THE TORCH
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT
Vol. 6 No. 3
College of St. Benedict St. Joseph, Minnesota
November 12, 1969
Corona, Here We Come!
by Annie Ford
Corona, here we come! This thought has been in the back-roads of every freshman's mind since we arrived at the beautiful College of St. Benedict.
The Hegira occured November 5 and 6, Wednesday and Thursday nights. We will sleep there Thursday whether we're moved in or not: that was our threat. The inspector comes on the 3rd of November and all the last minute repairs would be made on Tuesday, the 4th of November.
The rooms are i 5' by 20\ a All of the rooms are doubles, little smaller than those in St. Gertrude's, the Nursing Aurora but just as power- School Bennies and the Ghetto packed with decorative oppor- Girls are all moving in at the tunities. same time. Shifts would not
We have quite a few advan- work according to Sister Mary tages also: flowered curtains Mark. We will inhabit all of and matching spreads as op- third floor and a fourth of posed to the army-green in the second. Men will be working Mary Complex. "Carpeting is during the day until the build-
provided too.
Another big advantage is the community system. St. Ben's divides each floor, by the lounges, into groups of thirty. This makes you a closer knit group and yet you can have friends all over the floor because there are no real barriers.
ing is finished.
Roomies were decided upon already. Rooms are assigned by lots. In this way she will be mixing the girls from all the dorms so as to unify and mingle the class.
I think it will be a great dorm. I really think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. I also feel the people
The rooms are constructed
of bricks, however tape is still making the building—so let's not allowed on the walls. There make Corona the best and is a typing room in the middle most unified dorm on campus, of the third floor for our use. So Corona get ready 'cuz here There are two studies at each comes the class of'73! end of the halls, and individual r- ¦ . - t A / i
sinks in each room. Education Week
There are a few disadvantages to our move but we must keep in mind that we are moving into a new building.
There are no shelves, purely because of expense purposes. Sister Mary Mark said bookcases will be furnished for each room though. There is only one smoker and laundry room in the new dorm and that is in the basement. These have not been completed yet and we are to use Regina's facilities. There are no concession machines yet
either so Regina gets us again. There are just desk drawers for storage however they are quite long and deep. There are no shoe racks but these are under consideration.
An aerial view of the Luxembourg campus where St. Ben's students live with other college students from the United States. The Ansembourg Castle lies in a heavily wooded area.
VITA Offers an Experience
November 9-15
American Education Week, November 9-15, has been proclaimed by Minnesota Governor Harold LeVander. This year's the 49th such annual observance sponsored nationally by the National Education Association, with which Minnesota's and other state education associations cooperate.
The governor urges "all citizens to renew their efforts to learn about the progress and possibilities of our education system and to help our schools reach their goal: the best possible education for all."
Vita has been a very reward- the places we stayed in were ing experience not only in unbelievable but this is Europe meeting Europeans and seeing and things are much different
Europe but also in meeting different American students. The 160 students here come from all over the United States.
It hasn't always been fun— there have been a few times when we were ready to go home—especially when we were moving around. Some of
than in the States. Vita has great potential—we're already laughing about some of the things that have happened to us. We are now staying in a hotal with a maid to clean the room everyday—what a life!
Ansembourg Castle is an experience which is helping us to look at the European world.
More Merchandise Arrives at Bookstore
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A few changes have been made at the campus Bookstore this vear. New items such as soaps, notions, and red and white colored scarves, caps, mascots and souvenirs have been added. New lines of felt, tissue paper and other materials have enlarged Ihe art sup-pi) section. And the Bookstore has also begun to carry children's books this \cur tis a special gift choice lor \ouncer hrolhcrs anil sisters
To improve service, the Bookstore has just adopted a new filing system. Called the Kardex system, it is a file con-
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taining a title card for every book in the store, thus enabling a student to find out instantly if a certain book is in stock. A student may always special-order any book at the desk.
The Bookstore is always open for suggestions. Sister Lorraine, the College Assistant Business Manager, has begun to hold monthly Bookstore meetings with the Bookstore employees in order to discuss ways in which to improve the store. These meetings will soon be opened for all interested students to attend and offer their own ideas and suggestions.
Karl Tise and Cleo Simonett, in a scene from the latest St. Ben's Theatre production, "Ondine."
Calendar of Events
November 9 Art Gallery: Art Faculty Show opens.
9 Music Recital: CSB Music Majors, BAC, 2:30.
Convocation: Diane Wakoski, poetess, 2:15, BAC.
Movie: "The Birds." BAC, 8:00 p.m. 16 Recital: William Ibes, Pianist, BAC, 8:00 p.m. 19 Lecture: Jewish Chautauqua Society Speaker,
BAC, 2:15 p.m.
Movie: "Arabesque." BAC, 8:00 p.m.
Concert: St. Cloud Municipal Concert Band,
BAC, 8:00 p.m. 27 Thanksgiving recess
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In discussion with Europeans we are becoming aware o\' our ideas of the United States and have to defend their ideas.
Vita—lots of problems but future potential. We are laughing about the past already. It has been fun.
I was rather disappointed at first when I came because in the first year everything is rather disorganized; but I think for the girls coming next semester things will run smoother.
I found the language barrier hard to adjust to and I'm constantly embarrassed when the people have to speak my langauge in their country. This is a great laziness and downfall on the part of the Americans. I speak a little French and I find when I speak French the people are much warmer.
In the seven and a half weeks that I've been here I've been in eight countries and I fill like I missed a lot. I have, of course, seen many things but it would be so much nicer if I could really get into the culture of the people here which is hard to do because I still am at an American school living with American people (only on weekends do we have the opportunity to experience the culture.)
I would encourage anyone who wants to go here: to do it! I have complained about the inconveniences here, but I must admit that it was good for me to experience and it would be good for everyone. Probably the most this trip has done for me is to learn to really appreciate my family, friends and my country, the U.S.A.!
Sharon Sharkey
