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Sept. 30, 1966 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three Get Turned On' to Learning 'Upward Bounders' Preview College At first it seemed like a sneak preview of freshman orien tation. Gripping suitcases and assorted paraphernalia, 50 stu dents wearing shy, eager, nervous or simply blas expressions entered the Northland Apartments last June 29. Rather than beginning a college career, however, the girls' ensuing effort to locate rooms and roommates launched the first session of the Mundelein chapter of Upward Bound. Financed by the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington as part of the war on poverty, Upward Bound custom tailors the col lege experience to inner-city high school students who have upwardboundableness but lack motivation. Basically, the war on wasted talent aims to prepare them for col lege and a career; in essence it hopes to turn them on to learning and creativity in its broadest sense. This summer, in conjunction with more than 200 colleges and univer- versities nationwide, Mundelein, Loyola, Roosevelt, Northwestern, the University of Illinois at Chi cago Circle and Barat designed and conducted Upward Bound programs in the Chicago area. Directed by Sister Mary St. George Thompson, B.V.M., the Mundelein program hosted 50 girls from the West Side and Uptown areas for eight weeks of study, recreation and dorm living. Participants, chosen on the basis of recom mendations by their high schools or community agencies, were also given a 10 stipend per week and free medical and dental care, supervised by Mary Sue Spurlock, resident nurse. Sister Kathleen M. O'Brien, B.V.M., of the classics department, and Sister M. Eloise Thomas, B.V.M., chairman of the economics department, served as assistant di rectors. As tutor-counselors, Mun delein students lived with partici pants and directed or tutored stu dents needing specialized help. Tutor counselors were: Sharon Atwood, Janet Bina, Kathie Car roll, Mary Jo Drakle, June Grazi- ano '66, Mary Ann Griffin, Pat Kurauski '66, Fran Lee, Rose Ann Majcher '66, Christine Mitchell, Barbara Mosley, Judy Pearson, Kathy Riley, Kathy Schneider, Carolyn Schultz, Patricia Smith and Mary Sullivan. For Sister Mary St. George and her entire staff, Upward Bound meant making learning interesting, varied and con tinual. For interest, the classroom was the focal point. Each student had one period of humanities and one period of social science or math each morning, five days a week. Classes were small seldom more than 15 students each thereby inviting unusual and surprisingly effective teaching methods. Miss Dorothy Davids, English in structor, based one class on the symbolism of Simon and Garfun- kel's hit, I am a Rock. Conduct ing class as a discussion group, so cial science instructor Tony Murray utilized filmed documentaries relat ing to current events. Sister Mary Cabrini, B.V.M., and Sister Eileen Mary, B.V.M., math and English in structors, successfully combined art with their classroom subjects. Classes held by the lake on a hot day delighted many; as one Upward Bounder put it, When it's quiet and you want to think, you could look out on the lake- front and just let your ideas go by. Outside tutoring, conducted by tutor counselors and scholastic vol unteers, was often tied to class work. Those who needed summer school credit obtained it through tutoring sessions under the super vision of the Central YMCA High School. Tutors included Sister Lou ise Welsh, B.V.M., Sister Eileen Heitert, B.V.M., Sister Nancy Boege, B.V.M., Sister Jane Moly- neaux, B.V.M., Sister Sharon Weane, B.V.M., Sister Greta Mary Mueller, B.V.M., Sister Brigid Marie Crowley, B.V.M., and Sister Pierre Marie Ambrose, B.V.M. Yet, Upward Bound was more than a brightly wrapped sum mer school package: it had va riety and flexibility. In the af ternoon, participants attended art, music, drama and clothing workshops. Because of the flexible schedule, a girl could pursue an area for the entire program and still sample the other arts in three-week peri ods. This arrangement didn't always work, however, since a student sometimes became so interested in her first choice that she didn't want to change classes. As one budding artist commented, In art I made paintings, wire structures, clay pieces and paper cutouts. I by Kathy Riley really enjoyed being creative, so I signed up for three more weeks. Besides joining talents for in formal pantomimes and skits, singing sessions and a Parents' Day program, music and drama students staged a two-hour fi nale, directed by Mary Pen- kala and Sister Elizabeth Muel ler, B.V.M., drama and music instructors. With the help of Sister Mary Eth- elreida, B.V.M., and Cathy Matejov- sky '65, art instructors and Mrs. Eileen Schellhammer, clothing in structor, students produced art and fashion shows, centered about class work. Also part of the afternoon pro gram were sports and swimming lessons conducted by Kathie Car roll and Pat Kurauski. Varying the program further, daily Widening Horizons ses sions featured speakers in com munications, science, politics, business and home economics. To emphasize career opportuni ties in these areas, field trips were conducted each week to such places as the Sun-Times- Daily News building, the Har ris Bank, Lincoln Park zoo, the Civic Center, Illinois Bell, the Avon Products factory and Criminal Court. Other Upward Bound trips and events widened horizons in another way. Throughout the program, students had the option of attending Ravinia or Grant Park concerts, Theater on the Lake performances and special events, such as Hello Dolly.', Kungsholm Restaurant or an all-day train trip to Springfield. Film study sessions, designed to stimulate appreciation of films as an art form, were conducted each week. Social events included a pic nic at Barat College and mixers with Upward Bound boys from the Loyola program. On the other hand, at least equally important, the dorm living arrangements comple mented the rest of the program as a learning process. Living on the third floor of the North land with a tutor-counselor in each room, students discovered the joys and woes of living with other people. Problems were remarkably similar to those of any dormitory; dis tributing lounge and room du ties, remembering to sign out, determining a quiet time, and selecting a curfew. (Hours elected by the students were 10:30 week nights; 11:30 week ends.) Benefits of dorm living were fa miliar also. There you could meet new friends (often of a different race), visit the cool nun who lived next door, find someone to go to Cindy Sue's with, or just sit down and read by yourself. As one junior from Lucy Flower said, Here I have found people who will listen when I want to talk, who will try to understand me when I need someone to understand me and then know when not to. Dorm bull sessions were fre quent; one of them, lasting three hours, hosted Sister Do lores M. Dooley, B.V.M., of the philosophy department, and Sister Mary Anne Carr, B.V.M., of the theology department. In addition, campus living ses sions, organized by Janet Bina and Carolyn Schultz, featured lessons in hair styling, dancing and make-up. Yet all of the summer's activities were means to an end. As the pace of testing, show rehearsals and graduation plans increased reached a peak and then subsided during the final week, no one had time to evaluate the program. Dur ing staff meetings following the B.V.M. Community Experiments In Different Types of Habits In the spirit of Vatican II, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary are entering a year of experimentation with different styles and adaptations of the habit. Mundelein is one of the centers of experimentation. According to Sister Ann Ida Gannon, B.V.M., president, the ex periment is taking four forms. One group is retaining the old habit with all the symbolism, Sis ter explained. A second group of sisters is re taining the basic habit but intro ducing variations in length, num ber of skirt pleats, cape, etc. The third experiment involves the introduction of a modern habit which consists of a suit for teach ing and a skirt and blouse combi nation for more informal occasions. Sister Ann Ida explained that the modern habit is an attempt to es tablish a new symbolism which might simply take the form of a ring or a pin. The president also emphasized that this is consistent with the order's vow of poverty be cause each sister involved in this part of the experiment will keep the same habit throughout. The final experiment takes the form of a total adoption of secular dress. Sister said that occasionally there are reasons for which a sister might not want to be immediately identified with a religious order through dress, although she would always retain the title of sister be fore her name. In contrast, the modern habit is intended to be iden tified as a habit characteristic of a religious order. In addition, the return of many of the sisters to their baptismal name stems from the decree on re ligious in the Constitution on the Church, Sister Ann Ida clarified. This document stressed that reli gious vows are an amplification of baptismal vows and the retention of the baptismal name highlights the association between the two vows, the president commented. The old idea of changing the name extends from the middle ages when it represented a moving out of the world, an attempt at anonymity. This concept no longer pertains, Sister explained, and the imple mentation of the decree on the re ligious manifests a unity between the lay and religious vocations. Professional Careers in Aero Charting CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT with the U.S. AIR FORCE Minimum 120 semester hours college credit Including 24 hours of subjects pertinent to charting such as math, geography, geology, and physics. Equivalent experience acceptable. Training program. Openings for men and woman. Application and further Information forwarded on request. WRITE: College Relations (ACPCR) Hq Aeronautical Chart Information Center, 8900 S. Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri 63125 An equal opportunity employer' students' departure for home, some tangible results were apparent: Only one girl didn't finish the program, a few Upward Bound ers who had dropped out of school the previous year were planning to return this fall; others, thanks to many hours of counseling sessions and behind- the-scenes work by Mrs. Caro lyn Smith, were returning to school with improved course schedules; almost all of them looking forward to the aca demic year phase of Upward Bound, currently being planned to consist of on-campus Satur day classes and week-day tutor ing sessions at neighborhood urban progress centers. High Income Jobs on Campus Get a high-paying job in sales, distribution or market research right on your own campus. Be come a campus representative for over 40 magazines, Ameri can Airlines, Operation Match, etc. and earn big part-time money doing interesting work. Apply right away Collegiate Marketing Dept. 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1966-09-30 (3)
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