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La Salle University La Salle University Digital Commons Faculty Bulletins University Publications 5-25-1966 Faculty Bulletin: May 25, 1966 La Salle University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/faculty_bulletins Recommended Citation La Salle University, "Faculty Bulletin: May 25, 1966" (1966). Faculty Bulletins. 102. http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/faculty_bulletins/102 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at La Salle University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Bulletins by an authorized administrator of La Salle University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. VIII, No. VI Philadelphia 41, Pa. May 25, 1966 CALENDAR OF EVENTS (To August 25, 1966) Senior Grades Due (5:00 P.M.).......................... May 25 Memorial Day (Holiday) ................................. May 30 Final Grades Due (Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors)Noon....June 1 Faculty Picnic (Fischer's Pool, 1:00 P.M.)..............June 1 Baccalaureate Mass (McCarthy Stadium, 11:00 A.M.).......June 4 Commencement Exercises (Convention Hall, 4:00 P.M.).....June 4 Summer Sessions Begin (First Session).................. June 20 MUSIC THEATRE ’ 66 Opens ("Most Happy Fella")...........July 8 Summer Sessions (Second Session)...... July 25 MUSIC THEATRE ("Lady in the Dark") Opens...............August 12 Deadline, Mid-summer Faculty Bulletin. ........August 19 Publication, Mid-summer Faculty Bulletin............... August 25 Faculty Bulletin-Cont'd Page Two PRESIDENT'S OFFICE: The faculty awards, made pos sible by a $2000 grant from the La Salle’s Accreditation Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Reaffirmed Foundation, were given at the traditional Founder's Day Dinner Brother Daniel Bernian, F.S.C., at the Four Chef's Banquet Hall, President, has been notified by Hellerman and Sackett sts., Sun the Evaluation Committee of the day evening. Brother F. Emery, Middle States Association of Col F.S.C., evening dean, presented a leges and Secondary Schools that special faculty award. the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education has voted to re Recipients of the 1966 Lindback affirm the accreditation of La awards were Daniel J. Rodden, as Salle College. sociate professor of English and managing director of La Salle's summer Music Theatre; Leo D. Rud- nytzky, assistant professor of VICE PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: German, and Brother David Hilary, P.S.C., associate professor of Lindback Awards Highlight classics. Rodden is hospitalized Founder's Day Convocation and was not present to accept the award. Dr. Joseph F. Flubacher, Two honorary degrees and three professor of economics and member faculty awards for "distinguished of La Salle's staff since 1938, teaching" highlighted La Salle's received the evening division a annual observance of Founder's ward. Day, May 15. Rodden joined La Salle's staff The honorary degrees and stu in 1949 and initiated the col dent prizes for academic excel lege's summer Music Theatre. More lence were given at an honors than 70,000 patrons have seen convocation in the College Union nine productions since its incep Building. Dr. Horton Davies, tion in 1962. Rudnytzky has professor of religion at Prince taught at West Philadelphia Cath ton University, received a Doctor olic High for Boys and La Salle of Literature degree, and Dr. High School before joining La Daniel P. Moynihan, of the Wes Salle's faculty in 1961. leyan University Center for Ad vanced Studies, was given a Doc Thirty-five student prizes were tor of Laws degree. Dr. Moynihan presented by Brother G. Paul, gave the convocation address. P.S.C., vice president for stu Brother Daniel Bernian, F.S.C., dent affairs, at the convocation. La Salle president, conferred the Brother G. William, F.S.C., aux degrees. Thirty - five student iliary provincial of the Balti awards were presented. more District of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, was presi ding officer. Some 825 seniors and their families attended the dinner. Faculty Bulletin-Cont'd Page Three VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS: Biology— John S. Penny, Ph.D. has been re-appointed for a three Faculty Picnic on June 1 year term. Classics— Brother David Hil The annual Faculty Picnic will ary, Ph.D., has been appointed to be held, Wednesday, June 1, at succeed Dr. Domenico A. Di Marco, Fischer's Pool at 1:00 P.M. who had been chairman for the past six years. Fischer's Pool is located some Physics— Brother E. Mark, three miles beyond Center Point Ph.D., has been re-appointed for (Intersection of routes #73 and a three year term. 462). Look for sign "Fischer’s Sociology— Dr. Thomas M. Cof Pool” off Route 73- Skippack Pike fee, recently of the College of and take right turn about two Holy Cross, has been appointed to miles to the entrance. replace Brother Gavin Paul,Ph.D., who had been serving as acting * * * chairman of the department. Baccalaureate Mass * * * Faculty members attending the Selection of Chairmen Baccalaureate Mass, Saturday, June 4, in McCarthy Stadium (Col During the Faculty Workshop of lege Union Lounge in case of Sept. 13, 1965, the following rain), are requested to be pres recommendation was made: ent for vesting by 10:30 A.M. on the third floor of the College "Since a tendency has become Union. The Mass will begin at evident to increase the impor 11:00 A.M. tance of department chairman, acting as a body in the govern * * * ment of the college, and since department chairmen are a kind of Commencement Exercises hybrid, both in the faculty and in the administration, the facul Faculty members are requested ty should be more directly invol to report to the basement of Con ved in the selection of depart vention Hall prior to 3:40 P.M. ment chairmen. when the Academic Procession is scheduled to start, June 4. This participation might, and should, be arranged by providing for the selection, by the faculty DEAN, ARTS & SCIENCES: members of a department, of a list of nominees for the depart Department Chairmen Announced ment chairmanship, from which list the dean would select the Brother G . Robert, F.S.C., chairman. This arrangement estab Dean of the School of Arts and lishes, in fact, a mechanism of Sciences, announced the following joint appointment, which may be appointments of department chair extended further in the future to men: include higher offices of the ad ministration." Faculty Bulletin - Cont'd Page Four The Dean welcomes the assist - Big Five Games To Be Re-Run ance of the faculty in this most important responsibility and will La Salle's 1965-66 Big Five seek it in the future. This year, basketball games will be re-run in fact, two of our departments by WPHL-TV (#17), this summer. were thus polled, and gratitude is expressed for the professional The starting time will be 9:00 responsibility exercised by their P.M. on June 4 (St. Joseph's); members. June 18 (Villanova) and July 9 (Temple). ACCOUNTING: Brother Philip Receives Grant CAREER PLANNING & PLACEMENT: The Price-Waterhouse Company, Peace Corps Activities Certified Public Accountants, has awarded a $400 grant to Brother L. Thomas Reifsteck, Director Daniel Philip, of the Accounting of the Career Planning and Place Department, to prepare a handbook ment Bureau, has been appointed for college students. Entitled in charge of all Peace Corps Ac "Accounting Illustrated," the tivities on campus. book will be available next Sep tember. COUNSELING: ATHLETICS: Pre-College Program Changed Abbott Appointed Frosh Coach The pre-college counseling pro gram for incoming freshmen and Anthony A. (Tony) Abbott, co transfer students has been captain of La Salle's 1962-63 NIT changed in several ways from pre basketball team, was recently ap vious years. pointed freshman basketball coach of the Explorers. Abbott, 25, has This summer there will be no been head basketball coach at St. full day of testing as there has James High School (Chester). He been in the past. Instead, new also taught in that school's Bus matriculants will complete three iness Department, a position he forms at home. These are a per will continue to hold while han sonal data form, a career essay, dling the La Salle Freshmen. and the Strong Vocational Inter est Blank. These will be mailed * * * to students beginning the end of May. Faculty Bulletin - Cont'd Page Five After the student returns his ECONOMICS forms he will be scheduled for a full day of counseling confer Dr. Ciesla To Attend Seminar ences with a Dean, member of the military science staff, and the Dr. Casimir Ciesla, of the counselors. These conferences Economics Department, has re will be held throughout the sum ceived a grant from General Elec mer beginning June 13. tric to participate in a seminar on recent developments in Econo For the first time, this year mics, at the University of Chi there will be a special counsel cago, in July. ing program just for transfer students. Also for the first time, this ENGLISH: year, parent's conference for resident students will be held Attends Congress in Lisbon during the day. As part of this special program there will be an Dr. Austin J. App, of the Eng orientation to residence hall lish Department, was chairman of living. the American delegation to the Committee for the Defense of Parents of commuting students Christian Culture in Lisbon , will continue to be seen in eve Portugal, March 29. ning conferences. He read a paper, "Evaluation Faculty members who would like and Characteristics of the United a full description of the new Nations," which was simultane pre-college counseling program ously rendered in French, Spanish may pick up a packet of informa and German for the delegates from tion in the Counseling Center 25 nations.