Xavier University Exhibit Journals, Publications, Conferences, and Edgecliff oC llege Newspaper Proceedings 1967-03-13 Edgecliff tudeS nt Newspaper Edgecliff olC lege - Cincinnati Follow this and additional works at: http://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/edgecliff_newspaper Recommended Citation Edgecliff oC llege - Cincinnati, "Edgecliff tudeS nt Newspaper" (1967). Edgecliff College Newspaper. Book 201. http://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/edgecliff_newspaper/201 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals, Publications, Conferences, and Proceedings at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in Edgecliff oC llege Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. XXXII Our Lady of Cincinnati, "Edgecliff," Cincinnati, Ohio, March 13, 1967 No. 4 Students, Faculty to Explore Academic Freedom "Academic freedom for students mise of respect for individual administration. Judy Morshauser, viewpoint and suggestions, Judy deavor; the hazards are reaction­ exerts the same kind of positive learning and the exertion of inhib­ president of Student Council, ex· Morshauser explained, "since this ary or opportunistic power-plays. rejuyenating and sustaining influ· iting forces on their initiative." pressed the desire that "everyone is the only way in which the sit­ So let me commend you on what ence in colleges and universities Mr. Tollefson, who is presently on campus take an active part in uation can be seen in its totality appears to be a very deliberate and as freedom anywhere expressed working on his Ph.D . in higher the Seminar." She continued: "We and solutions can be offered which open approach to a very important exerts in other social institutions." education administration and phi­ chose the time, Sunday from 1 to will satisfy everyone, rather than matter." This statement represents both the 5 p.m., hoping that it would be creating tensions." point of view and the point of de­ convenient, but yet, allow enough In order to assure the perma­ Students Will parture from which Mr. Dean E. time to d i s c u s s the mater~al nent success of the seminar, Stu­ Tollefson, associate director of the thoroughly." dent Council's president has prom­ 1 1 Kansas City Regional Council for The Seminar will begin with the ised that "the suggestions which Air Opinions Higher Education, will address the keynote address by Mr. Tollefson evolve from the Seminar will re­ T h e experimental humanities Faculty-Student Working-Seminar on "Academic Freedom-Its Chai· ceive serious consideration by Stu­ course, Arts Forum, offered at Our Sunday, March 19, at 1 p.m. lenge to Student Initiative and dent Council." She added, "This Lady of Cincinnati may be intro· Elaborating on his position, Mr. Responsibility." His talk will be is why we are calling it a Working­ duced to the public through radio Tollefson continued: "The influ­ followed by two short panel dis­ Seminar." station WCKY's College Forum ence of student academic freedom cussions by students, one on gov· Commenting on the Seminar, April 1. Mr. James Kennedy, head · can and does advance the interests ernment and one on the press, in Mr. Tollefson said, "Your plan of of the art department, is still con­ of both individuals and educational order to make applications from action, which can unfold gradually sidering plans for the program, institutions. This development is the general address to the specific giving all people in your campus and has not yet chosen represent­ achieved by sustaining the initia­ situations on the Edgecliff campus. community an opportunity to re­ atives from the 160-member class tive of individual students and by Student Council hopes that the flect upon, discUSB, and participate for the discussion. College Forum, new this year to insuring respect for their right to Mr. Dean E. Tollefson speech and panel discUSBions will in new developments, is a way in express themselves, whether ver­ provide a starting point from which which you can reasonably expect WCKY, is a twenty-minute dis­ bally, in writing, or through asso­ losophy of education at Southern the subsequent, smaller di8CU88ion to retain and build upon the con­ cussion by college students, aired ,::iation with other students, faculty Illinois University, has previously groups can take up these problems fidence of the faculty, students, ad­ after the Saturday 7 p.m. news. and campus guests." In conclusion, spoken to many student groups on and suggest solutions. ministrators and trustees." The students consider education, he added: "No greater threat to the topic of Academic Freedom. The emphasis will be on the He concluded: "In the develop­ government, law, business, church, learning exists than the compro- The Seminar, under the sponsor­ members of each interest group, be ment of critical policy, the issue communication, sociology and other ship of Student Council, will be it administration, faculty or stu· most often is whether progress can public affairs subjects. Students open to all students, faculty and dent, contributing his or her unique occur as a campus community en- and faculty from Kentucky, Ohio Astrophysicist and Indiana colleges and universi­ ties participate in the program under the moderation of WCKY's to Visit Edgecliff Philosophers and Physicists to Share Views on Reality director of public affairs, Mr. Dr. Wesley S. Krogdahl, dis­ Modern theories in p h y s i cs faculty will be Mr. Tannous, Dr. ested students and faculty from Lloyd Baldwin. tinguished American astrophysi­ which are raising philosophical Charles J . Schare, chemistry de­ other area colleges as well as from. Also being formulated are plans cist, will visit Edgecliff March 14- questions will stimulate discussion partment; Mr. Robert Buse and Our Lady of Cincinnati. According for a M ay 20 discussion under the 15. A large segment of the student for a "Symposium on Physics and Mr. Donald Hogan, philosophy de­ to the outcome of this symposium, direction of the philosophy depart­ body will have an opportunity to Philosophy," March 15 at 4 p.m., partment. other related discussions may fol­ ment's chairman, Mr. Robert Buse. meet Dr. Krogdahl when he de­ in Grace Hall 401. The seminar is open to inter· low at future dates. The discussion will center around livers an illustrated lecture on The interdisciplinary sharing of the relationship of philosophy to "The Creation of the World" to knowledge is an effort to arrive at other studies and life in general. the juniors and seniors in the a better appreciation of reality as Drama Th eses He has named four students to Edgecliff Theatre at 3 p.m. on seen from each of the viewpoints join him in the discussion: Sister Wednesday. of philosophy and physics, said Mary Kristin, R.S.M., Karen Wul­ Dr. Krogdahl is a professor in Mr. Nadeem Tannous, a represent­ Seniors Present Yeats, Joyce lenweber, Jo Ann Franzen and the department of physics and ative of the coll'ege's physics de­ Pat Flanigan and Martha Hil­ theatre, as well as some of Yeats' Patricia Kilduff. astronomy at the University of partment. The participants will mer, two majors in the speech and own dramatic inventions." The Our Lady of Cincinnati has Kentucky and has come to Our examine the relationship between drama department this year, will music, which is pure percussion taken part in two other College Lady of Cincinnati under the aus­ the theories of quantum mechan­ present their senior theses March with voice, was composed by Maria Forum programs. On Nov. 19, sen­ pices of the American Astronom­ ics (which postulates constant mo­ 19 at 3:30 p.m. Although the Curro, also a student of this col­ iors Janice H elmers; Lynne Rad· ical Society. tion in the ultimate, most minute audience for the Sunday perform­ lege. ford, P enny McDonald and Judy While on campus Dr. Krogdahl particles of matter) and a tradi­ ance in Emery Gallery will be by Acting in the dramas will be: Morshauser gave their views on the will also meet with several smaller tional philosophy of s t a b i 1 i t y. iilvitation, a dress rehearsal on the Pat Flanigan, Maria Curro, Phil­ question of political clubs on cam­ groups of students to discuss the Another problem which physics evening before will be open to the lip Romito, Shannon Quill, Gail pus as a means .of educating stu­ following topics: "Is Space R eally presents to philosophy is Werner faculty. Possibly, Pat and Martha Junker, Barbara Hamilton, Susan dents to civil responsibility. On Curved?'', "The Origin of 'the Heisenberg's (1901- ) indetermi­ will perform excerpts for the Arts Brockman, Patty Bockelman, R e­ Feb. 11 the psychology department Chemical Elements," "The Uses of nacy or uncertainty principle of Forum classes the following Tues­ nee Earl and Maureen Flanigan. was represented by juniors Diane the Dopler Effect in Light from matter and its apparent conflict day. Barbara Labanz will manage the Deller, Mary Cappel, Mary Littel· Astronomical Sources." with Tllomistic philosophy's prin­ For Pat's directing thesis, she stage. mann and He;len Valerio, who gave Dr. Siegmund A. E. Betz of the ciple of final causality. will direct and act in two one-act Martha has selected for her their opinions on the importance College, who was instrumental in Mr. Frederick Werner, physics plays by William Butler Yeats - thesis a dramatic reading, "Anna of psychology in education. arranging Dr. Krogdahl's visit, graduate coordinator from Xavier A Full Moon in March and Cal­ Livia Plurabelle," f r om James In addition to WCKY's program, hopes to discuss with him the University, will be the discussion vary. Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. This students have participated in a possibilities of ex p anding the leader at the symposium.