Daemen University - Summit Yearbook (Amherst, NY)

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i Rosary Hill Sets Parley • On Amnesty A daylong conference on “Healing our Nation’s Wounds” will be held next Saturday start- ing at 9:30 a.m. in Rosary Hill College 4380 Main St.. Amherst, by the Amnesty and Reconcilia- tion Coalition (ARC). Bishop Thomas J. Gumhleton, auxiliary bishop of the Arch- diocese of Detroit, will speak. Mrs. Louise Ransom, chair- woman of Americans for Amnes- ty. who lost a son in Vietnam, also will speak. Workshops on amnesty, Tndo-Chinn reconstruc- tion, veterans’ needs and minor- ity commuity concerns will also be featured. ARC! is a group of 13 Protes- tant, Catholic. Jewish and com- munity group:. By GRACE GODDARD The Silver Circle of Rosary Hill College, a new organization formed during this 25th annivers- ary year of the college, is dedi- cated to the enlargement of the college library and a construc- tion of a fine arts center. Forma- tion of the circle was announced on Thursday at a press luncheon at the college in Main St., Sny- der. The Silver Circle Committee, headed by Mrs. Kurt Klein, Mrs. Marie Corcoran and Mrs. Lucile Kinne, will sponsor a champagne reception from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, to inaugur- ate a series of events. The recep- tion in the Charles J. Wick Cam- pus Center will be highlighted by •f presentation of a specially mint- ed silver pin denoting member- ship in the Silver Circle. Art, Music Planned The evening also will feature an exhibition of art works of Lisa Krauss, Buffalo artist, and a string ensemble of college mu- sicians. Future events now in the plan- ning stage include a “Food for Thought” luncheon and n “Pari- sian .Festival of the Arts.” A date has not yet been desig- nated for the luncheon, but the festival is planned for late June and will include transformation of the campus into as nearly as possible a replica of the Left Bank of Paris. The stream flow- ing through the'campus will be the setting’s “Seine River.” Art displays, Punch and Judy Shows, a carousel, flower carts, strolling musicians, sidewalk cafes and other French-flavored decorative effects are presently under dis- cussion by the circle’s 29-mem- ber Decorations Committee. Changes Noted “Rosary Hill has come a long way since its founding a quarter- century ago as a Catholic wom- en’s college, admittedly of the more exclusive and perhaps se- cluded ‘white gloves’ type,” ex- plained James Penne during a press luncheon on Thursday at the Wick Center where circle plans were divulged and dis- cussed. “This is no longer a Catholic College, although there are nuns jin its faculty. Tnc 'white gloves are no longer in evidence, but a determination to secure a supero education is evidenced l y a sfu- dent body that’s presently about 29 per cent male. “This whole place Is extremely community minded, end our new evening courses especially testi- fy to the fact that the community is interested in Rosary Hill. We’re not merely trying to keep pace with changing times, we’re striving to keep steps ahead.’4 Mrs. Klein expressed gratifica- tion at the cordial response of circle members already enrolled. Committee Members In addition to the three chair- men, the Silver Circle Committee includes Miss Gladys K. Drewe- low, Miss Joyce E. Fink, Miss Mary Lu Littlefield, Sister Ma- rita Lannan, OSF, and Miss Alla- lee A. Babbidge. Also, Mesdames Alfred E. Ans- combe, Harry Blum, Earl W. Brydges, James M. Dillon, Frank X. Fink, Alfred Green- berg, Sheldon T. Lon aha n, George J. Mcaser, Richard J. Metz, Robert A. Miles, Harry Raehman and Meyer Riwchun. Also, Mesdames Ferine, Ed- ward V. Regan, Thomas Schwob, David Simon. Clayton Stnhlka, Paul A. Willax and Alfred W. Ziekmka. Rosary Hill'first college naming faculty to board Miss Patricia E. Curtis, 7 Burbank Dr., and Dr. John B. Starkey, 4430 Main St., both of Snyder, have been elected to the Rosary Hill College Board of Trustees. Miss Curtis is the chairman of the Rosary Hill College music concentration and Dr. Starkey is currently an assistant professor of history at the college. Rosary Hill thus becomes the first college in the Western New York area to add active faculty to its Board. In making the announcement, Board Chairman James M. Dillon stated, “The faculty members as Trustees will add a new dimension to the Board, not only as professional educators but also’ as insiders who are deeply concerned and affected bythe policy making function of the Board, Their input will be invaluable in charting the future course of Rosary Hill.”

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Rosary Hill Names Faculty Trustees J van ' .W-7- The Rosary Hill College Board of Trustees has elected the first faculty members to its board, effective immediately. The new trustees are Patri- cia E. Curtis, chairman of the college’s music concentration since 1957, and Dr. John B. Starkey, assistant professor of history at the college since 1966. “The faculty members as trustees will add a new dimen- sion to the board, not only as professional educators but also as insiders who are deeply concerned and affected by the board’s policies,’’ James M. Dillon, chairman of the board, said. “Their input will be invalu- able in charting t h e future course of Rosary Hill. College Narrows Search for Lecder The Rosary Hill College presi- dential search committee, organized in May. 1973, is expected to make its final recommendation to the college Board of Trustees early in 1974. According to John T. Maher. search committee chairman, the 16 member group is cur- rently entering its semi-final stage conducting personal inter- view with nine remaining presidential candidates, selected from a field of over two hundred. CHAPEL If there was ever a doubt that Rosary Hill College hadn’t gone full co- educational, that doubt is now obliterated. In fact, R.H.C. has been coed for the last several years. This year, however, with approximately 400 males, the largest number ever on campus, the fact is un- mistakably apparent. Where once a certain degree of awkardness surrounded the coed situation, there is now a homogeneity both in and out of the classroom-. The growth of coeducation came gradually fo Rosary Hill. In 1965, when men were first admitted to the college, they were allowed to major only in art, medical technology or theatre arts. As the male contingent expressed the desire to branch into different curricula, the original restrictions were cast aside and the number of men on campus slowly began to in- crease. The greatest single cause for (he growth of RHC’s male enrollment was provided by young men returning from South East Asia with a re- newed perspective on the value of higher education and its relation to the problems of the world. In June of 1971, Rosary Hill became the first college in Western New York to establish an open ad- missions policy for veterans. Since that time scores of vets have been admitted to R.H.C. and as a group have become a vital part of the campu •community. The coeducational posture has been highly beneficial to the college. In a time of challenge for independent higher education, only those colleges with large endow- ments can remain viable as single sex institutions. However, the question goes deeper than that. According to I)r. Alfred Zielonka. Acting lYesidcnt of the institu’ even if R.H.C. had a large endowment,the coeducational posture would have been adopted as a step to strengthen the college. Dr. Zielonka points cut the fact that “Expression e! ’re male attitude ard pots' ' view is as intrinsic to the classroom as it is ’o society. He added that shite the aim of iiigher education is the development of the total individual, both an education and a sociai experience is necessary. ’’Coeducation brings R.H.C. closer ‘o the natural living . and learning experience. The students. themselves, are overwhelmingly !i: r : rref coeducation. However. U r die most part. it is accepted as ;'y.- natural course of cwrnts. Few students presently or campus ... of challenge and change. r

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DECEMBER 10 GROUP SESSION HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT PHI BETA GAMMA MTG BAD SILVER CIRCLE CAMPUS MINISTRY RHC GUILD XMAS PARTY DELTA EPSILON SIGMA INDUCTION 10 3° CONF 030 ODDY «30 W113 tl30 114 12 » EDR 230 |15 600 DR 830 SML . it’s there for you to see take a look and be .. RATHSKELLER HOURS WED - SAT 730 ™ I00 FRI200 to s00