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THE RECORD
Friday, February 12, 196(
I if ^ Record photographer Greg Chan captures the spirit Lilt; of 8enies^er exam studies on film. The scene is St. Mary's hall late one January night.
Foreign Students Add Color Of United Nations To Campus
By Frank Pagnucci #The enchantment of 14 far-off lands emerges within the spirit
of St. John's as 34 students from distant corners of the globe "season" its campus.
One such student is Alonso Robles, a junior from Arequipa, Peru. He heard of St. John's from Minnesota vacationers fishing in Peru. What won Alonso was the family closeness that characterized the school.
Another is Simon Miranda, a freshman from La Concepcion, Panama. The Vincentian Fathers told him of St. John's and, as he states* ' 'I was looking for a friendly place where I could get a sound Catholic education."
Such were the reasons of many, but others, like Alan Ma, a senior from Hong Kong, China, were sold on the liberal education that St. John's offers, or, as West Berliner Gerhard Klose put it, * 'Here the professor knows his students by name, not by number."
These are some of the reasons why the foreign students picked St. John's, but they are not the main reasons that have kept
them here. Alonso best expressed this fact when he said, "Each fall as I return to St. John's, it's like coining home."
While St. John's gives much to these students, they give as much in return. In no small part they contribute to the many clubs and functions of the school. But their greatest contribution is related to the betterment of foreign relations, the betterment of understanding between nations.
Take as an example Serge Saint Albin, a freshman from Haiti, West Indies. Like a large majority of the other students, he plans some day to go back to his native land and put some of his American education to the aid of his people. Here lie has found a life and culture completely different from nis own, which is Creole. Yet, he is eager to learn our ways and just as eager to relate his own.
Thus an exchange of ideas is taking place. As Richard McKeon states in The Pursuit of Peace through Understanding, "The problems which detract men from the good life everywhere to face dangers that beset life can be solved only with understanding."
Miss Dorothy Day, Worker On Pilgrimage
By Terry Hayes
#Miss Dorothy Day, editor of the Catholic Worker, appeared before a group of interested students on Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the alumni lounge. Miss Day, who has been described as "a living example of Christianity," spoke on the work of her movement.
Besides editing the Catholic Worker, Miss Day also conducts several Houses of Hospitality, where the poor are fed and occasionally housed. She described in graphic detail the long lines of destitute men waiting to receive food—the only food that is available to them.
Although most people would agree that feeding the poor is a praisewori hy endeavor, there seems to be, according to Miss Day, at least one group which is seeking to impede this work. The government has imposed such stringent housing regulations that several Houses of Hospitality have had to be closed.
Miss Day pointed out that
there is a crying need for Catholics to live among the poor; to experience their hardships, and to feel the cold of night in an unheated tenement building. "Until we can show the poor and destitute that we are more than 'Sunday Missionaries/ until we can show them that we are honestly interested in their welfare, we need not entertain hopes of conversion." As she pointed out, however, conversion should be a by-product and not the goal.
In regard to war and nuclear weapons, Miss Day said there is a serious question as to the morality of employing weapons that have such devastating effects not only on military contingents, but also on women and children and on future generations. She said that it would be far better to die refusing to employ nuclear weapons than to die with the knowledge that we had retaliated with weapons that some consider immoral.
Sociology Prof Receives Grant
•Mr. Sylvester Theisen, assistant professor of sociology and philosophy at St. John's, has been awarded a teacher study grant by the Danforth Foundation.
The $4,800 grant is to be used for one year of study and research at any American graduate school. Mr. Theisen will use the grant to further his studies in the field of sociology at the University of Notre Dame.
A Oold Spring native, Theisen has studied extensively here and abroad and has an M.A. in both philosophy and sociology from Notre Dame. He has studied at Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Bonn. He holds a two-year research certificate in medieval history.
Mr. Theisen was director of a cultural affairs office in Europe from 1955 until 1958 when he came to St. John's. He was awarded the Officers Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government for his achievements during that time.
Several articles written by Mr. Theisen have appeared in periodicals abroad as well as in the United States. He contributed a 60-page introductory essay on "Protestant-Catholic Relations in Germany" to the book We are Now Catholics, recently published by the Newman Press.
Mr. Theisen, his wife and three children, will spend the summer in Italy and Switzerland before moving to Notre Dame.
'Queen of Apostles'
Mural Adorns Chapel
#The chapel of St. John's Seminary of the Diocese of St. Cloud
recently was enhanced by a mural depicting Mary, Queen of the Apostles. The painting completely fills the apse above the altar.
Occupying an area of 16 feet in height by 24 in width, the painting is clearly visible from any point in the chapel. It portrays, in realistic figures, the Blessed Virgin and the 12 Apostles. Our Lady is positioned in the middle of the work and six apostles on either side are gazing at her.
Two memorable texts are included in the mural. Above the Gospel side of the altar is the commission of Our Lord to the Apostles: "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations .... And behold, I am with you all
days, even unto the consummation of the world." At the Epistle side is the prayer "O Mary, Queen of the Apostles, protect, guide and support all who have gone forth to preach the holy Gospel—aid and inspire those who are preparing to share the priesthood of thy divine Son."
The massive work of art, commissioned by Rt. Rev. Msgr. William A. Renner, required nearlj two years for completion. It wai executed by professor Enrico Gua-denzi in his studios near Rome To insure success in both composition and strength of individual figures, the artist selectee people from his village to pose foi him. After being transported t< this country, the mural was installed in the seminary by the St Paul Statuary Oo.
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THE SOUND OF THE '60s
KSJU GOES STEREO
By Tom Bormes
#Have you noticed a change in many students' rooms? There has been a great increase of two-radio
rooms on campus since radio station KSJU has begun broadcasting in stereophonic sound. Yes, St. John's own radio station is now broadcasting on two frequencies and is the only A.M. station in the United States to broadcast on full time stereophonic sound.
KSJU purchased the other transmitter from the Prep school, and Mark Durenberger set up the stereo system of broadcasting. The record library of KSJU now contains 83 Long Play classicals and 80 Long Play regulars in stereo.
KSJU is not satisfied at giving St. John's excellent stereo listening. A United Press International Teletype service was installed on Monday, Feb. 8. This teletype service, which is sponsored by the L & M cigarette company, will give the students complete national and international news coverage. Five minute news
broadcasts will be given each evening on KSJU.
Fast-advancing KSJU now has a new broadcasting schedule to give its student audience more hours of listening pleasure. The schedule lasts from 4:0C p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Saturdays KSJU will be on the air from 12:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., and on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and again from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. If student interest is great enough, the studio may begin to broadcast all day Sunday. KSJU broadcasts to the, neighboring College of St. Benedict via closed circuit.
Still not satisfied, KSJU has remodeled its studio and added a new record shelf. It has been giving away pizza, compliments of Sam's Pizza, St. Cloud, and 7-Up, compliments of the 7-Up Bottling Co.1
All this and special features such as the 55-hour marathon conducted over the semester break by Bob Thorpe, Terry Kelly, and Mark Durenberger, combine to give St. John's students excellent listening through radio station KSJU.
FACULTY NEWS
•Father Colman Barry, OSB, was invited to deliver a paper "Future
Prospects in Subjects and Areas of Immigration History," at a conference on immigration in American history honoring dean Theodore C. Blegen, retiring dean of the graduate school of the University of Minnesota. Father Vincent Tegeder, OSB, head of St. John's history department, also participated in the symposium at the University of Minnesota, Jan. 29-30, in his capacity as chairman of ¦ the Upper Midwest History Conference.
Father Eleutherius Winance, OSB, will be at the Catholic Student Center, 1701 University Ave., Minneapolis, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 8:30 p.m., to give a lecture on his book The Communist Persuasion.
Father Eleutherius, who was imprisoned for three years by the Communists before being sentenced to expulsion from China, will give a general outline of the book, his reasons for writing it, and the doctrinal impact of the work.
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DeflPite tlie recent payola scares, disc j0ckey Alt Hoehn spins another platter of classical music for campus radio station KSJU.
