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San Diego, Monday, November 4, 1968

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CONTI NUED PROM PAGE B-1 abreast of what they can do in the sight of Vatican II. The center will sponsor an ecumenical workshop in San Diego Nov. 13 for clergymen of all faiths. It is talking with the San Diego County Coun I of Churches about member ship in the council. It als works closely with the local branch of the National Confer- ence of Christians and Jews. The center was designed to be an integral part of the uni- versity life with a purpose to foster dialogues and deepen understanding between differ- e n t religions and religious communities, Father Portman ,.__ said. Th e Diocesan Ecumenical Commission, of which Father P or t m a n is chairman, was formed by Bishop Furey to conform with Vatical Council directives u r g in g interreli- gious unity.

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(larence Steber Wins St.. Louis niversity Award i.:;,-.,.. u- L:skt -..1011.r Clarence L. Steber was pr e- Furey, Chancellor of the Uni- sented an Alumni Merit Award versity of San Diego, as one of at the 150th annive;sary cele- the five lay members of the bration of the founding of St. board of trustees for the Uni- Lpuis University, St. Louis, verslty' s College for Men and Mo. School of Law. He is one of the Steber and his wife were two members appointed to the guests at the Sesquicentennial uro Advisory Board, which was Founders Academic Convoca- formed two months ago. lion held Oct. 25 in st. Louis. For "dedicated effort in the Steber, a retired businessman, advancement of privately sup-, was one of 11 graduates of the ported education," Steber was university to receive the aw- made an honorary alumnus of ard, in recognition of ''dis- Loyola University of Chicago tinguished achievement in ser- five months ago. The honor vice to education." was the fourth awarded in the The stebers, who reside at 98-year history of that uni- 2447 Ardath rd., on their re- versity. turn last week, said, "The oc- The retired pr esident of ste- casion was momentous, We felt ber Manufacturing in Broad - we wereparticipatinginamem- view, Ill., Steber and his wife orable occasi in the history of came to La Jolla two years ago, education and were very proud and have now made it their to be leading participants." permanent home, giving up their The convocation was attend- Chicago residence. ed by 1,000 educators, students · Since his retirement 10 years and guests, representing 400 ago, Steber has devoted most universities and colleges from of his time tocharitiesandpar- throughout the fifty states. ticularly to the field of educa- The stebers were honored lion. He said he will dedicate guests at a University banquet his greatest efforts to the im- that was attended by leading provement and advancement of businessmen, including August the University of San Diego. Busch Jr. and Sen. Stuart Sym- ington. u /, /, i

Steber Pres'entea~"i,/~t University Award Clarence L. Steber was presented an Alumni Merit Award at the 150th anniversary celebration of the founding of St. Louis University. Steber and his wife were guests at the Sesquicentennial Founders Academic Convocation recently held in St. Louis. Steber retired businessman, was one of i 1 graduates of the university to receive the

USD To Delay~ ·spring Term : I As Student Aid The University of San Diego yesterday said it will delay the start of its spring semester to accommodate students affected by overcrowding problems at state colleges. 1 San Diego State on Thursday announced it will accept no new f r e s h m e n or junior college ! transfer students for its spring • semester starting Feb. 3. ' USD, with 1,200 students, said I it will reschedule the beginning of its spring term to Feb. 3 in- ' stead of Jan. 27 as published in I the catalogues of the private university, RESPOl\'D TO NEED "The chief motivation," ac- cording to a statement read to USD s t u d e n t s in their class- rooms, ''is the desire to respond to the educational needs of the San Diego area. ' ·overcrowded conditions a t · local state and junior colleges 1 have created serious problems · for students. ' 'Recognizing that the Univer- 1 sity of San Diego might be able i to help the situation by accept- ; ing at the semester a number of 1 well qualified students who may wish to come here to insure the i continuance of their education, the faculty proposed the adjust- ment of the spring semester 1 dates by one week." I $600 A SEMESTER Officials said that USD's May · 31 date for commencement ex- ! ercises will not be affected by · the change. Sister Nancy Morris and the ' Very Rev. John E. Baer, presi- : dents of the colleges at USD, · said they were pleased the uni- . versity could make the sched- . uled adjustment to meet an "ed- : ucation crisis.'' Tuition at USD is approxi- mately $600 a s e m e s t e r, al- . though certain s t u d e n t s are ! awarded financial aids. "Scholarships and em p I o y- : 'll e n t opportunities m a k e it 'I possible for many students to at- tend private colleges like USD," Father Baer said. Jordan Exhibit Planned at USD . Kni~hts of Columbus Memo- rial Library at the University of_ San Di~go College for Men Wlll exh1bit paintings by Jack Jordan from Monday through Nov. 30. ~he public is invited. The pamtings are oils in- cludil]g a portrait of Lillie Mae Barr, Globe Theater ac- tress, and a group of charac- ter studies. library is a separate bmldmg on Marian Way in Al- cala Park. Hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays· 8 a.m. to 5 pm. Fridays, and 1 to 9 pm. Saturdays and Sun- days. tJov. t<;r, f L-~-----~----- '

award in recognition of "dis- tingu ished achievement in service to education." The Stebers, who re e at 2447 Ardath Road. La Jolla, on their return said "Tl.. casion was momentous. we felt we were participating in a memorable occasion in the history of education and were very proud to be leading par- ticipants." The convoca tion was at- tended by 1,000 educators, student and guests, represent- ing 400 universities and col- leges from throughout the 50 states. The Stebers were honored guj!sts at a banquet that was attended by leading business- men, inclucting August Bu sch Jr., and Sen. Stuart Syming- ton. Steber recently was ap- pomted by Most Rev. Francis J. Furey as one of the five lay members of the Board of Trustees for the University's College for Men and School of Law. He is one of the two mem- bers appointed to-the USD Ad- visory Board, which was formed two months ago. For "dedicated effort in the advancement of privately sup- ported education," Steber was made an honorary alumnus of Loyola University of Chicago five months ago. The honor

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was the fourth awarded in the 98-year history of that uni- versity. The retired president of Steber Manufacturing in Broadview, Ill. , Steber and his wife came to La Jolla two years ago and have now made it their permanent home, giving up their Chicago residence. Since his retirement 10 years ago, Steber has devoted most of his time to charities and particularly to the field of education. He said he will dedicate his greatest efforts to the improvement and ad- vancement of the University of San Diego. - - ---

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Tt,e University gave its high-· est accolade to com1>ni~n Bob Hope, Steber said. Hope was honored for his entertainment of U.S. servicemen on duty abroad. Sieber was recently appoint- ed by the Most Rev. Francis J.

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1.Hv totJ Unity Policy for USO Told By 3Schools Students, faculty and staff of the University of San D i e g o have been informed in a state- ment issued by the three admin- , istrations of the university that "unification is the ultimate des- tiny of the chools." The statement was issued by Sbter •·ancy Morris, president of the College for Women; the Very Rev. John E. Baer, pre 1- dent ot the College for Men. and Joseph A. Sinclitico Jr., dean of the School of Law. PROGRESS REVIEWED The three administrators form the e x e c u t i v e committee of USO. t In their statement. they re- viewed progre s toward unifi- cation that has been achieved since !he goal was announced in January. They reported also that com- mittees will he formed to "work toward creating the structure of a unified university." IDE. "TICAL CALE, "OARS Establishment of a university advisory board and appointment of the firs~ lay members of the board of rustees h 6 e en landmark in t gress to- ward unif' e university said. ln e spring semester, an 1r.entical academic calendar was adopted by the Colleges fo Men and W o me n and some courses were coordinated. "f,s-/1,

Dedicated to Faith Unity Area clergymen were pres- ent yesterday at the dedica- tion of file new Ecumenical Center at the University of San Diego. The ceremonies were led by the Most Rev. Francis J. Furey, bishop of the San Diego Diocese. The center, formed to foster Christian unity, is located in De Sales Hall on the universi- ty eampus. Its director is the Rev. John R. Portman. Pastors fr om Protestant, Jewish, Greek and Russian Orthodox: churches as well as a number of Roman Catholic parishes attended. The ecumenical center is run by a commission of five Catholic priests, a Lutheran minister and three lay per- s o n s. It has undertaken , a number of projects, one of which is to give parish priests ecumenical guidelines in such matters as marriage and in- terfaith services. The guidelines, Father Port- man said, are to keep priests (Cont. on Page B-4, Col, 5) I I Two" Profes·sors " Debate Todav, 1 . J 'l wo proles "x-s will debate the_ purposes of liberal edu- cation today. at 8 p.m. in the Student U~1on Building at the UR1vemty of San Diego The public is invited. · Opponents will be Jam~ , L, Wheeler, assistant profes- sor o! English at San Die 0 St~te, and Rev. William r; Shipley, chairman of the d~ partment of philosophy at USD's College For Men Wheeler takes the ~tand that "to educate should mean to engage; to enlist our intel- . lectual energies and capaci- ties 111_ a mutual conJ'ronta. t!on with our human condi- tions; to a k again and aaain where \\e are and v.hat tl1at means."

c: ntury, 1t somehow failed to ind the mentality or th Scuthe n California hierarchy. ·r he S;i Los Angeles, represent 14th century thinking at its worst. We have only to look at the Father T J 1nrndge GIJZler afw.1r or see dedi t d priests tr n fer to Ch1rngo, St. Louis, San Francisco or th er liberal dicw:eses to work effectively in c; vii fl " hts or other soe1al activities. Pr1e ts Y¥)rking in Delano trying lo overcome the plight f the grape workers slaving in 1890 weat hop conditions look in vain for en- couragement from their bishops in this ,1rehdiocese. In a recent issue of Commonweal, Thomas F. Mader wrote the following: "To believe seriOLSly thnt a decadent, corrupt and silly hierarchy s a (necessary?) link to Chri tian truth h s a much going for it as the Hopi rain cl ,nres that reinforced the tribe's identity while cl monstrnting their ability to face. reality. The mplicatron i · that, come hell or hierarchy, God 1 With the church always, which is the equ v,ilent or saying 1f the Hopis dance long enough, eventually it will rain " To believe God is providential does not lead on to conclude that He tests this belief by im- po ng on u a hierarchrnl structure that will J mt t ev rlastingly, even 1f its irrelevance 1$ d 'llonstrable. If cardinals and bishops cannot t h and guide, then their po itions are no r than nccures. We do need authority, I> • the authority that commands respe t instead f cMllengmg our power of rationalization. This 1rchd1ocrsc doesn't have this kind of authority t pre nt and no mumbo-;umbo about God's my t nous w,1ys will get 11 for us. they sit in their luxurious e tablishment . o, kcd wuh holy water and smelling of incense (dre ming fondly of the days of Galileo) in th Ir obdurate reasoning they believe they in- terpret the pre nt moment of the American church. The}'. tompletely ignore the writmg and r irch done by American ,llholic editors, ed( c tor , historians, philosopher~. psychologists, olo isrs nd theologians. For Catholic who havl' had any a · c1ation wl the mtellcctual Je uits, the happy d ctm nd Franciscans, or the freedom I vmg 1.lomlnt ns, or who beleive m complete f 1 of con~ciencP., the hierurchy of this cl ore c (and this is by no mean the only nne) make It difficult 11t limes to be a Catholic d a Chr1sll,1n at the m£• time. ram a C tho! c - not a member o tb K.K.K., PO ,\ l , or " h1llbJlly Btble thump[n pr cher R. F Butts Lei nd Pc C"' Corps /I b P o. o 24 ' Bak r, La '-'-'"•~·.r r« Oct smog Diego diocese, taking its ue from

Bishop Furey Speaks Today At Dedication The M_ost He1 . I< rancis J. Fure). Bishop of S.in Diego and . chancellor of 1he Uni- 1·ers11_v of Sari Diego will be prmc1pal speaker todav at 1 4 . p.m. at dediC"ation ceremo- nies for the San Dicoo Dio- cesan Ecumenical Ce~ter at USD. Rep~·esentatives of the Catholic. Protestant and Jew- ish religious communities are scheduled to attend. . Ceremonies will begin wi~h a procession to the . mam chapel of St. Francis in De Sales Hall. The Most Rev , John R. _Quinn, LSD provost a~d aux1l1ary bishop of San Diego, will give the Jn1·oca- t10n. "1 Rev. Larry Dolan wilf read · from the Old Testament and 'I the Bishop Furey will bless 1 the center. ·1 "The center will give a focal J?Oint for a whole move- : ment m Christianity, a move- ' ment toward unity that is fos!ered _by ~eveloping un- derstandrng m the re igious communities:· said Rev. John Portman, director of the center. "The univer~1ty is place for an exchange ideas. The purpose o( the cente1 is to foste1 dialogues and deepen undrsfanding be- tween different religions and religious communities." 1

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USD li~:"iih~~s ch:1o·e e - To Assist St11ilents _The _!Jnivers1ty of San by iicceptlng at the emester. Diego will delay the opening a number of well-qualif1ed date of the Spring semester students 1,ho may Wish to by one week from Jan. 27 to come here to insure the con- Feb. 3. in order to accommo- tinuence of their education • • date freshmen, junior col- the faculty propo ed the ad'. - lege. and transfer students, justment of the Spring se- 1. to contmue their education. mester date by one week. The announcement Friday "The p £'esent enrollment the San Diego State College lat the two un?ergraduate had set limitations on en- ~olleges on the USD campw; t trance for freshmen and jun- 1s 1,200 students._ We coul . ior college transfers for the accommoda~e seve_ral h1ind· ' s · red more 1f the ,mmed1at 1 pnng semei;ter caused the need O " ·d nso f date change . -. ar se, at a v o · f1c1at. The official statement that As a result of the delay, was read to students at the lUSD students will be given University this morning said an extra week of Christmas that the chief Jl\Otivation for .v~cation. The change of dates this proposal from the facul- will not affect commence- ty is a desire to respond to men: xercises already sched- the edueational needs of the uled r ay 31.

San Diego area. Overcrowded conditions at local state and junior colleges have created , l!~~:::gn::::e::t f::e s::~: versity of San Diego might ee a le to help the situation

USD Delays New Classes 'fhe University of San Diego will delay the start of second semester classes by one week to help accommodate students unable to enroll at overcrowd- ed San Diego State College. USO s:iid the spring term will begin on Feb. 3 instead of .Jan. 27. The school said the ~lay 31 commendement exer- cise will not be affected. On Thursday, San D i e g o < State C o 11 e g e announced it -, 11 ill ac1:ept no new freshmen ~"!} or junior college transfer stu- 4< dents for its spring semester, which also starts Feb. 3.

In April, the Most Rev. John A. Quinn, auxiliary bishop of the San Diego Catholic Diocese, was appointed provost_ to administer l the entire umvers1ty.

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