THE TORCH
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT
Vol. 6 No. 4
College of St. Benedict St. Joseph, Minnesota
December 12, 1969
Dedication Takes Place
The dedication ceremony for Corona Hall, the new dormitory complex for women at the College of St. Benedict, will take place Saturday, December 13, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Bishop George Speltz will preside at the ceremony.
Summer Courses Offered
Full scholarships for an impressive variety of summer courses in England are offered by the British Association for Cultural Exchange in 1970. Deadline for application is December 31st.
The scholarships, worth up to $1375 and including transatlantic travel, tuition, room and board, are open to current upperclassmen with exceptional academic records who can also demonstrate need.
Lasting for six or eight weeks, the courses normally start at Oxford and end with a wing of the Mary Hall dormi- period of field study, tory complex, opened its doors ••European Art and Archi-
visits Rome and "Nova
Prior to the dedication, a luncheon will be served beginning at 12:00, including the President's Council, the Parents' Council, the Board of Trustees, the Alumni Council, faculty, SAB members, and invited guests.
The dedication ceremony itself takes place at 2:00 p.m. in Corona Hall when Bishop Speltz performs the ritual. Open House will be in effect in all dorms at this time.
A reception follows the short dedication ceremony in the Mary Hall Commons for all students, faculty, and invited guests.
Before the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree in the Commons, the CSB Chorus will sing a few selections. The tree-lighting follows, a tradition in need of establishment at St. Ben's.
Corona, the third and final
Glassed-in-walkway connects Regina Hall with new Corona dormitory.
End Of Trial For No Hours What Is The Verdict?
to its first 80 occupants November 6. The new wing will house 186 students in double rooms on three floors, in addition to a faculty resident on each floor. It also contains study rooms, lounges, typing rooms, a large recreational area, space for vending machines, and laundry facilities. Cost of the new dorm, including furnishings, is.$ 1,180,000.
lecture" visits Rome Athens; "Nova Britannia" provides a background to the American Colonies for history majors; British Theatre examines the state of contemporary drama and also offers a theatre workshop for actors. Uses of imagery in strictly for English majors and relates im-Cont. on Page 4
Frosh Elect Officers
Last year House Committee authorized a sub-committee consisting of ten students to investigate the possibility of setting up a "no hours" system on Friday and Saturday nights for juniors and seniors.
First, students were asked why they were in favor of such a proposal. Three reasons were prevalent: I) Hopefully by the time a woman is twenty or twenty-one, she is a responsible adult and has gained the trust of her par-
ents. 2) Juniors and seniors will soon be professional people who will be making their own decisions. 3) Practically speaking, within the confines of their own homes, parents of responsible young women do not stress specific hours for their daughters aged twenty and twenty-one. Therefore, the students would like to be treated as responsible young women, capable of deciding their own hours.
After consulting with the
by Brenda Kerf eld
The closest election in St. Benedict's history was finalized November 18, resulting with Pat Rudolph as Freshman Class President and Kathy Carlson as Class Representative.
Primaries were held the 14th, with the following candidates; Class President: Annie Ford, Karen Wilson, Pat Rudolph, Janet Slater and Kathy Schultz. Class Representative: Carla Lee, Kathy Kuduk, Janice Exworthy, Kathy Carlson and Louise Anderson. The final candidates, Ford, Wilson, and Rudolph for President and Lee, Carlson, and Anderson for Representative could not be decided on a majority vote November 17th and a revote resulted.
Freshman Class President, Pat Rudolph is a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High in Bloomington. Pat's goal for the year is unity. She is taking the office with an open mind not wanting to be a ring-leader but rather a link between the ¦ Freshman Class and the Administration.
Kathy Carlson, Freshman Class Representative promises to be an efficient mediator between the Student Body and Administration. She is busily planning periodic meetings for open discussions and suggestions. Kathy comes to Saint Benedict's from Grafton, North Dakota and is a graduate of Grafton Central High School.
The Torch congratulates Pat Rudolph and Kathy Carlson.
Members of Women's Chorus practice for Christmas Concert, to be presented Sunday, December 14, at 8:00 p.m.
Pentagon Gets Pressure About Education Funds
Newly-elected frosh officers, Kathy Carlson and Pat Rudolph,
anticipate good year.
(CPS)—The Pentagon is feeling pressure to cancel defense education funds at schools where R.O.T.C. is discredited, according to Rep. F. Edward Hebert (D-La.), chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee which has made a study of campus friction over military training and recruiting.
Hebert, releasing a report of his committee, said most campus criticism of ROTC is "without merit." The committee rejected criticisms that drill and the wearing of uniforms is excessive, that directors of ROTC programs ¦ should -not • automatically • get • the title oi professor, and that a student whose education has
been paid for by the government should not be subject to immediate induction if he drops ROTC.
The committee agreed with one criticism: that academic rather than military instructors should teach academic ROTC subject. The military should not waste its time trying to maintain ROTC at Ivy League schools where pressure against it is great, the committee alos said. ROTC units should be removed whenever a school makes its continuance "impossible," it said.
The study was commissioned by Rep. L. Mendel ¦Rivers (D-SC), chairman of the full committee early this vear.
Dean of Students, the President of the college, and a legal lawyer, the committee decided St. Ben's was ready to put "no hours" on a trial basis, which was in effect from April, 1969, to November, 1969.
In October a student survey was taken. Of the students questioned, 97% were in favor of the "no hours" system. The results also showed that the majority of students who are out are in by 2:30 a.m. Sister Mary Mark, Dean of Students, also stated at this time she felt the students were mature in their response to the "no hours" policy and the policy as set up is successful.
During November a letter was sent to all the parents explaining the system and asking for their opinion. The committee then tabulated their responses. Of the 57% who responded by the third week in November, 78% were in favor and 22% were against the policy.
The Hours Committee made the reccommendation to House Committee that "juniors, seniors, and those over 21 have no hours on Friday and Saturday nights.'1 House passed the motion unanimously. Student Administrative Board then voted on the matter. It was passed there with no opposition.
The no hours system is set up as follows:
1) All students must sign out.
2) There is an option to sign out for a LATE or an OVERNIGHT.
3) If signed out for a LATE the student must return before 5 a.m. or she is subject to a campus.
4) When the student returns she must present her I.D. to the school guard who then will admit her to the dormitory area.
¦5) No'rrrales are* allowed'to ' enter the Commons door after 1:00 a.m.
