Aquinas College - Thomist Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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FGRE ORD it is the intent of the l963 'THOMIST to pictori- ally present the idea that the primary purpose of a college education is to initiate the development of an educated person. This concept taxes the powers of photojournal- ismy indeed, one wonders if the judgment that this goal has been achieved is not largely subjective. The difficulty lies in the concept of just what constitutes an educated person. lt is our feeling that the term, education, has a larger meaning than that popularly understood: an educa- tion is not simply a discrete period of specialized training. Rather, an education is the process of becoming aware of the true extent of reality, and the educated man is one who, possessing this lznowledge, strives to correlate technical training, personal experiences, and mental concepts, even- tually coming to a more universal understanding of reality. We particularly hope that the narrative style of the last section of this book will faithfully present this developing awareness as we have seen ity this is, at least, our aim. .2-vi!! N' -:- E 2:2

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WX TO- FM radio antenna new landmark on the campus 2

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FACULTY il The year, 1962 marked Rt. Rev. Monsignior Arthur F. Bukowski's twenty-fifth year as President of Aquinas College, this period has been characterized as being marked by dedicated and continuous striving for excellence. Thisbrief comment might be applied to Monsignior, as well as his approach to education, for he is, as all who have been his students know, dedicated to, and continually striving for excellence. l-low do things look from behind the pad of pink slips? It's difficult to say, says Sister Mildred, Dean of the College. lt's rather disturbing to have to write excuses. l'd rather feel that a student would rather be at his classes. Dean since 1937, Sister Mildred received her Ph.D. in classical languages in Munich, Germany. She ad- mits that she was rather surprised when she was given permission to go to Europe to study. While there, she was able to visit Greece, Italy, and Northern Africa. Before she assumed the posi- tion of full-time Dean she taught Greek and Latin for a few years at Catholic junior College. Her greatest ambition is for a fine arts building, complete with auditorium, to develop more fully the cultural side of Aquinas.