Sister Gervase Returns As President of Cabrini
Loquitur Vol. XI, No. 2
Sister Gervase, M.S.C. will become president of Cabrini College effective August 1. The election of Sister Gervase to the position was made at the Board of Trustees meeting March 18. The new president will succeed Mother Barbara who has served as acting president since the resignation of Mother Ursula in September. May, 1968
Cabrini College, Radnor, Pa.
DunbartonPhilosophy Head Wi·II Speakat Commencement Dr. Mary-Angela Vom· brack Harper, Chairman of the philosophy department at Dunbarton, College of Holy Cross, Washington, D.C., will deliver the commencement address at grad· uation ceremonies at Cabrini College on Sunday May 19.
Dr. Harper served as an unofficial observer during the 4th session of Vatican Council II. She was appo1nted an international expe~t to the third world Congress of the Lay Ap,ostolate held in Rome last fall. A recent visitor to Philadelphia, Dr. Harper participated in a seminar on "The Evolving Role of Women in the World of . Work", sponsored by Temple University's School of Business Administration. A native of Chicago, Dr. Harper received her B.A. "cum laude" from Dunbarton and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Georgetown University. She ho 1 d s membership in the Metaphysical Society of America and the National Catholic Philosophical Association and has been elected to Who's Who of American Women. Married to John Harper, Jr., a food industry executive, Mrs . Harper is the mother of six children, ranging in age from 19 to 7. Subjects of special interest to Dr . Harper on which she fre. quentl ~n-d-le<!UH'eS are"The Intellectual Life for Wo-
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Cabrini Offers Frosh Trans.itional Program Cabrini College will offer a six-week summer course to give prospective college students a head-start in making the transition to college, it was announAct. ced by Mother Barbara, ing President of the college. ProThe College Transition gram, which begins July 8, will teach high school graduates to improve their reading speed and comprehension, their ability to listen and concentrate, how to take effective notes, and what to expect in college-level testing. The program will also be open - - ~ os tu ents wno ave c mpl a year of college and have experienced difficulty in these areas. Participants in the new program will meet with experienced college professors two hours a day, five days a week. The course was designed by the Educational Developmental Center, B e re a , Ohio, originated four years ago to work with college failures and under-achie~ers. Director of the College Transition Program will be Mr. William Di Como. Mr. Di Como is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and Fordham University. In September he will become chairman of ·the newly. formed Social Science Department at Cabrini. The Center (EDC) was founded and is directed by Dr. Robert W. Pitcher, vice president and dean of students at BaldwinWallace College. He has achieved nation-wide recognition for his success with salvaging college flunkouts.
Bobby Cites Major Issues "We can't afford to wait or relax, we must move now," urged Senator Robert F. Kennedy, candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination during a Philadelphia address April 2, Speaking to a crowd of more than 10,000, in the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania, the senator outlined his policy concerning the war. He stated that the United States must allow the people of Viet Nam to have a part in the politics and government of their own country. The senator urged a re.ex· amination of the current policy in the war so as to prevent involvement in Viet Nams again. "We have a major responsibility to our own country and
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Dr. Mary.Angela Harper men", and "Woman's Role in the Church and Society". She says that her views on woman's role are somewhere between Solange Hertz, "Who would return all women to the farm," and Sid. ney Callahan, who .believes in absolute equality among men and women. "There is no such thing as equality" says Dr. Har. per, "the sexes complement one another." She insists that equality for women be recognized by virtue of "The value of the uni. quely feminine contribution".
A member of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart for more than fifty years, Sr. Ger_ vase was one of the last postulants received into the order by Mother Cabrini personally. Educationally, Sister received her Bachelor's Degree from Loyola University in Chicago, her Master's Degree from DePaul University in Chicago and her Ph.D. from Fordham University in New York. As . a member of her community, Sister has s~ved in various mission areas including New · York, Seattle, New Jersey, Chicago, and New Orleans. She was principal in Caibrini schools in Chicago, Asbury Park, Brooklyn, and New York where she served as principal of Cabrini High School from 1957 to 1963. of From 1963 to February 1967·, Sister Gervase was Dean of Faculty at Cabrini College. Presently, Sister is at the Cabrini home in West Park, New York which works wi ·th the Board of Education of N.Y.C. and Catholic Charities in the tneatment and care of court cases . Sister Gervase is now working on a Federal program to organ"program" for ize a summer these children.
DiscussDu,ties Part II of the Students Freedom forum entitled "Student Responsibility" was held April .29th in the auditorium. Participants in the discussion included Carol Parrella, president elect of S.G.A.; Mother Andrew representing the administration; Mr. Willard Bowers from the faculty; and Mrs. Marjorie Johnson of the library staff.
She is associated with many professional organizations includ. ing the National Education Association and the National Catholic Education Association.
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New Major Offered. The 1968-69 school year will find many new changes in ,both courses and faculty. A Social Science department, headed by Mr. William Di Como, a graduate of Fordham University, will be created. The de· partment will enable all those interested in this field to pursue and develop this interest. The:re will also be an addition to the French curriculum. A "Survey of 1Litera ure course taught by Mrs. Hennigan will be offered to those interested in continuing with the language. Besides Mr. DI Como, two new chairmen will join the staff next fall. Sr. Mona, M.S.C. will head the Math Department, and Dr. Jane Benjamin, Ph.D. from Yale University, will head the History Department.
Carol began the program by reaffirming the fact that the student government is only the voice of the students. It derives its power from the students. She urged that committees be established in various areas by students who are not S .G .A. members with the hope that this would increase the student body's voice and interest.
Carol added that all must attempt "to change the attitude of apathy to one of responsibility and respect for our school." "We must ,be vitally and continually concerned with maturMother Andrew. ity,' urged Speaking on the point of correlaand -freetive respons~bilities doms, the Dean of Students outlined the threefold burden of
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Concerning .problems at home, the senator declared that the civil rights program up to this point has proved to be ineffective, and must be improved. "We must have people understand that we will not tolerate disorder and violence, ·and at the same time we are not going to stand for injustices to the Negroes." During his speech, the senator touched on other foreign and domestic problems and then conducted a question period. Mr . Kennedy told the crowd, composed mostly of students, that he does not agree with the present draft system and that he favors a lottery system which would draft 18 and 1-9 year olds first. He said that he d,isagreed with the policy of draftin ,g graduate students. Senator. Kennedy commented also on the role of youth in the country today. "The youth of today are the clearest mirror of our performance as leaders of our government."
Three senior girls have been awarded fellowships for .graduate study. Josephine Rodini, a native of Haverford, Pa. has received offers of ifour assistantships in chemistry by the University of Villanova UniverPennsylvania, sity, the University of Detroit, and Sit. Louis University. She is planning to accept Villanov ,a's. A teaching assistantship in mathematics has been offered by the Drexel Institute of Tech· nology to Michele Rusinyak of New York City. Carol Ann Tavani of !Haver. town, Pa. will ~ working at Villanova University where she has an assistantship in .Biology. September 3 - Freshmen, Juniors return. September ·5 - 'Sophomores, Seniors return. September 6 - Registration and Mass of the Holy Spirit. September 9 - Cl·asses begin.
students. She cited these as being the necessity of improving one's institution, maturing oneself and the establishing of an intellectual atmosphere. Mother Andrew acknowledged the difficulty that students have in attempting to take on respon. sibilities but she added, "The more one accepts it, the easier will be the process." IMother cited the _lack of work of people who volunteer, taking of books, excessive noise in the dorm and library as some major examples of a failure of Cabrini students to a c c e p t responsibilities . Concerning the library, Mrs. Johnson explained that through· out this year the staff has been attempting to make changes and improvements to enable them to better serve the interests of the students. The increase in Hbrary hours, the change in cjrculation periods, the new smoking facilities were cited .by Mrs. Johnson as being improvements made this year. The head Hbrarian reaffirmed that the staff is looking into systems which may ibe adapted at Cabrini to i-ncrease effectiveness. She explained that ;the staff is anxious to hear the suggestions of the students. Summing up the discussion before opening it to the students (.Continued on Page 4)