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a photography studio in Howard Lake. first-year medical student at the U of ... STEVEN KUTCHER, 1005 12th Ave He has been employed by Quammen Minnesota. . .. DAVE FARNESI, 13711 SE, Apt 101, Minneapolis 55414, is a Commercial Photography, and Photo­ S Stewart, Riverdale, IL 60627, is an bank auditor with Bremer Service Co. graphers, Inc., a firm specializing in auditor with Arthur Andersen and Co. . .. EDDIE LEE, 1772 Oakdale Ave, Apt wedding and portrait photography...... DANIEL FOSTER, 100 W Grand 304, W St. Paul 55118, is a quality Dr. LARRY GULLY, choir director at Ave, #103, Englewood, CO 80110, is engineer at Sperry-Univac. . .. ROBERT St. Mary's Church in Little Falls, won manager of Three Wishes Toys and LENHARDT has been furthering his first place in the nation in hymn im­ Hobbies; he is active in Colorado Right education in languages having spent the provisation at the convention of the to Life Organization and fast-pitch last two years in France and Switzer­ American Guild of Organists, held in softball. . . . STEPHEN FROST, 257 land. He is presently in Lima, Peru, Atlanta. As winner of the national Frontier Hall, U of Minnesota, is pres­ studying and working to pay for his honor, Larry received a $1,000 post­ ently working on a master's in ecology travels in the country. . .. ROGER doctoral scholarship and a trip to HoI­ and doing research involving social LINDMARK, 12810 W Fairmont Ave, land this summer, where he will enter structure and vocal communication in Butler, WI 53001, is a part-time house the international competition for hymn red squirrels. . .. SCOTT FUREY, Rt 2, painter and is attending an adult edu­ improvisation. Dr. Gully holds an in­ St. Joseph, is an admissions counselor cation class pursuing a private pilot's ternational doctorate, awarded him with at St. John's. . .. JOHN GARDNER, license. . .. JOHN PARR is a student honors from the U of Munich, Germany, 1219 5th St Rt 3, Isanti 55040, is a at North American College, 00120 and the U of Minnesota. . . . JIM child care worker at the Minnesota Vatician City State.... TIM QUINLAN, HEClMOVICH, Hibbing, is a cost en­ Sheriffs Boys' Ranch. . .. PHIL GERBER 2801 Pillsbury Ave S, Minneapolis gineer for an electrical contractor. He was selected as Mr. Skyway by the 55408 is a labor foreman with Jesco, uses his math and statistics in fore­ Minneapolis Skyway News. He lists as Inc. ... RICH RAJAClCH, 1630 S 6th casting labor costs and requirements, his interests racquetball, musical theater St., Apt D-603, Minneapolis, is a first­ projecting contract costs and super­ and dance. . .. ED GIRRES is alumni year dental student at the U of Minne­ vising billing. . .. A letter carrier at director and prefect at St. John's Prep sota School of Dentistry. . .. DAVE the Normandale Branch Post Office in School. ... DANIEL GROEBNER is in RILEY, 5012 11th NE, Seattle, WA Edina, AL SIMONETT's address is #18 the medical school at the U of Minne­ 48105, is a graduate student at the 7720 Penn Ave S, Richfield 55423. sota. . .. PAT HIROGYEN is attending U of Washington.... PAUL SCHNEPF the U of Minnesota Graduate School of is working for a firm on the Com­ Tom A. Thibodeau, Chm. Journalism.... STEVE JOHNSON, 128 modity Exchange in Chicago. His ad­ Prince George, British Columbia Crothers Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, is a dress: 111-F, 560 Lawrence Rd, Rodelle, KIM KULP is now managing Quadna 1977 JD candidate from Stanford Law IL 60172 .... TODD SCWEIGER, 9 10th Mountain Lodge, a year-round resort in School. '" BILL JOYCE, 1400 9th Ave S, Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201, has Hill City, MN. . .. PATRICK LEUNG St. Cloud 56301, is a child care worker a para-legal position with VISTA .... has accepted a position with Air at the St. Cloud Children's Home. . .. MIKE SHAUGNESSY is working for Canada. His new address is 500 33rd DANIEL KEISER, 4521 Harriet Ave S, St. Benedict's Parish in Avon. . .. Ave, #203, Lachine, Quebec H8t 1Y9, Minneapolis, is a truck driver with JAMES SHEELEY is a technical staff Canada. '" MICHAEL SCHLOSSER is Atlas Garbage Disposal. His tropical member with Spira, a company of presently serving his second year as a fish just successfully hatched 200 fry. dancers in residence at the College of Peace Corps volunteer in the rural He is also assistant Scoutmaster of Boy st. Benedict.... BOB WELLE, 1650 West fishing community of BoorouaIlie, St. Scout Troop 88 .... GERALD KITTOCK, Hwy 36, Apt 254, Roseville 55113, is Vincent, West Indies. He teaches math Box 303, St. Joseph 56374, is a teacher an employment interviewer with First and Spanish to secondary students. in the Upsala Area Schools and active National Bank of Minneapolis. . . . in the SJU Alumni Association and ALBERT WONG, 1002 22nd St NW, Associates, Minnesota Education Assn. Greg Melsen, Chm. vVashington, DC 20037, is a student at Hopkins, MN 55343 and the Central Minnesota Reading George Washington U Medical School. Council. ... PAUL KOHANSKI lives at ... THOMAS WYSOCKI, 17 Fox Run TOM BECKER, 415 1/2 Frank Phillips, 1146 E 76th St, Cleveland, OH 44103. Ln, Columbia, SC 29210, is district sales Apt 9, Bartlesville, OK 74003, is a com­ ... PETE KROGER, 549 Orange St, representative with National Presto In­ puter operator with Phillips Petroleum New Haven, CT 06511, is a graduate dustries. Wife: Debbie.... DAN ZURN, Co. " .AL BIELAT, Grandview Mobile student in Chemistry at Ya I e. ... Apt 6, 516 SE 5th St, Minneapolis Park, Red Wing 55066, is a senior high DAVID KUJAWSKI, 2956 Howard 55414, is a graduate student and teach­ math teacher. ... RICH EVANS, 325 Court, St. Paul 55109, is an analytical ing associate in the physics department Harvard St SE, Minneapolis 55414, is a chemist with Gillette Manufacturing Co. at the U of Minnesota. From the President The recent events in Southeast Asia have reminded us once again that American power is limited. We have suffered defeat. It is im­ Saint John's portant for us to examine how the suffering we have endured stacks up against the suffering of the righteous presented in Peter's epistle. Vol. 14, No.4 Peter tells us how Christ, an innocent man, was robbed of His life. His innocence should have been His protection. Yet he did not raise Spring, 1975 a hand or even His voice in self defense. As Christians, we must ask Editor: Lee A. Hanley '58 ourselves if we are following Peter's call to walk in Christ's footsteps. Saint John's is published quarterly (Winter, Spring, Sometimes I fear our heroes are made of different stuff than Summer and Fall) by the Office of Communica­ tions, St. John's University. Second Class postage long suffering and gentleness. They are men of force: the quick and paid at Collegeville, MN 56321 and additional forceful man of peace, Henry Kissinger, or the man of action, the entry at St. Claud, MN 56301, granted January 28, 1969. Duke, John Wayne. Whether a nuclear bomb or a fist, the use of force is their art and we are their imitators. ALUMNI OFFICERS ELECTED The experiences of suffering and powerlessness marked the lives Richard Pope '58, President of Jesus and the early Christians. As the good shepherd, the gospel Roger Scherer '58, Vice President Clement Commers '57, Secretary presents a humble, meek Jesus; the title itself frees Him of the image Robert Bray '40 Gerald Donlin '55 of status and power. The early shepherd did not drive his herd with Gene Koch '51 prods or dogs. He walked ahead and they, recognizing Him, followed Dr. Martin Rathmanner '57 EX OFFICIO Youngest fiddler: six-year old behind. This image is fundamental to the meaning of the parable Abbot John A. Eidenschink, OSB '35, Hon. Pres. Todd Goehring, Hitchock, SD. Fr. Michael Blecker, OSB, University President of the good shepherd. Fr. Alan Steichen, OSB, '68, Preparatory School Headmaster I do not think the disasters of Southeast Asia or the parable of Paul Mulready '50, Executive Governing Board Representative the good shepherd will teach America a lesson. Even if we were to Kevin Hughes '58, Past President hear the Angel's final trumpet blast, I doubt that this nation would Michael Ricci '62, Development Director David Thorman '69, Alumni SecretarY For a century now young The Warner Palaestra's arena was divided into renounce force and international intervention. It is all the more men at St. John's University have been studying the two main areas, one for musical goings-on and the necessary that we, as Christians, learn and act the bitter truth that works of Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Paganini. other for the arts and crafts fair where local artisans ours is not a wholly Christian country. If we, as Christians, follow This spring, however, two days were devoted to displayed and sold work in pottery, tooled leather, our shepherd, there is no doubt that He will not lead us on paths celebrating a different style of music, a style that glassware, handweaving, engraving and etching, others would have us take. was created by men who never heard of dissonance, quilting, beadwork, toymaking and candlemaking. Because we are more than sheep, we have the option of imitating INDEX Page counterpoint or chromatics, men who spent their Also exhibited were homemade fiddles, dulcimers, our shepherd. We can begin by reflecting on the role of force and lives in coal mines and behind horsedrawn plows. thumb pianos and fretless banjos, complete with en­ violence in our own lives. We, as individuals, and Saint John's, as SWAYED PINES: During the entire weekend of April 26-27 - from thusiastic explanations on how you can build one an educational institution, must integrate this sense of the value of ETHNIC MUSIC, noon to midnight each day - more than three thou­ yourself. Christ's witness into all we do. CRAFTS ABOUND 1 sand people sat, clapped, frolicked and danced in During the two days musicians performed on May the risen Lord give us all the courage to imitate His gentle­ the new Warner Palaestra at the Second Annual fiddle, banjo, steel-string and classical guitar, auto­ by Paul Cofell ness and long suffering, the strength to share in the suffering and Swayed Pines Folk Festival. harp, hammered and plucked dulcimer, accordian, powerlessness of the poor and' oppressed and the wisdom to recognize This year's event included an old-time fiddle dobro, mandolin, harp guitar, piano and many other what is essential to deserve to be called peace makers. MEMORIES OF A contest, an arts and crafts fair, a square dance and instruments: much of it was tape-recorded for pos­ FRIEND - A GENTLE, performances by many talented musicians. President terity. On Saturday evening a square dance company LEARNED MAN, Sin rely, Michael Blecker, 058, who founded the Festival last from the St. Cloud area demonstrated various steps, O. W. PERLMUTIER ...... 5 year, arranged sponsorship for this year's event reels and promenades and then instructed a willing by Stan Johnson '75 through the Catholic Aid Society and the SJU In­ audience in doing the art of square dancing. N,~~~! ~cM/ stitute for Regional Culture; Brendan Doyle and Planners believe the Swayed Pines Festival has SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE Steve Meyer, lifelong Collegeville residents, acted as Mic ael Blecker, OSB a special purpose: that some of the precious culture AND RELIGIOUS FAITH 8 chief organizers, in association with Fr. Brian Millette, Pres dent and fading lifestyles of our area will be preserved, by Fr. Ray Pedrizetti, OSB OSB, this reporter and others. remembered and perhaps even revitalized; for almost The high point of the festival was Saturday gone are the days of a man carving a musical instru­ ST. JOHN'S NEWS REVIEW .. 13 afternoon's fiddle contest featuring 30 Midwestern ment with his own hands and using it to accompany ON THE COVER: fiddlers. Tom Ambrose '68 of WCCO-FM and Gar­ his singing of traditional, ethnic songs.~ .. Trophies awarded to winners of the Second Annual Swayed Pines SPORTS REVIEW ...... 16 rison Keillor of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) were Fiddle Contest were crafted by Steve Meyer of red oak from the masters of ceremonies. Keillor, KSJN-FM's Prairie St. John's woods and brass. ALUMNI NEWS REVIEW . . .. 17 Home Companion, presented the top three per­ The author: Paul Co fell, a former St. John's student, formers trophies hand-crafted by Meyer from brass is an artist-musician living near campus. He is the son and red oak taken from St. John's forest. of William Co fell, SJU education professor. 1. 2.

1. Tom Ambrose joined Garrison Keillor as masters of ceremonies. 2 - 5. Fiddlers with varied backgrounds and ages (including 10-year-old Bruce Hoffman [photo 4] who was accompanied by his father) participated in the fiddle contest. 6. An estimated 3,000 persons attended the festivities. 7. Minstrel Neil Christian, here playing the harp guitar, was one of many musicians participating in the second annual affair. 8. A relaxed atmosphere was evident throughout the two days. 9. An impeccable Swedish style of fiddle playing gave Paul Dahlin (right) the top prize in the contest. 10. Craftsmen discussed their trades with interested buyers. 11. Demonstrations made the craft show more than a flea market. Photos by John McTigue, Lee A. Hanley, Thorn Woodward

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8. MEMORIES OF A FRIEND • A GENTLE, LEARNED MAN, O. W. PERLMUTTER

by Stan Johnson '75

There have been, are, some beard's Castle while we drank wine and chatted. good professors at St. John's. Fr. John Howard, Dr. Perlmutter, dressed informally in a loose-fitting OSB, taught me to be relaxed and to let go of my wool shirt, came a little late; he stayed home a few striving for grades and success. Norman James, who minutes while his family ate supper. I poured him gave me permission to become a child and play, a glass of wine and we drank while we waited for taught me the importance of balance between work supper, which took longer to prepare than we ex­ and play. Fr. Rene McGraw, OSB, destroyed all my pected. When the spaghetti came, our small class illusions of sinking myself completely into any role: had drunk more than a gallon of wine, so our tongues student, psychologist, lover, etc. People are restless. were loose and our talk rambled about the nature Their lives change and occasionally become difficult; of people. He had mastered the technique for eating then people need the support and nurturance of spaghetti, and finished eating before the rest of us. friendships based on understanding. Dr. O. William He reflected about W. W. II, when he was a fly-boy Perlmutter showed me that a man can be nurturing, in the air force. He worked in intelligence. He ex­ idealistic and compassionate regardless of the situa­ plained that the German air force had few bombers tion. As a book lives only because of the reader, but many fighters which had to be destroyed before the dead live only because the living determine the allied bombers could penetrate Europe. To safeguard dead man's reputation. their air fields from bombing, the Germans moved In the first week of March, for a brief moment them every few months. Because spies were too while I ate lunch, I had the feeling I had eaten the slow and inadequate to report accurately the loca­ same meal before with the same three friends seated tions of the moving air fields, the British intelligence around the table. Deja vu is a bad omen, has been people devised that the fastest and most accurate since high school. At four in the afternoon I woke method to find the air fields was to monitor German from an hour nap; my head felt split, as if a chunk pilots' conversations and follow them to their fields. of brain had been ripped out. Strange, I usually As the plane approached German territory, Dr. feel rested and alert after a nap. I took two aspirin, Perlmutter scanned the high frequency end of his walked to the library and attempted to study radio, and wearing warm nylon gloves, he recorded Heidegger while I listened to Brahms' third sym­ enemy pilots' conversations. The intelligence corps phony and drifted through a musical pasture at decoded the conversations, located the fields and sunset. My headache went away, I relaxed and sank bombed them as they sprung up. deeper into the chair. Almost intuitively my body He laughed about the composition of the intel­ prepared itself for the shock waves of a death-a ligence corps-all the members were college gradu­ friend's death. Medical technology failed to contain ates in classics, Greek, literature and social science; Dr. Perlmutter's widespread cancer. no one was a career man. As he talked, his face Last fall I was enrolled in Dr. Perlmutter's senior honors class. In early December o. W.'s honors class met for spaghetti supper in 4th Pat The author: Stan Johnson, a May, 1975 St. John's grad­ lounge. That week's book was In Bluebeard's Castle, uate from Lake Crystal, is planning to continue his and, appropriately, we listened to the opera In Blue- studies in psychology in grad school this fall. Saint 5 ...

smiled-not a malicious smile, but in praise of the speeches to the Chamber of Commerc~, faculty or writing. Between business meetings he wanted to to some people. Out of the corner of his eye, he ingenuity and combined effort of several countries regents. Once again I saw the man who directed walk outside in the fresh air. The trees were rich looked at me, smiled and asked, "You are not going to solve a problem. Reflectively, he saw the war several romances by writing love letters for friends with green leaves and the lilacs had bloomed late. to start that again, are you?" I sensed my chiding through humane eyes. When I was a child I would in his flight crew. He loved to write and enjoyed We stood on the hill behind the monastery, talked had hit a sensitive area and I agreed that I would not. have wanted something more exciting than human writing letters for his friends who relied on his about Aristotle's Lyceum as the model of education Most of O. W.'s life was influenced by his anecdotes about the war; but television exposed the literary skills; after all, O. W. preferred to pack and looked over the white-capping Sag and rippling idealism. I could count on his idealism to be present; pain of Vietnam and numbed my thirst for glorious Thoreau, Ovid and Marx in his flight bag instead woods, the leaves turning over, light and dark, in when it was not, I was slightly disappointed. I envy of gear. accounts of battle. the wind. The scene enchanted us. We forgot about it, but I am afraid that it makes me vulnerable to His face was happy. The good food, wine and The plane crew was a community of friends economic inflation, depression and war. We moved failure. As Academic Dean at Kent State, Dr. Perl­ our fascination kept him reflecting. After many who grew to respect and understand each other for on. mutter built Taylor Hall, the performing arts building bombing missions he recognized the voices of Ger­ At the corner by the seminary we met Fr. God­ that was in the center of the Kent State protest man pilots whom he never saw but gradually came frey [Diekmann, OSB] who had just been collecting when four students were killed. In pictures of na­ to know through his monitoring. On one mission, mushrooms. They exchanged greetings in German tional guardsmen shooting at protestors, Taylor Hall a pilot whose voice Dr. Perlmutter recognized re­ He saw the development of community and from his bag, Godfrey pulled out three large can be seen in the background. Taylor Hall is quested to land but was denied permission and at St. John's as an ideal way to heal mushrooms and placed them in a Johnnie Bread bag distinctive because white pillars surround it. He directed to another field. The pilot pleaded to land. which he gave to Dr. Perlmutter. Godfrey's gen­ struggled for the white pillars against state execu­ Dr. Perlmutter became involved with his story; a the alienating effects people suffer in erosity pleased Dr. Perlmutter, who cited their ex­ tives. In what started as a spontaneous chat but gleam came over his face; he rocked slightly in his modern society. change as a perfect example of the community spirit lasted a couple of hours, he said his greatest dif­ chair and shouted, "Ich musse dringend, Ich musse which we talked about so often. We walked past ficulty in building Taylor Hall was the state execu­ dringend-I've got to go, I've got to go." The pilot the cemetery, the beehives and into the woods where tives who thought the building was too "pretty" and was allowed to land. I was prepared for a battle Dr. Perlmutter excused himself, walked off the path, "extravagant" for a state school. The taxpayers account and laughed at the story's unexpected out­ survival. For Dr. Perlmutter, "friendship is the key turned.' his back and urinated. No pretense. I liked would complain. come. word in community;': this same bond brings people that. He chuckled. He still thought their thinking together for a funeral to bid "peace" one last time. was ludicrous because an uglier building would cost He saw the development of community at St. John's a fraction less than his building. I agreed and com­ In his office one morning as an ideal way to heal the alienating effects people an honorary member of plimented him on his building. Ohio is a cheap last fall I told Dr. Perlmutter about my frustrations suffer in modern society. When Dr. Perlmutter intro­ As the student government's convocations committee for state with signs in front of dorms which boast that of working with the Black Student Union in bringing duced the idea of community as a concept around speakers, he loved exploring possibilities for speakers no taxpayer's money finances dormitories: they pay Angela Davis as a speaker to St. John's. Dr. Perl­ which the entire University curriculum might be and began, in spite of his own work load, to write for themselves. When I asked Dr. Perlmutter for mutter was sensitive to the injustices suffered by organized, his suggestion was met by a mixture of personally to speakers we had agreed upon. Our his advice about graduate schools, he advised against black Americans. He walked to his office door, suspicion and support. The suspicions were based committee met in his office, a modest but impressive any state school in Ohio. And as he worked at his closed it--something he had never done before­ on misunderstandings. Some feared that organiza­ room with filled bookshelves covering half of two custom-made stand-up desk, he volunteered to write and sat down at his round work table. The mood tion around a single principle would limit their walls. He had no need to sit behind an executive's recommendations for me. He said he "would love to." was gentle as he related his Jewish experience during academic freedom. But Dr. Perlmutter did not intend desk; we sat in swivel chairs around his writing He read my essay of objectives for going to W. W. II to today's black experience. He was an­ to limit academic freedom; he saw community as a table. He noticed that the sun was in my eyes; he graduate school, handed it back marked with red, noyed that white society forgot about the black way to make students aware of what it means to be walked over and drew the blind-first one way, then smiled and said it was good. The rest of the day situation once Vietnam began to tear us apart. human in a society of people. Immediately after German bases had been taken, the other, to see which side shaded the best. He I felt great. In warm smiles he mentioned that he There was little need to be formal around Dr. he was rushed into the bases as a member of intel­ wore a brown tweed suit; he wore mostly tweeds, had started to write again, but unlike myself, he Perlmutter. His colleagues called him Bill. Most ligence to examine and collect important German old but durable and with a distinguished look. wrote early in the morning, about three hours after frequently, students and faculty referred to him documents. He was among the first to enter Dachau. With his Mont Blanc he wrote down speakers' I had gone to bed. He said he worked his best early simply as O.W.P. or O.W. There were a few who As he commented on Dachau's atrocities, the bright, names. That pen fascinated me and I asked if I in the morning after a hot shower and a big cup disagreed with him as an administrator. Yet they warm sun shined as a paradox through the Venetian could write with it. Smiling like a school boy, he of hot coffee. still liked-even loved him. All who knew him blinds. At this point in his life he hated the Germans grabbed the pen, held it to his breast pocket, looked One Friday late in January he called me into liked him. as blacks and whites have hated each other. He at me over the top of his half glasses and said in his office and asked me to do him a favor. He wore a pistol wherever he went and, out of enraged His vision and the programs it brought forth a loud voice, "No." I was momentarily hurt by the looked languid and had dark fatigue circles around emotions, came close to shooting several non-com­ probably attracted more than their share of criticism. rebuff and became a child myself. He explained his eyes. I knew he was overworked and pressured. batant Germans. This startled me. I had never In my judgment, most frequently such criticism re­ how the writing point of a fine pen developed to I needed advice, but saw the opportunity was wrong imagined O. W. as a violent man. His bitter hatred sulted from lack of communication and misunder­ the touch of the writer; another writer would spoil to ask for it. He told me to catch him before he for Germans frightened him. He requested and was standing. I asked him once how he accepted what the point. With a gleam in his eye he said writing went home for supper. Late that afternoon I arrived granted transfer out of Germany. Five years later, appeared to be overwhelming criticism and resistence with his Mont Blanc was an "exotic experience." at his office but he had already gone. The office after overcoming his hate, he moved back with his without any noticeable disturbance. It wasn't easy, I certainly did not want to destroy that. was empty unlike the other empty offices inside the he said, and noted that his family asked him the quad on a late Friday afternoon. family to Germany to live for several years. Our I teased him about his idealism and he teased same question. But he knew how to encounter flak: mood was serious, sensitive, reflective-the peaceful me about my striving to be practical. He focused After the funeral the congregation walked a man has to see and to understand his situation in world where friends share their interior feelings. more towards the abstract, social level, while I through the quad and along the cold, windy road its total context; otherwise, his plans collapse and His eyes were moist. I could almost see a tear. For focused on the individual as the foundation of so­ to the cemetery. I had walked this route many a few moments he had become a Jew, a member of he fails himself. ciety. If you want to change society, first change times with Dr. Perlmutter. By his office our dis­ a harassed people who felt pain and discrimination. the individuals; don't waste time dabbling in abstrac­ cussions started to come back. I laughed-a laugh I rarely saw him as a Jew. tions. As we walked one cold November afternoon, of absurdity. I walked the steps we had walked I opened the door to leave; he wished me Last June I arrived back I mentioned his approach toward liberal arts educa­ before, but this time to his grave. We waited in "peace," in a sincere, warm tone not heard in at St. John's to talk with O. W. about a paper I was tion was at times too idealistic, even unreal, according the cold. The wind rustled the pines. 0

6 Saint Saint 7 - He jealously guards certain areas of categorized as instances of knowledge consciousness" on purpose. By "cog­ SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND RELIGIOUS FAITH speculation regarding God, morality or not. They reveal themselves as nitive" I mean whatever can be char­ and religious worship. These areas walls arbitrarily set up to keep acterized as knowledge. By using the are felt to remain in principle out­ knowledge pure and respectable. The entire phrase I want to emphasize side the concern of the scientist. So concept of knowledge which under­ that knowledge appears on the scene there is a realm of faith that remains pins science and snuffs out religious as part of a human consciousness immune from anything that science faith is a criterion that operates with­ that contains a lot of other things by Fr. Ray Pedrizetti, 05B 4 has discovered or will discover in out rational foundation. - feelings, attitudes, mental states the future. Science after all can tell This is especially the case when and so on. In order to understand us nothing about the mystery of the we consider the one important factor what knowledge is we have to study Trinity, the moral precepts given to that has been added to the list of it in its natural setting of human us by Jesus, or the most appropriate the essential elements of knowledge consciousness and awareness. Once forms of prayer and worship. There in modern times - the element of we have arrived at a concept of is a world of religion that has its verifiability. Knowledge is that which knowledge that respects the complex­ own principles and values and im­ can be verified; what cannot be ity of human consciousness and fits plications for human life. It is not verified cannot be known. The veri­ the facts of lived human experience the business of science to mess fication principle is without doubt in all its variety, we can then see around in this world. Now the point to be noticed in all this is the assumption that there is a clear boundary discernible between The verification principle is without doubt the knowledge and faith, the assumption "Without Faith, there is no understanding of faith, that this boundary neatly separates most tyrannical criterion of the scientific But without understanding, there is also no Faith." one from the other. Knowledge on concept of knowledge. 5chillebeeckx this view has a frontier, a limit, be­ yond which it cannot go, and in its own realm it is king. Beyond the of my concerns in knowledge and religious faith has shifted consider­ frontier is Faith. This assumption has One the most tyrannical criterion of the that religious faith is an integral part recent years has been to try to understand why there ably over the years, because knowledge has con­ arisen because of the concept of knowledge we have in a western scientific concept of knowledge. And of that conscious human experience. is so little communication between science and the­ stantly laid claim to areas previously assumed to be verificational analysis is the very With this goal in mind I wish to ology. Ever since they became at best cautious ob­ the realm of faith. As superstitions give way to nat­ world, a concept that makes knowl­ edge into an entity, a thing, with essence of scientific method. Scientif­ examine the element of knowledge servers of each other's peculiarities, and at worst ural explanations for apparently miraculous events, certain essential elements - such as ic knowledge is nothing if not that we call certainty. When Plato first implacable enemies-in the wake of such contro­ knowledge becomes the increasingly dominant figure objectivity and certainty-elements which can be subjected to quantifica­ tried to come to grips with the prob­ versies as the battle over the theory of evolution­ in what was formerly a religious culture. As knowl­ that tell us whether or not an area tion and verification. Verifiability has lem of knowledge, he all but equated science has tended to look upon theology as quaint edge increases in power and importance, the territory of inquiry has to do with knowledge become in our time the principal knowledge and certainty. Plato view­ and curious, but basically empty-headed, and theol­ controlled by religious belief becomes threatened and or faith. These elements show us norm by which we set limits to our ed the level of sense experience as ogy has tended to look upon science as an avaricious diminished. There are those who claim that religious what the limits of knowledge are. knowledge. Religious beliefs do not the world of illusion and doubt and survive very well in an atmosphere possible error. His quest for knowl­ animal, always ready to pounce upon one more part faith no longer has a rightful claim to any territory. They make up the concept of knowl­ edge that has come down to us from that puts such emphasis on empirical edge was a quest for a degree of of the territory previously assumed to be subject to God is dead, because scientific knowledge has made verification. certainty that would stamp out error. the authority of God alone. There has indeed been of Him an unnecessary hypothesis. Now this atheistic the Greeks. And they are among the essential elements of the concept of In my opinion each of the essential Since the time of Plato the search some degree of cooperation between science and conclusion is, among other things, the logical con­ scientific knowledge accepted today elements of the scientific concept of for knowledge has been a search for theology, notably in the area of archeology, but for clusion of a conceptual antagonism and opposition by the intellectual world as the ac­ knowledge could be taken in turn certainty, for a theory of knowledge the most part the relationship between the two has that exists between knowledge and faith. Faith can­ curate description of what it really and shown by analysis to be norma­ that would expose error as the enemy been awkward and uneasy. not live in the same house as knowledge when it is means for a human being to know tive and arbitrary. For the purposes and afford us the means to destroy There are many reasons for this situation. I wish so construed that one of the main functions of faith anything. Objectivity and certainty, of this article I will concentrate my it. The concept of knowledge was to examine a crucial philosophical reason for the is to present factual statements to be verified or especially, have become hallmarks of attention on just one of these ele­ constructed with a view to excluding ments, the element of certainty. I inclination of science and theology to go their sep­ falsified by scientific method. Faith becomes in this the scientific notion of knowledge. error, and so obViously one of its will try to suggest ways in which all essential elements was certainty. Thus arate ways. My opinion is that the concept of knowl­ situation the raw material of science, to be explained of the elements turn out to be as­ knowledge and certainty have been edge bequeathed to the western world by the Greeks in natural terms or to be discarded. When that The research I have sumptions that constitute the frame­ so closely related that there are and now embedded in the very fabric of science happens religious faith loses its autonomy and its been doing has led me to the con­ work of the scientific concept of thinkers who consider them identical. constitutes a barrier that makes a reconciliation be­ own unique structure. clusion that the classical concept of knowledge but nevertheless are not Descartes tried to reconstruct the tween science and theology all but impossible. We The religious believer in this situation tends to knowledge is adequate for certain rationally justifiable. Yet they con­ entire field of philosophy on the have a fairly precise idea of what we think knowl­ adopt a seige mentality. He sets up barriers and purposes, but that it tends to be trol the way we think of truth and basis of what could be known with edge is, what its boundaries and limits are. 50 we defenses against the onslaught and inroads of science. arbitrary and indefensible as a de­ falsehood. The point of such an certainty. In the ordinary use of lan­ define scientific knowledge in a fairly precise way, scription of the totality of human analysis is to suggest that in order guage today the concepts of knowl­ and in so doing we exclude from the realm of knowl­ knowledge. The entire body of hu­ to effect a reconciliation between edge and certainty are so closely re­ science and theology the primary lated that it is not allowed to say edge those attitudes of mind which go to make up Fr. Ray Pedrizetti presented this lecture as a part of man knowledge simply does not fit the classical concept of knowledge. task of the philosopher of religion something like "I know what time it religious belief. Faith is different from and opposed the Faculty Colloquium. For each of the last two years the Colloquium has featured monthly lectures by St. Not all of our knowledge is objec­ is to demolish the scientific concept is but I am not sure." We are not to knowledge. Where knowledge leaves off faith John's faculty members. Topics have ranged from the tive, or certain. When we look at of knowledge so that he can recon­ allowed to cast doubt on what we begins, but the two never overlap. Where we have chemistry of color photography to Shakespeare to the knowledge as a whole, the essential struct it along lines that account for profess to know. Why? Because knowledge we do not need faith, and where faith classics. Among the purposes of the Colloquium, St. elements of the classical concept turn the complexity that exists in the cog­ knowledge and certainty are con­ is necessary we do not yet have knowledge. Writers John's seeks to increase dialogue among faculty members out to be normative factors. As such nitive dimension of human conscious­ sidered to be virtually identical, and often discuss this matter in terms of spatial meta­ and, in President Michael Blecker's words, "to show each they prescribe without justification ness. I use this cumbersome phrase, so to assert knowledge and deny phors. They say that the boundary between scientific other how we function as academicians." what items of information are to be "the cognitive dimension of human certainty sounds contradictory, even ------.,

though it is not. In ordinary dis-. also that it is not an element of attitude rather than an objective company with the scientific outlook its rigid and uncompromlsmg essen­ aspect of human awareness shot course we can doubt what we sense, knowledge at all. It is, rather, an feature of knowledge we are in a and declare that the beliefs of reli­ tial elements, its normative features. through with relativity and the pos­ what we see and hear and smell, attitude, a mental state that we ex­ position to get a clearer idea of gion do have a significance that ex­ What is the solution to this im­ sibility of error. It is surrounded by because like Plato we consider our­ perience when we know something. knowledge itself. From a negative tends beyond the realm of emotion. possible situation? First we must faith. By itself it is an abstraction selves subject to illusion in these On this view certainty turns out to point of view, then, knowledge is However, theology is in a bind at recognize that knowledge is in fact that quickly loses its shape and be­ areas. But when I make the pro­ be an aspect of empirical psychology no longer seen as an entity with the moment. For in order to defend open-ended, and not at all fixed in comes the unrecognizable plaything nouncement that I know something and does not say anything about the precise boundaries defined by the itself against the attacks of a concept its boundaries or certain in its struc­ of those theoreticians who are un­ the implication is that I am sure of validity of the knowledge that ac­ limits marked off by certainty. of knowledge that threatens to render ture. But more importantly, knowl­ comfortable except within their own what I am talking about and I am companies that mental state of cer­ Rather, knowledge shows itself as theological statements meaningless, edge must be recognized not as an neat intellectual categories of what willing to defend my statements tainty. It is an issue in psychology, complex and variable. It is related the only recourse it has to render autonomous entity but as the cogni­ they consider to be objective and against all criticism. Philosophical not in philosophy. to degrees of probability. But most them meaningful is to make use of tive aspect of a human consciousness true. Real knowledge appears on the theory and the actual use of language importantly knowledge is related to aspects of the same concept of that includes a number of other scene when a real human being both lead us to believe that knowl­ That knowledge and certainty are language. Knowledge is any kind of knowledge it is defending itself aspects and dimensions. In this per­ states a thesis and then produces all edge and certainty are the same two quite different things is shown statement of fact that can be char-' against. spective knowledge has its rightful the evidence at his disposal to defend thing. by the fact that I can know some­ acterized as true or false, and there place as a significant dimension of that thesis. In so doing he directs thing without being aware of the is no way of knowing how we could what it means to be human. Now the entire complex reality of his Verificational analysis and scien­ grounds for being certain of what The various attempts tific method do little to dispel this arrive at the complete list of such to deal with the problem of faith it is the same human consciousness human awareness towards the thesis I know. This is particularly true re­ statements.' New statements are con­ that knows and that believes. The he wishes to establish, and in so assumption, for the entire project of garding my own sensations. I can be and knowledge all presume, there­ scientific proof is directed toward stantly appearing on the scene. fore, that the classical concept of description of a religious believer doing gives a concrete instance of quite certain that I have a toothache Knowledge therefore is open-ended. must show that there is a functional the manner in which faith and the goal of certainty; Objectification, and yet would be at a loss to prove knowledge is not open to question, quantification, statistical analysis, the It keeps moving beyond the bound­ and that faith is something that relationship between knowledge and knowledge join hands in the pursuit on objective grounds that my tooth­ aries we arbitrarily set for it. faith which does justice to the unity of truth. discovery and accurate description of ache is real. Also, it is a common­ somehow exists beyond knowledge. repeated patterns of events, predict­ Apart from the question of a belief of human consciousness. Now if faith is an aspect of knowl­ place that some factual statements It is my opinion that a similar The first clue as to what that edge, the reverse is obviously true ability-all these aspects of scientific are known to be certainly true by that is specifically religious, any be­ analysis of objectivity, verifiability functional relationship might be is also-knowledge is an aspect of faith, inquiry suggest that to know some­ those who are experts in a field, and lief is characterized as a movement and other elements of the scientific indicated by the fact that knowledge especially of religious faith-and this thing means to be certain as to an are taken on faith by others. It is concept of knowledge all lead to the away from what is certain towards object's structure and function. When what is hypothetical and the object is a question of probability rather is the thesis I am most interested in also a common experience that the conclusion that knowledge does not than certainty. Scientists admit that defending. Aquinas held that a per­ I have proved the validity of a sci­ same statement may be an uncertain have a simple essence that provides of conjecture. There is no certainty entific hypothesis by marshalling the in what I believe, as contrasted with the entire structure of science is son could not have both faith and inference for me at one stage of an it with neat limits, but rather that based on a set of indemonstrable knowledge regarding the same ob­ available empirical evidence, and by investigation and a matter of cer­ what I know. What I make guesses knowledge is an organic aspect of assumptions, that empirical facts are ject. My opinion is that religious destroying alternative hypotheses tainty at a later stage. But the most about I do not know about. What the totality of human awareness. Far probably but not absolutely true, faith cannot exist unless it is joined through logical considerations and telling observation that indicates I ,,believe I am not willing to bet on from being a fortress put together by that knowledge, therefore, is on all to knowledge. By itself it will at­ counter-examples, I have arrived at knowledge and certainty are quite with the same confidence that I place a fixed pattern of essential elements of its levels intertwined with belief rophy and die. Religious faith has the degree of certainty available in different things is the fact that I can in proven theories. Belief concerns which exclude all else, knowledge is and hypothesis. As soon as we ven­ for too long been considered some­ science. I have arrived at knowledge. be certain of something that turns ,what is inot certain, what is obscure, rather the cognitive dimension of ture out into the world of facts we thing so lofty that it transcends all out to be false. Certainty, then, is what is possible, but not what is Every scientist knows, however, human consciousness which mani­ are in danger of making mistakes, those structures that go to make up not a feature of statements and the proven. Alongside the classical con­ that absolute certainty is never ob­ fests itself in language. This same and the most sophisticated theory in human knowledge. In the process of knowledge contained in them. It is cept of knowledge, a belief that is tainable in science. The best he can consciousness can contain, without science is inevitably hounded by securing its own elevated position in rather a mental state, an aspect of achieve is a high degree of prob­ inconsistency, emotions and attitudes doubt and the possibility of counter- human life and separating itself from ability. No amount of empirical evi­ the psychology of the person at the and convictions that might also in­ dence will ever assure him of the time he makes the statement. Cer­ clude a religious faith. Faith and absolute predictability of his knowl­ tainty has to do with a person's knowledge can dwell in the same edge, because among other things attitude towards his own statements, human consciousness, and if that is Aquinas held that a person could not have both he must always depend upon certain and an empirical analysis of a per­ the case they are not incompatible. faith and knowledge regarding the same object. assumptions that are indemonstrable son's attitude tells us nothing about The same language produces state­ and therefore render knowledge less the nature of the knowledge con­ ments of knowledge and of faith. My opinion is that religious faith cannot exist than absolutely certain. Among these veyed by the statements. The state­ Once the walls between knowledge is the assumption of the continued ments are either true or false, verifi­ and faith are torn down, the per­ unless it is joined to knowledge. uniformity of the universe. We must able or falsifiable, logical or illogical, tinent question becomes the nature assume that the universe is going to no matter what my attitude towards of their functional relationship. continue to operate in the future as them happens to be. My attitude does evidence. We always have to hold mere knowledge, religious faith has it has in the past. Now this assump­ not alter the situation one bit. "Cer­ Theology's concern to protect it­ ourselves ready to modify our the­ in fact put itself in the vulnerable tion is the first small indication that tainty" is a term that has no meaning self against attack, however, has ories, and so any theory we sub­ position of being described as with­ knowledge and certainty are not all apart from its reference to psycho­ been just as much a factor militating scribe to is a combination of knowl­ out cognitive content, of having that identical, that absolute certainty logical states, and the presence or against the reconciliation of knowl­ 1 Fr. Ray Pedrizetti, OSS edge and faith. We are constantly nothing to do with truth or false­ does not exist even in those areas absence of the psychological state of edge and faith as has the scientific going beyond the evidence and hood. In the face of the criticisms where scientific theory is considered certainty gives us no information re­ concept of knowledge. This is be­ 1 specifically religious tends to have claiming that the sun will rise to­ of logical positivism, which label all but unassailable. In science knowl­ garding a statement that may ac­ cause theologians have accepted sci­ this same character. Yet somehow morrow just as it rose today, even theology as meaningless, the stafe­ edge is related to probability, not company it. The use of the term entific knowledge as gospel truth and religious belief is supposed to retain though the evidence is not yet in. ments of religious belief and the certainty. "certainty" in discussions of a theory have organized defenses against what its respectability in such an uncon­ It is of the very nature of knowl­ religious myths that embody these of knowledge is an example of the they consider to be valid criticisms vincing atmosphere. The realm of edge, then, to be joined to faith. It beliefs undergo strange transforma­ unwarranted attribution of psycho­ of theology. But when logical posi­ knowledge is the realm of certainty cannot live without the faith that tions. Theological statements turn If certainty is not logical predicates to philosophical tivism made the extreme comment and will not allow religious faith a takes knowledge beyond its own out to be expressions of emotion and identical with knowledge then, what subject matter. that whatever cannot be verified more solid foundation. Religious faith cautious steps and leads it to new declarations of intentions as to future is it? Some writers on the subject empirically must be considered non­ cannot come in out of the cold, be­ and clearer formulations. Knowledge behavior. When I say that lying is indicate that certainty is not only Once we have reached the con­ sense and the product of emotion­ cause knowledge refuses to let down is not a perfect being demanding wrong what I am really saying is not identical with knowledge, but clusion that certainty is a mental alism, theology was forced to part the barriers set up by the Greeks as our unquestioning worship but an that I do not intend to lie in the

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------~--~"'"'""------1I I future. Credal formulations become faith as elsewhere, making judgments What we need to do declarations of the kind of life style and defending the validity of what in our own time, it seems to me, Dr. Edward L. Henry, Fr. J. P. Earls I wish to live and the ethical norms is held to be in fact the case re­ is to stress that it is the same human that will be the guidelines of that garding God, man and the universe. consciousness that looks for answers named University vice presidents ST. JOHN'S life style. The stories of the Bible A moment's reflection should tell in the distant recesses of transcend­ St. John's President Michael Blecker, OSB, announced appointments become myths that provide psycho­ us that this indeed is a common ental, spiritual reality and in the in April of two University vice presidents: Dr. Edward L. Henry, to NEWS REVIEW logical reinforcement for my chosen human experience and that it is center of the atomic world. We need the re-established position of vice president for development, and way of life. Religion becomes a crutch ridiculous to pretend that religious to stress the continuity that char­ to avoid pain and find peace, a sup­ faith could get along without knowl­ acterizes the relentless search for Fr. J. P. Earls, OSB, of student affairs. port to do good and avoid evil. edge. Religious faith has a cogni­ truth which drives us to our various Dr. Henry '43, former mayor of St. Cloud and president of St. When I meditate on the stories of tive dimension and involves human investigations. The continuity is Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, returns to a position he held in God's goodness to man I am en­ knowledge. found in the complex unity of human the 1960s when he was St. John's first director of development. He couraging myself to keep to the consciousness, where we inevitably will continue as a professor of government and on the University's ethical norms I have subscribed to. Theology is the rational elabora­ find faith and knowledge working Board of Regents. What I am not doing is taking a tion of this religious faith. It is an together. Knowledge by itself is an He succeeds Fr. Gordon Tavis, OSB, vice president for admin­ stand on whether or not the stories aspect of human knowledge and is abstraction, and the only way to istrative services and development; Fr. Gordon has been appointed of God's goodness to man are true subject to all of the logical require­ breathe life into it is to place it back prior of St. John's Abbey but will retain some University duties. -and it is precisely here, on this ments and standards of consistency into human consciousness whence it Fr. Michael said Dr. Henry will be facing three major challenges: matter of truth, that traditional reli­ that go to make up any intellectual came, to relate it to the other factors gious believers part company with endeavor. It involves probability and that promote better understanding to seek support for St. John's; to involve faculty, staff and friends of the University in meeting the needs of an overall institutional some modern thinkers. For the reli­ is subject to error. It stands in need and awareness. Faith by itself is Dr. Henry gious believer has constantly held, of demonstrating its integrity just equally an abstraction that cannot advancement program; and to do preliminary work with the regents in the midst of suffering and martyr­ as does any other intellectual en­ stay alive except in its proper en­ in developing a major fund drive. dom, heresy and execution, torture deavor. In the history of western vironment. Faith and knowledge need Father said, "I am convinced Ed is singularly qualified to meet and political exile, that what he be­ thought theology has claimed a priv­ each other. Neither unqualified faith these challenges." He added his feelings were supported in discussions lieves in, whatever its psychological ileged position because of the object nor total rationalism is an adequate with faculty, administrators, students, alumni and the regents. advantage and mythological attrac­ studied. What has tended to happen characterization of human conscious­ Fr. J. P. has been acting vice president for student affairs since tiveness, is first of all and most is that the perfection of the object ness. By itself each is a distortion. July, 1973; he succeeds Fr. Aidan McCall, OSB, who at that time took essentially a witness to the truth, studied, the nature of God, was Together they promote the unified and no amount of subtle logical transferred without justification to process of finding meaning and a leave of absence for further studies. Fr. J. P. is also a member of analysis and clarification of meaning the kind of knowledge and faith we value. When we reach out with our the English department, head resident and student government advisor. is going to talk him out of that have regarding that object. What has minds and establish cognitive rela­ The student affairs office encompasses the resident hall program; fundamental position. What the reli­ tended to be forgotten in the midst tionships with persons and things, counseling and career placement; athletics; security; the minority and gious believer says to us by this of this claim is that the same fallible our intentional activity is a combina­ foreign student programs; convocations; and the freshman peer coun­ attitude is that religious language human intellect is at work trying to tion of faith and knowledge. It is seling program. and faith is cognitive, that there is uncover the mysteries of God and the human mind shining a light in Fr. J. P. Earls, OSS knowledge in faith, that the human the mysteries of the physical uni­ new corners, trying to find the way. intellect is operating in the realm of verse. o Roger Birk '52 to chair national St. John's advisory panel St. John's University President Michael Blecker, OSB, has an­ nounced creation of a St. John's National Advisory Council. Chaired by Roger Birk, president of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and a 1952 SJU graduate, the 25-member panel will meet in mid-June. For the second consecutive year and for the fifth time since 1962, The council is designed to be a sounding board on alternative policy options to guide St. John's during the next decade. It represents the American Benedictine Review has been given the top award of a cross-cut of eminently successful professionals, both male and female, general excellence in the scholarly magazines section of the Catholic with business and educational expertise and a geographical spread from Press Association national competition. Now in its 26th year, the coast to coast. Through its diverse professional and geographic com­ Review is sponsored by American Benedictine communities. position, the council will provide an added dimension to the University's Roger Sirk The award cited the Review for having "the ability to treat a current advisory boards, Fr. Michael feels. variety of scholarly subjects with thoroughness and readability." "It Serving with Birk, a resident of Middletown, NJ, are William Ball has a firm vision of its purpose and the knack of seeking and finding of rural St. Cloud; Mrs. Jane Belau of Rochester; Sister Joan Bland the theological underpinnings of the great and near great events and currently living in Rome; Dr. John Brandl '59 and Leon Cook '61 of accomplishments - both past and present." Minneapolis; Michael J. Cullen '43 of Palo Alto, CA; Leonard dePaur Fr. Timothy Fry, OSB, Review editor from St. Benedict's Abbey, of New York Citv; Richard Fisher '50 of Mequon, WI; Dr. James Frick Atchison, KS, says "Our aim is to publish articles that the college­ of Notre Dame, "IN; Sister Ann Ida Gannon of Chicago; Robert Hall educated person can readily take up and read with interest, and by of New York City; Dr. Edward L. Henry '43, St. John's vice president reading on a variety of subjects cultivate a broader concern and per­ spective." for development; Thomas Joyce, Jr. '60 of Summit, NJ; Carl Luxem '68 of Minneapolis; the Hon. Eugene McCarthy '35 of Washington, DC; Professors from St. John's University who have contributed articles For a subscription to the quarterly Dr. John Niemeyer of New York City; Tom O'Connell '69 of Minne­ in the Review include Fr. Martin Schirber, OSB; Fr. Dunstan Tucker, REVIEW, write: apolis; Mrs. Morton Phillips of St. Paul; the Most Rev. James Rausch OSB; President Michael Blecker, OSB; Fr. Chrysostom Kim, OSB; American Benedictine Review '56 of Washington, DC; Dr. John Rielly of Wilmette, IL; Joseph Scoblie: Dr. Sylvester Theisen; Br. Louis Blenkner, OSB; Dr. Julian Plante; 2nd and Division Streets Atchison, KS 66002 '62 of New York City; Robert Shafer '54 of Washington, DC; Wallace and Fr. Colman Barry, OSB. (subscription $10) J. Tintes '57 of W. Fargo, NO; and Dr. Joseph Vigilante of Long Island. 12 Saint 13 SJU Knights of Columbus repeat MMML continues to move foreward on two fronts as outstanding U. S. college council The St. John's University Knights of Columbus Council again has been named "most outstanding college council in North America." Announcement was made in March at the Knight's Supreme Council headquarters in New Haven, CT. The group's special projects including tutoring and counseling at the St. Cloud Reformatory, clothing and medicine drives and work with senior citizens were cited. Finishing second in the international competition was the Univer­ sitv of Illinois with Notre Dame and Benedictine College of Kansas tied for third place honors. This is the second straight year the St. John's council was named "most outstanding." Fr. Kieran named divinity school dean Fr. Kieran Nolan, OSB '55, has been appointed dean of St. John's School of Divinity. Announcement was made May 8 by the Most Rev. George Speltz, bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud, and Abbot John Eidenschink, OSB. As dean, Fr. Kieran will direct the school's academic program and, as rector, he will be responsible for the personal, spiritual and pastoral The staff of the Monastic Manuscript Microfilm Library Also participating in the ceremony were, from left, A. A. formation of all students preparing for the ministry. (MMML) is continuing a brisk pace at home and abroad. Heckman, a charter MMML patron; Abbot John Eiden­ MMML Director Julian Plante (second from the left in He succeeds Fr. Alfred Deutsch, OSB, who becomes director of schink, OSB; Fr. Roland Behrendt, OSB, staff translator; photo on left) supervises groundbreaking by St. John's and Fr. Kieran Nolan, OSB. Above right: Fr. Urban priestly formation of diocesan candidates; Fr. Cletus Connors, OSB, President Michael Blecker, OSB, for a new home for Steiner, OSB, director of filming activities abroad, is continues as director of priestly formation of monastery candidates. the MMML research center. The new underground facil­ visited in Spain by Dr. and Mrs. (AI and Carol) Heck­ Fr. Kieran also serves as an assistant professor of moral theology ity will be located adjacent to and west of the library. man. and a member of the Campus Ministry at St. John's University; as pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Collegeville; and director of the divinity school's Permanent Diaconate Program. He is also a con­ sultant on liturgy for the sick and dying. Fr. Kieran, in noting that parish life is integral to the lives of Catholics, said he hopes to share his "positive training in parishes" through his new role. "Priesthood candidates will have to deal with issues not only of liturgy and solid theological formation but also in social responsibility," he said. Fr. Kieran Nolan, OSS Four faculty members tenured; department chairmen named The St. John's Board of Regents approved tenuring four faculty members and named three department chairmen in action during its April meeting. Granted tenure were Dr. Frank Rioux and Dr. Robert Fulton of the chemistry department; Robert Weber of the government depart­ ment; and Dr. Violet a De Pintado of the Spanish department. Re-appointed department heads were Dr. Leonard Valley '55 in physics and Dr. Norman Ford in biology; Fr. Thomas Thole, aSB '54, was named chairman of the sociology department. The board also approved supplemental budgetary appropriations Two European church leaders were presented St. John's Pax Christi awards and discussed housing arrangements for the coming school year for a recently. Above, President Michael Blecker, OSB, honors Bishop Per L!1lnning growing number of students wishing to live on campus. of the Lutheran Church of Norway with Rev. Dr. Jack Eichhorst, pastor of Atonement Lutheran Church of St. Cloud, applauding. Leo Joseph Cardinal Suenens of Belgium, one of the central figures on Vatican Council II, was The St. John's Alumni Association, in cooperation with alumni also presented a Pax Christi citation and statue of St. Benedict March 12. , groups at the College of St. Benedict and St. Mary's College, is Bishop L~nning was honored during an April 14 celebration here marking OLE! sponsoring fun in the sun in late February and early March: seven the lS0th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to America. The citation days and six nights in Acapulco. Brochures will be mailed to alumni recognized his role as churchman, scholar, opponent of liberalization of in the immediate five-state area soon. abortion laws and politician. Cardinal Suenens was cited for his efforts in ecumenism and charismatic renewal.

14 Saint Saint 15 Tri-captains elected for next year are Dwyer and Steve Stromme and Clarence McCarthy, both Detroit SJU SPORTS Lakes natives. ALUMNI REVIEW SPRING SPORTS NEWS NOTES Plagued by a late Minnesota winter, sporting events at St. John's this Spring were held indoors or by Matt Wilch, SJU Sports Information Director not at all. Tennis and track squads made full use of the Warner Palaestra facilities. The St. John's thinclads posted an 8-4 indoor After a successful fall sports season, St. John's mark, their best ever, before adding a 2-1 record varsity athletes had some firsts and some not-at-alls in outdoor triangulars. Highlights of the season in the winter and spring. Following is a wrapup of were a second place finish in the Bethel Relays and team performances in each sport highlighting top the qualification of five athletes for the NCAA Di­ individual efforts. vision III Tournament. The list includes: Kevin Carl­ son, Des Moines, and Steve Gathje, Rochester, in Dr. Everette Duthoy, Chm. of his time, however, is still devoted WINTER SPORTS the six-mile run; Mike Bauer, Wayzata, in the 440 '31 '51 St. Paul, MN 55101 to private practice of psychiatry in St. intermediate hurdles; and Tim Miles, St. Paul, and CLARENCE BELANGER continues as JOSEPH KASTELIC, vice president Louis Park. His daughter, Kathleen, is The Winter sports season was highlighted by Joe Perske, St. Cloud, in the 3,000-meter steeple­ general manager of the St. Cloud Times. of the Ely First National Bank, has a sophomore at St. Ben's. two St. John's-hosted tournaments. The Johnnie chase. The most valuable runner for 1975 was Jim He has been with the paper for 42 been appointed to serve as a charter matmen hosted the National Catholic Intercollegiate years. member of the Second Century Com­ Jerald L. Howard, Chm. Schoffman, Avon; captains for '76 will be Bauer mittee of St. John's. Joseph and his '56 St. Cloud, MN 56301 Tournament, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, the first national meet and Steve Osmanski, Wilmette, IL. Rev. Ray Schulzetenberg, Chm. wife, Mary Ann, reside at 546 E Wilson THOMAS JANDRO, 871 SW 8th St, ever at St. John's. The squad placed a respectable '43 St. Claud, MN 56301 St, Ely, and are the parents of four Faribault 55021, agent for Metropolitan third behind Marquette and national powerhouse Fr. ALVAN HEURING was appointed children: Joseph and David, both en­ Life Insurance, will be honored at a John Carroll of Cleveland. a Prelate of the Papal Household with rolled at SJU, Mary Beth and Jonathan. business conference at the Hyatt Reg­ Led by senior co-captains Greg Miller, Stillwater, the title of Reverend Monsignor on ... DONALD MILLER retired from the ency Hotel in San Francisco later this Air Force after 23 years and moved to and Steve Wolfe, St. Paul, the Johnnies finished the Dec. 8, 1974. He has been pastor of year. Jandro placed more than $1.6 St. Francis Xavier Church, Belmond, lA, Wichita. He is now working for the million in personal life insurance sales season 10-4 and placed second in the MIAC Tourna­ since July, 1.968. Boeing Aircraft Co. as an engineering during 1974 to rank among the top 3 ment. Wolfe was named most valuable wrestler; electronics technical data writer. . . . per cent of Metropolitan's 21,000 sales captains elected for next year are Jay Huffman, Gay­ JAMES SCHELLER, guidance counselor representatives in the US. . . . LtC at Brooklyn Center High School, has lord, and Carl Neuburger, Minneapolis. '44 MICHAEL McKAY's daughter, Kathy, been appointed to the State Board of finished the 1975 Girl's Gymnastics The St. John's cagers hosted the First Annual Fr. HARVEY SHEPHERD, OSB, or­ Psychologists. He is also doing post Finals held in Wurzburg, West Ger­ St. John's Invitational, Dec. 13-14 and walked away dained at st. John's in 1948 and form­ graduate work in counseling and guid­ many, in second place overall in the with the team title with a 68-61 victory over Bemidji erly a member of st. John's Abbey, ance at the U of Minnesota. . .. DON junior high division. She missed being was elected Claustral Prior of St. Maur's SHEEHAN has profited by his years State. the best in the American schools in Priory, Indianapolis, on Feb. 12, 1975. of experience working for the Dale Germany by 5/100 of a point! Paced by senior co-captains Steve Ward, Anoka, Carnegie Co. and has now organized and Jerry Berg, Emmons, the team went on to post Thamas Paul, Chm. his own program of management train­ James Gephart, Chm. an 8-19 overall mark. Cold shooting and inconsistent In his first year of coaching John Grobe led '47 Faribault, MN 55021 ing, salesmanship, training of motiva­ '57 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 tion speakers, etc. Since graduation he board play plagued the squad most of the season. the Johnnie netmen to a 5-1 MIAC mark and a Rt. Rev. Msgr. JAMES HABIGER, has won several awards and distinctions The Old Security Insurance Group Superintendent of Education for the Coach Jim Smith is hopeful the addition of Little second place finish in both the MIAC and NAIA -twice winner of the "Sammy Award," board of directors promoted FRED­ Winona Diocese, is the new pastor of Falls all-state center Frank Wachlarowicz will remedy District 13 Tournaments. The NAIA Tournament voted "Man of the Year" once and four ERICK ETHEN to vice president of Old st. Francis Catholic Church in Roches­ times number one producing salesman Security Life Insurance Co. on Feb. 26. at least some of those problems next year. Berg was May 17-18, hosted by St. John's, was one of the ter. of the Carnegie organization. His office He will continue to be responsible for named most valuable cager this year; Ward was Johnnies' few opportunities to play outside; their the firm's underwriting function. His only regular season outdoor work came in an early is: Suite 269, Radisson Hotel, Minne­ named All-MIAC. Captains-elect are Dave Super, apolis 55402. wife, Kathryne, is troop services director Arthur Schmitz, Chm. for eight girl scout troops. They have Mentor, and Tom Witt, New Prague. season Easter trip through Iowa. The leading Johnnie '50 Sauk Centre, MN 56378 First year coach, Dave Igo, guided his young netter and co-captain was Rich Sullivan, Moorhead. four children. . .. HAROLD LAROSE is Golf and baseball, strictly outdoor sports, had HARRY ARTH is going to Lagos, '52 vice chairman of the Native American hockey squad to an 8-8 MIAC record, good for a Nigeria, as senior staff explorationist Center in Minneapolis. . .. Death and fifth place conference finish. The season was high­ a difficult time this season. The baseball schedule with Mobil Oil Co .... JOHN DWYER, ED HODAPP is a representative for dying are a big part of the lives of lighted by a winter trip to the Air Force Academy changed daily due to 12 cancelled games in the . Rte 7, St. Cloud, author of Summer the New York Life Insurance Co. in TOM and Michelle MATCHIE of 1010 Gold, received an honorable mention Coon Rapids .... TED JOYCE was hon­ 16th St N, Fargo: They conduct work­ in Colorado. Stacy Christensen, Minneapolis, was early season. Unable to get their momentum after ored at a testimonial banquet in January the early season delays, the Johnnies posted a 7-18 award from the New York Academy shops on death for clergy and others named All-MIAC and most valuable Johnnie skater. of Sciences for his book which details by hundreds of his former hockey with the sponsorship of the North He and Buzz Albee, Excelsior, will be co-captains overall mark and a 4-11 conference record. Four how weekend prospectors can find "for­ players and fellow coaches at Cretin Dakota Regional Medical Program and next year. Johnnies batted over .300: co-captain Ward; Jeff tunes" most anywhere. The book also of St. Paul. He has a record of 343 partially funded by Project IMPACT of victories as a hockey coach there. The young Johnnie swim squad posted a 5-1 Norman, Brooklyn Center; Dave Hartman, Arling­ covers the history of gold discovery in the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title ton; and Jeff Fadness, Moose Lake. the u.s .... GEORGE SINNER of Cas­ I. The workshops are being offered for MIAC mark and placed third in the MIAC Tourna­ Charles McCarthy, Chm. continuing education through Wahpeton selton, ND, was featured in a news St. Claud, MN 56301 ment. Four Johnnies qualified for national competi­ The St. John's golf schedule suffered two can­ article in the Fargo Forum recently. He '53 State School of Science. tion: Tom Dwyer, St. Cloud; Dave Scanlon, Omaha; cellations this year. Led by captain Jim Brewi, has been involved in a "Tri-College Dr. JOHN FLUEGEL has just been University common market" for ND re-elected chairman of the board of the Wm. Sullivan, Chm. Jeremy Raths, Decataur, AL; and Bob Greelis, Min­ Setauket, NY, Dave Koeble, Marquette, and Matt Richfield, MN 55423 Consultation Services Center which is '58 n~apolis (400 freestyle relay) and Dwyer in the 100 Anderson, Fort Dodge, lA, the Johnnies competed State U, Moorhead State and Concordia. George, father of 10, operates a farm a counseling agency for priests, brothers Fr. JOHN BORGERDING, OSB, was free. The most valuable swimmers were Raths, the in four tournaments and finished in the middle of in partnership with five others including and religious of the archdiocese of elected Claustral Prior of St. Andrew's team's lone senior, and Paul Cleeremans, Rochester. the pack in the NAJA District 13. two brothers. Minneapolis and St. Paul. The majority Priory in Valyermo, CA, in July, 1974.

16 Saint '59 Dr. Thomas Hobday, Chm. vVashakie St, Lander, WY 82520, is a St. Cloud, MN 56301 Fr. Colman sees spiritual revival dentist. He and his wife, Kathleen, have Fr. GARY BROPHY is now working a daughter, Jenifer. . .. Dr. THOMAS for Bishop Maurice Dingman of the Fr. Colman Barry, dean of reli­ said. "We have a need for each HILGERS recently completed a work­ Diocese of Des Moines as a member of gious studies at Catholic Univer­ other. We cannot go to the Lord shop at the Benedictine College, Atchi­ a two-man Jesuit team involved in sity and former St. John's Uni­ alone. That's why Jesus sur­ son, KS. He and his wife, Susan, pro­ spiritual renewal. He also runs a center versity president, was featured in rounded himself with his apostles. posed positive solutions to pressing for spiritual direction. . . . J ERR Y articles in the Milwaukee Catholic Jesus did not go it alone, and He contemporary problems from a clinical EIBNER, a German instructor at Nicollet Herald Citizen and Milwaukee didn't want his followers to go it and social aspect, under the heading JI. High, was recently named Burns­ alone." "Is Life Worth Saving? Technocracy ville's Teacher of the Year by the Journal recently. and the Healing Arts." ... TOM Burnsville Education Assn. Eibner's In an interview, Fr. Colman Fr. Colman also said the "ter­ KARNOWSKI, 909 7th Ave N, St. Cloud name will be placed in competition for predicted America is "on the verge rible family fights" in the church 56301, is music director for WJON Minnesota Teacher of the Year; the of a spiritual renewal." - the divisions into Orthodox, Radio. He is a member of the Army winner will be announced during the Protestant and Catholic - must Reserve (St. Cloud); board of directors, state fair. He and his wife, Joan, are "There's been a rejection of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System; arms race and technology that's not continue. the parents of four children. . .. DON "When we gather together to founder/publisher of Format, a national HODAPP is assistant comptroller at gone crazy. Look at how we're campus radio music publication. . .. Hormel of Austin. . .. PHILIP WELTER falling apart at the seams-the worship the Lord, only one-third JAMES MARTIN, US Military Com­ has been named for recognition in the energy crisis, unemployment and are present," he noted, adding that munity, Baumholder APO 09034, is a 1975-76 edition of "Outstanding Edu­ all the rest of it. People are saying Christians must recognize the social work officer with the US Army, cators of America." He is a member of 'There has to be something else'." plurality of the church-even in Medical Service Corps. He and his wife, the CSB music department. its beginning. "They were account­ Rhona, have two children, Amy and Although some people today able to each other," he said, Jon. James is a member of the Na­ Several St. John's grads returned to the campus this spring to discuss career Austin Ditzler. Chm. feel that one can be truly religious "through the councils." tional Assn. of Social Workers and Minneapolis, MN 55402 opportunities with SJD and College of St. Benedict students. Paul Huber '55, without belonging to a church, Fr. has recently published his first pro­ a Twin Cities CPA, made good use of the blackboard as he detailed the employ­ At Vatican II, however, much fessional article on the topic of child RICHARD BREEN, 708 Fir St, Brain­ Colman said he did not believe of the church was missing, he erd 56401, is an attorney with Holden ment picture in the field of accounting. most people wanted to or could abuse management. . .. EARL (PETE) pointed out. The Protestants and SCHOENBERG, Jr. is a newspaper re­ and Breen. He and his wife, Kay, have go it alone spiritually. four sons and a daughter.... THOMAS AI Woodward, Chm. Orthodox were there only as ob­ porter for a suburban New York daily. FURTH completed secondary creden­ '63 St. Paul, MN "When the chips are down servers. "Pray we will have an­ His address is 26 Vincent Dr, Middle­ town, NY 10940. . .. The law firm of tials and is working for his MS in TED BUSELMEIER, 2300 30th Ave S, people will associate themselves other council where all will be counselor education at San Diego State with a believing community," he present and voting," he said. Gearin and Melzarek, PAis pleased to Minneapolis 55406, is an internist­ announce that JAMES SHIEL Y, Jr. has U. He is employed as a teacher's aide nephrologist and is single .... RICHARD become a member of the firm and that at Wilson Jr. High there. Tom made HALL has joined the financial staff of his debut as an actor at Old Globe, the firm name has been changed to Turbodyne Corp., st. Cloud. . .. KEN­ Gearin, Melzarek and Shiely, PA; 305 Cassius Carter Theater, in "The Tenth NETH LEY, 6845 NW 162nd Ln, Anoka, ... RONALD SCHWIETZ has begun his apolis .... JOE PALEN has accepted a Man" in April. ... RAY GOVE, band duties as loan officer and assistant vice position as sales consultant with As­ Degree of Honor Building, St. Paul has been promoted to an assistant 55101. He and his wife, Dianne, and director at Long Prairie, will take the secretary of Twin City Federal. Ken is president for the First Federal Savings lesons in Minneapolis selling food serv­ ice equipment and bar restaurant sup­ their twin daughters live at 3039 high school group to participate in the also a director of the Anoka - Coon and Loan Assn. in Thief River Falls. Ronald and his wife, Jacqueline, have Asbury, Roseville 55113. . .. WILLIAM next Rose Bowl parade.... JOHN Rapids Optimist Club. He and his wife, plies and fixtures. He has also acquired three daughters, Kristin, Karin and (WALLY) WALTER, 512 9th Ave NW, OWEN of 6044 10th Ave S, Minne­ Kathy, have three children, Mark, Gina an interest in the St. Louis Park Florist apolis 55417, is an attorney in the Amy. His wife is a social studies and works part time promoting business Waseca, is head football coach, B-squad and John .... EMIL NAKHLEH's new baseball coach and social studies teacher Hennepin County Attorney's Office. He book, Arab-American Relations in the teacher and amateur artist. for that firm. His home address is and his wife, Mary, have four daugh­ Condominium No. C-3, 3303 E Calhoun at Waseca. He is also very active in Persian Gulf, has recently been pub­ the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ters: Carol, Mary, Nancy and Linda. lished by the American Enterprise In­ Richard Banasik, Chm. Blvd, Minneapolis 55408. '65 LaCrosse, WI organization. stitute, Washington, DC. ... ALPHONSE John McKendrick, Chm. Minneapolis, MN 55402 OKIBEDI is back in Nigeria with his After getting his PhD in psychology Greg Bauleke, Chm. '61 '67 Minneapolis, MN 55404 Chuck AchIer, Chm. wife and children after completing his in 1972, GERALD WELLENS has '69 Minneapolis, MN 55443 GERALD DOMISH has recently doctorate. He is a senior education worked as a child psychologist for the moved to Bryant Square Apts, 715 W JOHN MULLEN was awarded his officer in the Federal Ministry of Edu­ Illinois Mental Health Department. He MA in American civilization from the AL FEIST received his MSW from 31st St, Minneapolis 55408. . .. PAT cation of Nigeria. His address: Federal has also been attending Illinois In­ the U of Wisconsin - Madison in Janu­ WEIR, 1218 Elm St N, Fargo, has been U of Iowa in December.... Dr. KHALIL Ted O'Brien Ministry of Education, Scholarships stitute of Technology part-time and will NAKHLEH, sociology professor at St. ary, 1974. He is currently a social re-elected president of the Fargo­ Division, Lagos, Nigeria. receive his master's in public adminis­ worker for Madison Public Schools .... Moorhead chapter of the St. John's John's, will be an exchange professor ence/issues weekly show "Mass. Re­ tration degree in December, 1975. at Haifa U in Israel next year.... J. MIKE FIALA took officer training in Alumni Assn. Weir was elected to a action" and a monthly news docu­ Newport, RI, and served in the Navy third term at "St. John's Night '75" at Eugene Weber, Chm. PETER CARY, Box 382, Beaver Bay mentary. He and his wife, Susan, have '64 Bloomington, MN 55431 for 31/2 years. He was discharged with the Fargo Biltmore Motor Hotel. Thomas L. Tucker, Chm. 55601, is a dentist in Silver Bay. He two boys, Daniel and Christopher, '66 Madison, WI 53704 the rank of lieutenant, jg. Most of his Pianists JAMES CALLAHAN and is a top-rated kayak Upper Midwest and live in the Boston area. . .. JOE slalom racer and competes in meets all tour duty was on the East Coast. ... Bernard Kukar, Chm. Katherine Faricy conducted a two-piano SCOBLIC was appOinted a vice presi­ RICHARD HECOMOVICH was ac­ over the country. Fr. ROBERT FLANNERY, who received '62 Bloomington, MN 55431 dent of the First National City Bank recital at the U of Wisconsin - River cepted as first level field manager for his MA in theology in 1972, is now PAUL BISEK wrote prophetically from of New York in February, 1974. First Falls last April. James teaches piano, Johnson & Johnson. He will have a pursuing an MEd in counseler educa­ Randy Johnson, Chm. Bangkok, Thailand, that his "work for National City is one of the largest organ and music theory at the College staff of sales representatives under him. '68 Minneapolis, MN 55402 tion from St. Louis U. Bob is also the government in Phnom Penh, Cam­ banks in the country .... JOSEPH TEM­ of St. Thomas, St. Paul. ... JAMES ... ERNEST LAWRENCE of 3407 S treasurer of the Priest Senate of the bodia, may soon be at an end." Paul BROCK has been named Citizen-of­ MARRIN, an attorney in Willmar for Olathe Way, Aurora, CO 80013, is TOM AMBROSE is a d-j for WCCO­ Belleville Diocese, as well as Chairman and his wife and four children have the-Year at Cupertino, CA. Joe, a the past three years, joined James Hooli­ manager, merchandising and advertising, FM radio in the Twin Cities. . .. GARY of the Vocational Committee of the been living in Bangkok for the past systems-analyst for Hewlett - Packard, han in the practice of law at St. Cloud luggage division, Samsonite Corp. He BELLINGHAUSEN, 20D Esquire Dr, Senate. . .. BILL FRANTA is back in three years while he was working in was presented the award by the com­ in February. While in Willmar, James received his MBA from the U of Denver Manchester, CT 06040, is an actuarial Forest Lake, MN after completing a Phnom Penh. .,. NORMAN LORSUNG munity's Chamber of Commerce. His also served as an instructor in criminal in August, 1974. He and his wife have assistant with the Travelers Insurance tour of duty in Thailand with the US is currently stationed with the 3rd community activities include serving as law at the Willmar Community College three children, Susan, Shannon and Companies. Wife: Virginia; daughter: Air Force .... JOHN HOVANEK works Btln, 64th Armor at Schweinfurt, Ger­ President of Cupertino Roundup, an and as treasurer of the Kandiyohi Stacy.... JAMES MAYBURY will grad­ Kristen. . .. JOHN ENGEL, 2910 E for the advertising firm of Campbell­ many. . .. TED O'BRIEN is anchorman information and referral agency for County DFL. He and his wife, Jane, uate from the U of Minnesota Medical Franklin, Apt 304, Minneapolis 55406, Mithun in Minneapolis.... MICHAEL for WNAC-TV's "Boston 7 News­ social services, and serving as head of have two children, Colin and Michael. School June 6, 1975. He will be interning is an instructor in Family Social Sci­ HUPPERT has been appointed adminis­ room" newscasts at 6 p.m. and 11 St. Joseph's Church outreach program The Hoolihan and Marrin law firm is and serving his residency in pediatrics ence at the U of Minnesota, Extension trative coordinator of the Hahemann p.m.; he also moderates a live audi- for needy families. located at 14 N 9th Ave, St. Cloud. at Indiana School of Medicine, Indian- Division.... WALTER GIRGEN of 310 Hospital-sponsored Family Practice Res-

18 idency Program which will open this Medicine to receive this award. He r From our readers Deaths spring in a new Family Practice Health completed his first two years of medical t EDWARD SIMONET, Sr. '11 Center located at 39 Dean St in Wor­ school at Duluth last year and is cur­ t JOHN MONDLOCK '12 chester, MA. Huppert will also con­ rently serving in Two Harbors on the To the editor: tinue his present position of executive Rural Physician Associate Program, in the world's resources, we will find so eloquently of Benedictinism and t JOSEPH STEINHAGEN '14 ourselves at war with the world, director of the Great Brook Valley which third year medical students learn A note on your Vol. 14, #3 the Saint John's experience. t AUGUST WILLEKE '14 not peace as we desire. t JOSEPH NEMANICH '26 Health Center. ... MICHAEL KRAKER, medicine under the tutelage of com­ (Winter 1974-'75) article titled My first real contact with Bill t JOSEPH McCARTHY '35 PO Box 439, Mahnomen 56447, is an munity physicians for up to a year. The real irony is that we do came on the heels of an Alumni attorney and associate of the Minne­ While he and his wife, Carol Ann, "Evoking a Sense of Spiritual Pur­ t JOHN FINSTERWALDER '36 not have to consume as we do. Association Board of Directors apolis-based firm of Kraker, O'Neill were both working for VISTA prior pose." The formal State Reform­ t JOSEPH KELLEY '37 We don't have to devour expen­ and Mazzitelli. He is also county at­ to his entering medical school, he was atory volunteer services program meeting at which we discussed the t GREG VAN KEULEN '57 sive meats and other foods the torney for Mahnomen County. . .. instrumental in establishing a commu­ sounds like a wonderful recent Saint John's Plan of Liberal Edu­ t NICHOLAS CHRISTENSEN '66 way we do. Americans are overfed HANK MOORE has a new address: nity free clinic in Duluth. His work cation-a document to which Bill t MICHAEL DORAN '71 development, but St. John's stu­ 407 Boswell, Durham, NC 27703; he with the clinic encompassed everything and overfat as a people. We don't had devoted a great deal of t DR. JOSEPH BUNZEL, St. John's dents have been performing vol­ have to be driving our own cars Sociology Department 1965-67 says life is treating him well. ... Silver from staffing, patient care and fund­ unteer services at the Reformatory thought and energy. We had been wings have been awarded to Capt. raising to painting and general main­ all over the country everyday to asked by Fr. Michael for our re­ JAMES SCHLICK follOWing graduation tenance. He also helped create a pre­ for a long time. be happy. These facts are really One of my proudest possessions action as alumni to the document Births from US Air Force navigator training ventative medicine program in the brought home after one has work­ and ideas it set forth. at Mather AFB, CA. He and his wife, Duluth medical school, using the clinic is a certificate bestowing on me ed in Asia and the Pacific and Daughter, Susan Shari, to Mr. and Mrs. as the training and patient contact Our reaction to the Plan was Sharon, are remaining at Mather where the title of "Honorary Convict" then come home to see the dif­ ERNEST LAWRENCE '66, November J ames is receiving advanced training. center. ... GREGORY SKWIRA of 4102 mixed. We praised it and we crit­ (for tutorial work 1965-69 under ference. Perhaps some of these 25, 1974. W 13 MLA Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48072, icized it. Our biggest problem with the direction of the prison chap­ countries could send their own Son, Martin, to Mr. and Mrs. BERNIE Jay Simons, Chm. is employed by the Detroit Free Press. lain). Please don't misunderstand it was that we simply didn't un­ WEBER '67, January 19, 1974. Minneapolis, MN 55402 ... JAMES URICK, 4556 Polk St NE, Peace Corps Volunteers to the - I'm not complaining about the u.s. derstand it. Twin daughters, Kimberly Ann and GUY BECK, 841 Zemlock, Neenah, Minneapolis 55421, is now a technical and teach us how to live less ex­ Allison Patricia, to Mr. and Mrs. WI 54956, is a PhD candidate from engineer for 3M. He will be keeping article in the least. It was wonder­ travagently and more happily. Our response mattered to Bill. JAMES SHIELY '68, October 1, 1974. Aquinas Institute, Dubuque, IA (dis­ busy this summer playing softball with ful. Just wanted to add to "the I am confident that our people Following the meeting, he invited Daughter, Kathryn Ann, to Mr. and sertation on Syrian monophysitism). six other Johnnies .... THOM WOOD­ record." can meet this new challenge and, me and another member of the Mrs. WILLIAM (WALLY) WALTER Wife: Ruth .... GREGORY (BOB) WARD packed up his wife, Jeanne; son, Board to discuss the Plan further. Hank Moore '69 as an alumnus, I would like to '68, March 31, 1974. ELMER, OSB, is a monk at St. An­ TW; dog, and 45s and moved one block On this occasion, he elaborated at Daughter, Jennifer Rae, to Mr. and Mrs. drew's Priory, Valyermo, CA 93563. He to 909 27th Ave N, St. Cloud 56301. see St. John's leading the way in DAVID KRECH '69, December 18, this endeavor. length on what he felt were Saint is currently working on MDiv. and John's greatest strengths and how 1974. MA in theology degrees at st. Albert's William Moeller, Chm. Daughter, Jennifer Ann, to Mr. and Mrs. College, Oakland, which is a member Fairmont, MN 56031 To the editor: Ronald Daley '70 these could be built upon to assure EUGENE DVORACEK '70, November college of the Graduate Theological the future strength of the Univer­ WA YNE ABLER completed his studies I was very much impressed by 24, 1974. Union in Berkeley. His MAT thesis is for an MBA at Tulane U and is now sity. He spoke of a re-emphasis of in the area of Byzantine Theology .... [Fr. Michael Blecker's] letter in a commodity research specialist for the liberal arts as the primary JIM FOH5TING, 1607 8th Ave SE, St. SAINT JOHN'S MAGAZINE en­ Merrill Lynch in Chicago. . .. RONALD To the editor: thrust of Saint John's academic Cloud 56301, is an insurance consultant listing the efforts of St. John's Marriages DALEY is a high school counselor at programming, of a renewed in­ with Dick Wenzel & Associates. He Rota High School, Mariana Islands. in the fight to decrease u.s. con­ Your publication is well received WILLIAM ELKJER '66, to Edith Hud­ is also on the Board of Directors for fusion of humanistic ideals and ... ED FROST discontinued his studies sumption of the world's resources. at my home. I am particularly son, March 31, 1975. Big Brothers, St. Cloud .... PETE MEIER values into the Saint John's edu­ for the MBA at the U of Iowa and We presently have six per cent interested in the many feature JOE PALEN '66, to Stephanie Schissel, cational experience and of an in­ of 619 E 15 St, Minneapolis 55404, is took a job for two years doing record of the world's population which articles on St. John's graduates August 16, 1974. in his third year of medical school at ternational dimension to the tradi­ keeping for the Rail Car Division of AL BIELAT '74, to Jan Fritz, July 27, consume over thirty per cent of and am looking forward to reading the U of Minnesota. He and his wife, North America Car Corp. He and his tional confines of Saint John's 1974. the world's resources. There is no many more. Keep up the good Katie, have two children, Mark and wife, Francoise, are now living at 7612 curricula. He praised the Benedic­ DAVE FARNES I '74, to Pat Vandercar, Sarah. . .. RODNEY OLSON received way that we can justify this nor work! H Beth Rd, Richmond, VI 23228. He tines and their tradition and goals, April 12, 1975. one of four of The Fourth Annual has now applied for admission at Tulane continue it. No matter how much both of which he tied inexorably BILL JOYCE '74 to Mary Diedrich, Medical Student Achievement Awards Tom McEnaney '65 and plans to continue work on his aid we send abroad-both finan­ to the future of the UniversitY4 August 17, 1974. of the Minnesota Medical Foundation MBA there. . .. RICHARD GROEBNER cial and human-no matter how on May 1. Olson is the first product RICH RAJACICH '74, to Beth Carl­ is doing graduate work and research much we proclaim ourselves as a As alumni, we can be thankful of the new U of M - Duluth School of son, August 24, 1974. at the U of Wisconsin .... MICHAEL peaceful nation, and indeed the for the contributions Bill made To the editor: HURL Y received an MD degree from peacekeepers of the world, we to Saint John's during his short the Medical College of Pennsylvania tenure. We can also take note of must in the end come back to the The death of Dr. Bill Perlmutter on May 24. . .. ROBERT PEREZ and the extraordinary challenge he left above figures, which speak for came as a great shock and dis­ his wife are now residing at 505 E 16 behind and, in our own way, help themselves. appointment to me as it did, I'm Grad internships in developing countries St in Holland, MI 49423. He is working to meet it. for Holland Public Schools to set up If we continue on the present sure, to all alumni. I envy those The Agency for International Development has announced com­ Alternative Education Programs for the course, other nations will have to members of the Saint John's Com­ Sincerely yours, petition for internships in developing countries of Asia, Africa and district.... GREGORY WANZEK is conclude that we are the most munity who knew Bill well, for I Richard J. Pope '58 Latin America. Applications for the March 1976 class must be received married and employed with Internal wasteful nation on earth. If we do was just beginning to know and President, no later than July 11, 1975. The typical intern holds a graduate degree Revenue in Nebraska. He resides at not decrease our consumption of understand this man who spoke 900 Prospect, Apt 14, Norfolk, NE Saint John's Alumni Association in agriculture economics, economics, finance or business administration. 68701. Candidates with undergraduate degrees in accounting plus at least one year of professional experience are also eligible. Target jobs in­ Pat Evans, Chm. clude Economist, Agricultural Economist, Capital Development Loan Beaver Dam, WI 53916 J-Club Golf - June 20-21 - Albany Officer, Management Auditor, Financial Mgr. (Accountant) or Agricul­ THOMAS FARNHAM is a commer­ Contact Fr. Martin Sch irber, OSB (612) 363-3541 turalist (knowledge of French necessary for this position). Salaries cial credit analyst for American Na­ tional Bank & Trust Co. Address: 776 for the two years internships range from $12,285 to $14,745 plus usual Summit Ave, St. Paul 55105. Phone: T.C. Alumni Golf - June 30 - Indian Hills - 1: 15 p.m. federal fringe benefits and overseas supplemental allowances. Further 612-298-6215 .... MICHAEL GILMER of Contact Mike Skwira (612) 224-5721 details and application procedures may be obtained from the Career Waverly has announced plans to open Center, St. John's University. (Continued on back cover)