University of New Haven - Chariot Yearbook (West Haven, CT)

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continued from page 20 person to replace retiring President Mar- vin K. Peterson. In September, the Committee held open hearings to hear from the University community the type of- man they would like to see as UNH ' s next President. Before its completion, the Committee eventually went over 350 names of potential candidates before fi- nally submitting its conclusion to the Board of Governors in May. The D.S.G. administration in September- Soccer season begins .

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continued from page 19 The present student government ad- ministration began its second term in of- fice, with Bill Bazilchuk as president, and Bruce Gogel as its vice-president, along with Bill Bruce as its capable treasurer. The Day Student Government Lecture Committee began its series of lectures with Christine Jorgensen, the woman who in 1952 made international head- lines when she was surgically trans- formed from a man. She said to the more than 500 present at the lecture, I have found the oldest gift in Heaven — to be myself. The soccer team also began its season, a season that would eventually lead the team to an NCAA tournament berth. However, perhaps the most important thing to happen in September was the formation of the Presidential Search Committee under the leadership of Dr. Gwendolyn Jensen. The Presidential Search Committee was set up by the Board of Governors in order to find a continued on page 21 The open hearing of the Presidential Search Committee. 20

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OCTOBER amonghs develop- ments, the settling down to a fairly normal every-day existence. People by now have forgotten about the good times of summer, and are beginning to become adjusted to the upcoming winter. The fraternities, in October, hold their annual Fall Pledge Week, a week in which the fraternal organizations take over the Student Lounge and try to woo interested students into pledg- ing their fraternity. Such service and professional fraternities as APO and LAE also begin their activities, as exemplified by the appearance of State Police Commissioner Cleveland B. Fussenich, who was just one of several prominent speakers who spoke at UNH during the year, thanks to the activity of the Criminal Justice Fraternity. UNH also, during October, had such other speakers at the school as Udar Pinto, an Indian philosopher who also is a physicist. He has been developing a movement called Sri Aurobindo ' s Action, a movement that Pinto hopes will make a place where man can live away from national rival- ries, social conventions, and contend- ing religions. The English Club sponsored poet Al Poulin, Jr. as a speaker, who gave readings of his works to several Eng- lish classes, and also discussed with the students the problems of becom- ing a published author. Linda Butler, a Criminal J ustice student, was appointed the new direc- tor for the New Haven Sponsorship Program, a program whose purpose it is to provide a one-to-one relationship between a sponsor and a juvenile in trouble. The faculty wives began their social activities also in October with a facul- ty wives ' tea.