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There were shepherds in that region, living in the fields and keeping night watch over their flocks. The FEATURES angel ofthe Lord appeared to them as the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were very much 6/A Crisis of Identity: A Student's Perspective on afraid. The angel said to them: "You have nothing to Notre Dame's Search for Itself fear! I come to proclaim good news to you-tidings of by Ted Kelleher great joy to be shared by the whole people. This day in David's city a savior has been born to you, the 9/Keeping Pace: The Faculty's Role in the Messiah and Lord. Let this be a sign to you: in a Achievement of "Greatness" YOUR DREAMS ARRIVE IN WINTER by Kevin Conneely manger you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling Grey and white and full of young, clothes. " The bellied cat steals Luke 2; 8-13 12/Licensed to Sanctify Behind the brick wall, by Peter Carter Eaten by night; Her ears alarm upright 16/Notre Dame Glee Club: A Pedtke Family With the crunch of footsteps; Tradition Everi I can hear the shadows, by Dan Poorman That warn her forward again; No shepherds keep a faithful watch in Indiana. Lurched low with a female load, The warmth inside the frosted panes of glass that 20/Sports at SMC: Can They Meet the Competition? She pads the dead snow, by Barbara Blanchette obscure our views from dorm and classroom windows Frozen so solid she must, draws us insid,eour big buildings and inside ourselves. Skate away under a car; The winds gust more furiously as each day passes into 24/Pre-Heaven: A Major for the Future An ancestor's cave-the auto by Laureen Wolfe deeper winter isolation, and only muffled hellos Crouches over eyes wide, whisper their way into the Indiana December night And whiskers taught to prick as the scarfed, wool mummies rush past each other on The dark deceptive night; ELAN - the quad. The' temperature plummets with the She hides inside the silence, 26/The Demise of Oral Tradition pocketbook's cash as the shopping day countdown Inside me; by Bud Luepke reminds us that our time to be conscientious con And waits for birth alone. sumers is oh so short this year. Christmas draws nearer with no one waiting and watching' the 28/Slum Side Midwestern heavens to give us a sign. It is the twin by Chuck Erhman kling library lights that burn like beckoning stars these final hours in a 'long semester. 'I 31/0n'e Writer's Beginnings , One bookbagged soul, departing the library on a by Mark Melchior ' slippery, silent evening saw like the shepherds of the Bethlehem countryside an unexpected sign of a 32/Day Dreams of Christmas " ,modern nativity. Every age has its Christmas story'; , by Jodie Githens ,DEPARTMENTS KATHLEEN W. MCGARVEY EDITOR~IN·CHIEF ' Contributors 2; Letters 3; WSND 33; Artistic Opportu nities 34; idle banter 36

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~, ' A Bit- of Culture Editorial Board CONTRIBUTORS letters • • • Whether you are a firm Dear Editor, devotee of the arts or Editor-in-Chief Kevin Baldwin is Barb Blanchette is Peter Carter is . Kevin Conneely is It was a pleasure to delve into the whether you just want to a senior Program Kathleen McGarvey a junior English a Senior PLS a senior Govern pages of your October Scholastic. I do something off campus, of Liberal Studies major from major from ment/Philosophy found the articles and opinion well there are some exciting General Manager major from New Scotch Plains, Milwaukee, major from Ster written, thoughtful and refreshing. things happening in dance Mary Ellen Am Jersey. This is New Jersey. This Wisconsin. This ling, Illinois. This As a newcomer to Saint Mary's ad and music in the South Kevin's first con is her second con is his first con is his first con ministrative staff, I was especially Bend area which will put Editorial tribution to tribution to tribution to pleased to read about Sister Madeleva you in a great mood for the Scholastic. Scholastic. tribution to Scholastic. Jim Basile/News/Sports Editor Scholastic. and the founding Sisters of SMC. Christmas season. So go Kathleen Doyle/Campus Features Similarly as a recent Counseling ahead and take a relaxing Editor Psych graduate of Notre Dame, I was and cultural study break! Ann Gallagher/Saint Mary's Editor Jodie Githens is a Ted Kelleher is a Mark Melchior is Dan Poorman is a ever so intrigued ,with Anne Blakey's Timothy Gianotti! Culture/ Fiction Freshman from junior Economics a senior Program junior Business Freudian probe. Editor Belle Vernon, major from of Liberal Studies majo.r from Finally, I respected your ability to The Nutcracker: Fred Zimmerman/ Executive Pennsylvania. Bethlehem, Penn major from Kan Springfield, Il examine and ·refleCt the new ND stu Content Editor This is her first sylvania. This is sas City, Missouri. linois. He is dent affairs organization. Your article December 15 and 16, the Also on the 15th and 16th, contribution to his first contribu This is Mark's first S'cholast-ic's educated me about a controversial Southhold Dance Theatre 'the Michiana Ballet Co. Graphics Scholastic. tion to Scholastic. contribution to business manager. and important set of student issues. I will present this classic and the Fort Wayne Ballet Darryl H. Daniels/ Executive Scholastic. This is his first shall be interested if you find you need Christmas ballet at the Co. will be giving their Design Editor written contribu- any "equal time" from those whom you interviewed. MorrIS Civic Auditorium. own exciting rendition of Kathleen Keifer/Art Editor to the Suzanne Saletta is Laureen Wolfe is ti~t . Thanks also to Tim Gianotti for Perfoi:mances are at 2:00 the ballet. The perfor mjoazme. Marketing a junior English a senior English bringing Steve Rogers' "Poetry: It's p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on the mance will be at 8:00 at the 15th; 2:00 p.m. on the Concord Performing Arts Patrick D. Conboy/Advertising and Psychology major at SMC Good For You" remarks to us. I agree major ]rom Glen ]rom Fair Lawn, The magazine is represented for na with Rogers! 16th. Center in Elkhart. Editor tional advertising by National Tom Curtin/Distribution Manager view, Illinois. New Jersey. This Congratulations on an absorbing This is her first is her first con Educational Advertising Services issue! Dan Poorman/Business Manager and CASS Student Advertising, Inc. contribution to tribution to Sincerely yours, Scholastic. Scholastic. Published monthly during the school Music of the Three Advisory Board year except during vacation and ex Paula S. McLean Prof. Elizabeth Christman amination periods. Scholastic is Director, Public Relations Saint Mary's' College Mr. Michael Garvey Sue Fischer is a printed at Ave Maria Press, Notre Nations: Prof. Marjorie Kinsey senior economics Dame, Ind. 46556. The subscription Prof. Robert Schmuhl major from Le rate is $9.00 a year and back issues MUSIC OF THE THREE Dr. Linnea Vacca mont, Illinois-a are available from Scholastic. Please NATIONS: On December Mr. Paul Matwiy small town located address all manuscripts to Scholastic, Dear Editor, 16, guest artist, Tamara southwest of Chi Notre Dame, Ind. 46556. All un- Orlovsky, will combine her cago. This is her Design Staff . solicited material becomes the prop In our short experience thus skills as a pianist with those . Jean O'Bryan first contribution erty of Scholastic. of the Elkhart County Sym to Scholastic. far in' the ND/SMC communi Thomas D. Grantham Copyright © 1984 Scholastic / All ty, we have noticed that foot phony to give a Christmas Becky Miklos rights reserved / None of the contents ball seems to take priority over concert at 3:30 p. m.· at the may be reproduced without permis- all other campus activities. . Concord Performing Arts sion. . We do not question the impor Center, Elkhart. The opinions expressed in Scholastic tance of football. in the ND .are those of the authors and editors college experience; .however, of Scholastic and do not necessarily Photo Credits: we :think it is wrong for a stu represent the opinions of the entire Scott Bower, Inside front cover dent to be reStricted to either Christmas Concert: staff and editorial board of Scholastic attending a football game or or the University of Notre Dame, its Atanu Biswas, 1 Scholastic Archives, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 34, 35 staying in his/her dorm room On December 19, the administration, faculty, or the stu for the day. The school's sup dent body. Elaine Suess, 20, 21, 22 South Bend Symphony will port of the team is admirable, give its annual Christmas Illustrations but shouldn't be allowed to Concert. Performing all Jean O'Bryan 24 stop the rest of the campus your favorite Christmas' Ann Walton 25 from going to the bookstore or tunes, the symphony win eating their usual meal. These begin at 7:30 p.m. and will Kathleen Keifer 29 "football weekend special Tom Grantham 32 be held at the Ccmtury hours" assume that the campus Center in downtown South' Cindy)ett, .Cover is without exceptions. We Bend. don't object to others engaging in this form of school spirit, we simply maintain that there might be a happy medium. Sincerely, Michele Williams Christina Zimmerman

2 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 3 A Bit- of Culture Editorial Board CONTRIBUTORS letters • • • Whether you are a firm Dear Editor, devotee of the arts or Editor-in-Chief Kevin Baldwin is Barb Blanchette is Peter Carter is . Kevin Conneely is It was a pleasure to delve into the whether you just want to a senior Program Kathleen McGarvey a junior English a Senior PLS a senior Govern pages of your October Scholastic. I do something off campus, of Liberal Studies major from major from ment/Philosophy found the articles and opinion well there are some exciting General Manager major from New Scotch Plains, Milwaukee, major from Ster written, thoughtful and refreshing. things happening in dance Mary Ellen Am Jersey. This is New Jersey. This Wisconsin. This ling, Illinois. This As a newcomer to Saint Mary's ad and music in the South Kevin's first con is her second con is his first con is his first con ministrative staff, I was especially Bend area which will put Editorial tribution to tribution to tribution to pleased to read about Sister Madeleva you in a great mood for the Scholastic. Scholastic. tribution to Scholastic. Jim Basile/News/Sports Editor Scholastic. and the founding Sisters of SMC. Christmas season. So go Kathleen Doyle/Campus Features Similarly as a recent Counseling ahead and take a relaxing Editor Psych graduate of Notre Dame, I was and cultural study break! Ann Gallagher/Saint Mary's Editor Jodie Githens is a Ted Kelleher is a Mark Melchior is Dan Poorman is a ever so intrigued ,with Anne Blakey's Timothy Gianotti! Culture/ Fiction Freshman from junior Economics a senior Program junior Business Freudian probe. Editor Belle Vernon, major from of Liberal Studies majo.r from Finally, I respected your ability to The Nutcracker: Fred Zimmerman/ Executive Pennsylvania. Bethlehem, Penn major from Kan Springfield, Il examine and ·refleCt the new ND stu Content Editor This is her first sylvania. This is sas City, Missouri. linois. He is dent affairs organization. Your article December 15 and 16, the Also on the 15th and 16th, contribution to his first contribu This is Mark's first S'cholast-ic's educated me about a controversial Southhold Dance Theatre 'the Michiana Ballet Co. Graphics Scholastic. tion to Scholastic. contribution to business manager. and important set of student issues. I will present this classic and the Fort Wayne Ballet Darryl H. Daniels/ Executive Scholastic. This is his first shall be interested if you find you need Christmas ballet at the Co. will be giving their Design Editor written contribu- any "equal time" from those whom you interviewed. MorrIS Civic Auditorium. own exciting rendition of Kathleen Keifer/Art Editor to the Suzanne Saletta is Laureen Wolfe is ti~t . Thanks also to Tim Gianotti for Perfoi:mances are at 2:00 the ballet. The perfor mjoazme. Marketing a junior English a senior English bringing Steve Rogers' "Poetry: It's p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on the mance will be at 8:00 at the 15th; 2:00 p.m. on the Concord Performing Arts Patrick D. Conboy/Advertising and Psychology major at SMC Good For You" remarks to us. I agree major ]rom Glen ]rom Fair Lawn, The magazine is represented for na with Rogers! 16th. Center in Elkhart. Editor tional advertising by National Tom Curtin/Distribution Manager view, Illinois. New Jersey. This Congratulations on an absorbing This is her first is her first con Educational Advertising Services issue! Dan Poorman/Business Manager and CASS Student Advertising, Inc. contribution to tribution to Sincerely yours, Scholastic. Scholastic. Published monthly during the school Music of the Three Advisory Board year except during vacation and ex Paula S. McLean Prof. Elizabeth Christman amination periods. Scholastic is Director, Public Relations Saint Mary's' College Mr. Michael Garvey Sue Fischer is a printed at Ave Maria Press, Notre Nations: Prof. Marjorie Kinsey senior economics Dame, Ind. 46556. The subscription Prof. Robert Schmuhl major from Le rate is $9.00 a year and back issues MUSIC OF THE THREE Dr. Linnea Vacca mont, Illinois-a are available from Scholastic. Please NATIONS: On December Mr. Paul Matwiy small town located address all manuscripts to Scholastic, Dear Editor, 16, guest artist, Tamara southwest of Chi Notre Dame, Ind. 46556. All un- Orlovsky, will combine her cago. This is her Design Staff . solicited material becomes the prop In our short experience thus skills as a pianist with those . Jean O'Bryan first contribution erty of Scholastic. of the Elkhart County Sym to Scholastic. far in' the ND/SMC communi Thomas D. Grantham Copyright © 1984 Scholastic / All ty, we have noticed that foot phony to give a Christmas Becky Miklos rights reserved / None of the contents ball seems to take priority over concert at 3:30 p. m.· at the may be reproduced without permis- all other campus activities. . Concord Performing Arts sion. . We do not question the impor Center, Elkhart. The opinions expressed in Scholastic tance of football. in the ND .are those of the authors and editors college experience; .however, of Scholastic and do not necessarily Photo Credits: we :think it is wrong for a stu represent the opinions of the entire Scott Bower, Inside front cover dent to be reStricted to either Christmas Concert: staff and editorial board of Scholastic attending a football game or or the University of Notre Dame, its Atanu Biswas, 1 Scholastic Archives, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 34, 35 staying in his/her dorm room On December 19, the administration, faculty, or the stu for the day. The school's sup dent body. Elaine Suess, 20, 21, 22 South Bend Symphony will port of the team is admirable, give its annual Christmas Illustrations but shouldn't be allowed to Concert. Performing all Jean O'Bryan 24 stop the rest of the campus your favorite Christmas' Ann Walton 25 from going to the bookstore or tunes, the symphony win eating their usual meal. These begin at 7:30 p.m. and will Kathleen Keifer 29 "football weekend special Tom Grantham 32 be held at the Ccmtury hours" assume that the campus Center in downtown South' Cindy)ett, .Cover is without exceptions. We Bend. don't object to others engaging in this form of school spirit, we simply maintain that there might be a happy medium. Sincerely, Michele Williams Christina Zimmerman

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w - Dancers and ~------~~~ ~ Excel: ANew Fund Joseph's forecasts for the Actors Visit Saint Futurist Sees year 2009 include: For Saint Mary's widespread use of ar Mary's College tificial intelligence, mining Honeywell's Com and manufacturing in College space, beginning stages of On November 1, Saint what she is doing." Saint Mary's College, designing a superhuman Recently, Saint Mary's Mary's College hosted the In addition to dance per petition Creating founded in 1844 by the race using bioengineering College president, John M. Bharata Natyam dance formances, Saint Mary's Sisters of the Holy Cross, techniques, vacations in Duggan, announced the troupe which performed in was also the site of a per Opportunities for public phase of a is one of the oldest space hotels and a life ex the Little Theatre of formance of the pectancy of 150 years. $25-million capital cam Catholic colleges for Moreau Hall. women and its endow Shakespearian play, "The College Students Honeywell's contest is paign entitled "EXCEL," The troupe, which Two Gentlemen of which Duggan states, "is ment of over $15 million is open to all full-time features dancer Hema Ra Verona," which was staged undergraduate and the first campaign of this the largest among them. jagopalan, performed With over 14,000 alumnae on November 9, in Honeywell wants to wonderful. "It gives graduate students at any ~agnit~,de in Saint Mary's classical Indian dances O'Loughlin Auditorium, hIstory ... across the country, Dr. find out what college students a chance to study accredited college in the which have been preserved The play was performed The campaign, under Duggan is confident that students think the world the future and that's im United States. This year for three thousand years. by the National Shake- portant because the future \ v will be like in the year the number of winning en the leadership of national the $25-million goal will Bharata N atyam dance chairman Mary Morris be reached by the spring spearef0mpany, a travel- 2009 and one local futurist is where we are going to tries has been increased movements combine the ing theatre group, which. Leighton, focuses on three of 1986. The Sisters of the feels the future can be live," he said. "By study ., from 10 to 30. Each of the grace of ballet, the performs across the coun major areas. Seven million Holy Cross have already anything we want it to be. ing it, students will gain ten first-place essays will rhythmic precision of try. Each year, the N.S.C. dollars will be used for en committed over $1.6 "However, we cannot an idea of what to prepare earn $2,000 and an oppor flamenco and the ex brings Shakespeare to life predict; we can only for and the types of tunity to work for dowment funds for faculty million to EXCEL pressiveness of interpretive through the Sisters' Con for over 2\12 million people forecast," said Earl careers to pursue." Honeywell next summer. development, $4 million dance and mime. tribution ServiceS. In addi who otherwise would not Joseph, president of An Honeywell's third annual Second-place winners will for the Annual Fund, and Hema Rajagopalan tion, the college has see these plays performed tiCipatory Sciences Inc. Futurist Awards Competi each receive $250 and ten rilonies for the renovation began her training at age already received $15 professionally. (A.S.L). "To prediCt the tion was launched in early honorable-mention win and expansion of the six and is presently -. million in advance gifts The play was part of the future would be to tell October. ners will each receive Science facility. teaching dance classes of and pledges. Saint Mary's Performing you what will happen. The Futurist Awards $100. All contest entrants J this type in Chicago. She Arts Series, and as a tale Forecasting, as a futurist, contest asks students to will receive a Honeywell speaks of the, dance as of youth, intrigue, and would be to tell you what look 25 years into the Futurist T-shirt. something which "has to adventure, it is the most could happen. It's a study future and write essays of Completed essays must come from within for the famous of Shakespeare's of what's possible." up to 500 words each. be postmarked no later ~ Oxfam Fast: Joining dancer has to believe in early comedies. Joseph looks at the Two of the essays are to than Dec. 31, 1984. The future optimistically and be written about signifi essays will be judged on Together to Fight feels it's under the publia's cant developments in two the basis of feasibility, control. A.S.L is a com of the following areas: clarity, creativity and pany that helps businesses computers, energy, elec legibility. Winners willbe World Hunger and individuals realize tronic communications, notified by Feb. 1, 1985 and create opportunities biomedical technology, and will be flown to Min On Nov. 15, the 11th includingOxfam America. entitled "Gods of Metal." for their future. Joseph, a marine systems or neapolis later that month annual Oxfam Fast for a Oxfam America, a non- . In the evening, visiting former staff futurist and aerospace. In the third for the awards ceremonies. World Harvest was held profit international Scandinavian actress and computer scientist at essay, entrants are asked For more contest infor at Saint Mary's College. organization, funds self bestselling author, Liv Sperry Univac, researches to write about the social mation, write: Futurist The fast, involving nearly. help projects and disaster Ullman, spoke on her ex the future so businesses impact of technological Rules, P. O. Box 2009, 1,000 students, faculty, relief in poor countries periences as someone and individuals can clearly progress. 600 South County Road and staff members at Saint such as Mrica, Asia, and whose life is now focus their long-range Joseph advised students, 18, Minneapolis, MN Mary's, is part of a nation Latin America. dedicated to spreading a planning activities. "Read and read some 55426 or call toll free -wide project which raises The fast day began with message of social Joseph thinks more, Interview some ex 1-800-328-5111~ext: 1523. funds to .feed the starving morning prayer at 7:45 awareness. The fast was Honeywell's contest idea is perts and extrapolate re In Minnesota call collect people of the world. am outside the Cushwa concluded with a celebra cent past trends." (612) 870-2142, ext. 1523. : Monies were raised Leighton Library. Follow- , tion of the Eucharist and :through the contributions ing this, a series of films followed by a,simple meal ,of SAGA food services, were shown throughout ' of soup and bread. 'which donated $2.00 for the day, depicting poverty Saint Mary's organiza each participating student. areas in the United States tions cosponsoring the fast The money was then col and Third World coun included the World lected and ~ven to Saint tries. In addition, the Hunger Coalition, Chris I I Mary's World Hunger critical effects of the arms tian Life Commission, 'Coalition to be distributed race on world hunger' Resid~nce Life and Cam :to various organizations, were discussed in a film pus Ministry. -- 4 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 5

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It seems to me that this problem of how to define our greatness and our Catholicity is really at the root of Notre Dame's identity crisis. Last April, when 1500 students charged the Administration Building to protest the new school directives, what we were in fact seeing was a symptom of this pro blem. Even when it comes to beer, there is clear disagreement on how to define ourselves as a Catholic school. We will only be able to move forward as a University when we reach a com munity consensus about our self-image as a University. Until then our restlessness will con tinue. One thing does seem to be clear ij and that is that Notre Dame is in a sort I of adolescence; we are not quite sure !i!, who we are; we are not happy with '!

" what we do see of ourselves; so we are ! :: trying to be someone else. Thus, we II end up constantly comparing Notre i Dame to Harvard or Georgetown or whatever. The point that needs to be made is that it really is rather silly for A Student's us to try to model ourselves after some other school. These schools are vastly different from Notre Dame. The, dif " ,'" " ' '," '. \, ference begins with the student body. Ninety-two percent of Notre Dame's PerspectIve on Notre Dame s students are Catholic. Thus, there is a ,homogeneity here that makes us unique. It is useless, then, for us to use Princeton's standards for defining Notre Dame's greatness,when we are Search ForItself significantly different from Princeto.n. Notre Dame must measure, Its greatness on the basis of how it lives up by Ted Kelleher the pACE (Priorities and Com The best place to look for an to the prospect of, providing bright mitments for Excellence) Report calls understanding, of the "official" view Catholic students the best possible "the threshold of greatness" and take "on Notre Dame's quest for academic educational experience they can get. our place as one of the truly excellent greatness and Catholicity is in the places of learning in the world. PACE Report, published in 1982 and Notre Dame has an identity crisis. This is a cheery picture. Unfor- ,', ,written by University Provost This sounds like a strange charge to tunately, it is not an accurate one. To Timothy O'Meara: "At Notre Dame, the make against a place which is so move forward, this University must L we must excel as a university 'in aware and indeed proud of its public know what it wants to become, which things we have always the full sense ofthe word, ac- , image. But ne~ertheless, the charge is means knowing what we are now. At legitimate. As the New York Times tively engaged in teaching and used to define ourself Notre Dame, the things we have research; put it in an October 18 article, Notre always used to define ourself have, in have, in the last, few ,I 2. we must maintain our Catholic Dame is "famous for footba,lllegerids, the last few years, come seriously into I identity; years, come seriously in muscular Irish Catholicism, and rising question. , 3. we must remain conscious of Caiholicity: We will be a Catholic academic ambition." Kenneth Briggs, Notre Dame sees itself as a Catholic need in our society fora gr~a( to question." and faithful to our mission in University if most of the people here , the author of the Times article, is University moving toward academic university that is dedicated to " ' perceptive to note the three greatness. There is, a great deal of con all our actions and decisions. moral and religious values. The are Catholics. ' I,I They have nowhere near as clear an characteristics Notre Dame uses to troversy, and justifiably so, over the The PACE Report goes on further to University welcomes such faculty, idea of how to be great. Notre Dame is define itself: a tradition of athletic question of how we should define say: fully and as equal citizens in our II often referred to as the of I sense a sort of paranoia on the part prowess, a constant and conscious ef greatness and Catholicity here at community. " ~'Harvard If Notre Dame is to remain a the Midwest" or the "Catholic Har of the Administration over the pros fort to become "grear'academically, Notre Dame. These might seem to be Catholic university, dedicated and Clearly, the Administration believes vard" but there is no clear ad pect of becoming secular or losin~ o~r and a heritage of Catholic values and questions that are interesting and im I committed catholics must clearly that the key to maintaining Notre min~trative consensus ,on what criteria, Catholic tradition. Clearly, thIS IS standards. These ate the qualities that portant only to Father Hesburgh or predominate on the faculty, for it Dame's Catholicity rests with the com by which to judge ourselves. something about which they are allow Notre Dame to answer the all the Board of Trustees. The student is through the actions of the facul position of the faculty. The term Naturally, to every opinion the Ad justifiably concerned. The Catholic 1 important question: What kind of body must realize, however, that the 1 ty that the tradition of the Univer "predominate" seems purposely am ministration proffers, ,there are a tradition is one of the greatest f place are we? 'Through the~e way we do define these things will sity is preserved and its future " 1 biguous. The P ACE Re~ort seems. to plethora of dissenting opinions; I in resources this University possesses, characteristics Notre Dame has coine ultimately have a large effect on the shaped. To be sure, not all who are I define predominance In numencal tend to add another to the list. The more important in many ~ays than I to represent the zenith of Catholic quality and nature of our academic Catholic in name contribute to the terms, saying: "The evidence suggests perspective I want to view the problem our financial resources, certaInly more I achievement in America. Thus, by and intellectual experience here. r Catholic character of the U niversi that if Notre Dame is not more suc from is one I think is sadly overlooked important than our popularity as .a , virtue of this outstanding public im: Thus, the question of how to define ty. Conversely, there are many in i cessful in attracting Catholics [to tlle by both the Administration an,d the football champion. It would be tragtc age, as well as its impressive financial Catholicity and how to be great side and outside the Christian for Notre Dame to lose its Catholicity, resources, the Administration seems to should clearly be of interest to the en faculty] it will cease to ?e a Catho~? faculty, that being the perspective of ! tradition who share the values of University in a generation or two. the student. I don't intend to speak for especially for the student body. For believe that Notre Dame should now ' tire Notre Dame community, especial the University, who enhance its Thus 'the Administration has a all students; this is only the perspective even if Notre Dame deemphasizes be ready to step boldly, through what ly the student body. Catholic character, and who see th~ definite vision of how' to define , of one student. Catholicism in its intellectual life, 6 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 7

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course, the students wili be allowed to become mature adults. If, on the other hand, we allow , j; Notre Dame to become a Catholic ghetto, then this University will be cheating its students and betraying its goals. Instead of challenging students to reason out their own values, Notre Da~e would be a place which simply confIrms the comfortable beliefs they came here with.

"The administration must avoid its apparent drift toward rigidness and authoritarianism in .defining Notre Dame's III future. It must be secure :i enough in its Catholicism II to challenge itself and its :1'1'1 students will still come to what th students. " The Faculty's Role II . b' ey now bec:omes: How can we be a great , perceIve to e the Catholic university. CatholIc school without being \ . Thus, I take no issue with the ho parochial? This is not, as George Ber tIon that Catholicism is of central im nard Shaw said, impossible. Notre . The path to be cho~iS the path to portance at Notre Dame. This fact D~me ca.n .be truly Catholic without gre~tness. The responsibility for this chOIce rests to some extent in all parts in the Achievement of ~owever, p.resents us with some dil bemg ngId and narrow in its flCult questions: With a definition of understanding of Catholicism. of the Notre Dame community. The grea~ness which keeps in mind the ~o understand the great tradition to stu~ent bod~ must be sufficiently particular situation of the Notre Dame :vhlCh we subscribe, we must view it . cunous and mquisitive so as to de student, where does Catholicism fit in m terms of and in relation to the other mand a broader range of valueS and "Greatness" at Notre Dame? How do we maint .' ~eat traditions both written and out perspectives. in the classroom. The our Catholicity? How can we g~~ SIde of Christianity ..If as students, all faculty must be courageous enough to Notre Dame students a d pres7~t th~ principles of alternative d . e~~ we .a:e· exposed to is the Catholic definitions. as to the intent of this un erstandmg of a tradition to which ~rad.ItIon, we become like people liv tra~ItIons m the classroom. But the environment in which the intellect m~I~ responsibility rests with the Ad may range free with the utmost word. ~2 % of them belong without becom mg m a house with only one window: by Kevin Conneely mg narrow and partial in our mmIstration. freedom. Religion may enjoy an equal One . may rightly question the We know that there is' a great big usefulness of the PACE Report when it ~mderstanding of that tradition? More . The 'leaders of this institution must freedom." world out. there, but all we ever see is Two years ago this month, Provost uses such ambiguous language. There Importantly, how can we accom a small shce of it. Ultimately we will have th~ visiori and confidence to Timothy O'Meara delivered to Father. The report expresses the desire that modate a desire to deepen our . make thIS a great Catholic university scholarship, teaching and Catholicity seems to be no clear idea as to what ex becom~bored with what we do see." Hesburgh a report entitled, "Priorities actly the Committee' meant by ~nderstanding. of the Catholic tradi and n?t merely talk about it. By Notre all complement each other. Two ques My pomt here is thate.cumenism is im and Commitments to Excellence at predominance. In examining data tIon wi~h a desire to broaden the .Pam~ s very nature and structure the tions arise ~rom this concern. First, portant to Notre Dame students' the University of Notre Dame." The from 1966 to 1981 the Committee perspectives of a very homogenous stu academic life. Admmistration has the .ulti~ate PACE Report. addressed itself to the what emphasis should be placed on dent body? power . to make the choice for noted the decline of Catholic faculty To be a great Catholic university a nature of Notre Dame, the mission of teaching relative to scholarship and" greatness. But they must first reject research? Second, is the Catholic from 70 % to 60 % and stated, "The place which gives a bright you~g the University and the needed changes evidence suggests that if Notre Dame Catholic the best education he can the rather tribal attitude that now for the next decade. Father Hesburgh nature of the University a constraint seems to be developing under the on the pUl;suit of academic excellence? is not more successful in attracting ~~ J\.T get, Notre Dame will have to be a highly approved of the report. An im ?ome. The Administration must avoid These two important questions give Catholics it will cease to be a Catholic ... l"1otre Dame is in a place where any person concerned portant topic discussed in the PACE university in a generation or two." abou~ values and beliefs can come to Its app~re~t d:ift toward rigidness and .Report is the. role of the faculty at focus to any discussion of the faculty'S sort of adolescence; we autho~Itanamsm in defining Notre role at Notre Dame. The four PACE This reasoning leads one to believe e~amme their principles in light of the Notre Dame. The report expresses the that the University sees 50% as a sort are not quite sure who nc~ .

1 President for Student Affairs, wishes .------: dowed chairs has risen to 27. the Catholic predominance a to call The second goal of, the move "working majority." Though not I I towards greatness is shaping the specific on the numbers they wish to academic departments as places attain, or whether this will require a where the mission of the University 'restructuring of the present faculty, can be cultivated. PACE calls for the University has made it clear that . departments to be self-sustaining and the £acultymust maintai continuity ll self-critical. It states, "In areas involv with Catholic tradition of Notre ing professional expertise . . . the Dame. general expectation should be that the recommendations of the faculty will be followed." The report, however, Is the Catholic allows for exceptions to this policy of nature of the University department autonomy. O'Meara cites one example of an exception as being a a constraint on its pursuit recommendation coming from a weak ofacademic excellence?" department, "one which does not combine teaching and research in the way we think it should." While the commitment to Catholicism is clear, what is less clear is how the dual goals of strong scholar "The University has ship and teaching d~be pursued made it clear that the within the frameworK of Catholic predominance. How do hese varied faculty must maintain commitments rank when hiring and continuity with the tenure come into play? The present administration clearly believes that it Catholic tradition of can h'ave its cake and eat it too. PACE Notre Dame." states, "All members of the faculty should be concerned about the special character of Notre Dame as a Catholic Thus it is apparent that the faculty university and these concerns should really is not autonomous in its d~ci be reflected in their actions and in sions on curriculum and tenure. Ad their lives at the University." The ap ministrative considerations take , proach is twofold. The University precedence when pressed. Could such I desires to attract from outside Notre administrative, nonacademic con Dame people who want to excel in siderations include religious issues? No such an environment. The University clear answer seems possible. O'Meara also wants to foster within the depart claims that overriding a department I ments a knowledge of the University's decision on tenure because of a can goals and an effort to build the basis didate's religious beliefs would have for homegrown Catholic intellectual "a terrible effect on morale." greatness. The expansiveness and com- , Members of the administration also plexity of this goal creates problems: stress that if a good job is done in the Concerning faculty recruitment, hiring of faculty· members such con~ two barriers arise. First, to attract' , siderations need never come up when scholars, the administration has to it is time to grant tenure. All claim make Notre Dame an attractive place that religious discrimination plays no ACE IS THE PLACE to be. The Catholic nature of. Notre , role in University policy. Still, one WITH THE HELPFUL HARDWARE MAN Dame will be received differently by may note that this has not prevented a different people. The commitment to number of lawsuits by faculty over the Catholicity may alienate non" years which cite unprofessional con ACE • GARDEN Catholic scholars and create not justa siderations including religious barriers. SUPPLIES • HOUSEWARES Catholic predominance but a Catholic , to t~nure and reappointment. • HARDWARE ghetto within the faculty. This leads In the final analysis, it appears that • SPORTING us to wonder whether' such a strong Not;re Dame is embarking upon a dif GOODS ficult journey. In attempting ", to , commitment to, religious mission 'can • PAINTS coexist with academic excellerice. become a great and Catholicuniversi • TOOLS • PLUMBING & A second problem facing the ty simultaneously it. is placing a great ELECTRICAL University is money; Because the pool, burden upon itself and especially upon .~IJPPI.IES Notre'Dame wishes to draw its faculty its faculty. It must strike a delicate from is so limited the price will be balance.between religion and scholar-' high for their abilities. The PACE ship. The hope is, that the two will FREE PARKING Report attempts to address this prob-, compl~rrient each other and not .COI1. FRONT & REAR lem ~ycalling for general salary raises flict,:with each other. 'rhe ~mbiguity 219 DIXIE WAY and a, greater number of endowed I of Notre, Dame'!; desires leavElS much NO, IN ROSELAND chairs. These financial problems seem roomfor flexibility as well: as:much 272-7535 room for error. Orily time will tell if > easier to surmount than the 'religioUs !. ones. Faculty salaries have risen 60% i the University's demand for greatness 10 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 since 197,8 and the number 'Of en- ' .~ from its faculty is a viable aspiration or a false dream .• SCHOLASTiCIDECEMBER 1984 II, :I -- -~ , ------~ ------~- ~~ ,

The controversy of Opus Dei stems out to regular self-mortifications and to of its conservative, almost dogmatic in weekly spiritual direction with a terpretation of the Church's role and the numerary. Church's teachings. Opus Dei's vision of Numeraries are considered the elite of the Church is that of one eye: an eye Opus Dei and have the most strictly LICENSED which sees all of human society as disciplined lifestyle within Opus Dei. necessarily subordinated to the Church, They agree to full availability to Opus and which sees individual piety as the Dei and commit themselves to celibacy. responsibility of the Church. It does not In addition to all of the above, men question the Church, and when others numeraries agree to sleep on a plank one to do, and the Church responds with day a week, while women numeraries changes, as in the instance of Vatican II, agree to sleep on a plank every day until Opus Dei ignores the results. Its one eye is they are forty. Numeraries must also turned forever to the past. regularly wear a cilice, a metal chain Opus Dei, literally the work of God, is with sharp tips that is worn around the SANCTIFY thigh. In addition, numeraries must once officially a Personal Prelature, a category created by the Second Vatican Council a week flagellate themselves with rope

QPUf$ Dei,havinggained the coveted .' . . OpUS Dei's vision of the Members of Opus Dei status ofP~rsonal Prelature of the . Church' is that of one .' agree not to read such writers as Mar~, .Camus, i, eye: an eye which sees .... 11 Pope, fi~ls acr~ciarrole in the Church ,Sartre, Mill, Kant and :j all of human society. as . !I by offei-ing lllY Catholics'an ,..""" .. n~".~"",''''",

which transcends territorial borders. The while saying a prayer. This strictly by Peter Carter Prelate of Opus Dei is similar to the disciplined and sometimes painful Bishop of many dioceses (although not spiritual formation is seen as necessary by Pope John XXIII, on his deathbed, technically a bishop) and has jurisdiction Opus Dei members. asked his· secretary "Please find me' the, relating to matters of apo~tolic life and Frank Hoffnian, a public accountant answer to three 'questions so that 1 may spirituality. This status allows Opus, Dei who graduated with a history degree die in peace. Are the Jesuits as rich as a certain autonomy while working in from Northwestern and an MBA from everyone says? Are the Franciscans as dioceses thro{rghout the world. It ,also il- Notre Dame, is a numerary and is direc poor as everyone says? and What is Opus lustrates the favor of Pope John Paul II, tor of the Opus Dei house Windmoor in Dei?" Later the Pope's secretary returned' for he granted Opus Dei the status of be- South Bend. Hoffman speaks of mor and the Pope asked, "Well, are the Jesuits ing the first Personal Prelature since tification as "necessary for sanctification truly as rich as everyone says?" His .v atican II created the category, ... for it strengthens the will and it is in secretary replied, "Yes, Your Holiness, something Opus Dei had wanted for the will that we love. It is also seen as a the Jesuits are as rich as everyone says." many years. . reminder of the pain Christ suffered on The Pope then asked, "Are the Fra-n The goal of Opus Dei according to its the cross and is something to offer up." ciscans truly as poor as everyone says?" , founder Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer is Hoffman also claims "the best mortifica And his secretary replied, "Yes, Your "that each person should sanctify himself tion is to smile for someone you find Holiness, the Franciscans are as poor as within his own state, in the place and tactless." €!veryone says." Then, before his condition which he has in Church and in The founder of Opus Dei, Josemaria secretary could answer the third ques society." Opus Dei members attempt to· Escriva de Balaguer, writes in his closely tion,thePope died in peace. . reach this goal through a strict "personal , ·followed and much"revered book The spiritullJ . formation, which .stresses. in-' Way, "It is true, whoever said it, that the dividus.lpiety aS'the surest way to sanc- soul and the body are two enemies that tification. A member of Opus Dei agrees cannot be separated, and two friends that tq a yearly contract in which Opus Dei cannot get along." These words by the Opus Dei is a complex and controver agrees to render spiritual guidance and 'founder of Opus Dei reflect an anomaly sial organization. Founded October 2, the member agrees to work for his. own within Catholicism that has only recently 1928; by Msgr. Josemaria Escriva qe sanctification. The spiritual guidance to . been corrected by'Vatican II. The con Balaguer, . Opus Dei. is a, secular .which a member agrees includes daily cept that the body is evil and the soul is apostolate dedicated to the sanctification Mass, V2 hr twice a day of prayer, the good is one which most Catholics today i: of the Christian ·within his or her own rosary, speCial midday and nighttime still have to reconcile with new Church profession or trade. In' addition fa 1000 prayers, the Preces (a special Opus Dei teachings and attitudes. The documents prayer), a gospel reading, and confession of Vatican II clarify the Church's ...... priests, it includes 72,000 laymen and .' . once a week. In addition members agree teaching on the body and its relationship ... ~ , .. " .

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, ~-. --- --~-~-~~--~----- to the soul. "Though made of body and sanctification, for, according to Hoff soul, man is one. Through his bodily man, "Opus Dei knows the truth as composition he gathers to himself the reflected in Church teachings, so why elements of the material world. Thus . read something which distracts from that they reach their crown through him, and truth?" Still, Hoffman says the guidelines through him raise their voice in free are not strictly enforced and that, "they praise of the Creator. For this reason won't be followed unless the member man is not allowed to despise his bodily wants to." life. Rather, he is obliged to regard his. body as good and honorable since God • Such intimidation of the intellectual has created it and will raise it up on the ' freedom illustrates a pessimistic attitude last day." (Gaudium et Spes, p. 212), concerning man's intellect. Opus Dei Opus Dei seems to hold a pre-Vatican : -. seems to believe that man's intellect is II idea of the body and sexuality. This is best controlled by external forces. If Opus illustrated not only in the view that mor Dei truly believes it has knowledge of an tification is necessary for sanctification, objective truth as reflected in Church but also in the role of women in Opus teachings, then that truth should prevail Dei. regardless of what an Opus Dei member The woman's wing of Opus Dei is an read;. entirely separate organization which is There is no doubt that despite linked to the men's organization only criticisms of Opus Dei, Opus Dei's strict through the Prelate. The woman's adherence to Church teachings is apostolate centers around serving the legitimate. Opus Dei, however, similar men. The women cook and clean at the to the Catholic left, is selective' about men's centers. With the exception of mar which Church teachings to follow strictly ried Opus Dei members, there are no and which to follow loosely. For exam coed living situations or meetings. When ple, Opus Dei puts a great deal of em asked about the sexism that is illustrated phasis on individual sanctity, but has no in these policies, Frank Hoffman ex social justice programs. This is in direct plained that, "since Opus Dei is in contradiction to the significant and often terested in the individual person, .and ignored Catholic social teachings which men and women are different in even Pope John Paul II is using in such dividuals, it is necessary to have separate things as his encyclical On Human Work branches." According to Hoffman, "they and in his dealings with Poland. Vatican love it." Still this seems to be a ra II clearly states the importance for the tionalization of an archaic view of both lay apostolate to be that of working for women and sexuality. Women social justice: "The laity must take on the numeraries as mentioned earlier must renewal of the temporal order as their sleep on wood planks every night until own special obligation . . . Outstanding they are forty while the men numeraries among the works of this type of but once a week. This policy illustrates apostolate (lay apostolate) is that of an attitude that women need to ex Christian social action." (Apostolicam perience more harsh mortification in Actuositatem) The emphasis on in order to be sanctified, and is a subtle il dividual piety and the lack of communal lustration thatwomen in Opus Dei's eyes life within Opus Dei also ignores the are the lesser of the two sexes. richness of Jesus' mission, part of which was the creation of the family of God in One' of the central goals of Opus Dei, which we are all brothers. : personal piety within whatever profes-I Despite the inconsistent, yet strict in- , sion one is in, is achieved only through a terpretation of Church teachings, the strictly disciplined lifestyle. Part of that disciplined spiritual formation, sexist • disciplined lifestyle is illustrated in Opus policies and possibly archaic attitudes on Dei's policy of censorship, which is certain aspects of the Church, Opus Dei described as. a comprehensive review of does fulfill a need within the Catholic books and authors. The goal of this com Church-the need for a spirituality of prehensive review is to set guidelines as to work with which lay Catholics feel com what members of Opus Dei ought or fortable. Catholics are spiritually ought not read. For example, members of hungry. They often see their jobs as Opus Dei agree not to read such writers unrelated to their inner life. Opus Dei as Marx, Camus, Sartre,Mill, Kant and lends spiritual significance. to its Hegel. Opus Dei sees this, absten~ion· as members' temporal occupations .• helping their members in the search for

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, '." , ----' ------~--- to the soul. "Though made of body and sanctification, for, according to Hoff soul, man is one. Through his bodily man, "Opus Dei knows the truth as composition he gathers to himself the reflected in Church teachings, so why elements of the material world. Thus . read something which distracts from that they reach their crown through him, and truth?" Still, Hoffman says the guidelines through him raise their voice in free are not strictly enforced and that, "they praise of the Creator. For this reason won't be followed unless the member man is not allowed to despise his bodily wants to." life. Rather, he is obliged to regard his. body as good and honorable since God • Such intimidation of the intellectual has created it and will raise it up on the ' freedom illustrates a pessimistic attitude last day." (Gaudium et Spes, p. 212), concerning man's intellect. Opus Dei Opus Dei seems to hold a pre-Vatican : -. seems to believe that man's intellect is II idea of the body and sexuality. This is best controlled by external forces. If Opus illustrated not only in the view that mor Dei truly believes it has knowledge of an tification is necessary for sanctification, objective truth as reflected in Church but also in the role of women in Opus teachings, then that truth should prevail Dei. regardless of what an Opus Dei member The woman's wing of Opus Dei is an read;. entirely separate organization which is There is no doubt that despite linked to the men's organization only criticisms of Opus Dei, Opus Dei's strict through the Prelate. The woman's adherence to Church teachings is apostolate centers around serving the legitimate. Opus Dei, however, similar men. The women cook and clean at the to the Catholic left, is selective' about men's centers. With the exception of mar which Church teachings to follow strictly ried Opus Dei members, there are no and which to follow loosely. For exam coed living situations or meetings. When ple, Opus Dei puts a great deal of em asked about the sexism that is illustrated phasis on individual sanctity, but has no in these policies, Frank Hoffman ex social justice programs. This is in direct plained that, "since Opus Dei is in contradiction to the significant and often terested in the individual person, .and ignored Catholic social teachings which men and women are different in even Pope John Paul II is using in such dividuals, it is necessary to have separate things as his encyclical On Human Work branches." According to Hoffman, "they and in his dealings with Poland. Vatican love it." Still this seems to be a ra II clearly states the importance for the tionalization of an archaic view of both lay apostolate to be that of working for women and sexuality. Women social justice: "The laity must take on the numeraries as mentioned earlier must renewal of the temporal order as their sleep on wood planks every night until own special obligation . . . Outstanding they are forty while the men numeraries among the works of this type of but once a week. This policy illustrates apostolate (lay apostolate) is that of an attitude that women need to ex Christian social action." (Apostolicam perience more harsh mortification in Actuositatem) The emphasis on in order to be sanctified, and is a subtle il dividual piety and the lack of communal lustration thatwomen in Opus Dei's eyes life within Opus Dei also ignores the are the lesser of the two sexes. richness of Jesus' mission, part of which was the creation of the family of God in One' of the central goals of Opus Dei, which we are all brothers. : personal piety within whatever profes-I Despite the inconsistent, yet strict in- , sion one is in, is achieved only through a terpretation of Church teachings, the strictly disciplined lifestyle. Part of that disciplined spiritual formation, sexist • disciplined lifestyle is illustrated in Opus policies and possibly archaic attitudes on Dei's policy of censorship, which is certain aspects of the Church, Opus Dei described as. a comprehensive review of does fulfill a need within the Catholic books and authors. The goal of this com Church-the need for a spirituality of prehensive review is to set guidelines as to work with which lay Catholics feel com what members of Opus Dei ought or fortable. Catholics are spiritually ought not read. For example, members of hungry. They often see their jobs as Opus Dei agree not to read such writers unrelated to their inner life. Opus Dei as Marx, Camus, Sartre,Mill, Kant and lends spiritual significance. to its Hegel. Opus Dei sees this, absten~ion· as members' temporal occupations .• helping their members in the search for

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, '." , ----' ------~--- increased the principal amount of the fund to $50,000. With extra interest payments last year, twelve $500 BIG@ scholarships were awarded. During his time at Notre Dame, Professor Pedtke had worked untiringly for im LUMBER CENTER provements in the music department and a place for music in the strict cur riculum of the day. The scholarship NOTRE DAME CLEE CLUB: fund is a fitting reminder of his • ARMSHlONG CEIUNG TIlE • POWER TOOlS dedication. • CABINETS • lUMBER Dean Pedtke influenced many Glee • PlYWOOD • HARDWARE • OLYMPIC STAIN • PWMBING & Club men during his 35 years as direc • PANElING ElECTRICAL SUPPlIES tor. Some alumni still return to the AND MUCH, MUCH MORE Pedtke home on home football, A Pedtke Family Tradition weekends. They enjoy a traditional EASY bowl of chili after the game. Mrs. II Pedtke, collects pictures of many Glee about two miles north of campus. The Club alumni and is able to readily ~ house itself has an interesting history. recall their names and current occupa ~®I;I·t It was designed completely by Dean tions. "It's amazing to see them when Pedtke and was constructed with the they come back-the years just drop help of the Glee Club. Mrs. Dean away." The Glee Club members treat remembers Glee Club members form Mrs. Pedtke like a second mother. The ing a fire brigade of sorts for passing members never miss her birthday, singing "Happy Birthday'! wishes to •••••••••• cinder blocks during the building of =====-~ the house, and even many of the her, usually phoned in from wherever evergreen trees that cover the wooded the group happens to be on tour. Mrs. ;;;@ acres around the house were planted Pedtke always ~eceives hand-engraved 272-6500 125 DIXIE-WAY NORTH by club members. LUMBER ROSELAND Dean Pedtke once remarked that CENTER because he saw the Glee Club members so often, he felt that he prob '" ably knew them as well as anyone did. Mrs. Pedtke, however, recalls a turn ing point in her and the family's rela tionship to the club. In 1947, Dean contracted rheumatic fever and was unable to direct the graduation con Ai E RR I C'K'S cert. This was traditionally an oppor i I' tunity for him to meet and socialize Maple Lane i! with the parents and families of the Glee Club members. Though bedrid den, he decided to invite a few parents Pharmacy ...... over so that he could at least meet .. :...... them. Fr. Barry, who 'was then Glee ...... Club Chaplain, led in the larger-than invitations to the Glee Club concerts. ~ ~ \~ ~ ~ ~::. .: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ i1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ! : expected group and Dean's bed and finds a reserved seat waiting for ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~l ~ ~ ~ ~l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ became a receiving line. her when she arrives. :::::: : l "It turned into a huge party," Mrs. The University is very appreciative Pedtke said, "and ever after all com of ail the work that Dean Pedtke did by Dan Poorman mencement guests of the Glee Club while he was here. At retirement, the '!!li\!\\\\l\\\\\\\~\\\\\\l; 'I il!!!!!!!!!!!I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! were invited to the Pedtke home for a Pedtkes received a car which Mrs. party. Most yeai:s the number attend Pedtke still drives today, and a Carib ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;~:~:~W~\~~~~1ti::. -:: [~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ H~ ~ ~ 1973. Pedtke came to Notre Dame in . his first recital ten years later. He ing was about 200." Mrs. Pedtke has bean tour for two. Mrs. Pedtke's most ::: :::::: :::::: :~~~~:::::. '!::::: ::::::: :::::::: 1936 as an instructor in the music· graduated· from DePaul University, many old pictures of people packed in thrilling moment came in 1971 when ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~;! ~ HiHHHH~:. .... ~:::::::::::::: ~~g ~ggg ~l gg~ gnggg~ .. :::::::::::::::: department after having served four and is one of only five to be named to the family room. she had an opportunity to meet Pope years as head of the music department . "Distinguished Alumnus" by that Annual Glee Club picnics are a John VI in a general audience. Cur at Saint Teresa's College in Winona, university. tradition which began long ago and rently, Mrs.Pedtke's interests include ,ha,","dzing the 'peelal Minnesota. He became head of Notre Dean Pedtke made the Notre Dame continues still today. Each autumn work in the cause of world hunger, the i.!. !.i, '.I.!.:.I.I.!.i. '.i.'.!. '. ,.'.1.1.1.1, :.'.'.I.I,I.'.!. i. I. ..:;: [[ II [[ 1 nuclear freeze movement and ~. ~. ~. ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ camaraderie and esprit de corps of Dame's music department in 1939 and Glee Club the internationally ac the Glee Club plans the event, which :iii'i'i,'i:i,i:ii,i,i:'!:i,,:ii,,:'i Notre Dame, people often refer to the held that position until 1955. Accord claimed group that it is today. What begins with a Mass and includes foot teaching music at a senior citizens' Notre Dame community as a family. ing to his wife Helen, known to Glee he is most remembered for, however, ball games in the backyard and "a continuing education center; Closest to Notre Dame It is the dedication and sense of Clubbers as "Mrs. Dean," the title is his gentle humble manner and close good deal of beer drinking." ,~'The Through his caring ways and per unceasing service of some of these "Dean" was acquired quite by acci rapport with club members. For boys always have a riotous good sonal efforts, Daniel Pedtke touched 18075 Sf. Rd. 23 family members that helps to make dent, but came to be a term of endear Daniel Pedtke, the Glee Club was time," Mrs. Pedtke said. the lives of many young men in the this a great University. ment as time passed. very" much a family affair, and in At the time of Dean's death, a Notre Dame family. Helen Pedtke, Op.e such family member, Daniel The Chicago-born Pedtke had been deed, the entire Pedtke family has memorial fund was begun for the pur the Glee Club mom, continues that 272·7747 H. "Dean" Pedtke, served 35 years as considered a child prodigy. He began become involved with the Glee Club. pose of scholarships for music caring tradition even today, in the director of the Glee Club from 1938 to playip.g the piano at age five and gave The Pedtke home stands on 14 acres students. Later, an anonymous donor memory of good times past .• ...... ::[r~:f~[~MIT:~~f:{:~[f:~n~ft~{~:~u:~:gr;ffffiTIf:f:f:· 16 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 SCHOLASTIC/DECEMBER 1984 17 increased the principal amount of the fund to $50,000. With extra interest payments last year, twelve $500 BIG@ scholarships were awarded. During his time at Notre Dame, Professor Pedtke had worked untiringly for im LUMBER CENTER provements in the music department and a place for music in the strict cur riculum of the day. The scholarship NOTRE DAME CLEE CLUB: fund is a fitting reminder of his • ARMSHlONG CEIUNG TIlE • POWER TOOlS dedication. • CABINETS • lUMBER Dean Pedtke influenced many Glee • PlYWOOD • HARDWARE • OLYMPIC STAIN • PWMBING & Club men during his 35 years as direc • PANElING ElECTRICAL SUPPlIES tor. Some alumni still return to the AND MUCH, MUCH MORE Pedtke home on home football, A Pedtke Family Tradition weekends. They enjoy a traditional EASY bowl of chili after the game. Mrs. II Pedtke, collects pictures of many Glee about two miles north of campus. The Club alumni and is able to readily ~ house itself has an interesting history. recall their names and current occupa ~®I;I·t It was designed completely by Dean tions. "It's amazing to see them when Pedtke and was constructed with the they come back-the years just drop help of the Glee Club. Mrs. Dean away." The Glee Club members treat remembers Glee Club members form Mrs. Pedtke like a second mother. The ing a fire brigade of sorts for passing members never miss her birthday, singing "Happy Birthday'! wishes to •••••••••• cinder blocks during the building of =====-~ the house, and even many of the her, usually phoned in from wherever evergreen trees that cover the wooded the group happens to be on tour. Mrs. ;;;@ acres around the house were planted Pedtke always ~eceives hand-engraved 272-6500 125 DIXIE-WAY NORTH by club members. LUMBER ROSELAND Dean Pedtke once remarked that CENTER because he saw the Glee Club members so often, he felt that he prob '" ably knew them as well as anyone did. Mrs. Pedtke, however, recalls a turn ing point in her and the family's rela tionship to the club. In 1947, Dean contracted rheumatic fever and was unable to direct the graduation con Ai E RR I C'K'S cert. This was traditionally an oppor i I' tunity for him to meet and socialize Maple Lane i! with the parents and families of the Glee Club members. Though bedrid den, he decided to invite a few parents Pharmacy ...... over so that he could at least meet .. :...... them. Fr. Barry, who 'was then Glee ...... Club Chaplain, led in the larger-than invitations to the Glee Club concerts. ~ ~ \~ ~ ~ ~::. .: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ i1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ! : expected group and Dean's bed and finds a reserved seat waiting for ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~l ~ ~ ~ ~l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ became a receiving line. her when she arrives. :::::: : l "It turned into a huge party," Mrs. The University is very appreciative Pedtke said, "and ever after all com of ail the work that Dean Pedtke did by Dan Poorman mencement guests of the Glee Club while he was here. At retirement, the '!!li\!\\\\l\\\\\\\~\\\\\\l; 'I il!!!!!!!!!!!I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! were invited to the Pedtke home for a Pedtkes received a car which Mrs. party. Most yeai:s the number attend Pedtke still drives today, and a Carib ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;~:~:~W~\~~~~1ti::. -:: [~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ H~ ~ ~ 1973. Pedtke came to Notre Dame in . his first recital ten years later. He ing was about 200." Mrs. Pedtke has bean tour for two. Mrs. Pedtke's most ::: :::::: :::::: :~~~~:::::. '!::::: ::::::: :::::::: 1936 as an instructor in the music· graduated· from DePaul University, many old pictures of people packed in thrilling moment came in 1971 when ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~;! ~ HiHHHH~:. .... ~:::::::::::::: ~~g ~ggg ~l gg~ gnggg~ .. :::::::::::::::: department after having served four and is one of only five to be named to the family room. she had an opportunity to meet Pope years as head of the music department . "Distinguished Alumnus" by that Annual Glee Club picnics are a John VI in a general audience. Cur at Saint Teresa's College in Winona, university. tradition which began long ago and rently, Mrs.Pedtke's interests include ,ha,","dzing the 'peelal Minnesota. He became head of Notre Dean Pedtke made the Notre Dame continues still today. Each autumn work in the cause of world hunger, the i.!. !.i, '.I.!.:.I.I.!.i. '.i.'.!. '. ,.'.1.1.1.1, :.'.'.I.I,I.'.!. i. I. ..:;: [[ II [[ 1 nuclear freeze movement and ~. ~. ~. ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ camaraderie and esprit de corps of Dame's music department in 1939 and Glee Club the internationally ac the Glee Club plans the event, which :iii'i'i,'i:i,i:ii,i,i:'!:i,,:ii,,:'i Notre Dame, people often refer to the held that position until 1955. Accord claimed group that it is today. What begins with a Mass and includes foot teaching music at a senior citizens' Notre Dame community as a family. ing to his wife Helen, known to Glee he is most remembered for, however, ball games in the backyard and "a continuing education center; Closest to Notre Dame It is the dedication and sense of Clubbers as "Mrs. Dean," the title is his gentle humble manner and close good deal of beer drinking." ,~'The Through his caring ways and per unceasing service of some of these "Dean" was acquired quite by acci rapport with club members. For boys always have a riotous good sonal efforts, Daniel Pedtke touched 18075 Sf. Rd. 23 family members that helps to make dent, but came to be a term of endear Daniel Pedtke, the Glee Club was time," Mrs. Pedtke said. the lives of many young men in the this a great University. ment as time passed. very" much a family affair, and in At the time of Dean's death, a Notre Dame family. Helen Pedtke, Op.e such family member, Daniel The Chicago-born Pedtke had been deed, the entire Pedtke family has memorial fund was begun for the pur the Glee Club mom, continues that 272·7747 H. "Dean" Pedtke, served 35 years as considered a child prodigy. He began become involved with the Glee Club. pose of scholarships for music caring tradition even today, in the director of the Glee Club from 1938 to playip.g the piano at age five and gave The Pedtke home stands on 14 acres students. Later, an anonymous donor memory of good times past .• ...... ::[r~:f~[~MIT:~~f:{:~[f:~n~ft~{~:~u:~:gr;ffffiTIf:f:f:· 16 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 SCHOLASTIC/DECEMBER 1984 17 ",-,' '

served. reunians and feasts. Le Chon; ar Family celebratians, an integral part raasted pig, is usually the main caurse af the Palish traditian, are impartant in at these feasts. Bath Bundac and Gan Nicaragua, tao.. Sylvia Caldera, a added that Christmas in the Philippines Nicaraguan student at Saint Mary's is actually very similar to. Christmas in Callege, explains that Nicaraguan America. families celebrate an bath December 24 The same cannat be said far and 25, spending each day with ane set Christmas in Kenya. Lauisa De Mella af af grandparents. During the evening, Natre Dame said that while Kenyans do. each child appraaches a grandparent nat do. very much far Christmas, their and receives a plate cavered with ap celebratians are unique and tend to. ples, grapes, Christmas candy ar cake. 'revalve araund dancing and eating. Far Paarer peaple-use natianal fruits such as example, tribal dances are _perfarmed bananas. The children are nat permit during the mare festive parts af mid ted to. eat their treats that night since night Mass. As is dane far every festive they will be eating dinner, which usual accasian, the tribes kill a caw ar a gaat· ly cansists af turkey and filling-'-ar far their meal. AlSo., each af the variaus chicken and rice far less fartunate tribes makes its awn type af sweets. families. Christmas in Nassau, the Bahamas, The family celebratian' cantinues is also. a festive time. Karen Jaseph af \, after midnight Mass when everyane NatreDame reparted that mast peaple returns hame with the grandparents to. cancentrate an "stuffing their bellies" partake af a rum ar winepunch. "Even an Christmas Day. Then, an December THE the children have a little bit," she said. ' 26, they celebrate Baxing Day, which is Interestingly, Nicaraguan children a traditianal British haliday. ,On this d~ nat believe in Santa Claus; instead, day, a festival parade knawn as a LIttle Baby Jesus, also. called Little junkanoo gaes thraugh the streets af Gad, brings the gifts. He suppasedly tawn. 'The parade begins at 4 am and cames thraugh the windaw and leaves cantinues until 8 am. Large graups the presents, unwrapped, at the faat af campete against each ather to. make flaats centered araund a chasen theme. by Sue Fischer the bed. Little Gad knaws what the ( children want because they have all These flaats are made af cardbaard and , written letters which are left in frant af decarated with multicalared crepe ~ paper. "Scrap groups" dance around A an image af the Blessed Virgin Mary an " Mentian Christmas and mast gaes thraugh this same ceremany with December 8-the Feast af the Im the flaats. Dressed in garb fringed with \) Americans think af Santa Claus, "Jingle the father, and then repeats it with the maculate Canceptian. This feast day crepe, these "scrap graups" shake '/ Bells" and presents under the tree. mather. This ritual cantinues in rota actually begins the Christmas seasan, cawbells, blaw whistles and beat an i ! gaatskin drums as they dance through I Thase familiar with the wark af Charles tian-father, mather, aldest child, next and fram December 8 until the 24th I Dickens might even mentian "fareign" aldest child, etc.-until all . family churches traditianally have an early the streets. At the end af the parade, the I winning graup is annaunced and a \ traditians like plum pudding and Yule members have been greeted. The family marning children's Mass. , ! lags. Christmas around the warld, then sits dawn to. a seven- ar nine-caurse Nicaragua is nat the anly cauntry manetary prize is awarded. I; thaugh, is aften quite different fram aur meal cantaining such dishes as herring, with early marning· Masses, thaugh. Allaraund thm warld, Christmas is ,))' awn cammercialized haliday. baked sauerkraut with yellaw peas, Saint Mary's student Regina· Bundoc much mare than just Santa Claus. It is a / i :In Paland, far example, Christmas is . pierogi and fried fish. After dinner gifts and Andrew Gan af Natre Dame, bath time far family and friends, gaad faad, centered ... araund, the family. On ~are exchanged and Christmas carals 'are i fram the Philippines, mentianed Misa and celebratian; a time when we wish Christmas Eve; a plate af· oplatki, .a sung as family members gather araund J de Gallo, "Mass af the Roaster." This ane anather: Palish wafer' similar to. Ii Cammunion the tree. Then everyane gaes to. mid- custam invalves gaing to. Mass at 5 am Frohliche Weihn,achten wafer, is placed in the middle af the night. Mass. , ' ' far a number af days befare Christmas. -Feliz Navidad - table. Each family member takes',ane,af . ,'In Pal and Christjnas Day is spent 'Bundac made reference' also. to. a Joyeaux Noel these wafers. The:wife then gaest6 her visiting relativesa:t:td friends. Because it Philippine custam knawn as Aguinaldo~ ., Mele Kalikimaka , husband and breaks aff a piece af his is a Haly Day, little ar no. caaking is On Christmas Day, each child ap or wafer. They kiss and wish each- ather done. A simple dinner cansisting af praaches'his gadparents and kisses their , Merry Christmas! ' , '. "Merry Christmas and goad health, in ham, kielbasa, rye bread and vabka ~ , hands. The godparents -then give the .. (--.:;=====:~ • thecaming year." Next, the aldest child (sweet bread) ar plecianka (egg twist) is child a gift. After this, it's aff to. famil~7 .. -.-----.-~,.... ./...... - 18 SCHOLASTIC/DECEMBER 1984 ---

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------. ------members in various sports and ac adds up to between 110 and 140 them to athletes when there are tivities. Some of the most popular players-approximately 5 % of Saint students with a greater financial need clubs sports are Skiing, Sailing, and Mary's students. wishing to come here." Giving out Crew which are organized in conjunc The Varsity tryout policy runs on a sports scholarships would perhaps tion with Notre Dame's NV A depart yearly basis with no guaranteed spots , heighten the interest in the athletics ment, and Soccer, which is now pend for former players and a minimal ing Varsity status. These student-run amount of team cuts. Instead, cuts are organizations offer a broad interac replaced by the effective policy of tion between Notre Dame and Saint weeding out the players with weak Mary's students, and through the dedication in the early part of the teams sponsored by these clubs, season, and allowing those players students have the chance to develop with a strong interest to develop their their skills in intercollegiate competi- skills rather than preventing them tion. ' from becoming a part of the program. In contrast to these two levels are Each year there are also several posi Varsity athletics which differ in the tions open due to those involved in financial and competitive aspects, and overseas study programs, which allow in the types of sports programs of new players to develop their skills as a fered. Many students join Varsity part of the squad. For example, this sports looking for competition and the year two of the top six spots on the ten "esprit de corps" which exists when nis team are filled by freshman each member of the team has made a players. commitment to building, a strong squad. Several Varsity Basketball and Volleyball players also listed their program, rewarding those students reasons as an interest in fitness, a need who devote their time and energy, , to get away from the academic "Saint Mary's College of- and raising the caliber of the teams' il pressures, and a desire to be involved fers an athletic program skills. However, according to ad I' in agroup which has their goals and :1 ministrative sources, the level of stu expectations as a ,cQIl1mon ground. to its students which One player commented that being a dent input which now shapes the allows them to become as athletic department as an organiza Varsity athlete helped keep her from tion for student benefit would nearly becoming "caught up in all the trap involved as they wish, disappear, lost in the new regulations pings of dress and fashion" which she and to compete either in feels are prevalent at Saint Mary's. implemented to regulate these "paid athletes." The presence of scholarship Many athletes also have a stronger tercollegiately or within self-image and sense of personal abili the college community." athletes is also feared as a force which ty, more so than other students who would undermine the goal of fostering are not involved in athletics at all. student interaction and team growth The Saint Mary's Varsity program by placing the pressure of competi tion, as well as the expectations of per by Barb Blanchette now offers seven sports competing in The contact Saint Mary's can make the National Association of Inter formance, at a level where players are with high school athletes also adds to collegiate Athletics (NAIA). These no longer playing for the same non the strength of the athletics programs. monetary reasons. sports include Basketball, Tennis, Although active recruiting has been Softball, Swimming, Divirig, Track At an academically competitive slowed in the past five years, Saint liberal arts college like Saint Mary's, it varsity competition. The lai:gest of the Mary's has profited from the talents of is the idea of participation and dedica organized programs at the College is the many freshmen who are simply in tion which defines a successful pro the Intramural program, which boasts terested enough in sports to want to . gram. In the philosophy of both the a total of 1,116 participants in the become a part of the teams. The College and the NAIA is the state 1983-84 year, 236 of whom par methods most often used in recruiting ment, "a sound athletic program ticipate in interhall flag fo.otball. have been the awareness and contacts should be sponsored with the basic ticipated in these 1984 Olympics are Other intramural programs offered made by individual coaches, applica female student-athletes with academic . include co-rec volleyball, the Turkey tion interest questionnaires, and the responsibilities equaling their athletic Trot, tennis and racquetball ladders, interest generated by various orienta commitments. The life of a student co-rec soccer, softball and fitness, tion programs such as activities night. "[ don't think anyone athlete on any level, in international . workshops. The purpose of in In intercollegiate status, Saint takes it seriously; no one Wmen's athletics are fadrom new competitions or on the collegiate level, tram urals, according to an athletics Mary's is a nonscholarship school knows how much time in American universities and colleges, is difficult and at times frustrating. guidebook, is to, '~bring people classified in NCAA Division III as a but the female student-athlete is an Saint Mary's College offers an together in social and physical ac Class A school, competing in District the athletes put in, and emerging new image in the collegiate athletic program to its students which tivities for peaceful play and recrea 21 of the NAIA. Saint Mary's has been realm. Women are continuing to take allows them to become as involved as tion." -In this maimer, no one is re criticized for not offering scholarships; they underestimate the on a larger role in the sporting world, they wish, and to compete either in quired to be at any certain skill level, however the College has deliberately athletes' abilities. " as most recently seen in the spec tercollegiately or within the college nor must they bear the pressures of in- and' Field, Volleyball and Fencing. .chosen to be an academic institution tacular performances of' athletes .like 'community. Most students at Saint , tercollegiate competition. Though the travelling size of each with sports as' a sideline activity. Ac -A Saint Mary's MaryLou Retton and Mary T. Mary's lead a normal academic-social Similarly, club sports have been squad is limited, there is no limit on cording to Dr. John Duggan, College Junior Meagher in the Los Angeles Olympics. life, and take part in all forms of established to promote and develop the size of each team. The combina President, "We don't want to take our Many of the young athletes who par- athletics, from aerobic workouts to the interests and skills of their tion of all sqllads involved normally limited scholarship funds and give

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, ------~------members in various sports and ac adds up to between 110 and 140 them to athletes when there are tivities. Some of the most popular players-approximately 5 % of Saint students with a greater financial need clubs sports are Skiing, Sailing, and Mary's students. wishing to come here." Giving out Crew which are organized in conjunc The Varsity tryout policy runs on a sports scholarships would perhaps tion with Notre Dame's NV A depart yearly basis with no guaranteed spots , heighten the interest in the athletics ment, and Soccer, which is now pend for former players and a minimal ing Varsity status. These student-run amount of team cuts. Instead, cuts are organizations offer a broad interac replaced by the effective policy of tion between Notre Dame and Saint weeding out the players with weak Mary's students, and through the dedication in the early part of the teams sponsored by these clubs, season, and allowing those players students have the chance to develop with a strong interest to develop their their skills in intercollegiate competi- skills rather than preventing them tion. ' from becoming a part of the program. In contrast to these two levels are Each year there are also several posi Varsity athletics which differ in the tions open due to those involved in financial and competitive aspects, and overseas study programs, which allow in the types of sports programs of new players to develop their skills as a fered. Many students join Varsity part of the squad. For example, this sports looking for competition and the year two of the top six spots on the ten "esprit de corps" which exists when nis team are filled by freshman each member of the team has made a players. commitment to building, a strong squad. Several Varsity Basketball and Volleyball players also listed their program, rewarding those students reasons as an interest in fitness, a need who devote their time and energy, , to get away from the academic "Saint Mary's College of- and raising the caliber of the teams' il pressures, and a desire to be involved fers an athletic program skills. However, according to ad I' in agroup which has their goals and :1 ministrative sources, the level of stu expectations as a ,cQIl1mon ground. to its students which One player commented that being a dent input which now shapes the allows them to become as athletic department as an organiza Varsity athlete helped keep her from tion for student benefit would nearly becoming "caught up in all the trap involved as they wish, disappear, lost in the new regulations pings of dress and fashion" which she and to compete either in feels are prevalent at Saint Mary's. implemented to regulate these "paid athletes." The presence of scholarship Many athletes also have a stronger tercollegiately or within self-image and sense of personal abili the college community." athletes is also feared as a force which ty, more so than other students who would undermine the goal of fostering are not involved in athletics at all. student interaction and team growth The Saint Mary's Varsity program by placing the pressure of competi tion, as well as the expectations of per by Barb Blanchette now offers seven sports competing in The contact Saint Mary's can make the National Association of Inter formance, at a level where players are with high school athletes also adds to collegiate Athletics (NAIA). These no longer playing for the same non the strength of the athletics programs. monetary reasons. sports include Basketball, Tennis, Although active recruiting has been Softball, Swimming, Divirig, Track At an academically competitive slowed in the past five years, Saint liberal arts college like Saint Mary's, it varsity competition. The lai:gest of the Mary's has profited from the talents of is the idea of participation and dedica organized programs at the College is the many freshmen who are simply in tion which defines a successful pro the Intramural program, which boasts terested enough in sports to want to . gram. In the philosophy of both the a total of 1,116 participants in the become a part of the teams. The College and the NAIA is the state 1983-84 year, 236 of whom par methods most often used in recruiting ment, "a sound athletic program ticipate in interhall flag fo.otball. have been the awareness and contacts should be sponsored with the basic ticipated in these 1984 Olympics are Other intramural programs offered made by individual coaches, applica female student-athletes with academic . include co-rec volleyball, the Turkey tion interest questionnaires, and the responsibilities equaling their athletic Trot, tennis and racquetball ladders, interest generated by various orienta commitments. The life of a student co-rec soccer, softball and fitness, tion programs such as activities night. "[ don't think anyone athlete on any level, in international . workshops. The purpose of in In intercollegiate status, Saint takes it seriously; no one Wmen's athletics are fadrom new competitions or on the collegiate level, tram urals, according to an athletics Mary's is a nonscholarship school knows how much time in American universities and colleges, is difficult and at times frustrating. guidebook, is to, '~bring people classified in NCAA Division III as a but the female student-athlete is an Saint Mary's College offers an together in social and physical ac Class A school, competing in District the athletes put in, and emerging new image in the collegiate athletic program to its students which tivities for peaceful play and recrea 21 of the NAIA. Saint Mary's has been realm. Women are continuing to take allows them to become as involved as tion." -In this maimer, no one is re criticized for not offering scholarships; they underestimate the on a larger role in the sporting world, they wish, and to compete either in quired to be at any certain skill level, however the College has deliberately athletes' abilities. " as most recently seen in the spec tercollegiately or within the college nor must they bear the pressures of in- and' Field, Volleyball and Fencing. .chosen to be an academic institution tacular performances of' athletes .like 'community. Most students at Saint , tercollegiate competition. Though the travelling size of each with sports as' a sideline activity. Ac -A Saint Mary's MaryLou Retton and Mary T. Mary's lead a normal academic-social Similarly, club sports have been squad is limited, there is no limit on cording to Dr. John Duggan, College Junior Meagher in the Los Angeles Olympics. life, and take part in all forms of established to promote and develop the size of each team. The combina President, "We don't want to take our Many of the young athletes who par- athletics, from aerobic workouts to the interests and skills of their tion of all sqllads involved normally limited scholarship funds and give

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, ------~------purpose of providing the benefits of grams moving with little or no en their athletic skills in later life, in participation in athletics to as many couragement from the administration coaching, semiprofessional athletics, students as possible." In evaluating or from the Student Body. It may sur and as competitive members in the this statement it appears that this at prise many members of the College business world. titude stifles athletics, nearly hides it community to learn that in the last from the student body. There are three years Saint Mary's has sent a many student organizations which number of teams to the National publicize scheduled events and championships, where many SMC likewise it is the responsibility of the athletes were named All-Americans or College to publicize and support the Academic All-Americans. Another programs it organizes. There are surprising fact is that two Varsity "Wle Impw"";en" have been usually very few spectators at most swimmers, competing in a meet made over the last ten years (some athletic events. One senior athlete against Notre Dame in 1983, set pool teams didn't have uniforms or even a who participates on two Varsity teams records at the Rockne Memorial Pool. regular place to practice) it is now the feels, "The Student Body just doesn't Despite the good win-loss records task of the soon-to-be-implemented support the teams, there's nobody at and honors received, the general at Athletic Association, composed of the games, and that really makes a titude concerning women's sports is students, and the newly appointed difference in our attitude as a team." still very negative. This overall lack of Director of Athletics, to continue the Usually there is very little publicity interest in women's sports is partially improvements begun years ago. Saint su~rounding any given sports event, due to a societal trend which appears Mary's must keep up with changes in and, with the exception of the athletes in every college's athletic program. all the areas which affect the liberal spreading word about their own com The general feeling that women arts education, realizing the need for petitions, not many people really shouldn't be athletically involved is athletics in~he lives of "well-rounded know what is going on. The Observer being tackled by the presence of In students" and understanding the has been improving coverage over the tramural and Club sports, however, growing imp~rhince of dedication to last few years, and now students are and the issue of Varsity importance athletics in the lives of students .• aware that there is more than one ought to be considered more seriously Varsity sport. Yet student support of by all members of Saint Mary's Col the individual teams and competitions lege. Maybe more people should know of the efforts behind the successes of . the' Varsity teams, or of those graduates who have gone on to use

remains minimal. One junior, when questioned about the vis~bility of sports at Saint Mary's replied, "I don't think anyone takes it seriously, no one knows how much time the athletes put in, and they underestimate the Want to. Look Great for that 'athletes' abilities." A sophomore t/(').j:, replied, "Sports? At Saint Mary's?'~ "" Special Someone?: Little . emphasis is placed on physical activity' at Saint Mary's. Physical education courses are not re . Short on Cash? quired, and athletes on a' Varsity Sport receive C!nly 0.5 credits per ,Come and Meet your friends at sport, while those students in the choir and band receive 3 credits per , '~[h)@ W@[j'~~~if ~[h)@~ , .' semester. Also, Varsity athletics at Open Edison Rood at St. Rood 23 Saint Mary's aren't even given·a status Mon., Fri., Sot. equivalent to high school sports, for State Rd. 23 i 8-5 , I the students and coaches keep the pro- (Walking Distance from Campus) Tue., Wed., Thur. 277·0057 8-7:30

. 22 ,SCHOLASTIC/DECEMBER 1984 :SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 23 purpose of providing the benefits of grams moving with little or no en their athletic skills in later life, in participation in athletics to as many couragement from the administration coaching, semiprofessional athletics, students as possible." In evaluating or from the Student Body. It may sur and as competitive members in the this statement it appears that this at prise many members of the College business world. titude stifles athletics, nearly hides it community to learn that in the last from the student body. There are three years Saint Mary's has sent a many student organizations which number of teams to the National publicize scheduled events and championships, where many SMC likewise it is the responsibility of the athletes were named All-Americans or College to publicize and support the Academic All-Americans. Another programs it organizes. There are surprising fact is that two Varsity "Wle Impw"";en" have been usually very few spectators at most swimmers, competing in a meet made over the last ten years (some athletic events. One senior athlete against Notre Dame in 1983, set pool teams didn't have uniforms or even a who participates on two Varsity teams records at the Rockne Memorial Pool. regular place to practice) it is now the feels, "The Student Body just doesn't Despite the good win-loss records task of the soon-to-be-implemented support the teams, there's nobody at and honors received, the general at Athletic Association, composed of the games, and that really makes a titude concerning women's sports is students, and the newly appointed difference in our attitude as a team." still very negative. This overall lack of Director of Athletics, to continue the Usually there is very little publicity interest in women's sports is partially improvements begun years ago. Saint su~rounding any given sports event, due to a societal trend which appears Mary's must keep up with changes in and, with the exception of the athletes in every college's athletic program. all the areas which affect the liberal spreading word about their own com The general feeling that women arts education, realizing the need for petitions, not many people really shouldn't be athletically involved is athletics in~he lives of "well-rounded know what is going on. The Observer being tackled by the presence of In students" and understanding the has been improving coverage over the tramural and Club sports, however, growing imp~rhince of dedication to last few years, and now students are and the issue of Varsity importance athletics in the lives of students .• aware that there is more than one ought to be considered more seriously Varsity sport. Yet student support of by all members of Saint Mary's Col the individual teams and competitions lege. Maybe more people should know of the efforts behind the successes of . the' Varsity teams, or of those graduates who have gone on to use

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, .,i Pre-Heaven: A Major J for the Future by Laureen Wolfe

~ . Editor's Note: Recently, Scholastic spent an· afternoon having tea with Brother John Lavelle, and in the course of the discussion, the concept of "Pre Heaven" was humorously examined. While the content of that discussion was purely in jest, Brother John hinted at the underlying need for all students to achieve a fulfilling and long-lasting. religious experience while at. Notre Dame and Saint Mary's. Although "Halo Alignment, 101" probably won't become a part of our curriculum in the near future, Brotherlohn wishes to convey to students that our search for a career in this life shouldn't over shadow our far- reaching "career gO,al" of he~venly attainment.

Have you ever taken the time to figure out what will happen.to you once you have finished college, completed graduate school, and advanced in your career? Although many students plan now what they will be doirig fo~ the next 40 years, according to Brother John Lavelle, q.S~C., today is the timet9 be preparing for your afterlife, as well as for. your' temporal' career. "Pr~-, Heaven," a program designed to raise the collegiate mind to the loftiest heights of Christianity, has been proposed by Brother John to aid Notre, Dame and Saint Mary's students in becoming well-educated Catholics. Brother John says most students seem to be taking pre-med and pre"law, but he keeps waiting for the day when a student will declare a major called "pre-heaven." Brother John has recently decided to take it upon himself to introduce such a major for he feels it would be wise for studerits to prepare themselves for heaven now. He thinks that many young people worry too much about what comes next after college. "Sure that's wonderful, but there is something beyond," he concludeS. Brother lohn believes the students would find pre-heaven courseS en joyable and beneficial. Because heaven is a place of music, Notre Dame and Saint Mary's would provide mandatory music courses for their students. The music departments' choir classes would prepare the students to sing either bass or soprano for heaven. pdvate harp lessons would also be taught for a reasonable fee. . , Home Economics' courses, could fulfill some of heaven's requirements. The students would have to learn to prepare several desserts-divinity fudge, ;. I angelfood cake, and heavenly hash are just to name a few .. ." '. I The Physics department' woUld also have an astrophysics course, better I . ~'.' """'1'.' ...... : ! known as astronomy. This class will help the student locate heaven without . - ,',' ,.,"'" . II difficulty. " " Finally, the English and Humanistic Studies departments could provide I the studentswithinformation about the lives of good people. Brother John suggested studying the lives of Saint Theresa, DorothyDay, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Thomas More, and Thomas Dooley as a start. "Not that people would have to pattern their lives after them, but at least they could be in- , spired," he commented. .' .".'. .,. I Brother John encourages students, taking pre-med, pre-law,' and .",: engineering, to also take the pre-heaven program. Pre-heaven is an excellent program for those who want to graduate with a double major. For example, engineers can take courses in halo alignment and wing-balancing along with their other classes. 'This will not only fulfill their core requirements, but also their spiritual requirements. Once the student has completed the core courses in the pre-heaven pro gram, he can expect his degree later. How much later, no one can tell. But there will be a final test the student must pass once he arrives at the Pearly Gates. Not only will the final grade determine whether or not the student will be accepted, but Saint Peter will also take into account how much the student was involved in community service. By taking all this into considera tion, Brother John feels that heaven's governing.board will be able to deter mine just how much students have really learned at Notre Dame and Saint Mary's about life and a "career" aimed towardsheaven.•

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~------r t face haughty, and the audience would Werge says he is worried about the by actively respond to t~ese promptings. developing problems of television in Bud Luepke: Then Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar modern society. He says television Baby, becoming more and more en- . diminishes attentiveness, human con tangled in th~ tar. Br' er Fox trots by tact, and reflective capacities. He says, The and says, "Howdy, Br'er Rabbit, you "I tend to be appalled by the fact that look sorter stuck up dis mawnin." The people leave a blaring T. V. on when 1 ironic reversal of the double meaning come to visit. The human being "stuck up" is both funny and valuable' should be the priority. Television as a moral lesson. . stunts the imagination." People are Demise of Oral Oral tradition contained the very numbed by its impersonal qualities. spirit of a community. Through it, Unlike oral narrative, television lacks faculties of imagination, emotion and involvement, imagination, and in faith were developed. It unified a rxeo genuity. Unlike oral tradition, televi pIe in message, image, and dialect, sion spreads a shallow and general Tradition and provided constructive human in culture over many individual cultures. «One day Br'er Fox went ter wuk volvement. But these faults of television are en got 'im some tar, en mix it wid However, beyond idiomatic expres also indictments of technology. Werge some turkentine, en fix. up a con trap \ sions and such phrases as, "Where's says, "Technology creates distractions shun wat he call a Tar-Baby en he sot the beef?" America no longer has: a in which one can't remain attentive,'~ er in de big road, en den he layoff in functional oral tradition. 'The reason: and "technologi

sprung up, and with food becoming " Old Man to his feet. "Let's hurry , distant.' , ! more of a problem in the colder I, down to the fishing shed and get out Elberhart finally spoke. "What has of this weather." He led Old Man to weather, slum discontent was expected I to rise. ' got you down?" he asked. Old Man ! the small shack at the end of the 'pier,. Two years past, the town of ' st.raightened up on the barrel, wiped I He pulled the door open and rushed ' Greenwood ha:d plun'ged into an hIS nose on, the back of his hand, and" , Old Man inside, checking down the economic depression resulting from a did not make a sound. Elberhart gave I'I pier with a quick turn, of head to i failing fishing business. Most folks sur- out a cough but said nothing. In time, ", 28 SCHOLASTIC/DECEMBER 1984 ' SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 29

, - ~-~ ------I II vived the hard times, but many could not, and in time, a portion of Green The office room had grown sud Old Man sat wedged between two wood deteriorated into a slum a void denly quiet and warm, so still that old rotting water barrels on the pier. of continual darkness, and its ~esidents A warm wind had begun to blow and Fi cHon were ignored by the rest of the town. even Hank Bowman took notice and left his desk to go to the window. A the water slapped the sides of the The town was polled, and the area black darkness hung over the town of single-masted boats. Only the rags was named Slum Side, a place of filth Greenwood, a darkness darker than wrapped about his weak body offered and decay. A place shunned by the de the night itself. He stood there, a sud comfort against the coming rain. cent people of Greenwood. Even after den chill running through his body. Old Man spent all his nights this the town recovered from the depres The moon in the black sky had turned way, alone on the dock with the sion, conditions in the slum did not "i; red, and moments later, with the clanking and rattling of the old improve; they became worse. wooden fishing vessels~ The solitude I sharp clap of approaching thunder, ~lberhart lit a small oil lamp and vanished. It would rain soon. pleased him. It gave him a chance to set It on a shelf among the fishing sup Bowman turned away from the escape the town's watchful eye. Here plies. He and Old Man both sat window and returned to the desk. he could be away from the slum, ' perched on two barrels. Outside ,the' "The storm will surely bring the rats away from his home. Among the ships rain beat down upon the weather out of the sewer," he said, a strange he was in a different world. He beaten shack and danced wildly on the gleam alive in his eyes. He rolled his scratched his unshaven face and water, but inside all was calm. Old red tongue across his lips, and as he chewed slowly on a stale piece of by Chuck frhmaD, Man looked weaker and more tired did, a wicked grin cut across his face., bread taken from a trashcan on the than he had in the past, or so He sat back in his chair and laughed a harbor's edge. Time passed, and the Elberhart thought. His cheeks seemed deep sinister laugh. He found his weather grew worse. more sunken, his face more hollow. Before long he heard the quick Indeed food was already a problem in badge on the desk and pinned it assure himself that it was deserted and proudly on his chest. As soon as the cloppety-clopof footsteps along the the slum. Usually the children and brick harbor. The sqund of thunder that~o one h~d been watching. Once women of Slum Side would come to rain came the hunt would be on. certam, he du,cked inside and shut the nearly drowned them out. He heard a door. " , beg on the pier, barefoot and in rags rushed whistling and theI). a squeaky to ask for fish. Some would get luck;, , Elberhart' was of the few little laugh. Sergeant Elbert Elberhart ~ne others would get chased away, forced was making his rounds, just as he did , police officers that worked for the, to go hungry. But the begging was no town. And Greenwood needed only a every night. The skinny policeman ~onger allowed, and Elberhart thought few . Nothing terribly bad had hap stopped before Old Man and let out a It cruel. Most good folks detested the high-pitched chuckle, his small round pened in quite a long time. Elberhart sight of Slum Side dwellers wandering himself had never made an arrest in head bobbing as he laughed. down their clean brick avenues, "Fine night, eh," said Elberhart. fortyyears. Of course, there had touching their clean two-story brick Old Man nodded. "FiIle indeed," he a~ways been little wrong-doings: a homes, talking to their clean children, pICk-pocket her,e, an occasional coughed back, clearing his throat. He taking from their beautiful gardens, turned his head to the side and' spit in shoplifter, a barroom brawl. No none and now the police were expected to of the horrible crimes that to the water. town~folk keep them at bay, out of the good side A burst of thunder roared in the heard about in the big cities ever pap of Greenwood. But Elberhart made a pened. And because of this Green- ' night air, complete with a flash of single exception with Old Man. He wood was most proud. lightning, and then it started to rain. had always let the stranger sit out on But Elberhart kpew things grew" ' A violent wind swept, across the har- the pier each night. None of the good /i bor and Old Man shuddered. ," ' worse, and with ,winter soon to follow town people ever saw him, and he was Elberhart jumped with the start of the fall, conditions in Slum Side seemed always gone by morning, hobbled " I' doomed to deteriorate even further. I 'storm.," " back to the slums no doubt. I Already a handful of street gangs haq I ", "Come on," he squeaked, helping Old Man seemed oddly silent and I'

, - ~-~ ------Old Man met the gaze of his com he had been beaten; the sight of him panion and water collected in his old made me ill. He looked straight at me eyes. "Elbert," he struggled to say, his as he lay in his blood, straight into body shaking. "There has been a death me. I could feel him, searching One Writers Book in the family." A long silence fol through me, into my deepest and lowed, and then he told Elberhart this darkest places, into my heart. It was • story. then that he reached out his hand, and I grabbed it and did not Jet go. It Beginnings reVIew He was crazy, of course, and I had was the first sign of recognition I had always known it, but I never showed. ever got from him in two long years. our landscape: gratifying showing that there has seems startled by the con- it. He spent his days in one of the run And then he spoke, and for once I . our sensibilities in their been a mountain of mean- clusions she draws about down, grey brick buildings, in the sublime economy. In her ing rising behind you on her family and its rela- understood. "Brother," he whispered; latest work, One Writer's the way you've come, is tions; But the new concep- very darkness of Slum Side itself. And each word bringing pain. "You were by Mark Melchior Beginnings (Harvard rising there still, proven tions do not falsify her he was burning himself, and I could all I had; you were my world, 'cause University Press, $10), now through retrospect." earlier ones; instead, they have saved him, too. He would sit by Miss Welty traverses the Uniting her past with justify them as they do you meant the world to me~" And. course of her immediate present considerations in serendipity and its impor- a window near the doorway where then he died, and so did I. family history to reach a, One Writer's Beginnings, tance to our movement. there was no door, and stare out from confluence which time af- Miss Welty mixes fictional One Writer's Beginnings. behind splintered boards. All day he fordS to those who· court passages with nonfiction recovers the earliest traces Old Man looked at Elberhart. "I discovery and nurture to, at once, uphold the of young Eudora's percep- wouldba:bble, and smoke, speaking in know he crossed over," he said. "He memory. Where discovery line between reality and tions and draws from unknown languages. All day I would. went outside the slums, and now he is "[on the train] ... what arid memory converge, fantasy, and submerge it. them as rich sources of sit by him, never knowing if he knew dead. It has happened before. I have was new to me; not older one finds the clearly In describing her family, future understanding. This lighted path of truth, the she is alternately the is Eudora Welty's ar- I was there. He never spoke to me. seen it." . than ten, was a landmark And he would burn himself, but I to him. My father knew proper way of seeing what young Eudora coloring her cheology to render expHcit The rain outside had ended; the our way mile by mile; by lies beyond the train car perceptions magical and the relation of the writer never gave up on him. He kept me go storm had passed. Elberhart got up day or by night, he knew window. It is not in the fantastic, and Eudora the to her family and to her ing. For him I lived. I would find nervously, excused himself, and left where we were. Every blur which comes from fiction writer, observer of fiction. "The events in our scraps of food and some cigarettes in thing that changed under fixing one's gaze on a human frailty and falli- lives happen in a sequence the shack, his face red. Old Man's our eyes in the flying mark too near, nor is it in bility. The mixture is not in time, but in their the streets and bring them to him. I story had disturbed him and it, _. countryside was the the still frame which a marked by divisions significance to ourselves forced him to eat. He wanted to brought unpleasant thoughts into his . known world to him, the more distant focus affords, within the work itself; but they find their order, a imagination to me." rather, in the recognition in Miss Welty it seems, as timetable not neces- starve, but I fed him. I fed him for head. He hurried down the pier, Old . of both ways of seeing and she chooses to emphasize sarily-perhaps not me. I forced him to live. Eudora Welty's words Man watching from the door, towards come to us like the gifts of the ability to recall both, the continuous thread of possibly-chronological." His body was sickly white, you the outskirts of Greenwood, to keep a there is where the gift lies. revelation which brings If the book One know, and his face was like that of a "And suddenly a light is her to a respect for the Writer's Beginnings is not watchful eye on the border. thrown back, as when "unknown in a human , timeless, can our land- skeleton's. And his body was dotted your train makes a curve, lifetime." At times she scapes survive? with red marks, and I always ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·c wondered what sort of salvation a ,. cigarette could bring. He would press Hank Bowman walked into· the of.: darkness. He told himself that he had the lit cigarette against his skin, and fice and shut the door. He shook the forest and away from town. He cursed never talked to Old Man. He ,doubted his expression would never change, wetness from his hair and hunghis God for his brother's death. He cursed if the person even existed. One always and he never moved. He had a rain gear above the furnace. It was God because his brother's family had has strange dreaJ71s, he told himself, of desperate need to know that he was near dawn and Elberhart sat at the died. He cursed God for letting the misery and suffe:dng, but it surely real. I could have saved him. desk sipping coffee; he had finished woman and child drown. He cursed can't be reaL He wondered about .c' But three days ago, when I came with his night shift. Bowman slapped God for not letting his brother drown Slum Side itself; he had never been to the place, I found him gone. I his fellow officer on the back and then. He cursed God-for the storm there, rio one had. It couldn't be all never thought he moved from the win belched. that had turned the boat. He cursed dow; I thought he had been frozen. . that bad. It just couldn't be. Besides, God forbeing God. "I got two ~f 'em tonight," he ' things would get better. And content there, an insane statue. So I stayed m grinned. "One before the storm, and: Old Man stood on the road for a with that thought, he fell asleep; the the house for two days, too empty to one after." moment. He wondered how his night a fading memory. be sad. He was my life and now he Sergeant Elbert Elberhart nearly brother could have worshipped such was gone. choked on his coffee. pain. He wondered how the world And so it was tonight, before the V could allow it. coming of the storm, that I decided to IV In time, Old Man started off down' leave the house, and as I turned down Old Man walked through Slum the road. Once more he set off to Side all that night, and as the sun rose the alley I saw him, my brother, a Elberhart tossed and turned as he wander. The sun had dawned anew, he cut across the clean side of Green it black form crawling through the filth. lay in bed during the final hours of bright, yet not bright, darkness all the I hurried down to him, and I saw that wood to the single brick avenue that same .• curved back through the surrounding

30 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984 31 • Old Man met the gaze of his com he had been beaten; the sight of him panion and water collected in his old made me ill. He looked straight at me eyes. "Elbert," he struggled to say, his as he lay in his blood, straight into body shaking. "There has been a death me. I could feel him, searching One Writers Book in the family." A long silence fol through me, into my deepest and lowed, and then he told Elberhart this darkest places, into my heart. It was • story. then that he reached out his hand, and I grabbed it and did not Jet go. It Beginnings reVIew He was crazy, of course, and I had was the first sign of recognition I had always known it, but I never showed. ever got from him in two long years. our landscape: gratifying showing that there has seems startled by the con- it. He spent his days in one of the run And then he spoke, and for once I . our sensibilities in their been a mountain of mean- clusions she draws about down, grey brick buildings, in the sublime economy. In her ing rising behind you on her family and its rela- understood. "Brother," he whispered; latest work, One Writer's the way you've come, is tions; But the new concep- very darkness of Slum Side itself. And each word bringing pain. "You were by Mark Melchior Beginnings (Harvard rising there still, proven tions do not falsify her he was burning himself, and I could all I had; you were my world, 'cause University Press, $10), now through retrospect." earlier ones; instead, they have saved him, too. He would sit by Miss Welty traverses the Uniting her past with justify them as they do you meant the world to me~" And. course of her immediate present considerations in serendipity and its impor- a window near the doorway where then he died, and so did I. family history to reach a, One Writer's Beginnings, tance to our movement. there was no door, and stare out from confluence which time af- Miss Welty mixes fictional One Writer's Beginnings. behind splintered boards. All day he fordS to those who· court passages with nonfiction recovers the earliest traces Old Man looked at Elberhart. "I discovery and nurture to, at once, uphold the of young Eudora's percep- wouldba:bble, and smoke, speaking in know he crossed over," he said. "He memory. Where discovery line between reality and tions and draws from unknown languages. All day I would. went outside the slums, and now he is "[on the train] ... what arid memory converge, fantasy, and submerge it. them as rich sources of sit by him, never knowing if he knew dead. It has happened before. I have was new to me; not older one finds the clearly In describing her family, future understanding. This lighted path of truth, the she is alternately the is Eudora Welty's ar- I was there. He never spoke to me. seen it." . than ten, was a landmark And he would burn himself, but I to him. My father knew proper way of seeing what young Eudora coloring her cheology to render expHcit The rain outside had ended; the our way mile by mile; by lies beyond the train car perceptions magical and the relation of the writer never gave up on him. He kept me go storm had passed. Elberhart got up day or by night, he knew window. It is not in the fantastic, and Eudora the to her family and to her ing. For him I lived. I would find nervously, excused himself, and left where we were. Every blur which comes from fiction writer, observer of fiction. "The events in our scraps of food and some cigarettes in thing that changed under fixing one's gaze on a human frailty and falli- lives happen in a sequence the shack, his face red. Old Man's our eyes in the flying mark too near, nor is it in bility. The mixture is not in time, but in their the streets and bring them to him. I story had disturbed him and it, _. countryside was the the still frame which a marked by divisions significance to ourselves forced him to eat. He wanted to brought unpleasant thoughts into his . known world to him, the more distant focus affords, within the work itself; but they find their order, a imagination to me." rather, in the recognition in Miss Welty it seems, as timetable not neces- starve, but I fed him. I fed him for head. He hurried down the pier, Old . of both ways of seeing and she chooses to emphasize sarily-perhaps not me. I forced him to live. Eudora Welty's words Man watching from the door, towards come to us like the gifts of the ability to recall both, the continuous thread of possibly-chronological." His body was sickly white, you the outskirts of Greenwood, to keep a there is where the gift lies. revelation which brings If the book One know, and his face was like that of a "And suddenly a light is her to a respect for the Writer's Beginnings is not watchful eye on the border. thrown back, as when "unknown in a human , timeless, can our land- skeleton's. And his body was dotted your train makes a curve, lifetime." At times she scapes survive? with red marks, and I always ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·c wondered what sort of salvation a ,. cigarette could bring. He would press Hank Bowman walked into· the of.: darkness. He told himself that he had the lit cigarette against his skin, and fice and shut the door. He shook the forest and away from town. He cursed never talked to Old Man. He ,doubted his expression would never change, wetness from his hair and hunghis God for his brother's death. He cursed if the person even existed. One always and he never moved. He had a rain gear above the furnace. It was God because his brother's family had has strange dreaJ71s, he told himself, of desperate need to know that he was near dawn and Elberhart sat at the died. He cursed God for letting the misery and suffe:dng, but it surely real. I could have saved him. desk sipping coffee; he had finished woman and child drown. He cursed can't be reaL He wondered about .c' But three days ago, when I came with his night shift. Bowman slapped God for not letting his brother drown Slum Side itself; he had never been to the place, I found him gone. I his fellow officer on the back and then. He cursed God-for the storm there, rio one had. It couldn't be all never thought he moved from the win belched. that had turned the boat. He cursed dow; I thought he had been frozen. . that bad. It just couldn't be. Besides, God forbeing God. "I got two ~f 'em tonight," he ' things would get better. And content there, an insane statue. So I stayed m grinned. "One before the storm, and: Old Man stood on the road for a with that thought, he fell asleep; the the house for two days, too empty to one after." moment. He wondered how his night a fading memory. be sad. He was my life and now he Sergeant Elbert Elberhart nearly brother could have worshipped such was gone. choked on his coffee. pain. He wondered how the world And so it was tonight, before the V could allow it. coming of the storm, that I decided to IV In time, Old Man started off down' leave the house, and as I turned down Old Man walked through Slum the road. Once more he set off to Side all that night, and as the sun rose the alley I saw him, my brother, a Elberhart tossed and turned as he wander. The sun had dawned anew, he cut across the clean side of Green it black form crawling through the filth. lay in bed during the final hours of bright, yet not bright, darkness all the I hurried down to him, and I saw that wood to the single brick avenue that same .• curved back through the surrounding

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one Grandpa made years ago. He was ! ahead trampling the few branches : i which had dared to overgrow in it. I followed closely behind Grandpa's stable figure to hear more clearly the crunching sounas that his heavy, black boots made in the crisp, newly WSND fallen snow. The air was fresh. I could hear the birds which endured each winter in these mountains, and occa sionally the hoot of an owl passed my ears. The heavy scent of pine generously wafted through the gentle American Public Radio Nocturne Nightflight Daybreak! breeze. I felt the steady pulsation of WSND is scheduled to become part An alternative to contemporary rock Meridian/Tafelmusik of the American Public Radio Net programs in the South Bend area, life in the beauty and bounty of the Monday through Friday, WSND work in late September, allowing us Nocturne (12-?) brings not only new immense forest. ·features Daybreak (7-9 am), Meridian to continue bringing you a wide but innovative music to the rock I loved the Christmas Eve (12:15-1 pm) and Tafelmusik (5-7 pm), range of new and exciting fine-arts scene. candlelight service: I can hear the con shows which concentrate on . programs. These include: fident and assured voice of the shorter, lighter works as well as minister during his sermon and the The New York Chamber Series Jazz on WSND news and public affairs. Chr islmsc) melodious sound of my family singing The Cleveland Orchestra Each week there are 2 jazz shows on carols. In the dimness of the The Sunday Morning Program: the WSND: a jazz Nocturne which is I n Performance candlelight the prominent figure of latest in news and public affairs Sundays at 12 am following the Each Mo~day evening at 8,pm, Business Times: a close-up look at news, and the Jazz Gallery, Monday Jesus on the solid oak cross rose from WSND Will present digital record current business trends and evenings at 10 pm. the altar in silhouetted curves. ings of performances recorded in by Jodie Githens issues After the service, my mother would the South Bend area, including the The Record Shelf: a critical review of tuck me safely in bed beneath The First 50 Years Recital Series of the Notre Dame newly released classical Granny's neatly sewn patchwork quilt Marty Robinson explores the early Department and St. Mary's Depart recordings It is early December and I have small clearing. I vividly remember the to anxiously await the arrival of Santa days of recorded vocal music. ment of Music. WSND is proud to Baroque and Beyond been at Notre Dame nearly four beauty of the Currier and Ives scene. Claus. I would listen to my folks and Presented each Thursday afternoon announce our continuing tradition of months. The weather has grown cold; The cabin roof and chimney were grandparents remInISCe of The list will undoubtedly expand and at 1 pm by a grant from Audio broadcasting the very latest con Christmases and holidays past as they the snow is piled high; the roads and delicately blanketed, "downed" with vary from season to season, focus Specialists. c~rts by the South Bend Symphony, sidewalks are slippery, treacherously the comfort of the soft and glistening sat around the fireplace. The fireglow ing on the highlights of the musical directed by Kenneth Kiesler. costumed in translucent sheets of ice; snow. The moon shone clear and danced across the rafters as the fire calendar. the bitter winds blow carelessly and bright on those clean, crisp evenings, a blazed and crackled. Granny rocked ceaselessly over the flat Midwest beacon in the dark navy night against, in the reliable old rocking chair, sing plains. The weather protests the per the vast sky and its multitude of ing softly to herself the Christmas MONDAY sisting and rigorous schedule of twinkling stars. carols we had sung in church. Her WEDNESDAY SATURDAY classes, which has become a burden. Inside the cabin in the cedar closet gentle voice and her rhythmic rocking 1:00 pm Chamber Masterworks 1:00 pm Baroque and Before 12:15 pm The Vocal Scene with the difficulty and discomfort of were the boxes of handmade, lace were such a comfort that I listened un 3:00 pm San Francisco Symphony 7:00 pm _America in Concert 1:00 pm Saturday Afternoon Opera the long walks across. campus. decorations, colorful Christmas or til. ... 8:00 pm In Performance 5:00 pm New Releases Schoolwork and school activities are naments, and delicately carved, My thoughts are interrupted by the 10:00 pm The Jazz Gallery THURSDAY 6:00 pm Collector's Item constantly demanding and consuming wooden caricatures which would loud clanging of the radiator as the 1:00 pm The First 50 Years 7:00 pm The WSND Request every moment of the day. The days adorn a freshly cut spruce tree. There furnace clicks on to heat up my cold TUESDAY 7:00 pm In Recital Program continue hectically, always bringing were always fresh boughs of holly and room, and as I stream back into con 1:00 pm Music From Germany 8:00 pm Chicago Symphony new crises-a· double Emil, a research ' pine wreaths and cones to decorate the : sciousness, I am only sitting at my 7:00 pm From the BBC SUNDAY paper, a lost notebook, an outrageous mantel of the fireplace and to brighten desk looking out the window onto 8:00 pm The New York Philhar FRIDAY 12:15 pm Music From Oberlin- phone'bill, a blind date for formal. It's the hearth. Candles of cinnamon and south quad. The sun has seton the ex monic .1 :00 pm 20th-Century Masters 3:30 pm WSND RequestProgram cranberry and rose oil burned in the pansive horizon and twilight prevails. a Ferris wheel of emotions; and my 3:00 pm Phil~delphia Orchestra 8:00 pm On Stage . thoughts fight to repress some of the ' old ianterns. The aroma of Christmas It will be dark soon; I can already see * All times EST demands and requirements of instant permeated the cabin. the moon in its quarter phase as the adaptation and preparedness to focus Everyone shared in the prepara stars begin their nightly debut. I stop on the ever-increasing anticipation of tions to make the holiday meal a to think again for a moment of the up the: holiday vacation ahead, a lux magnificent feast. Grandpa and Dad coming Christmas holiday and smile urious reprieve .in the Christmas dy hunted the pheasant for our suc at the thought of my older sister in the season. culent main course as Great- last term of her pregnancy, expecting Our family passes each Christmas . grandfather had done in seasons past. to bring a fifth generation of family to holiday in a solid and. amiably In the old Franklin stove, Mom and our ritual celebration. Gazing out the weathered, sturdy log cabin, built by Grandma and Granny baked the dorm window I am warmed by the my great-grandfather in the recesses bread and a delectable array of beauty and bounty of nature and the of the Maryland woods. I can clearly cookies and pastries for dessert. My faraway imaginings of my children envision the last-mile. sleigh rides to sisters and I generously volunteered spending their holidays in our sturdy the cabin. When I was younger, our fingers to help clean the bowls of cabin in' the calm and peaceful Great~grandmother (Granny), colored icings. recesses of those lovely Maryland Grandma, and Mother rode in the Christmas Eve was my favorite day woods .• sleigh that Dad and Grandpa and of the vacation. After .our meal, we Great-grandfather tried to pull with donned our finest and warmest three little girls clinging to their legs clothing in preparation for our waJk trying to be big and helpful. It was so - to the little parish about a mile away. exciting to reach our destination in the We took our path to the parish, the

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ART QUEST '85 HARPER'S ESSAY CON Deadline: December 15, TEST WATERCOLORS & 1984 Deadline: December 31, WATERCOLORS 1984 Deadline: January 8, 1985 The University Art Museum of California Waving a first prize of The Louisiana Watercolor State University in Lo'n'g ,$1,000.00 and three sec Society most cordially Beach dangles $5,400 ond prizes of $500.00, welcomes artists to submit before artists whose works , Harper's Magazine invites original, water-based fall into one or more of full-time undergraduate, paintings (on paper) for ALL ARTISTS the following categories: college students to enter the 15th Annual Interna Deadline: December 22, Ceramics, Drawing, their essay contest, "The tional Competition. The 1984 Fiber, Glass, Jewelry! Idea of the Future." Par I exhibition will be held in 1 Metalwork,'Mixed Media, ,ticipants are requested to New Orleans, hosted by Oil & Acrylic, Photog Bergsma Gallery of Grand compose 1,500- to , the Trade Mart Gallery. raphy, Printmaking, Rapids, Michigan, is will 2,000-word, essays incor Artists who have not Sculpture, Wall Relief, ing to set free more than 1 porating this theme in previously received a L WS $3,000 in cash and pur ! I Watercolor. "Art Quest some way. The first-prize award may compete; and serves as ,a liaison between chase prizes for works in winner will be published all participants are limited artists, both prominent all media which qualify in in the magazine. to three slide entries. and promising, and their competition, Gerald Brommer, interna "Michigan: The Place and museums, g~lleries, art tionally renowned artist, dealers, consultants, cor The Lake II." Works will teacher, and past president porate buyers and the be handled as regular of the National Water gallery sales with a 40 % public." ,All initial entries BACH, HANDEL & color Society, will be the commission for the must be in slide form. SCARLATTI presiding judge. gallery; and artists will be Deadline: January 15, DRAWING & asked to submit retail 1985 SCULPTURE SHOW prices with their pieces. Deadline: January 11, Winners of both cash and In recognition of the 1985 purchase awards will be tricentennial anniversaries NATIONAL CHAMBER asked to join as regular of J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel MUSIC The 19th Annual Drawing gallery artists. Initial en and D. Scarlatti, the 1985 Deadline: February 15, and Small Sculpture tries will be in slide form. 1985 Show, sponsored by the Erwin Bodkey Competi Fine Arts people at Del tion is hosting three in South Bend will be hosting Mar College, welcomes all dependent contests, offer this year's Fischoff Na United States artists to ing $2,000 prizes in each tional Chamber Music submit two works, either of the three categories. in the drawing or the "The purpose of the com Competition in March, WRITERS & sculpture form. Approx petition is to encourage bringing in ensembles PHOTOGRAPHERS imately $3,000.00 in young singers and in from allover the United Deadline: January 31, awards, purchases, prizes strumentalists under' thirty States to "meet and inspire 1985 one another, share their and what-not is available, to perform music com and all submitted works posed before 1791." The music, and compete for , The Allegheny Review, a will be made available for Bodkey Competition is honor and prizes." The national journal of WRITERS & GRAPHIC purchase. Sculpture ~ill open to individual per competition offers $5,200 undergraduate literature, ' ARTISTS initially be judged by , formers as well as to participating andquali is calling. for submissions Deadline: December 15, slide, but all drawings ensembles, and candidates fying ensembles; and the ' Of short fiction, drama, judges insistthat the 1984 must be sent in. will be required to submit poetry and black-and a twenty-five-miimte tape. ensembles be from three to white photographs. The five members, the musical Alchemy Literary editors of the Review glad Magazine craves good repertoires consist of two NOTE' ly contribute $50.00 to the pieces of po~ti:y, prose, . complete works of con- , artist's cause upon , . photography and graphIC The Fine Arts branch of trasting style and period, publication. and ,that the average age art to publish. The Scholastic has more infor magazine is sponsored by o{ensemblemembers not mation on these competi San Francisco State exceed thirty years. tions and exhibits. If you University. ' have any questions, give us a call. : ; I':1 artistic expression

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by Kathleen Doyle I began to realize the misuse of "How are you?" about a year ago Two students pass each other on when I went to Mass at Flanner. I had their way to class. The following con had a miserable day and was an versation ensues: ticipating four midterms the following "Hello, Bob!" week-all on the same day. Well, I "Hi, Kathleen. How are youP" went to Flanner and, as I seated my There is no response. Why? Because self on an ugly orange vinyl chair, one Bob has kept on walking. of the hall staff members said, "Hi. What is this? It's an example of How are you?" And I answered what this column is all about-idle "Fine." I wasn't really "fine," yet I banter. gave the conventional answer. As I "How are you?" the polite question realized this, I said aloud, "Just turned greeting is one of those little average. In fact, terrible." My friends social conventions that have been from Flanner tried to laugh but in drained of meaning. It has become a stead looked embarrassed. My would convention that people uphold without have-been new friend frowned and knowing that they do or even why moved to a seat on the other side of they do. the altar. You can be sure I won't do When this "question" is used in that again. . greeting, no one wants or expects to There are lines similar to "How are hear anything other than "fine" or you?" in that they are in question for "pretty good." The closest you can mat and serve dually as salutations. ever get to letting someone know that One of these is "How ya doin'?" The your day hasn't been perfect is to proper English form "How are you do answer "not bad." The fact that they ing?" is not acceptable. Not only is may not even care how you are is this a slur on the English language, it's proven by the way many (like Bob in another catch-all conventional the example above) often keep on greeting. walking as they say it, anticipating the And then there's "How's it goin'??' usual answer of "Fine. How are you?" which is in most cases not preceded by Some people want to make "How . "hi" or "hello." What is "it," anyway? are you?" equivalent to the more How is "it" going, where? universal "hello" or "hi." (These two The inanity of this verbal tradition greetings are always used with those is promoted in language learning. you don't know well.) When ."How , . When J learned French, ."lapremiere · are you?" is used in· place of "hi" or lecon"was to say "Bonjour. Comment "hello," it is always said in a allez;..vousP" The response had the monotone with no rising intonation, a. same meaning as that in English. Only quality possessed by most questions. the sounds were different. "Bien. Et Obviously many of those who use this vousP" . as a salutation don't even recognize I guess this is an international the interrogative form they're using. phenomenon with no easy solution. Of course when ."How are you?" is But, having read this, maybe you'll be used in this manner it is always ex a bit more hesitant to greet someone pected that you will not answer, that with "How are you?" you should not answer. "Fine.". 36 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984

, , .---- ~~. . - -- idle banter by Kathleen Doyle I began to realize the misuse of "How are you?" about a year ago Two students pass each other on when I went to Mass at Flanner. I had their way to class. The following con had a miserable day and was an versation ensues: ticipating four midterms the following "Hello, Bob!" week-all on the same day. Well, I "Hi, Kathleen. How are youP" went to Flanner and, as I seated my There is no response. Why? Because self on an ugly orange vinyl chair, one Bob has kept on walking. of the hall staff members said, "Hi. What is this? It's an example of How are you?" And I answered what this column is all about-idle "Fine." I wasn't really "fine," yet I banter. gave the conventional answer. As I "How are you?" the polite question realized this, I said aloud, "Just turned greeting is one of those little average. In fact, terrible." My friends social conventions that have been from Flanner tried to laugh but in drained of meaning. It has become a stead looked embarrassed. My would convention that people uphold without have-been new friend frowned and knowing that they do or even why moved to a seat on the other side of they do. the altar. You can be sure I won't do When this "question" is used in that again. . greeting, no one wants or expects to There are lines similar to "How are hear anything other than "fine" or you?" in that they are in question for "pretty good." The closest you can mat and serve dually as salutations. ever get to letting someone know that One of these is "How ya doin'?" The your day hasn't been perfect is to proper English form "How are you do answer "not bad." The fact that they ing?" is not acceptable. Not only is may not even care how you are is this a slur on the English language, it's proven by the way many (like Bob in another catch-all conventional the example above) often keep on greeting. walking as they say it, anticipating the And then there's "How's it goin'??' usual answer of "Fine. How are you?" which is in most cases not preceded by Some people want to make "How . "hi" or "hello." What is "it," anyway? are you?" equivalent to the more How is "it" going, where? universal "hello" or "hi." (These two The inanity of this verbal tradition greetings are always used with those is promoted in language learning. you don't know well.) When ."How , . When J learned French, ."lapremiere · are you?" is used in· place of "hi" or lecon"was to say "Bonjour. Comment "hello," it is always said in a allez;..vousP" The response had the monotone with no rising intonation, a. same meaning as that in English. Only quality possessed by most questions. the sounds were different. "Bien. Et Obviously many of those who use this vousP" . as a salutation don't even recognize I guess this is an international the interrogative form they're using. phenomenon with no easy solution. Of course when ."How are you?" is But, having read this, maybe you'll be used in this manner it is always ex a bit more hesitant to greet someone pected that you will not answer, that with "How are you?" you should not answer. "Fine.". 36 SCHOLASTICIDECEMBER 1984

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