Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Typical Creighton students take caffeine for pressures The typical, oh-too-typical Creigh- ton student has a book-filled back- pack as a permanent extremity and runs not on octane, but on caffeine with occasional post-exam additions of beer. His hang-out is only a trek across the interstate at the Health Sciences Library or across California Street at the Alumni Library. The Health Sciences Library is the newest addition to the list of places to study and there, one can find the headquarters of the L.R.C. — not the learning resource center as the unini- tiated might believe, but the Library Rat Club. Members of this organization are I characterized by their belief that an expedition to the library is meant to be a trip with a time period similar to that in Around the World In Eighty ; Days. Another mnemonic device used by members of the L.R.C. is M.S.B. — Mid-Semester Breakdown. The Alumni Library, or aluminum library — one of the cheaper metals as disgruntled library rats call it when comparing it to the Health Sciences Library, is the hot spot on campus at all times. However overpopulated it may become. Alumni Library vet- erans insist that it is in reality a cold spot, and accordingly pile on layer after layer of clothing before settling down to study One never falls asleep over a book there, as a crew of library guards c onstantly makes rounds armed with electroshock devices as well as squeaky shoes to jolt stu- dents back into mental alertness. Those who frequent the libraries have not yet solved one mystery: just what do the electronic scanners at the exits see? Could this be the rea- son our mothers always told us to wear nice underclothing? If one at- tempts to leave the library early will a metal arm reach out of the all- knowing scanner and pull the way- ward student back? Is then, the typical Creighton stu- dent an anti-social bookworm who responds to the pressures of aca- demics by hiding behind a barri- cade of books? All students have varied study habits v hether it be before a formal dance, below, or leisurely in the dorm, above. student life — 29

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These students, top, enjoy a spring- like day and study, too. Other students utilize the learning resources, above, and the functional study space, right, that the Health Sciences library affords. 28 — student life

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Physical, spiritual change becomes St. John ' s history The dedication of Saint John ' s Church in 1888 took place during the rectorship of Father Michael P. Dowl- ing. The style of the edifice is Gothic. It is faced externally with War- rensburg sandstone and trimmings of Bedford stone. Its seating capacity is 500 and it has a length and breadth of 112 by 75 feet. The complete plan had in view a building of 184 feet long with a transept width of 138 feet and a seating capacity of 1000 people. The main altar of marble, costing $5,600, was donated by John A. McShane. The two side altars, cost- ing $2,500 each, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and Saint Joseph, were the gift of Mrs. John A. Creighton. Mrs. Mary Schenk, a sis- ter of Mrs. Creighton, presented the new church with an organ, valued at $2,500. The stations of the cross, costing $1,400, were donated by John A. Creighton. Within a few months after the de- dication of the church, Mrs. Creighton was called to her eternal reward. At her funeral and that of her husband, 19 years later. Father Michael P. Dowling, President of Creighton University, delivered memorable sermons, expressing the gratitude of the Jesuits to the great benefactors of both ch ' jfch and college. St. John ' s Church can be consi- dered the historical nucleus of the university. It has renewed its pres- ence this year in many ways. The completion of the bell tower and clock summoned students to classes with a tolled melody that could be heard no matter what the weather or time of year. With an average 33 church serv- ices a week, St. John ' s strives to fos- ter spiritual well-being. Increasing emphasis is being placed on social and community service. Students, parishoners, and visitors are invited to the community room in the basement of St. John ' s for donuts, coffee and a chance to get to know the people they shake hands with in church. With the help of Campus Ministry, many opportunities are offered to students to share their faith and talents. Students participate in liturgy services and communal penance services. St. John ' s has a new resident: He can be seen swooping over singing congregations or the sound of his moving wings will greet a lone visitor to the church. A bat in the bellfry may seem a trite characteristic of a church but this one lends a presence to the place that no one can deny. St. John ' s role of bringing students and the community together hasn ' t changed much in its history. St. John ' s still overlooks the campus from its place on the hill in a motherly fashion reminding all who walk by or hear its music that it is there to guide each person spiritually in many ways . . . only for the asking. At right are scenes of the interior of St. John ' s Church, above, looking toward the side aisle, and below, a view toward the apse, spanning about 112 feet. St. John ' s, far right above, is Gothic in style. In July of 1977, following sev- eral days of delaying winds, the steeple was raised, adding the final touch to the 100-year-old church, far right below. 30 — student life