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Graduates want bishop claims dean the University or San Diego Law School, most law students are pleased that the Most Rev. Leo Maher, Catholic bishop of San Diego will speak at their graduation. The controversy over the scheduled talk errupted when Bishop Maher denied Holy Communion to Catholics who favor abortion. Weckstein says a survey at the school indicates only Tl per cent of graduating law students would prefer that Bishop Maher not speak at commencement exercises. "Although there may be many among our graduating students }Vho disagree with the bishop's views on abortion, there are very few at the law school who would seek to deny him the right to express his views.''the law school dean said. "It would ill-behoove persons being trained to protect other people's rights, no matter how unpopular, to fail to respect such rights, or to insist on being sheltered from views with which they disagree, even at their own graduation." According to Dpnald Weckstein, dean of

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The second annual student ai1 competition is being held at the University of San Diego in Founders Gallery through May 4-25. The exhibit features draw- ings, pamtmgs, pri~ts, photographs, ceramics, weavings, enamels and sculptures. The students are compet- ing for $300 in cash prizes. Artist Dorothy Stratton is the juror. The public ·is invited to view the exhibition between JO a.m. and 4 p.m. week- days.

Kathy Burken a student at the University of San Ditgo. has been elected Recretarv of finance for the 197i>-76 school year. Kathy is a 1971 gradualt of Kearny High , chool and the daughter of !\fr. and Mrs. J.S. Burke.

Concerto_ 115 and Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite Ill, 8 p.m. May 10, Camino Theater, University of San Diego. Free.

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Deadline nears for USO scholarships Applications are due May 12 for a University of San Diego scholarship sponsore,d by the Mexican-American Scholarship Committee of Padre Hidalgo Center. College sophomores, jun- iors or seniors of Mexican- American citizenship are eligible for the award, con- sisting of a year's tuition. Students must be perman- ent residents of San Diego County, financially unable to pay tuition. Additionally, the student's major must be of benefit to the Mexican- · American community.

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'Jeane Dixon is a false prophet' On April 10, Jeane Dixon appeared at the University of San Diego as one of a series of speakers sponsored by the USO Student Body. I attend- ed this performance to get a first-hand understanding of Mrs. Dixon's prophetic gift. I believe Mrs. Dixon herself to be a warm-h arted and generous person who sincerely loves God and tries to serve her fellow man with her psychic powers. But I also believe that from a very early ago she has been deluded and deceived as to the nature of her powers. I do not debunk her powers. They are very real. But not all supernatural power comes from God. Genuine prophecy should settle in our hearts with the peace and love and comfort- ing of the Holy Spirit. Prophecy may not contradict the scriptures. Prophecy must give glory to God and not call attention to the prophet or to any person. We Christians had better sharpen our spiritual ears and become acquainted with the working of the Holy Spirit so we can follow the advice of St. John. "Beloved, do not trust every spirit but put the spirits to a test to see if they belong to God, because many ~alse prophets have appeared m the wosld." (1 John 4) The prophecies of Jeane Dixon fail these tests as far as I'm concerned. I do not judge her personally. It is only the prophecy we are tolci to test. Mrs. Charlene Buhlert Oceanside Priest calls seer a 'charlatan'

Like to What's your opinion? Why n your views with others. But, words. Send letters to, 01 Cross, P.O Box 81869, Sar Anonymous, unsigned letter Letters musl carry full name writer, but on request thE publication.

The University of Son Diego Alumni Association will conduct its second annual tennis tournament Satur- day on the tennis courts near the university sports center. Pictured here between practice sets ore (from left) Fred Widmer of Lo Jolla, alumni presi- dent; Walt Johnston of Miro Mesa, tournament chairman; Joe Santo Cruz, tennis instructor; and Pam Leighton, tournament co-chairman.

USD alumni association, annual meeting, Saturday, May 10, 7 p.m., DeSales dining hall on USO campus. Alumni ;; ' ..,, tennis tournament begins at 8 a.m. Saturday. May IO, i "- student sports center courts. U USD lawyer's assistant program, special orientation, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, Salomon lecture hall, DeSales hall, .,., USO. Details: 291-6480, extension 354.

"Mrs. Dixon is a very clever and intuitive woman but it is my own belief that she is a charlatan, if she is to be judged against Catholic teaching." Father Joseph Busch, SYD Riverside

Tennis tourney caps alumni meeting Saturday The University of San Diego Alumni Association will conduct its annual the University. She 11:30 to 1:30 for $1 per

beginning at 8 a.m. at the student sports center courts . Men's singles, women's singles, and open doubles are planned. A consolation tourney will be played on the west tennis courts. Entry fee is $2.50.

1s alumni executive secretary and has erved as registrar of the chool. Members will also elect new officers at Saturday's meetin~. The second annual alumni tennis tournament is scheduled the same day

be available for those not participating in the tourna- ment. Taught by a USD instructor, it runs from 10 a.m. until noon at a $1 per person fee. Free child care will be available, and a salad lunch- eon will be served from

persnn Tournament winners will receive their trophies during the meeting Saturday evening. For further infor- mation, phone the alumni office at the University of San Diego, 291~0, ext. 355.

m etmg at 7 p.m. Saturday in D ales Dmmg Hall on the USD campu · Gue t of honor will be Sister Mariella Bremner, who is retiring alter more than 20 years of service at

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-~eJ -IJ-.dvora...-&._ 5 s/1'}/=Ts- USD plans graduation ceremonies SAN DIEGO - Special events during commencement week May 19 to 25 at the University of San Diego have been announced. Highlight will be a bac- calaureate mass al 8 p.m. Satur- day, May 24, in lmmaculata ·Church, with a reception follow- ing in Founders Hall. Law School commencement will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, ·May 25, in Civic Theatre with Tom McCall, former governor of Oregon, as guest speaker. Graduate and undergraduate commmencement will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at Civic Theatre. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Vikki Carr and Prince Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud. Awarded will be 114 graduate degrees and 223 undergraduate degrees.

The F. Buddy, founding bishop or this diocese and or the Unl,e.slty or San Diego, when asked why he wanted a Law School repUed: "Because 1r I had not been drawn to the prle thood, I would have liked to be an attorney. And the next best thlng to being a lawyer I to train them." Recently there has been concern express- ed, by CathoUcs particularly, that the founder of the law choot would have been perturbed at resentment from some students at 81,hop Maher's tatement on abortion at la t year' graduation and more recently In a pa toral letter. A poll of students received wide publicity Ince It apparently had the po Ible Intention or Inhibiting Bishop Maher's freedom of peech at the forthcoming graduation ceremonies of the law cbool. As the bishop Is Ordinary or the diocese and chairman of the Board or Tru tee of USD this appeared to be a form of confrontation by students lrreconclleable with the aim and objects of a Catholic law school. The foUowlng statement has been Issued by Dean Donald T. Wecksteln of the law hool, In respon e to the ltuatlon.-Ed Recent newspaper articles have carried storic on the resi;tance of some University of San Diego law students to having Bishop Leo T. Maher peak at their graduation. Unfortunately, there appears to be some public, as well as student, misunderstanding regarding the nature of the University of San Diego School of Law THE UNIVERSTIY of San Diego is 'iOmewhat unique in its relationship with the Catholic Church. It is true that in 1972 control of the former con tituent parts of the university was transferred from the Catholic diocese and the Rehgious of the Sacred Heart to a new, independent. ecumenical, board of tru tees. Nevertheless, the charter continues to tate that the university is a Roman Catholic one. In practical effect. this means that while the athohc Church no longer owns: controls. or directly subsidi,es the opera- tions of the univer ity. we re still committed to identifying and affirming Catholk values as recognized at the Vatican II Council. Some members of the clergy are included in administrative and faculty po itiun,, but laymen of all religiou; share the commitment to educate our students and • xplorc these enduring values in contempor- ary socil·ty. Our task is not indoctrination but a valuc-uri ntcd education which ~tre ses tho,c Catholic value~. hopefully by word as 'Well as action. that find g neral acceptance in the Judco- hristian heritage and among all men and women of good will. As a non-Catholic, I m comfortabl with this orientat10n, and I only regret, especially in the "ak of Watergate, th t we do not sull1c1ently implement our educational idc ls. IT I Pt:RHAPS true that there arc some law or other ,tudcnt, that prefer not to tory goc that Bl hop Charle

accept the Catholic nature of our university. Nevertheless, we are not a non-sectarian school but a school that is proud in these days of decaying morality to seek to educate its students to be cognizant of human and religious meanings and values without inhibiting intellectual freedom or open- ended searches for truth. Nor do we shrink from exploring all issues, facets, and consequences of the law. including those dealing with abortion . Accordingly, it is entirely appropriate, that Bishop Maher, as ch1irman of the university board or trustees and as Bishop of San Diego, speak at the law school graduation and address himself to issues of moral concern. Although there may be many among our graduating students, as well as others, who disagree with his views on abortion or other subjects, there are very few at the law school -who would seek to deny him the right to express his views or carry out the duties of his high office within the Catholic Church in San Diego. TO THE EXTENT that we have not reached all law students with the validity of these conclusions, we have partially failed in our job of educating lawyers who are sensitive to the need for consideration and love of their fellow human beings and to other important human, social, and religious values. It would ill-behoove persons being trained to protect other people's rights, no matter how unpopular, to fail to respect such rights, or to insist on being heltered from views with which they disagree, even at their own graduation. I am pleased to note that in an opinion poll of graduating seniors, to which about half of the graduating class responded, the majority (57 per cent) of students preferred to take no action that would seek to limit the bishop's role in their graduation or inhibit his freedom of expressions. There were, however, a minority of those responding (27 per cent) who would have preferred that the bishop not speak at their graduation, while an equal number desired to ask all university speakers (the bishop, President Hughes, and Dean Weckstein) to limit their speeches to topics appropriate to the graduation. THE REMAINING students endorsed moderate positions including suggesting specific appropriate topics for graduation addres es or disclaiming that the bishop or other graduation speakers represented the views of the graduating class. Thus, of the 250 members of the class, only about one-fourth of the 117 students responding favored strong action to avoid potential exµosure to the comments of a religious leader with whom they disagree. To have not reached these few with our value education is disturbing but the views of the majority arc more encouraging. Tolerance of those whose views you oppose i~ one of the values which 1 would hope and xpcct both the graduating class and the leaders and members of the Catholic Church will endor e by their actions in this matter.

Mrs. Jeane Dixon is given much publicity in Southern Cross, April 17. In his column of Feb. 2, 1975, in Our Sunday Visitor, Father Albert Nevins treated her predictions, quoted four and said she betted 1000 per cent wrong. He concluded, "It is not easy ·to tie down today's self-appointed pro- phets because they usually talk in generalities that are capable of many interpreta- tions but when they do get specific the accuracy of their guesses is not very high." Father Frank Sheedy, OSV, Jan. 19, 1975, gave his frank impression of her belief in reincarnation, of her daily horoscope and concludes,

Spring concert The l,mversity of San Diego symphony· and choir wtll present a free spring concert at 8 p.m Saturday in the Camino Theatre.

"" Diuvsslon set on education for hondicopped .!::: The problems of educating handicapped children will be discussed in a free seminar sponsored by the University of .j ·· San Diego special education department from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Board room of DeSales Hall, ';'3 USD. Teachers, student teachers and administrators 0- concerned with the problems of handicapped children are '\ invited. Registration will be taken at 8:45 a.m.

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The University of San on the problems of Diego will sponsor a seminar for severely lia d1ca ped from 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m. today children during the normal on the problems of educating 5½-hour school day. the handicapped child. The progi:am, sponsored by USD's Special ducati Department will held m ucation

The first woman associate vicar for religious has been named by the Most Rev. Leo Maher and the executive committee of the Sisters' Senate, of the Roman Catholic diocese of San Diego. Sister Mariella Bremner, of the Religious of the Sacred Heart at the Univer- sity of San Diego, will serve for three years as associate to Msgr. James O'Donoghue, diocesan vicar for religious . Sister Bremner is retiring from the University of San Diego this year after 20 years of service there. At a meeting bctwe " the bishop and the resen- talivcs of the sen e. Bishop Maher welcomed the appointment, as one "which wil l provide · great assistance to the sisters in every way, and particularly in counsclllng and problem areas."

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_The Rev. Msgi:. I. Brent Eagen K H s Will share his recent Holy Year e;pe;le~~: es in Rome at the luncheon to be given in hJ~ honor Tuesday by the Universitv of San Diego Auxiliary at Vacation Village. Msgr. Eagen, chaplain of the auxiliary will ins~ officers including the reeiected president, Mrs. James Robert Davis wife of retired_ Rear Adm. Davis. Adm' and Mrs. Davis recently returned from the East where they visited their daughter Miss Patricia Davis, who will leave June for Saudi Arabia and USAF flight surgeon, ~eir son, Capt. Christopher James DaVIs, who ls being transferred to Iceland.

received good news af- ternoon. The controversial bill that would grant Hastings School of Law $3 million to purchase the downtown law school cleared the first hurdle and was pasted y the Assembly subcommittee on higher ;ducation. • Now comes a rough stretch. This bill must be passed onto the Ways and Means Committee by Friday morning, or the ballgame's 0ver for this year. All bills • that requ<:st money must be passed by mid-June to. be included in the main budget bill for blue-pencil wielding Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.'s signature. The bill passed after an all-day hearing according to a staffer at the local office of Larry Kapiloff, D-&an Diego. The lllJmber one problem , had been convincing the legislature of the true neea for a public law school in San Diego, one that would be accessible to the minority population. late yesterday

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