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THE BENET Official Alumnae Publication of the Colle ge of St. Benedict Vol. XXIII , No. 4 THE BENET April, 1958 :be/ia tpUlon giyma- JnJucU ~Wo. genio.'I,d.; Ma-li4ltalJ Mc.fulta-n gpeahd. Biology Prof Receives Honor Sister Mary Grell. OSB, professor of biology and head of that dep.,rtment at CSB, ha5 received word that she has been elected to memo bership in the newly- founded Fordham Chapter of Sigma Xi. Sigma Xi, whieh means "Companions in Zealous Research" is the national honor society comp.1rnble to Phi Beta KaptXl. and hris as its objective the encouragement of original investigation in IlIIre lind II Pt>lied science. According to the constitution of Sigma Xi, an alumnus candidate for membership must have demonstrated "noteworthy achievelllent as an original investigator in some branch of pure or applied science." Sister Mary received her doctorate from Fordham University in 1945. Her resea rch for her l'h.D. thcsi5 was in the field of cytogcnetics and was done under the well·known cytologist, Professor Charles A. Berg. cr. This research was concerned with the I>roblem of cell divisionordinary cell division, reduction division as it occurs in reproductive tissue, and somatic reduction division in In ultiple coml>lex cells-found in tlle mosquito Culex. tlle experimental organism used. The resul ts of this (Continued on page 4) ChMai CLuJ,. (J1/eM- CrJI1Ce/Ii On Palm Sunday, the Choral Club again presented a varied program of religious music, songs representing the cultures of Russia and South America, a group of folk songs, and the Campus Singers making their contribution in art songs. The concert opened with a hymn, For The Beallty of the Earth by Kocher, followed by three polyphonic compositions of thc sixtecnth century, Hollie Apparuit and Adoramll$ Te Christe by Lassus alld Et Resllrrexit from Missa Tertii Toni by Croce. Two large works honor our Blessed Mother in this centennial year of the Lourdes app ..... r itions. Litanies a fa Vierge Noire, Notre Dame de RocAmadollf by Poulenc and Custav Holst's Ave !lImitl for eight voices. The French work was sung in French nnd presented quite n challenge to the singers. It was accompnnied on the organ by Barbara Twomey. In the second group we re the satirical Russiau Peasaut SOllgs by Strnvillsky, in which Joan Kettler \VaS the soprano soloist. and a trio of voices, Vaudeth Utter, Mary Kay Hendrickson, and Mary Jo Manderfeld, played an important part. Clokey's South American noctunle, Dusk in the Tropics and Emcst Bloch's anthem from the American Symphony called America gave atmosphe re to the program. Jean With row accompanied. In an impressionistic garden sett ing, the Campus Singers per( Continued on l>age 2) "Undeveloped Countries of the Mind" was the title of the lecture given by Dr. Herbert Marshall McLuhan, professor. of English at the University of Toronto, at the Honors ConvocatiOn on Sunday, March 16, when Mary )0 Mandcrfeld and Sister Tclan Hu QSB were inducted into the Omega Chapter of Delta EpSi] O;l Sig~a, National Catholic Honor Society. Dr. ~kLuhan is also co-editor of the quarterly Expwratio lls, for which he arranged a grant from the Ford Founda tjo ~l . ~nd the author of ~wo bO<?ks on society and modern commulUcuh ons, The Mec/wnuxll ~rl(w and CII lture is Our Business. In the latter work, to be published this summer by Vanguard . he revises some of the unfavorable judgments Oil the cultural effects of modem advertis ing and mass communications which he mad e in the earlier book. In his lecture Dr. MeLuhan emphasized the thought that we live in an exciting age, in which new technical developments in communication have opened up vast une.~ plored II reas of the mind and have brought about epoch.making changes in human society. Some of the revol'J tionary developments point_ .xl ou. by Dr. }.·lcLuhan are the fact that in our day the packaging and transmitting of information has become the world's largest industry; that the possibility of simultaneous knowledge in aU parts of the world through the electronic media has created a world community of learn· ing which demands co-existence; and that to meet the educational require.. ments of this new situat ion the universi ty will be called upon to exp.1m.l its limited function of proccssilli!" tho young for a much wider sphere of action, in which the university must almost become identical with the communi ty. The electronic or post-mechanical age has a great deal in common with the pre-literate, primitive world. Any IlcWS affects everrone at once. There is a new inclusive conscious- CAMPUS CALENDAR April 2- 10-Easter Vlleation 9. 10- Sociology Students' Tour 13-Voiee Recital - Mary El-len Jenkins 18-20-Campus Weekend 20-21- Jean Erdman, Dancer 24-Convo: Introduction to Centennial Week 27-Civie Music - Minneapolis Symphony 26-27-Homecoming 27-May 3-Cenlennial Week Mil)' 3-Mceting of M.innesota Challter of American Association of Teachers of German at CSB 4- Villcent TortOni - Inter_ national Newsman. ness, a tr ib.,l pattern of wholeness, with great sensiti vi ty to psychic shocks of change. Subject to a constant I>syehie barrage, modem man, like primitive man, shows a great craving for stability - this is the "beat gencration." But it has been observed that the word "beat" in this expression really stands for beatitude, for the "beat generation" is famished for blessedness, for Cod. The printed book was at one time a revolutionary means of communication, responsible [or the destruction of the scl:olastic system of education. The Ilassiveiy receptive attitude ereat.xl by the book, which allowed for private, retired communicat ion with another mind, is now giving way to a reaction which is indicated by the "Do-it-yourself' movement. In thfl futur .. , radio and television (Colltinued on page 4) On April 20-21, a CSB audience will have the Ot>portunity of sceing Jean Erdman, creative dancer. Already recognized as one of the finest of contemporary choreographers, wirmer of important awards, represented on Broadway by the dunces for Giraudoux's ''The Enchanted" she is that ra rer artist, a great soloist. Her amazing range extends from the satiric and humorous to the deeply serious, the tragic lind a sensitive poetic lyricism. Her works ure dynamic, original yet genuinely modern. 'n lCrc is a special blend of subtlety and freedom in her dance. Her training has ineluded almost every fonn of traditional movement as well as the arts, music, poetry and visual design. Sister Hembcrta, Jlresidell t. is shown conferring keys on Sister at the allnual DES com'ocalion Mnreh 16. Sist(,f Tclall and Mary Jo Manderfcld, also llietu red above, were honored al an informal tea in the library fo llowing the induction ceremony. Chairmen Plan Homecoming; Promise Full Weekend Onc of the sure s igns of spring. along with the app earance of blades of grass p eck ing throu gh and numerous birds returning to the CSB campus, is n ews of the a nn ua l h omecoming weekend. This year the evcnt is scheduled for Apr. 26·27 and is under the co-cha innanship o f ~-lary Jane Povolny Cafbey and D onna Sche rer Zitur, of the '53 reun ion class. The ~di nneso ta State Cen ten nia l will provide the theme a rou nd which activities w ill be cente red. Kno .... ..;ng the alumnae's desire to have time just to visi t, look II round and get re-ael]uainted with dleir alma mater, the scheduling of formal activities has been limited to such traditional events as would really be missed if omitted. Registration will begin Saturday morning and continue throughout the day. The usual Saturday buffet supt>cr is the first 0(ficial event and will be served in the cafeteria. Alumnae will be able to sit hack and appreciate a Sacred Concert early Saturday evening before going to the assembly for the traditional Saturday night entertainment. This year's evening Ilrogram will center around the "Hall of Fame" at which time Benny alumnae will be given special recognition for fulfiUing their role as Christian wOlllen in a ereditable way. A highlight of the evening's performance will be something which Sister Firmin lms had Ull her proverbial sleeve for some time - a grOOI) of songs by former members of Campus Singers. Thirty-one are available; at the time of th is writing fourteen ha\'e re-sponded, all with an entllusiastic. "count me in!" An infonnal fircside l,our .. t /IIary Hall, begun last year and I>romisillg to become lTadiUonal too, will follow the program in the assembly, with just enough student talent interspersed to provide a relaxing atmosphere. The Sunday Solemn High Mass will be celebrated by Father Jerome Docherty, OSB, college chaplain, who (Continued on page 4) Local Soprano Sings at CS8 Mary Ellen Jenkins, soprano, will be heard in recital at thc College of St. Benedict on April 13. The singer is well-known throughout thc mid·west for her contr ibutions to many programs and recitals. In February, 1956, Mary Ellen JCllkins won the Metropolitan Auditions in Minneapolis. She has studied WiUl Louise Lupicn Jenkins, voice tcacher at CSB, during her cntire span of vocal training. She will be accompanied at thc piano by Louisc Jenkins, her teachcr and her mother-in-law. The reci tal includes three works of H:mdc1, Sommi Dei, Silellt W Of. ship, and 0 Sleep, Why Dost ThOll Leave Me. Vedrai carillO from " ",ozart"s D Oli Giovalllli, Mafietta's Leid from Die 1'odestadt by Korngold, and The Maid and the Nightingale by Granados arc thrce arias to be heard during the program . Two Germain lieder by Strauss, Heimkehr and Staelldc/ well, and two F rench art songs by Faure, Lydja and Cloir de lUlle will be climaxed by Leroux's SOliS Of the Nile. The flute obligato will bc played by Chrissy Manderfeld. The concluding group illcludes throc old English songs, Summer[ s-a,cllmell.j,l, Green Sleeves. and Darling White Sargent, along with Copland's Simple Gifts and Bemstein's Rabbit Stew. 2 THE BENET April, 1958 Mail time has been an cxciting time in the Alumnae OHice as the c..'Ontributions to the Alumnae Fund continue to arrive. Since the drh'e began, thirty-two Bennies have parted with $100 or more in the good cause. Other contributions boost the amount collected since january to more than $8000. By March 21 the sum collected since Homecoming last year, and therefore to be matched by our anonymous friend, totals $ 18,729.50. 11lis includes individual alu!llllae donations only - not chapter contributions. This total is expected to rise considerably before the deadline date of April 27 as team ooptains continue to report and pledges are redeemed. So fa r, the number of alumnae donors is 789, about one-third of the !lumber on our mailing list. Special thanks are due the teRm captains who have entered enthusiastically into the spirit of this drive. Some arc apologetic in their reports because they have not been as successful as they would like to llave been. Though faeed with a number of other obligations many of the team captnins managed to give a good-sized contribution in addition to the time and effort given in contacting others. One young mothcr pnt the mailer well when she wrote: " It almost hurts to know that we cannot help much as must be the case with a lot of 'newly-marrieds: Onr fourth child is cxpected in early June . . , we arc paying on n llOuse, helping to build a Catholic school, and so our money goes. However, in future years, when the children will not (perhalls) be arriving annually, we shall really be able to help St. Ben's a bit more." With alumnae of that spirit, St. Benedict's feels rieh indeed. Other team captains IUl\"e enjoyed finding kindred souls they had not known about in their communities. One wrote to Mrs. Gerald Berger: " I would like to commend you on the method chosen for conducting the campaign. In places like ours, where there arc so few Bennies, one welcomes the Ol)portunity to meet them. I ha\'e fou nd making the contacts interesting and rewarding." ;\·Irs. Berger aoo all the Sisters at CSB take tlus opportunity to say thank you and Cod bless you to all who have alrcady contributed and especially to those whose contributions, whether large or small, represented a personal sacrifice. Faculty and Students Attend Area Meetings Faculty members as well as stu dents have been busy going on field trips or attending professional mcctings during the past months. Sister Mary, head of the biology dC{lartment, accompanied by Sister Ingrid and twelve students in the dcrR1rtment, made an aU-d'\y r;eM trip in conjunction with teachers and students from St. Cloud St.'1te. The group visited the state hospital at l'~ariba\l lt , and experimental breeding fanns at Rosemount and the Farm Campus of the University of Minnesota. First guest speaker for the newlyformed Engl ish Club of St. John's was Sister Madella. 111e I)'"l.per which she Ilresented to the Club, "'he Failure of Fiction" was recently accepted for publication by "Today" magazine. Sister Margretta shared with stu dents of a Cerman class at the University of fo.Iinnesota her experiences as a Fulbright scholar to Cermany in the summer of 1957. The subject of her address: "Divided Cermany as I Saw It." Sister Mary Anthony was one of three members to present a panel, "The Art of Teaching Christian Doctrine" at St. Thomas College March 8. TIle occasion was a regional mccting of the Society of Catholic College Teachers of Sacred Doctrine. Two other faculty members, t-ather jerome and Father Achilles, were also I)rescnt. Sister Mary Anthony was re-elected secretary of the fCgion. Sister Clarus, head of the Home Economics department, represented the college at a recent meeting of the Minnesota Home Economics Teacher Educators Association. The meeting was hcld ill Minneapolis. A meeting of the State Advisory Committee on Teacher Education was attended by Sisters Enid and Mary David, with Miss Constance Zierden. Sister Kristin will attend two meetings of the Executive Committee of the NCEA College and University del>artment in connection with the annual NCEA convention in Philadelphia April 8-11. She and Sister Aloysius, Diocesan Supervisor of Schools, hope to see Benny alumnae between sessions. Sister Remberta, president, with Sister Myron, junior mistress, attended lhe Si5ter "'ormation Conference held in Chicago March 22-24. On Marcil 25 they were joined by Sister Mirella, principal of St. Benedict's High School, and attended a fourday meeting of the North Central Association also in Chicago. CHORAL CLUB . . . (Continued from page 1) formed art songs: Dedication hy Schumnnn, Where E'er You Walk by Handel, Could My Song On Wings Co "'lying by Hahn, In the Cardell by Schumann, Curran's Noell/me and Mitchell's Loce Is the Wind. Members of this group a re sopranos Joan Kettle r, Irene Bates and Janet Maguire, Mezzos Vaudeth Utter, Elaine Jacobson and Delores Dufne r, and altos Bette Jayne YOtlSO, Jean Withrow and Mary Jo Manderfeld. Ma rlene Weber accompanied. In a folk song setting, the choral club reappeared in Britten's May, Lefebvre's Castenets and Tambourines, Coplnnd's Ching-ARing- CJ,ow, the Kentucky mountain song, I Wonder When I Shall be Married, and the Czechoslava; dan folk song, Ilea's Castle. Irene Bates sang the solo song, Mother Dear, a Polish folk number nccompnnied by Jean Withrow. Jean was also heard in a piano performance of Ravel's Alborado. Stage set nnd program designer for the entire program WaS Barhara Twomey. The Choral Club has fo rty-eight members and is directed by Sister Firm in. The group appeared at the Cathedral in St. Cloud on Mnrch 25 to help celebrate the feas t of the Annunciation. A concert will be given at St. John's on April 13 at 2 p .m. THE BENET Published by the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota, in October, December, February, April, and May. Subscriptions $.50. Entered as second class mailer january 14, 1948, at the post office at St. Joseph, Minnesot."l., under tile act of March, 1879. Sr. Mory Pions For TV Series After a year's CXl>crience Witll educational television, SI. Benedict's has completed Illalls for n two-credit course scheduled for the second selllester of the 1958-59 school year. Sister Mary, chairman of the biology dep,'1rtmcnt, will give thi rtytwo half-hour lectures on heredity over Channel 2, KTCA-TV as part of the t-. linnesota Pri vate College Iiour. Viewers will see her Monday and Thursday evenings from 8;00 to 8;30. e$/J $Laie4 eampu~ 'JtJeeknd, rJpen dI.uJe April 18·20 promises to be a full weekend for registered freshmen for next year. Over one hundred invitations have been mailed out to high school seniors who have already made definite plans to attend CSB in the fall, inviting them to spend a weekend here to get aequainted with the students as well as college life. The present student body is busy makillg preparations for the occasion. A get-aequainted lh'lrty in the Ro will start thillgs off on Friday night and will be in charge of the freshmen who can most easily recall their own " fi rst days at college:' Tours of the (YolmlllLS and buildings, conducted by the sophomores; departIllental meetings to acquaint tile Bennies- to-be with the course offerings, arranged for by the seniors; and a style show depicting what to wear and what not to wear at college will just about fill Saturday's schedule, leaving room for a picnic in the woods or Commons, aecording to the weather's good llieasure. On Sunday, the juniors will sponsor a lea In Mary Hall and Open House for the parents of the girls to conclude the weekend activities. Among the groups on campus whose program develops its members by both learning and doing is the Oblates. With traditions that go b.1ck to the time of St. Benedict himself, the Oblates are an organization of lay \)COllie affiliated with a monastery who strive to incorporate into their daily lives the specifically Benedictine ideals outlined in the lIoly Hule. I'a rticularly pmctieal for the Oblate are SI. Benedict's COIlcepts of Christian family living. CSB Oblates are affiliated with tile monastic community of St. John's Abbey and meet bi-weekly on campus. Most rccent speaker to the group was l~ather Hilary, OSB, Oblate director of St. John's Abbey. Father addressed the group in February on the ascctical aspect of tile Holy Rule applicable to Oblates. On April 13 the CSB Oblates will travel to St. John's where they will attend High Mass and later meet with Abbot Baldwin. Oblate chaplain I~ather Jerome has spoken to the group this year 011 the Oblate vocation, the Holy Rule as it applies to Oblates, and on prayer, meditation nnd spiritual reading in the life of un Oblate. At one of the fi rst mcetings, Rita Lukes, Della Pauly, and Mary Bauer presented a panel on the declarations and statutes of the Oblates. A second panel was presented later by Eileen Torborg, Jeanctte Jenneman, and Laura Braegclman on the Divine Office with illustrations of Divine Office symbols. The life of St. Benedict and the spread of the Benedictine Order formed the subject of a symposium t)rc..'SCnted by Patricia Casey, Judy "~a ulkner and Charlotte Kunkel at a JlIlluary meeting. .1!Mi g ,e eal«J(J :bidcuJ4$d. .1!dWUjIf The last in th e student council convos -"A Celltury of ConOicts"is scheduled for April 17. Sister t-. lary Anthony will moderate a l>anel entitled "Liturgy: The Ideals Vs. Realities." Hose Marie '1110mas will treat of the nature of liturgy, showing bow it is suited to man's nature :md calls forth the best that is in him. The function of the symbol and sign in the liturgy will be diSCussed by Mary Alice Wedl, while Luverne Youso will show how the full expression of the li turgy meets with conflicts in the modern world. Completing the panel discussion, Mary I'ilon will show how there is need for the restoration of the Chrlstinn Sunday if there is to be time and leisure for worship. NEWS NOTES ;\ Iembers of St. Paul's PriOry were addressed March 20 by Sister Margretta, CSB Cemumy professor. Sister's subject was that of Benedictine convents and monasteries in Germany. Material for the talk was gleaned from Sister's p.'1st two visits to that country. - .. . .. - With pelleils sharpened and a fond wish that the lIlemory could as easily by readied for a test, sophomores faced the prOSI>cct of the annual SOllhomore Comprehensives with grim determination and the assurance that scores llave gone before, and have survivedl _ .. e ill _ New junior delegates for NFCCS and NSA were elected by the student body on March 19. I\epresenting SI. Ben's for NFCCS will be Hose Marie Thomas. Elected as NSA delegate was Donna Doll. - .. e .... _ An active YCS group in Hutchinson invited Mary Alice Wedl, present CSB junior student, to address Catholic high school studellts there on March 23. Representatives from otller Catholic colleges in Minnesota were also on hand to give informntion about their schools. Earlier tllis year, Maureen Griffin '550 represented CSB at Hutchinson's Carecr Day. - .... . .... - Father Walter LeBeau, professor of religion at the College of St. Thomas, recently led a diSCussion at CSB about his TV lectures on marriage. The ten students at St. Benedict's who arc enrolled in Father's class will mcct every month with him for a question and answer l>criod. - .. e .... _ Sister Grace is slated to speak to the Cold Spring Deanery of the NCCW at Roscoe on April 24. Sister's subject is one very familiar to her, the Minnesota Centennial. At present, Sister is also a weckly contributor to the Do You Know column of the dioces.'1n CatllOlic paper, the Sunday Vi_s ito.r.. e -i( _ Allril 9-10 will prove to be interesting days for junior and senior sociology majors. Chauffeured by Sisters jeremy and Cathan, the group is going on a field trip that will include visits to state institutions for the mentally ill, exceptional children and delinquents. Alumna Mrs. Erdman Spradlin (Bernice Novogradzka) '46- who died in Chicago Feb. 28. Berniee leaves a husband and one daughter. Alumna Rose Men '99, who died in February. Alumna Mrs. Eleanor Ctvetnik (Eleanor Franta) '28. Mother of Patricia Madigan '53 who died recently. Father of Jean Withrow, junior college student. Shown above is Mary Sweeney (I7° HS) recently named a member of the Board of Advisors of the college. Her 37 years in the field of education specially qualify her for th is assignment. Mary is currently 5ul>crvisor of rehabilitation for the St. Paul Department of Education. She has written two mOllographs for the American Library Association and is active in radio and TV for the Gavel Club and the Rehabilitation Club in St. Paul. Dean Announces Bulletin Changes Bulletin revisions ha\'e kept me,nbers of the administration behind closed doors since late in the fall. Results of the long sessions were unveiled at the January faculty meeting and at an assembly of the student body in February. Among the significant changes pointed out was the increase in course offerings. Eleven new courses and a total of thirty-nine additional credits have been added to the curriculum. To cite a few examples of the changes, the addition of threc new Spanish courses will enable students to get a Spanish minor; the English ,1f"p.'1rtment i.<: offering a completdy new sequence, the result of mnny months of study and planning; tile sociology del>artment announces two sequences: tll.'1t of sociology and that of social work. The latter sequence is designed to acquaint the future social worker more adequately with the various fields of social work and the actual methods and skills to be developed for effective casework. In presenting the bulletin to the student body, Sister Johanna, dean, called at tention to the new tuition nnd room rates. Room ra tes werc increased $IO per semester, tui tion, $50. These increases are directed toward absorbing the increased costs of education and were made only after a comparative stlldy was made of the cost of college education in Minnesota and surrounding area. \Vith the new increases, however, cost of an education at CSB will still be the second lowest in the state. /'Ir:di,oHai eIIome tc 'e-M Moot eIIelte ;\Iembcrs of the National Catholic Council on Home Economies met at CSB on March 29. The group, whicll works in collaboration with the American Home Economic Association, includes Catholic teachers of home economics in Minnesota, North and South Dakot.'1 and northern Wisconsin . Rosemary Schaefer, an alumna of the college, was the main speaker at the meeting. One of the managers of the home economists' staff at Pillsbury Mills, Rosemary has worked with the National Safety Council and the Household Finance Corporation and is an active HElB (Home Economics in Business) member. In connection with the meeting, CSB IlOme economics students conducted an open house and a eentennial style show. Catholic high schools of the diocese exhibited stu dent projects in clothing and textiles. SJU-CS8 Stoge "Mogic Flute" In an effort to cooperate with the sta te's centennial program, the music departments of St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict have chosen II Gennan work for the twoschool opera .... -orkshop. Mozart's Uagie Flute is a combination of comic and serious opera, of allegory lind fant.'1SY. It has wit and downto- earth good sense. It is Mozart's grentest work for the stage. According to Howard Taubman, music critic of the New York Times, '1 'he " Iagie Flute" is one of those pieces that can enchant a child at the same time that it moves the most worldly of men to tears, and transports the wisest. Each individual lind e:'\eh generation finds something different in it; only to the merely 'cultured' or the Ilure barbarian does it have nothing to 5.'1y. 111e glory of the !\lusie requires no explanatory intercession. It laughs, it sighs, it explodes like fireworks, it radiates benevolence. And it is all done without complexity. ;\Iozart never ceases to sing." The girls who have been cast in roles are Vaudeth Utter, Pamina: Jo.'1n Kettler as the Queen of the Night: Janet Maguire as Papagena; Irene Bates, Mary Kay Hendrickson, and Elaine j acobson as the trio of Ladies; and Carol Sonstegard, l\-fary Lelloux and Jean \ Vithrow as the trio of Spirits. Leading male roles arc assignc...J to Robert Hanson (Tamino) and Thomas Kraft (Papageno). Other important roles include the high priest, Sarastro, and the evil Monastotos. The Men's Chorus and the girls in the Choral Club will nlllke Ull the chorus for the ol>era. '111(' whole production will be accompanied by the orchestra of St. John's Univen;ity. Directors of the groups arc Father James Kelly and Sister Fimlin. DES Meets, Elects Officers A short business meeting of the Omega Chapter of DES was held on March 16 with Sister Madella, challter president, presiding. Sister t-. lariella emphasized the help offered members at the annual fall meeting which is de\'oted to discussions that stimulate intcllectllal activity. A brief summary was given of the society's work during the pnst two years in stimulating student interest in world affairs, with special thanks going to Mary Jo Matthews Schnettler for this year's llrogram. Sisler Simon reported on the work she has been doing as DES representative with IHC to promote magazine reading and discussion of current affairs. Elections were held at which time Angelille Dufller '57·, who teaches <It Albany, was elected chapter llresident for the coming two years to reillace Sister Mariella. Sister Linus (Nancy !'lynes '55 0 ) was elected secretary for the Slime term, replacing Sister Colman. Faeula staffers, now lllugging away at their last deadline, hope to present the '58 edition of the yearbook to the student body on the annual camllllS day, May 30. The book, printed for the first time by North Central Publishing Company of St. Paul, boasts a new and different cover and greatly expanded academic coverage. Following a theme of development of the student through Benedictine education, the annual carries a dedication to the centennial of the state. Art work has been dOlle by Barb.'1ra Gish, editor, and Lois Lommel. Practice Teaching Keeps Seniors Busy " Is it ever good to be a student Lgain." "I never knew giving tests was such ..... ork... These remarks, coupled with contrasting ones such as '" I'm going to miss not going back to those students on Monday" and "They were just darling the last dayl" ~ i ve some indication of the reaction of student teachers in secondary education. In the last semester of their senior year, students in the secondary education sequence complete two weeks of directed teaching in high schools of the area. CooIJCrating teachers in the elassrooms where CSB students do their teaching evaluate the performance of each student teacher. The P.'1rticil>ating schools this year and the students assigned there were: Albany High School: Mary Daley, Alvina Feldmml and Mary Ann Johnson; Cathedral High School: Sisters Maranatha and Miriam and Rosemary McL.'1in; Central Junior High: EIiz.'1beth Dempster, Irma Gentilini and Betty Jayne Youso; i> lclrose High School: Mary Fridland, Victoria Helwig, Viviana HenkelIleyer, Mary Pilon and Karlee'l \VolImering; St. Boniface High School, Cold Spring; Rosemary Johnson, Mary Jo Manderfcld and Mary Alice Zimmermann; Technical High School: Mary Sue Miller, Patricia Rooney and Phyllis Schafer. Now in its fifth year of successful operation, the Elementary Education i)ellartment continues to draw a Luge number of CSB students each year. Grnnted temporary approval lor a fh'e-year period by the State Department of Edu(Yol tion in November 1953, the det>arhnent has made apI)lication for permancnt approval. The sequence was introduced at the College of St. Benedict in 1950 with its first graduates obtaining their degrees in 1954. Following the approval granted in 1953, the State Department of Education grants certification for teaching to CSB elementary major graduates. The student teaching experience is a vital l)art of the dementary education program. Students are assigned to the laboratory school for an eight-week period of directed observation and te.'!ehing. The first of these weeks is spent actively observing the coot)Crating teacher and assisting as directed. During the second week students begin to teach reading and gradually direct other curricular areas until they are teaching for full half-days. These eight weeks in the laboratory school are followed by two weeks of full day teaching in cooperating pub I i c schools of the community. Students arc given preference as to grade and cooIJCrating teacher whenever possible. Constructive guidance is given the student teachers throughout the e:o:perience by both cooperating classroom tcachcrs and the c..'O lIege super-visors. FollOWing is a list of this year senior elementary majors and the ir directed teaching assignments: Sister Dolores, I'BVM, taught grades 1- 4 in the SI. Joseph Parochial School; Mary Ann Balster and Therese Ruether taught grades 4 and 5 at Melrose; Kathleen Matthews, Julianne Marlowe, joyce Martini and Barbara Matczynski taught grades 2, 3, <I alld 5 respectively at Sauk Centre; and Kathryn Siebenand, Patriei.'! Hingius and Margaret Selz taught grades 3, 4 and 6 at Waite Park. "Mewltant oj VeJ1ice" :J:,abA, I1rvuL 20, 21 The Johnny Players and CSB Ardeleons are returning to Shakespeare for their Ilext llroduelion, The Merchant of Venice, to be gh'en at St. John's, April 20-2 1. The part of Portia will be taken by Ruth Reisdorfer. Other feminine roles are: Jessica, Judy KolI; and Nerissa, Patricia Rooney. I'a rts taken by johnnies are: Shylock, Charles Ceroux; Antonio, Ron Mlodzik; Basanio, Bob Hall ; Cratiano, Tom Furth; and Lorenzo, Vern Rausch. The play is being directed by I~a ther Dominic Keller and Sister .colman. Created In Thine Image Pamela Amanda to Mr. & Mrs. Mclvin Mattson Ooyce Wild) '50· on Mar. 3 . Andrew David to Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McDermott (Lila Diemert) '500 011 Feb. 27 .. .. . Terence Martin to ;\-Ir. & Mrs. Charles F. Emmons (Sylvia Muggli) '560 on Mar. 3 . Girl to Mr. {o{ Mrs. Vernon Strandemo (Clenna Brynjolfson) '520 on Feb. 23 .... . Peter Damien to ;\Ir. & Mrs. F. X. O'Hara 00.'111 Bauer) '43· on Mar. 7 . James Cerard to Mr. & Mrs. j ul ian Mrozla (Donna Irgens) '52 on July 9 . Andrew Lewis to Mr. & Mrs. Robert Long (Marilyn Slight) '490 on Jan. 24 ... . . Joan Frances to Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bullemer (Dolores Ludowese) '51 on Dec. 21. .... Vincent William to Mr. & Mrs. Frank King (Kathryn Welter) '370 on Dee. 16 . . . Timothy John to Mr. & Mrs. Leo Leidholm (Mary Ann Votava) '51 on Jan. 21. His Godmother is Mrs. Denver Rosberg (Dolores Diepolder) '430 ••••• Twin girls to Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Pusch (Kathleen Wold) '480 in Fcb . .. .. Kevin Patrick to Mr. & ;\ Irs. Leo Fogarty (Marion Mondeau) '5 1 on Feb. 21. . . . William Joseph to Mr. & "·Irs. lIey Sexson (Evelyn Keefe) '520 on Mar. 12 .. . Sister Claire Lynch, 058, former dean of CSB, is principal of the new Archbishop Murray High School being built in St. I'aul by the Sisters of St. Paul's I' riory. She would like to have on her staff some former Bennies in the fields of home economics, mathematics or biology. Anyone interested may reach Sister Claire at the Priory, 301 Summit, St. I'aul 2, Minnesota. J(q.eeg J(~ Bei4 gc/uwiJe'£ In January all member college of NFCCS submitted to the nation.'11 office nominations of alumni thought worthy to be hOllOred by NF as outstanding lay apostles. From the nominees a national committec was assigned to select live persons froln whom the member colleges would select one as the outstanding alumnus of the year. \ Vord was received recently that Betty Schneider '39·, one of the alumnae submitted by CSB representative Mary Fridland, is among the tOil five chosen by the national committec. ~:Iiss Schneider has been active in work at FriendshiJl House in Chicago for many years, and from 1950-1954 she was National Director of the five Friendship Houses in the U.S. In 1951 she was named "The year's oll tstanding worker in human relations in Chicago" by the Chicago Human Relations Conunission, and in 1952 she was electe<i to Delta Epsilon Sigma. Article. written by Miss Schneider have appeared in Torch, Integrity, ' Vorship and Community. St. Benedict's is proud of the honor which has come to it through the outstanding work of one of her alumnae. April, 1958 THE BENET 3 Students Anticipote CS8' s Minnesoto Centenniol Week "Know your campus week." That is St. Benedict's version of Minnesota Centennial Week, April 27 - May 2, to be celebrated here with a series of lectu res on various aspects of Minnesota by visiting speakers. Each lecture will then be illustra ted and applied to SI. Benedict's community by tours of the local campus. The purpose of the celebration is to contribute to the centennial program by gh'ing students a better appreciation of their state, and especially of the life and work of their own collcge community. The week will begin with week-end homecoming acti vities. At 8:20 Monday morning, the week's activities will be e:o:plained in an in tr()(luetion by Sister Remberta, and programs will be distributed. At 1:00 p.m. there will be a talk on "This Minnesota" by Theodore C. 13Iegen, noted histo rian aud Dean of the University of Minnesota Craduate School. An histor ical style show and tea is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. in Mary Hall. Tuesdny morning Mr. John Alexander of the Cold Spring Cranite Comp.1ny (and it member of the Board of Advisors of the college) will talk on the Minnesota granite industr y. The tour of the chapel follQwing the talk will emphasize some of the uses made of granite in the construction. Wednesday morning will be devoted to tours of the various departments on c..'IImpus: the power house, laundry, meat Illant, kitchen area and farm sites. At 1:00 p.m. a group of representatives of different levels of the rel igious commUluty, made up of Mother Rieharda, a professed sister, a junior sister, a IlOvice :md a postulant, will conduct a IJanel discussion. Thursday's speaker at 1:00 p.m., Eugene P. McCahill, will speak on the topic "\Vlmt they owe to St. Benedict's" after which open house will be held in the high school, laboratory school, and in the main college building. The program will close Friday with a lecture on "Our Natural Resources" at 11:00 a.m. by Dr. George A. Selke, State Commissioner of Conservation, to be followed by nature tours of the campus, and a coneluding address by Sister Remberta. Alumna Meets With Scientists An illustra ted lecture was given for faculty and students of the CSB science department by Judith Poncelet '5 1· on March 13. Judith is a junior scientist in the department of Ilhysiological chemistry at the University of Minnesota. I lcr Ilresellt research work dcals with tho effoct of radiation on the rat. The basic problem is the effect of Strontium-90 fa llout. Dr. W. O. Caster under whom Judith is working is a member of the Covernor's Commission to study Strontium-90 fallout. This information served as a b.1sis for Judith's presentation to the group. In connection with her research work she has been coauthor of several research papers. 'JtJe.t Jmiie~ euLtwze J~ 7lteme ., eOrl"''' A rather unique convocation was given on Thursday, March 20, on ''\Vest Indies Culture" by Johnnygraduate Tim Mc..<:artncy of the Bahamas, and Cyril I'aul of Trin idad, a junior at SI. John's. After te lling something nbout the history and culture of the West looies and the popular rhythm I"orms of tile islands, such as calypso, the meringue, the sa,nb.'1 and the cha-ch.'1 -ch.'1, they illustrated their talk by playhlg and singing some typical \Vest Indies songs. Enthusiastic audience p.'1 rticipation in several of the numbersby both faculty and students-was a highlight of the convo. Frosh Carry Out Successful Carnival "Centennial Capers" proved to be a profitnble venture for the freshman elass. As a result of th is c.'1rnival on March 8, about $350 will be added to tile Building Fund coffers. This year for the first time the annual event was held ill Mary Hall Commons. Booths were set up for the concessions which operated from 3 - 10;30 p.m. with an hour break for a variety show held in the assembly. A unique event of the carnival was the crowning of a queen. Since the class wanted to tic in the event with the Minnesota Centennial it was suggested that the oldest alumna they knew be selected . Mrs. Maude Thayer of Clarissa, who attended sehool here in 1887 at the age of 13, was chosen. Of special interest in this connection is that the college is situated on land purchased from Mrs. 11laycr's uncle. Shown below is Mrs. TIm)'ef with her daughter, Mrs. Ben Ohslund, an alumn.'! of only lifty years as comp.'1 red to hcr own seventy years association with CSB. 4 THE BENET Apri l, 1958 FARGO-MOORHEAD This chapter lIlay Ilot be the largest one in the association but there is enough evidence to prove that it is II vcry active one. An infonnal dinner meeting was held in December with nine members present. At e:lch of the next three meetings the Building Fund Drive was thoroughly discussed and new ways of contacting alumnae in the area suggested. In fact, so much discussion ensued at the January meeting that a talk by Mary Clare Pfeffer had to be postponed until the February meeting. But at that time, the members enjoyed ~'I ary Clare's illustrated lecture of the school at Ilk!cy, Yorkshire, England, wllcrc she taught during the school year 1956.57, of places she visited in England and of her visit to Lourdes, France. In March the group centered discussion on ways to attract new members to the chapter. It was thought that a potluck dinncr, possibly at thc lake whcn the weather gets warmer, would attract a number. A Hidden Auction Salo is scheduled for tho April meeting. MINNEAPOLIS Since its last report in the December Benet, some of the chapter's plans have been completed and of course new ones have been formulated. Taking top llriority at every meeting, however, is discussion about raising money for the building fund, with evcry alumna promising full support. The January meeting was held at the Newman Hall with Father Virgil O'Ncil, OSB, guest speaker. Fathcr spoke on Roman Education and Catholicism in I taly. Chances were sold for a lace tablecloth which was ramed at a card party held Febnlary 14. In March, a Chinese auction was held. The chapter also agteiXl to sell SI. Benedict"s all-occasion cards and wrapping p.1.per with LaJcan Antlerson in charge. The program for this meeting consisted of a talk, with slides, given by the Sisters of tile Good Shepherd. ST. PAUL St. I'a ul's Priory and SI. Joseph's Children's Home were the recipients of jars of jam and felly which ehallter melnbcrs brought to thcir December meeting. A rcal Christmas spirit pervaded this meeting. Patricia TIIUI entertained the group by reading a delightful Christmas story and reciting some poetry. After singing "Ave ~:I aria" the chapter members sang Christmas carols and exclmnged gifts. The January meeting was an all-out one for the Building Fund Drive. Hildegard Schwankl outlined the organization of the campaign through the U.S. Marcelline Kochevar told the chapter of tIle method each chapter would \Ise to carry out the campaign. Kathleen l'ccchia gave statistics on the Ilhysical and financial needs of CSB. Hose Miller and Eileen Berger discussed and gave demonstrations on appro ..... ching alumnae. In February the chapter met at the St. Paul Priory. Sister Claire discussed for the group the Churches of the Eastern Rite. Plans were made for the annual Style Show whieh will be held April 23 at Schuneman's. AURORA For a little chapter (only eight active members) this group can come up with big things. A case of Beich's candy was obtained wWeh the chapter sold netting $50 Ilrofit, which when matched by our wonderful anonymous donor beCOlues $ 100. Chapter members agree that the S\LCCCSS of the sales was due to Violet L.1.u:r.an's little son, David. His positive approach of "How many?" to prospective customers put to shame otller chapter members' more ncgative one of "You don't want to buy a can of candy, do you?" Because of their good luck, they are encouraging other chapters to think about this kind of venture. The chapter also undertook the making and selling of Baptismal robes and candles, both as a fund-raising idea and as a needed service in their area. They are to be sold as a box(.'{\ unit, along with a mimeographed explanation of their symbolism. It was hopcd that they would be completed, with the sewing, embroidery, and hand-painting done, in time to sell at the end of Lent. A successful rummage sale was hcld in March. But the chapter docs not engage merely in fund-raising ventures. At a meeting in December they discussed Father Conrad Hock's "The Four Temperaments." On Laetare Sunday the group met at Marmion Abbey for Vespers. ST. CLOUD STUDY CLUB This little group manages to come up with very good attendance at each meeting. A Christmas party was hcld at tile home of Mary Cullen and members ~changed gifts at th.1.t time. Rev. James Rausch was the speaker and ta lked about the Benedictine Oblates. Word was received from the St. Cloud Chapter of their eagerness to work hand in hand with the Study Club in fund·raising llrojects. Although this chapter usually begill$ the meeting with the lunch and doing the work afterwards, the procedure was re\'erscd at the January meeting. Rose Reilly was so busy auctioneering the things she had gathcred before the mceting that even food had to take its turn and wail. l'lans made at the January meeting call for a bake sale in the near future. MINNESOTA VALLEY Despite the fact that many of the members of this chapter must drive many miles to attend meetings, the minutes indicate a good attendance each month. Among other things the c1lapter is busy saving Gold Medal and Rap-in-wax coupons to contribute to the building fund. In December, the members hcard Advent records which Dorothy Blashaek provided, and in January, Dorothy gave an interesting and informative report of Grailville. The l'ebruary meeting WIIS hcld at the New Prague Community Hospital, with Sister Patrick Josel)h and Sister Mary as guests. The topic of "Vocations" was discussed by Sister l'at riek Joseph. Final plans were made at the ~'I arch meeting for the May lunehcon, an annual affair. The chapter is also considering the sale of litu rgical Baptismal gowns. Monica Traxler gave an interesting book report on "Crown of Glory". ARROWHEAD This young chapter is experiencing "growing pains." Several meetings have been held with the aUend.1.nce varying in numbers. Probably its most successful meeti llg was held in October when seven members were present. '111e program at that time consisted in listening to and discussing the Christopher sex education records. President MarialUla Diekmann calls our attention to the fact that each of the four offieers of this Chapter have given birth to a dllughter - a future Uenny - this year and she asks, "How's that for loyalty?" (Couldn't be better, we sayl Ed.) The chapter in Duluth is looking forwa rd to having Sister Mary talk at tile next mceting in April. ST. CLOUD A well-publicized sale of Christmas cookies and doll clothes kellt members of this chapter busy in December. In January, Mrs. Edward Anderson of the Home and School Association explained the student foreign c.~ehange program and requested interest and contributions from the cha pter. A panel was also conducted discussing the Holy Rule of SI. Benedict. Guest speaker at the February meeting was Sister Enid whose tOllic was ··Leisure." A spring luncheon was planned for March 22 at the home of Miriam Bolmler. ST. JOSEPH This Chal)ter is working on an idea they came up with at one of their first mcetings in the fall. Individual chapter members are having coffce or card p.1.fties to which guests are ill\'ited and the money solicited at these gatherings is turned ovcr to the building fund. Success has marked each event. At the Deeelliber meeting, the group was privileged to hear Emerson l lyncs of SI. John's talk on his experience as an aid to Eugenc McCarthy at the NATO conference in Paris last falL Mr. l'lynes also told them of his llrivate audicnee with the Holy Father. Spurred on by the success of the Collegeville alumnae, the St. Josellh cha]lter held a Bingo Ilarty early in March. Both parties were en(.'Quraged by the local I)astors and were well patronized. LOS ANGELES Distance is a factor which makes frequent meetings of th is chaptcr somewhat difficult. l'lowever, when they do get together (four to six times a year) they really make it count. Average turn-out is from eight to ten members. or special note is the Bingo-luncheon held in March at the home of Cecyl Nelson Havclin, which was a big success. Some of the alumnae who attended had to drive as far as sixty miles (one wayl). We call that real loyalty. The LlCxt meeting is scheduled for Allril 11 at which time election of officers will take place. Know Your Candidates The. nominating committee has submitted the follOWing slate of canchdatcs for the election at homecoming. Active members of the Association not attending homecoming may request absentee ballots not later than ten days before the election. For Preside nt-Ele ct: Mrs. Edward Henry (Bctty Anne Heiten '45-) completcd a major in English and a minor in history. Immediately upon graduation she spent two years teaching hi~h ScllOOI English until her marriage in 1947. She has been an active member of the St. Cloud chapter since 1954 . . Mother of six children and active in parish work, Betty Anne is currently the secretary of the SI. Cloud Deallery of the NCCW. She was instrument.11 hi orgnnizing Catholic Family Movement units both in Atchison, Kansas, where she fomlerly lived, and in SI. Cloud. Mrs. George Walker (Teresa Blatz '48-) graduated with a major in sociology and minors ill biology and philosollhy. Active during her college years in NSA, serving as treasurer for the Minnesota collcges of that group during ller senior year, she was clecie<l to DES upon graduation. After several years of varied social work experience, she was made Slllleryisor of the Boarding Home Dep. 1. rtment of Minneapolis Catholic Welfare Association. While emilloyed with this organization she gave scveral lectures on her work there. A lrip to Europe after her marriage in terrupted her activities with the Minneapolis chapter of the Alumnae Association. In 1953 Teresa was cachairman of homecoming. She has one daughter. For Treasurer: !\frs. Raymond Baron (Frances Hynan '48W ) received her degree in Dietetics with a philosophy minor. She was employed as a therll ileutic dietitian and was chief dietition at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Chicago. Prior to her marriage last fall she was administrative dietitian at Abbott Hospital in Minneapolis. She has served in various capacities with the Minneapolis chapter of the Alulll' nae Association, having been its program director, viCC-Ilresi<icnt in 1957-58, and vicc-chairman of the fund drive in 1958. She is active in civic and church organizations in the cities. Loretto Hylden (,48-) graduated with a major in English and minors in speech and philosophy. Loretto was active in Ardeleons during mOSl of her college earcer, and when a senior, was all-college president. She taught in \Vadena upon graduation until 1954. At that time she served as recreational leader in Air Force service clubs in Japan. Upon her return to the states in 1956 she began teaclling in .Mankllto where she is still located. She is a very active member of the Minnesota Valley chapter and has spoken to them and others on her experiences while in Japan. NFCCS and NSA Report The NFCCS regional council meeting and workshop \vill be held at Viterbo College J\ pril 19-20, and will discuss "Constructive Criticism of Catholic Education." This topic was selectcd in order that students might obscrve areas of their education which need impro\'ement and investigate explanations and solutions. Approximately seventy students recently attended a regional International Studcnts' I\clations Seminar, of which about one-half were foreign students. Sponsored by NSA, the scminar was held at Concordia College, Moorhead. CSB representatives were Marjorie Lollgergan who attended the conference on fore ign students' affai rs and Mary Lee Foley who attended a semin3r on Academic Freedom. Emphasis \vill be placed on Academic Freedom \Vcek, scheduled Allril 20-26, reports Mary Lee. Elizabeth Dempster, student government commissioner, reports that class presidents are following parliamentary procedure at all class meetings, parliamentarians have heen 11)>point(.>(\ for the respective classes, and the commission is Ilreparing a parliamentary \xIoklel for the student body. The Liturgy and Family Life Commissions are cooperating in a project to promote litu rgical C\lstoms for the family. Rose Marie Thomas and Alice Ann Orr, co-commissioners, have been busy with this groull's annual activity - a series of talks by Father Jerome on courtship and marriage. \Vork, study or lravel abroad are being offered by NF and NSA again tbis year. Dianne Bormann has all available NF literature for interested students. BIOLOGY PUOF ... . (Continued from page 1) work were l)ublished in the scientific journal Genetics. In 1953, Sister Mary was granted a post-doctoral Fulbright award to continue this research in the Max Planck i nst.itute in \Vilhelmshavell, Germany. There, in the cytology department under the directorship of the renowned Professor Hans Bauer, she studied the effects of ionizing rays Oil the somatic reduction division in Culex. During her stay at the Institute, she also engaged in a study of an embryologielLl problem involying the metamorphosis of Culex. This research, done with the radioactive tracer 1>32, was accomplished ill the physiological chemistry dep. 1.rtment of the Institute under the directorship of Professor J. Haemmcriing, at that time head of all the Max I'lanek Institutes in Germany, and in CO\\abolation with Dr. Hans Stick, now head of a new cancer research institute in Canada. A paller on illeir research prepa.red by Sister Mary and Dr. Stick was presented at a mceting of zoologists in 'fuebingen in May, 1954, and at the eightieth International Congress of Cell Biologists lleld in Leyden, Holland, in September, 1954. In the summer of 1957, the Atomic Energy Committee, through the illternwdiary of the American Physiological Society, granted Sister Maly a scholarship enabling her to spend eight weeks at the Radiation Research L.1.boratories of the State University of Iowa Medical School. There she learned more of the radioactive isotope techniques for research and saw the application of isotopes in clinical work. She also engaged in sollie pure research. Sister Mary's induction into Sigma Xi will take place at Fordham on April 30. DES (Continued from page 1) may not be confined to one-way sending from station to hearer, but may develop reverse broadcastingaudience- Ilartieip.1.tion from the home. Likewise, in modern symbolist poetry, 1J.1.inting, musie and jazz, the reader, beholder or hearer becomes co-poet, co.producer. In the classroom, too, there is a lendency toward re bellion against all excessive imposition in place of cooperation. Dr. MeLuhan concluded by reassuring the audience that if propel l)rectlutions are taken the new media will not destroy older forms, and that the book can co-e~st with radio and television. HOMECO~UN G •.. (Continued from page 1) will also l)reach the sermon. The annual business meeting will follow (only after traditional caramel rolls arc served!). At the conclusion of the meeting, the presentation of awar<ls and scholarships will take place so that the official closing event of the weekend can be the Sunday noon banquet. \Vith nothing scheduled for the afternoon, those who do not need to rush home can use this time to catch up on visiting with facuity, students and other alumnae. NEWS NOTES (Continued from page 2) l'Iad the local librarians not had as well-cstn blished a reputation for not being anti-elericals, ODe might wonder: after a recent re-shelving in the stacks, a CSB professor found, pe rched abo\'e the old shelf label "Criminology", the library's copies of Montalembert's Monks of the Westl |
