St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Bemdos having played an important role In the spiritual hie ot many ignatians, Fr. James O'Reilly. S.J.. also made immonso contributions to the Development Program. '' Located in The Development Olhce. this scale model ol the future St. Ignatius Campus provides students, alumni, and capital contributors with a general view of the planned construction. expansion, and renovation, indicated by the lottors are A. The Renovated Administration Building, B. The Renovated Loyola Hall. C. Mall of Fame. D. Fine Arts Center. E. The Re-novatod Sullivan Gym. F. Intramural Sports Building. G. Natatorium. H. Intramural Field, and I. Learning Resources Center. This extensive program is expected to take three years to complete if things progress according to plans. ST. IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL cuvnANO .onto DEVELOPMENT PLAN ROBERT COPNA ASSOC. AJ.A. CLIVIIAND .OHIO APCHITRCTB PLANNFOfl

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riculum. Also, 1 wanted to give the impression that student curriculum, student discipline, and student growth should be brought together into a whole. It seems to me that the same questions you ask about curriculum also can be applied in terms of student discipline, which involves a sort of hidden curriculum. I think it's important to bring the whole thing into the center of the school and to ask very serious educational questions about that. In other words, the way we teach and the way we encourage people to learn should be consistent with what I'm doing in this office. And so, I gues it's for these reasons that I thought it would be important to change the title. Ignatian: Mow do you feel about the relationship between you and the students? Fr. McHugh: I feel pretty good about my relationship with most of the students. Maybe I am fooling myself, but I don't think I am. I don't feel or experience any huge conflict or block between the students and myself. Also, I would like to consider it an open relationship; whether it is or not. I'm not sure. And if it isn't, either the students or I have some work to do. Ignatian: Do you feel that the students themselves should play a role in the disciplinary system? Fr. McHugh: Yes, I do. I would really very much like to see students take some responsibility for their own actions. In fact, one of the things in the back of my mind, which would be something in the next couple of years, is some kind of student judiciary, which could work with me. I have a model for this in my mind, but it's going to take some time before I can dump that one out. If not for the entire student body, there should be some kind of student judiciary at least for Seniors. I think Seniors can handle that, and I'd like to see Through small group discussions Fr. McHugh tries to probe inside the minds ol his sometimes confused students. them be more responsible to each other for what they do. Also, I like to work fairly closely with the Student Council and its Discipline Committee. So in answer to the question, yes, I definitely want to see students play a role in the disciplinary system. Ignatian: Do you feel that there are any changes necessary in the present disciplinary system? Fr. McHugh: I'm not sure I can speak specifically to that question, but 1 guess if I answered it generally, I'd say yes. There are always changes necessary in any system because if there aren't changes that means the system is dead. In the disciplinary system I'm working in. I'm dealing basically with human relationships, which change because people change, and therefore, the system changes. Today, we're living in a kind of work in which change of a system is almost a truism; we're beyond the days in which stability is characteristic of society. Change is both acceptable and necessary. So 1 think we have to admit that the discipline system has to change and grow. If it doesn't, then it is out of touch with experience. The question is then in terms of “is all change good? The answer is no, which means we have to find some way of evaluating reasons for change. Ignatian: Do you agree with all the rules and regulations for the students now, and do you feel any should be changed or eliminated? Fr. McHugh: If you put the ques- tion in terms of now, my answer would be yes. There are rules in the system now which, if it were just my decision, I probably would not like, and there are probably a lot of things I would like to add. But I'm not sure I'm in a position to say specifically which rules I agree with and with which I don't. I basically think what we have here is reasonable, and I don't think there is anything outlandish. Also, there are certainly going to be changes in the rules because the people and the system inevitably change. Ignatian: What have been your most rewarding experiences as Associate Principal during your first year? Fr. McHugh: The most rewarding experiences, I guess, have been being with students occasionally, to see them grow, to see them take on responsibility, and to witness them change, and to realize that in some way I've played some part in that. It's the same kind of experience, I think, a teacher feels. To see a student's eyes light up because he sees something he never knew before or never thought of before is pretty exciting, especially if the teacher had some kind of participation in it. Similarly, I feel I am involved in a different kind of teaching in my office, and it's the same basic, rewarding experience: seeing someone see something or understand something or experience something new to him, and helping him integrate that into his life.

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DEVELOPMENT INSURES FUTURE One of the following words or phrases has been repeated more often than any other in this past year. Which one is it? Wildcats, ' 77, the Ignatian, it's 2:10, Senior slump, or development? If you say de-I velopment, you're probably right. Development became a much-t used word in '76-'77 due to the implementation of a new program calling for construction, expansion, j and renovation of the Ignatius campus. Fr. Robert Welsh, S.J., was ap-r pointed Development Director, and he, in cooperation with Fr. James O'Reilly, S.J., Carl White, and Tom O'Donnell, spear-headed the drive to gain capital in excess of 7.5 million dollars. The attempts to secure the money were conducted in several ways. The Development Team, consisting of the four previously mentioned men, spoke, either separately or in groups, to corpora- tions, foundations, and wealthy individuals in an effort to obtain ’ large amounts of capital. Also, alumni were contacted and asked to donate either their time or money. When questioned about asking wealthy people for money, Fr. O'Reilly replied, I don't think of myself when I'm doing it; I think of the students and the future. Fr. O'Reilly also said, 1 think the people who are asked to help are doing a great job. The mechanics of the program are divided into several phases. The first phase encompassed the Learning Center, which contains a new library and additional space for group learning endeavors. The Learning Center, begun in February, is the former Carroll Gym, built in 1913. The following construction will include renovation of Loyola Hall and the Main Building and construction of an Arts and Music Center (formerly Slavin's Furniture Store), a Social Service Center, a West 30th Street Mall, an intramural practice field, and a companion building for the Sullivan Gym. All this should take approximately three years to complete, barring any unforseen problems. At the root of the Development is a reason for the multi-million dollar program. Fr. Welsh states: As the Jesuits entered their ninetieth year here at the school and saw the need to renovate and to plan where education would go in the future, they reached a moment of decision. It was necessary to decide whether to expand and improve the facilities in order to continue providing the students with a quality education or whether to pull back and continue with a smaller school until an eventual closing. The two people seen busily working in the former Teachers' Lounge are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weisman, professional fundraisers. They have helped to raise funds for such noteworthy endeavors as the Lakewood Hospital and the Beck Center for Performing Arts. Incidentally, their salaries are being taken care of by benefactor contributions. Mr. Robert Corna has been chosen as architect, and he has displayed a rare show of enthusiasm in regards to the program. It's the kind of thing you can really get yourself involved in. If the environment begins to fall down, the quality of education will also. Mr. Coma's plans are designed to adapt St. Ignatius to a student body much like the present one. He emphasizes that the changes are not an enrollment booster, but rather, the construction, expansion, and renovation are necessary to update the quality of learning. Skeptics were surprised at the progress of the Learning Center. In the next three years buildings will be changed, raised, and constructed at an amazing rate in building the St. Ignatius of the future. Having been appointed Development Director. Fr. Robert Welsh. S.J.. spent many hours talking to potential contributors to the capital drive. Feature 13