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Page Four THE SKYSCRAPER March 10, 1965 Sounding Board Students Rap Panel, Support Administration Editor: At the SAC open meeting, Feb. 18, the topic Academic Freedom was discussed by a panel com posed of representatives from the University of Chicago, Wright Junior College and Mundelein Col lege. Soon after the discussion opened the role of the administra tion at Mundelein was thrown open to the floor. Mundelein's representative on the panel seemed convinced that the administration serves only as an oppressive force. This opinion appeared to be supported by the majority of students present. Members of the audience stood to recount their negative relation ships both personal and official with the administration. It is un fortunate that nothing more spe cific than a curfew rule for the residents was mentioned. Most of the opinions were based on gen eralities reflecting only great dis satisfaction with the administra tion. Those of us who have signed this letter have held office at least once during the past three and one- half years. We would like to state first that contrary to some, we be lieve that the administration does have a very necessary purpose on a college campus. Among its vari ous responsibilities the promulga tion of rules and the formation of policy are inherent. We would like to state further that we have had many official and personal encount ers with the administration. Our experiences have demonstrated to us that within the context of their function, the members of the ad ministration have always been most cooperative. Further, on more than one occasion the admin istration has encouraged student opinion and student action. Action is the key word here for we are interested in knowing what these great ideas, plans and proj ects are that have received such a damning condemnation from the administration. Several of us serve on the SAC and we are to tally unaware of any such occur rences. We would appreciate be ing informed. Jean Svoboda Pat Mulryan Loretta Mozdzen Donna Ibison Jean Campbell Editor: At the last SAC all-school meet ing, representatives from Wright and the University of Chicago composed a portion of the panel discussing academic freedom. Many good things were said; however, I disagreed with the attitude of those present. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that Mundelein was an ul- traconservative college; the admin istration was a grey shadow hov ering around and hampering everything that is done. For those who feel that way, I urge you to attend an NFCCS Congress and meet delegates from other Catho lic women's colleges. I am sure you will be appalled with what they say and will return with the feel ing that Mundelein is quite liberal. You will find, for example, schools in large cities like Detroit with 11:30 curfews on Saturday night. In addition, schools in a nearby region were absolutely for bidden to attend Notre Dame's Ad vent Symposium on birth control because of its controversial na ture. Furthermore, there are dele gates who will not vote on issues without first checking with their moderators. Too many generalized negative statements were made at that meeting. Let us come down to concrete examples . . . then let us begin to use the powers we pos sess but have not yet exercised. Donna Ibison Editor: I read with interest your edi torial on leisure which stated that, it is one's leisure, rather than his working hours, which must provide the necessary intellectual stimulus to enable him to develop as an unique individual. David Riesman had come to the same conclusion almost 15 years ago when he wrote The Lonely Crowd, but was forced to re-evalu ate it in his preface for the same book ten years later. In reflect ing upon his work in 1960 he wrote, The one strongly Utopian note that remains in the book now seems to us the least satisfactory, namely, the whole idea that au tonomy in the post-industrial cul ture was to be found in play and leisure, and not in work . . . lei sure itself cannot rescue work, but fails with it, and can only be meaningful for most men if work is meaningful ... Collegians take note Carol Stachyra Editor: The story in the Feb. 24 issue of The Skyscraper on Mississippi Racial Tension was mostly ac curate reporting, and I would like to congratulate The Skyscraper and reporter Marybeth Wagner for finding a story in a brief in cident. However, I would like to cor rect a misconception that might arise from the story. I recall tell ing Miss Wagner that from my observation the southern diocesan officials were integrating very St udcrapinad No one can convince two aghast Scholastics that the chem depart ment's Mr. Goldman wasn't very near death the day they found him hanging over a stair rail and clinging to a bannister for dear life . . . actually their professor friend was carrying a huge magnet that kept pulling him over to the metal rail, but the two dears have advised him to use elevator transportation at all times in the future. We hate to join the hoard of opinion and survey takers who periodi cally descend upon the locker upon rooms and beseech inhabitants to answer in ten words or less whether they have ever had any suppressed hostility toward their grandmothers ... we realize that it often becomes difficult to wade through the mimeographed mess of check the most appropriate an swer sheets to reach one's coat, but we have become upset at the News Briefs on Campus Propose Change A new council constitution will be presented at the SAC all-school meeting, March 11, 1:40 p.m. in McCormick Lounge. Ratification of the constitution, which includes new officers and representative systems, requires an all-school two- thirds vote. of Virginia Finnegan, senior class president. Tran will arrive in Chicago from Philadelphia, March 12. She will attend morning classes at Mundelein and will meet students Monday, March 15. The visitor is the vice-president of the South Viet Nam Student Association. Assign Teachers Reviews Liturgy Three Cana Conference work ers, the Reverends Edmund Fitz patrick, John Tuite and Bernard White, and Mundelein alumna, Mrs. George Geyer (Nancy Itnyre, '61) have filled the Mundelein teaching assignments vacated by Reverend William Clark in Febru ary. Father Fitzpatrick, assistant at St. Timothy Church, is chaplain of the Catholic Family Informa tion Bureau of Cana and teaches Christian Life here. Father Tuite, St. John Berch- man's, and Father White, Ascen sion Church, teach Christian Mar riage. Mrs. Geyer joins Father Fitz patrick in the instruction of Chris tian Life. This is her first teach ing post since her graduation. She is now a candidate for her M.A. in theology at Marquette. Greets Student Tran Thi Thuc, a 1963 graduate of the University of Saigon, South Viet Nam, will be a weekend guest Sister Mary Anne David, B.V.M., theology department, participated in the Sister Formation conference Feb. 26-28 at the Pick-Congress Hotel. Sister was a panelist on the liturgical nature of the Theological Aspects of the Sylla bus of Spiritual Instructions. Sis ter Mary Carol Frances, B.V.M., on leave from the theology depart ment, for doctoral studies, was chairman of the panel. The purpose of the conference is the advancement of the reli gious, cultural and professional formation of sisters, on pre-service and in-service levels. Name Winners Mundelein Math Tournament winners were announced Feb. 27 at a convocation following the tourney. Gold pins were presented to six contestants scoring highest in the Advanced Math section: Louise Waindle and Pat Ritzman, Regina; Nancy Suma, Maria; Ann Muldoon, Marywood; Susan Grig- gins, Holy Child; and Pat Krzysa- niak, Nazareth. School team plaques were awarded to first place Regina and second place Maria. The tournament sponsored by the math department under the di rection of Sister Mary Neal, B.V.M., chairman, was coordinated by seniors Kathleen Chambers and Mary Jo Paveza. Merits Award Helen Skala, senior math major, has been awarded honorable men tion in the individual section of the 25th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competi tion. The national competition, spon sored by the Mathematical Asso ciation of America, enrolled 1,950 contestants from 225 colleges and universities. Miss Skala was the only woman to win recognition, and was one of three winners from Illinois. The Illinois section of the Mathematical Association of America will honor Miss Skala and the other two Illinois winners with cash awards and one year mem berships in the Association. A dean's list student and co-edi tor of the Review, Helen was awarded a National Science Foun dation grant in 1964 for summer research in mathematics at the Il linois Institute of Technology. prevailing attitude that Miss Average Mundelein isn't interested in much beyond the activities of next Saturday night. Why is there standing room only for a rather pedestrian panel dis cussion with student body presi dents from St. Joe's, Rosary, etc., and an almost empty room when reps from U. of Chicago, U. of Illinois, etc., discuss academic free dom? What about the pill, Civil Rights? . . . neither seems to hold the magic formula for arousing, exciting and moving the Mundelein masses. We'd hate to agree with the fac ulty member who claims that only a grade or the announcement of a test produce any excitement around here, or that the majority of students aren't aware of what academic freedom is let alone be concerned about whether they have it . . . what does make us either fightin' mad or ecstatically glad? Commitment and involve ment afford everyone the oppor tunity to engage in oratorical dis play, but what else? If any of you dears possess some profound insight into the inner- workings of the Mundelein mind, why don't you let us know? If our plaintiff cry has moved you enough, drop-a-line to Skyscrap ings. (We will have the usual manila envelope to collect the us ual survey results on locker 104.) Margie gradually and carefully. I did not mean to imply that I favored this approach. As a matter of fact, I don't believe that the gradual ap proach being used is particularly just to the Negro or the white Catholic. Perhaps if 75 per cent of the white students were taken out of St. Joseph's High School by their parents with the admission of one Negro, the remaining 25 per cent would see the Church in a new light and Catholics throughout the United States could be proud of the Church in the South. It seems a little unjust to tell a man gradually that he is equal. I can sympathize with the prob lem of the Southern hierarchy, but that doesn't mean that I agree with their method of handling it. Joseph M. Scheidler Sister Asks Pardon for Witherspoon (Continued from Page 1) maintains that some people have actually become involved in a so cial issue for the first time in their lives. For some, this involvement has meant the composition of a letter to the Governor; for others, it has meant merely a critical evaluation of their ideas concerning capital pun ishment. In any case, Sister believes that a tremendous ferment has been created in certain areas on cam pus. Some students have been in genious, she noted, in devising ways to secure involvement out side the college community, often in the face of such cries as Kill him or Fry him on both sides. Many people are afraid to abolish the death penalty, Sis ter admits, because of the vio lence they witness around them. Besides, it is impossible for those who have not faced the death penalty to em pathize to any degree with those who do. In speculating about the psycho logical impact which Witherspoon has felt, Sister compared his posi tion to that of a penned-up animal. It's like saying '111 feed you tonight and kill you tomor row' and then postponing the action and repeating the same words over and over again. Despite the many obstacles which stand in its way, though, Sister is optimistic about the even tual abolishment of capital pun ishment. She feels that much en ergy which is being spent in . punitive direction will soon be utilized in a more preventive, re habilitative manner. THE SKYSCRAPER Mundelein College 6363 Sheridan Rd., Chicago, HI., 60626
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