DePaul University - Depaulian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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An anxious crowd awaits the appearance of existentialist Gabriel Marcel. The highlight of this Yeafs Charles Carroll Forum was the presentation of Gabriel Marcel, the distin- guished Catholic existentialist. Flown from France for this appearance, M. Marcel spoke before an over- fiow crowd of 2800 people in the Morrison Hotel. Acclaimed as a famous philosopher, M. Mar- cel is also recognized as a figure of outstanding lit- erary prominence, and as a successful dramatist- playwright. He has been honored with the Grand Prize for Literature from the French Academy, and the Goethe Prize from Hamburg University. M. Marcelis lecture brought widespread interest from professors and students of philosophy from the many colleges and universities in the Chicago area. In commemoration of the occasion, Mr. Marcel was given an honorary degree by DePaul. Marcel discusses his speech with Dr. Kreyche at dinner. Closed circuit enables the overtiow crowd to listen and see Marcel in different rooms.

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Lawrence Dennis 0f the Peace Corps pinch-hitting for R. Sargeant Shriver, Peace Corps Director and DePaul Board Member, spoke to a DePaulite audience in February. . 1 Jam

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I .0 -mckawvw m4.- rqmw - o; The History Society sponsored Dr. Harvey Wish of Western Reserve University, who lectured to the uptown students on the outcome of the Civil War. zenwwmwumwt .. , , v ,0 ???QMMWMT ,.. ,. 1 :u- m mmmmumvvwh 'wwsr'rh't W '34. way 4 , , - V . . , Dr. Gerald Kreyche, head of DePauPs philosophy depart- ment, discussed the need for a revised Thomistic philosophy at a DePaul sponsored symposium. Among the Visiting phi- IOSOphers was Dr. Mortimer J . Adler, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research. Dr. Herman Finer, of the Uni- versity of Chicago, spoke at the Executives Seminar on tiDoing Business in France? Besides the Charles Carroll Forum sponsoring discussions covering the Vatican Council to the question of Church and State, the depart- ments of geography, chemistry, philosophy, physics, and psychology have presented many seminars and symposiums. The College of Commerce has also sponsored seminars including iiDoing Business in F rance? Student clubs have even indulged in havin g speakers who are experts in their respective fields. Eminent philosophers Gabriel Marcel, Mortimer Adler, and Richard McKeon have been guest speakers at symposiums, while noted aldermen and judges have been the guests of the two political clubs at DePaul. It is through guest lecturers that students enlarge upon their sources of knowledgee-knowledge of men and ideas.