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HILLTOPPER
Page 3
February 14, 1964
State of SEU Catholicism
the Ghost writer
Clarified by SAC Survey
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George Dovin
Becomes Fourth
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ON THE DRAG (Next to Co-Op)
and ALLANDALE VILLAGE
George Dovin in full Knights
of Columbus Fourth Degree re-
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In The Basement
Of The Ivory Tower
(Ed. note. That old nemesis of
all college newspapers, censorship,
has struck down the Ghost Writer
and his column this week. Look
for him here again next week.)
811 CONGRESS
and
ALLANDALE VILLAGE
Degree Knight
By Martin Lewis
George Dovin, a junior at SEU
majoring in teacher training, has
recently been initiated into the
Fourth Degree of the Knights of
Columbus. The proceedings, con-
sisting of a Saturday night cock-
"MOmvoms
atmosphere: Holy Cross 46 per
cent, Andre 34 per cent, Doyle 10
per cent.
Those who think the theology
courses are not practical enough:
Holy Cross 54 per cent, Andre 45
per cent, Doyle 73 per cent.
Those interested in electives in
theology: Holy Cross 47 per cent,
Andre 36 per cent, Doyle 38 per
cent.
Those who would be interested
in a Catholic living course, one
that would prepare them to lead a
good life: Holy Cross 74 per cent,
Andre 74 per cent, Doyle 67 per
cent.
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Special Seasons
In the section on special sea-
sons, special religious services
during Advent, Lent, October, and
May were given a large endorse-
ment, as were the Pre-Cana con-
ferences. Sixty-two percent of
Holy Cross thought the special
services should be in the Uni-
versity chapel, but only 37 per
cent of Andre and 33 per cent of
Doyle did so.
Those who think special religi-
ous services should be conducted
during Advent, Lent, October and
May: Holy Cross 79 per cent,
Andre 68 per cent, Doyle 80 per
cent.
Those who do not think that
hall rosary or other such prac-
tices in the dorms are better than
services in the Chapel: Holy Cross
62 per cent, Andre 37 per cent,
Doyle 33 per cent.
Those who like the idea of hav-
ing special programs, such as the
Pre-Cana lectures conducted here
last year: Holy Cross 93 per cent,
Andre 85 per cent, Doyle 71 per
cent.
Days of Recollection
The day of recollection section
shows that most students are in-
terested in a closed retreat
(especially Holy Cross—75 per
cent), that they are not interested
in talks on First Friday replacing
days of recollection, and that
about 70-80 per cent of the student
body attended the September 25
day of recollection. It would be
interesting to compare these
figures for the September 25 re-
treat with the January 13 one,
which was poorly attended. The
survey shows that these days of
recollection become less helpful
as the student grows older (48
per cent—HC, 34 per cent—A, 14
per cent—D). “No real change in
atmosphere” is the largest ob-
stacle to making a good day of
recollection.
Those who attended the last
day of recollection in its entirety
(September 25): Holy Cross 22
per cent, Andre 58 per cent, Doyle
69 per cent.
Those who attended in part:
Holy Cross 51 per cent. Andre 28
per cent, Doyle 24 per cent.
Those who did not attend at all:
Holy Cross 29 per cent, Andre 14
per cent, Doyle 7 per cent.
Those who do not think that the
day of recollection is helpful to
them as Catholic students: Holy
Cross 48 per cent, Andre 34 per
cent, Doyle 14 per cent.
Juniors and seniors in Holy
Cross (26 per cent) mentioned
that a chance to catch up in their
studies was the biggest obstacle to
making a good day of recollec-
tion ; mentioned by 25 per cent
was “no real change in atmos-
phere”; 16 per cent objected to
the retreatmaster.
Twenty-seven per cent of the
sophomores indicated that “no
real change in atmosphere” was
the major obstacle to a good day
of recollection; 22 per cent men-
tioned a chance to catch up in
their studies; 18 per cent men-
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cent, Andre 22 per cent, Doyle 32
per cent.
Those receiving three or four
times a month: Holy Cross 24 per
cent, Andre 22 per cent, Doyle 34
per cent.
Those receiving five or more
times a month: Holy Cross 32 per
cent, Andre 49 per cent, Doyle 25
per cent.
Those who think that Com-
munion Sundays for classes and
clubs are a good idea: Holy Cross
69 per cent, Andre 69 per cent,
Doyle 75 per cent.
Those who go to confession
every week: Holy Cross 26 per
cent, Andre 22 per cent, Doyle 25
per cent.
Those who go to confession
every two or three weeks: Holy
Cross 25 per cent, Andre 44 per
cent, Doyle 33 per cent.
Those who go to confession
once a month: Holy Cross 18 per
cent, Andre 18 per cent, Doyle 24
per cent.
Those who go to confession
every six weeks or so: Holy Cross
13 per cent, Andre 7 per cent,
Doyle 8 per cent.
Those who go to confession
every three or four months: Holy
Cross 9 per cent, Andre 3 per cent,
Doyle 4 per cent.
Those who think there are
enough opportunities to receive
the sacraments on campus: Holy
Cross 96 per cent, Andre 99 per
cent, Doyle 98 per cent.
Religious Atmosphere
Some very revealing trends are
shown by the second section, on
religious atmosphere. More than
80 per cent of each dorm (more
than 90 per cent of Doyle and
Holy Cross) think that the rectors
and prefects should not be re-
sponsible for getting them up for
Sunday Mass.
The question on the theology
curriculum gives more interesting
insights. While 60 per cent of
Holy Cross and 65 per cent of
Andre think that theology con-
tributes to a more mature living
of their faith, 63 per cent and 56
per cent of the residents of these
halls, respectively, think too many
theology courses are not practical
enough, and that too many the-
ology courses are taught. These
overlapping percentages indicate
that the students feel that the-
ology courses contribute to their
maturity, but feel that more prac-
tical theology courses would be
even more beneficial. On the sub-
ject of the practicality of the
courses, 73 per cent of Doyle
thought they were not practical.
But, since they had not had any
such courses when they answered
the questionnaire, their position is
not really valid. This freshman
percentage also compares un-
favorably with the 65 per cent
who think that the courses make
one’s faith more mature.
Many students expressed in-
terest in a Catholic living course,
"one that would prepare them to
lead a good life.” This is a fine
idea, but obviously a course such
as this is practically impossible.
Those who think hall rectors
and prefects should not be re-
sponsible for getting them up for
Mass: Holy Cross 91 per cent,
Andre 81 per cent, Doyle 95 per
cent.
Those who think that the the-
ology courses contribute to a
more mature living of their faith:
Holy Cross 60 per cent, Andre 65
per cent, Doyle 65 per cent.
Those who think that there are
too many theology courses taught:
Holy Cross 63 per cent, Andre 56
per cent, Doyle 20 per cent.
Those who think St. Edward’s
The results of the religious
questionnaire given to the stu-
dent body in October, 1963, have
been tabulated. The survey, given
"to gauge student religious ac-
tivity and opinion at St. Ed-
ward’s,” presents a clear, concise
picture of Catholicism on the SEU
campus.
The survey was divided into six
sections: the Mass, religious at-
mosphere on campus, special sea-
sons, days of recollection, the
Religious bulletin, and religious
activities.
According to the Religious com-
mittee, about 75-80 per cent of the
residents of the three major halls
answered this questionnaire. The
reader should take this into con-
sideration as he studies the per-
centages given. These are per-
centages of 80 per cent or less,
not of 100 per cent.
Mass
The section on the Mass shows
Andre residents as the best
church-goers. More Andreans at-
tend Mass regularly, go to the
earlier Sunday Masses, attend
daily Mass, and receive Com-
munion more times per month
than the residents of any other
dorm.
This section shows a strong
student desire for a dialogue
Mass on Sunday; more than 50
per cent of those answering ex-
pressed interest.
There is also quite a bit of in-
terest in Communion Sundays for
clubs and almost unanimous
agreement that there are enough
opportunities to receive the sacra-
ments on campus. Most of the
students get to Confession every
two or three weeks, and only a
small percentage in Andre and
Holy Cross haven’t been to con-
fession for two or more years.
Those w’ho do not attend Mass
regularly on Sunday: Holy Cross
10 per cent, Andre 5 per cent,
Doyle 7 per cent.
Those who attend Mass off
campus on Sunday: Holy Cross
29 per cent, Andre 17 per cent,
Doyle 7 per cent.
Of those attending Sunday Mass
on campus, those who attended
6:50 Mass: Holy Cross 16 per cent,
Andre 21 per cent, Doyle 16 per
cent; 9:00 Mass: Holy Cross 32
per cent, Andre 50 per cent, Doyle
46 per cent; 11:00 Mass: Holy
Cross 52 per cent, Andre 29 per
cent, Doyle 38 per cent.
Those never attending Mass
during the week: Holy Cross 49
per cent, Andre 41 per cent, Doyle
46 per cent.
Those attending Mass at least
once during the week: Holy Cross
25 per cent, Andre 23 per cent,
Doyle 26 per cent.
Those attending Mass two or
more times during the week:
Holy Cross 26 per cent, Andre 36
per cent, Doyle 28 per cent (of
which Holy Cross 3 per cent,
Andre 9 percent, Doyle 4 per cent
attend daily).
Those who prefer the 4:30 pm
daily Mass to the 6:45 am daily
Mass: Holy Cross 74 per cent,
Andre 41 per cent, Doyle 49 per
cent.
Of the reasons given for not
attending daily Mass, by far the
most mentioned were being busy
and /or lazy, these accounting for
90 per cent of the replies.
Those prefering dialogue Mass
on Sundays: Holy Cross 50 per
cent, Andre 56 per cent, Doyle 45
per cent.
Those not receiving communion
at least once a month: Holy Cross
16 per cent, Andre 7 per cent,
Doyle 9 per cent.
Those receiving at least once or
twice a month: Holy Cross 28 per
Thirty-one per cent of the fresh-
men mentioned “no real change in
atmosphere”; 15 per cent men-
tioned that the day of recollec-
tion was used to catch up in their
studies; 15 per cent said that they
were not interested; 11 per cent
mentioned the noise in the hall;
and seven per cent mentioned the
retreatmaster.
Those who would prefer a
closed retreat: Holy Cross 75 per
cent, Andre 58 per cent, Doyle 50
per cent.
Those that would not prefer a
short talk the night before first
Friday with Mass and Communion
on the Friday instead of a day
of recollection: Holy Cross 75 per
cent, Andre 87 per cent, Doyle 71
per cent.
Religious Bulletin
According to the results of the
fifth section, not quite 100 per
cent of the students receive the
religious bulletin, about half of
Holy Cross and Andre read it,
about 75 per cent of Doyle does.
Slightly less than half in Holy
Cross and Andre find it useful,
while about 70 per cent of Doyle
does.
Those who receive a copy of the
Religious bulletin: Holy Cross
99 per cent, Andre 100 per cent,
Doyle 100 per cent.
Those who read the Religious
bulletin in its entirety: Holy
Cross 35 per cent, Andre 36 per
cent, Doyle 65 per cent.
Those who read it once in a
while: Holy Cross 23 per cent,
Andre 19 per cent, Doyle 9 per
cent.
Those who never read the Re-
ligious bulletin: Holy Cross 42 per
cent, Andre 45 per cent, Doyle 26
per cent.
Those who find the Religious
bulletin helpful: Holy Cross 27
per cent, Andre 32 per cent, Doyle
58 per cent.
Those who sometimes find it
helpful: Holy Cross 18 per cent,
Andre 11 per cent, Doyle 12 per
cent.
Those who never find the Re-
ligious bulletin helpful: Holy
Cross 55 per cent, Andre 57 per
cent, Doyle 30 per cent.
Religious Activities
The last section, religious ac-
tivities, shows, in general, that
about 33 per cent of the students
are interested in Catholic action
of some form or another, especial-
ly the formation of a Holy Name
society.
Those interested in serving
Mass: Holy Cross 42 per cent,
Andre 37 per cent, Doyle 33 per
cent.
Those interested in learning to
serve Mass: Holy Cross 38 per
cent, Andre 39 per cent, Doyle 33
per cent.
Those interested in teaching
catechism to grade and high
school students as part of the CCD
program: Holy Cross 33 per cent,
(See SURVEY, Page 4)
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tail party, Sunday Mass, initia-
tion and a banquet, took place
February 2 in Waco, Texas. Dovin
was one of 16 men ushered into
the highest rank of the Knights.
To qualify for this honor, the
aspirant must be over 21 years
old, a member of the Knights of
Columbus for over a year, and the
recipient of an invitation from the
assembly of the Fourth Degree.
With his initiation, Mr. Dovin be-
came the only Fourth Degree
Knight now attending SEU.
The Second and Third Degree
initiation took place February 9
at the Capital City K of C hall,
-"following Mass and breakfast on
the SEU campus. Twenty-five
men of the Austin diocese re-
ceived their degrees. Among these
were Ron Buysee, Reynaldo Cue,
John Feser, Joe Kana, George
Natsis, Ed Sime, Hatton Sumner
and Ted Wilson, members of the
St. Edward’s council of the
Knights of Columbus.
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The Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1964, newspaper, February 14, 1964; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1491819/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.