uecember, 1976 - CROSSROADS - Page Seven
Dr. Stuart
Speaks At Abbey
Dr. George E. Stuart,
Staff Archaeologist for
the National Geographic
Society, Lecturer in
Anthropology at George
Washington University
and Catholic University,
author of numerous
books and articles on the
Maya of Middle America,
spoke in the William
Pharr Auditorium of
Gaston Science Building
on Wednesday,
December 8. The title of
his talk was
“Rediscovering Coba;
Ancient City of the
Maya.” Dr. Stuart
illustrated his talk
profusely with slides
taken in the area and
discussed not only the
excavations but also life
in primitive Quintana
Roo, a mysterious section
of the Yucatan Penin
sula.
Dr. Stuart is from
Camden, S. C., and at
present resides in Chapel
Hill with his wife and
children. He commutes
each week to
Washington, D. C. He
received his B.S. in
Geology from the
University of South
Carolina, his M. A. in
Anthropology frPm
George Washington
University, and his Ph.
D. in Anthropology from
the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Besides his work for the
National Geographic
which has led to the
publishing of numerous
articles and books on the
Maya, he also lectures in
Anthropology on Maya
Culture and Architecture
at the George
Washington University
and Catholic University
in Washington, D. C.
His* major field ex
perience is in excavation
at the Etowah Mound at
Cartersville, Georgia, at
Dzibilchaltun and at
Coba in the Yucatan
Peninsula.
He is a graduate of
Belmont Abbey Prep
School Where his Father,
George Stuart, Sr., once
served as Director of
Public Relations.
National Title
Hopes Ended
Belmont Abbey
College’s Soccer team’s
dream of winning the
NAIA Soccer Cham
pionship ended Saturday
at High Point with a 4-2
loss to the University of
Alabama at Huntsville.
It was a disappointing
loss for Stan Dudko’s
charges and it snapped
an eight game winning
streak. Despite the loss,
Dudko was happy about
his team’s performance.
‘‘We played a good
season. Our record was
good, though it could
ha\te been much better.
Everyone has bad days,
though, and ours came on
days that we had some
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xey games.”
Moore Asouzu and
Belgassem Soussi scored
the goals for the
Crusaders. They carried
a 2-0 lead into the locker
at the half, before the
Alabama team came
alive in the second half.
“We lost to a very good
team. It is tough to lose
like that and it was very
disappointing, but we
gave it our best,” said
Dudko.
The loss closed the
Abbey’s record to 15-4 on
the season. Despite the
loss, the Crusaders
remained one of .the top
sixteen NAIA soccer
teams in the nation.
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Prep Class of ’56 . Dr. Bird, standing third from right
Dr. Bird - We Thank You!!
It is with great
pleasure that we report a
visit recently from Dr.
Richard Bird, Class of
’56, who volunteered on
the occasion of the
Centennial Homecoming
to find and speak to his
classmates about alumni
giving, the 3rd phase of
the Centennial Fund.
Dr. Bird brought
pledges for $7,750,000, a
spectacular sum, from
his prep school
graduating class of but
twenty men. Vowing that
Mr. Hanahan
he will raise $20,000.00 for
the Fund, he has
discovered that his
hardest task is finding
the whereabouts of
nearly half of that small
class, and he continues to
call, write, and refer to a
variety of sources with
the kind of persistence
that will ultimately
achieve this ambitious
goal. He has been
tireless in his efforts and
generous with his time.
He says he is rewarded as
he discovers with each
individual the interest is
there, and the need is
understood.
This enthusiasm on Dr.
Bird’s part, and the
generous response from
the Class of 1956 is in
spirational to the many
hard-working volunteers
who began their portion
of . the campaign with
alumni on November 15,
and to the Abbey staff
working on the Phon-o-
thon. He sets a fine
example.
Named Executive Editor
Of ‘Rocks and Minerals’
Professor John
Hanahan, Chairman of
the Science Division of
Belmont Abbey College,
has been named an
executive editor of Rocks
and Minerals magazine.
Professor Hanahan is
regarded as an expert in
the field of North
Carolina Minerals, and is
currently collaborating
on a new book on the
subject for the University
of North Carolina Press.
Hanahan’s appointment
to the editorship is seen
as a major step in
rejuvenating the
magazine. His en
thusiasm has already
spurred several major
editorial changes in the
50-year-old publication.
Recently, Professor
Hanahan welcomed the
Charlotte Gem and
Mineral Club and hosted
a tour of the Belmont
Abbey Science Depart
ment where the guests
Mr. Dudko - Teacher, Coach, Friend
Gregory the Great. This was granted in recognition for
his loyal services to the Church as a Catholic layman.
This Order is one of the secular orders of merit in the
Church and was established in 1831 by Pope Gregory
XVI.
In 1967 the President of the College, Fr. Jude Cleary,
O.S.B., made a felicitous decision to appoint Stanley
Dudko coach of soccer in addition to his teaching
assignments. Under his guidance the Crusaders have
compiled a truly amazing record over ten years of 120-
47-12. His teams have taken the district championship
nine times. The Crusaders have been runners-up in the
N.A.I.A. regional tournament five times, and par
ticipated in the national tournament in 1967. No less
than twenty-two Abbej»players have been named to the
All-South team over these years and two have made
the N.A.I.A. All American team.
Having just completed another outstanding season,
the Crusaders 1976 record shows a total of 14 wins
against three losses. Again they captured their district
crown and were runners-up in the regional tour
nament. Abbey stars Bill Soussi, Moore Asouzu, and
Khalid Khalifia finished one, two, and three in the
national scoring race this year. Bill Soussi was voted
the Most Valuable Player of District 26 and has
managed over four years to score 123 goaIs~a
magnificent accomplishment in view of the high level
of competition.
It is a distinct pleasure for his colleagues in the
College to offer our warm congratulations to the Abbey
soccer team for their excellent play and to Coach St
anley Dudko for his leadership and sportsmanship for
the past decade.
viewed an impressive
collection of gems and
minerals.
The club members
were awed by Mr.
Hanahan’s . extensive
collection and vast
knowledge of Geology.
Hanahan said that
several new minerals
have recently been
discovered in the state,
but the problem of
nomenclature has
prevented their having
been introduced to the
general public. He said
micro-mineralogy is the
coming trend in mineral
collection.
‘‘Micromounts” are
quickly becoming the
object of most collec
tions.
Also discussed at the
meeting were the new
trends in mineral study.
One of the trends is that
of crystal synthesis by
artificial means. Dr.
Martin Rubens tein of the
Allied Chemical Cor
poration, a clubmember,
discussed the subject at
length, telling the group
about the success of the
process though it is very
expensive.