University of Western Ontario - Occidentalia Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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' 'f K Q i ,lu X , xv ay s f fs aft! 4 X .., V ,,,,, G , 1 V X 7 iff? ' ?f 'a V' X 'Z M1 fs f Qs 5 if Riveter, novelist, and professor are only three of the steps in the career of Dr. Jaroslav Havelka. As a political refugee from Communist Czechoslovakia, he wrote a docu- mentary novel of his flight while earning his Ph.D. in Psychology at Milano University. After working at Canadair, he was associated with both McGill and the University of Montreal, in the former as an M.Sc. student, and in the latter as a pro- fessor in Slavonic Studies, before coming to Western in 1957. As might be expected of a man z 0 4 ' 2 an whose vocation is people and their behaviour, he is vitally interested both professionally and personally, in the problems facing students. The secret of University in his view is a deeper mutual trust. Teachers must realize they are dealing with maturing people of great potential and sensitivity, who will not accept isolated facts with- out challenge. Students, however, must learn to accept the responsi- bility of intellectual trust. The uni- versity, he feels, should be more a house of intellect than of 27 5 X, X f f ,, . W X , ,HW 'me-Y . , , specific knowledge. Several of his suggestions are specific changes which might do a great deal toward achieving this ideal. He is in favour of the so-called University of On- tario, because it would have the ad- vantage of concentrating specialists where they would be available to the greatest number of students. As a prerequesite, however, he would ask that professors be specialists in basic university education, in the first few years, so that students would be assured of proper guid- ance in selecting their field of study. The application of these and other ideas in his own classes, and his obvious concern with his students, has made Dr. Havelka one of the most popular, and respected pro- fessors at Western. Q 'fW59i'WSc 'H H

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Many professors are accused of being unaware of the outside world, a criticism which does not apply to Betty Seldon. Mrs. Seldon, a lecturer in the Secretarial Science Department, has worked in the out- side world, and has brought her experience with her. She also presents a practical answer to the problem facing many co-eds, that of finding a job. Un- less the student wishes to teach she says, a B.A. still means that a girl is unskilled as far as the labour market is concerned. To Mrs. Seldon and her students, the Sec. Sci. course offers the best of both worlds. The nature of the course means that she works close- ly with the girls more often than is usual, and so it is not surprising that she becomes fond of her charges. Though she pleads lack of time as her reason for not being involved in campus activities, Mrs. Seldon is still in touch with what affects her students. She explains: lt is pointless to assign work when everyone is off to the Delaware Ball. Even her description of herself as a realist is moderated by her aim of providing the tools which will give my students self-reliance and a sense of their own worth. ln a world of abstractions, this is a reassuring touch. 5' - X 1 5,2 , y h. i. t ,r . .N i n i, uf 1. i, f ,L lllll il A X A it ,,'!li5l'r:'Qt5 A E x ll 2.21 ll 'Nl ' rx 4 11 fs 'I f 1 ,li lag 12 S K i EE Z 5 5 2 if V .iii i 'qi I 'A Wi l - A i gwyiyls A in 9 .J h'g2v,ig's'fi 'Q 4' .'g2'lw iigff N M..--f-f' '70, ri- ' . ' 4 - i, -- - 35. : ' ' ' . Z Y j,L,x'r .6 .S-. 4 fi ggigfasi, ..ff-Xfffjw 2,1 j 15 9, Wig., f --- ' J ,ie L 26 1

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I t I I I I S I I I I I I I Rev. P. E. Crunican of King's College, doesn't really care how much money his students will be making when they get out of university. His main aim is intellectual stimulation. Too many people have dollar signs for eyeballs. I like to see the lights go on in people's eyes. I don't think any- thing can replace the look of discovery of an original idea. Teaching is not giving a lectureg teaching is putting in the light. I firmly believe that the student must become actively involved before very much happens. lf l have a motto in this regard it is this: 'You never really teach anybody anything, if you're lucky you might be around when somebody learns something he says. For me the most rewarding academic experience is the privilege of receiving and giving a high mark to a really superior and imaginative essay. Like Ezra Pound, I would say that 'real education must ultimately be limited to those who insist on knowingg the rest is mere sheep- herding. Rev. Crunican is involved in students' personal lives also. As Newman chaplain at Western for eight years religious problems are a prime, but, hopefully, not an exclusive concern. lf a chaplain can be defined, l would say that he should first of all be a listener. A built-in by-product of the chaplaincy has been involvement in many ecumenical activities and student projects such as the Student Union Building campaign. I would turn every stone in sight to retain the personal dimension in the student-professor relationship, he says with an assurance indicating that he realizes the delicacy of the relationship. Like all professors, he admits, there are days when it is quite evident that my students would cheerfully cast me, unarmed, to the nearest starving lion, but by and large l think we get along. -Q . T4 1' N iLc gh 'S Ik f1 'Q .VY Q, --A 9 N, x :rx Q, I Y I .. N -,,. . g -! :'f!'E5HX 'i' -v S ,I