St Josephs College - Phase Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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The backbone of any college or institution of higher learning is the aca¬ demic instruction it affords. Without this, it scarcely deserves the collegiate title. Despite the good-timers,” the main reason any average person pursues his education beyond the high school stage is to acquire additional knowledge. Students have a wide variety of tastes in selecting their chosen field of academic effort. It is difficult, if not impossible, to fulfill all the possibilities to which the thirst for knowledge may lead. Taking into consideration its size, situation, and amount of teaching personnel, St. Joseph’s endeavors to produce as complete a curriculum as possible. The past year saw increased efforts in this matter as the three-two” plan was effected in certain engineering fields. This involves a five-year overall attendance at St. Joseph’s and at one of three other schools, at the conclusion of which time, both a B. S. in Engineering and an A.B. in the Arts will be awarded. Another development in St. Joseph’s educational growth was the further expansion of the Calumet Center extension, which began flexing its muscles more firmly in this, its second year of existence. When one thinks of the educational facilities of a college, one of its most important adjuncts—the student—pops into mind. And St. Joe has them— all sorts, sizes, and shapes, it has them. Some 450-odd men in varying stages of maturity and intellectual development crowd themselves within the walls of Collegeville’s seven residence halls, and make their presence felt in class¬ room, library, and laboratory. Each class governs itself; it has the usual four class officers and sponsors the usual class projects, always aiming for a better class of ’53 or ’54 or ’5 5, or whatever the class in question may be. The previously mentioned residence halls form the home base of operations for the 450-odd. Although not strictly segregated, certain halls attract certain classes as a matter of course, and for a time are stamped with the characteristics of the predominant group. Page twenty-five

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FACULTY PRESIDENT THE VERY REV. RAPHAEL H. GROSS, Ph.D. Appointed President of St. Joseph’s in May, 1951 THE REV. FREDERICK L. FEHRENBACHER, M.A. Chairman Professor of History THE REV. JOSEPH A. HILLER, Ph.D. Professor of German THE REV. JOSEPH A. OTTE, M.B.A. Treasurer of the College Assistant Professor of Accounting MR. THOMAS J. SCHEIBER, M.A. Director of News Bureau Instructor in Journalism Page twenty-six