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Vol.  59, No. 20
Friday, March 12,  1965
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'Megalomania' storm
Russ authority
on campus today 'No comment' administrators'
reaction to Brillhart article
Alexander Kerensky, a man who has made what could
well amount to be some of the most important decisions of
the 20th Century, appears on the Hilltop this morning for an
informal coffee-discussion with faculty and students.
The jointly sponsored SEC and
Tim Meyers Lyceum presentation will be held from 11:00 to
12:30 this morning in room 32,3
of Gleason Library. All students
and faculty members are invited
to come in at any time and take
part.
Alexander Kerensky was present in 1917 when the Grand
Duke of Russia abdicated. With
the fall of the Russian government he and a select few were
faced with the formidable task
of reconstructing the very structure of the Russian government
along democratic lines in a mere
72 hours. His provisional government, had it been able to put
down the Bolshevik Revolution
in November, 1917, could well
have changed the ever complex
course  of  modern   history.
A man of the import of Kerensky was hard put to escape
following the Bolshevik Revolution. Yet with the help of a British intelligence agent, Bruce
Lockhart. Kerensky was able to
slip away into the night disguised as a sailor. He fled to
Britain and later to Paris to
emigrate to the United States
shortly before World War II. He
is currently the Visiting Trustee
Professor at Mills College in
Oakland.
Here indeed is the opportunity
of a lifetime to meet and discuss
with a man who can personally
say what happened at one of the
greatest historical events of our
Fitch promises
'emphasis on
Arts' to fill void
With the growing concern
about the lagging condition
of the arts on campus, the
SEC becomes a light in the
darkness. In an interview
with t h e Foghorn, newly
elected Chairman Dennis
Fitch promised "a more vigorous and steady emphasis
on the Fine Arts which will
hopefully fill an embarassing
void in our campus cultural
life."
At a riscent faculty advisory
committee meeting it was decided that a minimum number
of large evenLs (e.g. Modern
Jazz Quartet will be presented
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times, a revolution whose import have been and will continue
to be felt throughout the world
for a long time to come.
Senate hits
mark system
The Faculty Senate, last Friday, in its capacity as an advisory council, recommended to
Father President that a new
system in grading be put into
effect beginning next semester.
The proposal had been under
consideration for a number of
weeks and passed at the meeting almost unanimously. It will
initiate a plus and minus as
well as the latter grade on all
official materials concerning
a student's grade. The numbers
corresponding to the letter
grades will also be revised on a
possible twelve or thirteen
point scale, the exact system not
yet having  been worked out.
It was generally felt by all on
the Senate that the proposal, if
affirmed by Father President,
would be a help and advantage
to all concerned. The student
with the B-plus will now no longer be ranked with the student
who barely rose about a C and,
likewise, a student might now
get a B-minus when he probably
would have received a C for
for lack of any exact system.
The Grade Point Average will
also be more precise now and
give an all-around better evaluation of the student's academic
merit.
A p o 1 i c y of pacification
through silence was evident
on campus earlier this week
as some top administrators
refused to discuss Mr. John
Brillhart's "Hilltop Hypocrisy" as published last week.
The informative replies garnered were as follows. Rev.
Robert Sunderland, S.J., Director of Residents, "No." Mr.
John Fry. Assistant Director of
Residents, "No comment. See
Public Information." Rev. John
Lo Schiavo, S.J., "No comment.
I suggest you see Father President." Rev. Charles Dullea,
S.J., was unavailable for comment.
Later in the week, however.
Father Lo Schiavo issued a
statement regarding the matter. He noted that the article began with a truly academic and
profitable outlook but soon the
language "degenerated . . . into
such emotionally charged
phrases" as to make "fruitful
dialogue hardly possible." Father Lo Schiavo concluded that
in view of the above "the attitude of those who did not wish
to comment immediately is also
most understandable."
Since the administration
seemed unwilling to comment,
the lay faculty were asked for
their impressions as opinions regarding the controversial article.
Mr. John Collins, of the
Speech and Drama department,
said that although he felt the article provided an excellent service to USF, he didn't feel ti to
John Brillhart
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be a completely fair evaluation.
He cautioned that he doesn't
know too much about Phelan
Hall but that he does hear a
good deal of campus gossip.
... He pointed out that it is here
the students disagree as to the
amount and severity of actual
regulations and regimentation.
"He emphasized, however, that,
"It is not a little police state .except for those who are childish
themselves. To say that the article is a fair evaluation of the entire campus is untrue and if this
is the case in Phelan Hall then
it is lamentable."
Dr. Milligan of the Psychology Department felt that Brill-
hart's basic idea was a sound
one but "the students should
take over the responsibility for
leadership and management for
Commons marked for culture
The Fine Arts movement con
tinued to gather steam this
week as members of the University administration promised
that there would indeed be cultural facilities included in the
Student Union building schema.
In an interview Tuesday, Rev.
John LoSchiavo, S.J., Dean of
Students, attested to the faculty
and administration's concern for
the development of a Fine Arts
sector on the Hilltop. At five
o'clock each evening, beginning
the fall of '66. the artistially
minded student will find his
Mecca in the Student Union
building.
There will be one centrally
located room fully equipped with
hi-fi and earphone apparatus,
enabling   the   ''whole   man"   to
assemble his musical knowledge and appreciation. In the
multipurpose room, appropriately designed to accommodate
many needs, there will be facilities for small concerts, lectures,
and movies. Here we may invite
noted artisans who could familiarize the Don with the theory
of their aesthetic sense.
It was also noted that there
will be one of two rooms specifically reserved for art exhibits
and displays. This will serve
as the artist's workshops on
campus, where new, and as yet
obscure,talent may attest to its
development, and a community
bond between the artistic sectors of The City and the University may be established.
Another   topic   noteworthy   of
consideration is a suggestion by
Rev. James Dempsey, S.J. Since
it is his belief that people who
are surrounded by beauty will
come to accept and appreciate
it, he feels that students should
be enveloped in an artistic environment. In his opinion, this
aura of beauty and simplicity
could be established by an effective utilization of partitions
in the new Union.
As these plans go into effect,
a cultural contribution is being
produced. With a new Student
Union in 1966, a new atmosphere
imbued with fine arts should
encompass the campus necessitating the cultural development
of   very   University   student.
themselves." He admitted, on
the other hand, he didn't know
what the vehicle for this transference of responsibility should
be . He continued by characterizing the problem as "not administrative attitude or lack of
interest but a break in communications. This is a part of the
growing pains of the university." Milligan concluded by expressing hope that after completion of the Second Century physical plant, the general campus
attitude will assume a somewhat more democratic outlook.
Mr. Brillhart himself seemed
a bit idealistically inclined when
confronted regarding his article.
Asked whether he had utilized
the "established channels" re-
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Complete text of
Dean's statement
What was my reaction to Instructor Brillhart's article? I
believe Mr. Brillhart began to
say something which could have
been worth while. I believe he
could have opened a fruitful
discussion on a topic which
concerns us all — the proper
academic atmosphere of a university. But in the short space
of two paragraphs Mr. Brill
hart was no longer calmly discussing his views on a common problem; instead he was
resorting to the use of labels
and such emotionally charged
phrases as "police state,"
"meanness," guilt by accusation," "suspicion," "injustice,"
"hypocrisy," and "stupidity" in
speaking of University authorities and their actions. In support of such language he marshals much evidence; the imag-
ings of some students regarding the two-way paging system
in Phelan Hall; and unfounded
nonsense about the priests and
"authorities" in Phelan Hall
who enter rooms without knocking, and who slyly prowl about
looking for liquor and gambling.
In view of such intemperate
language, fruitful dialogue is
hardly possible. The atmosphere
is no longer friendly, enlightened, and permissive. What began
as a worthwhile debate degenerated at its very start into an
exercise in epithet-hurling. This
is most regrettable. In view of
this, the attitude of those who
did not wish to comment immediately is also most understandable.
Rev. John LoSchiavo, S.J.
Dean of Students