News Scrapbook 1971-01
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A-4 . EVENING TRIBUNE
San Diego, Wednesday, June 9, 1971
New USD president cit s teaching of moral values By FRA!\X SALDANA Private institutions of high- er learning are receiving greater support today be-
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TuNday, Jur• 8, 1971
AN DI GO UNION
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UTHOR E. HUGHES JR. USD President Expresses Hi 1er E~,,~-~ation .Y}!~.~'"'" .. I tu - A university pre~1dent all, he explained. ~hould Ix? the one to d al with "I would favor expansion or err.int fa( ulty mrmbers the advanced degree pro-
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A search committee com- posed of Bishop Maher, Msgr. Baer, Sister Morris, trustees from both undergraduate col- leges, the School cause the teaching of moral values either has been out- lawed or given only cursory treatment in public in- stitutions, according to the new president of the Univer- sity of San Diego. "The image of public in- stitutions is not at an all-time high," said Dr. Author E. Hughes Jr., who was named president of the Catholic in- stitution by the Most Rev. Leo T. Maher, bishop of the San Diego Catholic D:occse. Hughes said yesterday dis- enchantment of the general public with higher education has been renected in its fa- lure to support institutions fi. nancially. This also can be the remit of student militan- cy duri11g the 1960s, he said. Bishop Maher said Hughes, the first lay president of the university, was named over 238 other candidates, including clergymen, because "he is In- novative, creative and relates ith students. "He will add new dimen- sions to the University of San Diego and the community," . ams very cautiou iy. They arc expcn ,ve and you have to consider whether there is a market demand'' f r students wi•h advanced tam fields. His role a with a CathQ will not be to d kmd of program~ along l,:-cs. he Ins! t d but rather grams m !me with the needs es in cer- el<>p any o lo develop of students. academic pro- Catholic are manifested m I the way we live-our behav- 1or would be expected to re- Any thn.51 for establishing moral values w\'I come from t~c religious members of the facuJty, not from the admrnis- !lie great needs of higher cduca- tion is to react to the plras for more r levance in educa- tion from students. STUDF.l\TS RIGHT ''I thmk the students have ooen r1~ht m sa)ing we are ignoring in our work the thin;:s t!lat rea y bother them. "At :\"Al we ~ave been try- Ing to offer them a way of thinkm" about things like pol lution, drug abu. e. cnmc. "We certainly introduce them to the great com- plexities that these problems are comprised of and that complex problems have com- plex solutions." Hut cutting across the traditional lines of academics must be done in well-planned ways w1.h specific goals. To teach some of the prob- lems of pollution, for ex- ample, Hughes outlined how the South Campus of };AU, of which he is provost, devel- o ed a plan involving profes- :ors from departments of an- lhropolog,. Engli , porrt1cal science and the hllrr hes. Ir another area h1gv and English I..eratur acuity members were teamed. "But you have to know ex- actly where you're going, ho1~ you 're going about ii and what you expect to achieve. That's quite different than this do-your-own-thing type of operation where anything might happen." But the ideas for such aca- demic programs don't come from the faculty - and not necessarily from organized comm1tteos. "Thev should be involved at the· grass roots - they should tell us what they're in· :l~!~~~s~~\:~;m~i~!;i!f~ I what 1s our Amencan hent- gage, so we developed a pro- gram rela\Ll1g e to. ,POliti- cal science, h to } and,Eng- 'That"s the sort of thing tration, he said. Hughe~ said one of :'-/OT FROM FACUTY lish literature. • I sqp0sc the com- m1tmcnts make in bcmg a fleet those values." but that there mu t be a S)S· t m of appeals available for faculty members who think his rullngs arc unfair. Students should he par- - dis- 5tudent t1c pants m c1pltnary actions. parorhial PrivatP, - chool haVC a d flercnt role than dn puhltc inst1tu1tons, m• the oppor• volvmg oHerm;: to explore obJcctivcly t11nity and vnlucs. modern 1rtellectua1Jy - Sturif'l'lt~ mu t have ev- rry opportunity to c-ommi;- things - hut nrvrr violrnlly. USfl ~hould expand its recru1l.ng honzo, s far heyond Southern Cnli- mix of studmts from differ- mg cultural, ~oclal. geogra t'lhnic and economic nlr;ilc their dis ent with student forn1a to achieve 11 desirable phi<' rw systems nf higher spell out clc rly what they are gmng tn achieve and hO\\ they are gmng ahoul it. Dormitory vi. itations should not be open and U11con• trolled as !hey are on some campuses but 'hat men and women students should have e1ery opportur. ty to be to- gether undrr other cJrcum- stances - Pnvate ,chools such as tSn c~n have regula 1 1ons d1f• lerE'l'lt from lhosr at public Bchoo!S and if students don·t want to accep the rules, they can go lsftw!Jere for their education.. - lJ D's graduate pro- grams should be expanded • very caullou~ly" with an evr toward the need for the market for people with grad- uate degrees m certam fields. Undergraduate students at l sn v.111 apparently fare well unrfer Hughes. ' In my mind. it takes just as great a caliber of per ·on lo work with the fresh!T'an IPvcl nf students as It docs witli the graduate students. C\. TTEACH "Rut I'm al o completely aware that 1s not where the glamour 1s - not where the reward s_1,slem in higher edu- cation pays oil. ' On the conlrarv, it pays off to the professor who is working with the graduate doing research and writing." At . ·orthern Arizona L'"ni- vemty, graduate as~istants erlucation 6hould students - the one who is b ro ds. 0 DOI M VISl'l - schools who ho'.d stock in Christianity can permit that belief to become manifest only in their attitudes and ac• tions - an incomplete but not too unsatisfactory solution." He stressed that while his primary interest will be in the education or the univer- sity's 2,400 students, it will be the clergy who will be respon, sible for their spiritual needs. Hughes said .any thrust for establishing moral values will ·d b. h l th a a press is op sat e Staff Photo bv Jerry R!fe • Dr. Author E. Hughe~. left, talks at mnference at which the Most religious the from come nev. Leo T. Mah('r, San Dirgo dio- <'esc bishop, introduced Hughes. conference yesterday. it~ as de from H h Tk ug a es f 11 A d u ca ~IC . The Lniversity of San Diego's first lay president will have acadPmic control of the univer- sity, but the church will remain in charge of spiritual and reli- gious instruction, the Most Rev. ! Leo T. Maher, bishop of the San Diego Roman Catholic Diocese, ·said yesterday. Bishop Maher made the ob- servation at a press conference called lo announce officially the appointmen, of Dr. Author E. Hughes Jr. as the 1nstitution's new president, the first in the school's 19-yea r history who is not a priest PRESE:\"T POST Announcement of Hughes' ap- pointment was made jointly by Bishop Maher and Gilbert Fox, chairman of the board of the College for Women, who also sel'ved on the search committee that reviewed 2:l8 applicants for the post Dr. Hughes is vice president and provost at Northern Ari- zona University in Flagstaff. He hopes to move his family to San Diego in August and to as- sume the presidency as soon af- ter Sept. 1 as he can be re- leased from NAU. Hughes, 41, is married and the father of four . His administrative tasks will include completing details of the merger of the College for Men and College for Women, assume control of the academic programs for those units and for the School of Law and to embark on fund raising for all of them. statement Hughes made saying he was not afraid to disagree with the bishop, Bishop Maher said "he isn't the first." ON RELIGIOUS VIEWS He said the role of the bishop in connection with USD is as chairman of the board and that of the president is to make de- cisions in regard to personnel and general operations. ''When it comes o religious views, the priests anli sisters will teach those. of c.'()urse." said Bishop Maher, • but all points of view will be h,~ard." Hughes, whose entire aca- (Continued on b-4, Col. 3) Asked about a the acadEm1c Bishop Maher said he will members of at1on m1 s1on, 1th of erlng the oppor- scholarly in- moral \ lues 1r 11orld. community, not from the ad- jointly by Msgr. John E. Baer 3 us DPlayers and Sister Nancy Morris. Hughes' appointment fills the post previously held -U:.«.<.<,~ Ju_,_ c, :1,/fl/ remain as chairman of the HughesTakes USD Academic Authority (Continued) demic ba<'kground has been in public education, said that "we are able m a pnvate institution lo work from a value base that has been precluded ih many public schools - a Christian value base." Hughes will take over the posls now held hy the Rev :\1sgr. John E. Baer at the Col lege for Men and Sister Nancy Morris at the College for Women. Msgr. Baer will become rec tor of St Francis Seminary at l'SD and Sister Morris will be director of schools for her reli- gious order in '.\1enlo Park. trustees while ministration. of board 15 A N Hughes will be responsible for the general operation of the university "with the right to hire and fire personnel." uns rea •hou~h he is the first lay• m~n to hccnmf' pres1df'nt of the Catholic oriented Unlvers- 11 of Sa Diego, Hughes says ~r 1s not awed by th pow- erful voice of lhe ht hop of the Roni~n C'.1'hohc n1ore e or San Diego in -:..sn matters. 'I have no rear of das- agrer w1lb the b1 hop,'' he Id 11cl t mo1es In e~er of he ltt>s that have 0 H RII TO Leave For n onor 0 !t~~ !~! 1is\~~ ~1T!geBfoc: ;:;:: un~~i~~us ~~~=~ti~ai~f ~en~9/rer~~ Reins A D nuiis of the ~omlii F~ layman, a convert to Catholi- Morris was head of the Col- ~1~~tir: Three University oLSa~ Diego players have been hon- ored with berths on the NCAA District 8 College D sion base- ball team, it was 11nnounced i:::/h~v~vi;:;·:~~~ ;;~: In announcmg Hughes' ap- said Msgr. Baer will become rector of St. Francis Semi- nary on the campus all!., Sis- ter Morris will become d1rec- tor of schools for the Reli- gious of the Sacred Heart in cess of merging pointment, Bishop Maher f~voi~: ~~~h!; more laymen in the responsi- bilities of its operation. Hughes, 41, currently is vice president of Northern Arizooa University at Flag- Catholic order, Religious of the Sacred Heart, will leave here ments or retirement at the or- next month for new assign- yesterday. · Me I p k n o ar . I ' d I If s a school's d f t th er s comp ex m r I d d nc u e w1 The team, picked by District e o provos an ·11 b s· t Campus, South I\. the church, there me disagreements. ancy e 1s er pitcher included 8 coaches, Gary Myron, shortstop Dave Morris, who has been president where for the past two years he has worked in developing Menlo Park n~w educational programs to of the former Universil y of San Diego College ior Women, and Gonzalez and outfielder Kerry Dineen of the Toreros. L'SD pr~v1ously lieen named the dis- trict coach oft.he year. Myron and Dineen also had previously been named to sec- NCAA College Division All- ond team positions on SD, which won third place in the recent NCAA tourney, was the only school to land squad. other selections includ- Dave Oliver of Cal Poly (SLO) at second, Gordon Douglas of Chapman at third, Myron Pines of Chapman and Sam Viney 0£ UC Davis in the outfiPJd, catch- er Dave Ravare of San Fer- America team. ed first baseman Greg of coach John Cunningham had Mother F'ranc:es Danz, its sup- Both college heads were given honorary doctorate de- meet student needs. "d h h e opes o ta e over as USD president Sept. 1, but said his contract in Ari- zona runs to Jan. I and the university's administration is in the process or finding a to complete his successor During yesterday's press conference, Hughes said it is difficult to simplify the com- plexities of making higher education more relevant. ''Perhaps we have been guilty In higher education of ~hort-circuiting the God-man relationship," he said. "The study of man's rela- t on•hip to God has been all institutions, Those in public t k e sa 1 unexpired term. H • · 1956-62 e · , norm Sister :\forr swill serve as di- recto1 of the ordur·• ,chools in .Ylenlo Park and :\fother Danz the new Oakwood the Home, which some of the San Diego area nuns will l!laff. Among the retired nuns will 1 be four from the Convent of Sa- cred Heart, El Cajon. They are Sisters Rosa Corona; Elizabeth will head com- laSl at law in grees week. mencemC! t exercises Hughes' appointment will USD's College for Men and College for Women into a complete the merger of Hughes also will be preSident of the university's School of Law and will be responsible for fund-raising to keep USD financially independent. children, received a doctorate from the University of Iowa He also holds degrees 1n edu- cation from Easter Illinois sity of Northern Colorado. single academic inS!itution. three spots on the District 8 Seraszek, Mary Ann Bojko and Louise Williams. Sisler Corona will be assistant librarian at Other nuns leaving here for :\fenlo Park are SJSters Leon- .YlcCarlhy, Madeleine Lambdin, Suzane de Lron, Franceska ardo Ramos, Virginia Puget Sound, Menlo Park. Hughes, the father of four McCollum He speaks candidly about h gher educat,on m gooeral I and private, parochial educa * L P * • • d t a Y re SI en 01• nted At USD • * * uon .n particular. hut c.utlawed in most public University and the Univer- 1 Prybylska, Louise Lundergran, '--------------------------- -- nando Valley and pitcher Craig Anne Davidson, Secondia Gofli, Caskey of Puget Sound and Genevieve Clarke. re Co erick t-ief 6er J/ cil Ca a e (Contlnued) w I" merged during the past four years and the past two A seuch commlllec com- and provost of South Campus. I e Moms, trustees degree in cduca.tlon from East- from btt~ of tlie unoergrnduate rm Jllino1s Univers1tv, a mas- college and the Scliool of Law. ter of arts degree In education membr of the boards 0 1 from the I;mvernty of , 'orth- tr tees, facu ty and student em Colorado and his doctorate body ' ctcd Hughes. from the Unlve ity of Iowa. Scvrral mcmhers. of th at I He is mam d and h:is four sc rch comrmtte~ said Hugheslchildren, Greg. 14; Tim, 11, was chosen because his aca- John, 6, and u a'! 2. de"'TlJC excellence. his admlDls- . trallve ability and his work in USD s College for Women developing educ !tonal pro- and College . for l\len were I students opener! In their first class('s m 1952 and the Srlmol of Law opened 1n 1954. Sine(' then they II w1ll also hav(' f na raismg have all been under direct con- r pon 1b1l 1c~ D 1 now ft. trot of diocesan of[!c1als anc1ally independent Crom the . d a spokesman . a cl. I· or the past three years the ce College for '.Vien and the College . OF IOWA DOCTORATJ-: for Womrn have been 1 that can be done." Altorney Frederick L. Helter, 42, of 3065 Third Ave., an- nounced his candidacy for City Council in the Eighth District yesterday. Mike Schaefer is U1e in- cumbent. Hetter said it was "lack of good business practices in the city manager's office" which prompted him to enter his first political race. FOUR-POINT CAMPAIGN Helter said his campaign · The firing of Waller Hahn , city manager: Opposing the GOP con-I venlion's com•cning in San Diego; J•:liminating prnp~1 ty tax on homes and ~hift,ng the tax source lo vacant land; Fighling pollul ton. A native of Illinois. Hrttcr moved lo San Diego a~ a child. He lived h<>n' until 1933 and re- turn('d m 1!165. Helter allrndr•cl Phillip, Ex· eter Academy. and graduilll'd cum Iaude from 1 larvard Col- lege He r('(·c1ved ;i magter·s dPgrrc fro,n Georgetown l,111- ·ver~ity and a Jalf clrgre!' from Univcrsitv Dr. Author E. Hughes Jr. Appo,i_~~~d USD President Bv KE: . HUDSO'.\'. Education Writer The an Diego Union been working with faculty and students to develop the aca- demic program for the South Campus. Hughes is 41 and an active 1 Catholic. He was converted to Catholicism when he was 26, ,partly because of the influence of his wife. Announcement of Dr. Hughes' appointment to the post held jointly by the Rev. l\lsirr. John E. Baer and Sister Xancy Morris will be by the :\lost Rev. Leo T. l\laher, bish- op of· the Roman Catholic Dio- cese of San Diego. It will end a nearly year-long search for a president to take over as administrative leader of what was previously tl1e Col- lege fur ;'\,fen and the College FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Ap- poi •ment or Dr. Author E. Hughes Jr as the fu-sl lay pres- ident of the Roman Catholic-af- lil1ated University of San Diego will be announced at a press conference today Appointme,t of a lay presi- dent is part of t:SD's plan to cmphas1z~ 'hf academic devel- opr.-ent cf t e school and to rur. ther separate it from direct church contrrl Prev1ou pre •· dents were pric~ts. His appomtment will com- plete the merger of USD's Col- lege •or \!en and College for Women in•o a single academic inslitution. - l'REDhHICK L. m:rrr;lt ... l«WFr, profe,,or Msgr. Baer Y.ill become rec- tor of St Francis Sereinary on the U' n campus and Sister Morris will become director of schools fol' Irie R~hg1ous of the Sacred I art m Mrnlo Park. Both r given honorary doctoral oL law dcl(rces at rommt'ncrrl!Pnt ceremonies a ,... ck ago. , for Women. DR. .-\L'THOR_ ~- HUGHES JR. He wilt also be president of ••• F.nd of '\ ear-Long Search the USD School of Law. Hughes \ice president of • 'orthern Anzona Univer ·ity at Flag taff and i:s provos'.: c• hat school s Sout1r r,ew appr0aeh s to higher edu- is presently • Both the undergraduate col- leges for men and for women (Continued on b-4, Col . 1) an edurational unit cation Carnpu• t •wo years he has For the p d t.J~ sp mg wh.ch ut 1ze op FOUNDER Fin- ishing touches are put on plaque hon- oring Mother Rosalie Hill, RSCJ, found- er of the University of San Diego Col- lege for Women which was chart- ed in 1949 and opened in 1952. From left are Mrs. Peter H. H. Dunne, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Dunne. The COMMEMORATED late Peter Dunne and Charles Dunne were nephews of Mother Hilt. The plaque was unveiled last week at Founders Hall which, with Camino Hall, comprises the women's col- lege now unified with the USD men's college. Mother Hilt died in 1965. - Staff photo
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