TRADITION. . . the newsletter of the Fordham College Alumni AssociationFordham University at Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y. 10023

January 1992

Inigo Lopez de Onaz y Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, came into the world at the dawn of the age of exploration. His older brother sailed with Christopher Columbus to the New World, and his followers traveled up the Ganges and the Amazon, paddled to the Mississippi, crossed the Gobi Desert, climbed the Himalayas and entered Tibet. They introduced the umbrella to Europe, also rhubarb, quinine, vanilla and the camellia, which is named for Jesuit botanist George Kamel. Down through the centuries, Jesuits seem to have had a penchant for making friends and enemies in the highest places. Jesuit Rudolfo Acquaviva argued fine points of theology on horseback with the grand mogul on the steppes of Hindustan, and Matteo Ricci was court mathematician to the Ming emperor Wan-li. The phenomenal growth of Jesuit power bred jealousy and suspicion. As critics, confidants and confessors of popes and kings, the Jesuits were envied, feared and hated both inside and outside the Church. The Franciscans and Dominicans accused them of compromising Catholicism in India and China by adapting the liturgy to the language and customs of the people. As Catholic Europe came apart, the ÒPope's Secret ServiceÓ was accused in the assassination of popes and princes, of instigating the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of Huguenots and the Guy Fawkes plot to blow up Parliament and of fomenting political unrest in the name of Counter-Reformation. The term, ÒJesuit,Ó a corruption of ÒJesus-ite,Ó one who identifies with the life and person of the historical man, Jesus, is not what the members of the Society of Jesus chose to call themselves but what those who first hated them called them. The term began as a name of contempt, but the members of the Society proudly adopted it. The term found its way into dictionaries and means one who is crafty, untrustworthy. ÒJesuitÓ became synonymous with intrigue, cunning, the end justifying the means. France's King Louis XV expelled the Order, after his Jesuit confessor refused absolution to his mistress, Madame Pompadour; Napoleon forbade mention of the word Jesuit in his presence or in any French newspaper. But, when Pope Clement XIV, a former Jesuit, dissolved the Society at the urging of the Catholic Bourbon kings of Portugal, Spain and France, the Protestant Frederick the Great and the Orthodox Catherine the Great ignored Clement and kept Jesuit schools operating in Prussia and Russia. After Pius VII revived the Society in 1814, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson: ÒI do not like the reappearance of the Jesuits. If ever there was a body of men who merited eternal damnation on Earth and in hell, it is this society of Loyola's. Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religious toleration to offer them asylum.Ó Thirty-two years later, Jesuits came to Fordham. Half a millennium after Loyola, Jesuits still seem to be everywhere and into everything. The Class of 1941, which planted the trees along ÒConstitution RowÓ as a freshman-year gift, celebrated its golden jubilee by planting trees on the lawn behind Dealy Hall. The Class, which also gave Fordham the Bronze Ram at the Third Avenue Gate, has the highest percentage of giving of any Fordham class. . . .The Class of 1951 has donated $1.2 million to the University.Whatever else may be said about it, the Class of 1969 believes in pay-back. The Class announced that it will establish an academic Chair at Fordham and smugly noted that neither the Class of 1968 nor the Class of 1967 has done anything of the kind. The Faculty. Vincent J. Digricoli, associate professor of computer science, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a two-year program of research in artificial intelligence, in the field of computer-automated reasoning using RUE resolution with symbolic logic. . . .Rev. Daniel J. Sullivan, S.J., professor of biology, published ÒComparative Biology of Six Species of Coccinellid Beetles Predaceous on the Mealybug, Phenacoccus herreni, a Pest of Cassava in Colombia, South America,Ó in a recent issue of Environmental Entomology. . . .Babette E. Babich, assistant professor of philosophy has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for lecturing and research in Germany during the academic year 1991-92. . . .Quamrul Haider, assistant professor of physics, published the paper, ÒAnalysis of low-energy elastic scattering and fusion cross section of 160 + 160, 160 + 12 C and 12C +12C reactions with molecular potentials,Ó in the August 1991 issue of Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. . . . Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal, professor of history, presented a paper, ÒNietzcheÕs Influence on Merezhkolvsky,Ó to a conference on Merezhkolvsky sponsored by the Gorky Institute of the Soviet Academy of Science in Moscow earlier this year. . . . Elaine F. Crane, professor of history, has edited The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker, a three volume, 50-year chronicle of an 18th-century Quaker woman, which paints a portrait of family life in Philadelphia from 1758 until 1807 and which gives an unique look at the development of colonial America into the United States.The Clare Booth Luce Fund, established in 1987 to advance the careers of women as science and engineering scholars, has awarded a professorship to Fordham to be held by Dr. Carey P. Yeager, assistant professor of ecology and conservation biology.Rev. Gerard C. Reedy, S.J. has resigned as dean of The College to devote a yearÕs sabbatical to scholarship and publication. A strong dean, Reedy worked to preserve the essence of The College curriculum while modifying it, strengthened the faculty and raised grading standards. Gerry will continue as moderator of the rugby team and will rejoin the English faculty in 1993.The 1991-1992 edition of PetersonÕs Competitive Colleges ranks Fordham as among AmericaÕs best.The Annual Fordham College Dean's Day will be celebrated on Saturday, April 25, 1992 at Rose Hill. Contact Ed Buckley of Alumni House (212-636-6522) for details.The Sports Page. Congratulations to Lauren Gubicza Ô93, who placed first in the Metropolitan Collegiate Cross Country Championship and in the Metropolitan Division of the Fifth Avenue Mile. . . . Congratulations to the Crew, which won the MasterÕs Fours and the MenÕs Eights in the Challenge of the Hudson Regatta and the WomenÕs Eights in the Head of the Connecticut Regatta. The WomenÕs Eight was the first American crew across the finish line at the Head of the Charles Regatta, and the Crew swept all eight varsity races at the Alumni Cup Regatta on Long Island. Jenn Florio Ô93 has captured a National Championship in Doubles Rowing. . . .During this yearÕs Fordham - Princeton football game, which Princeton won 20 - 17, Ram linebacker Jason Jacobs '94 blocked a TigersÕ extra point attempt, caught the ball in mid-air and returned it 87 yards for two defensive extra points!The significance of Coach Larry GlueckÕs footballersÕ recent win over the Columbia Lions must be viewed in an historical perspective: The drama between these pigskin opponents is more than a century old, but, in three previous meetings Morningside had outscored Rose Hill 129 - 0. In 1890, Columbia, led by the great A.C. Gildersleeve, ran roughshod over Fordham 40 - 0. Twelve years later, at the Polo Grounds, the Lions triumphed again 45-0 behind the six touchdown performance of Harold Weekes who, according to the Tribune, Òbowled over three would-be tacklers and they lay like dead men.Ó In 1972, the teams met again and, under the watchful eye of Michael OÕToole Ô03, who had played for Fordham in the 1902 game, the Rams showed improvement for the first time in the series; they lost 44-0, which was a point better than their previous performance. But, on October 5, 1991, Coach GlueckÕs 50th Birthday, at Wein Stadium, above the Harlem River, the Rams came from behind on the passing of quarterback Gary Brennan Ô92 and the defensive play of Kevin Butler Ô92, Joe Rowan Ô92 and Mark Blazejewski Ô93, scored two fourth period touchdowns and avenged our honor, 20 -16. This win was worth the wait.Suitable for Framing. To celebrate Fordham football's victory over the Missouri Tigers in the 1942 Sugar Bowl, the Department of Athletics commissioned sports artist Chris Brown to design a commemorative print. Contact Julio Diaz of the Sports Promotion Office (212-579-2447) for information about the print.Return of the Son of Seismic. In the 1950's Fr. J. Joseph Lynch, S.J. co-opted the services of the Herald Tribune's Rome Bureau Chief, Barrett McGurn Ô35, in an effort to find the Emperor Nero's circus under the pavement of Vatican City. While the exact location of the circus has been lost in history, tradition has it that St. Peter was crucified there close by the cruel emperor's amphitheater. Lynch and McGurn set off a string of small explosions which sent earthquake-like sound waves down into the earth in the hope that returning waves would register the circus' location on one of Fr. Lynch's machines. While neither Lynch nor McGurn was arrested for their activity, sad to say, the missing structure of the infamous emperor remains undiscovered. On the quality of a Fordham education. As his clients took their seats, he surveyed the restaurant. He saw her in a far corner, facing away from him. They were friends. Some years before, they had argued the merits of logical positivism, had traded notes for the Constitutional Law final, had drunk beer in The Ramskellar and had talked about life. She appeared also to be hosting a business dinner. He explained to his guests that he saw an old friend. She had not seen him. To see how she would react, he asked the waitress to tell her that a gentleman at the table by the window believed that she was one of the most attractive women he had ever seen. He watched moments later as the waitress delivered his message. She did not blush, she did not start, she did not turn around. She spoke directly to the waitress, and the waitress returned: ÒSir, the lady notes that you did not deliver a bottle of champagne with your compliment, so she presumes that you are one of those cheap bastards with whom she went to Fordham and suggests that you return home to your wife and children at a reasonable hour.Ó ÒSmooth!Ó said one of his guests. ÒTough!Ó said another. ÒSheÕs right!Ó said the third. He leaned back in his chair, satisfied that the Jesuits had taught her well.Impact. William Hughes MulliganÕs Ô39 career as an educator was instrumental in shaping and molding Fordham Law School and the University. He taught practically every course in the curriculum and, as dean, planned and launched FordhamÕs move to the Lincoln Center Campus. Among other accomplishments, Bill introduced Wall Street to Fordham Law School Òto the tremendous advantage of both.Ó He served as counsel to the New York State Constitutional Convention and as a member of the New York State Law Revision Commission. In the words of John Feerick Ô58, Òfor (a) generation of Fordham students there is no way to express how important Dean Mulligan was in our lives. . . .Bill represented all that was good and possible as a human being - he was our hero - and he remains so to this day.Ó In 1971, Bill accepted an appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. During the next decade, he achieved an enviable reputation as a judge noted for his even-handedness, legal craftsmanship and well-reasoned opinions. No portrait of Bill Mulligan would be complete without an example of his legendary humor. A former chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit advises that he was very pleased on one occasion to have an opportunity to introduce Judge Mulligan, and he called him Òhis brother on the bench.Ó Mulligan immediately rose and said that Òhis mother would have been surprised and delighted to find out that he had a brother named Feinberg.ÓCommenting on why he chose to attend Fordham, Gene Farrelly Ô95 explained, ÒMy father had a lot to do with it. He went here, Class of Ô64, and he turned out alright, I guess.ÓThe Study of Science on Rose Hill. Bill Power Ô33, recalls Doc MullenÕs biology class in senior year. The piece de resistance was dissecting a frozen cat. Gazing on a corpse, when Mullen was out of the room, one of the scholars mistook the course for aeronautics and the cat for a missile. He hurled it across the laboratory. Soon the air was full of dead cats. Order was restored, and the scholars returned to their science, only when Mullen returned.Reader Alex Drago Ô78 contends that he was misquoted in a recent issue of TRADITION. (Of course, Alex was misquoted. TRADITION has an obligation to provide interesting material to its readership.). . . . Rev. George J. McMahon, S.J., whose style of play on the basketball court was the subject of a recent TRADITION expose, demands, ÒWho does your research?Ó. . . .Bill Power Ô33 notes, with relief, that Bill Healy Ô30 and young McGurn Ô35 now comprise a majority of TRADITIONÕs staff and is confident that intellectual honesty and journalistic excellence will return to these pages. TRADITION has had quite enough of Bill and appoints him a contributing editor of this publication.. . . . Michael P. Dunkle Ô54 cites TRADITION for ÒnastyÓ criticism of University administrators. . . .John Dillon Ô82 is Òshocked and outragedÓ that University administrators neglected to include a copy of TRADITION in the Tricentennial time capsule. Every hand that reaches can touch. Fordham has a nationally recognized outreach program. Alumni are now invited to share in the Ignation spirit of service to others by participating in a wide variety of community service projects involving work with the elderly, underprivileged children and the homeless. Contact Amanda Fowler (212-579-2482) on the Rose Hill campus or Rev. Richard Nelson, C.S.P. (212-636-6267) on the Lincoln Center campus for details .TRADITION wishes all its readers a healthy and happy New Year.TRADITION: Minister of Propaganda: George P. McKeegan '69; Contributing Editors: William J. Healy '30, William H. Power, Jr.'33 and Barrett McGurn '35.BOARD OF THE FORDHAM COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: President: John V. Chervokas '59; Vice-Presidents: Patrick Burke '63, Annemarie DiCola '80, James McGuire '57, Gerri Cunningham Pare '68 and John Walton '72; Secretary: Leo Connelly '51; Treasurer: John Pettenati '81; Directors: William Banks '48, Gerard Byrne '66, William Connell '66, Paul Cothran '78, Edward Farrell '57, Patrick Foye '78, Gerald Haggerty '60, Mary Ellen Hoffman '81, David Kulo '53, Edward Leahey '41, John Macisco '58, Karen Manning '69, Richard Marrin '67, Catherine McGuinness '83 and Lisa Zangara '90.16 16 16 12 12 C12