The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1986 Page: 4 of 8
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65 years old, but looking good.
Chaminade Gets A Face-lift
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Now that the project has
been completed, however, the
general consensus is that the
renovation was a success.
Charles Jenkins said: “The
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which includes the residence
living.”
“It had appeared to us,”
continued Yarrito, “that the
quality of the environment in
Chaminade Hall was not sup-
porting the quality life that we
were envisioning for our
students on campus.”
In the past few years,
several parents candidly stated
that they chose not to allow
their children to attend St.
Mary’s because of the poor con-
ditions of the Freshmen men’s
residence hall.
“More and more people
were mentioning to us that
resident living was a factor in
their decision not to attend St.
Mary’s,” Yarrito said.
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Built in 1921, Chaminade
Hall was only the second
dorm to be built on St.
Mary's campus. The cur-
rent Administration
building was the first.
Jenkins played a crucial role in
finding contractors and
overseeing the work.”
The contractors chosen
were Jovett Air Conditioning
smooth. When it got down to
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type of living environment that
you want, which is a place
where people can enjoy their
rights to sleep, study, have
proper lighting, heating and air
conditioning luxeries, and
most importantly a sense of
community.” The latter he
hopes to promote with the
renovating of the television
room.
Carey’s involvement in the
project was to convince the
University administration that
the funding would be well
spent, while students would
take responsibility for the im-
proved residence.
The next step for the suc-
cess of the project was lining
up contractors and obtaining
bids. Carey says, “Charles
Co., Texas Interior Construc-
tion Inc., Carpets Unique, and
Southwest Decor Inc., provider
of the blinds.
The financing was con-
ducted by Charles Fey. Over
$125,000 came from the
residence hall budget. The
university general fund gave
$100,000 and loaned about
$100,000.
The third factor that fur-
thered the renovation of
Chaminade was the amount of
support from admissions.
“They were seeing
Chaminade in its old condition
to be a detriment to their pro-
gram,” said residence hall
director Eric Leidlin.
According to Fernando
Yarrito, assistant director of
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ed to unscrew the knob. In the other, he
grasped a shiny new knob that was to be in-
stalled in the door. With these last touches,
the job was done. It was a final step of a vi-
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To Chris Heeb, the
residence assistant two doors
down the hall, there comes a
feeling of pride. “Seeing it for
myself, the work being put into
this place really looks great.”
Across the hall, a freshman
says, “Be careful with the
Coke, this is a brand new
carpet.” This comment floors
the returning upper classmen,
bringing forth a round of
laughter. But from another
student, currently residing in
Marian: “I want back into
Chaminade. ’ ’
By all accounts, the face
lifting done to Chaminade Hall
was the eye catcher on campus
when school began. As one
student remarked, “The dif-
ference is like night and day.”
The Chaminade of old was
plagued with peeling paint,
holes in the walls, poor heating
and air conditioning systems.
Chaminade looked so unat-
tractive that Charles Jenkins,
director of physical plant,
nicknamed it the “armpit” of
St. Mary’s.
The renovations included
work done to the halls, rooms,
and offices. The hall floors
were carpeted, the roof covered
with strips of wood, and the
walls painted grey and white.
The rooms have also been
given a new appearance. First
of all, the heating and air condi-
tioning units are replaced with
self-control units, offering
students choice of temperature
in their rooms. Sheet rock and
plaster boards were added to
the walls. The ceiling was
lowered and replaced with a
new roof; the rooms carpeted,
vanities replaced, and Venetian
blinds were added. The rooms
were painted and their doors
repaired.
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In addition, the 1921
Chaminade tower, was
remodeled with new offices on
the second floor to accomodate
the philosophy, theology and
evening college departments.
Future renovations will be
executed according to a 3 to 5
year plan created by the Dean
of Students, Charles Fey. Fey
says, “The whole project
hinges on two things: One,
how much money we will have
left. And two, whether
students are taking care of
what they have now.”
Based on priority and
money, the executive council
will make the decisions on
what they can accomodate.
The list includes work to
be done on the Chaminade
restrooms—new ceramic tiles,
exhaust systems, and toilets.
Repairing the Marian ceilings,
replacing the Reinbolt aircon-
ditioning system, and
renovating Charles Francis
and Garney Hall are also part
of their plan. Fey says, “All of
this is dependent upon us hav-
ing adequate funds to ac-
complish it.”
The renovation project
over the summer was con-
tingent upon three factors, ac-
cording to Jenkins.
The first factor was that
the 2 5-year-old heating and air
conditioning system had to be
replaced.
Secondly, due to the “ugly
and depressing” appearance of
Chaminade, the executive
council decided to put the
money, time and planning into
the rooms and hallways. Dan
Carey, Vice-President of Stu-
dent Services, said, “I wanted
a place where students could
take some pride in living.
Chaminade did not support the
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fort from contractors and St.
Mary’s plant workers. David
Miller woreked on the
restrooms, and carpenter Ron
Gianatti, along with Frank
Moran and Manuel Galan,
assisted these two men with
plumbing and carpentry
work.”
Eric Leidlin interprets the
shift in the students attitudes
and behavior to be a sign of
success in what they have ac-
complished.
“Attitudes of students
have changed,” said Leidlin.
“In the past, vandalism was a
major problem that detracted
from the looks of Chaminade.
Now with the renovation, there
has been a significant change.
People feel better about where
they are living, so they take
better care of the place. The
old attitude was that this place
is such a dump, what can I do
to hurt it.”
To compliment this
renovation, the administration
has adopted a new system of
enforcement against van-
dalism. The new system re-
quires residents to pay for
damages in the particular hall
area where the vandalism oc-
curs. In the past, the policy
was making all resident .
students responsible for the
damages done.
Leidlin said: “We saw this
old policy as being unfair. For
example, those in Lourdes, who
take care of halls, would have
to pay for all the damages that
occured in Chaminade Hall.”
Leidlin also feels that the
new plan will make people
more responsible for policing
the area. “This self-policing,
we hope, can be done by peer
pressure and guidance by floor
R.A.s.
Today the feeling around
St. Mary’s about the renova- ;
tion is one of satisfaction.
“We got our money’s
worth,” said Dan Carey, “and :
the student response has been *
very good overall.”
“Happy feedback of oc-
cupants makes me happy,”
said Charles Jenkins. “I have
heard one student describe his •
room as ‘awesome’. When a ;
customer is happy, we feel like
we have done well.”
According to Fernando
Yarrito, even families who
have seen the renovated hall
remarked how impressed they :
were with the results.
“It will certainly make our
work with the perspective
families a lot easier, because
now, I have a quality residence
situation for men, in
Chaminade, that supports the
quality of the program at St.
Mary’s,” said Yarrito.
The changes in Chaminade
are self-evident; the dorm looks
cleaner, brighter. But the most
important change must come
from the residents. Only by
adhering to and enforcing the
new rules can the residents
keep Chaminade from once
again becoming the "armpit"
of St. Mary’s.
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St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.). The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1986, newspaper, January 17, 1986; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1523027/m1/4/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library.