News Scrapbook 1975-1977

Mothers Gave Them A Good Start

,AtJC,flU, /~1/ Diocesan choir plans 1irst performance

She was born in Omaha, Neb., one of six children. She began co think about a religious life when she was m high school. When she made her decision co become a nun, she chose the Society of the Sacred Heart, an educational order. She ame to Sw Diego to reach English 25 years ago. Alchough her mother was a "deeply religious womw," she did not talk abour religion to her children. "She just lived it." Sister Mary Furay, University of San Diego vice prcsidenc and provost.

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The recently-formed Cath- olic Choral Society of San Diego will perform publicly for the first time during a "Choral Service of Evening Prayer", Sunday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. Father Richard Duncan- son, secretary to Bishop Leo T. Maher, will deliver the

horr.ily during the service to be held in Founders Chapel on the USO campus. Directed by Father Nicolas Reveles, diocesan director of music, the choral society will sing selections from con- temporary music, Gregorian Chant and the English and Italian Renaissance periods,

Gave Them Good Start

Only two of them were bom i~ San Diego, but all became promi- nent members of the communiry. They conrribucc to the education, cnccrtainmcnt, beauty, Eun or health of thousands because they grew up to succeed in their chosen ~rs. Herc, and on page D-11, they arc when only their mothers they would.

,1ic is u nwve of Brooklyn who Jm:d m 11ihici and Northern Cali- fom12 before her hmily $Ctclcci in 'i.111 Diego when .,he w;a, a ccenager. Nurricion 2nd healch, major incercscs for her mocher, wen- integral co the cnvuonmroc inw which he was born he expanded on knowledge g.mcd from her mocher's intcrcsr. Deborah M.uz.nr1, founder of .10lden lJvor we! member of Pmi- Jene' Council on Ficnes Heilth. and

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and land along the wall of the crowdrd Gnat Hall of th" Ep1sc-opal Church. The cm!nar Y.au prrsPn d In rooperallon wtt,h thP "United .J wish Federation, the San Dwgo Rabbmiral Assoriat1on and the Nation• al ronference of Christians and Jews. The Jlev. :\fr Lindq111st also pointed out that the seminar was Pndorsed by the San Diego Homan ratholir' Oiocese wtneh provided equ1pmrnt lo vidPotapP the SPSSIOns. In lns addre s, Dr. Galper said somP mr>mbers of rrllgious rult.s suffrr p ychologi ,·al 111pa1rment from member ·hip in the orgardzatlons but others do not. l!P satd he had rhanged tus views on dPprogramrrUng and now felt that psychotherapy should ooly be con(lueted by profrssionals aflPr mnsulta- t10n with the Individuals and their parrnts Ill' said that cults grow in timPs of stress su h as in Germany following World War I and m Japan following World War II. lie comparf'd the laC'k of solidarity and national purpose m th,• Umll•d States today with the <'haos and turmoil in .Japan and Germany after thP wars. Sense Of Belonging, Purpose Another nPed the cults supply young peo- ple, he said, is "belonging" - a basic need which he said is largely unmet in our cultur H :,a d thP counter culture which grew on d1ssat isfaC't,on with the \'letnamest war cun tmues m the post•WalPrgate period with many young people disillusioned with thP nation's 111stttutmns He. saidU1e rPhg.ious cults supply the young people• with, a SPnse of family, a sense of belonging, a purpoS!• 111 h'e and the an wcrs to thPir quest ions He said the cult leaders may pract co an ind1reC't forrn of hypnosis that ts not under- stood by Uw rult members, the general publw and pPrhap~ th!' lt>aders them Jves. lJr. Galper said that the fatigue and intense and sustained emotional stress of life m the C'Ults c:ould pmdm·e a hypnotic or trancellke ~late that \\ould impair the mdivtdual's abili- ty to u c• lhP bC'sl Judgement. lie said th proper role or the professional psychologist ~hould not be to dissuade a person from their religious beliefs but to help the pallent use undc•r landing and rea on to their fullest ability

B} JOH 'Bt:RRL Staff Writer, nae son Oieoo Un on Agitated cult mPmocrs att.endmg thr San lJ1ego r..ounty Ecumenl!'.al Conference wPre calnwd yr ster- day by a Lutheran minister who t aches at a Cathohr u111vers1ty The groups represPnted at the seminar on extrrmist relig1eu. cults mcluded mt mbers or Hare Knshna, th l riillcallon Churrh or the Rev. Sun M)'ung Moon and the Children or God. They rerel ved reassuring words from t 1c Rev Jack Lindquist ex ut1, e d1rector of t!J conference, who welcorr d sect members to the seven-hour sslon at St Pauls Episcopal Churcl: He proposed another conference ir. the near future to give c·ult members an opportunity to pr,.sent their poSJtions The Rev Mr Lindquist 1s a l,utherar. mm1ster who teach, s religious philosophy at the University of San Diego, a Roman Catha- he school. Om• group ra1 ed the que lion of rehg1ous libert) The Rev. \1r Lindqu1 reiterated his open ing remarks that sponsor of the eonferenc "full) respect thP nghts of oth rs to believt as they choose" and "m no way mean to imply they have no right to Pxist Challenged on the ISSU(' by Lt Col Ralp!' Wood, USMC, rrt, nat10nal h·adrr of A,.uance for Pre ervat10n or Re ligtous Liberty (APHL), the Rev. Mr Lindquist declared there could be absolu!Ply no question as to the sponsors' commitment and ded1cat1on to First Amendment guarantees or freedom or religion Krishna Members March The conference included a quesUon•and- ansY.er seSSlon and an address by Dr . 1arvin Galper. a rltmcal psychologist who has stud ied religwus cults and their members. Dunng the quest1on-and•answrr period - whf'n more prop!P made statements than four mrmbus of the Han• Knshna sr-ct enten'd from 1:!Phind the speak- er's platform carrying placards derlan!lg "Je us Christ v. s a 'cult ' and "l!ov. Dare You Attack My Religion.' The Hev Mr. Lindquist smilingly Invited them to walk behind the speaker's platform t 1 nar sponsored by ked questions -

13.., /j"77 Sr. Agn es, afounder of women 's college, lo end 28 years al USD

Diego College for Men to become USO. During those year, Sister Murphy taught hiMory and philosophy, and no" serves as chairman of the ht>tory department. Her departure from USO will leave Sister Alicia Sarre, who heads the languages department as the only one of the foi,nding Sisters still actively teaching at the school. ENTERING the Religi, , of the Sacred Heart in 1• 1. Sister Murphy was profe ,ed in IJ39. and until coming to San Diego she taught in high ,chools in Nebraska. lllinot and San Francisco. A reception and dinr honoring her years of sen ,-, 1t USO will be held this Friday. May 13. at the Hanalei Hotel, San Diego.

Southern Cross Reporter With the end of the current school year Sister Agnes Murphv. RSCJ. "ill close her 28-year teaching career at "hat is now the l;mvers1ty of San Diego. But, at age 65. she is not retiring. "It is time to move on.' says Sister Murphy, "ho, in August, will become adult education coordinator at Our Lady of Grace parish, El Cajon. SHE WAS one of the Sisters of the Religious of the Sacred Heart who came to San Diego in 1949 to found •1...- C - n:.,.,...n.. CoJI £o

Poetry Is Th re To Be Enjoyed

umvers11les and have been recipi- ents of gran i." this country and in Mex1('0 The Bartletts hved part-lime for three years In the t.ny village of omala, Mexico, where they own a small coffee plantat.ion. Sine movmg to San Diego Jess than a year o, she has appeared in a number or poetry readings and be! eve this an important way to hare poetry She also has made a number of poell) tape recordings. ~e: poetry course, which is part of USD s continuing education pro- gram, Y.ill be offel"('d in two series one from 7.3 to 9 p.m :\1ondays and gmning June 27 the other from 7 30 to g p.m. Tues'days and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays begmnmg June 28. Information is available by cal!mg the Conference Thursdays,

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a degree allergic diseases, so that she may function at almost the level of physician in un- complicated cases." He indicated that Mrs. Jensen's civilian status is particularly advantageous . "All allergies are chronic," he explained. "They cannot be cured, only controlled. We need to have someone trained to follow these patients." He added that corpsmen can do this, but they rotate frequently. "That's why civilians are so important in the treatment of chronic illness," he remarked. In Mrs. Jensen the Allergy Service would have a sub- specialty nurse who could deal exclusively with allergic diseases and monitor patients on a longitudinal basis. Husband is proudest While the Allergy Service plans an expanded role for ',,Mrs. Jensen, her family is preparing to celebrate her graduation. "They're so proud," she said of her children. "They're coming from all over the United States to be here for my graduation." Her number one booster , though, has been her husband. "He's about the proudest of all," she declared. "I've had nothing but encouragement from him, one hundred per cent plus encouragement. My husband promised he would help me get this degree 31 years ago. He's so happy that his promise to me is finally being fu lfilled."

breakthrough for Mrs. Jensen was the opening of USD's Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing. Only RNs are ac- cepted in its program. Mrs. Jensen was one of the first. "A lot of RNs want to get their degrees, but there's no place for them to turn to," she explained. When Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing opened its doors, "it was like Christmas in September. All of a sudden there was a place for RNs to get their degrees." Mrs. Jensen has been at- tending Hahn since 1974. She said that learning how to study again was a major adjustment. "I really had to concentrate," she commented. She added that her biggest thrill "was being accepted by younger students as one of them." She is, she admitted, the oldest member of the class; and she jokes that she and the youngest member really should have a cake, "just like in the Marines." All along the way she received encouragement from both .colleagues and family members. Of great assistance with her studies were the librarians at Thompson Medical Library. "They really went all out for me," she said. "En- couragement plus." Capt. Hinton, former Chief, Allergy Service, was ex- tremely helpful in getting Mrs. Jensen started on her degree program. This encouragement has been continued by LCdr. Schalz, Hinton's successor; and by LCdr. Yamamoto, who has acted as her preceptor ··Aspart of the whole nursing science program I had to be in the field," she explained. To fulfill that requirement, Yamamoto trained her to do physical evaluations and history taking. "We are trying to groom Mrs. Jensen for a unique position in the Naval Hospital," said Yamamoto. "Up to now her role has been primarily adminislra ti ve." Yamamoto anticipates her moving into a more clinically patient-oriented position which will utilize her expertise in patient care. As of September 1977 there will be only one allergist assigned to the Allergy Ser- ice. "To meet this shortage," tated Yamamoto, "we are rying to train Mrs. Jensen in

intention of taking up her studies when his were com- pleted. But four children and the many moves mandated by her husband's Marine career forced deferment of her educational ambitions. She took courses as her children grew, then attended Palomar Community College on a part-time basis to com- plete preliminary course requirements for her degree program. The important

lie health. She also will e the distinction of being first Hahn graduate from \il:C. really feel qui le good ,t it," she admitted. "It •ered me that I hadn't shed." college degree has been her ambition ever since she was in training for her RN diploma. She commented that she worked to put her husband through college with every

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A lesson in radiology LCdr. F. Yamamoto is oboutto explain some sinus X-rays to Mrs. Edna Jensen. Dr. Yamamoto hos served as Mrs. Jensen's preceptor while she hos worked toward her bachelor's degree at the Philip Y. Hohn School of Nursing. She will receive her degree and a certificote in public health at graduation ceremonies on Sunday, Moy 22. (Photo by HN Poul Terrell).