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ALUMNUS June 1976 Loyola needs help It's hoped Loyola grads will respond generously to the university's Campaign '76 . Campaign '76 has been launched to raise $450,000 for scholarships, research pro­ jects, improved failities, library acquisi­ tions and building projects. Unlike most universities with these Sun Shines Brightly needs, Concordia does not have an • endowment fund to draw on to finance these projects. The first two convocation ceremonies on and Dr. Gerald Emmett Carter, Bishop ot The university receives the lowest dollar Loyola's Junior Field were carried out with London (Ont.), received honorary degrees. per student grant in the province of a majesty and grandeur that befitted the Also resplendent in his scarlet gown was . magniticence ot the weekend's blazing sun. Dr. R.P. Duder, assistant to the vice-rector, The campaign committee chairman is Resplendent in gowns, more than 1,000 who had recently returned from St. John's, Dudley Dawson, recently retired vice students filed past the dignitaries to receive Newfoundland, were he had received an chairman of Greenshields, the brokerage their degrees and diplomas and the honorary degree from Memorial Univer­ firm. Co-chairman of the campaign is John customary tap on the shoulder by the sity. Pepper, a partner in the law firm rector, Dr. John O 'Brien. Bishop Carter, founder of St. Joseph's of Campbell, Pepper and Laffoley. Before Dean Russell Breen read the Teacher's College and the man who Hartland MacDougall, executive vice graduands' names, liberally salted with developed English-language Catholic teach­ president of the Bank of Montreal, is cum laudes and magna cum laudes, Dr. ing in Quebec, gave the homily, the text of chairman of the campaign Larkin Kerwin, Rector of Laval University which can be found on page 2. committee, based in . The campaign committee membership reflects a cross-section of Canada's Restoration underway investment, legal, banking, transport and manufacturing community. Builders have started restoration work Building. Last year's campaign raised $400,000 on campus as part of a $60,000 project to It remains uncertain as to when the job which was used to establish a graduate repair the Chapel and the Central Building. will commence because funds are not fellowship program at the university, "Nothing like this has been done since immediately available. expand the number of scholarship awards they were built," said Charles McPherson, The project will not be eye pleasing. It available to undergraduate students and director of Loyola's Physical Plant. will involve digging a long trench across the augment funding for various research The Central Building was built in 1944 grounds to get at the pipes below, much projects undertaken in the university. and the Chapel in 1928. like the trench dug across the quadrangle The university's art collection and film McPherson said that such construction last fall. bank, which attract wide public attention, was rare these days. "So $60,000 is nothing were expanded and improved with money to pay when you consider that these However, unsightly, the job is a collected in last year's campaign. buildings are irreplaceable," he said. necessary one. There were leaks in the pipes Another project on the cards is a earlier this year which had to be repaired • The Association thanks contributors to $150,000 job repairing steam heating pipes under adverse winter conditions. the John E. Williams Memorial Fund, running west and north from the Central Said McPherson: "These quick and dirty would greatly appreciate further donations. Building to Hingston HaJI, the Bryan jobs never work. The only time to get the Building and the Drummond Science job properly done is in the summer." The worst is not the surest

By Bishop Emmett Carter You are all, no doubt, familiar with the saying, "God loves the Irish". You may be less familiar with the rejoinder, no doubt • framed by an Englishman, "Only God could". Whatever God's attitude to the Hibern­ ians, I have long suspected that He initiated their sense of humor. I find a remarkable resemblance between it and the wry procedures of Divine Providence. Let me illustra te what I mean in this particular context. A friend of mine was driving in Ireland. Those of you who have had this experience know about the narrow, winding Irish roads which frequently seem to traverse 1railway crossings. These are generally decorated by hand-controlled gates that b lock both sides of the road when in use. i:-1y friend came to such a crossing and J:ound that the gate was down on his side. IHe stopped his car in dutiful North .American fa shion and waited for some- 1: hing to happen. Nothing happened. Cars came from the other direction and crossed witho ut mishap. Finally he became intrigued, left his car and went up to the [rishman who was the crossing guard and who was seated in his little booth, smoking his pipe. He said, "Pardon me, sir, but would you explain how it is that you are blocking only one half of the roadt" The guard removed his pipe from his mouth, contemplated him with that benign and benevolent expression which is so characteristic of the Irish and replied, "Well Bishop Emmett Carter receives an honorary degree. From right to you see, sor, it's like this. We're half left are Registrar K. Adams, Bishop Carter, Convocation Marshall expecting a train from Dublin." Graeme Decarie and Chancellor H. Hemens. This is where I find a certain similarity to the divine sense of humor. You see, I may achievement. Not my achievement, yours. to say nice things about people. After I will state honestly and openly that I was have been half expecting an honorary almost fifteen years of absence, I am in no degree from my Montreal Alma Mater or not entirely at peace with the idea of the position to say what I would write at this loss of the identity of Loyola. I was one of from the University at which I labored as juncture. It is always difficult to judge from Chaplain for over fifteen years, I really did those who, along with Father Pat Malone a distance. But I can assure you that I and his Jesuit cohorts surrounded by the not expect one from Concordia. It makes would have to think about it. Slatterys and the Waylands and the Caseys the honor all the more pleasant and the and the Ballantynes, fought the well-fought And yet my thoughts at this moment are pleasure all the more honorable. fight for a university charter for Loyola. anything but negative or dark. Once again, Not, heaven knows, that my relation­ I turn my thoughts to Divine Providence ships have been anything but excellent with There is no sweeping these historical events under the rug as if they had not happened. and the strange way that God works out both of the institutions which are the our destiny. We have it all planned, the founding organizations of Concordia. I And in all honesty I do not, even at this juncture, consider that the ultimate refusal course is set, the stars are there to guide us, recall with particular fondness my to Loyola was the greatest hour of the and we are sure of the way. Then the clouds memories of Dr. Hall and other members of arise, we no longer see the stars and we find the faculty of Sir George Williams. With Government of Quebec. A number of years ago I wrote a book Loyola it was almost a family affair, which set forth the development of the ourselves suddenly on unchartered seas. although I was denied the distinction of educational system of the English-speaking And frequently this i the only way in which being a graduate of that institution until the Catholics of this province. In it I said and we can learn our lessons. Paul Claude! present moment. To come now to meant very many laudatory things about wrote as a sub-title to his glorious Satin Concordia as a recipient of your Honorary Slipper the following words, "The worst is Degree of Doctor of Laws is not exactly the the attitude of the majority in Quebec to their minorities, and in particular about not the surest" . Nor is it. evolution which I could have anticipated, but it is one which I accept not only with many who were influential in government. I am glad I wrote it then. It is nice to be able humility but with a very positive sense of continued on back page • Medalist looks at merger Ken Torrens, 21 , a member of- more than a half dozen administrative faculty and student bodies, graduates from Concordia this year with an honors B.A. cum laude in history - and the Malone Medal. Winning the Malone Medal for out­ standing achievement in academic and extra cirrucular activities, meant among other things that Torrens had a unique per­ spective on the Loyola-Sir George merger. He served on the Senate committee on priorities and resource al location as the sole student representative for all Concordia. He also served on the Loyola Faculty Council and was the internal vice-president of the Loyola Students Association. "In the three years I've been here, I've noticed a changing attitude towards the merger," he said. "l think people are begin­ ning to recognise that there are two tradi­ tions that are worth maintaining." B.A. to add to an engineer's ticket.

Floorwasher rises Ken to admissions officer Torrens

Horatio Alger would certainly approve "I came here because it had a campus. It of Richard Pink, the floor washer-turned­ was an accredited institution and I liked the admissions officer who graduates from people," he said . Three years ago, Pink married Janina, this year. This wasn't always the case. "It used to now 25 who was working as a waitress at After giving up a career as an accountant be that the attitude was that Sir George was the Bay, while taking modern languages at in mutual funds, the 28-year-old Magog a university and Loyola simply a college. Concordia. native came to the Loyola Campus five And it was simply up to Loyola to fit into Pink took an Interdisciplinary Studies years ago to study for his B.A. Sir George's activities as best it could." program. "It was great. I could take exactly To finance his studies, he took a job as a But things have changed, said Torrens. what I wanted. I wrote my own ticket." floorwasher at the university. "I've noticed a change in attitude. Now He studies theology, classics and Pink was constantly promoted. Not only people will listen when they would not sociology, graduating with a 75 per cent in his studies but in his job as well. before." average. Through the first years at the Loyola Torrens still sees an uphill struggle for While studying, he moved up the ladder CEGEP, he was transferred from the floor Loyola . "All the important appointments within the Concordia staff. From the boiler washing detail to the boiler room. It wasn't in the administration are Sir George room, he went to the mail room, putting long before, he earned his stationary appointments. They're all very clubby. him into contact with every corner of the engineer's certificate. They've known each other for years. campus. There's a lot still to be done.' "Sure it took humility to come from A month ago, Pink made a big stride Torrens is unsure of his future. "Next working in mutual funds to work as a floor within the organization. He was promoted year is going to be a year of exploration. I washer," Pink said. "But so what? I was to the rank of admissions officer, charged will probably end up taking a hodge-podge working for something l wanted." with processing new students entering the Pink said he had reached a career ceiling of courses next year at Sir George and university. McGill. I will look at law and perhaps a as a fund accountant. "In mutual funds, Sitting in his new carpeted office, Pink graduate course in history." your career stabilises at that point. There was asked whether he would consider the And with his high 70 average, neither are not many fund accountants and they university life as a career. plan presents much difficulty for a man as are not always in demand," he said. "Well, I must say I like it." talented as Ken Torrens. continued from page 2 rejoice. I think this University is a symbol the Resurrection as I have never seen it If I may use this opportunity to suggest of that meeting of the challenge and that is before. We have become accustomed to one thought to those of you who share this why I refuse to depfore the conditions looking at the empty tomb from the graduation with me and yet do not and which have brought it about. outside. This presentation is from within, can not share my generation, it is this. Do Unless there has been a total decay in the looking outward. The restraining clothes o. traditions to which you and I as graduates the dead lie strewn. The pillars are twiste not face the future in a sense of fear or of this University are heirs- and this I do and bent. The perspective is an open sky, futility. Undoubtedly the signs are against not accept for a moment- you have been blue with white clouds and we see the green us . There is undoubtedly a brooding put in touch with a set of values which earth and the trees, and we look forward decadence over Western civilization. We alone justifies the confidence and the hope from the darkness into light. A great force have largely forgotten about self-sacrifice of the human race. Fear is not for us and we has obviously swept through. And it suddenly dawned upon me that the stone and commitment and discipline. But I for are not threatened with the ultimate disaster, which is the loss of the spirit of was not rolled back, it was blown back! It one refuse to lie down and play dead. Long was blown back by the power of life ago Elliott wrote, man. External conditions can vary and can asserting itself over death, the power of "This is the way th e world ends, even materially fatal. Nothing can destroy the human spirit that will not be destroyed. hope asserting itself over despair, the This is the way the world ends, power of love asserting itself over hatred This is the way the world ends, The bishops of Canada are just now publishing a Sunday missal which is and aggression and violence and death. Not with a bang but a whimper." My young friends, as your older brother, And Chesterton replied with his magnif­ illustrated by the work of Canadian artists. I have no time to dwell upon the event, but I suggest that this should be your icent optimism, "Elliott can go out with a perspective on this day when a great whimper if he wants to-I am going out I would like to speak to you of one of those pictures. We commissioned each of the University acknowledges that you have with a bang!". And so he did. And so I labored and that you are prepared to face hope will you. artists simply in terms of a theme. The realization was the work of the artist the future. Your perspective should be to My friends, I believe that God is forcing the blue sky and the white clouds and the us into a new relationship with our himself or herself. My favorite is an acrylic on canvas by Ivan Eyre of St. Nobert, sunshine and the green. Towards life, not fellowmen, a difficult one with many towards death. That life which is yours for dangers, but it is one which we may well Manitoba, and it is entitled "Resurrection". What is striking about it is that it presents the making. ALUMNEWS '74 '69 BIRTHS Marc Y. Brousseau is Marketing Manager Barry Richler, after working for six years at Del Castilbo, to Brian '72 and Tina [ne. at Manufacturers Hanover Leasing Canada RCA and for one year at Reader's Digest, Treanor) '72 a son, Desmond Joseph, on Limited, Quebec Region. has accepted a senior position with Lloyd's April 20 at the Jewish General Hospital. Gary K. Smith, on a scholarship from Electronics in Toronto. He will be Brother for Paula. National Research, Ottawa, is studying responsible for product development. Gore, to Philip '75 and Claudine [nee towards an M.Sc. degree at McGill '68 Lefort) '71 a daughter, Andrea Frances, on University. Robert W . Butler has been teaching December 31. Sister for Genevieve Cath­ '73 physical education at Ecole secondaire De erine and Liam Patrick. Todd Landry after graduation worked as a La Salle for the last seven years. During the Lackenbauer, to George '67 and Kitty (nee Research Assistant in the Chemistry last two years, he has also served as Malott) '70 a daughter, Margot Ann, on Department at the Royal Military College, Assistant Basketball Coach at the Univer­ February 27 at St. Mary's Hospital. St. Jean . Todd is now pursuing a career as sity of Ottawa, and has recently been Maher, to Peter '69 and Sheila (nee an Airline Pilot with Air Canada, flying named head coach of the Ontario Junior Mallock) a son, Jeffrey Peter, on April 2. DC-8 and B-727 aircraft. Men's Basketball team which will compete Brother for Jennifer and Heather. Mary Melfi was awarded the C.R. Lomer in pre-Olympic basketball. McCann, to Jim '68 and Joan [ nee Scholarship, 1975-76, for McGill's Library '63 Moynihan) '73 a daughter, Jennifer Maria, Science Program. Mary's first book of Brian Wilson is regional Business Manage­ on December 18 at the Royal Victoria poems entitled "The Dance, the Cage, and ment Manager, Marketing Division for Hospital. the Horse" has been published by "D Chrysler Canada Ltd. in Vancouver. Plotnikow, to Victor '70 and Florence (nee Press". She is married to George Nemeth. '50 Gaudry) a son, Sacha, on March 25 at the '72 At the Centennial Meeting of the American Royal Victoria Hospital. Paul A.R. Brittain obtained a B.R.E. degree Chemical Society in New York, it was Quelch, to Dr. Peter '66 and Janet a from Florida Bible College, 1975. He is now announced that the 1976 winner of the daughter, Sarah Natalie, on February 12 at Assistant Pastor of People's Church, Anselme Payen Award was Professor the Richmond General Hospital, B.C. Sister Montreal. Robert H. Marchessault, chairman, Chem­ for Jennifer and Emily. Brian Thomas Smith, on a scholarship from istry Department, University of Montreal. MARRIAGES National Research, Ottawa, obtained an The international award is presented by the Re".. Paul A.R. Brittain, '72 married LaFaye M.Sc. degree from McGill University, Cellulose, Paper and Tex tile Division of the Smith on December 27 at the Westminster 1974. In 1975, he completed a computer American Chemical Society and includes a Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. science course at Control Data Institute. bronze medal as well as a $1,000 They are living in Montreal. Brian is working at Computer Head Office honorarium. The award is given to Patricia O'Brien, '74 married Dr. Stephen . Centre, Bank of Montreal. recognize achievements in the science and Jo~nson 0"' M:o,.rh 27 at the Loyola Chapel. '69 technology related to cellulose. This ~u~mer, Stephen will set up Family Practice m St. Thomas, Ontario.