La Salle University - Explorer Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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financial difficulties. Certainly the College, Day and Evening Divisions alike, exhausts every possibility to in- sure that any qualified applicant will not be prevented from attending be- cause of financial problems. Adapt- ability and dedication are the main factors, Brother Claude thinks, that al- low La Salle College to continue exist- ing and providing service in this ex- pensive, real world, joining in furious combat against present-day inflation. The College provides an education that is both hot-off-the-press and timeless. St. La Salle would be proud of us. Former President Brother Daniel Bernian identifies St. La Salle ' s genius as an educator with his ability to find a solution to a need in seventeenth- century France that transcended time and place. This need was answered by the establishment of schools, amidst the poor and for the poor, which were to be controlled instruments adapted to humans. Here . . . are found the three ideas vital to the Lasallian tradi- tion — to answer a need, to educate through the schools, to solve the prob- lems of the poor. And for the 1980 ' s? Brother feels that although there have been many faces of La Salle it seems to me its heart is still that of St. La Salle, who gave all his goods to the poor, answered the needs of his times, founded schools, and gave himself un- selfishly to the education of youth. The Founder was resilient, ac- cording to Brother William Martin, an eminently practical man, light years ahead of his time. Respectful of tradi- tion, he was not afraid to break from it when it hindered his work. Our Brothers are rediscovering the genius of the Founder to adapt. Much has changed, but the very notion of adapt- ation to our students is the essence of de la Salle ' s spirit. As we approach the 80 ' s and 90 ' s we still will continue to work for Christ and his Church in a spirit of service and dedication to our students. We will continue to make whatever changes are necessary for the times, but in all this we will be encouraged and guided by the spiritu- al legacy bequeathed to us by John Baptist de la Salle. Back to the relativism: look around campus. Do you see Brothers and lay people, men and women, students and faculty? And — far from Rheims, far from 1680, far from the aristocracy — do you see a fairly large number of them living out their understanding of St. La Salle ' s ideals? Think before you answer. Br. Vi illiam Quirin enjoys his bike

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