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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1968-03-01 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (1968). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2209. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2209 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -, -. : :, ' / ' ~ I -..,,···: .:!_ _. ·.. : .L1'.} The avler l?UlS Vol. Lii CINCINNA'f'.I, OHIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1968 ·TEN CENTS No. 17 NE\N DRAFT EASY ON XU By BOB WILHELM, News Reporter Sweeping draft change's announced Feb. 16 by President Johnson mean one-third of all male gradu ate students may be drafted this summer. The National Security Council refused to permit draft deferments for graduate study except for medic~! (medicine, dentistry, and allied health specialties) and divinity students. The directive applies to incoming and first year graduate students - including an estimated 400,000 male students receiving their bachelor's de grees this year. Undergraduates will continue to be deferred for four years of full time study, as in the past. A panel of educators before a leaving the service and continuing House subcommittee predicted that their education under the G.1. bill. failure to broaden the range of "In other words, the suspension is graduate study deferments could not a death blow ta us," Dr. wipe out as much as 65 per c.-ent McCoy said, adding that course of the expected enrollment of new offerings would not be decreased, graduate students and could although classes would probably cripple teacher-training. But ac be smaller. cording to Dr. Haymond McCoy, Another aspect or the change, Dean of the graduate school, affecting the undergraduate di Xavier's graduate school program vision, is the possible loss of ;f will not be seriously affected next graduate assistants who are doing year by the suspension of draft part time work on advanced de l deferments, at least not to the extent grees, and the difficulty of recruit i of other schools throughout the ing graduate assistants after the country, especially those made up change is in effect. Dean McCoy Mardi Gras Queen Cam Wahl is surrounded by members of her coOrt. They are (I. to r.) Sue Muller, nearly exclusively of full time grad third runner-up; Lynn Redmond, first runner-up; Queen Cam; Kathy Mahoney, second runner-up; and indicated the probable course of uate students. Of this year's grad action would be to hire a full-time Louise Klaine, fourth runner-up. uate school enrollment of 2640, teacher who would replace two or nearly two-thirds are men, but only three graduate assistants. Herc Marion Rector Teaching at High School about 10 per cent are full time again the effect at Xavier will not students. A great number of the be so great as at other schools part time students won't be affected By JIM ARANDA, News Editor-in-Chief where dependence on graduate stu by the change. dents for teaching and ·research Rev. James H. Bowman, S.J., ·Rector of Marion involved with us at Xavier.' Also, the inevitable loss will be assistantships is far heavier. partly offset by the normal growth Hall, has been transferred to a teaching role at St. "My faith in Jesuit education Dean McCoy concluded by stat Xavier High School, the News learned early lastweek. in the· Chicago Province is again of the graduate division, averaging ing that although the battle for an increase of about 200 students put to a most severe test." graduate school deferments had Father Bowman, who .took over Marion Hall follow per year over the past four years, Fr. Bowman did not feel that been lost, educators will still cam ing the departure of Felten, has been active in working so that Dean McCoy estimates an he was transferred because of his paign for a more orderly approach enrollment of about 2400 next with both black and white students in and around the work in the community. "The initi to the selection of those to be de· year. Part of the anticipated in university. He helped to organize the Interracial Dis· ative came not from the university ferred. cussion Group. but from the Provincial." crease could come from veterans The provincial of the Chicago Dr. Meister, member of the Xavier Province moved Fr. Bowman to history department, also signed St. Xavier to fill a vacancy left by that letter of protest. In addition, a xu· Attends Ohio's a Jesuit scholastic who returned formal complaint was lodged with to Peru. While Fr. Bowman taught the Bar Association protesting a freshman composition course Judge Heitzler's court action. and the survey of poetry (En 31) In a telephone interview with First Leadership Institute in the. first semester at Xavier Uni this reporter, Fr. Bowman said, assumption that leadership is a versity, he asked to be released BURR OAK STATE had extensive experience in sensi· "I certainly regret leaving, as I tivity training labs. He said that science which can be taught. from his teaching assignments this like it here and there is a lot of PARK, OHIO, February semester and this request was the course objective was to give Participating in the Institute work to be done. But there is a 25, 1968-Seventy-seven the student an experience in inter from Xavier were juniors Art granted. However, when the open gap to be filled at the high school, ing occurred at St. Xavier, Fr. outstanding student lead personal relationships, where his McGivern and Al Gay, and sopho· and it is not entirely unreasonable personal needs for self-fulfillment mores Linus A. Bieliauskas and Bowman was sent there to fill the that I should be asked to fill in." ers from 20 Ohio colleges post. He will teach three sections and universities partici were recognized in relation to his Timothy M. Burke. Also in atten of Speech each week. Mike Boylah, Hall Director at needs for acceptance by a group. dance was Xavier Director of Marion, in a statement issued to pated in Ohio's first Col The 18-hour course is based on the Housing Raymond J. Guye. Prior to being moved from tht the News about the transfer of Fr. lege Leadership Institute XU campus, Fr. Bowman had Bowman, had this to say: held at Burr Oak State suggested to Fr. Paul O'Connor, President of the University, that a "His removal is a real hard Park, February 23-25. director or community relations ship to the esprit of Marion Hall. The training, sponsored by a position be created at Xavier on a Contrasted with other dorms, grant from Humble Oil Education full-time basis. The purpose of such Marion demands a strong, perm Foundation in cooperation with a post would be to work with anent Rector who can stay in close the National Leadership Institute, whites and blacks 'in the Nortl1 contact with the students. Tradition a private, non-profit organization, Avondale area. As Fr. Bowman is an important part of Marion, is patterned after courses given put it, "Before the President could and without the right Proctor, tra corporate executives and is de decide on ITIY ·program, the Pro dition is lost. When Fr. Felten left signed to improve decision mak vincial sent me out to St. Xavier this fall the students ·Were disap ing, communic;ations, and human High School. Fr. O'Connor did pointed; we had jusi reached the relation tecHniques of the young show interest in my suggestion." point where Fr. Bowman was ac leaders. commodating himself to the Hall, In addition to being involved The Humble Oil Education and the Members of Marion to with the improvement of race rela Foundation has begun this ad Fr. Bowman, when he was 'trans tions around the University, Fr. vanced leadership training for out ferred.' Bowman has spoken out in behalf standing college students as a part of student demonstrators. After "There is little doubt in the of a youth development program. DeCourcy Squire and other Antioch minds of Marion students that Fr. Students invited to attend were students. sat in front of police vans Bowman was moved because of selected on the basis of academic and were beaten by policemen, Fr. his active role in the community. achievement and campus leader Bowman and fifteen other teachers, His leaving is both a loss to the ship. clergyman, and businessman sent students and the· community. A The Institute was directed by Xavier personnel participated in Ohio's first College Leadership a letter to city officials protesting Negro student expressed the senti Dr. Paul Rothaus, who holds a Insutute last weekend, Feb. 23-25, at Burr Oak State Park. Represent the treatment given the demonstra ment well: 'Now we know what Ph.D In clinical psych8lobry from ing XU were (left to right) Art McGivern, Al Gay, Ray Guye, Director tors by the police and by the courts. will happen to anyone who gets the University of Houston and has of Student Housing; Linus A. Bieliauskas, ancl Timothy Burke. AAVltK NtWS, CINCINNATI, OHIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1968 Pa1e Seven Xavier Mardi Glraa1 196B Photos By Chuck Treister The sounds of the Di-Talions set a swingin' mood. A lovely Mardi Gras Queen was Cam 'Nahl. ·.. ~ . ' . ~ :.'. Winners· of the Costume Contest !i~Ji~,t~:.; were Ed Schmidt and Barb Frey.