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� asilians at STM; photo circa 1947. ront row: (l to r): r. Cullinane, Fr. O'Donnell. ack row (l to r ): Fr. Ca", Fr. Miller, r. Paul Mallon, Fr. Munnelly. In this issue ... Understanding the Psychological Damage by GerryFarthing Distinguished Alumnus/a Awards 1993 Every Mode of Education is a Way of Soul-Making by MaryMiller Madelaine L'Engle: Story as Truth by MaryMiller STM History Part 3: The White House Days by Margaret Sanche ... and all our regular features/ 2 STM Newsletter Notes from seeking to provideadditional benefits to our non-permanent and part-time the faculty in recognition of their large contributionto the work ofthe College, particularly our teaching. With President fundingcuts, a strategyof employing part-time faculty is growing. Such a strategy also begins to change the character of a College, with fewer full-time "core" faculty who provide continuity and presencethrough their I write these words with snow on whom we sharein the communion of scholarly activities of teaching, the groundand in anticipation of the saints. Each year Father Regan, research,and public service. week-long Saskatoon Diocesan Synod Director of Alumnae/i, provides the I take this opportunity to thank gathering which beginson Sunday, 7 list of our alwnnae and alumni whom thosewho serveSTM on theBoard of November. Seven personsassociated we knowto have died andwhom we Governors. Twomembers ofthe STM with STM will be among the 170 rememberat Mass and in our prayers. Board are alumni representatives on persons attending the Synod. This We also remember those Basilians Corporation:Mr. BrentGough who is issue of the STM!NewmanNewsletter who established and built STM, as Chair, and Mr. Dennis Dorgan. Mrs. featuresthe 1993distinguished alwnna well as those who have died while ShirleyMaranda, SaskatoonDiocesan and alumnus, Marikay Falby and Al servingSTM: faculty members Steven representativeon the Corporation and Gerwing, together with profilesof the Gradish, Michael Keenan,Father Jack an STM alumna, also serves as a many new faculty who have joined McReavy CSB, STM's first Board Board member. STM this year. The Newsletter also and Corporation chairperson, John On behalfof STM, I wish all of covers the visits of two outstanding Stack, and Mr. Nick Lucyshyn who you a blessed Christmasand peacein writersand speakersto STM this Fall. died a year ago. "May their souls and the new year. Through the initiative of Phyllis the souls of all the faithful departed Thompson and the collaboration of restin peace." Bookworm's Den, in mid-October The morning session of the Fall John Thompson Madeleine L'Engle came to Saskatoon Corporation meeting involved a for a five-day visit In conjunction presentationand discussion of STM 's with Ms. L'Engles's visit, Father Ed Mission statement. I had hopedto be Heidt, CSB produced her play, The able to share the Mission Statement Journey with Jonah. On Sunday, 31 "in progress"in thisNewsletter. The October,Parker Palmer deliveredthe clear consensus is that we need more seventh Michael Keenan Memorial time to incorporate the thoughtful Lecture, "The Violence of Our suggestionsof Corporationmembers. Knowledge: Toward a Spirituality of STM benefits greatly from the Higher Education." Dr. Palmer also talent and dedication of the non gave a full-dayteaching workshop on pennanentandpart-time faculty. They campus, "The Courage to Teach," for bring to their work solid academic 80 faculty. credentials, a strongdesire to teach, as November marks the month in well as considerable involvement in which we pray for "those who have the community. Like many part-time died and have gone beforeus marked employees today, however, they with the sign of faith," those with receive few benefits. The Board is Winter 1993 3 From the I would like to offera very wann welcome to all our new and returning faculty. We appreciatetremendously Dean's the contributionthat part-timefaculty membersmake to the College and the care and commitmentthat they bring Desk to their teaching. As to thosereturning from sabbatical, we hope that the period of adjustment will not be too painful as the normal work load of teaching, researchand administration eases itself back into your lives. We challenge of doing morewith less as their numbers have grown in the last also wish a very wannwelcome to all theclicMaffirms. Budgetcutbacksin fewyears. We know little about the our new and returning students. It education are takingtheir toll. aass performance of rural students hardly needs repeating that students sizes areincreasing; positionsare not compared to urban students and the arethe very raisond' t?tre of the College beingfilled; class offeringsare being particular adaptation needs that they and of our faculty members. reduced; students are faced with face in coming to University. We Most of our alumni/ae can increasingfinancial burdens as various don't know how the on-going farm appreciate that we live in very costs are downloaded onto them, and crisis affects them other thanreducing interesting and sometimes facultymembers and support staff are the number who can't come for disconcerting times. Our political increasingly pushed to their limits. financial reasons. These needs and leadersare moving froma FreeTrade Even our facilitiesare severely taxed. those of other minorities which we Agreement with our major trading This conjuncture places great serve need to beidentified and taken partner, the United States to a tri demandson all of us, staffand students into account But themost immediate partite agreement which will include alike. Yet at the same time we are and obvious change has been one of Mexico. International negotiations presented with an opportunity to gender. Over 60% ofour students are are on-going around the GATT and reassessmany of the things we do and women. Yet we find very fewcourses thereseems to begrowing interest for to adapt to thesetrends. We have to and very fewactivities in our College a PacificRim Trade Agreement In all evaluate our programs and activities which address their particular needs. of these, the Canadian economy has to in referenceto the changingneeds of If we, as an institution, are to be competitive. At least we are our student body. It does not mean continue to seek academic excellence informedthat our workforcemust be simply tailoring our programsto meet forour students and to provide them well trained and flexible. Where the the short term job demands of a with the best education possible, we training is to come from and how rapidly changing labour market It will have to re-think many of the people are to find jobs in the faceof means taking into consideration the things we do. The student bodyof the cutbacks in education and in virtually different needs of an increasingly year 2000 will be even more diverse every other sectorof the economy is diversestudent body. More andmore than it is today. Alumni/ae returning not addressed very clearly or students workpart-time while studying to the College today would already convincingly. It seems that much of full-time. More students aremature find that the University setting and the enthusiasm for trade agreements students or have parental obligations. atmosphere are quite different from reflectsonly onehalf of the equation. These have direct repercussions on that of the 1950's, '60's and '70's. These trends toward a global exam scheduling and student Yet if today we are to prepare the economy have direct repercussions participation in organizations and leadersof the year 2025, and in twenty for us in post-secondary education activities,among other things. On the years from now do so for the year generally and in St. Thomas Morein other hand, aboriginal students are 2050, we must ensurethat the strong particular. We face an increasil!g still highly under-representedalthough contd. on p. 13 4 STM Newsletter Child-Sexual Abuse: Understanding the Professor GerryFarthing ofSTM' s PsychologyDepartment is involved in research into and thepractice ofprofessional therapyfor child victimsof sexual abuse. This articleexplores the complex nature of assessmentthat is crucial in determining treatment options for these chi.ldren.
For a child who hasbeen sexually ESTABLISHING A RELA abused, the road to recovery is indeed TIONSHIP OF TRUST AND a rocky one. Just where and how MUTUALRESPECT:Equipped with many rocks there are depends upon an accurate assessment of the the age at the firstabuse, the duration psychological damage, a competent of the abuse and the extent of the therapist must establish a genuine psychological bullying which relationship with a little personwho accompanied the abuse. Any has had the foundations of purposefulconfounding of realitywith interpersonalsynchrony rocked by the the intent of making the child an sexual abuse. Such a relationship unreliablewitness and any purposeful begins with the presentation of intimidation(threats to life andliberty) evidence of competence, and of with the goal of securing secrecy is conditions of interaction that include Professor GerryFanhing known as psychological bullying. the necessity for informed assent(in Thesetechniques, along with the actual the case of a minor) even though sexual abuse, confuse the child and parents or caregivers also must give abuse, areimportant target pointsfor arrest cognitive, emotional, moral, consent. It continueswith verbaland assessmentand treatment A thorough social and interpersonaldevelopment. non-verbal communication of the knowledge of normal psychological In general, the longer the duration of boundaries for interpersonal development is a pre-requisite to the abuseand the greaterthemagnitude psychological functioning within a accurate assessment and effective of psychological bullying, the more context of affirmation forthe dignity treatment planning. Differentissues extremeis the psychological damage. of the little person and the right for become central at different ASSESSMENT: The firststep in self-determinationin the treatment for developmental periods. planning treatmentfor such afflictions the psychological damage. The child Theexample of a child firstabused is a complete and accurate assessment must have simple explanations of the at age 3 andregularly abused until 6 of the psychological damage. A therapist's understanding of the years illustrates the assessment task competent assessment must identify damage, and must have a chance to for that age group. In the cognitive which areas of psychological affirm or repudiate the therapist's domain, difficulties for the example development have been blocked (i.e. hypotheses. If understanding is child may appear in the following development startedprior to the abuse, achieved, carefulexplanations of the areas: language acquisition, make but now kept from further purpose of remediesmust be given. believe play, memory organization development), what areasof emergent The child must obtainan opportunity and meta-cognition. In the emotional functioningwere kept fromdeveloping to temperthe treatmentsuggestions to domain, problems may arise in the at all, and what areas of fmmation suit his/her personality and emergence of complex emotions, in were taken offthe course of natural preferences. These strategiesconvey emotional self-regulation and in development. Following the respectand affirmationto a competent acquiring culturally-appropriate identification of the damage is the littleperson who requires.theassistance emotional display rules. In the social determination of exactly how the of the experts to rebuildhis/her life. domain, one can expect harm to the trauma impacted uponthose areas. In PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE: self-concept, to self-esteem, to the most cases, consultation with a Just what might the psychological ability to perspective-take, to the competentchild psychologist greatly damage be? Developmental ability to understand other peopleand enhances the assessment enterprise. milestones reachedprior to the abuse, to the ability to develop an appropriate as well as those interrupted by the sex-role identity. Finally in the moral Winter 1993 5 Psychological Damage and spiritualdomains, one can expect child of this age acquires a (i.e., believing that objects have delays in the development of self sophisticated understandingof object thoughts, wishes, feelings and control, problems in the delay of substitutions, role relationships and intentionsjust like he/she does). gratificationand problems in spiritual creative story lines. Often a Heavy traumamakes it likely that understanding. traumatized child prefers to drift off a child of 3 to 6 yearsmay not beable COGNITIVE DOMAIN: Be into an isolated world of mythical to achieve control over his/her tween the third and sixth year rapid beastsin which the painfulreal-world attentional processes, with theresult growth of symbolic functioning events can be ignored. A child with that he/she cannotblock out irrelevant occurs. Language comprehension,or such a propensitywill not be ableto detaileffectively, or is unable to pick learningto understandthe spoken worn exercisenew-found cognitions in the up useful incidental material which can be delayed if anxiety and fear context of interpersonaland real-world may not beuseful for the currenttask, overwhelm the child. Language events which are essential to the but may becomeuseful for a later task. production, or learning to put one's development of social cooperation. Without attentional control,a child is thoughts into comprehensible worn Remaining unawareof pointsof view likely to fail to develop a plan for sequences is more likely to be other than his/herown, the child is at attention necessary to solvethe more interrupted at this age resulting in a risk of erroneously thinking that complicated problems in life. child who cannot expressto the world everyone will experience the world Threeproblems with memoryare what is happeningto him/her. the same way as he/she does, thereby likely. An organizational memory Through make-believe play, a getting stuck in animistic thinking problem obtains when parts of awareness and experience get "split off' from the mainstream of experience causing incomplete integration which resultsin significant President's Medal awarded to deficits when the child is involved in making-meaning activity. A second Dan Farthing problem is the failure to elaborateon At the recentFall Convocation cognitive material whichisanecessary of the University, Dan Farthing pre-requisite to expanding a unit of was honouredwith theUniversity's thought to include an ever-increasing highest award, the President's number of details. Such a failure is Medal. Dan graduated with his causedby an emphasis on repressing honours Bachelor of Science and splitting offpainful material with degree in Physical Education. the goal of avoiding conscious Some of you may bemore familiar awareness,rather than on strategies to integrate. The more the repression, with Dan as a slotback with the Dan Farthing Saskatchewan Roughriders the morethe child will resort to a third footballteam. Dan hasplayed professional football with the Roughriders problem which is the necessity to rely for3 years,was a star with the Huskies for 4 seasons, and wasrecognized on "reconstructing" what must have forhis athletic talentas a player with the Holy Cross Crusadersfor 3 years happenedto him/her at the expenseof in high school. Thoseof us at the College know Dan as Gerry's son (see "recalling integrated experience." ChiJd-Sexual Abuse in this issue). Memory reconstruction uses current At Convocation ceremonies"Dad" receivedthe awarn,because Dan knowledge to figure out what must was otherwiseengaged in a game that Saturnay. We offerour heartiest have happened several years ago. "congratulations"to Dan andwish him continued success in his professional While peopleoften reconstruct parts football careerand alsoin his concurrent pursuitof a Master of Science of their experience, the task is more degreein Exercise Physiology. complicated when material is actively repressed because the necessary
conJd. on p. 6 6 ______STM Newsletter Child-Sexual Abuse contd.from p. 5 corroboratingmaterial is simply unavailable. This difficulty achildcanbecomeeithercompletelyblandandunresponsive is at the heart of the current "False Memory Syndrome" or emotionally "out-of- control." controversy. Due to the secrecy which accompanies the abuse of If a traumatized child of 3 to 6 yearsencountered the children from age 3 to 6, the acquisition of emotional difficulties in cognitionindicated above, it is very likely display rulesis delayed. An abused child may, forexample, that he/she will have difficulties with meta-cognition laugh when a classmateis seriouslyinjured and experience which is learningto know what you can do, how you think, interpersonal rebuff. Finding him/herself marginalized, and how you regulate what you know to solveproblems. the child will not have the social resource necessary to Matching thoughts to discover inconsistencies in acquireinterpersonal sychrony and friendship. Hence,the conclusions and evidence will be a perennial problem. capacity to develop future intimacy and mutual understandingcan be severely curtailed. Important to synchrony is the emotion of empathy. Empathy requiresa cognitiveappreciation of the selfas an entity separate fromother people,perspective-taking and appropriate responding. Delays herewill lead a child of 3 to 6 into complications in psychological functioning resulting from a limited capacity to comprehend another person's emotionalexperience. Managing emotionaltrauma leaves a child of 3 to 6 with little energy for acquiring empathy. DOMAINOF SELF-ESTEEM: The development of the self-conceptin a child of 3 to 6 is greatly affectedby sexual abuse. On can expect cognitive disruptions in developing the dimensions (who one is and what onecan do) andthe stability (how solid a corethe child experiences) Dan and GerryFanhing from which to evaluate incoming experience. Private thoughts andimaginings becomeidiosyncratic anddevoid Without this skill, the child will beunable to benefitfrom of the opportunity for corrective feedback from a experience. community. To experience oneself as a soiled and dirty EMOTIONAL DOMAIN: One can expect sexual object foranother's pleasureis a frequentself-construct. It abuse to cause disruption in the development of complex is an easystep to an unrealistically negative appraisal of emotions in a child of 3 to 6, expeciallythose that involve one's worth or negative self-esteem. Abused children either injury or enhancement to the sense of self. Shame oftenfeel that life does not get any betterand that thereis and embarrassment (injury to selt) can reach such no hopefor acquiring acceptable characteristics. Abused proportionsthat the child is much lessmotivated to pursue childrenmake attributionsof failureto their ability ( or lack socially acceptable behaviours and goals. Incompletely thereof) which they see as a fixed attribute unable to be understoodguilt (failure to live up to moral expectations changed. Such thoughts lead to low self-confidence,to low around sexual events over which the child erroneously expectanciesof success, and eventually to a hopeless view ascribesthe ability to have complete control)can arrestthe of self. growthin self-responsibility(poor personal hygiene), and MORALAND SPIRITUALDOMAIN: Delaysin the in morality (the rules by which one should govern one's development of self-control and appropriategratification life). One can also expectoverwhelming envy, which is a are common in abused childrenof 3 to 6 yearsof age. Such negative appraisal of the self's ability to secure desired skills are germane to the acquisition of proper moral goals and experiences. reasoning.The development of an "iron will," firmresolve, Sexual abuse leads to a failure in the child of 3 to 6 to strong character or "moxy" is necessary to inhibit achieve emotional regulation.Regulation comprises those transgressions or to resist temptations and to carry to strategies used to adjust one's emotional state to a suitable completion what is started. Incomplete development in level of intensity so that one can remain productively these areas resultsin childrenadopting a promiscuous and engaged withhis/hersurroundings. Withoutsuchstrategies, contd. on p. 7 Winter 1993 7 Breach of Trust/Breach of Faith "Our attitudes were totally part of the Foundations Program in changed. We began to feel more the Dioceseof Sask,atoonin the Fall of empathyfor the abusers and not just 1992. ··-, the victims." The Breacb of Trust/Breach of "I feel that in the five weeks, I Faith programexamines child sexual movedfrom condemnation to justice." abusein detail. Acrossthe fiveweeks "I like the closeness[in the group the program, using knowledgeable discussionsJ." facilitators,asks participantsto listen "It was good that this is being and to discuss: the nature of child brought out into the open." sexual abuse, the factors within the "Hold more of these sessions church and clergy that contribute to throughout the diocese." abuse, the reasons why children are "I felt it has helped me to get over victims, the effects of male/female some of my anger at the church and socialization that fosterviolence, the that some healing has started." factorsin the church and society that fosterviolence, how individuals and Dr. Brian Chartier These are comments from six the community share responsibility beyondthe victim to our wholesociety. different participants in one of the for transforming our church and Child abuse victimizes not only the most remarkable programs to be society, and ways to prevent child child, but also his/her family, our offered under the auspices of the sexual abuse. Clearly,the programis community and our church. In the Canadian Conference of Catholic intended to openlyand directlyaddress end, the program is a call to action Bishops. In 1992, the CCCB released amajor problem that has arisen within individually and collectively. This the program"Breach of Trust/Breach the Catholic Church. problem needs to beaddressed rather of Faith: Child Sexual Abuse in the I, along with Fr. Paul Donlevy, than hidden away. Churchand Society."Breach ofTrust/ Ruth Pepin and Elizabeth Jochim Both facilitatorsand participants Breach of Faith is a fiveweek program facilitatedthe firstpresentation of this commented favourablyregarding the for the laity of the church to study programin the Diocese of Saskatoon. program. Certainly, not everyone's child sexual abuse in the Catholic Acrossthe fiveweeks, which involved reaction was positive, yet it was the Church as well as in society. The both small and large group beginningof anessential process -- to above comments came from discussions,what emerged was a clear deal with the reality of child sexual evaluations submitted by men and understanding of the nature of child abuse within our church and society. women who participated in this sexual abuse and its effects. These A secondprogram will beoffered program.The programwas offered as effects were seen to reverberate as part of the Foundations Series in the New Year in Eatonia. It is planned Psychological Damage conld.fromp. 6 to be a one-day event with limited sensualised lifestyle (in keeping with the "dirty" self-concept). Little enrolment. The facilitators will be defense can be expected from a child, feeble in meta-cognition, who Ruth Pepin and me. Further cannot muster thecognitive transformations necessary to delay gratification. informationcan beobtained from the An abused child of 3 to 6 is usually spiritually dry. Having been Saskatoon Catholic Centre. transgressedby an adult authority figurewho ought to have preservedthe For furtherinformation on "Breach innocence of the child, pre-empts the experience of God as a loving of Trust/Breach of Faith," please caregiver. Having formulated a helpless andhopeless view about hini/ contact the Canadian Conference of herself,the child is unlikely to recognizemercy or to make senseout of Bishops (90 Parent A venue, Ottawa, the call to forgiveness. Ontario, KIN 7B 1) or me throughSt. Each areaof damage has its own remedy. All the remediesmust be Thomas More College. managed in a professionalrelationship in which expectationsare carefully Dr. Brian Chartier is a clinical monitored and adjusted to fit reality. psychologist and member of the Dr. G. Farthing PsychologyDepartment at STM. Department of Psychology 8 ______STM Newsletter 1993 Distinguished Alumna/us ... Alphonse Gerwing Marikay Falby AlphonseGerwing was awarded the Orderof Canada A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of personally in 1989. This year St. ThomasMore College also wishes meetingMarikay Falby. She whisked into my office,and to recognize his contributions to this community. chattingall the while, found a chair in the clutter and sat Al was born in Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan, and down. At the presentation of the Alumna Award, the receivedhis high school educationin Lake Lenoreand at presenter, Irene Poelzer, indicated that the strongest St Peter's College in Muenster.He subsequentlyattended impression made by Marikay was one of joyfulness. It's STM and the College of Educationat the Universityof true.She exudes joy, energy,enthusiasm and her presence Saskatchewan where he earned his B.A. in 1950 and providesan exhilarating liftto thosearound her. Besides, B.Ed. in 1952. she's a hoot Her manner of telling a story, or relating an The contributions incident is done in such made by Al as ateacher, a way that it is always musician and humani upbeat and accom tarian reflect the panied by hearty or concern, caring, gentle laughter. detenninationand hard Marikay comple workhe has done over ted her elementary and his lifetime. Al began secondary educationat teaching in 1942 and Sion Academy andthen taught bothelementary came to STM. While and secondarystudents taking courses she in Alberta and workedfull-time at the Saskatchewan. His Murray Memorial own love of learning Library. She was and a desire to have instrumental in setting someimpact on making AlphonseGerwing and MarikayFalby up the new STM this a better world Library, and in combined to teach his students that learning was an amalgamatingthe librariesof St. Paul's High School and adventure,but also that along with theprivilege goesa Sion Academy into one libraryfor the new E.D. Feehan responsibility. In 1989 Al spentconsiderable timeand high schoolin the 1960's. She servedmany generations money in organizing at STM an internationalsymposium of students as Librarian at E.D Feehan and Holy Cross on our patron,St. ThomasMore. Over 200speakers and High Schools. In order to set up a communications participantsfrom France, Gennany,England, Australia, network forthe Oblates in Northern Saskatchewan and the U.S.A., and Canada attended. Keewatin,she took a leave of absence fromthe Catholic Al also had a greatlove for music. One gentleman School Board. On completion of this enonnouslydifficult remembersthe days when Al was Choir andGlee Club yet successfulproject, she returnedto community service Directorat St. Peter's College. He recalls that at daily at the Catholic School Board. mass Al would cajole, coerce andsometimes threatenthe In her sparetime, Marikay has also been Diocesan 200young men to sing at fullthrottle, at a very earlytime Editor forthe Prairie Messenger, worked as a Reporter of day. But sing they did and todaywhen his children for the StarPhoenix, wrote articles for library journals complain that he sings too loudly in church,he deflects and published worksof fiction. the blameto Al Gerwing. Al has also directedthe Sound Marikay started out as a Protestant and just a few of Music at least 3 or 4 times in the province and also yearsago celebrated her 25th anniversaryof becoming broughtmuch enjoyment with his productionsof Gilbert Catholic, but she remains a small "p" protestantfor there and Sullivan'sHMS Pinaforeand the Pirates ofPenzance. are many changes in societyand her churchthat need at Winter 1993 9 Gerwing Fa/by Just recently Al sponsored the Henri least some alteration. As a memberof St Paul's Parish she hasserved as Loiselle concert at Third A venue Eucharistic minister, lector and choir member. Beyond the parish, she is United Church in Saskatoon for the involved in the worlcof Jean Vanier and L 'Arche,has served on the Board supportof landrefonn in Brazil. of Friendship Inn and on the Board of Light of thePrairies. She is also His sense of responsibility and affiliated with St. Peter's Abbeyin Muensteras an Oblate of St. Benedict. compassion forthose less fortunatein She was drawn by Benedictine spiritualitywith its emphasis on hospitality, our world hasbeen a pivotal factor in scholarship andthe liturgyof the hours. his life. Since his retirement he has Marikay is anorganizer and very resourceful. In grade 2, emulating the spent many summers in Alagoas, Statue of the Virgin in thehallway of Sion, she put a dustcap on her head Brazil where he is involved in popular andhad her other Protestantfriend kneel in frontof her. Nearby on the floor land reformmovements. During the was a plate for donations for prayers. Marikay is a realist, too. Being winter he travels extensively in the resourcefulcan sometimes get you into trouble. West raising awareness and support All the peopleshe has servedprofessionally and personally will attest to be directed toward resolving the to her attentive listening, her compassionate nature and her trustworthy many injustices in the developing integrity. The impact of her worlcwith troubledor underprivileged students world. over the years became apparent when Jackie Maurice graduated from For those of us at STM, Al is a university. Marikay virtually became Jackie's parent when as a troubled living example of the principles so teen she moved out of anabusive foster home. 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Diefenbaker. 1958, admitted to the Order of St. Graduating from law school in Gregory in 1968 and to the Order of 1919, Emmett finished his the Holy Sepulchre in 1969. apprenticeship in Humboldt and In 1961 Emmett was named Wadena. While in Wadena, he met Chainnan of the Royal Commission and married IsabelParker. Over the on Health Services. The reportof this next few yearsthe family moved back Commission recommended the to Humboldt,then to Wadena, then to extension of medicareacross Canada Prince Albert and in 1927 made the and earned Mr. Hall the appelation The Honourable move back to Saskatoon which would "Father of Medicare." In 1965 he EmmettM. Hall, remain home for the next fifty-five chaired the Committee on Aims and Companion of the years,except for the ten year hiatus Objectives forEducation in Ontario. Order of Canada spentin Ottawa while he servedas a The1968 report"Livingand Learning" Justice of the Supreme Court of had considerable influence on EmmettMatthew Hall, fourthin a Canada. curriculum and instructional family of eleven children,was born In Saskatoon,Emmett built up his methodology not only in Ontario, but on November 29, 1898. His parents, practice and raised his two children, also throughout Canada, and was James and Alice Hall, lived on a dairy Marian and John. Not only was generally known as the Hall-Denis fann in St. Columban, Quebec. His Emmettdeeply committedtohiswork Report. mother Alice was detennined that her and family, but he contributed Throughall these years,Mr Hall children have the opportunity for a generously of his time andtalent to has beena very generous patronof St. proper education and professional the community. He served on the ThomasMore College. In 1935,acting career.In 1909the west was booming Board of St. Paul's Hospital forthirty on behalfof the Diocese of Saskatoon, and there was news of a provincial years,sixteen of which he was chair. he established throughthe courts that university being established in He spenttwenty yearson the Catholic Newman Hall (the White House) Saskatoon. After hearing this, the School District Board, and he was would beexempt fromproperty taxes. Halls decided to move west and take also President of the Catholic School In 1952,he was Vice-Chainnan of the up residence in the fastest growing Trustees of Saskatchewan for seven fundraising committee which was city in the world,Saskatoon. As a years. successful in raising approximately boy, Emmett watched as Prime Lik.e his long-time friend, John $500,000 for the construction of the Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier laid the Diefenbaker, Emmett also enjoyed 1956 wing of our presentday College. cornerstonefor the new Univesity of involvementin politics. He strongly He personallydonated all foursets of Saskatchewan. On that same visit backed Mr. Diefenbaker and helped copperentrance doors to the College. Emmett was also present when the gain public supportfor him In 1990he sat on the AdvisoryBoard Prime Minister laid the cornerstone In 1957 at the peakof his career in for the FOR ALL SEASONS for St Paul's Church (presently the private practice, Emmett was Campaign and today he still holds a Cathedral). appointed Chief Justice of Queen's seat on the STM Corporation. At the young age of 17, Emmett Bench Court.In 1961 he was elevated From 1948-1958 he was alecturer entered the College of Law at the to the position of Chief Justice of in the College of Law; he was a University. There he followed a law Saskatchewan, and in the following member of Senate of the University program that combined academic year was appointed to the Supreme from 1942 through 1954, and later studies and apprenticeship over five Court of Canada. was elected Chancellor of the years. It was at this time that he AKnightofColumbussince 1918, theUniversityin 1980. These are only developed a close friendship with he was made a Knight of Malta in contd. onp. 15 Winter 1993 ______11 Greetings from the Chair of STM's Board of Governors In the fall of 1992 the Board of change in the enrollment by 10% Governors held a specialmeeting to affects our budget by as much as deal with the issue of budgeting. This $100,000. decision was made in the light of an In a time of expanding budgets, ever-shrinking grant from the prioritization becomes a matter of Provincial Government. One of the controlling growth; in a time of Governors be formed that firstmatters discussed on that Saturday contracting budgets prioritizationis a includes two members of the morning was the allocation of matter of reducing or possibly Board, two members who resources to the Library. It became eliminating expenditures. To allocate serve on the Board as elected abundantly clear during these a shrinking budget it is essential to by Forum, two additional discussionsthat no matter how far the have a firm idea where you are and members to be chosen by dollar was stretched it could never where it is you are going. It is also Forum, and one member to cover all of the demands that wereto essentialthat everyone who is affected be chosen by STMSA**. be made upon it. Assuming that all by the budgeting processhas a picture Third, this Committee is the demands could not be satisfied, the of this "map". The Board of one that is to formulate the issue becamehow to prioritize those Governors' roleis to create that map terms of rejerence for the demands. to allow the College to thrive in a review and propose This challenge of prioritizationis difficultfinancial time. candidates to the Board for not an issue limited to the Library. On that fall Saturday morning, the review panel. Toe budget of the College each year is througha discussion of the Library, it This motion is the firststep on a long made up for the most part of two becameobvious to the Board that to road to maintain St Thomas More elements: ensure that STM remain a vital and College as a vital and valuable A) the Provincial Government effective Catholic post-secondary institution. This process will allow Grant and educational institution, it was the College to be responsible to its B) a percentageof our students' necessary to createa map. To do that constituents by maximizing its tuition. the Board felt that the logical place to resourcesin the implementation of an Toe GovernmentGrant is a fundwhich beginwas to assess wherethe College overall plan. historically has beena predetermined is, what we do well and where we amountwhich allowed the College a could improve. Since this has never certainamountofrelianceandcomfort beendone by the College as a whole, in preplanning. Up until recently that it was decided that a review of St. Brent Gough, Chair grant hasbeen an increasingor, at the Thomas MoreCollege as a whole was STM Board of Governors least, a stable amount. This grant is the right place to start. A motion was now a shrinking figure and our prior passed as follows: relianceand comfortno longer exist. D. Dorgan - R. Griffin: *Forum refers to the Faculty and St. Thomas MoreCollege, unlike the Moved that the Board of Administration Forum. College of Arts andScience, is more Governors initiatean external **STMSA is the St. Thomas More reliant on tuition. Our budget is review ofthe College. Second, Students• Association. directly affected by the number of a Joint Committee between students registeredin the College. A Forum* and the Board of 12 ______STM Newsletter Greetings from your Association President quality and meaningful post our progress regarding the goals and secondaryCatholic educationfor our objectives forour Association. Don't children and their children are hesitate to pick up the phoneor write profound, and the responsibility to us a letter giving us your thoughts. achieve it must be a shared one. We You can communicate to us via Fr. are your voice in the College andwe Regan. encourage you to communicate The STM/Newman Alumni/ae through us. Our vision is to strengthen Association Executive Committee is the bond between the College and JeromeKonecsni looking forward to an exciting and alumni/ae by encouraging their full President interestingyear. It is a rareopportunity participationin the STM community. STM/NewmanAlwnnilae for me to assume the presidency in We will keep you informed as to Association what we hope will be an important year for us. Over the past several years the Executivehas struggledwith its role and how it might serve the College and its alumni/ae. Recent Thank you! developments at the College such as the establishment of a Foundation and a permanent Development Director have given us a new purpose and direction. Our objective for the year is to work with the Presidentof the College, the Director of the Alumni/ae Association and the Director of Development to generate a plan for the next two years. This plan will identify how we can assist the administration as they work toserve the needs of the College, its students, faculty and staff, and alumni/ae. In particular, we want to provide Fr. Regan with the support he needs to continue the good work he has done foralumni/ae forso many years. Left to right: SFMPresident John Thompson, We believethe role of the alumni/ Cheryland HenryKloppenburg ae will becomeeven moresignificant Recently at STM's CorporationBanquet, the Kloppenburgswere as we enter the next century. The presentedwith a limited edition print of the College in acknow demands and challenges of providing ledgement of their very generous giftto the College during the FOR ALL SEASONS Campaign. Winter 1993 ______B Profile: Dr. Wilfrid Denis, Acting Dean Professor Denis, a Sociologist is penchant forcareful planning of his actingDean of our College this year. time for various tasks doesn't quite As Deanhe holds full responsibility mesh with the actualevents in a day. forthe academic program. He already Constantly reshuffling the priorities has encountered a number of is necessary to respond to the challenges, one of them being the immediate needs of the many people process of shifting from a teaching he must serve. Second, collegial Dr. WilfridDenis, mindset to an administrative one. He processes require much time and Acting Dean sees the advantagesof a small liberal consideration with the result that artscollege such asSTM; becauseof progressis difficultto measure. The Wilfridwas bomand raised in St. its size, there can be more direct immediate responseof the classroom Denis; his grandparents were one of participation in the decision-making is missing, and he understandsthat he the founding families of the process, and at the same time the will have to bepatient to seethe fruits community around the tum of the possibilitiesfor flexible and innovative ofhis labouras Dean. He is challenged century. HeeamedhisB.A.atColl�ge strategies are abundant. However, by the responsibility he holds this Universitaire de St. Boniface at the administrationof the College requires year andis excited by the many ways University of Manitoba, his M.A. many of the tasks of the larger in which the College can serve not degree here at the University of university resulting in anenormous only our Church, but the broader Saskatchewan, and his Ph.D. from expenditureof time and energy. Two community. As with most in the Carleton University in Ottawa. He problemshe has encounteredillustrate academic world the frustrations has publishedarticles on Francophone the breadth of his mandate and some imposed by funding cuts preclude minority relations, contemporary of the frustrationsinvolved. First,as some avenues of change, but at the Quebecsociety, and language policy an administrator he has discovered same time compel very creative in Canada. He has also doneworlc on that he must adjust to the factthat his responses; that is the challenge. Prairie Agriculture (his Ph.D dissertation "The Relationship between Family Fanns and the Agricultural-IndustrialComplex"), as Dean's Desk contd.from p. 3 well as researchinto the problemsof occupational health and safety in liberal arts program, on which rests STM's reputation, adapts to the agriculture exploringthe reasonswhy challenges of changingtimes. Twenty and thirty yearsago, changetook a farmerswho areindependent operators differentform andthe College adapted well by adding newdepartments .and often expose themselves to high risk. integrating new disciplinesto its liberalarts program. The litmustest of the Although his research has had to be next few years may well behow successfully we integratenew dimensions put in neutral forthis year, his current of a changing student bodyso that a morediverse pool of"young" people interest focuses on the relationship will be grounded in the traditions of liberal arts education to meet the between the Secretary of State and challenges of the unfolding global economy and the social problems and Saskatchewan's Francophone institutional re-structuring that will follow in its wake. community. Over the years he has taught courses in theory, social WilfridDeni.s Acting Dean contd. onp. 15 14 ------STM Newsletter Everymode of education On October31, 1993,Parker J. Palmer,writer, teacher and activist concerned abouteducation, community, spirituality andsocial change, delivered theseventh Michael KeenanMemorial Lecture at STM. The subject, entitled "The Violence ofOur Knowledge: Toward a Spirituality ofHigher Education,'' presented several avenuesfor serious reflection and commitmentto change. For Parker Palmer, the dominant epistomology of higher education is objectivism. Thismode of knowing can bedefined by threecharacteristics; it is OBJECTIVE, ANALYTIC, and EXPERIMENTAL. Because the relationship between the student and the subject tends to be reflectedin the relationship between the person and the world,how we aretrained know to predetermineshow we will behaveand relate to our environment and other persons. To be objective,the knowermust distancehimself from the subject of his investigation,forto include a subjective dimension will prejudice, bias, or contaminate theknowledge. In short, L to R: President JohnThompson, Mrs. Pat Keenan, Parker Palmer we keep ourselvesat arms-length from what we know. I suppose the most cultures in the developing world and individualistic and competitive in a dramatic and recent example of the have been swprised to discover that worldthat is fragmentedand vulnerable implications of this objective stance their superimposed solutions don't to exploitation, thereis greatpotential must bethe language developed during worlc. and likelihoodfor a lot of violence. theGulfW ar. "Surgical strikes"became In this way ofknowingwe fragment If through our schooling process theeuphemism formassive bombing; theworld and exploit" it We and our we are training people to be objective "collateral damage" camouflaged worldbecome objects to bemanipulated ratherthan subjective,to analyzerather dreadfulcivilian suffering. No personal for our use. In essence, our way of than synthesire(harmonire, integrate), biashere. knowing predetermines our way of to experiment rather than experience, Thesecond habit of objectivismis beingand relating to each otherand our we are programming persons to be the tendency to analyre,to take apart, world. It is in this way that our somewhatrobotic. Such a perspective to dissect what we know, to break it epistomology becomes an ethic; our on reality provides a detached safety, down into componentparts - partsthat way of knowing becomes a way of but such depersonalizingcarries a very are lifeless. Referencesby persons in living. high price.The implications for ethical the medical profession to the Objectivism programs people so formation, or more precisely, ethical "gallbladder"in room208, betray the that they depersonalize their deformation become apparent pitfalls of this tendency. relationshipswith nature, events, ideas To demonstratethe outcome of the A third traitof objectivism is that and each other. It is this aspectwhich impact of this dominantepistomology, having broken down what we know leads to violence; notthe overt, brutal Palmercited the findingsof a surveyof into all the pieces, as with LEGO, we variety, but the subtle and pervasive university graduates in which their seek to reconstruct and reshape the variety. For Palmer, "violenceinvolves responses seemed absolutely worldinto what is pleasing to us. We the violation of the integrity of the schizophrenic. While believing that canexperimentwithitWestempowers other" - whether the other is nature, the world,with allits troublesof social, seek to impose western ways of events, ideas or persons. economic, personaland environmental efficiency and technology on other If our way of knowing is dislocation, was "going to hell in a Winter 1993 ______]5 is a way of soul-making handbasket," these young people intellect." We must redefine our young white men werenot good runners simultaneouslyheld the view that their direction. Objectivism allows us to be anddid notknow how to survivein the personal futures looked rosy. These "transformers,"but what we really need woods. In short,from the Indian point discombobulated graduates, being so is to be "transfonned." of view, they were good fornothing. thoroughly imbued with objectivism, Feminism,environmentalism and But at thesame time the eldersoffered are able to separatethemselves from religion challenge the dominantmode to take a dozen of thewhite men's sons the worldand realitywithin which they of knowing in higher education. The so that they could instructthem and live. Neat trick, but consider the Christianspiritual tradition of religious "make them into men." These consequencesof thisdeception. They colleges such as STMteaches us that aboriginalchiefs andelders instinctively don't perceivethemselves as belonging "truth is personal, that truth is knew that "every way of knowing tothelargerglobalsociety. Objectivism becomes a way of living." The is isolating, anti-communaland breeds We must redefine our direc aboriginal symbol of the Circle, a "control" mythology. Community, encompassing all things, recognizing or the capacity for relatedness, "is tion. Objectivism allows us total interdependence and the needfor destroyed by our mode of knowing." to be "transformers,"but healingand hannony is a truerreflection Restoring it requires the replacement wha.twe really need is to be of the needto reorientourunderstanding of objectivism with a differentmode of to include the personal and a capacity knowing. "transformed." forrelatedness, if we are to deal with An alternative epistomology theviolence of objectivism. requiresa paradoxical,yet healthy dance communal, that truth is reciprocal between objectivity and subjectivity, and ultimately that truth is MaryMiller analysis and integration, experi transformational!" mentationand experience, distance and In 1744,having negotiateda treaty To inquirefurther into the ideas of intimacy, control and vulnerability. with the aboriginal people, the white Parker Palmeryoumaywishto refer to Knowing is not only a rational, Commissioners_ of Virginiainvited the his books: The Promise of Paradox; reasonable anddemonstrable process; chiefs and elders to send their young TheCompan y of Strangers; To Know it also should include the intuitive, men to Williamand Mary College for As We Are Known; TheActive Life; imaginative, experiential and yes, their education. Afterthinking about it and The Courage to Teach spiritual dimension. for a number of days the chiefs and (forthcoming). FromPalmer's perspectivewe are eldersdeclined the offer.The aboriginal "living at the intersectionof faith and view of theCollege's productwas that Profile: Dr. Wilfrid Denis Profile: EmmettMatthew Hall conJd.fromp. 13 in Social Studies for Francophone conJd.fromp. JO conflict, industrialism and the welfare students. His three sons aged 15, 13 the Universityin 1980. These are only state, as well as the introductorycourse and 11 have allowed him to see the a few of the many honoursthat have in Sociology. world again with the "wonderstruck, been conferred upon him for his For Wilfrid, other events in his innocentand fresh eyes of children." valuable and generous contributions lifehad a profoundimpact uponhim. Now that they areteenagers, he is not both within and outside the legal The first "was marryinga womanwho surethat he will survive their taste in profession. sharesmany of the same interestsand music and its volume. Dej� vu for Looking out from Emmett's concerns, but who does so while each generation of parents. In their downtown apartment,one cansee St. keeping her feet on the ground." leizure time as a family, camping Paul's Cathedral which he regularly Jeannine has been a very positive, expeditions and travel arethe preferred attends. Off in the distance is the stabilizing influencein his life. She is activities. University campus, the same a teacherby professionand is current!y We offerWilfrid our supportas Universitythat enticed the Hall family working for the Department of he seeks to servestudents and faculty to come to Saskatoon over 80 years Education in curriculum development at STM. ago. Don Gorsalitz 16 ______STM Newsletter Madeleine L 'Engle: Story as truth In October, Madeleine L' Engle author of 44 books including children's novels and fantasy, adult fiction and inspirational explorations, visited our College and Campus. The overflowingnumbers of people at each of her talks indicated the warm and enthusiastic welcome she received from her fans. One theme that permeated all of her commentaries was that "Story is the prime vehicle of truth." Reading or listening tostory opens wisdom of the ages was passed down our world andshapes our being. As throughan oral tradition of story. For children, our clamouring for Madeleine, factand truth are not the information about our ancestors is a same thing. Fact is boring,the product quest to understand where we come of the rational,objective mind, whereas from. Story offersvisions and stuff to truth embraces the intuitive and dream on. Story teaches us about imaginative as well and is so much adversityand evil. Story encourages more than fact. Truth deals with the us with the triumphof goodand helps mystery and incongruitiesof life. To us to sortout what we believe, whatis illustrate, Madeleine tells one of the important, andwhat is trivial. Story parables of Jesus, thestory of the man engages our intuitionand imagination. with a large piece of wood in his eye, Through story we experience who criticizesanother man for having trepidation,fear, the natureof courage, a speckof dust in his eye. Surelythis love, caring, generosityand the essence can't befactual. With a stick in your of integrity. In stories we encounter eye, you certainly would not be people-- ordinary,bizarre, heroic and Madeleine L'Engle inclined to even notice a mote in the beastly. Ultimately story inspires our eye of another. Yet this is a "true" wonder and excitement of the universe, God's creation. story aboutour disinclination to see our own major flaws, Madeleine L'Engle is a storyteller, a raconteur, a poet, and our simultaneous and enthusiastic inclination to draw a philosopher, a theologian, a historian and a futurist. Her attentionto theminor blemishes in thecharac terof someone experience,all of it, shapesand inspires her writing. She else. is a contemplative woman who truly reflects and can In the parable of the Prodigal Son, if the facts are extract meaning and understandingfrom painful andjoyful paramount thenwe sympathize with the older, hardworking experience. She says she is compelledto write and has been dutiful elder son. We miss the pointof the unconditional doing it daily since she was fiveyears old. love of God. Madeleine provides a sequel to the unfinished In our psychic memories, each of us can rememberthe story. In her continuingsaga, the older son leaves home in immense silence of a wondrousstarry night, the tickle of an angry jealous rage and goes to the city. Being diligent snowflakes on our noses and eyelids, the adventurous and industrious as usual, he is successful,makes a fortune stories of our imagination written in the clouds of a summer in the business world, but discovers that it is not enough day; each has stirredour wonder of the universe. andlike his younger brother,returns home to findhis father Yet, each of us also remembersthe powerlessness,and waiting to greet him and calling for the fatted calf to be sting of rejection as children; through those experiences preparedfor the feast. Such is thelove of God. If His love we encountered the cruelty of our peers, the anxiety of wasdetermined by merit, then all of us would be in deep failure,the perfidyof adults andgenerally an understanding trouble. ofourvulnerability. We had anintuitive sense of goodness Throughout history, myth, legend, fairy tale, parable and, when trampled by friendor foe,we weredismayed and and story have taught human beings to ponderand reflect disheartened.All of this is the fabric of our personalstory. upon the big questions. Since our finite minds cannot Personal experiences mold who we are and what we comprehend the infinite God, we must catch glimpses of become. Him throughour everyday encountersand experiences, but For Madeleine L'Engle, story is the "prime vehicle of also understandthat the depth and powerof his love forhis truth." Withineach tale is a kernelof truththat illuminates creation is beyond our capacity of knowing. Stories give our understanding of the profound. For centuries the us our sense of identity, our place in this vast universe. Winter 1993 ______]7 Jonah's justice is not God's In The Journeywith Jonah, author Madeleine L 'Engle aboutpity, compassion, andforgiveness: clear contrasts to draws directly on the biblical Book of Jonah, and uses his angerand stubbornness. The ethical lessons aboutspite language reminiscent of the King James' version of the andrevenge -- andtheir logical, charitable opposites-- come Bible. There is a theology that comes through in this one through in the play loud 'n clear. The character of Jonah teaches something else in this act morality play -- or animal fable-- since it is indeed a drama. There is anobvious difficultyin doing God's will: story wherethe only humanis Jonah. Jonah may have been how often do we fight doing it, or finally do it only asked to prophesy to the people of Nineveh, but Jonah grudgingly? Then when we define what we think the needs to hear prophecy,too ... and it is the various animals expectedoutcome should be,God seems to let us down and who do this. It is the animals who teach Jonah about "does His own thing," often in the most inexplicable way. "repentance," i.e., turningaround and changing. Much of Jonah's anger and frustrationis at God; thelessons Jonah's sense of justice is like that of many of us: Jonah learns in this area are universal, and the humour forensic. If you commit an offense, you deserve to be through which these lessons are conveyed touches all age punished, even if you apologize. Jonah wants to see groups. Nineveh destroyed; he expects nothing less from a God who is so forcefulabout getting him to preach repentance Phyllis Thompson teaches English at the Universityof to the sinners in Nineveh in the first place. Jonah has Saskatchewan. difficulty admitting that "God's ways are not our ways," and finds it frustrating to work with a God who is so ''unreliable," who has "such a soft heart" toward such obviously nasty people. . In some of the most moving dialogue in the play, the arumals -- the whale and turtle especially -- teach Jonah STM Drama T.S. Eliot's classic L'Engle Story develops within us a sense of community. Story Murder in the Cathedral verifies our sense of good andevil, right andwrong. But most importantly,through story we consider anddeal with will be staged in the Rugby Chapel the inscrutable mystery. In her bookThe Rock that is Higher, Madeleine states: (locatedbetween STM and Emmanuel- St. Chad) One sad result of the eating of thefruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil is thatwe TUESDAYthrough SATURDAY have,asaresult,dependedtoo much onknowledge, March 1st to March 5th, 1994 and not enough on wisdom. We are, all of us, male and and female, supposedto contain within ourselves March 8th to March 12th, 1994 the qualities of each. The people I know who use their intellect tothe fullest, while never losing the 8:00 pm intuitive and the imaginative,are indeed luminous... But perhaps fact and truth are like male and This play, written in verse tells the story female; we need both to make the image of God. of the conflictbetween King Henry II and Thomas � Becket, Archibishop of In "holy idleness" she is inspired,and in her storytelling Canterbury. there is much "holy hilarity." For her readers,Madeleine L'Engle is truly "luminous", a friend to whom one can STM student, Luc Bussiere, who acted in return again and again for sustenance and the sharing of No Exit last spring and in experience. The Journey with Jonah this fall, will direct the play. MaryMiller 18 ______STM Newsletter A journey throughJourney Jonah: "The trouble is that he's a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. It is unreliable to have so soft a heart." Whale: 'Though frankly,Jonah, if Iwere God, I would never have chosen you to be a mouthpiece for my voice." Jay: "In any case, prophets aren't supposed to be original. A warning is a warning." DramatisPersonae Jonah - Cory S tovin Jay - Mary Nordick Whale - Luc Bussiere Owl - Ed Heidt Goose- April Viczk:o Little Fish: Catbird - Renee Semchuk "Oh, no, whale, you need me. You need female companion Little Fish - Laura Bishoff ship in thefirst place. In the Rats - Maria Corrigan, second place you need me to Erin Nordick, Brigid & show you where to go.. You Caitlin Ward, Tracey know how nearsighted you are. Gordon You only swalwwed me awng with the prophet creature Note: All quotations taken because you couldn't see what from Madeleine L'Engle's you were doing." The Journeywith Jonah (Farran, Shauss and Giroux, 1967). Winter 1993 ______]9 ??��;gil J#i,ijmind /fwltlfe]?retHJJrgr?#W-rl!�lf,�t@ltffl�liJAlll?.i}Mzl�;�����&/1�1?fiw/fiJfffiFf� ? £fifsf/ +ft!Yg� mtfliii!�lrliill#x?xi?Jtttiiil#i#nm#)r J,grh� ieri!iX:l ffen#W4nif4.@:!fii>}if!i!h1#iit.1Jif#?i#IJ>J)#iif/4Hk�Wtai�4i@4k'ffis/ i Jiiffe>.'s?� '9"i>Jsf!il# We '/§Jffl w1a#li#Jfffir Ni! �lif%t�¥ ft� r C!Jfff§f4li ?91U*-9tf#� lMifetmtitr �qff]i! If!!� Catbird: "It's not so much that he isn't willing to be his brother's keeper, as that he quite natural ly feels he has a right to choose just who his brother is." Goose: "I wish I knew what he was talkingabout." Prayerof the Rat Family "Great Rodent Take thy trident Calm the seas And afterwardsplease Give us our cheese." STM Newsletter Your Director hopes that his few words aren't just for the birds how privilegedand highly honouredI It's thelittle thingsthat count. am to beyour Director. I thank God Yes, they mount and also daily forall that you have givento me! amount. Godbless and reward you all! Some maywish to appear in This is not a campaign speech, your NEWSLE'ITER. but it is the truthand nothing but the I respond with "What could truth. May I end with a wee bit of be better?" advice. Please ponderthelittle things. WHO? WHAT?? HOW??? Just one will surprise you. What So, now you may pose your joyous reward it brings! It is ever and always a greatjoy to question. reach out to our STM /Newman Allow me to make a Fr. Oscar Regan, CSB Alumni/aeMembers.I do fullyrealize suggestion. Your Director that we all are team members who practise that old chesblutadage, "One forall and allfor one." We adopt the policy that we all are members of a The impact of your generosity team who have the same aims and goals. What a very large numberwe Thanks to the continuinggenerosity of alumni/ae and friends of have out there! We have a groupwho the College; recentlythere have beena numberof improvements and can work wonders and so reach our some new initiatives at STM. objectives. How consoling and CHAPLAINCY: Prior to additional fundingthe College was able inspiring that is! Most certainly,we to have the servicesof one full-time and one half-time chaplain for8 want to benumber one. months of the year. As you cansurmise, these individuals werepaid We oftenwonder where She and at volunteer wages. We now have two full-timechaplains, working He now are andwhat are they doing? 12 months a year, and whose salary is now in line with their How happy we arewhen we hear from qualifications. you and so make our day. Yes, there SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES: Prior to additional have beenmany rewardingchanges at funding,students receivedawards that totalled about$8000. annually. STM since you graduated. When you Presently, there is close to $30,000.awarded on an annual basis. The were here we recognized and rise in tuitionfees and the shrinking of student loan fundsrequire that acknowledged your presenceand what fundingfor capable students remain a priority. you had to offer here in those days. JOHN STACK SEMINAR/ LECTURE SERIES IN ETHICS: We extend to you a most heartfelt With the long-termgoal of a Chair in Ethics, STM is now in a position 'Thank you." to begin an annual event, that will include a workshop and public Your Director has been at STM lecture, to involve homemakers, students, and members of the for the past thirty-two years; and he professionaland business community. has enjoyed to the full every single UPKEEPANDMAINTENANCEOFSTM'S BUil..DINGS AND minute and day throughoutthose past FACil..ITIES: Currentlyplans are underway to constructnew student years! St. ThomasMore College has and Chaplaincy offices. Improvingthe visibility and convenience of so very very much to offer! Many of student services is a high priority and currently being planned. you I remembermost vividly because FACULTY ENDOWMENT: STM faculty are committed to of your all-excelling personalities. retainingpersonal contact with students bothinside and outside class. Your were made of the right stuffl With the decreasein governmentfunding, the student-facultyratio has Would thatI could re-livethose happy increased slowly, aswell as the hiring of more part-time instructors. years in the classroom! However, Winter 1993 ______2] Where are they now and what do they do? To each we bow, and it could be you! Sr. Irene Poelzer, '50, hasjust retiredfrom the international festival. The International Thespian Departmentof Educational Foundations here at the Society and the Theatre Education Association Universityof Saskatchewan and is now living in invited the nine member crew and director to bethe British Columbia. Even though her new domicile is Conference Openerfor the the 1993 Arizona State a bit distant, she has visited once, and we anticipate Thespian Conferenceon November 19 and 20 in that we will see her regularly. Tucson, Ariwna. Congratulations to Sylvia and her students. Leonard Legault, '57, is Canada's Ambasssador to the Vatican in Rome. Fr. Methodius Kushko, CSSR, '64 receivedthe Canada 125 Commemorative Medal. This honour Fr. Oscar Regan, CSB, recentlycelebrated his 83rd was awarded to personswho have made a significant birthday and looks forwardto celebrating his 60th contribution to their fellow citizens, their Diamond Jubilee of Ordination on December16, community and their country. For a numberof years 1994. Fr. Kushko servedas pastor of the Church of the Assumption in Moose Jaw. This past Septemberhe Mrs.Mary Mcisaac will celebrate her 100thBirthday moved to St Vladimir's College in Roblin, on December27, 1993. Warmestbest wishes, Manitoba where he will live in community and Mary. teach. At the 1992 Convocation at the University of Regina, he collected his fourthBachelor's Degree, Dalton Wilson, '52 of New Liskeard,Ontario is this time in the fieldof Psychology. presentlyretired with his wife,Jean. For many yearshe operatedtwo pharmaciesin the "tri-town" area of New Liskeard, Haileybury, andCobalt Of his six children, two daughters make their home in Albertaand continue the 'western'connection. Dalton recallsthat following his B.Sc. in Pharmacy '51, he spenta year at STM completing courses for his B.A. in English, Philosophy and German. In that year his interestin reading and literaturewas kindled andhas continued. Sylvia Regnier, '70, past Presidentof the STM/ Newman Alumni/ae Association,has beena teacher formany years in the fieldof specialeducation. Throughouther careershe has beenintensely involved in drama. The 10th play she directed The Puppet Master,produced at Walter Murray Collegiate in Saskatoon, won the Best Play Award Fr. Peter Swan, C.S.B., celebrated his at the Regional High School Drama Festival in 50th Golden Anniversary of Ordination on March 1993. At the Provincial Drama Festival the November24, 1993. Fr. Swan was President play won the Best Visual Award in April 1993. Cal of our College for16 years. We extend to him Abrahamson,Director of TheatreCanada, our congratulations and best wishes. nominated the play to represent Canada at the 22 ______STM Newsletter Absent friends Pleasedo rememberin your prayersour deceasedalumni andalumnae. During the month of November, masses were offedin St. ThomasMore College chapel forthem. We pray that we have missed no one in our listing. If so, please do informus. PAIOT,Tbomu Bail '47 HAWKINS,Wilfn>dJo.pb '30 PANASRJK,Monolav '64 ARN,�Lit. '65 HBIT,Rooold Gory '70 PASLOSKB,Rll Archbishop Joseph Raya, formerMelkite Archbishop of Act II picks up the storyof the Jerusalem,Haifa and Affa,is a recognized Byzantinetheologian, same people in the Happydale lecturer,scholar and author of many books. ArchbishopRaya will Sanatorium 80 years later. outline the characteristics of Byzantine Theology and Spirituality and the Sacraments of Initiation. Only Once will bedirected by Rhonda Shinkewski, a For further information,contact Mrs. Lesya Nahachewsky student at STM who Office: 966-8930 performedin No Exit last Home: 343-0251 spring. This play promisesto be a lot of fun. ______STMNewsletter They are honored and we are proud ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGE FIRST-YEAR SCHOLARSillPS Geraldine Abao Kelly Coverett JohannaKowal Patricia Bazylak Lauria Harrick ArleneKreklewich Heike Bolt Chad Harvey RebeccaMitchell Carla Bouchard Leanne Harvey Ruth O'Carroll KimberlyBryce Alix Hayden JeffreyWilley Tamara Budd Tanya Howe Christene Zacharki Candida Carroll JeanetteKing ST. THOMAS MORE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BURSARIES FIRST-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS Tanya Hordos Tarra Bandet Leah Lennox Eva Kiryakos Angela Bedard WarrenMitchell LorrianePuech JacquelineFaith AlisonRygh Christine Helfrich Katherine Slogocki Kevin Kostiuk Diana Wong CHRISTOPHER DAWSON CARR FOUNDATION ST. THOMAS MORE KNIGHTS SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIPS OF COLUMBUS LEADERSillP Claudia Feldkamp AlbertCouture BURSARIES David Ferris Paul Gaucher Jason Cody Jennifer Ficzycz Patricia Weinrauch Marlc Fabbro Naoise Johnston Pauline Wilson GregThomas GregThomas ANNE PHELAN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HENRI BROCKMAN DECOTEAU BURSARY GRADUATE SCHOLARSillP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSillP Gay Caswell Philip Lee Gloria Darbellay NICHOLAS LUCYSHYN MAUREEN HAYNES JOHN AND ELIZABETH BURSARY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSillP KAUFMANN SCHOLARSillP Therese LePage Donamarie Guzik IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES Allyson McGrane Paul Gaucher KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #5104LADIES AUXILIARY BURSARY DonnaLeggott Winter 1993 ______25 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS First YearScholarships SecondYear Scholarships Fourth YearScholarships Crystal Beliveau Chantal Ansell Danielle Meyer Luc Bussiere DarrenLeitao Loretta Fritz Fabian Seawar Honours Scholarships Erika Haug JamieShupena Michelle Cariou AndreaLavoie Jennifer Kelly Diane Marchildon Third Year Scholarships DeannaRothwell Brian Miller John Dutchak Brenda Santer AndrewNataraj RichardGerein Duncan Sutherland Christa Olenick Andrej Hnatov CarolynneVarkonyi Edward Howard DenisLacroix Giles Little Lise Tourigny OTHER AWARDS WON BY ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGE STUDENTS University of University of Beatrice L. Lick Saskatchewan Alumni Saskatchewan Alumni Scholarship Association Scholarships AssociationLife Membership Crystal Beliveau Heike Bolt Bursaries Candida Carroll Andrej Hnatov Victor and Letha Colleaux Kelly Coverett Bursary Tanya Howe Fred H. Smith Bursary JenniferRothecker Jeanette King Gail Garman Brenda Santer Kevin Kostiuk T.F. (Fred) and Alice Mollard Constable Brian King Canada Scholarships Scholarship Memorial Bursary Heike Bolt Sandra Richelhoff Rebecca Mitchell Candida Carroll Kelly Coverett Pearl Finley Scholarships Hatlelid Family Chad Harvey Myrna Stang Memorial Bursary Alix Hayden Sandra Richelhoff Jack Janvier Lions District SCN Bursary Jeanette King Gordon Sellar Nasser Bursary Kevin Kostiuk Luke Wadel ArleneKreklewich Rebecca Mitchell Danielle Simonot We extend our heartiest and most sincere congratulations to all! JS ______STM Newsletter St. Thomas More College: In thisarticle, the third in a series, theBasilianCongregationandthe bish- SI'Mhistorian and archivistMargaret op of Saskatoonback at thetime of the Sanche describes the arrival of the establishment of the college in 1936. Basilians and the early years of St. Although Fr.Carr had beenvery care• TlwmasMore College. fulto have all aspectsof theagreement A fewyears ago, during aparticu with theuniversity spelled out in writ larly dryspringtime, I was walking in ing, whenhe had notifiedthe bishop of a neighborhoodparlc and overheard a Saskatoonby telephoneof theBasilian conversation between two small chil Council's approval, he had not fol dren, neither of whom weremore than lowed up with anywritten documenta fiveyears old. A gust of wind had sent tion regarding the terms of their in a swirl of dust into the air near the volvement Becauseof this, fromthe childrenand one of them said, 'Thisis outsetthere were misconceptions about just like the 'thirties!" The other the financing of theCollege, with Fr. nodded in somber agreement Thus I MargaretSanche Carr under theimpression that the Ba was remindedonce again that the Great broken down at such a key time. No silians' expenseswould becovered by Depressionof "the 'thirties"still has a one involved in the college project thediocese and the bishop all the while strongplace within the folk memoryof seemedto knowthat thepriests were to thinking that theBasilian Congrega Saskatchewanpeople, and thatstories arrive that day, nor had anyone ar tion would support the two priests fi about thattime continue to be passed rangedaccommodation for them. Rush nancially as required. on from one generation to the next and Anglin stayed for several days Fathers Rush and Anglin found The Depression of the 1930s is also with the bishop, then followed his sug themselves caught in the middle of part of the corporate memory of St gestion that, even though Fr. Marlcle something they did not really under Thomas MoreCollege as this institu was away, they should move into the stand. They were expected by their tion was established by the Basilian white house (Newman Hall) which Basilian superior to obtain from the Congregation of Toronto during that was to be thehome of thenew college. bishop anyexpense money they need period,at atime when such an achieve Thenext to beswprised, then, was ed, but theywere reluctant to askfor it ment would have seemed to be abso Fr. BasilMarlcle, a diocesan priest who and were constantly hoping that the lutely impossible. had lived in the white house for nine bishop would besensitive to their plight In thesummer of 1936, two Basil years and who had come west from and a bit moreforthcoming with finan ians -- the"pioneers," as it were-- were Toronto in 1926 to teach Scholastic cial assistance. From time to time, sentby their superior-general,Fr. Hen Philosophy at the universityand serve when they found themselves in diffi ryCarr, to establish St Thomas More as chaplain to the Catholic students. culty and did ask for assistance from College atthe Universityof Saskatche When Marlclereturned to Saskatoonat the bishop, he gave it to them willingly, wan. The two priest-scholars, Fr. E. the end of the summer, he found that thus seeming to confirm their impres Leonard Rush and Fr. Gerald Anglin, the two Basilians had taken up resi sion that the diocese was prepared to arrived at the Saskatoon station after dence in "his" white houseand had put supportthem. It becameclear later on, completing the long train ride over up a sign which clearly indicated its however, that fromthe outset the bish rocky shieldand big-sky prairie,looked new identityas St ThomasMore Col op had considered themoney given to aroundin vain forsomeone who might lege. After some discussion, Marlcle the Basiliansfrom timeto timeto bein bethere to meetthem, and eventually decided to move out andtake roomsat the form of a loan and had wondered made their way on their own to the the Bessborough,leaving the Basilians when they would get around to reim bishop's residence. There they were in the white house. bursing him. greeted by a rather swprised Bishop Another "swprise"for all of them By thetime the firsttwo yearshad GeraldMurray, who had beenunaware camelater -- in 1938 -- apparentlyas a passed, the financing of the college of their impending arrival. It seems result of a misunderstanding which project had become quite a problem. ironicthat, after all the yearsand months had built up over a period of time. It There was low enrollment at first and and hoursof effortand careful prepara seemsto have been causedby anunfor tuitionfees were not enough to fundthe tion forthis event, communication had tunate lack of communication between operation, especiallyas the agreement Winter 1993 ______Zl The White House Days with the University had been revised by PresidentMurray and now required that theCollege pay thefull amount of Fr. Marlde's university-level salary. For theseand various otherreasons the Basilians fmmd themselves in serious financial difficulty. As forthe bishop, the situationin the Saskatoon diocese was no better. By the fall of 1938, the economic conditionson theprairies weredesper ate and Bishop Murray was looking everywherefor fundsto help with the diocesan debt Naturally, he began to think aboutthe money he felt wasowed him by theBasilians. When hewrote to the Basiliansuperior-general asking thatthe "loans" to theSaskatoon Basil ians be paid, however, the response Chapel in the White House fromFr. Henry Carrwas unexpectedly negative. Carr himself seemed sur (until 1948), Mccorkell (principal, English forCatholic students. But they prised at the request, and pointed out 1941-42), McGahey (1941-45), Paul also involved themselves in the kinds that the Basilians had taken on the Mallon (1942-1970), Quinlan (1943- of student learningwhich tookplace in college projectas a"missionary worlc 45), Miller (1943-48), O'Donnell infonnal discussions, daily and Sun of charity," which was to require no (1945-69),Munnelly (1946-49), Bums day Massand breakfasttogether, Bridge financial outlay by the Congregation. (1948-58),Kennedy (1948-82), and of and Ping-Pong (intellectual pursuits For a time it looked as if the entire course,Fr. Henry Carr, whoserved as which still take place in the College), college project would be in jeopardy. principal of the College from 1942- andSunday evening Newmanskit and Fortunately,cool-headedness prevailed 1949. Duringall this time,and indeed, sing-song nights. They also intro and this matter and others were re formore than thirty years, Mrs. (Dr.) ducedtheir studentsto classical music, solved during a meeting between Fr. Bernardine (Hoeschen) Bujila served Shakespearean drama, Catholic social Carr and Bishop Murray in Toronto, as Advisorto Women at STMin addi teachings andCatholic Action projects with Fr. Marldeagreeing to move back tion to her worlc as a member of the and taughtnon-credit c lassesin Catho into thewhite houseand takea cut in facultyof the Departmentof Frenchat lic doctrine to education and nursing salary to alleviate the financial prob the University. students and others. lems of theCollege. Althoughthere were difficulties in Over the years,those early times in From 1936 to 1941, the St Tho getting started, it is important to be the Collegehave becomenoted for the mas More College faculty included aware of the many solid accomplish closerelationships which were fonned one lay person,Francis Leddy (1936- ments by the Basilians in the early between and among studentsand fac 37 only); a diocesanpriest, Fr. Marlde; yearsof the College, and of the mutu ulty, and for theinterest theBasilians and the following Basilians: Frs.Rush, ally beneficialrelationships which they tookin the students' growthabove and Anglin, Lebeland Cullinane. Then,in developed with other members of the beyond the fonnal, academic aspects 1941, bothRush andMarkle left Saska Universityfaculty, the studentsof STM of their education. TheBasilian sense toon to take up new worlc elsewhere andNewman Oub, andthe larger com of apostolate to "the whole person," and from then until themid-1960s, the munity in Saskatoon (both Catholic bothinside and outside the classroom, College facultywas made up entirely andnon-Catholic). TheBasilians'main can be found in some of Fr. Carr's of Basilians. From 1941to 1949,the worlcwas fonnal instructionin Univer "Suggestions to Basilians at St Tho following Basilians served at the col sity creditcourses in Philosophy,His mas More College" of 1943: ''The lege: Frs. Anglin (to 1942), Cullinane tory, Oassics, Economics,French and conld. onp. 33 ------STM Newsletter STM welcomes its new faculty • • • KannanKawchuk, Byrad Yyelland, a native of Saskatoon, earned his Master's Degree in originally from Prince Albert, has his B.A. (Honours Political Studies at the Universityof WesternOntario, and Psychology), his M.A. in Sociology andis currentlypursuing hisL.L.B. fromthe University of Saskatchewan. This year his Ph.D. from Lancaster University in Britain. His he holds a sessional teaching appointmentat the College doctoral dissertationis on thesubject of "NurseAbuse." and also teaches at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated He holds a sessionalteaching appointmentat STM, and is College. teachlng coursesthrough the Departmentof Sociology on campus, in Prince Albertthrough the Extension Division and alsoat St Peter's College in Muenster. Li Zong Norman Wirzba, was awarded his DoctoralDegree in Sociology at Fall originally fromAlberta, completed a Master's Degree in Convocation hereat the University of Saskatchewan. His Theologyat Yale University,another Master's in Philosophy, dissertationis entitled'The Student Protest Movement in and a Doctorate in Philosophy at Loyola University in China 1978 - 1989: An Analysis of Class Struggleunder Chicago. His thesis was a study of'The Word of the Other: Socialism." In addition to teaching Research Methods at Teaching versusAn amnesis in the Philosophy of Emmanuel STM, Dr. Zongis beginninga two-year tenn appointment Levinas." He is beginninga two-year tennappointment in as an Assistant Professor in the U of S Sociology the Philosophy Department We welcome too, his wife Department He is also teaching a class at St. Peter's Gretchenand two daughters,Emily (2) andAnna (4 months). College in Muenster. Winter 1993 Joel Bruneau, Edna Froese , originallyof Yellowknife hasa diploma in Civil Engineering is teaching two coursesin English at STM and at thesame from NAIT, his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from our time working on her Ph.D. dissertationentitled ''To Sell o University and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Salvage a Birthright: Mennonite Narratives in Relation to Economics through the University of Minnesota. Joel is Community." Edna did her B.A. and M.A. here at the teaching forus on a one-year termappointment. His wife Universityof Saskatchewan. Her family, including husband, Janet McVittieis pursuing her M.Ed. degreein Curriculum Don,and three sons, Ken ( 17), Corin (15) and Darian(13) are Studies and Erin (11) and Natalie (8) attendschool. Life is supportive as she works to meet her responsibilities and busy. aspirations. Lesya Nahachewsky Brian Wiebe holds a sessional appointment in the Religious Studies holds a sessional teaching appointmentin the Philosophy Departmentand is teaching two evening coursesthis year Department He earnedhis first degree at STM and then in EasternChristian Thought She earnedher B.Ed. hereat continued on at the University of Alberta, completing his the University of Saskatchewan, her B.A. in Religious Master's and Ph.D. degrees. His doctoral thesis Studies from the University of Toronto andher M.A. in "Unavoidable Blameworthiness: Moral Dilemmas" declares Theology fromthe Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. his love of ethics. Brian is married to Carol, and has three Her teaching responsibilities and caring forher husband children, Jon (15), Tim (8) and Kaitlyn (3). Thomas, and children, Oriana (9), Emil (6) and Julian (3) fill her days. Bohdan Kordan joins the College in a tenure-stream appointment as an AssociateProfessor in Political Studies. He has his B.A. (honours History and Slavic Studies) from the University of Toronto; his M.A. in InternationalRelations from Carleton University and his Ph.D. in Political Studies from Arizona State University. He has authored,co-authored and edited 11 booksand published a number of articles. Landof the Cossacks: Antiquarian Maps of Ukraine, Creating a Landscape:A Geography ofUkrainians in Canada,and On Guard For Thee: War,Ethnicityandthe Canadian State, 1939-1945 are three of hispublications. Prior to coming to Saskatoon, he taught at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton. ______STM Newsletter New faculty contd. fromp. 29 � Jacqueline Henderson, � Bill Smart, a retired teacher with 33 years experience,.. has a sessional originally fromStratford Ontario, holds a term positionin appointmentin the French Department Besides teaching the Religious StudiesDepartment this year. He completed French 103 at STM, she also teaches at the Language his B.A. in Philosophy at St. Jerome's College, University Centreon campus andis thesupervisor ofFrenchimmersion of Waterloo,his M.A. in Religious Studies at the Centrefor internsfor the Colleges ofEducation for boththe University the Study of Religion at the Universityof Toronto, andis of Saskatchewanand the University of Regina. She hasher currentlypursuing his Ph.D. at the Centrefor the Study of B.A., B.Ed., and Post Graduate Diploma (EDCCV). In Religion.He is particularlyinterested in issues of ecumenical 1992 she was awarded a Certificat d'Excellence by the relationsbetween Eastern andWestern Christendom. His CanadianAssociation of ImmersionTeachers in recognition wife Nancy and daughters Macrina (3) and Anastasia (2) of her contributionto French Education in Saskatchewan. remainin Toronto where Nancy works. Althoughmissing She has two grown sons; Daryn is a teacher and Shawn is his family, hewill bevery busy preparingfor classes here a Captain with the Canadian Armed Forces. at STM andgetting readyfor his doctoralfield examinations. Guy Vanderhaeghe, Father Stefano Penna renownedauthor, is teaching a class in Creative Writing at holds a sessional teaching appointmentat the College in the STM this year. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in History Departmentof Philosophy. In his sparetime he is Parish here at the U. of S. His Master's thesis entitled "John Administrator at Colonsay and Dundurn, offers retreats Buchan: Conservatism, Imperialism and Social and workshops, teaches in the program "Understanding Reconstruction"focuses on theIi terary works of our former Your Faith" for Saskatchewan Catholic Teachers, and GovernorGeneral, Lord Tweedsmuir. Guy's collectionof serves as Chaplain at City Hospital. Stefano earned his stories Man Descending receivedthe GovernorGeneral's B.A. in Philosophy at STM, did his Baccalaureate in Award in 1983. His other worksoffiction include Homesick, Sacred Theology( 1986) and Licentiate in SacredTheology My Present Age, Things As TheyAre?, The Trouble with (1989) at Regis College,Toronto School ofTheology at the Heroes. The current (until January2, 1994) exhibitionat University of Toronto. He was awarded his Master of the Mendel Art Gallery, "Urban Prairie" features the Divinity degree from the University of Toronto. Father companion book,in which Guy has an essay 'The City in Penna hopes to enter a doctoral program in Philosophy, Prairie Fiction." This exhibition has received very possiblyat Yale next year. favourable review even from the Globe and Mail. Guy lives with his wife Margaret, an artist, in Saskatoon. Winter 1993 ______31 Patrick Morris ElizabethSwift of Saskatoon hasa sessional appointment in Philosophy. holds a sessionalteaching appointmentin the Department He earned his B.Sc. in Microbiology and an honours of English. Bornand raised in England,Elizabeth earned certificatein Philosophy. Afterspending one year in Law her honoursB.A. in Modem Languages at the University School, he began his Master's degree in Philosophy. of London, King's College, her M.A. in Germanhere at the Research on his thesis investigates Aristotle and his Universityof Saskatchewan, and did a further two years Epistomology and how it relates to nature and biology. postgraduatestudy at the Universityof British Columbia. Patrick tells me he is a "swinging" bachelor, but failed to Elizabeth first came to Saskatoon in 1966, but since then define "swinging" for me. has resided in the Fraser Valley and the Peace River Country. Her late husband was a Medical OfficerofHealth which involved a number of moves. During the last two years Elizabeth and her son Edward (11) sojourned in Englandand Scotland where Elizabethwas teaching. She and Edward live in the hamlet of Furdale. Steven Snyder has a term teaching position in the Department of Philosophy. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Cornell College in Iowa and then went to the Pontifical Gerald Harrison Institute in Mediaeval Studies that is affiliated with the has a sessional appointmentin the Departmentof Religious Centrefor Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto Studies. Gerald grew up in Prince Albert, completed his where he completed an M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval B.A. in biology and his M.Ed. in Adult Educationhere at Studies with emphasis in Philosophy aswell asan M.S.L. the Universityof Saskatchewan.The philosophical underlay (Licentiate Degreein Mediaeval Studies fromthe Institute). of Asian civilizations andcultures particularly oflndia and His doctoral dissertation" Albertthe Great on the Natureof China has long beenhis fieldof interestand study. Gerald's Time" explored the important connection between the wife,Tejwant, is the chief librarian forKelsey Institute and workof Albertand Thomas Aquinas. His currentresearch his sonNiran (20) is pursuing studies in human resource involves an exploration into natural philosophy in dialogue managementin his third year of a Commerce degree. For with contemporary science. Steven's wife Angela (nee many yearsGerald has also beena multi-culturalconsultant McCulloch) is coming home to where she grew up and empoweringgroups to provide educational andenriching their children,Jim (12), Marie (10), Oaire(7), Jane (3) and cultural programmingfor the public. Helen (1) are adjusting to their move with spirited ease. 32 ______STM Newsletter New faculty conJd.fromp.31 is teaching in a sessional appointment in the Religious holds a sessional appointment in STM's History Studies Departmentat STM. She has her B.A. fromStetson Department,and also teachesthrough University extension University, Deland, Aorida, her Master of Divinity and and in the University History Department. Alan holds 3 Master of Religion fromVanderbilt University, Nashville, degreesfrom the Universityof Alberta,a B.A. in Oassics, Tennessee,and her Ph.D. in Religion. Her doctoralthesis a B.Ed. degree and a M.Ed. degree in the history of is entitled ''Text and Architecture:The 1beologyof Space Education.He alsoearned his Master's degree in Medieval of the Solomonic Temple." Beverly is an ordained Studies at the Centrefor Medieval Studies at the University clergypersonof the PresbyterianChurch of the U.S.A. She of Toronto, and his Ph.D. degree in History from our is currentlyserving the United Churchof Canada as pastor University.He is·currentlyworking on revisinghis thesis ofTri-PastoralCharge in Aberdeen,Wakaw andRosthern. "Erasmus and the Ascetic Tradition" forpublication. Alan Her husband, David, is a member of the Department of enjoys a respitefrom a heavy workschedule with his wife Economics at the University and her childrenJeremiah ( 12) Trudy,and childrenBrendan (10), Gregory(8) and Miriam and Amanda(9) help her to keep herselffirmly planted in (5). reality. BarryPopowich, new Co-Presidentof St. Peter's College in Muenster also Rabbi Roger Pavey, ,� ,�-.:....,.,. teaches a class for STM. Barry obtained his B.A. in the Rabbi at Agudas Israel Synagogue in Saskatoon is economics, his M.A. in Theology from St. Andrew's teaching two classesin Judaism forthe Religious Studies College,and his M.A. andPh.D. in English. His doctoral Department He holds his B.A. anda Bachelor of Divinity dissertation was written on the poetry of Thomas Hardy. fromLondon Universityas well as fiveyears training as a He is currentlyon the Executive of the Canadian Association Rabbi. He had to learnGreek to write his firstthesis "A forIrish Studies. As well as all his administrative duties, Comparative Study of Ordination in Christianity and Barry teaches coursesin Shakespeare,modern British and Judaism in the firsttwo centuries," and his second thesis American drama,and modernIrish literature. He lives with was a study of "Rabbinic Hermeneutics in the Talmud." his wife Sherry on a farm outside the city, that was Rabbi Pavey is delighted to be teaching and finds that he originally homesteaded by Sherry's grandparents. Barry is enjoys it moreand more as he gets to know his students excited aboutthe wealth of course offeringsprovided by St better. His wife Patricia works at the Saskatoon Public Peter's andanticipates a "rich" futurefor the College. We Library. He has two sons, Jonathan (19) a student in the extend our best wishes to Barry and his colleague Wendy College of Commerce and Danny (16) who is a high school Schissel for a flourishing and satisfying future at St. student. Peter's. Winter 1993 ______33 She says, "Good-bye" • • and she says, "Hello" Carol Tosczak, our new High School Liaison Officeris on the road along Mary Ellen Donnan with a groupof otherpeople resignedas ourHigh School visiting high schools all Liaison Officerto return to over the province, pro school. Because her first viding students with degreewasinHistory,during MaryEllen Donnan informationabout S'IM and Carol Tosczak this academic year she is other post-secondary completing preparatory courses to enter a Master's opportunities in Saskatchewan. program in Sociology. Carol,a vivacious and enthusiastic person,tells Recently she became engaged to Gerry Coulter young people all about the benefits of enroling at who holds a term positionhere at the College and they STM, including the familial and comfortable look forwardto a July wedding in 1994. atmosphere, the close personal relationships that Thankyou foryour workin promoting the College develop between students and staff,and the social, to future students, Mary Ellen. We wish you much and liturgicalcelebrations that comprise the successful success and happiness in your future. traditions of St. Thomas More College. When Carol comes to your school, besure to ask lots of questions so that she can outline the benefits to your son or daughter of a university experience in the S'IM community. Carol,who grew up in Tribune, Saskatchewan was awarded her B.A. in Religious Studies at May '93 Convocation. The White House Days conld.from p. 27 most important workwe have to do is Manyyears have passedsi ncethen. For more on the history of St. to talkto students";"We should appear 1be College is now housedin a large Thomas More College,see: willing to enter into their conversa fieldstone building and has approxi Heartwood: A History ofSt. Thomas tions, whetherit bein groups,large or mately 1100students with a facultyof More College andNewman Centreat small, or singly"; "As far aspossible let over forty members - and of course, the University of Saskatchewan by the studentslearn to do things forthem much haschanged in theS'IM world. Margaret F. Sanche, 1986. Available selves.. .. Thisis oneof thebig factors Still,from time to timein the College forpurchase from the S'IMmain office in developing thefulness of personali cafeteria, when faculty and students or for borrowing from the Shannon ty and in producing leaders";"Next to have their heads togetherin conversa Library. making of the students intelligent, de tion deep and philosophical,and ping voted Catholics, the purpose of the pongballs are flying all over theplace, This concludes the three-part se college is to develop Christianleaders and Claude Lang is heard saying ries on the earlyhistory of St. Thomas andapostles"; and "We must neverget "Who's forBrid ge?" andthe coffee is More College. Subsequent issues of the notion that we ourselves have a darkand scary-looking,you may hear the Newsletter will include more re complete and full knowledge. We someone (who would be much too flectionson various aspectsof the Col have to open our minds to new and young to remember) exclaim:''This is lege's history. Suggestionsand ideas deeperknowledge all the time,all our just like the White Housedays!" for future articles are welcome and lives. In this knowledge it is Godwe may besubmitted toMargaret Sanche, know and teach, and the things of Archivist, St. ThomasMore College. God." 34 ______STM Newsletter Farewell. .. Sr. M. Timothy Prokes left Thank you! Saskatoonin early swnmerinresponse to an invitation fromCardinal Hickey of Washington. The Cardinal invited the FranciscanSisters of the Eucharist to set up a Centrefor Adult Education in the Washington,D.C., area. L to R: SI'MPresident John Thompson, Sr. Celine Graf, O.S.U, Sr. M. Timothy Prokes Sr. Maureen Maier, O.S.U. Sr. Prokes has her Ph.D. in To honour their significant financial generosity during the FOR Theology from the Institute of ALL SEASONS Campaign, the College presented a framed limited ChristianThought in Toronto. Much edition print of the College to the Ursuline Sisters of Bruno. of her research and writing is in the field of "body theology." We will miss her, but wish her much success and happiness. In the Steps of More, Erasmus and Newman: STM-Sponsored EuropeanTour Saturday, May 14, through Thursday,June 2, 1994 Enjoy a time travelopportunity to visit the placesand significanthaunts of St. ThomasMore, Desiderius Erasmus and Cardinal John Henry Newman. An interesting,knowledgeable and entertaining interpreter will accompany thetravel group throughout the tour. This 20-day planned, yet leisurely excursion leaves Saskatoon for London on May 14 and departs from Paris for Saskatoonon June 2. Extension of one'sstay can be arranged at the end of thetour. London is the basefor jaunts in and aroundthe city withday tripsto Oxford, Stratford,Littlemore, HamptonCourt and Canterbury. On May 24 thegroup will leave London forDover and the Channel crossing to Ostend and then on to Bruges by motor coach. A Tour Guide will accompanythe groupwhile on thecontinent. Visitsto Antwerp,Anderlecht, Brussels, Louvain, Cologne, Bonn, Munster, Basel and Reims and the scenic drives through the Black Forest region of Germany, and the Lorraine and Champagne regions of France assurea most enjoyable tripin late spring. It is anticipated that the cost perperson of this tourwill becirca $3687.00Canadian. Theprice includes flights,all transfers and sightseeingtours in England, 9 nights at theOnslow Hotelincluding all taxesand continental breakfasts,the Channel crossing by steamer, private motorcoach fromOstend toParis, roadtolls, parking fees,daily breakfast and dinner while on the continent (no drinks),tour guide services on the continent. Ample freetime is planned forpersonal shopping, sightseeing and evening entertainment during the stays in London, Brussels, and Cologne. In order to reservea space,a non-refundable depositof $100.00per person is required. For furtherinformation and the full itinerary, please contactthe College. For this tour to be viable, a minimum of 30 persons is required. Winter 1993 Mary Jo Leddy to visit Campus in January The Friendsof Sophia, an interdenominational groupof women on campus, dedicatedto nurturingChristian feminist spirituality through educational opportunitiesand shared experiences,and St. ThomasMor e College will welcome Sr. Mary Jo Leddy to our campus in mid-January. EVE NTS LECTURE and PANEL hosted by Andrew's College Talking about God in Canada Today:A Feminine Perspective Sunday, January 16, 1994 Sr. MaryJo Leddy,ND.S. Room 329, St. Andrew's College 2:30- 4:30pm PUBLIC LECTURE hosted /JySt. Thomas More College Redeeming Power: Women in the Church and Society Monday, January 17, 1994 Auditorium, St Thomas More College All are welcome to 7:30pm Bridge Night Informal receptionto follow. All arewelcome. 1994 7:00 -10:00 SEMINAR from pm in the SIM Cafeteria: hosted /Jythe Humanities Research Unit Divining: Some Thoughts on Theology and Uterature Wednesday, January26 The emphasis will be on women writers Wednesday, February23 Tuesday, January 18, 1994 Wednesday, March30 Room 299, Murray Building Wednesday,April 28 12:00noon Mark your calendars STORYTELLING now! lnfulels and Other Interesting People: Ught-heartedAnecdotes of a Christian Feminist Tuesday January 18, 1994 Fireplace Lounge, St. Andrew's College 7:30 - 9:00pm STM Alumni/ae Newsletter Staff For further information, please call 966-8900 Coordinating Editor: MaryMiller Dr. Leddy's visit is sponsoredby The Friends of Sophia and St. Thomas Layoutand Design: Jack Skrip MoreCollege. Photography: Nancy Yalcimoslci Printer: St Peter's Press STM/NewmanAlumni /ae �ociation 1437 College Drive, MAIL�POSTE Saskatoon,Saskatchewan S7NOW6 Blk Nbre 00350400 HUMBOLDT Can you help us? 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