Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Philosophy Father Higigns, the Chairman of the Philosophy Department, has started a new book, Need Ethics Despair, which will be published in 1967. He has also started his last revision of his book Alar? As Man. Mr. McNierney spent last summer editing a new liturgial book for the Liturgical Conference. He also lectured at Notre Dame Col- lege in Cleveland on the Notion of Fidelity in Gabriel Marcel.” He is presently attending two courses at Georgetown University; one on Phenomenology, the other on the pre-Socratic philosophers. In spite of this heavy schedule, he has been instru- mental in improving the Problems in Belief Seminar. The Seminar has widened in scope and in attendance this year. Father Cavanaugh, S.J. will pursue private study in ethics this summer. Mr. McCormick, S.J. joined the faculty this year. He studied previously at Loyola Seminary. THOMAS J. HIGGINS, S.J. Professor Chairman of Department DANIEL E. CAVANAUGH, S.J. Instructor t VINCENT J. GENOVESI, S.J. Instructor PETER J. McCORMICK, S.J. Instructor STEPHEN W. McNIERNEY Instructor (9

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Biology The Biology Faculty was enlarged this year as Father Gau, SJ. and Doctors Butcher and Rehak joined the staff. Doctor Zaharis, Chairman, has inaugurated several changes in the department. Under his direction bi- ology majors will take biology courses in all four years, as opposed to the previous system involving three years of courses. A course on plant biochemistr}’ replaces the senior course in parasitology. Doctor Zaharis, in addition to reading research papers for the Maryland Academy of Science, is doing research with florescent antibodies and human placentae. Doctor Butcher, a judge at the Sci- ence Fair of the Maryland Academy of Science, and Doctor Zaharis this year attended the convention of the Federa- tion of American Societies for Experi- mental Biology. Father Grau, S.J., the establisher of the Psychological Service Burea at Georgetown University, introduced a course in Clinical Psychology and of- fers psychological services to the stu- dent body. Father Lorenzo, S.J. participated in a National Science Foundation Conference for Genetics Teachers at Colorado State University in August, 1965. JOHN L. ZAHA RIS Associate Professor Chairman of Department HENRY C. BUTCHER, IV Assistant Professor MICHAEL A. LORENZO, S.J. Instructor EDWARD M. REHAK Lecturer ALBERT F. GRAU, S.J. Associate Professor 8

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English The English Department was alive with activity this year. In conjunction with the Gorman Lecture Series, it sponsored poetry reading by Diane Wakoski, Marguerite Harris, and Joel Oppen, as well as a series of lectures by the Rev. Richard Doyle, S.J. of St. Andrew-on-Hudson. Dr. Hands was appointed Chair- man of the English Department, re- placing Father Lavin, S.J., new Dean of Studies. Dr. Kinter continued his work on books for the Harvard Out- line Series. He also plans to pub- lish his doctoral dissertation. Mr. Voci was appointed to the Program Committee of the Middle States Col- lege English Association. Mrs. Carol Abromaitis is pursuing doctoral work at the University of Maryland. Father McGoldrick is working toward his doctoral degree in creative writing at The Johns Hopkins University. He was Student Counselor in the Evening School during the first semester. Father O’Malley, formerly of Wheeling Col- lege, and Mr. Michalski, who re- ceived his Master’s Degree from Cor- nell, also joined the English staff in February. CHARLES B. HANDS Associate Professor Chairman of Department CAROL A. ABROMAITIS Instructor WILLIAM L. KINTER RICHARD E. MICHALSKI REDMOND J. McGOLDRICK, S.J. Assistant Professor Instructor 20