1979-10-02

              CSB to Inaugurate New President, S. Emmanuel Assumes Leadership

by Suzanne Harthman

In the midst of those activities involving students as they begin school this fall is a very important and memorative event: the inauguration of our new president, Sister Emmanuel Ren-ner. Many events, running through   October  3  and   Oc-

tober 15, have been planned to give everyone a chance to meet and talk personally with S Emmanuel. S. Firmin Escher, chairwoman of the Inaugural Committee, was happy to outline the inaugural activities for the Cable. S. Firmin also gave a brief

New President S. Emmanuel Renner

background on past presidents of the college, before 1957, the Prioress, Reverend Mother of the community "served as an ex-officio president delegating many of the duties to the academic dean". Then in 1957, S. Remberta Westkaemper became our first president. Her office ended in 1961, and she was followed by Linnea Welter, who served for three years. The next three presidents were S. Mary Grell, 1963 to 1968, Stanley Idzerda, 1968 to 1974, and Beverly W. Miller, who ended her term last spring.

S. Firmin has already sent out a letter to the students, listing the activities surrounding the inauguration. In her interview, she stressed that the students, like other groups, will be given an opportunity to participate. Of special interest is a reception for the students on Friday, October  5.  This   reception   will

take place in the president's home, from 3:00 to 5:00.

October 6, Inauguration Day, will start off with a noon luncheon for the Board of Trustees, including present and past trustees, and past presidents. The Inauguraiton ceremony begins with an academic procession at 2:45 p.m. In the party are representatives involved with the College of St. Benedict: Leading is the Color Guard, followed by fifteen SAB members and two student representing St. John's student body, faculty members of other colleges and universities, members of the surrounding community, the faculty of both St. Ben's and St. John's, the Board of Trustees, and finally, the president, S. Emmanuel Renner.

The party will begin from Henrietta Academic Building, procede up the sidewalk parallel to it, and turn left at the first corner. At the next corner it will turn again and

Campus Survives Renovation

by Jane Filzen

Loretto Hall, one of the older dorms on campus, has recently had some restoration done on its first floor.

Loretto Hall consists of three floors with approximately twenty to twenty five girls on each floor. Because of the increase in enrollment at CSB it was necessary to create new living areas for incoming freshman. Loretto first floor seemed the ideal place.

Renovation    plans   were

made late in July and work started soon after. The work done included the demolition of Loretto's first floor a furnishing of materials, such as: desks, cabinets and lights, installment of plumbing facilities and electrical work was incorporated.

An approximate cost of this entire restoration is between $60,000. and $70,000. Labor is the highest expenditure.

Loretto first floor is now a

fresh and "new" floor. It has ten rooms, the bulk of which is triples, but there also one single, one double and one quad. Many of the residents on Loretto first floor are happy with their "new" surroundings.

However, at the beginning of the school year, living in Loretto wasn't easy.

Some of the complications were, for example, the first week at Loretto first floor, the girls had no electricity or phone. In addition, the girls were supposed to be out of their rooms at seven or seven thirty in the morning so that construction could take place in the rooms. Also, the girls had to leave the majority of their belongings in their suit

cases or boxes as they could possibly have become stained or marred.

Furthermore, a few of the girls who were supposed to live on Loretto first floor, for some reason did not have a room, so they had to live in Loretto's second floor lounge until a room was furnished. In turn, the lounge was monopolized for a while, making it impossible to be used by residents of Loretto second floor.

However, now that work on Loretto first floor is almost completed, it is safe to say that through it all, Loretto residents are happy and satisfied.

head towards the Benedicta Arts Center. Entering the auditorium to music played by a brass quintet, the Color Guard will present the flags of different countries. These countries are those which the students are from and those that some have gone to on a Study Abroad Program; a papal flag, a United States and Minnesota flag will also be presented.

After the National Anthem and the invocation by Fr. George Wertin, speakers from various groups will deliver a salutation. Among such dignitaries are the Most Reverend Bishop H. Speltz, bishop of the St. Cloud diocese, the Honorable Governor Albert Quie, Mother Ervin Rademacher, Prioress of the Convent, the Right Reverend Abbot Jerome P. Theisen OSB, Chancellor of St. John's University, S. Linda Kulzer, vice-president of academic affairs and many others. The student body will be represented by Brenda Sherwin, president of SAB, who will deliver her own salutation.

During the ceremony, S. Emmanuel will be invested with the presidential medal, the official symbol for the president. Besides the words, "President" and "College of St. Benedict", there is an inscription on the medal. "Const it uam us Schola Servitio Domini", meaning, "Let us establish a school in the service of God", is from the Holy Rule of St. Benedict.

After the ceremony is a reception in the Forum Lobby. In the days to follow there will be other programs and receptions, some of which are open to students. These two weeks of Inaugural events were planned so that no one would be left out. The appointing of a new president involves the students as well as the faculty and the community.

In an attempt to get the job done, Tish Canning literrally "pitches in"