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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LIBRARY 1111 \Ill I II lllffii1mlll\~[31696 011381199llili1~ I II\~ II~ II' Volume 1 Issue 3 Annapolis, Md. and Santa Fs, N.M. February 1 • ard id 1 tes ' vzsz. The Board 'of Visitors and Governors 1s March 9 as the time for a · meeting to decide which of five ...,, ... .,,.,,.,will be selected as of its "''"'<!"'~"'"and Santa Fe camnuses. candidates are known on a weekly basis to the William W. whose community as they visit both campuses, presence, as one tutor obseved, has naa so the board's Search Committee decided much to do with the soul of the college, not to make a preliminary general release died in his sleep of an apparent heart of names on its long awaited "short list." attack in the early morning of January 6. James H. Frame, A '50, of New York He would have been 41 on February 13. City, Search Committee chairman; said A tutor for 15 years, he was eulogized the Search Committee and board's Exec during a memorial service by his asso utive Committee decided to take the pre ciates for his passion for learning and caution in order to protect the privacy of teaching, for his concern for the wisdom the four men and one woman on the list, of the heart, for his insights into the St. all of whom are employed. John's books, and for the care he gave "Our extremely tight security was the students. unanimous decision to proceed this way," One of St. John's most greatly loved he told a full board meeting at its January tutors, he was buried on a bright January 18 session in Santa Fe. It was reached the day in St. Anne's Cemetery, a few feet day before at a joint evening meeting of from the grave of the late dean and tutor the two committees. Jacob Klein. Streams of faculty and stu- Two-day campus visits began January 20 and will continue until February 28. Readers who have received letters Each candidate, with or without a spouse, from Mr. O'Grady consider as he or she chooses, is to visit both cam suitable for a possible memorial col- puses where the nominee will meet with lection are to send the and students. to Joe Sachs at the ... vmn;:1;:;•c. After their impressions are gathered the dents, shocked by his death that occured Search Committee will meet March 3 in the day after college reopened, moved Chicago to decide upon its final recom silently from St. Anne's Church, where mendations. the funeral service was held, to the brief At the March 9 board meeting in Dallas, graveside rites. Later that day there was a which will precede its regular April meet memorial service in the Key Auditorium. ing, it will put forward a nominee for each . The mourners included his wife of less campus, which the full board may either than a year, the former Josephine Good vote up or down. No procedures have win, '84; his brother, Terrence O'Grady, been worked out should one or both can of Green Bay, Wisc., and among his many didates be unacceptable. friends, his close friend and fellow tutor, But Mr. Frame suggested the board is l'\IAl'lltnS of a bucket that tells these illF11iil"lll'C:: ~,l'\ft"IO.C.fli'ti ...Hf'll Joe Sachs. Among the pallbearers were not expected to be faced with that prob absolute space are, from left, ......,.u ..., .. tutors Nicholas Maistrellis and Howard lem. l-IAim2ru·' and Michael Smith. Zeiderman, who had helped plan his wed- "We all feel any two of the five finalists (See O'Grady's P. 3) (See Search Draws P. 4) Achievements hailed t s 1 1 St. John's science program remains a Something rather surprising happens to remarkable achievement, well beyond that St. John's College students who go on to In the view of Annapolis tutor Leo putting the Santa Fe campus on solid . other liberal arts colleges require, accord graduate work. Raditsa,' the importance of the accomp financial footing, generally augmenting to Dean George Doskow, but the col Almost as many of them get doctorates lishments of Edwin J. Delattre's six-year the college endowments, and workiug for is not leaving it at that. in the sciences as in the humanities: 4.4 per presidency will show its significance dur the adoption of the two-president system, strengths and weak cent as against 4. 9 per cent, according to a ing the next ten years. Mr. Delattre's tenure has been a time of nesses of what he described as "the most study conducted by the Great Lakes Col In the opinion of John E. Robson, of major improvements in a number of oroblematic part" of the St. John's curric- leges Association for the 30-year period Chicago, former chairman of the Board of areas. Mr. Doskow said that while the between 1951 and 1980. Visitors and Governors, his presidency Among them he lists alumni relations, laboratories are better in most ways than The sizeable proportion in the human has represented a period of "significant admissions, faculty development, student they were several years ago, there still ities is expected. For St. John's, the figure positive change and progress for the col financial assistance programs, financial remains more to be done. for science is stunning, especially in this lege." systems, career counselling, and interac President Edwin J. Delattre has asked highly technological age which customar On June 30 Ed Delattre leaves the pres tion among the board and the teaching that before the end of the year the dean ily demands an undergraduate concentra idency he has divided between the Anna faculty on the academic program. present him with a set of recommen tion in a specialized area. polis and Santa Fe campuses, clearing the "My experience is that significant insti- dations so that the college m<.:1.y allocate Altogether IO. 9 cent of the alumni way. for two new presidents. (See Lab on P. 6) Science D. P. 7) Mr. Robson believes that in addition to Robson lauds P. 8) 2 THE 1943 plementation of the Executive Work Sta Martin Andrews is president of Long tion utilizing technology to incorporate Island Studios, USA, that represents a the graphics, and end-user activities," merger of his company with that of an an announcement from GTE Data Ser associate 's and becomes the largest pro vices states. ducer and distributor of films about Long 1970 Island. Their offerings include films that Edward M. Maderowski, A, is serving have won two Academy Award nomina as chairman of the Instruction Committee tions, three prizes for the Best American of the Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Travel Film of the Year, and a Grand Board of Education in Washington. Award for the Best Industrial Film of the 1972 Year. The University Press of America has Long Island Studios is located in North published a book by Theodore A. Young, Babylon, N.Y. Martin and his wife Jean SFGI'72 entitled Completing Berkeley's spend every weekend at their shoreside Project: Classical vs. Modern Philosophy. place in Southold, "a marvelous hideaway The book discusses Berkeley's defense of amidst a splendid setting as we both love the classical moral philosophy of virtue. beaches and water-watching. A Greek Ted is a professor of philosophy at Grand community has appeared some miles to Valley State College, Allendale, Mich. the east of us, and we think that Long Island Sound reminds them of the 1973 Aegean." Donnel O'Flynn, A, was awarded a 1948 master of divinity degree from Virginia. Cave has left his position as man Theological Seminary last summer. Fol aging editor of Time magazine to become lowing ordination as a deacon, he was corporate editor of Time, Inc., its second appointed curate of Christ Episcopal highest editorial post, a move seen as Church, New Haven, Conn. putting him first in line for editor-in-chief His wife, Janet Christhilf O'Flynn, '74, of all Time, Inc., magazines. Henry A. A, wrote last fall that Donnel anticipated Grunwald, who now holds that title, re being ordained to the priesthood. Before tires two years hence. moving to New Haven, Janet, an occupa "But Time, Inc., frequently moves top tional therapist, worked with children executives around lo give them experience with learning disabilities for Arlington in various roles, and it isn't assumed that (Va.) County schools. She is taking a year Mr. Cave eventually will be named to the off to stay home with a new daughter, s s top post," The Wall Street Journal wrote Kathleen Chase O'Flynn, born last July Harrison Sheppard, A '61, has found a Franks, Bob Davis, Aµgusta Goldstein, in considering possibilities. 13. The O'Flynns also have a three-year way of conveying beauty, order, and disci George Elias, Robert Di Silverio, and old son. "A Time spokesman said it is 'way too pline iQtO the lives of eight students at the Santa Fe's admission~ dir,e-c;tor,_ lyliu;sha early' to speculate who will get Mr. Grun 1975 Delaney Street Foundation, a San Drennon. · - wald's job, though he acknowledges 'of Brother Philip J. Valley OSB, SFGI Franciso rehabilitation program for ex The Delancy Street Foundation, which course ( Messers Cave and Jason Mc Man '75, received his doctorate in English edu drug addicts. He is teaching them Books I has had a remarkable success rak. w:as us, Time's new managing editor) are cation and humanities last June from New and U of Euclid's Elements.