VOL 111, NO. 1THE___________________________________ Serving OBSERVER.the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Community____________________ FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13,1968 2000 Freshmen Converge On ND.SMC Frosh Match Largest Class 67 Quality InSMCHIstory The 1,549 freshmen who arrive at The 413 Freshmen who arrive today Notre Dame today are fewer than last constitute the largest freshman class in St. year's class, but seem to be equal to their Mary’s history. Freshmen will reside in predecessors in quality. According to Holy Cross and LeMans halls, and for the admissions officials “the balance is first time Regina Hall on the west end of generally the same as in previous classes” the campus. in a wide variety of areas, ranging from Saint Mary’s freshmen represent all varsity athlete awards to rank in class. parts of the country, but not equally. 253 Though the quality is the same, students, sixty-two percent of the class, however, this year’s class will have come from the Midwest. Ten foreign opportunities not available to preceding students will begin Saint Mary’s this year. ones. One of the biggest factors is the Saint Mary’s black enrollment has been increase in scholarships by almost 100% increased by ten freshmen. Thirty-seven percent of the class attended public All scholarships with financial stipends schools, and sixty-three percent come have increased “from about 100 to 201 from private schools. according to projected figures” said In the academic realm, seventy-four financial aid director Brother Kieran Ryan, C S C. Honorary scholarships have percent of the incoming freshmen renked in the top fifth of their high school class. increased in the same proportion from Twenty percent were in the second fifth. about fifty to one hundred. Figures are The average Saint Mary’s freshman scored still approximate because the number of in the 500’s on the College Board En­ contributory scholarships is still trance Exams in both English and Math m ounting. Five percent of the class were high In an interview Dean William Burke school valedictorians. explained some of the other One fresh was a National Merit opportunities this year’s freshman class Finalist, six were Semi-Finalists, and will have. One of the most important is forty-one received Letters of the increase in honors courses. Previously Commendation. As usual ten percent of these courses were confined to Physics, the class was admitted with honors. Chemistry, Math and History. Now they Academically the Class of ’72 is much will be expanded to include English and like last year’s class. Theology, with the latter under the The regular orientation program begins direction of Theology Dept. Head Rev. tomorrow night with an informal James Burtchaell, C S C. gathering at 8:00 p.m. in the Saint Mary’s The members of the honors course arc foffee House beneath O’Laughlin determined by high school performance and will cover much the same material, Auditorium. This is the first yeat that the event will be open to Notre Dame but in somewhat greater depth. Dean students. Entertainment and popcorn will Burke said that in back of the move was be provided. Mass at 9:00 a.m. Sunday the desire to “fight for more to challenge will be concelebrated by Msgr. John J. our best boys”. McGrath, his assistant, and the chaplains. The change was suggested by the Msgr. McGrath will address the freshmen Faculty Advisory Committee and Welcome Freshmen! You Are Here! But where are you? Freshman Tom approved by the University Academic, Carlyle ponders the campus map and his next four years in the shadows and their parents at a 1:00 p.m. dinner. A reception for administration, faculty Council and University President of the Golden Dome. Fifteen hundred forty-nine ND frosh and 413 new parents and students will follow on the tteodore llesburgh, C.S.C. The Faculty SMCers arrive today for Freshman Orientation. Moreau Patio. .dvisory Committee members are Dr. The old myths will be presented Jcrnard Norling of Arts and Letters, Dr. Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. The film James Kohn of Engineering, Dean MuskiePleads‘MutualTrust’ classics “Knute Rockne” and“Education Vincent Raymond of Business In a short, impromptu speech to a not tolerate those who will undermine for Truth*’, a study of Saint Mary’s Administration, and Dean Emil Hoffman crowd of more than 2000 in Stepan our society. However, let’s not equate the college, will be shown in O’Laughlin. A of Science. Dean Burke lauded their Center Wednesday night, Democratic law and order of a democratic society new reality for freshmen, academic efforts to “see where we can do a better Vice Presidential nominee Edmund with the restrictions imposed by the endeavor, will be introduced by Sister M. jo b .” Muskie issued a call for national unity police state.” Alma, C.S.C., Academic Dean, at a Other plans in the Freshman Year of and “an attitude of mutual trust among Muskie was strongly critical of some convocation in O’Laughlin, 9:30 P.M. Studies include a series of meetings men.” The speech by the Maine Senator dissenters. The Maine senator conceded Monday. Therese Ambrusko, Student between the 128 freshmen teachers and was generally well-received, but a group that,“The young and the disadvantaged Government President, will also deliver an the Freshman Year officers. These will be of students in the crowd chanted “Peace are urgently seeking a role” but went on address. breakfasts starting Sept. 23 and will Now!” as Muskie commenced his speech. to say,“To hear some who cry out you’d Monday night at 8:00 Notre Dame and Include several officers and a dozen Discussing the Vietnam War, Muskie think America never had problems before Saint Mary’s freshmen will gather in the teachers. According to Dean Burke these emphasized a unity of purposes but was and never been able to overcome its Notre Dame Stepan Center for a mixer . will “help to increase communication and critical of some proposals for immediate problems. This is the one place on earth Freshmen from Holy Cross and Memorial will especially add to the efforts to help cessation of the bombing of North where the citizen can be both part of his Nursing Schools are also invited. Music those students who do poorly.” Vietnam. Muskie contended “In regard to society and part of the operations of his will be provided by the Cambridge Five. For the first time freshmen with this war there are things we can agree on. government. Freedom does not come Tuesday night’s program will feature Engineering Intents will spend a semester The war must end. It must be settled in a automatically but it giives us, Gcds the Madonna Night Banquet followed by with engineering professors in an negotiated settlement. We must take children, the opportunity to do a service in the Church of Our Lady of “Engineering Concepts” course. This will some risks to end the war and end the something.” Lorretto. This year’s service will differ supplement the former program which fighting. It is at this point that we begin In a further admonition to protesters, from that of other years. The theme will contained only Physics, Chemistry, and to part company...We cannot end the Muskie stated that “Those crying out for be peace, “The Madonna of Peace”. Mrs. Math. bombing in a way which creates greater a role ought to take a look at what Costello, wife of Notre Dame English For the second year now freshmen in risks to our boys who are fighting there. America was like when it was new. It was professor Dr. Donald Costello, will liberal arts will be able to take We must consider our responsibilities and address the banquet on “The Woman’s made up of people who trusted each “ arts-orientated science” with the not abandon them.” Role in Building Peace”. other, who had differences but who Concepts in Modern Science course. To Turning to the topic of law and order, Formal orientation will be concluded resolved to sove those differences and to be continued on an experimental basis is Muskie maintained , “We create with a “Student Activities and the Humanities course which replaces government because we want protection a c t.” Organization Night” at 8:00 p.m. English, Philosophy, and Theology. Tire for our families and property. We intend Muskie concluded his speech stressing Wednesday, in the Stepan Center. Notre evaluation of this program will take place to have that protection in 1968 as we had the “mutual trust”theme and tying it into Dame and Saint Mary’s organizations will in the late spring and summer of 1969. in the beginning of this country... We will the campaign. be represented. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1968 PAGE 2 THE OBSERVER '68 Student Manual Contains 1.6 Student Rights The new and more liberal to be a detriment to the rules concerning class absences, The Open Speaker Policy from the University.” Three 1968-69 student manual for the University community as a result leaving cuts to the discretion of which allows the Notre Dame provisions are set forth for first time contains a section on of his off-campus activities.” the individual professor or students “to invite and to hear editorial freedom. The press student rights, including 16 Long-standing rules against department. However a ll any person of their own will be free of censorship and will be able to develop its own statements of rights guaranteed drinking and gambling, in instructors “will present a clear choosing.” to accused students.