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FACULTY BULLETIN Volume 19 May 6, 1981 Number 2 Brother Gregory Paul To Be Honored At Commencement The Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a former President of La Salle Col­ lege will be among those honored at La Salle College’s 118th commencement at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday (May 16) at Philadelphia’s Civic Center-Convention Hall. Jean Sutherland Boggs, who has been Direc­ tor of the Philadelphia Museum of Art since 1979, and Brother Gregory Paul Sprissler, F.S.C., Ph.D., who served as La Salle’s Presi­ dent from 1945 to 1952, will receive honorary doctorates of fine arts and science, respec­ tively. Also receiving honorary degrees will be Harold John Russell, chairman of the Presi­ dent’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped (doctor of humane letters), and Nochem Samuel Winnet, a prominent at­ torney and former Judge of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia (doctor of laws). The Collegium Musicum of the University of Pennysylvania presents a concert of 17th century music in honor of the Christian Brothers’ Tercentenary. La Salle College’s Brother President Patrick Ellis, F.S.C., Ph.D., will confer bachelor’s degrees on 1,026 men and women including Christian Brothers’ Tercentenary Observed 173 Evening Division students. Another 139 With Concert, Convocation, Solemn Liturgy men and women will receive master’s The founding of the Christian Brothers by St. Ellis. Commemorative medals were John Baptist de La Salle in 1681 was ob­ distributed to the faculty on the occasion. served with the college’s faculty this spring on three occasions. The faculty were also invited to attend the solemn liturgy of thanksgiving celebrated by On Friday evening, March 27, the Collegium His Eminence John Cardinal Krol on Satur­ Musicum of the University of Pennsylvania day, April 25, at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. presented a concert of seventeenth century Peter and Paul. Homilist at the Mass was music. The concert was complemented by Monsignor Francis Schulte, who had worked two exhibits, one on the life and work of St. with the Brothers in the Philadelphia area in La Salle, the other featuring paintings of an­ his years as Superintendent of Schools. cient instruments by Management Professor Giuseppe M. Ferrero diRoccaferrera. A special choral mass with instrumental ac­ companiment “ In Honor of St. John Baptist Brother Gregory Paul Jean Boggs Honored guest for the concert and the wine and cheese reception hosted by the Provost de La Salle” had been written for the celebra­ tion by the noted composer Ron Nelson, which followed, was Brother Pablo, Superior chairman of the Music Department of Brown General of the Brothers. University. The Commission was supported On Wednesday, April 15, a special faculty by a gift from Mrs. Margaret Bowman in meeting heard talks on St. La Salle and the memory of her late husband Lawrence, for Lasallian tradition by Brothers John D’AI- many years an instructor in the Evening Divi­ fonso, Daniel Burke, and President Patrick sion. The Philadelphia Boys choir and Men’s Chorale premiered the mass under the direc­ tion of Robert Hamilton. In recent years, the Silver Anniversaries home-base of this internationally known group has been on the La Salle campus. Seven members of La Salle’s faculty are celebrating 25-years-of-service to the col­ Harold Russell Nochem Winnet lege during the 1980-81 academic year. They are: Dr. Richard P. Boudreau, pro­ fessor, French; Joseph Gembala, Jr., J.D., degrees in business administration and 18 lecturer, business law; Dr. Joseph C. La Salle College Faculty Bulletin Volume 19 students will receive master’s degrees in Mihalich, professor, philosophy; Paul M. May 6, 1981 Number 2 Published by the News religion. Moser, evening division physics; Edward Bureau for the faculty and staff of La Salle Col­ Sponsoring Miss Boggs for her degree will be M. Murawski, evening division philosophy; lege twice a year, in October and in May. Brother President Emeritus Daniel Burke, Robert K. Preston, evening division F.S.C., Ph.D., Professor of English at La Salle chemistry, and Richard F. Strosser, College. Brother Paul will be sponsored by associate professor, philosophy. continued on page 4 fessional World, held at La Salle in March. Horter, Dr. William B. Jr., assistant professor, Guest Appearances: chemistry, has completed a National Science Diehl, Dr. George K., professor and chairman, Foundation Chautauqua — Type Short Angerosa, Dr. Nicholas F., assistant pro­ fine arts, has been reappointed as program fessor, foreign languages, has been invited Course for college teachers at the Temple annotator for the Philadelphia Orchestra’s University Field Center. to read a paper on St. Teresa of Avila at the summer concerts at the Mann Music Center. First International Congress on St. Teresa Kelly, Geffrey B., S.T.D., associate professor, diRoccaferrera, Dr. G.M.F., professor, and the Origins of Spanish Mysticism, an religion, addressed the Chapter of the management science, had an exhibition of event scheduled in Pastrana, Spain during Brothers of Charity of the Philadelphia — twenty one oil paintings portraying antique the first week of July, 1982. Dr. Angerosa’s New Jersey area on the subject “ Mission to and rare musical instruments at La Salle on paper, which will be delivered in Spanish, is the Non-Catholic and The Unchurched.” He the occasion of the Tricentennial celebration entitled, “ Manisfestaciones Sico-Fisicas En lectured at the Margaret Roper Forum in of the founding of the Christian Brothers. Los Interludes Misticos De Santa Teresa De Rosemont College on “ Dogmatic Revolution Avila: Una Perspectiva Vitalsita.” Ellis, Brother Patrick, F.S.C., Ph.D., president and Ethical Resistance. Christocentrism in Bernier, Joseph, J., assistant professor, and professor, English, is in the process of the Writings of Teilhard de Chardin and psychology, served on the planning commit­ fulfilling an interesting schedule of speaking Dietrich Bonhoeffer” and gave three lectures tee for the 7th Annual Southeast Penn­ engagements, including the La Salle College to the Adult Education Forum of the sylvania Area Conference of Student Affairs High School Father and Son Dinner (March Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill on Professionals, at Villanova University on Feb. 15), the Bonner High School PTA (April 14), Miracles in the Bible and in Modern Times.” 6, 1981. the La Salle Faculty Tricentennial Convoca­ Dr. Kelly gave this year’s Lenten Series at the tion (April 15), and the Hudson Catholic High Newman Center of the University of Penn­ Casey, Zebulon V., instructor, sociology, School observance of the Brother’s 300th an­ sylvania. The series, entitled, “ The Liberation chaired and served as a discussant in a ses­ niversary (May 8). He will be the principal of Faith,” consisted of four lectures on the sion, “ Student Papers,” at the Annual speaker at the commencements of the Chris­ theme of faith: “ A God of Weakness and meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice tian Brothers’ College in Memphis, and of Power. Christian Response to the Challenge Sciences in Philadelphia. He also conducted Lewis University, outside of Chicago. All of of Non-belief,” “ Can Faith Be Other than a symposium on, “ The Police Use of Deadly these talks relate either to the Tricentennial Social Justice? The Marxist Challenge to Force,” a day long event which featured pro­ of the Brothers, or to the relevance of Christianity,” “ A Critique of Christian Hones­ minent speakers in the areas of law, Catholic higher education today. Brother ty. Kierkegaard and the Leap of Faith,” and psychology, the media and the police. Mr. served as a national panelist for an ACE “ The Costly Grace of Christian Discipleship. Casey was also selected by Philadelphia workshop on the leadership opportunities for Bonhoeffer and Nazism.” Dr. Kelly will pre­ Magazine as one of the “ 81 People to Watch women in higher education. He also spoke at sent the paper, “ Images of Self in contem­ in 1981.” the dedication of Germantown Hospital’s porary Spirituality. The Paradox of Self­ new principal building, and has been ad­ Affirmation in Selflessness,” at the annual dressing alumni groups in various cities convention of the College Theology Society, throughout the Spring term. Duquesne, June 2-4, 1981. On April 4, Dr. Kelly was honored by the Sigma Phi Lamda Fitzgerald, Eugene, associate professor, Fraternity which, during their annual ban­ philosophy, delivered a lecture on quet, presented him with the Dr. Roland “ Philosophy and Art — An Acronym for Holroyd Award for Distinguished Teaching Creativity” at the Greater Philadelphia and Service to the College. regional meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, March 15 at St. Labunka, Dr. Miroslav, associate professor, Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pa. history, read his paper, “ From Ol’ha to Volodymyr. Some Problems of the Chris­ George, David L., instructor, economics, tianization of Kievan Rus’,” at the 12th Na­ commented on a paper by Thad Mirer enti­ tional Convention of the American Associa­ Brother Christopher Dr. Arlene B. Dallery tled, “ A Model of Dissaving by the Aged,” at tion for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, the Eastern Economics Association held in Philadelphia in November.