Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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tion of the University just as much as it has contributed to his formation. Critical analysis, questioning, and in- dividual judgment have replaced passive acceptance of material in the classroom. There is a more meaningful dialogue between the student and the professor. Creativ- ity and freedom of scholarship is encouraged. The stu- dent is more vocal and his voice is heard and, with ever increasing frequency, heeded. We have witnessed a great academic revolution at B.C., but the effects of this change will not be totally felt during our lifetime. These effects will radiate from the Heights to be absorbed and appreciated by all those who have any contact with Boston College, either the Univer- sity, the students, or the graduates. The last four years have not seen an end to the academic problems of the University, or even of each individual college, but a be- ginning has been made. We have witnessed a dynamic transformation whose products will long outlive the proc- esses which made them. In keeping with its ever constant drive for strength in 21

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with courses in theater arts, group dynamics, and radio and television. In 1963 the School of Education intro- duced a Special Education major designed to train stu- dents for the teaching of the mentally retarded child. In Arts and Sciences, The Honors Program initiated and then expanded Modern Man: The Cultural Tradition, a course which cut across departmental lines and fulfilled core requirements. In the fall of 1965, a special group of commuting stu- dents arrived at Boston College — the scholastics from Weston College. This was a result of Weston ' s own self- study which decided that their future priests would bene- fit from the more diverse academic potential available at B.C. These young men have been very successfully assimilated into the academic community and their in- tellectual curiosity clearly re-emphasizes the type of stu- dents that now populate the Heights. The quality of the student attracted and accepted by Boston College has risen significantly in recent years, and consequently, this new student has helped in the forma- 20

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excellence, Boston College has undergone continuous transformation. One of the most obvious indications of this has been, of course, the expansion of its physical plant. The University has recently added a faculty center, a science center, three dormitories, expanded library fa- cilities, and has begun construction of a social sciences center. The new biology and physics center, Higgins Hall, has been referred to by Reverend Michael P. Walsh as the building that will enable the University to move toward greater accomplishments and fuller participation in the dramatic expansion of scientific knowledge and research in our present day society. In addition to the usual assortment of classroom, offi- ces, and seminar rooms, the building also contains spe- cial animal rooms, constant temperature rooms, a green- house, and a closed circuit television system. The new Carney Faculty Center provides long needed office space for the University ' s ever increasing faculty. Departmental personnel are now gathered under one n:ziirjji., . imniii 22