The Aquinas 1969-02-17

              Page Ten THE AQUINAS February 17, 1969
'Glen' Still Nameless
In a recent AQUINAS poll, the University was asked to suggest names
for the Glen Alden 'building. The results would be an aid to the Adminis·
tration in determining a name for our latest physical plant contribution.
There were really only a token number of replies considering the vast
circu'lation of the AQUITJNNS. Since there were proportinately so few
ballets cast, the AQUINAS did not foreward the results to the proper au-thorities.
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Some people, however, did care enough to take time and fill out a bal·
let and return it to the AQUINAS. The suggestions usually fell into
two c~tagories: thoughtful and ridiculous. The former reflecting mostly
faculty and Administration, the later, as expected, reflecting a mixture of
students with faculty and Administration. We will try to give you, our
devoted readers, a just sampling of some of the returned suggestions.
For Real Ones
Fortunately, there are enough responsible people on this campus to take
some time and consider the request made of them. Their suggestions reflect
due thoughtfulness and respect for those names they suggested. Of all
the serious entries, two names seem to be the most popular. They are Harper
Building, after the late Dr. Harper, and the O'Hara Hall, after Frank
J. O'Hara, Director of Alumni Relations. Both of these suggestions carry
considerable weight and ought to be seriously taken in mind when the
actual naming occurs. Another popu'lar suggestion was The Gallery Building,
named after the se'cond President of the University, Eugene Gallery,
S:J. A few of the other thoughtful nominations included: Dr. Joseph K.
Driebe Hall, U of S Tnstitute of Business, Kennedy Hall of Business, St.
Thomas More Institute of Graduate Studies, and Zimmerman Hall.
The AQU'INAS would like to thank all those who
took the time and effort to try to make an everlasting
contribution to this school.
Sodality
Workshop
(Continued from page 4)
Parable" were also slated for Sunday
morning.
Closing exercises were held after
lunch, with 'Swordsmen President
Martin Boylan taking a mike onto
the floor and doing some Johnny Carsonesque
interviews with delegates
and moderators. Reaction to the
Workshop as a whole was highly favorable.
The 1969 Workshop was hardly
history by an hour when the 'Cochairmen
got together to discuss the
1970 venture. As Co-chairman Frank
O'Connor put it, "we've got the ball
rolling now. This is the first year
we've kept good records, so we can
see our mistakes more clearly." First
on the immediate agenda is a followup
questionnaire to all attending
schools, asking for their opinions on
what went wrong or right, and what
can be done to better the program in
the future.
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A Put On?
In looking over the rest of the entries the AQ1J1INA!S
has made a value judgment, viz., that the remaining
suggestions were not made in a serious vein. We hope
that we are correct in our assumption, but if we are
not we apdlogize to those whom we have offended.
'There was no clear cut patern to this group of
suggestions, although there were many nominations of
past and present Administrators and Faculty. One of
the most convincing entries had a postmark from Wernersville,
Pa. and had as the first, second and third
choice, McCreesh Hall. We disallowed this one because
of the cigar ashes found in the envelope. Another
out of town entry with a Washington, D.C. postmark
suggested Mitchell Hall after a past member of Student
Government.
'Some contributers wanted to honor present mem'
bers of the Administration. There were two suggestions
nominating the present Academic Vice-president. They
were: The Joseph A. Rock Annex and Fr. Rdck's
Greenhouse subtitled Versailles. The idea 0'£ the magnificence
of this structure must be quite obvious for
another entry alluded to its beauty by naming it
Pau'lsens Palace.
A Philosophical Issue?
Oddly enough only a few faculty were mentioned,
some, as hard as it ~ay be to believe, were not talked
of in a too complementary manner. We have decided
not to print these questionable entries so as to save
our beloved Faculty from any embarrassment. One
entry, however, did seem to capture the essence of one
philosophy professor. The nomination read: The
Gannon Existention.
The last section of entries were mainly concerned
with naming the building with a perfunctory title.
Some examples were: The This Raised Our Tuition
Building; The Off Campus Center; The Who Needs It
Building; Rdbert Hall; The Office Space and Limited
Number of Classrooms Building and Tomcat Towers.
The Winner
When all the ballets were counted, the winner to
date was finally decided upon. The winner in Scranton
is The Glen Alden Building.
BE SERIOUS THIS TIME! Take off!
GLEN ALDEN BUILDING
Undecided about your future?
It's no disgrace.
Even Einstein couldn't make up his mind for quite awhile.
Van Gogh took time to get on the track.
The Wright Brothers didn't start concentrating on aeroplanes
right away.
So, if you're graduating from college and you still don't know
what to do with your future ... chin up.
You can go to Officer Training Schoof. Become an officer. Get
officer's pay and prestige. Travel. All while you're learning to fly.
See? You can do something constructive, exciting, profitable
and patriotic. Be an Air Force pilot.
They'll say you're just another genius who has made up his
mind.
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PLEASE PRINT
I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION.
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COLLEGE
GRADUATION DATE
ADDRESS
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