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April 5, 1967 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three Comps: An All-night Vigil Every year, seniors are subjected to the ordeal of taking compre hensives examinations in her major field of study. This year, again, seniors are struggling valiantly to complete senior theses, cram for comps and still retain their sanity. NO MAN is an island, but Helen Anne Brown is a body surrounded by books. IN TIMES of stress all men gather for the common good. IN THE WEE small hours of the morning . . . Program Initiates New Insurance, Full Benefits The Faculty Welfare Committee, headed by Mrs. Leo Gorski, physi cal education department, has in stituted a program dealing with fringe benefits for the lay faculty and administration. An insurance program will go into effect Octo ber, 1967 for the benefit of lay fac ulty and administration, staff, maintenance and kitchen employ ees. Regarding the lay faculty who have been at Mundelein at least one year, the insurance plan, which is being financed by the College, provides 10,000 life insurance. This includes coverage for dis ability due to accident and illness. If coverage is needed, the insur ance company will pay 50 per cent of the income for one full year and Mundelein will pay the remainder for the contractual year. This insurance program is in ad dition to the present retirement plan provided by the Teachers' In surance Annuity Association (TI- AA). To benefit from the TIAA plan, the faculty member must be 30 years of age. The proposed in surance plan sets no age limits. Furthermore, the percentage of fringe benefits for the faculty at Mundelein is at the 6-12 per cent level. That is, if annual income is 10,000, 600-1,200 will be in fringe benefits. The national norm is not as high as 12 per cent. Athletic facilities are also being made available for the lay faculty under the auspices of the Welfare Committee. The use of the pool at designated times and the proposed use of Loyola University's hand ball courts for male faculty mem bers are two additional benefits. In addition, identification cards will be distributed to faculty mem bers for the year 1967-68. The Committee was also instrumental in familiarizing the faculty with the American Association of Uni versity Professors (AAUP) by having Phillip Dennefeld, an AA UP spokesman, explain the Asso ciation's programs and benefits. Other members of the Committee include Mr. Kenneth Weeks, the ology department, for a two-year term; Mr. Gordon Goetemann, art department; Mrs. Myrtle Posman- tur, English department; and Mr. Gerald Bradley, philosophy depart ment, all for a one-year term. Sis ter Mary Columba Kriebs, business office, serves as an advisor on legal aspects of the Committee. . gt;* LEWIS CENTER is trans formed into a night-time study hall and Kathy Ward takes ad vantage of it. Potato chips, coke and cigarettes serve as a stimulant for her all-night vigiL and time running out. Skyscraper photos by Diane Sartrol Federal Government Awards Grant to Mundelein For Upward Bound-'An Attempt To Salvage Talent' The federal government awarded Mundelein College a grant of 76,- 998, Feb. 27 to continue its work in the Upward Bound Program this summer. This sum, an increase over last year's 73,574, represents 90 per cent of the total expenses of the program. Since its inception in the summer of 1965 with 20 pilot programs, the Upward Bound Program had grown to include 220 participating col leges last year. Mundelein first joined the movement in 1966. Upward Bound attempts to aid the underprivileged student adjust to the college atmosphere she will be entering or to at least give ter minal students a chance to sample college life. As Sister Mary St. George Thompson, director of Mun delein's program, explains, Project Upward Bound aims to salvage wasted talent. She points out that the academic aspect of the pro gram is not really so important as the sense of stability, of commit ment to and accomplishment of tasks which the girls have chosen for themselves. Mundelein's 1967 program has a planned enrollment of 55 girls from Angel Guardian, Senn, St. Mi chael's, St. Mary's, Providence, Lucy Flower and John Marshall High Schools. Participants are chosen by their own applications and interviews with program di rectors. There is no reason for a girl to come to Mundelein unless she wants to, points out Sister St. George. The enthusiasm of the uiris participating last summer is evidenced by the publication of their own Upward Bound news letter. In addition ten of the 1966 Upward Bounders participated in Mundelein's Revue. This summer's group of juniors and seniors, 25 of whom partici pated in the 1966 Program, will study language arts, drama, music, graphic arts, math, social science and natural science. They will be given room and board at the North land for the seven-week period of June 24 to Aug. 15 as well as a 10 per week allowance. The girls will share their apartments with 2-3 other girls and a tutor-counselor, each of whom will chip in 2 each week to the household kitty. The staff of Mundelein's Up ward Bound Program includes Sister Mary St. George Thompson, education; Sister Kathleen Mary O'Brien, classics; and Sister Mary Eloise Thomas, economics. They are aided by approximately 15-20 tutor-counselors chosen from mem bers of the student body. These counselors are on duty from June 19 to Aug. 19 during the summer and on weekends throughout the year. They earn 100 per week plus room and board, an increase of about 30 over last year's salary. During the year the counselors re ceive a small wage as work-study employees for their work on week ends. The girls behind the statistics of the Economic Opportunity Act, Ti tle II must be uniquely suited to their work since they serve in spe cific counseling areas as well as student aides to faculty members. Although priority will be given to previous counselors, new appli cants may apply for work in the 1967 summer program in Room 701A today, April 5.
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1967-04-05 (3)
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Mundelein College
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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