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Page Three - The SKYSCRAPER - January 17, 1969 Dr. Hruby leaves to accept Aquinas College presidency By Kathy Cummins A chief surveyor for the present structure of Mundelein will become president of Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb. 1. Chosen for the post from 61 nominees, former Vice-Pres ident Norbert J. Hruby hopes to see Aquinas become famous as a place where learning goes on. During a visit to Aquinas, forces when Hruby adminis- Dr. Norbert J. Hruby Dr. Hruby consulted leaders of the Student Commission, who classed themselves as very docile. Docility not withstanding, students played a key role in the school's presidential search committee, and will sit on self-study task Skyscrapings There is a fantastic method of decision-making known only to the greater Mundelein faculty. As far as I can determine, it is a two-pronged tactic involving the Ex Post Facto decision reinforced by the when the neap tide rolls in from Lake Superior concurrent with the swallows return- to Capistrano then we'll tell the students that we cancelled the class attack. My baptism into this Won- assured by these measures, it derful Weirdo Winteriand oc curred when I, innocent as a new born babe, approached the registrar in response to a summons cleverly tucked into a Fathers' Alumni Club Enve lope and put in one of the dark recesses of the Audito rium. I was given clues at each of my cancelled classes as to where I could find the note. By the time I found the sum mons requesting I see the reg- istrar, I considered it thoughtful but not really nec essary. After my third class was cancelled I polled myself and voted to go there any way. My problem, as the regis tration office saw it, was not with this term, but with the next. Thankful to be rid of the unsolved problems of this term, I eagerly disparaged over future problems. It con cerned a course previously of fered and guaranteed to click off a philosophy elective on the IBM card. That course, though still offered, is ex post facto decided to be less than a philosophy course. U.S. For- eigh policy will have a hey day when the vitals of this tact of decision-making are made known. The Ex Post Facto decision is also employed by teachers who wish to rearrange their schedule. No one will mind if we have class on Wednes day, Friday, and Saturday, between 3:30 and 7 p.m. Schedule stroke sets in, char acterized by mental paralysis and the colision of all vital organs against your rib cage. Though my paranoia was was the ... Lake Superior . . . swallows . . . trick that really headed me towards mental devastation. After a group of five waited two days for a teacher to send some sign of life, I went out on my own personal Mission: Impos sible; Uncover Teacher X, Dead or Alive. Though she made crafty use of incinerator and broom clos ets, I caught her hi a half- Nelson behind the Tea Room Coffee Machine. It was the threat of making her drink the coffee that mesmerized her. Innocently, she piped Oh, I've been looking for you, to tell you the class has been canceUed. Because of these incidents, my whole rapport with society is changing. I don't trust traf fic lights, I snapped Don't try and trick me to the ele vator operator when she said Down. And my ultimate in evitable breakdown was ap parent when I tried to hijack the L to Washington Street because I couldn't afford the carfare. Potched, Pozzo ters his seventh institutional analysis at Aquinas. He views his appointment as an instance in the trend toward lay administrators at Catholic universities. Institutional analysis His first institutional analy sis, begun at Mundelein the day Vatican II opened, gave rise to the 3x3 system and the basic studies core curriculum. Dr. Hruby also designed and inaugurated the Degree Com pletion Program. Gloria Lewis, dean of stu dents, will take over his du ties as director of institutional research, and Mrs. Katharine Byrne heads the DCP pro gram. The position of vice president will dissolve. There are other things more important than replac ing me, Dr. Hruby insists. possibilities of smallness To Dr. Hruby, Aquinas and Mundelein embody the unique possibilities of smallness in higher education. Smallness is a central fact, he said. Every big university is trying to fractionalize into small colleges. Small classes are crucial to Dr. Hruby's philosophy of ed ucation. The explosion in knowledge and the revolution in learning necessitates new ways of teaching, he re marked. The Olympian Lec turer with peasants at his feet is passe. The teacher must become primarily a learner himself. At Mundelein, he added, this shared learning is rapidly replacing Psyche out Teach er as the chief classroom ex ercise. In parting, Dr. Hruby char acterized Mundelein students as sophisticated in the world of real, not play politics. Mundelein faculty, he be lieves, diverge from the grow ing trend toward departmen tal provincialism in their loy alty to the institution as a whole. parting advice His final injunction for Mun delein? Remain a women's college. The atmosphere of this type of college encour ages the growth of leadership qualities, and spurs women to be other than second class citizens. At coed schools, he ex plained, women tend to efface themselves. Such options as small colleges, and women's colleges, must remain open, Dr. Hruby warned. A monis tic, rather than pluralistic system of Public Education would be about as imagina tive as'the U.S. Post Office. Students question organized church GIRLS, do yoa want a new look. In dresses, suits, and sportswear? At wholesale prices? CALL MISS LEE LEE SAMPLES DI8-C8M WEBSTER HOTEL (Continued from page 1) sophomore: The Eucharist is a beautiful way for a group of people to come together to celebrate a meal that is the symbol of their faith and Christianity. pro-pill Concerning the pill and the Pope's encyclical on birth control, a large majority of the students dissent from the papal position. Sixty percent of the seniors, 70 of the juniors, 73 of the sophomores and 51 of the freshmen openly disagree with the Pope's decision. One senior asserts, Papal authority means nothing to me. I am disgusted with the Church's pre-occupation with sins of sex rather than sins against humanity. Another says, I am cur rently using the pill. I think intercourse is normal and good when two people love each other. Marriage is out of the question for us now; nei ther of us want a child we could not adequately care for. People will ignore dictums which don't fit their way of life, a junior explains. If the Church as an institution wants to stay together, it had better adopt democratic pro cedures. parental influence The second question in quired who or what had the greatest influence on a stu dent's religious attitudes par ents, roommates, friends or Mundelein. Over 52 of the freshmen, sophomores and juniors de clared that their parents have had the most effect on then- views whereas only 18 of the seniors consider then par- en ts' viewpoints influential. The seniors feel they owe their views more to college roommates and friends. I think that my friends have had the most influence on my religious attitudes, a senior comments. It has been through our many dis cussions on the topic that I have been able to crystallize my thoughts and hold onto them. Less optimistic than others, one senior states, My par ents reared me in Catholi cism; this religion was to have been the answer to all my questions and uncertain ties about life. During the last two years, my beneficial rela tionships with two friends and members of SDS have forced me to examine my attitudes, ideals and beliefs. Being dis- satisfied and discontented with what this revealed, I have abandoned the idea of institutionalized religion. religious training The final question pertained to how students plan to raise their children in regard to re ligious training. Seventeen percent of the se niors plan to raise their chil dren as Catholics and 35 as good Christians. Nearly 63 of the class would let their children decide then- own religious affiliation. Forty-four percent of the ju niors would raise their fami lies as Catholics while 24 would bring them up 2s Chris tians. Twelve percent would let their children decide for themselves while the remain ing are unsure. Sophomores regard a Catho lic education of primary im portance. Of those surveyed, 37 wish their offspring to be baptized Catholics and 30 will raise them as Christians. Twenty-five percent of the class will let their children decide their own religious af- filiation. Eight percent are undecided.. Freshmen show the greatest tendency to raise their chil dren as Catholics nearly 49 . Twenty-nine percent will bring their children up as Christians while 6 will let them choose their own reli gion. The remaining 16 failed to voice an opinion. In only four cases, would religious training not be em phasized. My children will not be reared in any type of religious atmosphere, a se nior remarks. They will be raised with two basic ideas: to respect themselves as unique individuals and to re spect every human being as an individual. One third of the girls want their children to attend a Catholic grammar and high school. One senior contends that each child must make his own decision. My rules may not apply to him. It will be im portant for him to realize who he is and what he wants to do with his religion. Another adds, I only hope to raise responsible children who realize the value of life. I hope to raise them as Chris tians by example and not by indoctrination.
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1969-01-17 (3)
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