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Fall 1978
Stritch '78 (Volume 9, Number 4)
Cardinal Stritch University
National Apostolate for Mentally Retarded
Gives Annual Program Award to Stritch
Cardinal Stritch College received the 1978 Program Award from the Na-tional Apostolate for the Mentally Retarded (NAMA) at the group's 8th AnnualConference held in Madison, Aug. 15-18. Sr. Coletta Dunn, Religious Studies
Dept. head, accepted the award plaque for the College.
Stritch was granted the award in recognition of service and leadership in program areas. The College has pioneered in the preparation of teachers and development of curriculum materials for special religious education of the handicapped. In 1969, Stritch initiated a graduate sequence leading to
PLAQUE - Fr. Patrick Cullen, president of NAMR and a Strltch alumnus, presented the 1978 Program Award to Sr. Coletta Dunn, head of the Religious Studlea Dept.
a Master of Arts degree in Special Religious Education -utilizing the re-sources of St. Coletta School, Jeffer-son, WI.
Graduates of CSC's program have spread throughout the United States and Canada, opening and staffing spe -cial religious education programs for children and adults who are develop -mentally disabled.
Also significant ::He the College's many contributions in graduate-level re
-30th Reading Confab
Set for November 4
"Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension" will be the theme of the 30th Annual Reading Conference to be held at Stritch on Sat., Nov. 4. Sr. Marie Colette Roy, Reading Dept.head, is general chairperson.
Dr. Lester G. Butler, of Texas Tech
University, will deliver the main ad-dress at the elementary sectional meeting, and Dr. Robert A. Pavlik, of the University of Northern Colorado, will be the principal speaker for the secondary level section.
During the day-long program, meet-ings are scheduled in the Stritch Read-ing Laboratory on campus and the
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search related to the spiritual develop-ment of develop-mentally retarded persons.
Dinner Details Cited
At the "President's Dinner" on Thurs., Aug. 17, the NAMA Program
Award was presented to Sister Coletta
by Rev. Patrick Cullen, Grad, '75, di-rector of special religious education in the Diocese of Birmingham, AL., and outgoing president of NAMA. (See photo.)
Among the honored guests present was Sr. Camille Kliebhan, president of
Stritch.
New Leader Installed
To succeed Father Cullen, Sr. Sheila Haskett was installed as president of NAMA for 1978-79. Sister Sheila is
ad-ministrator of St. Coletta School,
Jef-ferson, and a member of the College's
Special Education Dept. faculty.
Faculty Series Opens
Dr. Robert Spitzer, president of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, spoke on the "Food for Peace" pro-gram, Fri., Sept. 29, to begin the new Distinguished Lecturer Series for
Fac-ulty. Dr. Spitzer formerly headed the U. S. Government agency in charge of
Reading Delegates Consider
'Comprehension'
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Stritch Education Center, 7061 Washington Rd., Glendale.
N. Port raine Krupske, Milwaukee Public
Schools. Program Participants Named
General morning sessions will run from 9:15-11:30 a.m., when Dr. Butler and Dr. Pavlik, respectively, will ad-dress the topic "Some Promising
Strategies for Improving Reading
Comprehension." Reactors include: Barbara Fisher, Donges Bay Elemen-tary School; Nancy Rae Neill, Racine Unified School District; Judy Casey,
Oconomowoc Area School District;
and Mary Domer, Alverno College. Afternoon sectional meetings (1 : 00-3:15 p.m.) will feature a variety of read-ing specialists who are active prac-titioners. Speakers include: Kay Krier,
Fredonia; Dorothy Lewandowski, Ke-nosha Unified District; Mary Jo Meier,
Waukesha; Mary D. Marockie, Wheel-ing, WV; and Nancy Graber and
Lor-Stritch Board Meets;
Committees Appointed
Formation of a 5-year plan for the immediate future of Cardinal Stritch College will be the Board of Directors'major goal for 1978-79, according to Delbert W. Peterson, chairman.
To this end, four Committees of the Board have been appom!Nl
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fOl-lows: (1) Long-Range Planning - Jo-seph Flanagan (ch.), Mrs. Ruth Le
-Grand, and Robert Simons; (2) De
-velopment and Fund Raising - J.
Pat-rick Brody (ch.), Richard Limbach, and Mrs. Grace Millen; (3) Academic and Student Affairs - Sr. Lourdette Van
Oriel (ch.), Oliver Heine, and Dr. Glen-da Landon; and (4) Finance and
Col-lege Investments - Dennis Willms
(ch.), Mrs. Monica Ceille, and Sr. M. Immaculate Kienzle.
Mr. Peterson and Sr. Camille Klieb-han,
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president, are ex-officiomembers of all Board Committees.
DOCTORAL CANDIDATE - Sr. Renee Cosllln.u,
Biology Dept, Ia a feculty member on leeve ol eb· IInce lor edvenced eludlll. She Ia working toward a Ph.D. degree at the Unlveralty ol Illinois.
Other speakers for elementary
sec-tions are: Suzanne Felan, Franklin
Public Schools; Sr. Irene Koszarek, St.
Veronica School, Mil.; Sr. Rose Martin
Weldgen, St. Sebastian School, Mil.;
Kathleen Hiltner, St. Rita School, West Allis; Judith Hollander, Glendale-River Hills; and Patricia Trinitapoli, CSC graduate student.
Secondary Specialists Noted
The following will address high school teachers and administrators: Charles Oehmcke, Greenfield School District; Patricia Herkert,
Mequon-Thiensville School District; Douglas Vance, East H. S., Madison; Anina
Morgan, Shorewood H. S.; and Dr.
Cyrus Smith, UW-M.
Faculty members, College alumni,
and other educators who will serve as meeting chairpersons include: Sr.
Marie Colette Roy; Patricia Magestro;
Sr. Barbara Campbell, Wheeling, WV;
Marion Gipson, Milwaukee Public
Schools; Floyd Mann, Wauwatosa;
Diane Frederick, Hartford; Paul Ma-jerle, Lake Geneva; Sr. Rita Marie Will,
Pius H. S., Mil.; Deborah Wilmes, Hart-ford; Eugene Guzniczak, South Div.
H. S., Mil.; Gratia Baehr, Wis. Rapids
Sc ool DIS net; ana Leo Chiapetta,
Racine Unified School District. Official welcomes will be given by Srs. Camille Kliebhan, president, and Andree Gaspard, academic dean.
Registration Information Given
The 1978 Reading Conference regis-tration fee is $5.00 per person. Lunch-eon reservations are available at $3.25 per plate. A printed program may be requested by calling (414) 352-5400.
Adult
Classes Draw
Increasing Numbers
Enrollments in nine adult enrich-ment courses totaled 146 this past summer - in comparison with 29 in three courses a year ago, according to Margo Frey, coordinator of adult edu-cation.
Such growth reflects the general pattern of increasing response to op-portunities afforded through Stritch's Continuing Studies Division. Five years ago, 884 men and women registered for non-credit classes in the first and second semesters; during 1977-78, the total was 1,155 for the school year.
Dean Cites Favorites
Sr. Andree Gaspard, academic dean,
explains: "In addition to art, religious studies, languages, and music-which are perennially popular - personal development courses and workshops are attracting more students."
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VISITOR - Dr. I, Don Bell, executive director ol the Wlsconaln A11oclallon ol Independent Colleges and Unlveralllu came to campue recently to confer with Sisler Camille.
From the President ...
As another academic year begins, I am pleased to report that our admin-istration, faculty, and staff are "ready,willing, and able" to face challenges that lie ahead during 1978-79 with vim, vigor, and vitality .. . simply be-cause we are all personally dedicated and professionally committed to fur-thering the cause of independent high-er education at this Catholic liberal arts college.
In the previous issue of Stritch '78,
reference was made to four new cur-riculum offerings - namely, a Degree Completion Program for Registered
Nurses, a B.A. degree with a major in Education, a combined Business-Lan-guage major, and a formal policy of granting credit for prior college-level learning.
It should be noted, for your
infor-mation, that the possibility of a Bache-lor of Science in Professional Arts degree has attracted much attention among qualified persons interested in
a non-nursing degree from an
ac-credited college like ours. Over 20
R.N.'s are attending classes on cam-pus this fall.
On the other hand, introduction of an Education major has not resulted
in many more matriculations as yet but it enables present students to "zero in" on their chief goal and to choose electives more to their liking, interest,
and use.
It is too early also to speculate upon ramifications of the new Business-Language major and the Credit for Prior Learning policy - 'until greater advertising and wider recruitment ef-forts have been undertaken.
One of the most significant items reported in this issue is the mention of our Board of Directors' concern over long-range planning. Insofar as possible, we hope to be able to share five-year projections and other data with the Board and with you as they become available.
Meanwhile, please keep Stritch in your thoughts and prayers. We need your loyal support and good will.
New Personnel Named to Faculty, Staff;
Many Departments and Offices Affected
Seven full-time appointments to the faculty and staff were announced earlier this fall by Sr. M. Camille Kliebhan, president. Other personnel changes and appointments of part-time lecturers are also noted below.
New full-time instructors on faculty include: Mrs. Marna Boyle, special ed-ucation; Sr. Florence Deacon, history; and David Oswald, communication
NEWCOMERS - Recently appointed personnel In·
clude David Oswald, communication arts Instructor,
and Gall Miles, admissions counselor.
Parents Group Meets
To Organize Program
The Stritch Parents' Association held its organizational meeting for 1978-79 in. the Cardinal Lounge on Wed., Oct. 11. Sr. Camille Kliebhan, president, was the principal speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stollenwerk, president-couple, welcomed the group and discussed possible program plans for the year ahead. The officers and members favored continuing the series of "Conversations with College Lead-ers," which was started last year.
Admissions Office
Hosts
High School Counselors
High school guidance counselors from Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin gathered at Stritch on Wed., Sept. 20, for a Hospitality Night of campus tours, a social hour, and din-ner-meeting.Sr. Camille Kliebhan, president, ad-dressed the group, and Dr. William Stier, admissions director, coordinated program arrangements.
arts. Mrs. Boyle holds an M.S. degree in mental retardation from UW-M. Sis-ter Florence has an M.A. degree in history from the University of Washing-ton. Mr. Oswald earned an M.A. degree in theatre from Michigan State Uni-versity.
Admissions Counselor Named Gail Miles, a graduate of UW-Osh-kosh, has been named as an admi s-sions counselor, and Mrs. Pat Ranger has been promoted from secretary to Admissions Office manager.
In the Business Office, Joan Regner fills the new administrative staff po-sition of coordinator of business sup-port services. Sr. Diana Tergerson is serving as an accounting clerk.
Other Developments Told Claudia Gorecki is now assistant to the head of the Art Dept., and Louis Jablonski has been appointed coordi -nator of Stritch's Business Program and lecturer.
Other new part-time faculty mem -bers are: Art - Carroll Brown; Busi-ness - Bro. David Sarnecki; Mathe-matics - Dr. Kent Kromarek, Dr. Thomas O'Bryan, Dr. Linda Thompson;
Modern Foreign Languages - JoEIIen Mueller; Music - Charles Sullivan; Psychology - Dr. Nicholas Angelo,
Dr. John Lemerond, Dr. Paul Williams; Sociology - Josephine Amoroso, Pa-tricia Brusek; and Special Education - Madeline Woodward.
In Philosophy, Rev. Frederick Roensch has rejoined the faculty as a lecturer after ten years' absence.
Reading Clinicians Appointed As associate faculty members, Srs.
Albert Leonhard, Joyce Schladweiler, and Jane Frances Schmitz have joined the Stritch Reading Clinic staff.
Sr. Margaret Ruddy has been ap-pointed part-time to the College Li-brary staff, and Melinda Roethig, a Marquette graduate, has been named women's volleyball coach.
College Leaders Attend
Annual Planning Event
The officers and Board chairman of Cardinal Stritch College will attend the annual meeting of corporations owned by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi at St. Mary's Academy, Mil., Oct. 26 and 27.
This yearly gathering is convened by Sr. Leandra Eckelkamp, director of the OSF Congregation, to discuss mat-ters of mutual concern and long-range plans for the six institutions operated by the Sisters in Wisconsin, Illinois,
and Massachusetts.
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Local
'College
Day'
Convened at Stritch
High school students from Wiscon-sin and Northern Illinois have been invited to attend the All-Milwaukee Area "College Day" on campus, Sun. aft., Oct. 22, from 1 :30-4:00 p.m., to visit with representatives from 100 colleges and universities across the nation.
Information about admission re-quirements, academic programs, fi-nancial aid, scholarships, and career planning will be available to visiting students and parents.
Dr. William Stier, CSC admissions director, is in charge of arrangements for the annual event.
Outdoor 'Art Faire'
Draws Crowd, Rain
Despite inclement weather, the Col-lege's second "Mile of Art Faire" held on Sun., Aug. 27, was encouragingly successful as exhibits of 120 selected artists, Art Dept. faculty, and
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stu-dents and alumni attracted 4,000 adults and children.Even though early morning rains marked the opening of this year's out-door show and a heavy downpour foreshortened the Faire around four o'clock . . . large crowds of visitors gathered on campus at noon and in the afternoon to tour the varied booths and to purchase artifacts in all media.
Q Ioria Bartz Jackie Thompaon
Co-Chairpersons Comment According to Gloria Bartz and Jackie Thompson, co-chairpersons: "We were inspired by the loyalty and fortitude of the many artists who kept their promise to come and display their creations. Also, we were pleased with the good turnout by the general public on such an uncertain day.
"Above all, we - the Friends of Studio San Damiano - are grateful for the complete cooperation and fine support afforded by the College's ad-ministration, Art Dept., food service,
and maintenance and security person-nel. Along with several dozen volun-teers, they helped us to achieve our goal."
Gloria and Jackie also cited some 30 local sponsors and business con-tributors who aided in various ways.
Varsity Volleyball
During September and October,
Stritch's women's volleyball squad has faced a tight, 16-game schedule of intercollegiate competition with other teams from the Wisconsin Independ-ent Colleges-Women's Athletic Confer-ence.
Directed by Melinda Roethig, CSC's new volleyball coach, the girls' team has met or will play the following opponents:
SEPT.
22 Lakeland* and Maranatha, away 30 Beloit and Lakeland, at home OCT.
2 Alverno * and t.b.a. 5 Alverno and Mount Mary*
7 Beloit* and Maranatha 14 Concordia and Mount Mary, at
home
17 Marian and Mount Mary*
26 Alverno and St. Norbert, at home
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home matches in women's vol-leyball are played in the University School-Milwaukee gym, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., at 7:00 p.m.Opening Liturgy
On the first day of classes for the 1978-79 academic year, a Mass of the Holy Spirit was offered in the College chapel, Thurs., Sept. 7, to ask the Lord's blessings on students and teachers.
Sr. Doris Pehowski, director of Campus Ministry, coordinated arrange-ments. Fathers Thomas Crosswaite,
Fred Roensch, and Richard Breitbach were the concelebrants.
Vocations Van
As a community service, art stu-dents of Claudia Gorecki painted and decorated a former school bus which has been converted into a mobile " Vo-cations Van" for the Archdiocesan Of-fice for Vocations.
The vehicle was procured this fall for the Archdiocese by the Milwaukee Serra Club, headed by Mr. Del Peter-son, Stritch's Board chairman.
Student Yearbook
After several months of exploratory work, plans have been announced for re-establishing the Cardinal Stritch College yearbook for 1979, according to Marianne Buenzli, dean of students.
The new publication will be called The
Chronicle.
The yearbook staff includes: Ann Stollenwerk and Cindy Smolen, co-editors; Ellen Hurtgen, copy editor; and Jeff Van Groll, photo editor. Faculty moderators are Mrs. Donna Foran, pub-licity director, and Dr. Linda Plagman,
English Dept.
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Stritch Catalog
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Late this summer, a new 1978-80
Un-dergraduate Division Catalog was pub-lished for use in student recruitment. The 40-page booklet features detailed information about Stritch's Associate and Bachelor of Arts degree programs -replete with 50 photos of student activities and campus scenes.
Copies are available upon request from Dr. Robert F. Flahive, vice presi-dent and editor-in-chief of College publications.
Children's Theater
The Stritch-Community Children's Theater Company will present James Thurber's play "Thirteen Clocks" tor classes from local elementary schools at the Stritch Education Center on weekdays from Nov. 7-17.
James Pickering, of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, is the director of this year's production. For further in-formation, call Mrs. Robin Beck at 377-7771.
Senior Citizens
On Wed., Aug. 22, a busload of senior citizens from the Salvation Army Center, Milwaukee, visited the summer exhibit in Studio San Damiano.
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Practicum Experiences
As reported previously in Stritch '78, practicum courses are featured in a number of academic departments at the College. Last semester, for ex-ample, the Psychology Dept. placed students at the Harnischfeger Cor-poration, Heil Company, and Vernon-Williams and Hodgson Agency for field experience and on-the-job training.
Another student worked in public re-lations at St. Mary's Hill Hospital this past summer, according to Dr. Asun-cion Austria, Psychology Dept. head.
Consulting Dietitians
About 50 Consulting Dietitians for Nursing Homes of the Greater Milwau-kee Area met at Stritch on Wed. aft.,
Sept. 20.
Venture Grants
For the first time in Stritch's his-tory, special scholarship grants were awarded to eight students in the Ven-ture Program for Returning Adults this fall.
Recipients of this semester's grants are: Rosemary Albanese, Pamela Eernisse, Diana Hollenback, Robert Knepel, Elizabeth Mclaughlin, Judith Pagenkopf, Ann Ruelle, and Ann Uttech.
Football Banquet
Whitefish Bay High School will hold its annual Football Banquet in Serra Dining Hall on Tues. eve., Oct. 31. Stu-dent-athletes, parents, and friends ex-pected to attend total nearly 200,
according to Mrs. Carol Jacobson and Mrs. Marge Kortebein, who are in charge of arrangements.
CHINESE ARTIST - Sr. Clara Han (1. above), Art Dept., was featured in a recent Milwaukee Sentinel article about her teach-ing of Chinese brush paintteach-ing and callig-raphy-as well as her personal philosophy of Christian service in religious life as a Franciscan Sister.
Advisory Committee
To assist in curriculum planning and program development, the Special Ed-ucation Dept. has enlisted the help of the following professionals: Arthur Bar-anowski, Linda Brandenburg, John Cain, Sue Folz, Sue Franta, Mary Lou Glasl, Gordon Jensen, Kaye Kamradt,
Emil Krejcarek, Marilyn Lane, Dr. D. J.
McGarvie, James Magestro, Dr. Wm. Parks, Mrs. Roberta Schmid, Nancy Smith, and Earl Wagner.
State Dept. Visit
In preparation for a visit from the Wisconsin Department of Public In-struction, Dec. 4-6, the Departments of Education, Reading, and Special Edu-cation are conducting a number of activities including follow-up studies of graduates, updating of course syllabi, and reviews of program outlines for teacher preparation at different grade levels and in major academic subjects.
Personal Honors
Jerald Hauser, Education and Psy
-chology Depts., received a Doctoral degree from Marquette University this past summer.
Srs. Canise Kolbeck, stenopool co-ordinator, and Jovanna Arens, food services assistant manager, observed their Silver Anniversaries as Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in August.
Congratulations and best wishes!
Sr. Frederick Lochemes, History Depl, is a member of the NCATE accreditation team that will evaluate Augustus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, Nov. 6-8 ... Dr. Marilyn Schmit, Sociology Dept. head, attended annual meetings of the American Sociological Association and the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Sept. 2-7, in San Francisco . . . Sr. Romana Hertel, Music Dept., wrote an article on "Johann Wilhelm Hertel: A 250th Birthday Tribute," which appeared in the Spring 1978 Issue of College Music Symposium.
Dr. William Slier, administrative assistant, was recently elected vice president of the Marquette University chapter of Phi Delta Kappa . . .
Samuel
Rudlett, Music Dept., had an article on the piano music of theRussian composer, Scriabin, published in Clavier magazine ... Sr. Agnes Clare Beyer, director of Career and Placement Services, attended a month-long training program in Cooperative Education at Northeastern University, Boston, during July.
Patricia Magestro, Education Dept. head, is vice chairperson of the Executive Committee of the state-wide Wisconsin Improvement Program (in teacher education) ... Sr. Marie Colette Roy, Reading Dept. head, was the m.ain speaker at an in-service day for teachers at Rossman School, Hartford, on June 13 . . . Susan Gulick, Music Dept., was featured in concert with soprano Helen Ceci at Cafe La Boheme early in August.
Sr. Camille Kliebhan, president, addressed upper grade teachers of the Menomonee Falls School District at an in-service workshop held late in August ... Dr. Jerald Hauser, Education/Psychology Depts., served this past summer as a consultant to the Milwaukee Humanities Program spon-sored by the National Endowment for the Humanities ... Carolyn Stephana, director of community relations, attended a one-week Summer Institute on Educational Fund Raising at Dartmouth College in August.
Sr. Juatine Peter, History Dept. head, has been invited to become a member of the national screening committee for Fulbright-Hays Scholar-ships to the United Kingdom . . . Joan Regner, coordinator of business support services, has been named to Outstanding Young Women of America ... Dr. Robert Flahive, vice president, has been serving as a con-sultant to the task force studying establishment of a Youth Ministry Pro-gram for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Tia Bojar, Education Dept., has been asked to serve as a curriculum consultant to the Germantown Public Schools ... Sr. Gabrielle Kowalski, Special Education Dept. head, is co-chairperson of the Wisconsin Co-operative Planning Committee for Personnel Preparation in Handicapped Education ... Margo Frey, coordinator of adult education, addressed the North Shore Newcomers at a luncheon-meeting in Mequon on Sept. 20.
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1978-79
Basketball
The men's basketball team will play a 27-game schedule during the 1978-79 season, according to Dr. William Stier, athletic director and coach.
Stritch's "Red Devils" will compete in 12 contests in the Wisconsin Con
-ference of Independent Colleges and 15 non-conference games in Wiscon-sin and Illinois - beginning Nov. 7 and ending Mar. 3.
To finish the upcoming season, ten-tative plans call for CSC's participa-tion in the Great Lakes District Tour-nament of the National Little Colleges Athletic Association, Mar. 2-3, 1979.
First Semester Schedule
(7:30 p.m., unleaa Indicated otherwlae.)
NOV.
7
10
11
*Non-Conference Games
Holy Redeemer at home· Trinity College at home· CSC at Moody Coli., Chicago•
(3:00p.m.)
15 De Sales College at home 21 CSC at Maranatha, Watertown 29 Northwestern, Watertown at home (8:00 p.m.) DEC. 2 CSC at Edgewood, Madison 6 M.S.O.E. at home
8 Rosary Coli. at home· (8:00p.m.)
12 Emmaus Coli. at home • 15 CSC at Niles Coli., Chicago•
(8:00p.m.) JAN.
4 CSC at Holy Redeemer• 6 CSC at National College of
Education, Chicago•
9 CSC at Emmaus Coli., Chicago• 13
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Stritch Serves Metropolitan Milwaukee
Reading Clinic Provides Help for All Ages
Beginning in 1943 - with 25 students - Stritch has been serving thecommunity's reading needs without interruption. According to Sr. Marie Gerard Peter, Reading Clinic director, 13,085 persons have been helped at Reading
Clinic facilities from 1943 to the present. Of these, 1 ,659 were adults.
Sr. Chrysostom Roach began the work while doing experimental research
in remedial reading. Her efforts were continued by Sr. Mary Nila Steinbach, named original director in 1943. Sr. Mary Julitta Fisch served as director from 1949-70, and Sr. Marie Colette Roy held the position from 1970-76.
Stritch's Reading Clinic, which opened in 1968, grew from the
Col-lege's long history of interest in
teach-ing reading. In 1943, classes were held on Saturdays and during Summer for
children at Stritch's original location
on Milwaukee's south side. Some work is still done there, under the super-vision of Sr. Benita Ganser, for those who live nearby. In 1947, the south side clinic was opened to adults -particularly to accommodate
return-ing veterans.
The Reading Laboratory on the Fox Point-Glendale campus, however, is the site for most of the classes held today. "It is close to the freeway (1-43)
and, with a larger staff here, we are able to give more choice of hours in which to take courses," Sister Marie
DIRECTOR - Sr. Marie Gerard Peter (center) heads
the Strllch Reading Clinic and teaches part-lime
In the Reading Dept.
Gerard said. Classes meet weekly Monday through Friday and on Satur-day mornings.
School Referrals Received Classroom teachers and reading
specialists often graduates of Stritch's reading program themselves - refer children from the public schools, and Sr. Marie Rose Petrie sends recommendations for the Catho-lic schools through the Archdiocesan Office of Education. Individuals are free to contact the clinic directly as well.
Before a child-or adult-is accept-ed for the reading classes (a
stipula-tion for admittance is that he or she has completed at least one-half of the first grade), an evaluation is made in which his or her potentiality for
learning is_established. Verbal tests
are used.
"We establish 'where they are' in
reading - and try to close the gap between reading level and personal potential. Sometimes students are very bright, and should be working at a higher level. Most of the persons in our classes are at least average or above
in intelligence," Sister said. Adult Students Served
Sister Marie Gerard mentioned an instance in which both a minister and a lawyer took classes. "They had not
learned how to read things except
in terms of their own professions.
Through the classes, they learned to
be flexible in various reading situa-tions," she explained. Other adults who attend classes at the Clinic some-times need remedial work, whether for
their occupation or for their own per-sonal development.
Classes serve elementary,
second-ary, and college students, as well as adults. Some may have difficulty in
learning to read - others are good
readers who want to increase their
efficiency or to enhance their
satisfac-tion in reading.
Various reading techniques are
learned in the classes. Work done at the Clinic is not, for example, "speed reading" as such, but rather is highly
individual, based on needs determined by the preliminary diagnostic study.
"We try to encourage the students to attend until they feel they have
mas-tered the techniques sufficiently to
transfer those skills into their life sit-uation, whatever it may be," Sister Marie Gerard said.
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LEADERSHIP GIFT
Jerome and Susan Reilly Bertram
ANNUAL FUND HONOR ROLL
Maureen Delany Horning
Rose Rattler Ireland Mary Philbert Hutton
FRIENDS
Anonymous
(In memory of Leonora Braun) Arthur Andersen & Co. Foundation• Barbara R. Berres
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Casper (In memory of Fr. John Rice) Robert K. Drummond Sr. Thomaslta Fessler Jean Filut Betty M. Frederick Frances Ganser Dr. Martin Haberman Patricia Halbeck Sr. M. Camille Kllebhan Walter Mattes
Sr. Mary Aquin Miller Jane L. Noyes
(In memory of Sr. Johanna) Marlin M. Ready
(In memory of Catherine Ready) Mrs. Juliana Rhoten
Mr. and Mrs. Bemard A. Robertson
Sr. Mary Herbert Robinson
Margaret Schimanski
James and Jane Cadwalader Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sherer
Joseph L. Sondag
Mrs. William Stiplch
The persons and groups listed on this page
con-tributed to the 1977-78 Stritch Annual Fund through Aug. 31st. Donors include alumni, board members, faculty and staff, students, parents, and other friends. Unless otherwise indicated, the many religious who gave are members of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi.
Ruth M. Stollenwerk Sr. M. Joslne Doering, OSF
Norman Trelleck Marianne Dropp
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Willms Louise A. Garry
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zigman Sr. Mary Margaret Duwell, SNDde
ALUMNI
Sr. Madonna Balestrieri Barbara Banerian Patricia Carmody Class of 1950
(In memory of Grace Nierzwicki)
James and Eileen Hayes Conklin
(In memory of Peter McBride) Christine Cannestra Conley Sr. Mary Arthur Czaja Gerald H. Daleiden Mrs. Edith Davis
Madeline Schwenn Dederlch
Ellen Disch
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Sr. Mary Gertruda Feindt
Carol Ann Sokolowski Gawrys
Gerl Giannotta Marlene Hanson Gorecki
Sr. M. Yvonne Haase
Dolores lvanchlch Hackett Minerva Hackett (2)
(In memory of son) Mary B. Hall Laura C. Harris Nancy Hayek
Dr. and Marion Trautschold Hennig
Mary Roseman Henningsen
Patricia Fitzgerald Hlpp Sr. Vivian Mary Hopkins
Bill and Doreen Johnson Jelenchlck
Mary Ann Barhorst Jimenez
Caroline Peksa Klafke
Bernard and Marion Kloehn Barbara C. Knepler Kathy Cole Maccloli
Genrose Reichert McDonald
John C. Mueller Mary Lee Muntner Rita Okray New
Perry Schneider Potter
Carol E. Powell Sr. M. Alfred Rausch Janice Cira Raymond Carroll Rice
Sr. Mary Carol Rodenkirch Sr. Mary Celeste Rupprecht Sr. Mary Carlene Schenk Sr. Mary Joyce Schladweiler Sr. Mary Lenore Stellen
Fola N. Strommen
Kathleen Franke Thomas Catherine Morgan Tierney Rosina Walker
Sr. Mary Elleni Ward
Elizabeth Plotz Way
Shirley Brockman Williams
Betty Wycklendt
New Board Named
For Current Year
Eighteen Board members of the Alumni Association are planning 1978-79 activities for the group -
begin-ning with the annual Children's
Christ-mas Party on Sat., Dec. 16.
The alumni leaders include: Jill Sieg Babbitt, Sue Reilly Bertram, Mary Ann
Bova, Marilyn Callan, Ruth Distenfeld,
Sharon Landergott Durtka, Carol Endl,
Suzanne Felan, Geri Giannotta, Rick Gonzalez (past president), Lois Baker Ketterhagen, Devika Krishnaney, John Mueller, Helen Philbert (past presi-dent), Alice Romaszewski, Ruth Row,
Sr. Kathryn Dean Strandell, and Betty Wycklendt.
Among coming events being
dis-cussed are a luncheon-fashion show,
the Annual Fund Phonothon, and
"Alumni Day."
Coordinator Contacts
Graduates 'Out East'
To renew contacts with "East Coast"alumni, Sr. Justine Peter organized reunion meetings in Boston, MA, and
Freehold, NJ, on July 22 and 29,
re-spectively, while spending the summer at Rutgers University.
The gathering of New England
grad-uates was held at the Copley Plaza
Hotel in Boston.
Alumna Offers Help
With the assistance of Kathy
Swen-son Miller, '69, a get-together for alum-ni from New York, New Jersey, and surrounding areas was convened at the Sheraton Inn, at Freehold.
According to Sister Justine, the re-unions sparked plans for similar events in the future.
Alothers Club Sla
t
es
Annuai'Wine Dinner'
The CSC Mothers Club began its
1978-79 calendar of activities with a luncheon and card party on Wed.,
Sept. 20. A similar program is planned for Wed., Oct. 18.
The annual "Wine Dinner" - a pop
-ular social event which attracts several hundred persons each year- will be held on Wed., Nov. 15, at 6:30 p.m.,
according to Sr. Frederick Lochemes,
faculty coordinator.
New Officers Named
Mothers Club leaders are: Mrs. Benedict Gruszynski, president; Mrs.
Ervin Sobczak, vice president; Mrs.
George McCabe, treasurer; Mrs. Eliza-beth Tarcin, recording secretary; and Mrs. Hulda Brown, corresponding sec-retary.
Membership dues are $3.00 for the academic year.
Alison Sabo, '78, now resides in Merrillville, IN., and is employed as an artist by Creative Concepts, Inc.
Dorothy Schroeder, '65, Frankfort,
KY., is helping the Admissions Office
in recruiting for Stritch and represent-ed her Alma Mater at a "College Night"
held at Spaulding College earlier this
month.
Sr. M. Edwardine Lewandowska,
O.S.F., Grad. '70, celebrated her Gold-en Anniversary as a Bernardine Sister this past summer. Sister writes: "I'm
still teaching reading in Dallas, TX." Sr. Nivard Donovan, '48 & Grad. '75,
is the reading specialist at Messmer H.S. in Milwaukee's inner-city and has served there for three years.
All ABOUT STRITCH AlUMNI
Sr. Vivian Mary Hopkins, '47, writes: "I pitch for Strltch" ... and tells of the Franciscan Sisters' Center of Reflec-tion at La Verna, which is
a
house of prayer located at St. Martin's Parish, Ashford WI.Gerald Daleiden, Grad. '60, has been appointed full-time as a reading
in-structor in the Adult School of the Mil-waukee Area Technical College.
Sr. M. eanne binger, . . ., ra . '73, observed her Silver Jubilee as a Benedictine on August
5
at a Thanks-giving Mass in St. Boniface Church, Pittsburgh PA.Elisabeth Christensen Fitzgerald,
BFA '78, sold a painting to Billy Gra-ham's son-in-law who was a doctor at Lutheran Hospital where she had
a
show.
Rev. William L. Everett, Grad. '71,
has been named director-coordinator of early childhood education at North
Central Bible College, Minneapolis, MN.
Ch
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Sets
Date for Fall Meet
All undergraduate and graduate alumni living in the Chicago Metro-politan Area are invited to attend the
1978 Fall Luncheon and Get-Together at James Tavern, 1175 Lake Cook Rd.,
in Northbrook, IL., on Sat., Oct. 28, at
11:30 a.m.
Hostesses in charge of arrangements are Jeanne Bleeker Palmisano
(423-5052) and Joan Zaleski O'Kane (636-9858). The luncheon cost is $9.00 per person.
In
M
emoriam
On Sun., May 21, Stritch lost a dedi-cated friend and her daughter, a loyal alumna . . . as Mrs. Helen Miller and Mary Lou Miller died in an automobile accident.
Long active in the Mothers Club,
Mrs. Miller was serving her second term as president of the group. Mary Lou had received both her B.A. ('67)
and M.A. ('77) degrees from the Col-lege.
May they rest in peace with the Lord.
Sr. M. Hermenegild Hauptmann, '42,
has retired to live at St. Ann's Health Center, Mil.-"after 55 years of ele-mentary teaching and six years of li-brary and choir work."
Bea Andree Monti Bo-rn-,-.,c;;;7c:-1,-ct'""e~ac"""'li,_e_s_ at Alexander Hamilton H.S., Mil., and is studying at Stritch for
a
Master's degree in reading.Sr. Janelle Ann Brittain, Grad. '73,
is now teaching in Wipfield, KS. Thomas Gra/1, '76, is employed as an actuarial technician by Blue Cross of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Mary Roseman ennmgsen, rad.
'69, serves on the UW-W Foundation Board and the National Alumni Council of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Elizabeth Osawa Sasaki, '58, is teaching fifth grade at Sacred Heart School in Winnetka, fL.
Judith Schaumberg, Grad. '75, is a member of the editorial advisory board
for Scholastic's Voice magazine and
wrote an article on "Skimming: A Rapid Reading Technique," published by Barneii-Loft in Se tember.
Jane Palecek, '69, is art director for the Raintree Publishing Co. in Mil-waukee.
Sr.
M.
Gertruda Feindt,IHM,
Grad.'63, introduced a course on Education of the Exceptional Child, at Immaculate College, PA., this past summer.
Mrs. Marion Kloehn, Grad. '78, Wau-watosa, is
a
speech/drama teacher and reading specialist at Martin Luther H.S.Ellen Disch, '40, is chairman of the Expansion Committee and Fund Drive for the Cudahy Public Library.
Genrose Reichert McDonald, '58,
who lives in Shrewbury, PA.,
is a
sub-stitute teacher at Susquehannock H.S.in Glenrock.
Beth Bales, '76, wor s for Fa1rmont Foods in St. Paul, MN.
. Shirley Brockman Williams, '68, Mil., is an assistant engineer in the Wiscon-sin Telephone Company's systems planning group and serves as corre-sponding secretary for the Society of Women Engineers.
READING CLINIC
(Continved from Poge 6)Sister Marie Gerard received her Bachelor of Science degree in Educa-tion from Stritch in 1957, and her Master of Arts degree in Reading from Stritch in 1965. She was named Read-ing Clinic Director Aug. 1, 1976.
Reading Clinicians Named
The Reading Clinic staff of clinicians includes Sisters Mary Albert Leonhard,
Annella Scheier, Benita Ganser,
Co-lette Koessler, Dolora Delany, Lillian
Beyer, Barbara Kenney, Jane Francis Schmitz, Renee LaBlanc, Mary Joyce Schladweiler, Mrs. Barbara Janssen,
and Mrs. Touraine Nash. Laboratory teachers - advanced graduate stu
-dents - teach on Saturdays.
The South Side Extension Reading
Clinic staff includes Sisters Agatha
Herold, Arlene Roethle, Barbara
Ken-ney, Bernard Schaenzer, Clarine Ei
-den, Helen Schneider, Kathryn Van de
Kamp, Marguerite Schunder, and Mary
Kabeiseman.
Sister Barbara Kenney and Sister
Benita Ganser serve on both staffs.
Clinic Open to All
To the adult who finds himself un
-employable because he cannot read,
to the child - or college student -who finds himself struggling with schooJ assignments because he can
-not read well - the clinic extends a welcome, as well as practical help.
- Donna Foran
Quarterly Report of News For Alumni and Friends
CARDINAL STRITCH COLLEGE
6801 North Yates Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217
Phone: (414) 352-5400
Stritch' s First President Remains Active,
Recalls Memories of College's Founding
At age 96, Sr. Bartholomew Fred
-erick, O.S.F. - first and founding president of Cardinal Stritch College
- is young enough to remember its
beginnings. "We needed a place for our postulants. We didn't have the money to send them to Marquette.
That was back in the '30's. So, as assistant to our Superior General, I went to Archbishop Stritch to ask his advice."
"Your Congregation is old enough and big enough to start its own four-year, degree-granting college. Go ahead," he responded.
"Tossing it over and over in my mind for several sleepless nights, I
finally believed it possible. The next morning I went to Mother Celestine and said, 'I started the College last
night.'" And so, in 1937, Cardinal Stritch College, then to be known as St. Clare College, began. Sr. Mary Joan Reinehr, O.S.F., the only
Com-munity member holding a doctorate,
became the first teacher, while other Sisters were hurried off to universities to pursue higher studies. Classes we·re held "wherever there was an empty room."
CSC President, OSF Superior
Sister Bartholomew, who served as
College president from 1937 to 1942
and again from 1949 to 1954, was su-perior general of the Sisters of St.
Francis of Assisi from 1937 to' 1949.
After more than a half century of teaching and administrating, she is still active. Today her main support of Congregation endeavors comes, in her opinion, from her daily prayer hours in the Motherhouse Chapel of
Perpetu-al Adoration. "I pray for all our mem-bers. I think it's our powerhouse."
Always keeping a close eye on Stritch, Sister Bartholomew adds, "I'm very proud of our College. We have grown and grown solid." When asked what she thought about the future of the College, she replied quickly and
confidently, "I should think there's an important place for Cardinal Stritch· -today because of the Christian
influ-ence. That's what we need."
