1987-10-01

              Thursday/October 1, 1987

Bells ring out complaints, compliments

By Kathxyn Sagar

Reactions to the new bells at Clemens Library have been mixed. Student comments in the Library Comment Book range from enthusiastically positive to completely negative.

Dan Heggerston, St. John's University senior, stated "the bells gotta go!11

In contrast, Julie Idstrom, CSB junior, stated that "there is no such idea ... of complete silence to those of us that hear. The bells are music to my ears."

One group of senior students, commented that "A library should be a place to study. Thanks for turning it into a large grandfather clock!11

A group of first year CSB students simply wrote "EING! BONG, BING!...St. Ben's alias Big Ben's!"

Another positive comment came from an SJU senior, Max Shemesh,

Photo by Leah Campbell                 The bells ring Of)

The new library bells interrupt some students like Julie Nikolai when they are trying to study in the Clemens library.

who stated," I happen to believe that     "grown accustomed " to the bells

the bells put the finishing polish on this fine building.11

According to Norma Dickau, public services librarian, verbal comments to her and other staff members have been mostly positive. Also, the faculty members "have been generally very pleased," she said.

Dickau believes students have

Student governments allocate money

By Mary Schmidt

The Student Administrative Board (SAB) and St. Tohn's Senate

(SJS) made 1987-88 allocations public this week. The boards, who allot the $65 student activity fee paid by each student, have allocated over $85,000 to joint clubs and organizations, and an additional $5000 to cover weekend evening buses.

SAB and SJS each contributed $53,000 to the Joint Funding Board (JFB), which coordinates the funds to joint clubs and organizations and buses. JFB is composed of four SAB members and four senators.

Major funding went to the Joint Events Council (JEC), $36,800;   KSJU,   $16,500;   Saints yearbook, $15,000; and VISTO, $2,800.

An additional $61,100 was allocated to other organizations.

"We consider whether they (the clubs) are benefitting both campuses and both student bodies," explained Carol Detke, co-chair of JFB.

The final $15,420 will be reserved for future requests, from clubs who have not yet made requests, and a

operating expenses.

"Every club is told they have the right

to come back to us and ask for more

money," said Detke.   "We don't want

to reabsorb large amounts of money

in May, it should be used for the

students."

Clubs must adhere to JFB guidelines, which include: no funds may be spent on transportation, parties or refreshments of any kind, instruction fees, capital assets or attendence fees at conventions or conferences.

Each club must submit monthly audits to JFB.

"A lot of people list things which wfe cannot fund, so automatically we subtract these. We try to even out the money so it's divided up according to what the club does, what it plans to do with the money and its past record," said Detke.—

Mantovani brings "A Night in Vienna" to St. Ben's

By Peggy Houston

The Mantovani Orchestra is bringing "A Night in Vienna" to the College of St. Benedict on Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. in the BAC Auditorium. "A Night in.Vienna" features thirty-six virtuoso performers who contribute to the fame of the Mantovani Orchestra. Works of masters such as Mozart, Romberg, Lehar and others from the great city of Vienna will be performed as well music from opperellas such as Flendermaus, Chocolate Soldier, Gypsy Baron, and

Merry Widow.

The Mantovani name, well known world wide for its elegance and style of music, has sold an incredible 35 million records and attracts such distinguished performers as British maestro Kenneth Alwyn, conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. Alwyn has conducted the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, London, and he conducted the Mantovani Orchestra in 1983 during its first American Tour.

because negative comments are decreasing. Also, complaints about the frequency of the ringing have grown less. Dickau commented that the bells can be "an intrusive sound, if you're unaccustomed to it."

"We were concerned about disruption," she stated, "but we believe the discomfort will minimize as time passes . . . we!d like a little period of time to pass to see if students will become accustomed to them."

Dickau would like to see more student comments, positive and negative, in the comment book to gauge student reaction to the bells.

"If discomfort is still high, the bells will be changed," she stated.

The bells were a donation of of Gladys and Clifford Wold of Fargo, N.D., in memory of their parents. They were dedicated September 11 at CSB. They are rung hourly from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., every 15 minutes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and hourly from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Bishop Hanus to speak

Bishop Jerome Hanus. OSB, newly ordained bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud will present the lecture titled "Can Culture Be Christian?" on Monday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m., at the Benedicta Arts Center Auditorium at CSB.

This is the first of five presentations in this year's Warner Lecture Series.

Hanus will examine the relationship

Photo courtesy of CSB Public Information

Newly ordained St. Cloud Bishop, Jerome Hanus

between Christian faith and human culture. In doing so, he will confront the following questions: Is the relationship between faith and culture one of logical dependency or mutual interaction? What modes of relationship are possible and desirable? Can culture be Christian?

Hanus was ordained and installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of St Cloud last August  Prior to that he had

been abbot of Conception Abbey, Conception, Mo., for the past 10 years, and president of the Swiss-American Benedictine Congregation since 1984.

Hanus made his profession as.a Benedictine monk at Conception Abbey in 1961 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1966. He earned advanced degrees in moral theology and Christian ethics from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome and from both Princeton Theological Seminary and Princeton University, New Jersey.

Since 1973, and throughout his tenure as abbot of Conception Abbey, he taught Christian ethics and related subjects at Conception Seminary College. He also served as adjunct professor of moral theology at Saint Anselm!s in Rome,

Hanus has testified before the Presidential Commission on in vitro fertilization and has written articles on ethical issues for American Benedictine Review and New Scholasticism.

The Warner Lecture Series is funded by the Rose and Lee Warner Foundation of St. Paul. It was established over a decade ago to bring CSB speakers of national or international prominence in the liberal arts, the sciences, and public life, who in their lives and work have displayed outstanding humanitarian, ethical or spiritual qualities.

This is the third year in which the theme of the series has been "Ethics, Religion and Contemporary Culture."