team leader, more than offset 

the fact that Barry Kramer, 

N.Y.U.'s unanimous All-American, 

played for only the second 

time in three weeks due to a 

foot injury. 

THE VILLANOVAN • December 4, 1963 

Asked to comment on N.Y.U., 

Kraft said, "They have the 

ability to be a really fine team, 

but they didn't impress me on 

Saturday. They committed too 

many unnecessary fouls." He 

felt that Ray Bennett, the Violets, 

high] y-rated sophomore, 

"has the potential to be great, 

but still makes sophomore mis- 

uuces. 

Strone In Passing 

Probably the 'Cats strongest 

point was their passing, constantly 

keeping the Violet defense 

offguard. This is particularly 

true of George Leftwich, 

whose passes resulted in at least 

a dozen Villanova scores. 

One weakness on which Kraft 

commented was the rebounding 

of Jim Washington. "I don't feel 

that Jim got as many rebounds 

as he should have," he stated. 

"When he was underneath the 

basket, he did a good job. However, 

he spent too much time 

outside to make me completely 

happy." 

• • • 

Concerning Bill Bradley, Princeton's 

great All American whom 

the 'Cats face tonight, Kraft 

said," He's definitely a great one. 

He can do everything. The one 

thing that makes him so dangerous 

though, is his unselfishness. 

He constantly passes up 

shots to set up his teammates. 

This gives Princeton more balance 

and makes them a better 

ball club." 

Palestra Management Offers 

Season Ticket At Lower Price 

by Joe McCarthy 

Season ticket books are now 

available at the Field House foi 

all the Palestra basketball games 

this yeaj. Passes are only for 

Villaqova games. 

Admission to ten Paiestra games 

costs the holder of the season 

pass $5.00. Single game admission 

for students with presentation 

of matriculation card is 

seventy-five cents per game or 

$7.50 for ten games, the buyer 

would save $2.50 with the season 

booklet. 

Under no circumstances will 

these seats even be occupied 

during the game, let alone sold. 

They are the sole possession of 

whoever might purchase them, 

even if the buyer fails to pick 

them up or attend. Date tickets 

can also be picked up at the 

same time provided they are 

available. 

Other advantages to the season-booklet 

pass, according to 

Athletic Director Art Mahan, is 

that the really vehement supporters 

of Villanova will not be 

left out of any game. 

Phenomena 

(Continued from Page 1) 

the schedule. Villanova's schedule 

this year, while not brutal, 

is no pushover. To begin with, 

the 'Cats have to play the members 

of the Big Five. 

The 'Cats finished in a first 

place tie with Penn for the Big 

Five title last year. Competition 

is so keen in tliese tilts that upsets 

are everyday and a fivepoint 

win a runaway. Last season, 

they also garnered a fourth 

place finish in the National Invitational 

Tournament in NY. 

Besides Big Five encounters, 

tile 'Cats face stiff tests from 

the likes of Toledo, Seton Hall, 

Xavier, St. Bonaventure, Buifalo, 

Detroit, Dusquesne and Mar- 

quette. 

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Bditor-in-Chicf , Edward C. Forrell 

Bosketball Preview Editor . . L . * » .•..».;.> Joseph A. McCorthy 

Associate Editor Thofnos P. Bruderle 

Ptioto Editor . , James Andre 

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Contributors: 

Rcy Boron, James Proud, Jerry Bruderle, Richord Pozdeo, Steve Freva, Pa. Editorot and business offices 

located on the secorxl floor, Dougherty Hall. 

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1963-64 Wiidl(ittens 

Head For Success 

Witli Talented Squad 

by Jim Proud 

Villanova's 1963-64 Freshmen 

basketball squad is perhaps the 

best collection of players ever to 

come to Villanova in a single 

year. 

Its talent is personified in the 

persons of Charles (Pete) Coleman, 

William Soens, Frank Gaidjunaa, 

Terry McGuire, and Joseph 

Turk. These top five players 

have acquired honors ranging 

from AU-American to AU-Catho- 

"^ 

Backcourt Men 

Pete Coleman is prehaps one 

of the best high school backcourt 

men on the eastern seaboard 

and an Ail-American. He 

will team with Joseph Turk, an 

engineering student and a member 

of the Philadelphia All-Cath- 

olic team last year at LaSalle, 

in the backcourt for the Kittens. 

Bill Soens shfned as a 6'8", 

210 lb. graduate of Penn Charter, 

where he averaged 24 points 

a game and was selected as a 

high school Ail-American. He 

will team in the front court with 

Frank Gaidjunas and Terry Mc- 

Guire to provide the Kittens 

with a devastating rebounding 

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Focal Point 

Soens, will be the focal point 

of Coach Jack Devine's freshman 

squad. He possesses a tremendous 

shooting eye and with 

his height and strength should 

lead the team in rebounding. 

The other two frontcourt men, 

Frank Gaidjunas and Terry Mc- 

Guire, All-Catholic and All-City, 

and All-State, All-Catholic and 

All-Scholastic, respectively, will 

complete the starting five for the 

'Kittens. 

Gaidjunas and McGuire can be 

placed in the category of possible 

greats on the freshman roster. 

Gaidjunas a 6'8" 205 lb. arts and 

science student and a graduate 

of LaSalle High, where he averaged 

20 points a game, will join 

with Soens to help control the 

boards for the frosh squad. 

Terry McGuire, the All-State 

player from Cleveland, Ohio, will 

play the comer where his shooting 

abilities will bolster the 

team's scoring capacity. 

In reserve the team has two 

fine players in Richard Kelleher 

and Charles Burt. 

Kelleher, a 6'5" lb. math 

major can fill in for the front 

court men. He was All-County 

in high school, and combines 

quick hands, good shooting, and 

rebound strength to support the 

team's striking ability. 

More Depth 

Burt, who comes from Bergen 

Catholic High School, also adds 

depth to squad. He is an arts 

and science student, can play 

any position on the team, and is 

very versitile. 

The season opens on the 

tenth of December against 

Scranton. The game will be in 

the Field House before the varsity 

game with Scanton. 

A Problem 

One problem facing the team, 

as it does ail frosh squads, is 

whether or not the players can 

co-ordinate themselves into a 

team. 

The players come from different 

backgrounds. Soens comes 

from the Inter-AC league in 

which is played different style 

of ball than in the Catholic league 

which gave us Gaidjunas 

and Turk. 

Pete Coleman played his high 

school basketball in the suburban 

public league which is unlike 

either the Inter-AC or the 

Catholic league. 

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After capturing or sharing the 

Big Five title two years running, 

Villanova tied Pennsylvania for 

City honors last year, but the 

Quakers have lost seven veterans 

and can be discounted as serious 

contenders. The major threats 

to Villanova will be Temple's 

young Owls and LaSalle's experi- 

. . .'. enced Explorers. This leaves St. 

\ •; Joseph's in the middle of what 

^; should be a rebuilding year. 

TEMPLE 

Coach Harry Litwack's Owls 

appear to be strong again and 

, 

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rate as Big Five contenders. Sixeight 

Jim Williams from Norristown, 

who averaged 21.4 for the 

freshmen, could be the best big 

„• V man in Temple history. 

Flanking him will be another 

r;, soph, 

>*; year's 

Ken Morgan, and 

leading scorer and 

last 

re- 

:':, bounder, Dan Fitzgerald. Mor- 

; gan, 6-6, averaged 16.7 for the 

and is a strong rebounder. 

i^j, Six-five Fitzgerald scored at an 

;]' 11.9 rate and should improve 

; ' with 

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a better team behind him. 

guard slots will be manned 

by 5-11 senior, Frank Bishop 

(9.0) and 6-2 Bob Harrington 

(9.7). Vince Richardson and 

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Elmer Snethen return to fill in 

guard and forward positions. 

''"::} St JOSEPH'S 

The big problem at St. Joe's 

is replacing graduated stars 

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Jimmy Lynam, Billy Hoy, and 

Tom Wynne. Coach Jack Ram- 

, sey appears to have the material 

to compensate for the latter two 

but Lynam's guard slot is yet 

to be filled. Ed Walsh, a 5-10 

junior who played behind Lynam 

1 

. last 

year seems to have the in- 

..: side track over high-scoring soph 

V -Billy Oakes. 

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Oakes averaged 17.3 for the 

freshmen last year. The other 

backcourt positipn will be manned 

by Steve Courtin, who filled 

in when Hoy broke his ankle, and 

averaged 11.9 last year. 

Although ony 6-1 he rebounds 

well and has quick hands. 

The other returning letterman 

is team captain, Jim Boyle. A 

six-four forward, who averaged 

12.6 last year, he should make 

up for Wynne's absence. At the 

other forward spot, 6-5 soph 

Tom Duff and veteran Joe Kelley 

6-3 will fight it out. 

At center, 6-8 John Tiller and 

Larry Hoffman will alternate. 

If Ramsey needs shooting he 

will start Tiller, for rebounding, 

Hoffman. 

The Hawks can not be counted 

out in the Big Five. Last year 

they were 2-2 in city competition. 

One loss was a triple overtime 

thriller with Penn and the 

other a single overtime duel 

against Villanova. 

PENN 

The loss of seven veterans 

means that Penn will be rebuilding 

this year. Captain R^y C^razo 

who averaged 11.4 last year 

is the only experienced backcourt 

man returning. He will team 

with 6'1" soph Jeff Neuman a 

17.9 scorer for the Quaker Frosh. 

Penn's front court will be 

manned by 6-4 Fred Greene, 6-7 

Joe Andrews and 6-3 Stan Pawlak. 

Pawlak is a sophomore who 

broke the freshman scoring record 

last year, hitting at a 23.4 

clip. Andrews is the Quakers 

only big man and is important 

mainly for his rebounding, not 

shooting. Greene on the other 

hand must return to his fresh- 

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man form when he scored over 

20 points a game. 

The lack of experience will be 

the biggest drawback but the 

shooting potential is there. 

Junior Bruce Moore 6-4 can 

play both in the front court and 

back court. He will be McCJloskey's 

main reserve strength. 

With only one real veteran returning 

in Carazo, McCloskey 

will need a miracle to match last 

year's 19-6 record, but the Quakers 

will improve. 

LASALLE 

LaSalle, under new coach Bob 

Walters, will be bolstered by 

the return of their big front line 

but will be lacking in guards. 

To fill this need, 6-6 Frank 

CJorace will move to one guard 

slot. Corace, the team's leading 

scorer last year with an 18.4 

average, teamed with 6-7 George 

Sutor and 6-10 Walt Sampson 

to form a formidably forward 

wall. 

Sampson, a senior, scored at a 

7.8 clip last year and pulled 

down 10 rebounds a game. Sutor, 

a junior, averaged 13.4 pts. and 

11 rebounds a game. In Corace's 

forward position will be 6-4 Al 

Tezsla. In the other guard position 

will be 5-8 Curt Fromal, 

the ballhandler the Explorers 

need. 

Walters hopes to keep his team 

moving this year as opposed to 

last season's stand-and-shoot of* 

fense. The Explorers were 16-8 

but seemed lethargic and indifferent 

in many key contests. The 

potential is again there and Wal- 

ters will have an excellent sea- 

son if he can uncover it. 

It would be safe bet to say that 53, 15111 Soens has just 

tapped in h bucket but it would also be a lost bet because he 

diun't score. » ^. . , , , 

The two points belonii: to 22, George Leftwich who has 

just scored on a lavup. Number 41, Joe Turk goes up lor the 

shot while Richie Moore, :]0. moves in. 

The vaisity took the annual scrimmage with the frosh, 

tjc --. (Photo By Albino Vendrsisco) 

WILDCAT BASKETBALL SCHEDULE I 

Villanova 

Princetoi 

St. Peter's 

vs. 


Scrantonvs. 



vs. 

Buffalo- 

Villanova. 

vs. 

Niagara 

St. Francis, Po^ 

vs. 


ECAC Holidoy 

Festival 

December 4 

' >. .1. *. 

Princeton, N.J. 

December 7 

Palestra 

December 10 

Field House 

December 12 

Buffalo. N.Y. 

December 14 

Niagaro, N.Y. 

December 18 

Palestra 

December 20 

Palestra 

December 26-30 

Madison Square 

Garden 

THE VILLANOVAN • December 4. 1963 

St. Francis, N.Y.. 

^;./V :, 

vs. 

V Villanova 

Villanovo 

vs. 

Xavier- 

Villonovo. 

vs. 

_ Jonuory 7 

/ . , 

Field House 

January 11 

Jamaica, N.Y. 

January 18 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

January 22 

West Chestec—West Chester, Pa. 

Penn- 

vs. 


American U- 

vs. 


.r,',^jfl,^-^t^ 

January 25 

Palestra 

January 30 

Field House 

Februory 1 

Detroit 

St. Bonaventure. 

vs. 


Duquesne. 

vs. 



vs. 

Canisius. 

St. Joseph*! 

vs. 


Marquetti 

vs. 


Seton Hall 

vs. 


February 5 

Palestra 

February 8 

Palestra 

February 12 

Palestra 

February 15 

Buffalo 

Memorial Aud. 

February 22 

Palestra 

February 26 

Palestra 

February 29 

Palestro 

, March 3 

Field House 

Vol. 39— No. 10 mm 

VILLANOVA UNP .LANOVA, PA. December 11,1 963 

James C. MtEHaae Betted 

Catholic Youth' Of The Year 

Jim McErlane, one of the most 

responsible and dedicated students 

at Villanova, will be honored 

with the Outstanding Catholic 

Youth of the Year award at the 

December 17 Who's Who banquet. 

Jim McErlane 

McErlane was elected out of a 

field of twelve by the Student 

Council to represent Villanova 

University at the National Cath- 

olic Youth Council which will 

elect the National Catholic 

Youth of the Year. 

While at Villanova, Jim has 

distinguished himself in numerous 

campus organizations including: 

Student Council, Student 

Senate, the Student Activi- 

ties Committee, Knights of Col- 

umbus, NFCCS Regional Parliamentarian, 

and Tutoring Program. 

In his sophomore year Jim 

was co-chairman of the committee 

which brought the senior car 

privilege through the Student 

Council. He was also chairman 

of the Student Council Tutoring 

Program in his sophomore year 

and has remained active with 

the organization since then. 

The Semester Re-alignment 

change which was recently 

passed by the Student Council 

was originally submitted by Jim 

as Executive Vice-president for 

Educational Affairs and a member 

of the Student Faculty Committee. 

The bill is intended to 

change the first semester to end 

before Christmas. 

Last August Jim was the Villanova 

delegate to the national 

convention of the National Federation 

of Catholic College Stu- 

dents. He is presently co-chairman 

of the Father's Day committee 

and was also recently elected 

to the National Who's Who. 

Jim intends to attend Villanova's 

Law School and to set 

up his practice in Chester 

County after his graduation. 

Looking back on his career at 

Villanova, Jim said that he was 

"gratified at the success of the 

Student Council the last three 

years, especially this year with 

the inauguration of the Lecture 

series, the Concerts, and the new 

Basketball Club which can really 

do a great deal for the school." 

St John s To Reteive Proceeds 

FromAnnualQiarity Weekend 

Jack Emery, president of the 

Junior Class, has announced the 

plans for Charity Weekend which 

will be held from December 13 

to 17. All proceeds from the 

weekend will go to the benefit 

Of St John's Orphanage Scholarship 

Fund. 

The Charity Ball will begin 

junior weekend on Friday night 

in the Field House. The dance's 

theme is "Twas the Night Before 

Christmas" and decorations 

will be "sufficient and 

beautiful." 

Highlight of the evening will 

be the presentation of the "Missing 

Link" trophy. Votes can be 

purchased in the "Missing Link" 

contest at the Pie Shoppe at 

the price of one cent per vote. 

Collections are also being taken 

up in all theology classes to 

augment the Fund. 

The dance will be held from 

8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and refreshments 

will be served free 

of charge. Entertainment for 

the intermissions will include 

the T-Tones of Rosemont and a 

Bing-a-long affair. The Villanovans 

will provide the music for 

the evening. The price of the 

dance is $2.50. 

Saturday's activity consists 

of the Orphans' Outing. A bus 

will take Villanovans and their 

dates to St. John's Orphanage 

to claim their "orphans for a 

day." 

From the orphanage, the "fathers 

for a day" will travel to 

J. C. Penney's in Upper Darby 

so that their young wards will 

be able to meet Santa Claus. 

Everyone will buy their orphans 

an inexpensive gift. 

A movie will be shown afterwards 

at the Terminal theatre 

and a luncheon will then be held 

at Kostick's in the 69th St. area. 

Tickets for the outing cost $1.50 

and anyone is eligible to take 

an orphan. 

The weekend will end with the 

Orphans' Party on Tuesday afternoon 

at the orphanage. Santa 

Claus (Denny La Hiflf) will distribute 

150 gifts to the orphans 

at the party. 

The party co-chairmen, Eileen 

Walters and Jim Brant, will entertain 

the orphans and Dennis 

Addonizio will show a movie. 

Other chairmen for the weekend 

include D vid Mc Cormack, 

Charity Baii, and Ken Curtin, 

Orphans' Outing. 

Coundl's Realignment, Exam Proposals 

Approved, Will Go Into Effect In 1965 

bv Frank Ouattrone 

The semester alignment proposal submitted to the Student Council by Jim McErlane 

earlier this year has received the official approval of the President's Office. 

Along with this action an extension of the semester examination periods for lOGl-fi.') 

was announced by the Rev. Joseph J. Gildea, QSA, Chairman of the Student-Faculty Committee, 

Under the latter proposal, originally submitted to the Student Senate V)y Joe Tate and 

Marty McGuinn, Fall examinations for all students would extend over an eleven-day period 

from Saturday, January 11, 

through Friday, Januarv 22, 

Head Socialist George Taylor 

Condemns CapitalisticDespots 

George S. Taylor, leader of the Socialist-Labor party in 

southeastern Pennsylvania will deliver an address tonight 

at 8 p.m. in Vasey Hall auditorium. 

The lecture will be sponsored by the Villanova chapter 

of the Intercollegiate Conference on Government. 

His topic will be "A Socialist Criticism of U.S. Capitalism 

and Soviet Despotism." Taylor has been a candidate for a 

~~ number of elective city and 

Council Takes Survey 

To Test Faculty View 

OnStudentAttendance 

At the last meeting of the 

Student Council, Neal Stoneback, 

vice-president for educational 

affairs, stated that, in accordance 

with a recent motion, a 

poll is being taken among the 

faculty members for their views 

on class attendance. 

Pat Mahady of the Student 

Activities Committee reported 

that progress was being made 

on the student directory and 

that it would be available in 

the near future. 

It was also announced that 

James McErlane, Student Council 

vice-president for educational 

affairs, was elected Catholic 

Youth of the Year for Villanova. 

McErlane reported that the 

Spirit Committee would hold 

rallies during the basketball season 

and that they would form 

a special Basketball Club to 

boost spirit. ' « 

The local NFCCS representative 

Terence J. Cooney, proposed 

that a poll be taken to 

test the students' knowledge of 

their parish. This was a request 

from NFCCS' national of- 

fice. 

In the chairman's report, Martin 

G. McGuinn pointed out that 

a query into the probleni of a 

closed- circuit hook-up for the 

Princeton basketball game showed 

the venture too costly; hence 

the Council rejected the motion. 

Under new business motions 

were passed regarding requests 

to be made to the library for 

longer hours and special sections 

devoted to strictly local interests. 

Thomas Furet and Richard 

McDonough were the originators 

of this bill. 

Also passed were motions by 

George Valva for a change in 

the residents' milk ration and 

by James O'Connor for financial 

appropriations. 

Defeated by a roll call vote 

of 29 to 18 was a motion by 

(Continued on Paê 8) 

state offices. 

He has run for senator and 

governor of Pennsylvania and 

was the Socialist-Labor candidate 

for mayor of Philadelphia 

in the recent elections. 

This will be Mr. Taylor's 

second appearance here this 

year. In October he spoke with 

Frank Sauers on WWVU's "Just 

This Side of the Fringe." 

Mr. Taylor has long been a 

critic of U.S. capitalism, but 

has stressed that socialists also 

oppose the despotic nature of 

Soviet communism. 

George S. Taylor 

Jerry Cardamone, Villanova 

I.C.G. president, said that to 

his knowledge this is the first 

time a member of the Socialist- 

Labor party has spoken here at 


He noted that the lecture 

should stimulate a good deal bf 

discussion during the question 

and answer period which will 

follow the address. 

Mr. Taylor suggests an economic 

reorganization of society 

that would eliminate poverty and 

want through distribution of the 

nation's great abundance. 

He emphasized that socialism 

is not inconsistent with democracy. 

Under socialism, he says, 

individuals in a particular field 

would elect representatives from 

their field to administer it. 

It is only reasonable, he notes, 

that teachers should administer 

the teaching profession, engineers 

the engineering profession, 

janitors the janitorial profession, 

etc. 

1965. 

Sprmg exams for seniors 

and juniors will be held from 

Monday, May 17 to Friday, 

May 28 ,and for sophomores 

and freshman from Friday, 

May 24 to Friday, June 4. 

The realigned academic 

schedule, replacing the general 

calendar which has been 

been followed the last 121 

years, will go into effect in 

1965. The Fall semester that 

year will begin with registration 

on Septeml)er 7, the day 

after Labor Day; classes begin 

the following Monday. Examinations 

will be held from 

Saturday, December 11 

through Monday, Dec' 20. 

'Contin:-'''! on Pago «; 

Who's Who BanQuet 

To Be Held Bee. 17 

At Falcon House 

The annual Who's Who banquet 

honoring those Villanova 

seniors recently selected to the 

society will be held on Tuesday 

evening, December 17, at the 

Falcon House in Havertown. 

The affair which is being sponsored 

jointly by the Student 

Council, the Alumni Association, 

and the administration, will feature 

talks by the Father President, 

the Reverend John A. 

Klekotka, OSA, and the Secretary 

of the Alumni Association, 

Mr. George Pequinot. 

Others expected to attend the 

function are the Vice-Presidents 

of the University, the Dean of 

Men, the Dean of Women, and 

the Dean of Student Activities. 

The honored students will be 

presented with a certificate 

stating their membership in the 

society and will appear in the 

annual Who's Who publication 

of colleges and universities. 

Also, they will be listed on 

two placement forms, one of 

which will kept by the Villanova 

Placement Bureau, the other 

which will be sent to the Nation- 

al Who's Who headquarters in 

Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 

As stated in the literature 

presented to the students, the 

purpose of the society is to serve 

as a practical aid to schools and 

colleges and as a (reliable source 

for employers in their search 

for outstanding students. ^^ 

Villanova is one out of 775 

schools which submits students 

to the Who's Who. This year's 

selection of 37 members consti- 

tues the largest gcoup ever to 

be placed by Villanova in the 

society. 

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