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Help Us Make It Through
Our Second Century
To meel the Challenge of our Secpnd Century we
need your help.
The Benedictine Catholic tradition, justly renowned
for its contributions to learning, continues to be the
guiding force at the Abbey. Though we are dedicated
as always to strive for intellectual excellence and the
total development of our students as human beings, the
progress of modern life presents also he challenge
imposed by spiraling costs.
Belmont Abbey College is on record as one of the
lowest-priced of the private church related colleges.
Its financial aid to students is proportionately very
high. The contributed services of the Benedictines, the
custom-tailored aid packages from government and
private sources, and careful attention to each student’s
individual needs are witness to the Abbey’s desire to
develop the best possible financial structure for
deserving students.
This is one of the reasons why the Belmont Abbey
College Centennial Fund campaign began this year.
For the first time in the 100-year history of this in
stitution we find it necessary to appeal to our alumni,
our friends, our campus family, and individuals and
business interests and foundations who recognize the
worth of this College. There are other urgent needs
also described in a booklet which is available upon
request. Write or call the Development Office at the
Abbey. 704-825-3711, Ext. 210.
Large Enough to Challenge
Small Enough to Care
Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C. 28012
Fr* Geyer Predicts
Record Froshman
Class in ’76 , ’77
The fall of ’76 may well
see the largest freshmen
class in the history of
Belmont Abbey. Ac
cording to Fr. Raymond
Geyer, O.S.B., Director
of Admissions, applica
tions have increased
from 9 percent from last
year (367 out of 417 have
been accepted). Fr.
Geyer pointed out that
the geographical dis
tribution of the appli
cations is similar to those
of previous years with the
largest concentrations of
the applicants residing in
the New York, New
Jersey and North
Carolina areas. As of the
latest count, 215 room
deposits have been
received, those are
divided among 77 women
and 138 men.
CJeyer predicted a class
of 250 freshmen and of
that number ap
proximately 100 of the
students will be day
students. However, an
exact number is im
possible to determine at
this point, due to the fact
that day students are not
required to send deposit
money.
Geyer stated that he
was optimistic for the
years ahead, and be
lieves that within the next
twenty years Belmont
Abbey College will be
come the largest
Benedictine estabfeh-
ment of higher learning
in the natim.
June, 1976 - CROSSROADS - page 3
Humanities Division Receives
Stipend Form KE.H.
Belmont Abbey’s
Humanities Division has
been selected by the
National Endowment for
the Humanities to receive
a $2,933 stipend, liiis
grant is to be used for
consultation purposes for
the entire Humanities
Division with particular
emphasis in the English
Department. Selection
for the N. E. H. grants is
extremely competitive,
with only a small per
centage of applicants ac
tually receiving endow
ments.
The National Board of
Consultants informed
Mrs. Jean Moore, (Chair
man of the Abbey’s
Humanities Division,
that the advising con-
sultent will be Dr. Alan
Weinblatt. He is from
Massachusetts, and is a
member of the English
Department at Bostwi
College.
Dr. Weinblatt is
specialized in com
munication skills and his
purpose at the Abbey will
be to develop the inter-
Ed Dowd
Is New
Chairman
Edward J. Dowd, Jr,,
of 5200 Rounding Run Rd.
in Charlotte has been
elected Chairman of the
Board of Advisors of
Belmont Abbey College.
He is President of Central
Piedmont Industries, Inc.
Dowd, inducted into the
Knights of Malta in 1973,
one of the most
prestigious international
Catholic associations,
has been on the Abbpy’s
Board of Advisors since
1971, the last two years of
which he served as vice-
chairman.
Ed Dowd, well-known
throughout the entire
state of North Carolina, is
Chairman of the State’s
Manpower Council,
member of the American
Society of Association
Executives, and a fellow
of the North Carolina
Psychological
Association.
James E. Hunter, also
of Charlotte, President of
Hunter and Walden Co.,
has been elected as vice-
chairman, and Mrs.
Mary Cook, executive
secretary to the
President of Belmont
Abbey College, was re
elected as secretary of
the Board.
disciplinary programs
within social sciences
and the humanities. Tliis
Division covers many
fields of studies, in
cluding English, History,
Political Science, Phi
losophy, Theology, and
Sociology. The goal of
this project will be
directed toward the effi
cient use of resources
available, developing
laboratory program
techniques and reviewing
major programs to
achieve cooperative
planning among all the
fields within the humani
ties division.
Dr. Weinblatt will
make four visits to the
Abbey betweei July 1976
and December 1977.
During these visits. Dr.
Weinblatt will be working
specifically with Dr.
George Herndl, Chair
man of the Department of
English, as well as other
members of the depart
ment and the humanities
division.
Within the English
Department, Dr. Herndl
has selected the following
fields for review: English
and American literature,
literary criticism,
aesthetics, poetry,
philosophy and litera
ture, freshmen writing
programs, and the inte
gration of inter
disciplinary programs.
•••
Mark Your Calendar
for the
CENTENNIAL
HOMECOMING
Friday, Oct. 1 &
Saturday, Oct. 2
Reunion, Classmates, friends, teachers, nostalgia --
will all be here if you come to join in the fun and
fellowship.
Our plans include: FRIDAY - Registration - 4-6 p.m.
Cocktail hour - 7 p.m. Banquet - 8 p.m. Speaker to be
announced.
SATURDAY - General Session - 10 a.m. Luncheon -
11:30-1. Elder Statesmen -’09 to’59 - Oak Room. The
Sixties - ’60 to ’69 - Maurus Dining Hall. The Young
Crowd - ’70 to ’76 - The Haid. Centennial Salute - 2 p.m.
, Wheeler Center - Speaker to be announced. An
niversary Dance - 9 p.m.
We must ask for reservations, of course, and we will
need to receive your check by September 1.
Send your name and address together with $10.00
deposit for each person to;
Homecoming Centennial
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, N.C. 28012
The remainder may be paid when you arrive.
PLAN I: 2 nights at Rodeway Inn at 4040 1-85 South,
Friday evening dinner, Saturday luncheon, dance:
One Person - $49.00
Two Persons - $70.00
Each Child or CJuest
Add $17.00 (Over 12 yrs. add $25.00)
PLAN II: 2 nights at Holiday Inn, 1-85 & Little Rock
Road, 2 meals, and dance:
One Person - $53.00
Two Persons - $78.00
Each child or Guest
Add $17.00 (Over 12 yrs. add $25.00)
PLAN III:
commodations:
All events without overnight ac-
One Person - $17.00
Two Persons - $34.00
Each child or guest
Add $17.00