News Scrapbook 1975-1977

~OYl+·, fi\Aecj HEALTH CARE, BARGAINS ADDED o/ tu ent Body Fees Buy Increased Fringe Be efits (Continued from ag A-1) entitles the_ student and his

uon ended that. Then with 1·44 left, the losers forced a punt but Tom Deuel's b?Ot earned 68 yards, putting USD m one final hole. Afterward, coach Bi_ll Williams praised his defenders: "Our offense had a poor day but we didn't play that badly on defense."

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win came Saturday night over Los Angeles State, 24- 13.

home game agarnst Northridge State. The Matadors are perfect in five games except for a 19-7 loss two weeks ago to undefeated Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. Their latest

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tended to transfer to a four- year school. These figures were reversed in a 1972 sur- vey there, Klein said. "The demand by students for more services is increas- ing," the associate dean added. MEMBERSHIP DROPS Despite the increased of- fering of student services and the spiraling demand, membership in the commu- nity college student associa- tions seems to be decreasmg - probably because even the low membership fees are a burden, some theorize. At Sweetwater, for instance, membership dropped from aliout 60 per cent of the student body last year to 28 per cent this year. and Klein said that was about vera e statewide. Log1slat1on ha been pa by the sta Senate and mbly to allow each mmunity colleg campus o o on whether or not to bl h a mandatory stu- dent body fee It now awaits Gov Brown's signature.

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we're trying to get them to or her family to free dlag- call so we can help," Glaser nostic examination: X rays said and local anesthetic at the "The old idea of student office of any member den- activitles was that you come tist. The a~tual dental work on campus and we'll have a 1s then discounted, Klem concert for you or whatever. said. We're trymg to set up a The eye care plan charges program people can use not $1 membership and entitles only on campus but at the student and his family to home," Glaser said. free examinations, fittings Joe Lacy, executive secre- and adjustments, and offers tary of the Associated Stu- a group discount on glasses, dent Corp. at Grossmont, contact lenses and other ser- called the trend "commer- vices. cialism" - a necessary al- ., teration to keep attracting "~ tried both plans, said students since membership Klem, who ad~ed that he In community college stu- feared,. they might, be np- dent organizations is volun- offs. The; weren t. They tary. _ were ~am good," he _said. Jim Klein, who 1s associ- He said he was convinced ate dean of students at that . the dentists and eye Southwestern College, said specialists In the plan were his office conducted a stu- quality professionals. dent survey m 1972 and CHANGE SEEN found that tudents were "Over the past six y most mterested in making there has been a tremen o financial ends meet and find- change In the student Ing ways to save money. here. It's gotten older and That's when the more diverse," Klein said. Southwestern student aSSOCt- He pointed out that the atlon :;tarted r ndmg - averag age of the commu- fir t wit lo\\ car ranee mty college students Is ?:1, offers, th n d1 coun for t'Ompared with 24 in a four- members at the book store, year college then d ntal and eye care In addition, about 66 per p 1 a ns and auto ti re cent of the st~dents who had discounts. declared maJors In a 1975 The most commonly used poll_ said they wanted occu- d ntal plan, for instance, is patmnal tramm~ with o~y one which for a $1.50 fee 34 per cent saymg they m-

shut out by Wti Saturday irt It was a battle of overs. The .losers committed eight, two more than the Poets. But, in the day's only sustained drive , the winners went 82 yards for a touchdown. It was all the points they needed Even without fumbles and interceptions, it was a • frustrating day for the Toreros. Kenny Wright was stopped short on, fourth- down-and-inches early in the fourth quarter In the waning minutes, quarterback Andy Slimak hit four passes on a drive but a fourth-down incomple-

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Convert's later vocation USD law grail studies for ·priesthood

wards older seminarians is Father Lawrence Purcell, rector of the diocesan St. Francis Seminary. There are fewer men entering St. Francis as freshmen and more entering after one or two years in college or a junior college, he said. "BUT THE idea of older seminarian~ as a trend is neither good nor bad," Father Purcell feels. "God calls each priest to his vocation individually, and when a man enters the seminary depends on God's call. The fact that many are waiting until they have had one or two years of college before entering is merely a phenomenon of the times." Because his is a " late" vocation, McNamara feels he i5 more sure of his call than younger men may be. "First at the University of Washing- ton and then at USO law school," he explains, "l got a lot of growing up out of the way." FOR IIlM, the decision to study for the priesthood was a long, slow process. Raised in the Episcopal Church, McNamara recalls that he had a strong religious back- ground as a child, "but 1 drifted away from 'church' when I was in high school

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Southern Cross Reporter As Patn 1c McNamara at- tended U D law school, the "Catholic environment" led him to join the Church. Upon graduation he gave up a secular legal career to follow Christ's call to the priest- hood. ow at age 26 he is in his first year at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, and will be 30 years old when he is ordained a priest for the diocese in 1980. Most of his classmates who will . be ordained that same year will be 26. McNamara has what has been called "a late voca- tion.'' HIS CASE is unusual, but not unique, according to Father Neal Dolan, diocesan vocations director. "There is a definite trend toward older seminarians who have de- layed making their decision for the priesthood," Father Dolan said. "And," he added, "l think it is a good trend. It provides the young men with more time for spiritual develop- ment, advice and counseling. This enables them to make a more stable decision about the priesthood." Confirming the trend to-

Peter Er I Sen. Mills To Be Honored Sen. James R. ms. D· San Diego, and Peter Eros. t'Onductor of the San DI go Symphony Orchestra, will be among those receiving awards as outstanding citi- zens at the Age of Enlighten- ment Banquet, at 6:30 to- night in Vacation Village Hotel. The awards are made each year by the San Diego World Plan Center for the Transcendental Meditation Program. Also receiving awards arP Donald T. Weckstein, dean, USO liclioo! of Law: Mere- dith G1antvallev, cjtiien or~amzerj Paul D. Peery, wnter; oseph Labonville, iiistructor, Mesa College; Loris and Ben Cohen, busi- ness persons , Janet Chrispeels, mcommg presi- dent, San Diego League of Women Voters; and Phillip Pryde, internist, preventa- tive medicine.

He converted to atholic- ism. and on a part-time basis worked for lhe diocese at the Padre Hidalgo Center, the education department and for Assistant Chancellor Fa- ther John Quinn, who was a practicing lawyer before or- dination to the priesthood. "Again," McNamara said, "I felt the impact of the Catholic environment, and finally I approached Father Dolan about entering the seminary." After graduation from law school, he entered St. Fran- cis for the mandatory mini- mum of one year before any candidate for the priesthood is allowed to go on to a major seminary for his four years of theology training. BUT DOES the thought of giving up a career as a lawyer bother him at all? " No," McNamara asserts. 'late• vocation comes in. I have a much clearer vision of what I want to do with my life at 26 than I had at 22. "I would like to be both priest and lawyer. But if I must make a choice between the two, I know that I would rather be a good priest," he said. "And that is where the beauty of a

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and college." And it was easy to keep " drifting," he said. "The measure of college masculin- ity was taken on sex, drinking and drugs," he remembers. "But then I began feeling the need for Christ in my life. As I matured more both mentally and spiritually, I really began to notice the deterioration of the morality of my generation. "WHEN I came to USO, I noticed much the same thing, but the Catholic at- mosphere really had an impact on me. I continued growing spiritually and the material world-the thought of being a well-paid lawyer- became less and less impor-

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like most teachers who love their work, she relishes the chance to attract students to the old-new world of the past. It seems there is much more to being a historian than spewing out names and dates while keeping one's head, fe~t and mind riveted in the past. A few years ago, she recalls, students began viewing the liberal arts with a jaundiced eye. "What can you do with it?" they would ask. "Jobs are bad everywhere," Engstrand responds. "Why not study what you like?" As a history teacher with almost twenty years of experience, Engstrand harbors hopes and misgivings about today's college student. Students, she has found, are more confident about speaking up in class. However, writing skills have suffered in the intervening years since she taught her first history class at Huntington Beach High School. "I assign writing projects whenever I can, but I think the elementary schools need to tighten their standards." The history department survived the fo- ment and the anger of the turbulent 60s fun- damentally intact. Enthusiasm for new classes in minority studies and the role of women in history has waned somewhat, E ngstrand observes. "I think teachers and textbook writers are doing a better job of including these groups in t curriculum." "There's a lot better feeling between students and faculty than there was a few years ago," she says. And although most students have turned a way from even experimenting with hard drugs, Engstrand still worries about the in- fluence of tobacco, marijuana and alcohol. "It's not a big problem," she is quick to add, ''but it is discouraging to see bri~t students waste themselves on it." .Does 1t make a difference being a woman historian? "No, I don't look at myself that way. On this campus, the women faculty members are wpll off . The problem exists at larger cam- /97/p

by Rosemary Johnston Dr. Iris Wilson Engstrand is a pioneer in the past. Instead of seeking out new frontiers in a science lab, she chronicles the old "New World" of California during the Spanish and Mexican era. Professor of history at the University of San Diego, she was recently elected first president of the Academic Assembly. That's the legislative body for faculty members of the college of arts and sciences on the Alcala Park campus. Tall, slender, blonde-haired, stylishly dressed in a rust pantsuit, she talks freely about two of het favorite subjects--history and en.ts. Iro · ally enough, she had planned on spending m t of her time in the science lab w en slie enrolled in college more than 20 years ko. But a required class in the history of Western ivilization piqued her interest. She enrolled in a California history class at the Uni ersity of Southern California. The class sealed her fate as a .scientist, but she decided to retam a science minor while dedicating her scholarly enthusiasm to history . It is an intriguing marriage of interests that has resulted in four books and a four page list of publications. Her latest effort, written in conjunction with department chairman Dr. Raymond Brandes , is a guidebook to Old Town She is active in the San Diego Historica 1 Society, the local Congress of History and Fronteras 1976--a joint effort by city and county officials, the Chicano Federation, and local universities . The project's goal is to foster better relations between Tijuana and San Diego. An avid skier and swimmer, she is also the wife of an attorney and the mother of a four-year-old daughter. "I know it sounds hectic and it is," she grins. "But I think it's good for your health and • utlook, to keep busy, and I enjoy it all." In her professional life, she has an op- ,ortunity to promote the study of history, A '1d

USD parents day planned · On Saturday. Oct. 9, the 1!176 Universitv of San Diego parent!,; are mvited by USD to spend a day learning about the I< re hman Prcceptorial Program. Faculty members will be on hand to present elected lectures from th 1r preccptorials. I< or further in- ti n call 291-£480,

War II in its historical perspective," s he rrlects after a thoughtful pause. ' So often the semester ends before we really get Into World War II. Teachers are going t o have to review their priorities and find more time for this period. Also, I would like to see a renaissance of Greek and Roman classics."