News Scrapbook 1975-1977

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, USO Auxiliary to give tea · be · ted at the C sa de Alcala, home short preview or the will bl a~1s Mrs John of the pr ident of the university's progr_am. tea ta es Y ·Ha University of San Diego, Music will be provided M. ~ogan, Mrs . W Di. Author Hughes a nd by the university 's ~Hts, MJ~~ho;1;~lck lr . Hughes, will be the m u si c d e p a rtment ~man · · tting for the annual during the tea hours. Nielsen. m mbe hip tea to be Am ?ng t~ose Mrs . Ca therine M. g 1 v n by the USD receiving guests will be th uxiliary on Wednesday Mrs. Richar d B. Mears , Barber , chairman of e from 1 to 3 p.m. Mrs. John F . Scanlon auxiliary's fashion show J hn A Se eff to be presented Oct. 11 Members, incoming and Mrs. o . n . . at Vacation Village, will , fr hmcn's mothers, Mrs. James R. Davis, r culty wive and hospitality chairman , attend the tea. prosp ctive members are invit ed by the uuxiliary to call. Dr. Hughes will give a Thousands In La Jolla read our Clasalfieds. Call 45M~02. .,, • ,. .J. 1}tWl5. 3/t· IG/% Lil Jol,a. '-'{11\A

Me~bersh/p tt;rrt6sfed'l5y auxiliary nett and Mrs . Leo Durkin, co-chairmen in planning the event will be assisted by Casa de Alca l a,

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g ive a short preview of the university's program. Music will be provided by the university 's Music Depart ment during the tea hours. Mrs . Joseph Ben-

tea of the univers ity auxiliary fro m 1-3 p .m. Sep t. 22 . Members, mothers, faculty wives and prospective ne w members are invi ted . Dr. Hu ghes will

c ampus home of Dr. Author Hughes, pres- ident of the Univer- sity of San Diego, will be the settin g for the annual membersh ip

Mrs . Charles W. Mel- ville, chairman of the hostess committee.

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THE SAN DIEGO UNION

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Friday, September 10, 1976

AND ENROLLMENT SETS RECORD USD Officials

r ss 'Something For Everybody'

women's residence coordinator, said she ex- pected these students would be transferred to regular dormitories by the weekend as regu- lar attrition makes space available. Houses About 7 65 Students All in all, the university Is housing about 765 students - more than ever before. And it's feeding more than ever before as increas- ing numbers of students who live off-campus opt for the cafeteria meal plan, according to Tom Burke, dean of students. The growth is occurring despite a $30 semester increase in room and board costs and a $125 semester increase in tuition. The carefully manicured campus bustled yesterday with students of all ages In clothes varying from cutoff jeans to fashion dresses. It's all part of the cosmopolitan look and atmosphere USD President Author Hughes has concentrated on bringing to the campus since his arrival in 1971. Called 'A Good Mixture' "I think we have a good mixture here," said a Hughes spokesman, alluding to the different speakers, activities, schools and classes available, as well as tudents from 43 states and 23 foreign countries. The university is still Catholic. Nine units in religious studies are still required of freshmen. Priests and nuns still teach many of the classes. Mass is celebrated daily. However, attendance at Mass is not required. Nuns wear street clothes more often than not. Religious studies are varied, including sections taught by priests, Protes- tants and a rabbi. In Hughes' words, the university is definite- ly Catholic, but Catholic In the sense of today. "Rather than something I can define, it's a Christian atmosphere, a caring atmosphere," he said. Or, as John Trifiletti, a junior resident assistant, said, "This is the friendliest cam- pus I've seen ."

nurses who want to get bachelor of science degrees. - In general, older people are coming back to campus and the demand is increasing for USD's special degree programs in which all classes may be attended in evenings.

- And young people are moving back to the campus dormitories and apartments in increasing numbers. This year the dormitories overflowed, caus- ing about 40 students to be housed temporari- ly in the Apostolic Center. Sister Helen Lorch,

By DIANE CLARK Slaff Writer, The $an Dlt90 Union

A rock band ~ved in front of the Imma- culata Church as classes broke up for lunch on the first day of fall semester at the University of San Diego yesterday. Meanwhile, a quiet Mass was going on a short distance away inside Founders Chapel. In a way, these simultaneous events sym- bolizd what officials of the small Catholic university were talking about yester ay - "so ething for everyone." It s a policy that apparently is paying off. Cla s opened with the school's largest enrollment in its 27-year history. The final enrollme figures aren't in, but the round-figure estimat is 3,500, a growth of more than 10 per cent fro 3,168 last year. Biggest Freshman Closs Yet About 500 of these are freshman in the biggest freshman p ever - about 100 more than last year It's a growth administrators like to ascribe not only to USD' small-college atmosphere, but partially to the popularity of a two-year- old innovation called the preceptorial pro- gram. In it, each freshman chooses one of a variety of creative enrichment courses in which enrollment is limited to a handful of udents and they map out meeting times, places and course structure with the instruc- tor. But the attraction to USD and resulting owth doesn't just involve freshman. There are other trends: - The percentage of females In the Jaw school has grown from about 25 per cent last year to 30 per cent this year. - Administrators say more and more housewives and working women are enrolling in classes to enhance job abilities or get degrees. - On the other hand, for the first time this fall, a male has applied to the School of Nursing, which is designed for registered

their class schedules after register- Ing yesterday at the University of San Diego. - Photo by Jerry Rife

Natives difficult to find among freshmen at USO By JOSEPH THESKE ' TRIIUNE Ed1,1cot1on Writer fnendJier atmosphere of the campus.

smaller rhool, so I picked 'D,. he said. Another good reason for gomg to a sfnaller universi- ty became obvious as the students filled out their class schedules. Virtually all of them were getting the classes they w<1nted, in con- trast to the larger institu- tions, where many classes are closed when the fresh- men arrive on campus.

Fmdlng a San D1egan among the mes of new stu- dents reg1Stermg at Univer- 1ty of San Diego wa n't easy A random poll of fresh- men 1 mng up for classes yesterday revealed that they cam from as far away a Sweden, Taiwan and anada, plus most ate of th union. It was a rarity to bump nto a native son or daugh- er among the newcomer on th pnvate campus that dorrnnated by the white nd blue-domed Church of the lmmaculata Today ha been set as1d f >r th oth •r undngradu at and graduate students lo r · 1ster, with the nev. fall t · m gPttlng under way tomorrow. M 1c:ha I Kelly, a!i! stant trector of admt ·ions, c-on- frrrnud that the campu has an Int rnat onal flavor ''Our stud"nt c-ome from · rhfferent for gn coun- tr and 3 states," he aid H asons for gomg to l SD, with a total enroll- 111 nt or l\ ht! hove 3200 rather than the larger stat~ un,vers1t1es are vaned But anS\'. rs suppht-d by the freshmen yesterday had a . m11lar ring Some said they preferred usu bN·ausP it was a smaller university, wllh mor chance for mdividual attPnt1011 Others liked the

For Mike Storey, 18, from Calgary, Canada, it was a combmation attraction of San Diego and USD. " I like the climate here, naturally," he said, smil- mg. "Also, I enjoy scuba diving, surfing and water skung. But I picked USO because it's a small school. It has the curriculum I wanted." Chnstlna Alvarado. 18, from . Tonterey Park, is gomg there '·because it has th cla es I want, and also becau it is a Catholic sc·hool." An athletic scholarship brought Par Sven on, 19, to the campus from his hom(' m Stockholm. H~ is a t 11n!s player, and looks for- ward to playing outdoors ev ry day. 'In Sweden, we have to play indoors much or the time ·• he explamed. Althou h his family IS now h~mg m Taiwan, Rick Leon, 1 decided to go to U. D "because I wanted to maJor in business and t:SD has a good program m business " lie formerly lived m San Diego and has friends h r!' The milder climate wa. a commg hen>, she said. Joel K. Jaton, 18, was one of the rew San Diegans found in the registration lines ye tcrday. "My coun- selor at Montgomery High advised me to go to a

- Stott PhOIO bV Roger Wrenn San Diego on opening of the fall semes- ter. University's enrollment is up.

A rock band entertains at the noon hour on the campus at the University of

d ·f1ml!' factor In Barbara ~-------------------- rerdmandi. 18, of Fresno,