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April 22,1964 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three New Morals Prevalent To c f or No gt; To Cut But Not Universal Rule Committee Studies Absence by Pat Krochmal Neckties throating doorknobs, dancing the dog to the rhythm of the sea and the midnight beach parties at Daytona are replacing the tradi tional racoon coats, waltz beat and afternoon soda at the drugstore ac cording to Newsweek's April 6 feature Morals on the Campus. And it is feared that the new morality will have meaning for American society as a whole: today's campus code may be tomorrow's national morality. While a portion of the article must be accepted as almost universally true, a great part of it does not fit many schools besides those named. It is, for instance, true that stu dents intellectualize sex far more than former generations, treating it objectively, almost clinically, in stead of whispering it as a taboo topic. And the Freudian mani festo: Repressed sex is bad, ex pressed sex is good, is sometimes heard on campus but only if the students are not being honest with themselves . . . only as a rationali zation. Students of psychology know that they can obtain as well as rid (themselves) of their anxie ties and frustrations that way. A perfect example of coun- terphobic reaction is what the article calls the unholier-than- thou attitude of a Vassar stu dent: It's a load off my mind, losing my virginity . . . Many girls feel inadequate because they're not having any affairs. And it is a nation-wide, not merely a campus-wide illusion that sex is the most important thing in life and that life can be built on sex alone. The entire country's economy through advertising, lit erature and the Hollywood image is founded on the selling of sex. Its importance is overemphasized to a degree of imperceptibility. But to say that some girls wonder if there's something wrong with them if they don't think licentious thoughts and some boys wonder if they're undersexed if sex doesn't send them the way it does the men in the novels is stretching the truth. Man-woman association must be handled in a realistic man ner. An open-door policy to be used when a boy is entertain ing a girl in his room makes impossible, stated an edi torial in the Brandeis stu dent newspaper, any meaning ful relationship between the boy and girl. But these peo ple who approach sex on a more intellectual basis must realize the intellect is reached through the mind, not the body. It is obvious that meaningful relationships cannot be built on physical relations. To blame loneliness for this new morality It's the two of us against the world, and the world is winning is a bit naive. People the world over have contended with loneliness many times throughout their lives and have never turned to this kind of security. In fact, while it may be ego-building, an af fair certainly does not provide a sense of security . . . For they seem to feel almost as guilty about sex for sex's sake as did their predeccessors. . . . and states one girl: What everyone says about it being wrong is true I felt guilty. While the article boasts no mere adolescent bravado it also must be realized that as exists the gulf between student generations, there exists a gulf between colleges. And though this morals revolution may typify Vassar, Yale and Michi gan State as well as others, it does not describe the situation nationally. For elsewhere, stu dents are interested in John Donne and Fromm's The Art of Loving only between the covers of the books. A cut system at Mundelein? Impossible? Not at all if it's really what students want, say members of the Academic Affairs Committee. According to Mary O'Malley, senior and chairman of the commit tee, students expressed concern about the lack of a definite absence policy at Mundelein. The group hopes to find a solution to the dl- iemma which would be satisfactory to both faculty and students. At present, the college catalogue states punctual and regular at tendance is required in all classes. No provision is made for a system of allowed cuts. However, each instructor seems to interpret this phrase differently and students have been penalized grade-wise for excessive absences. Promotes Consistency Students who favor a cut system point out that if a recognized sys tem were in effect, the same regula tions would be enforced in every class. Then students would be able to exercise judgment in deciding whether or not they would attend class. Students who feel no cut system is needed, emphasize that once the designated number of cuts had been reached, the student could be dropped. And the instructors would be forced to make continual excep tions to the rules for serious rea sons. Presents Alternative Middle-of-the-roaders feel there is a third alternative. A formal cut system is unnecessary, but each in structor should make his attend ance requirements clear at the be ginning of the course. To cut or not to cut is only part of the question. Tomorrow, mem bers of the Academic Affairs Com mittee will set up a booth in the lounge area where students will be Summer School Offers Workshops, New Courses, Early Bird Program The schedule of courses this summer at Mundelein's North-side campus and Downtown Center in cludes several new courses and a program for Early Birds. The first summer semester is scheduled June 22-July 17 and the second semester July 20-Aug. 14. Courses being offered for the first time are: Religion and Contempo rary Society; German for Teachers, a course in oral and written Ger man, and training in audio and lin gual techniques, and an Economy Workshop under the direction of Spring Review Names Winners The editors of the Mundelein Col lege Review, Gertrude Schoepko and Irene Skala, announce that the 40-page spring issue will appear May 18. In addition to the poetry, stories, art work, reviews and an editorial, this issue will include a list of the winners of the annual Lusk Awards in writing. Mrs. Jeffrey Spencer, Review moderator, said that the art staff will do its own paste-up of the page proofs, a job previously done by the printer. This promises to be an outstanding issue, Mrs. Spen cer said. Sister Mary Eloise, B.V.M., chair man of the economics department. In addition, the program for this year's Religious Education Pro gram structured by Sister Mary Carol Frances, B.V.M., chairman of the theology department, will in clude study in economic problems in Christian society, religion and contemporary society, famous guest lecturers and participation in the liturgy. After three summers in the Religious Education Program (16 hours) students earn a certifi cate in religious education. Serve City Educators The two other new courses, de tailed in the Feb. 26 issue of the Skyscraper, are the six-week work shop Problems of the Teacher in an Urban Society, which is open to teachers in Chicago's center city schools, and an in-service program for primary and intermediate-grade teachers in the city's Catholic schools. Mundelein's Downtown Center, located at Cathedral High School, will offer the following courses: American Education, Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School, Teaching of Arithmetic, Metaphys ics, Philosophy of Human Nature, German for Teachers and General Psychology. The early bird program designed for gifted incoming high school sen iors or June high school graduates who wish to complete college in three years enters its third session this summer. Offer Early-bird Course Courses open to early birds are: Exporing Art, Preface to Shakes peare, Survey of English Literature I, Elementary Greek, History of Western Civilization, U.S. History, Number Theory, General Chemis try and eight-week language courses in Elementary Freench I and II, Elementary Russian I and II, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Elementary German I and II. Joins Research The National Association of Stu dent Personnel Administrators has invited Mundelein to participate in a study of student rights and re sponsibilities. Confidential questionnaires have been sent to the college president, dean of students, SAC president and Skyscraper editors by the Stu dent and Social Issues Commission headed by Dean E. G. Williamson of the University of Minnesota. The association chose partici pants representing a sampling of independent, state-supported and religious-affiliated schools. able to voice their opinions on a short ballot. The seven student members of the committee are chairman, Mary O'Malley; seniors, Marianne Duma- nowski and Darlene McLaughlin; juniors, Sally Durkin and Veronica Ferrara; and sophomores, Margie Field and Laura Nuntini and fac ulty members, Dr. Russell Barta, chairman of the political science de partment, Mrs. Jeffrey Spencer, in structor in English, Sister Mary Terese Avila, B.V.M., chairman of the Spanish-Portuguese depart ment, and Sister Mary Marina, B.V.M., chairman of the chemistry department. They will tabulate re sults and present them to the proper administrative channels. Male 'Pioneer' Invades Campus J? v*?*S - Skyscraper Photo by Eileen Schaefer IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE A MAN AROUND ... Senior Mary Swain and special student John Harper bake bread in the Tearoom kitchen during their institutional cooking class. A co-educational Mundelein probably won't result from the In stitutional Analysis study, but the odds are down to 1,186 to 1 this semester. Although he is registered as a special student, John Harper, a January graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, is the only male student on Mundelein's campus and also the first male to study nutrition under the Student Dietetic Program spon sored by the Army Medical Specialists Program. Not knowing that Mundelein is a woman's college, John called Sister Mary Pierre, B.V.M., chairman of the home economics department, and asked to register for advanced nutrition and in stitutional cooking, the two courses he needs to fulfill the require ments of the American Dietetic Association. Upon completing these courses at Mundelein, he will enter the Army Specialists Corps as a second lieutenant. In the meantime, he wears the hat of head chef in the home ec department (see pic ture above). And, if regular Tearoom attendance is any indication of male adjustment at Mundelein, John seems to have overcome his mixed emotions about attending a woman's college. 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1964-04-22 (3)
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