University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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REV. LOUIS C. RUDOLPH, S. J. President REV. WILLIAM C. GIANERA, S. J. Dean of the Faculties REV. JOHN P. O ' CONNELL, S. J. Vice-President REV. JAMES H. STREHL, S. J. Minister REV. GEORGE A. GILBERT, S. J. Curator of Museums GEORGE A. SINGEWALD Registrar THE REDWOOD 9 3 8 PAGE 13

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I) A university does not run itself. The profes- sors are not self-appointed, the schedule of classes does not simply fall into order; the system of bells, meals, and lights out does not arrange itself; the boilers do not auto- matically know when heat is needed; the laundry does not wash clothes of its own arrangement; nor do the gardens plant themselves. Behind all these functions there are many minds at work, there are plans and sched- ules. The smoothness and efficiency of university life depends upon capable man- agement just as surely as the construction of the Bay Bridge depended upon miles of premeditated blue prints. That is why Father Rudolph, as President of a modern univer- sity, has gathered around him the men who can see to it that classes are held, that lectures are attended, that the formalities of registration are observed, that the rooms are at comfortable temperature, or that the grounds supply students with an adeguate setting for the works of the mind. Thus life goes on smoothly, the wheels of administration turn, and Santa Clara builds on the past for the future. PAGE 12 « THE REDWOOD • 1938

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C L L € G € Of ARTS The Jesuit system of edu- cation starts in Philosophy with a foundation inquiry into the fundamental con- cepts and precepts that under- lie all knowledge. From there, it spreads out slowly into a con- sideration of the cultural arts, the physical sciences, and the social sciences. » All students in the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences take four years of philosophy; starting in their freshman year with logic, the science of correct thought; and epistemology, the science of the critic of knowledge. With this basis, the Santa Clara man passes into a consideration of the abstract realms of metaphysics, of cosmology, psychology, theodicy, and finally ethics. » The value of this mental training can hardly be overempha sized. Given the proper foundation in the science of thought and the proper critical appre- ciation of authority, the student approaches his other subjects with more orientation and stability; recognizing true values and detecting false colora- tions; with a more true and vital appreciation for the good, and a clearer disdain for the bad. » This system affects the college man ' s entire life. It is a subtle prep- ar ation for the intelligent love of the cultural arts, with the bases upon which to build their proper valuation in the man ' s life. It sets up a firm rational and ethical foundation for later life, directing moderation and deliberation in all things. » The system depends almost essentially for its proper operation upon the physical set-up of the Small University wherein there can be that personal, vital contact between the professor and his pupils. By offering the highest type of instruc- tors, and making them more truly available to their students Santa Clara realizes to the utmost the Jesuit ideal. . PAGE 14 THE REDWOOD 3 8