University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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'vfulx tradition, U-D 1964 retains its own identity

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10,795 students niversit of Detroit ?35ed23,i2?f3SS.i1?g versity make an im- pression. Four years of study make an impression. But, to say that these fleeting moments are the complete story of the year would not be giving much thought to the topic. For these effects were caused by the many things that happened since U-D was founded in 1877-the tradition of the University. Even this is not enough, as the edu- cational practices incorporated into U-D resulted from the 400-year development of the Society of Jesus, whose philosophy insists on English, theol- ogy, and philosophy for all degrees. Having this tradition, U-D does not rest on it, does not let it dominate. 1964 is many people in this urban Catholic Jesuit environment, each adjusting to it and it adjusting to them-making the tradition living, giving U-D 1964 individuality. '. .f , ,J 255 : rf.: - .. 'iii'-5 ' .--.-5 ff' .L r' ' r- Luigi- . ,gif--E. ,V J 'V -srl Y. fl .. . 'Ny . 'v. '1 '- -.' ,,. -. A -H. H, A ,- ' D ,,.q-., ..:,- -,-- .w-. - 1' 1-.3---. 1,-'qi ': jf-4-V Y., .ev 3 Pv1,:z.:ki'fl J' . 1, ' Set in Jesuit

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What -D offers, students must utilize Few people would question the noble- ness of the U-D's Jesuit education, the number of buildings, the dedication and interest of a majority of the faculty, the source of knowledge in and around the area, and the opportunity for religious services at U-D. But do these make a university? The system doesn't have to be adhered to. Buildings can be Hlled physically. Teachers can be ignored. Books can sit on shelves. Religion may not become a part of life. The opportuni- ties are present at U-D. But these don't make U-D a university. The reaction, the thought, the living in these opportunities make the University. Since students are in a constant turnover, each year emerges as a distinct story.