VOL. XXIV NO. 4
NOVEMBER 18, 1977
CABRINI COLLEGE
Wolfgang asks:
"Is death penalty the answer? BY NANCY HARROLD
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"No rationale for punishment need include the death penalty ," states Marvin E. Wolfgang, a nationally renowned authority on the subject of capital punishment. As part of Cabrini's 20th anniversary lecture series, Professor Wolfgang has been invited to speak to the college community by the academic dean's office and the social science department. Wolfgang, who currently holds a joint appointment as professor of sociology and law at the University of Pennsylvania, says that he first became interested in the subject while serving in World War II. " My interest in capital punishment perhaps has some derivation . from my being in the war, " he explains , "disillusionment with the whole military system and abhorrence of death , people killing people." While teaching at Lebanon Valley College, he agreed to be a state witness to an execution . ~c..ili,, " I wanted to get emotional reinPROF. WOLFGANG to speak Wednesda y Now. 30, 8 p.m . in Mansion . forcement for mv intelle ctual and (P oto y F Heacock) pr ofessional OP1)osition to the
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in developing opinions based on facts." President of the American Academy of Political and Social Science since 1972, Wolfgang's honors and awards include : the John Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship; a United States Government Research Grant ; shared honors for the Dennis Carrol Prize presented by the Although he does not feel that International Society for Crimicapital punishment is a deter - no logy ; the August Vollmer rence, he feels that "a high propor- Research Award by the American tion of the general public thinks it Socie t y of Criminology; and is. They're just wrong," he adds. awards from both the American According to Kathleen Daley , Ph ilosophical Society and the assistant professor of social American Academy of Arts and science at Cabrini , "Marvin Sciences . Wolfgang's presentation on capital He has served as consultant for punishment will interest all per - such organizations as the National sons seeking reliable and valid in- Crime Commission , the NAACP formation on a topic of great social Legal Defense and Educationa l concern . Whether one believes it is Fund and the National Commismorally justifiable and/or socially sion on Marijuana and Drugs . beneficial for the state to take a More than 170of his articles and human life or one finds such acts books have been published . unconscionable and /or socially Wolfgang's presentation will unproductive , Wolfgang's lecture on the social and legal aspects of take place November 30th at 8 captta t punishmen t w1il oe use fu l p.m. , i.il Miilu.;,;c1. death penalty," he says . "I am against capital punishment both professionally and personally ." According to Wolfgang , the death penalty is discriminatory. "Proportionally among those who are convicted of a capital crime , a statistically significant number of blacks are sentenced to death."
New chairman broadens Cabrini's horizons
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~y BARBARA POLOMANO generally enrich the community For the first time in the history atmosphere ." of Cabrini, a lay person has been A major goal is improving the finamed chairman of the board of nancial support of the school. Mr . trustees. Maguire feels that he and the members of the board should "get ch~i~~~~'!\:s last May, has set out in the world and sell Cabrini." many goals fo He says, "We could have the finest Cabrini. school in the world here, but if we Mr. Maguire was on the board don't go out and sell it, no one will since Oct. 1974.A nomination com- know how good it really is! " mittee for the board elected him as Mr. Maguire says that sQme chairman in April, 1977. ways to keep Cabrini financially What are some possible reasons stable are through fund raising, for why a lay person was elected at example, a car raffle; gifts ; en- · this time? Mr. Maguire says, "I dowments; and support from busifeel it's because Cabrini is nesses . For. these purposes, a developbroadening its horizons, trying to keep in step with the times. A busi- ment council has been formed. nessman gets a lot of experience in "They are charged with the the business world. Religious are responsibility of going out and certainly capable of handling the raising funds from private sources position, but religious capabilities to help subsidize the school," Mr . are usually more academically Maguire explains. directed. A lay person can focus Increasing enrollment is another more on the business world." way of keeping the college finanMr. Maguire has several goals cially stable, he says . in mind which he wishes to achieve Today's students are the result as the new chairman: of the baby boom era in the 1950's. He wants to increase academic However, the baby boom children enrollment to 600 students within are now going into their early the next 3 years . He feels that 600 twenties, which is past college age is the maximum number of stu- for most people. The effect on coldents that Cabrini can handle com- lege enrollment, in short, is a great fortably, without having to move decline. into the construction of new buildSo far, however, Cabrini is not ings. suffering such a decline . Mr . He wants to continue to improve Maguire says , "Our advertising, academic offerings to the stu- for example the posters we sent .dents. He feels students should be out in the Philadelphia Inquirer a ·given the best academic choices few weeks ago, must be doing and that the 19 majors offered this some goog. Enrollment in our day year are a substantial improve- school has risen from 330last year to 390 this year . The enrollment of ment. Another of his goals is to im- our evening division almost prove the community life of the doubled. students. He want to have more "How are we actually working to recruit students? The Alumnae social events, more athletic events. He says, "I want to Association is a big help. They are
gr aduates who promote our school by performing special services at absolutely no charge to the school. Cabrini alumnae from all over, New York, or New Jersey for example, will hold a 'Cabrini night' right in their own homes. They invite 40 or 50 high school seniors considering college to .attend . They then fill them in on all Cabrini has to offer and help promote our school," he says. What is Mr. Maguire's specific fund-raising goal for this year in dollars and cents? "About f250,000 from outside sources. That's $100,00Qmore than last year, " he said. He says that the college budget balanced last year, and that he expects the same for this year . He says, "We never plan to spend more than we have . We set our budget figures as realistic numbers . We cut down to the bare essentials." He says, "We're improving the physical facilities to make the college more attractive, for example the snack bar , the T.V. room, the game room. I feel we are improving the college by increasing the majors offered. Cabrini is now offering a tremendous amount of activities, more than ever . Bands, concerts, volleyball, soccer, tenni~it's all very impressive, and I think it will all draw students to the college." Mr. Maguire, the father of eight children, lives in Chestnut Hill. Since 1961, he has owned the Maguire Insurance Co. Essentially, through raising funds and increasing admissions, Mr. Maguire wa.n~s to help-make Cabrini a bigger andbetter school.
MR. JAMES MAGUIRE "Cabrini is broadening its horizons"