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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER March 24,1965 THE SlfSCllPEl fl 1 111 L UIIIUbllilll.il will grip current issues and events and l hold them before the campus in order that members of the Mundelein community may sense and direct history rather than bob in its wake. Clergy, Laity Evidence Absurdity of Racism While American servicemen are giving their lives so the people of Southeast Asia may remain free, citizens with a sense of racial justice are giving of themselves that the Negroes of Selma, Ala. and of the entire South may exercise their most basic right as free men. The sight of assembled clergy and laymen of all faiths demonstrat ing peacefully in protest of absurd Southern injustice lends assurance that the challenge of what the Reverend Geno Baroni of Washington, D.C., terms the church's new moment of truth, is being heeded. That a dynamic leader such as Martin Luther King, Jr., could or ganize a non-violent, cooperative assemblage in the throes of police state brutality ia a tribute to the Negroes' unrelenting faith jn the American tenets of liberty, justice and equality. Abuse Demonstrators The opposite side of the same sight, that of thousands of Ghandian marchers, both Negro and white, being bullied, bruised and beaten by the Alabama gestapo of Governor George C. Wallace, is the most outrageous display of warped justice our nation has witnessed since the travesties of 'Oxford, Birmingham and Little Rock. That the governor of an American state should even condone, much less order, the use of tear gas, chains, clubs, pistols, whips and wet ropes against defenseless citizens whose only crime is their wish to exercise their right to vote seems utterly foreign to American constitutional values. Governor Wallace claims he banned the Selma marches to protect the demonstrators from Alabama's angry white citizens. Did he protect them by ordering them to be trampled and crushed by cossack-like cavalry troops? Requests Legislation President Johnson, lending full support to Dr. King and the Selma marchers, has presented to Congress a bill upholding the voting rights of all citizens. While it ia regrettable that such a bill is needed in the nation which holds itself up as a model of freedom before the world, the Congress would do well to pass it without debate and join the President in his struggle to preserve the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. Prelate's Illness Evokes Church, World Concern We are meeting to confront the Catholic Church with the modern world and to confront the world with the Church, said Cardinal Albert Gregory Meyer in December of 1962 when he returned from the first session of the Vatican Council in Rome. Now, as the Cardinal lies gravely ill in Mercy Hospital following brain surgery, Feb. 25, this quotation emerges, probably better than any other, not only aa the Cardinal's interpretation of the purpose of the Vatican Council, but as a reflection of the life of the prelate himself. It reflects the twofold purpose of the man, who along with Joseph Cardinal Ritter, led the fight for religious freedom on the floor of the Second Vatican Council and who, at a meeting of the third session of the Council, appealed for a closer relationship between the life and ministry of the Church and the conditions and needs of the contemporary world. Becomes Cardinal This is the man who arrived in November, 1958, as the new Arch bishop of Chicago and received the red hat of Cardinal from Pope John XXIII in Rome approximately one year later. In September, 1963, Cardinal Meyer was named one of 13 Cardinals to preside at the Second Vatican Council and was appointed, Nov. 4, 1964, to the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. During his years as Archbishop of Chicago, His Eminence has worked continuously to relate the work of the Church to the needs of the people and to establish the Church as the home of the weak and the refuge of those who experience difficulties. In order to implement the directives of the Council, he has initiated liturgical reform by means of the Liturgical Commission which has pub lished Tlie Pastoral Directory on the Mass. The culmination of his striving, however, to bring the Church to the understanding of the people and the people to the Church, was probably attained by his forceful representation at the Second Vatican Council. Performs Double Role For, in his efforts to support the collegiality of world bishops and litui-gical renewal, religious freedom and the condemnation of anti- Semitism, Cardinal Meyer has not only represented the voice of America in the Church's efforts toward renewal, but has presented the Council with the problems of the world and encouraged the Church to confront the world not only with its views but also its actions. For these reasons, it is becoming more and more evident, as his ill ness prevails, that the future of Albert Cardinal Meyer is one which will not only have to be faced by the man himself, nor by the Archdiocese of Chicago itself, but by the entire Church as well as the world by which it is confronted and which it confronts. Conant Criticizes Obsolete, Inefficient' School Program by Pat Porwicz Revolutionary Bold Imaginative These are just a few of the adjectives which today's modern educators use in commenting on James Bryant Conant's sturdy Shaping Educational Policy. Holding that the revolution in educational techniques has made our past methods of determining educational policy in the United States obsolete, Dr. Conant proposes that a nationwide advisory committee composed of representatives from the 50 states make recommendations geared to the needs of their re spective areas and to those of the nation as a whole. In his bitter and justified at tack on U.S. educational policy, Dr. Conant charges that the major fault in policy making is the use of a common denomi nator of studies for all types of ability. This leveling policy has proven inefficient and ob solete in view of educational progress since World War II. The policy of the 1930's and 1940's seemed to have in mind that a real differentiation in the areas of study should be postponed until after high school. Concen tration in a particular field is the mainspring of a college curricu lum. However, because of pro grammed learning, advanced place ment and team teaching, the old line that separated the high school from college is now a fuzzy transi tional zone. Having analyzed the educa tional policy for grade schools and high schools, Dr. Conant believes that the comprehen sive school (the mixed school) is one of the best means of mitigating the evil influence of racial prejudice and negat ing the conflict of goals be tween neighborhood schools. Dr. Conant suggests that each school should represent a cross section of the American popu lation. Although the implica tions of such a suggestion seem theoretically practical, the probability of a compre hensive school falls short of reality. In extending his evaluation of policy to institutions of higher learning, Dr. Conant observes a kind of pork barrel dilemma in which every school is out for itself. At this level, policy is determined by a jumble of influential private and public bodies. For James Bryant Conant, a national educational policy is not only possible, but necessary for institutional adjustment to new so cial and curriculum demands. Dr. Conant suggests that 50 states, or at least 15 to 20 of the more popu lous states, enter into a compact for the creation of an Interstate Commission for Planning a Na tionwide Educational Policy. Each state would be repre sented but not bound to follow the Commission's recommenda tions. The Commission would invite the chief U.S. school officer, the Commissioner of Education as well as other fed eral officials to attend each conference. The state legisla ture would also authorize one or more persons to participate in it. The Commission would meet from time to time and the real work would be done by specially appointed commit tees. Dr. Conant clearly points out that, what is needed is a national inquiry initiated by the elected representatives of the people in 50 states ; for only through state- by-state study of American educa tion . . . can we arrive at a nation wide policy adequate to meet the challenges of the new and awesome age in which we live. Although Dr. Conant's sug gestions may be imaginative and revolutionary, they are not nebulous and unreal. There is a certain practical direction which the author follows and which modern educators must consider. It is no longer possible to labor under the handicap of 1940 educa tional policy nor is it possible for universities to continue to out- lobby one another in Congress. American education policy must be re-evaluated and reconstructed to fit the new and awesome age in which we live. Sounding Board Editor: Kudos to a great staff for a munificently developed edition on the issue of capital punishment Praises for your excellent explora tions have reached my office from such diverse sources as the County jail, ABC-TV, elementary and sec ondary schools, colleges, clergy centers, the legislature and con cerned citizens representing every walk of life. From the youngest to the most mature reader gratitude was ex pressed for the wide coverage of professional opinions about a ques tion too often debated on the basis of emotion alone. Your efforts pro vided the impetus for many not only to re-examine their own views on capital punishment but also to take definite public stand. As Bill Witherspoon expresses it . . . this thing has blown up in goodly fashion and I feel we are going to do a great deal of good. It has been marvelous to see all the different faiths, occupations, etc. blend into a tidal wave of hu manity, proving how humane they really are. We are not a pathetic few. I feel that the anguished whimpers of many have grown into a loud shout that will tell the law makers just how people feel about the taking of human life. To thank personally all the won derful, generous people, who have devoted their energy and continued support to the cause would be impossible. Instead I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude publicly to The Sky scraper staff, to the SAC and to all those who participated in the fight against the death penalty. It is my hope that your involvement in this issue will activate other ex pressions of your Christian social conscience. Sister Mary Irene, B.V.M. *Jhe S Kii craper Vol. XXXV March 24, 1965 No. 13 Newspaper of Distinction The Skyscraper is published semi-monthly. September to May inclusive except during exam and vacation periods, by the students of Mundelein College. 6863 Sheridan Ed.. Chicago. III., 60626. Subscription rate is 12 per year. Entered as second-class matter Nov. 80, 1932, at the U.S. Post Office, Chicago, 111., under the act of March 8, 1897. The Skyscraper is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the Catholic School Press Association. Letters to the editor must be signed. The Skyscraper reserves the right to cut letters in case nf limited space. Editor in Chief Mary Etta Talarico Associate Editor Rae Paul Feature Editor Sylvia Hajek Make-up ..... Caryl Jean Cinelli, Barbara Kubicz. Bobbie Bohan Columnist . . . Margaret Field Statfl Jean Durall, Diane Sargol, Patricia Toussalnt. Nancy Vandenberg, Eileen Jack, Marilyn Gibbs, Judy Wardwell. Pat Czapar, Barbnra Mounsey, Rose Goetz, Kathy Riley, Diane Quirin, Brenda Dineen Photographers Betsy Braunlln, Diane Sargol, Aldine Favaro Editor: Thank you for sending me a copy of The Skyscraper for March 10. I want to compliment you on your summary of my remarks to you. In my experience, it is un usual when a newspaper reporter accurately recounts what he has been told in an interview such as we had. Your article presents precisely the point of view I at tempted to articulate to you. Yours truly, Thomas P. Sullivan (Editor's Note: The preceding letter was addressed to Sylvia Ha jek, Skyscraper feature editor, fol lowing the appearance of her ar ticle Attorney Refutes Rationale Behind Capital Punishment in the March 10 edition.) Editor: In response to a recent charge of apathy I'd like to raise my voice in rabid complaint. About The Skyscraper; did it ever occur to you that it's possible to talk an issue to death? Examples: Chris tian commitment. We've discussed it, had panels, polls and informal small talk on it in the smoker and tearoom, etc. Then The Sky scraper condenses the whole hash and expects, I assume, my friends and me to have a rehash of the initial hash. By this time I am sick of Christian commitment whatever my feelings were previ ously. For my further enjoyment I can have a verbatim theology class lecture. And a pseudo-H. L Mencken labeled Skyscrapings, ra pier wit and all. This last issue, true to form made a neat anticlimax to the Bill Witherspoon controversy. Why can't the newspaper get to the vanguard of the issues at hand? Even the art news comes too late, after an exhibit closes or after the reception for the artist was held. Actually this paper is on a much higher intellectual level than most papers . . . but I feel I have a right to even more considering the po tential of Mundelein's neophyte journalists. The only trouble is when we attain this level as in the Paul Tillich articles it's beyond the comprehension of a middle intelli gence student like myself. I am no journalist. I can offer no solutions. I only want to tell you how I feel about The Sky scraper. Yours truly, Maureen A. McLain
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