Sunday 01 June 2003

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list has 1,062 subscribers by my count.

Don't forget:

Th Jul. 24 '03 - MC Young Alumni Happy Hour
                          LOCATION CHANGE   Bar Thirteen
                          35 E. 13th St. (btw Broadway & University Pl.)

Mo Sep 22 '03 3rd Annual James Keating O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic.
    Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, Long Island
    More info   at www.jkogolf.org .

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Isn't the internet wonderful. I found a free search engine that will allow me to index the Jasper Jottings website. Now you can look over all the issues for any word. Now, it merely returns the page where the item was found and you have to look further in the page for your term. But, IMHO, it is a great boon given to us by the internet. Try it, you might like it. Hey for free, it's priced right for my modest effort. I put the fragment on the index page or you can directly address it at:

http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/picosearch.htm

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http://www.webofspider-mike.com/MC_Environmental_Engineering/contacts/index.html

Where Are They Now???

After the 2002 Reunion, many grads of the program (JR: Environmental Engineers) were located, thanks to the efforts of Trish Sayers! This page will help you contact your long lost buddies. Since web robots crawl the net searching for e-mail addresses to send spam-mail, this page has been locked with a password.

[JR: Another Jasper trying to connect with alums. FYI! ]

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

-- Anais Nin

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7426-2003May18.html

After 100 Years, Still Professing a Will to Serve
By Sue Anne Pressley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 19, 2003; Page B01

The Rev. Joseph T. Durkin is a busy man: Once a week, he ministers to a group of Alzheimer's patients. He also works with inmates at the Arlington County jail. Already the author of more than two dozen books, he is writing two more -- one on rhetoric, the other on the connection between poetry and science.

What makes this so remarkable is that Durkin, a revered professor emeritus of history at Georgetown University, just turned 100 on Saturday.

But Durkin was not able to attend the birthday party the university had planned for him yesterday evening. As about 300 relatives, faculty members and former students gathered for a special Mass and reception in his honor, Durkin underwent surgery at Georgetown University Hospital for a perforated colon.

"He had been in some discomfort for several days, but he was such a trouper, he didn't complain," said Charlotte Daniel, assistant to the rector of Georgetown's Jesuit community, who announced plans to continue the event without Durkin. "The good thing is that all of these people are going to be here praying for him."

Durkin was out of surgery by 8:45 p.m., and his doctors expected that "all will go well," Daniel said last night.

Meanwhile, she said, the party was videotaped, so "he is going to be able to enjoy it."

For his many admirers, Durkin has long been an inspiration -- for his gentle nature and his lively mind.

"He's never stopped learning -- that's his secret," said Dorothy Brown, a former Georgetown provost and history professor who studied under Durkin in 1957. "He has a passion for discovery, and he's excited about ideas. One of his quotes was, 'My ambition was to help students to think.' He's into art now -- that's something he developed after he retired."

There is some debate, however, about when, or whether, Durkin ever really retired. Officially, the Jesuit priest from Philadelphia taught history at Georgetown from 1944 to 1972. But until he was well into his nineties, he continued giving tutorials and advising students. He also turned to pastoral work; his ministry with Arlington County inmates developed by chance after he was called there to counsel someone he knew.

"I think the key thing is his example," said Linda Cirillo, residential chaplain at Georgetown's Darnall Hall, who often drives Durkin to and from his duties and developed the Alzheimer's ministry with him. "He has that demeanor about him that in his presence, you feel nonjudged, you feel loved, you feel forgiven. It doesn't matter what you've done."

Durkin still has the dapper style, bright blue eyes and animated grin of his younger days. As he welcomed guests one day last week into his room in the assisted-living section of the Jesuit community's home on campus, he rose in gentlemanly fashion, dressed in a dark suit and checked shirt. His black fedora rested on a tall stack of books nearby; his cane leaned against the dresser. Covering his desk were scattered sheets from a legal pad -- notes on his book projects.

Durkin's voice -- which once enthralled students as he enacted the roles of Abraham Lincoln and other historical figures in class -- has faded to a paper-thin whisper. His vision has clouded with time. But he still recalls the subjects of long-ago students' senior papers and still delights in telling stories about his friend, aviator Charles Lindbergh, or about the time one of his history books was spied in President Harry S. Truman's White House bedroom.

A turning point in his life came much earlier, in his late teens, when he felt called to the priesthood. "It struck me very simply, the beauty of Christ, and it became everything to me," he said. "In the Jesuit order, we know that Christ makes his will known to you, and that's what we live by."

Durkin admitted he was disappointed during World War II when he longed to become an Army chaplain and his superior rejected the idea, insisting he was too valuable as a teacher. The military's loss soon became Georgetown's gain, as several generations of students embraced Durkin as a beloved and unforgettable professor.

"Father Durkin was my mentor at Georgetown in 1976 and 1977, and he was probably the most influential person of my life -- he just took me under his wing," said Ted Leonsis, vice chairman of America Online Inc. "He was already in his seventies, but he really helped me to think . . . and he pushed me and guided me enough that I ended up first in my class. I never thought then that I would have the joy and opportunity to go to his 100th birthday party."

Years later, Leonsis made a huge donation to Georgetown in Durkin's name. Durkin finally realized his old dream when he was feted at the Pentagon for his work with Army ROTC and was named an honorary Army chaplain. He proudly shows off the framed document to all visitors.

At Georgetown, Durkin lives with 66 other members of the religious order, 35 of them full-time employees of the university. He spends his days working on his books, with some student assistance, and sometimes entertaining guests. Each year, he travels to Boston and California to help out at a family baptism or wedding.

"He thinks nothing of traveling across the country," said the Rev. Brian McDermott, rector of Georgetown's Jesuit community. "He has balance issues, so sometimes he is in a wheelchair. But mentally, he's terrific. He is just an absolutely extraordinary Jesuit."

For his part, Durkin said that being 100 does not feel so very different.

"Well, let's put it this way," he said. "Thank God, the mind is all right."

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I quoted the whole article with attribution because every word was inspirational. I hope when we are all 100 we can be contributing in some way. I never cease to be amazed at the good things that people can do when they want to.

Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.

"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu

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CONTENTS

	0	Formal announcements
	1	Bouncing off the list
	0	Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)
	1	Jaspers publishing web pages
	3	Jaspers found web-wise
	0	Honors
	0	Weddings
	0	Births
	0	Engagements
	0	Graduations
	0	Obits
	6	"Manhattan in the news" stories
	0	Resumes
	8	Sports
	26	Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	Cross, Alice	Email03
????	Curtis, John "Jack" W.	Found1
????	Gendron, George	Found3
????	Hallinan, Br. John	Email17
????	O'Malley, Br. Austin	Email06
1951	Helm, Robert A.	Email10
1952	Grimes, Patrick	News2
1953	Knapp, George	Email02
1957	Doulin, Josh	Email24
1957	Hickey, Tom	Email24
1965	Giuliani, Rudolph	News6
1965	Giuliani, Rudy	Email24
1965	Rooney, John Peter	Email17
1966	Dugan, Thomas J.	Email23
1968	Carroll, Robert C.	Email04
1968	Horgan, Daniel F.	Email05
1968	Kaufmann, Richard U.	Email26
1970	Dunn, Joseph M.	Email22
1972	DeRosa, James M.	Email07
1973	Donlon, Edward C.	Email20
1973	Kelly, Will	Email25
1975	Delaney, Gerard M.	Email06
1977	Donnolo, Daniel M.	Email19
1977	Muolo, Mike	Email06
1978	Benvenuti, Raynard D.	Bouncing1
1979	Diaz, Eliezer	Email09
1980	DeVito, Gina-Marie D.	Email13
1981	Doyle, Patrick J.	Email21
1983	Donnelly, Brian P.	Email14
1985	Dolphin, Martin Joseph	Email15
1986	Dour, Frederick W.	Email18
1989	Bartus, Joseph	Email16
1995	Devlin, Stephen M.	Email11
1995	Dowdall, Damon E.	Wedding1
1997	Mishaan, Jessica Davis	Email01
1998	Tran, Augustine	News4
1999	DiSalvo, Frances	Email12
2000	Deegan, Rory	Email08

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
1989	Bartus, Joseph	Email16
1978	Benvenuti, Raynard D.	Bouncing1
1968	Carroll, Robert C.	Email04
????	Cross, Alice	Email03
????	Curtis, John "Jack" W.	Found1
2000	Deegan, Rory	Email08
1975	Delaney, Gerard M.	Email06
1972	DeRosa, James M.	Email07
1980	DeVito, Gina-Marie D.	Email13
1995	Devlin, Stephen M.	Email11
1979	Diaz, Eliezer	Email09
1999	DiSalvo, Frances	Email12
1985	Dolphin, Martin Joseph	Email15
1973	Donlon, Edward C.	Email20
1983	Donnelly, Brian P.	Email14
1977	Donnolo, Daniel M.	Email19
1957	Doulin, Josh	Email24
1986	Dour, Frederick W.	Email18
1995	Dowdall, Damon E.	Wedding1
1981	Doyle, Patrick J.	Email21
1966	Dugan, Thomas J.	Email23
1970	Dunn, Joseph M.	Email22
????	Gendron, George	Found3
1965	Giuliani, Rudolph	News6
1965	Giuliani, Rudy	Email24
1952	Grimes, Patrick	News2
????	Hallinan, Br. John	Email17
1951	Helm, Robert A.	Email10
1957	Hickey, Tom	Email24
1968	Horgan, Daniel F.	Email05
1968	Kaufmann, Richard U.	Email26
1973	Kelly, Will	Email25
1953	Knapp, George	Email02
1997	Mishaan, Jessica Davis	Email01
1977	Muolo, Mike	Email06
????	O'Malley, Br. Austin	Email06
1965	Rooney, John Peter	Email17
1998	Tran, Augustine	News4

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[No Announcements]

[Bouncing off the list]

[JR: The following people have "bounced off" the list. Some bounces expose my poor administrative skills and I can not "who" bounced off. Thus the subscriber total may change more than are shown in this section. I have done what I can to notify them. If you can help "reconnect" – or "connect" new people -- I really appreciate it. And as always, I need your "news".]

Benvenuti, Raynard D. (1978)

[Messages from Headquarters
(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]

[No Messages]

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[WebPage1]

http://home.earthlink.net/~damon111/

Damon E. Dowdall (1995) and Mary (????)

[JR: I couldn't id her maiden name and year. Help? Probably wise not to put up too much info. But, check out the dog's name. I'm "insulted".]

[JASPERS FOUND ON/OFF WEB BY USING WEB]

[Found1]

John "Jack" W. Curtis
Senior Agent
Boca Raton Branch Office
Boca Raton, FL33432
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

BUSINESS BROKERAGE EXPERIENCE
Previously served as Senior Broker with VR Business Brokers in Hartford CT.
Sold numerous companies valued from $35,000 to over several million dollars.
Experienced working with buyers and sellers in a variety of companies.
Auto Dealerships, Auto-body Repair, Convenience Stores, Major Gas Company Service Stations, Coin-Ops, Dry Cleaners, Restaurants and Coffee Shops, Nightclubs, Video Stores, Liquor Stores, Vending Companies, Design Studios, Photography and Photo Finishing and many more.
Trained in mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and business evaluations. ·
Specializing in Palm Beach County business opportunities.

PROFESSIONAL/TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Member Business Brokers of Florida (BBF)

EDUCATION/LICENSES
Manhattan College NY
La Salle College, Business Management
La Salle College, Hotel and Restaurant Management
USAF Officer, Flight Training,
US Army Quartermaster School, management, business law.
Real Estate School, Insurance Training

PERSONAL
Married forty years with three children, Donna John & Michael,and three grandchilderen Jacqulun, Haley, and Sierra

[MCOLDB: Not found. But no surprise. ]

[Found2]

http://hometown.aol.com/ceddi80/myhomepage/tv.html

This is for my friend Johnny T. LOOK! I'm updating my page!!!!!!!

Among my favorite things to do is Crew!!

I am currently attending Manhattan College and am a member of their GROSSLY UNDER-APPRECIATED yet REALLY GOOD Crew Team.

GO JASPER CREW CACKS!

[JR: No name. ]

[Found3]

http://www.mobiusforum.org/moneymedia.htm

George Gendron

Editor-in-Chief, Inc Magazine

George Gendron debuted at Inc. in January, 1981 and became editor-in-chief in 1983. Under his direction, Inc. catapulted to become the country's premier business magazine for leaders of small to midsize fast growing companies. With a record-high monthly readership of 2.2 million, Mr. Gendron has introduced millions of hard-driving entrepreneurs to cutting-edge ideas through a diverse range of writers, management experts and specialists. Mr. Gendron also has played a major role in educating policy makers in the U.S. and abroad about the importance of small businesses and their impact on the economy.

Mr. Gendron co-authored and narrated Inc.'s best-selling video, "How to Really Start Your Own Business," which won the American Film Institute Award for the most outstanding business and economic programming in the country. Additionally, he has been instrumental in establishing business units that complement the magazine, including Inc.'s book-publishing division, video production group, and conference and seminar division.

Mr. Gendron began his extensive career in publishing as an arts and entertainment editor of New York Magazine from 1973-1975; he also wrote for its sister publication, The Village Voice. Subsequently, Mr. Gendron was editor-in-chief of Boston Magazine from 1975-1978, when the magazine won numerous awards and heavily influenced the design of other city magazines.

Mr. Gendron is a well-known speaker before groups of business executives in the U.S., Europe, and Asia and makes frequent speeches to college students. He also is a regular commentator on entrepreneurship and small business on TV, radio, and in print. Appearances include CNBC, 20/20, 48 Hours, CNN and National Public Radio, and he has been quoted extensively in the Wall Street Journal and other major publications.

Mr. Gendron is active in several non-profit organizations, serving on the boards of City Year, a service organization that has risen to national prominence through support from people including President Clinton and the First Lady, Who Cares, a national non-profit publication fostering national service, and The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, which builds healthy economies in America's inner cities that create jobs, income, and wealth for local residents. Mr. Gendron is a graduate of Manhattan College.

[MCOLDB: Not found ]

[HONORS]

[No Honors]

[WEDDINGS]

[No Weddings]

[BIRTHS]

[No Births]

[ENGAGEMENTS]

[No Engagements]

[GRADUATIONS]

[No Graduations]

[OBITS]

[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]

Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in.

[No Obits]

[News MC]

[News1]

http://www.cny.org/archive/ft/ft010203.htm

Mission Continues
Manhattan College celebrates 150 years of Lasallian education
By CLAUDIA McDONNELL

As part of its 150th anniversary year celebration, Manhattan College in the Bronx recently dedicated its newly renovated and expanded library, far larger than before and equipped with cutting-edge computer technology, to serve its 3,200 students. Yet the college has only three classrooms big enough to hold more than 75; the capacity in all the others is from 15 to 40, guaranteeing that most classes are small enough for professors to know students by name.

"There's a human-sized interaction between teachers and students," Brother Thomas J. Scanlan, F.S.C., college president, said in an interview. The large library and the small classrooms are signs that after a century and a half, Manhattan is still preparing its students for the future while maintaining the educational tradition of its past. The tradition is rooted in the work and philosophy of St. John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, who established the school that grew into Manhattan College.

Honored today as the patron of teachers, De La Salle (1651-1719) made it his mission to educate the poor and prepare them for professional work that would enable them to escape poverty. Manhattan always has maintained that commitment; Brother Scanlan noted proudly that 40 percent of current students are the first generation in their families to attend college, and many are the children of immigrants. About 20 percent of the school's annual budget of $15 million goes to financial aid.

A pioneer in educational methods, De La Salle provided technical and preprofessional training, which was not available in the colleges and universities of the day. The brothers of Manhattan College always have offered instruction in technical studies as well as the humanities; engineering is still the "flagship" program for which it is best known, Brother Scanlan said, although Manhattan also offers programs in the arts, business, education and science.

The order's founder stressed the importance of spiritual formation and instruction in the Catholic faith. Manhattan keeps that focus, defining itself as "a Catholic college in the Lasallian tradition." Although religious instruction has changed as the student population has grown more diverse, Manhattan maintains "a very strong, vibrant campus ministry," with many students participating in volunteer work, the president said.

He noted that from its beginning, the college has preserved "a balance between professional training...and a broad Christian humanism" rooted in the liberal arts. He added that the Lasallian tradition includes "a commitment to nurture the faith and values" of students and "a strong program of ethical development" that challenges students to focus on peace, justice and other moral issues.

Manhattan College, with its classic, red-brick Georgian buildings, stands on a hilly, beautiful campus in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. It traces its roots to the parish school founded in 1848 by four French Christian brothers for the French-speaking parishioners of St. Vincent's in Manhattan. The brothers also opened a school for sons of freed slaves and an academy for day students, later opened to boarders. When St. Vincent's parish moved to 23rd Street in 1853, the academy relocated to what was then rural Manhattanville, a section of Manhattan.

Advanced-level courses were added, and in 1861 the school was advertised for the first time as Manhattan College. In 1863, the New York State Board of Regents granted a provisional charter incorporating the college. From its inception, it has been owned and operated by a mostly lay board of trustees; De La Salle Christian brothers serve as administrators and teachers. The college shared facilities with the academy, later known as Manhattan Prep, until the Prep closed in 1972.

When the college outgrew its quarters, the brothers acquired the property in the Bronx. The cornerstone of the first new building was laid in 1922, and students arrived for classes in 1923 although construction was not yet complete. Cardinal Hayes dedicated the new college in 1924. Originally a men's institution, it began admitting women in 1973.

Besides academics, Manhattan College developed winning sports teams. The nickname for the college's teams, and broadly for the students and graduates, is Jaspers, from Brother Jasper Brennan, F.S.C., who served in the 19th century. He held the post of athletic director, and in 1864 he introduced baseball at Manhattan before it became a national sport. Baseball fans everywhere, sitting on hard stadium seats, owe him a debt of gratitude: he is credited with initiating the seventh-inning stretch.

Brother Scanlan, in his 16th year as college president, said that "it's a real privilege" to lead Manhattan as it marks its sesquicentennial. He remarked that the celebration is taking place "at a point of great strength."

"The reputation of the college is as strong as it's ever been," Brother Scanlan said, "in large part thanks to so many prominent alumni."

Manhattan alumni have a reputation for loyalty. Brother Scanlan offers two reasons why: the school's commitment to first-generation students and the faculty's commitment to excellence in teaching.

Among Manhattan's best-known alumni are former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani; Raymond W. Kelly, New York City police commissioner; Jim Ryan, Fox Television News anchor and host of "Good Day New York" on Fox 5/WNYW television, and the writer James Patterson, who dedicated his latest novel, "Four Blind Mice," in part to Manhattan with the line "Go Jaspers!"

Brother Scanlan remarked that Manhattan is the only Catholic college outside Italy to have two alumni elevated to the rank of cardinal in a single consistory, in 1924: Cardinal Patrick Hayes, Archbishop of New York from 1919 to 1938, and Cardinal George Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago from 1915 to 1939. Among today's hierarchy, Bishops Paul G. Bootkoski of Metuchen, N.J., and Michael A Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., are alumni.

Alumni also are strong benefactors. The Mary Alice and Tom O'Malley Library, dedicated Oct. 5, was funded in part by a gift of $7.5 million - the largest in Manhattan's history - from O'Malley, an alumnus, and his wife. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Tosco Corp., an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.

The library dedication was one of Manhattan's major sesquicentennial events. The others are a fund-raising dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria on Thursday, Jan. 23, and a Mass to be celebrated by Cardinal Egan at St. Patrick's Cathedral Saturday, June 7. At the dinner, Manhattan's new $150 million capital campaign will be officially launched; it already has raised $50 million.

At its Fall Honors Convocation Oct. 20, Manhattan College presented an honorary doctor of pedagogy degree to Brother Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, F.S.C., superior general of the De La Salle Christian Brothers.

Brother Scanlan, who was born and grew up in the Bronx, was president of Bethlehem University for six years; it is run by the Vatican and serves Palestinian students. Sitting in his handsome, high-ceilinged office at Manhattan College, he talked recently about its achievements and his hopes for it.

Fund-raising is a priority.

"The financial challenge doesn't go away for private education, because this is a country without vouchers," he said. "And we, like many Catholic institutions, precisely because we were committed to serving a Catholic immigrant population, never overcharged and never developed big endowments. We can take great pride - all of Catholic education, at all levels - that we have a highly educated Catholic laity." But the schools are left with "limited resources," and Catholics need to fill the gap through philanthropy, he said.

Manhattan, again like other Catholic institutions, also faces the challenge of maintaining the founding order's charism despite declining numbers of religious. The Lasallian Education Committee at Manhattan helps faculty, administrators and staff to keep the school's heritage "alive and vibrant," Brother Scanlan said.

He is particularly proud that Manhattan continues its strong tradition of educating first-generation students, who today come from more varied backgrounds than ever. The college displays 100 flags representing the country of origin of the students or their families.

"It reflects the great diversity of New York, this capital city of the world," he said.

But if the student population has grown and changed since the college was founded, some things are unlikely to change - like the personal style of instruction in classrooms designed for "human-sized interaction."

"It's built into the architecture," Brother Scanlan said.

[News2]

http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2003/05/20/hist.html

Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Goose chase prompts historian's revelation
By Patricia Breakey
Delhi News Bureau

Delaware County's newly appointed historian, Patrick Grimes, said his first assignment made him realize the importance of town and village historians in the quest to keep track of local history.

Grimes, 71, of Bovina said he got a call from someone who had visited the home of J. Francis Murphy in the 1960s, but couldn't remember where in the town of Middletown it was located and needed help finding it again.

Murphy was an artist who was one of the leaders of the Tonalism movement at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Oswego in 1853. After returning from France, he built a studio in Arkville where he taught summer classes with his wife, Adah Clifford, who was also an artist. Their presence brought other artists to the area and an art colony developed. Murphy died in 1921.

Grimes said when he got the call, he wasn't sure who Murphy was, and he didn't know where to start. He began in the county clerk's office, searching for a deed. He found what he was looking for, but soon realized that trying to figure out where the property was from the obscure language in the deed was going to be impossible. He decided to contact the local historians.

"I called Vashti Snyder, the Middletown town historian, but she had never heard of Murphy, so I tried Ira Lawrence, the Arkville historian, and he referred me to a retired postmaster, who new exactly where the place was on Dry Brook," Grimes said.

Grimes said he is now in the process of contacting all of the local historians so they can work closely together to preserve local history and network with each other when needed.

"I can see that the most important thing for me to do is to get to know the local historians, because they all have intimate knowledge of their individual areas," Grimes said.

The Delaware County Board of Supervisors appointed Grimes to the $1,200-a-year position on May 7. Roxbury Supervisor Thomas Hynes, chairman of the Planning, Recreation, Culture and Community Committee, said the committee was considering a couple of people for the position, but Grimes name came up through his work with the historical societies in Bovina and Andes.

"Pat had done a lot of work in the historical field, and he came highly recommended," Hynes said.

Hynes said Bovina Supervisor Tina Mole and Andes Supervisor Martin Donnelly both spoke highly of Grimes.

"Tina said she was very fond of him, and Marty was happy with everything Pat had done for Andes," Hynes said.

Grimes and his wife, Arlayne, bought their home in Bovina in 1984 and moved to the area permanently in 1993, but because of his penchant for trout fishing, Grimes has been familiar with the area for 40 years.

"I came up in the 1960s to fish," he said. "I like the small, out-of-the way streams like the Tremperskill and the Plattekill."

Grimes is a graduate of Manhattan College and earned a master's at New York University. After a stint in the Army, he went to work with his father in the Grimes Travel Agency.

"The travel business was beneficial in introducing me to the history of the world," Grimes said, talking about a trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan that he took in the early 1960s.

He said he has always been interested in history, anthropology and archeology.

Grimes said some of his goals in his new position are to work on ways to retain Delaware County's old historic records and to find a safe, environmentally controlled place to keep them.

"If someone has a historical collection, they have to indicate to the family where and what it is and who is to preserve it," Grimes said.

Grimes said the work of the county historian is a labor of love. He credits his three predecessors, Fletcher Davidson, John Raitt and Clara Stewart, with doing a tremendous job.

Hynes said he believes it's time for the county board to take a proactive stance and begin making better arrangements for the preservation of the county's history.

"Somewhere along the line, we have to pay more attention and provide better facilities," Hynes said.

"The whole budget for the historian is just a token. We were lucky to find someone like Pat, and we need to support him."

——

Patricia Breakey can be reached at (607) 746-2894 or at stardelhi@stny.rr.com

[MCOLDB: 1952 ]

[JR: You never know where a good Jasper will show up. Regardless of ages, I am always surprised at the contributions – large and small—our fellow alums make.]

[News3]

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22manhattan+college%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&selm=MPG.193df56d322a2bd79896b9%40news.verizon.net

TURNING WASTE INTO DRINKING WATER

Date: 030526
From: http://www.thejournalnews.com/
By Jane Lerner, Journal News, May 26, 2003

Rockland has received a state grant to continue a project exploring new technology that could turn waste into a source of drinking water.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded the county $42,712 for a pilot program investigating water reuse as a way to increase the county's supply.

"It will enable us to expand the scope of the project to do more testing and evaluation," said Ron Delo, executive director of the Rockland County Sewer District.

The project involves the use of a special filter containing microscopic pores that is used to separate impurities from water. The study is a joint project of the sewer district, Manhattan College and United Water.

The treated water is tested but is not returned to the drinking supply. If the results are positive, the water could be added to the supply via a soon-to-be built treatment facility.

The goal is to see if wastewater that would normally be flushed down the drain, treated and sent into the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River can be returned to the water supply.

Rockland sends about 20 million gallons of effluent – treated wastewater from its sewer plant - through a series of pipes that run from the treatment facility in Orangeburg to Piermont, where it is released into the Hudson River.

Finding ways to keep some of that water in Rockland became a priority during the three-year drought that recently gripped the county.

The study involves new advanced wastewater-treatment techniques using a filter to eliminate impurities from the water, Delo said.

"It's a final polishing step," he said.

The study is determining how effective the filter is at removing solid material and bacteria from the wastewater.

Students in the environmental engineering program at Manhattan College regularly test the water at the school's laboratory to determine its purity, Delo said.

The team wants to see if the water has a high enough quality to be returned to a creek or reservoir as a way to recharge the area's drinking-water supply. That water would then be treated again, along with the rest of the water, before being piped into homes and businesses.

The method has been used successfully in other municipalities - including upstate portions of the New York City watershed.

Residents said it's an idea worth investigating.

"I'm not opposed to the concept as long as it's done in a way that makes sure no pollution gets into the water," said Thiells resident Netta Riba. "Water is already recycled by nature."

The pilot project is being done at the sewer district facility in Orangeburg. But officials hope that eventually the project will be done at a proposed sewage treatment plant in western Ramapo.

The treated water could then be channeled into the Ramapo River, Delo said.

Well fields adjacent to the Ramapo River provide one-third of Rockland's drinking supply. The well field had to be shut down temporarily in September because of inadequate river flow.

Geoff Welch, chairman of the Ramapo River Committee, an environmental group, said he wants to see a study of river-water quality before any additional treated water is added.

"There is already a lot of treated effluent in the river," he said. "We need to establish a baseline to see what's in there already."

But the idea of using highly treated wastewater to augment the natural flow of the river was worth exploring, he said.

"It's a good concept as long as the water is treated to a high standard," Welch said.

Initial data was promising, said Ulises Diaz, spokesman for the water company.

"We are confident that there is an option to use modern technology to increase flows to allow us to have more water for consumption," Diaz said.

Results from the pilot program will help determine if the technology can be used in the new western Ramapo plant, Delo said.

"We are very optimistic that this will help alleviate some of the water shortages we experienced during the drought that we know we will experience again in the future," he said.

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[News4]

http://www.catholicherald.com/articles/03articles/tran0529.htm

Tran Looks Forward to Serving God's People
By Mary Frances McCarthy
Herald Staff Writer
(From the issue of 5/29/03)

Augustine Minh Hai Tran felt God’s call at a very young age. He said it became clear to him around the age of 11 that he was meant to serve God’s people as a priest. Tran will be ordained a transitional deacon on May 31 at St. Thomas More Cathedral in Arlington by Bishop Paul S. Loverde.

The message of Mary and Martha welcoming Jesus to their home inspired Tran to serve God. After hearing the Gospel as a child, Tran said he "decided to imitate Mary since she had ‘chosen the best’ and I was so excited. That evening, during dinner, I told my parents that I wanted to devote my life to God. The whole family was very happy with me and for me."

Tran’s uncle Peter was a priest and a role model. He is now Bishop Peter Tran Dinh Tu of the Phu Cuong Diocese in Vietnam.

Other role models in Tran’s childhood were "the pastor who cared" Father Dominic Tran Xuan Thao, and the seminarian who trained him how to be an altar boy, Do Manh Thai, who is now a priest in Vietnam.

Tran was born in Vietnam in 1974 to Phuc Q. Tran and Hien T. Nguyen. He and his family left Vietnam 12 years ago. They settled in Springfield and Tran attended Robert E. Lee High School for a year before moving to the Bronx, N.Y. Tran graduated from Roosevelt High School in New York in 1994 with honors and was the first Asian student to participate in the student government.

Tran continued his education pursuing a degree in electrical engineering at Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y, which was established by the Brothers of Christian Schools in the LaSallian tradition.

During his junior year, Tran began his religious formation when he joined the Neumann Residence for candidates pursuing the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York.

He received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering with a minor in philosophy in 1998.

Following college, Tran was enrolled in pre-theology at Neumann Residence until the summer of 1999, when he graduated as Chaplain Candidate from the chaplaincy school in Fort Jackson, S.C., for the Army Reserve.

In the fall of 1999, he entered the spirituality program sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York. Tran entered Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., as a first-year theology student in 2000.

Tran decided to leave the Archdiocese of New York, "a diocese I love and a place that fostered my vocation," when his family moved to Annandale in 2000. He values the bond of his family, who have been "very receptive, excited and very supportive" of his vocation.

In his religious formation in the United States, Tran has been touched by Father Ignatius Vu Xuan, parochial vicar at St. Paul Church in Staten Island, N.Y., and Father John Kelly, pastor of St. Leo the Great in Fairfax.

Father Xuan helped Tran enroll in seminary and has supported him during his formation. "His Marian devotion and prayerful life and very calm way give me a sense of gentleness of a parish priest," Tran said of Father Xuan.

Tran spent last summer at St. Leo the Great Parish in Fairfax, assisting Father Kelly. Tran was touched by the amount of respect paid to him by the pastor. "He thought of me as a friend, a future priest," said Tran. "He helped me to learn things that are happening in the daily basis of the parish life. One time, he even took me to the boiler room to show me how it works. [He said,] ‘They did not teach you this in the seminary did they?’ with a big laugh."

Tran describes his family as devout Catholics; they are very active at Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Parish in Arlington. He is the second of 10 children in the family, four boys and six girls. Two of his sisters were adopted.

Tran is eagerly looking forward to serving the Catholic population in Northern Virginia. "I was excited when I received the ‘Call to the order’ by Bishop Loverde," said Tran. "It will be a very exciting experience as a deacon in the diocese. I will have chances to meet and serve our people. At the same time, I can have some ideas about the needs of our people so that I can serve them better in my future ministry."

[Reported As: 1998 ]

[News5]

http://www.antonnews.com/manhassetpress/2003/05/23/news/

ONLINE EDITION FRIDAY MAY 23, 2003

American Legion Post 304 Announces Parade Plans

Edward J. Gaus, Commander of the Manhasset Post 304, American Legion, and James R. Russell, parade chairman, have announced the parade order and schedule for the traditional Manhasset Memorial Day Parade, and for the attendant memorial services. All Manhasset residents, their families and friends are invited to join the legion in this remembrance of the great sacrifice of American heroes. The theme of the parade this year, "Enduring Freedom" is a reminder that continued vigilance and readiness is the price of freedom. Additionally, it is a reminder of the ultimate sacrifices made by previous and present generations to preserve our freedom. We must never forget what they did nor why they died.

In preparation for the memorial ceremonies, the legion will place American flags on the graves of veterans in local cemeteries and participate with other legion posts to decorate the graves at Pinelawn National Cemetery. Memorial wreaths will also be placed at five memorial monuments in Manhasset. Plandome Road has been appropriately decorated for the occasion.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 25, at the Church of Our Savior, Lutheran, 1901 Northern Blvd., Manhasset at 1 a.m. in honor of our war dead. All are urged to attend and join with the legion in remembrance of the great sacrifice of these citizen soldiers.

On Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, the parade will start promptly at 10 a.m. There are more than 50 organizations scheduled to march, including six bands and more than 30 pieces of fire apparatus and other vehicles.

The route of the parade will be along Plandome Road from Plandome Court to Memorial Place, with excellent public viewing along the entire length. Those planning to march in the parade are expected to be present, ready to march in their designated assembly areas no later than 9:30 a.m.

The First Division, which assembles on Plandome Court South, facing west, includes the Nassau County Police Department motorcycle escort; the U.S. Army 319th Statue of Liberty band; the American Legion - Manhasset Post 304 and the auxiliary unit; the Veterans of Foreign Wars; legion vehicles and the poppy queen. First Vice Commander James R. Russell will be the division commander.

The Fourth Division, which meets on Heights Road, facing west, behind the Second Division, includes the Manhattan College Pipe Band; the Kiwanis Club of Manhasset; Rotary Club; the Tower Foundation; Christ Our Saviour Nursery School; the North Shore Nursery School; Manhasset Soccer Club; Knights of Columbus; the Guild of Saint Francis Hospital; and the North Shore Right to Life Committee. The Division Commander will be Joseph Labella.

The parade will conclude in formation at Memorial Field, where a special area will be designated for public viewing of the memorial services. The program will begin with the National Anthem, played by the Manhasset High School Band under the direction of Randy Knudsen and sung by Legionnaire Robert E. McGuire.

The Reverend William D. O'Rourke, Church of Saint Mary will give the invocation. The Poppy Queen, Nancy Fernandez, will then be introduced.

The presentation of the floral tributes by the public will follow after which Chaplain William A. Baxter of Post 304 will read the roll call of the honored dead, accompanied by drummer Lee Meryash of the Manhasset High School band. Taps will be rendered by Roger Kalia and Sara Zerner, both with the Manhasset High School Band.

Vice Commander John F. Keitz will present school awards to Mr. Daniel Nolan of Saint Mary's High School and to John Patrick Bennett, of Manhasset High School. The boys' state scholarship will be awarded to James Alexander, Manhasset BSA Troop #97, Joseph T. Vogel, Manhasset BSA Troop #97, Christopher Imperiale, Chaminade High School and Christopher Bianco of Saint Mary's High School.

Theresa Bogner Bjorkman, president of the Manhasset Auxiliary 304, will preside over the girl's awards. Marilyn Furlong, Americanism chairlady, will present the school award to Jillian Sala of Manhasset High School. Barbara Pierce, girl's state chairlady, will present the girl's state award to Nancy Fernandez of Manhasset High School.

After brief remarks by Commander Gaus, the Reverend James E. Brown Only of the Congregational Church of Manhasset, will give the benediction. To close the service, Legionnaire Robert E. McGuire will lead the audience in singing God Bless America accompanied by the U.S. Army 319th Statue of Liberty Band.

[News6]

Copyright 2003 Chicago Tribune Company
Chicago Tribune
May 25, 2003 Sunday, CHICAGO FINAL EDITION
SECTION: Perspective; Pg. 1; ZONE: C
HEADLINE: Hey, don't sweat it
BYLINE: By Bonnie Miller Rubin. Bonnie Miller Rubin is a Tribune staff reporter.

The frenzy is over. To the relief of just about everyone, the dust has settled on one of the most competitive college admissions seasons in history.

Still, to those rejected by Dream U., there's a lingering feeling of failure, a sense that the future carries an asterisk before it has even begun.

So, here's some unsolicited advice (always in abundant supply during the graduation season): It doesn't matter.

How can that be? For the last four years, you've been fed a steady diet of brand names. You burnished your class rank, aced the SATs and ran yourself ragged with extracurricular activities. Despite jumping through more hoops than Shamu-- you've ended up with the University of Brand X. Is it any wonder that the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" are now drowned out by an even-louder chorus of self-doubt?

If you can tolerate just one more piece of unsolicited advice, here goes: Let it go.

One talented young man--stiffed by his top two choices--earnestly told me that this one decision would account for 90 percent of his happiness or unhappiness.

Poor, misguided baby.

Granted, entire industries have sprung up over the last decade to suggest otherwise. More than 23,000 books are published on selecting, applying and paying for the post-secondary experience. SAT and ACT prep classes are now de rigueur, as are high-priced private consultants.

But it's not all that complicated. Once you indicate some basic preferences--big vs. small, urban vs. rural, close to home or two time zones away--the rest has a way of falling into place. In a nation of more than 2,000 institutions--of which 80 percent accept more applicants than they reject--dozens of campuses can offer a rich intellectual environment and kindred spirits.

Dartboard used

To test my theory, I flipped through the Rolodex and asked friends how they made this supposedly monumental decision. One editor chose Illinois State University because her best friend was going there. An area bank president lived at home and attended Moraine Valley Community College because of financial restraints. (Later, he transferred to Northern Illinois University, followed by an MBA at Northwestern. He still chortles about the money he saved.) Another CEO embraced the University of Kansas because he liked the basketball team. Two attorneys I know followed girlfriends (whom they had broken up with by Christmas vacation). At least one choice involved a pub and a dartboard.

I know what you're thinking: Such a laissez-faire attitude might have worked a generation ago--back in the era of carbon paper and Wite-Out--but wouldn't stand a chance in the 21st Century. Today's global competition demands that success starts in utero, with Shakespeare and Beethoven, and culminates with an Ivy League sticker on the car window.

In truth, say experts, the mad dash has far more to do with status than market forces. "We're just very brand conscious in America," sighed Barmak Nassirian of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. "Without tribal or clan identifiers, labels are all we've got. It doesn't matter if we're talking about clothes, cars or colleges--we assume the more expensive and exclusive, the better--which, of course, isn't true."

Still, that's a tough sell in certain ZIP codes.

What many of these parents don't realize is that inspiring teaching can be found everywhere. The number of Americans with advanced degrees has exploded and all those well-trained PhDs have to land somewhere, including Commuter U.

Even if pedigree were paramount, the college admissions process has now become so complex that guessing the outcome is all but impossible, according to a recent article in The New Yorker. In 1932, 1,330 people applied to Yale, with 72 percent getting the nod (27 percent of those were sons of Yalies, like the current White House occupant--and his father). Last year, Yale fielded 15,466 applicants and accepted 13 percent, of which 16 percent were legacies. The insatiable demand combined with an already rarefied pool of top-notch applicants means that if the school needs a flutist, a debater or a lacrosse goalie, the admissions officers have the luxury of choosing one.

"You can't 'game' the system, because the system isn't rational," said Nassirian, from the organization's Alexandria, Va., headquarters. "Certainly, no one should feel as if their success trajectory is locked in place."

Still skeptical? Compile a list of famous Americans--people who have made an imprint on society--and find out where they went to college. An informal poll of colleagues yielded the following eclectic "most-admired" roster:

Jane Addams (Rockford College for Women); Jimmy Carter (United States Naval Academy); Dick Cheney (University of Wyoming); Julia Child (Smith College); Internet mogul and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (Indiana University); John Glenn (Muskingum College); Rudolph Giuliani (Manhattan College, New York University Law School); Lee Iacocca (Lehigh University); Garrison Keillor (University of Minnesota), Martin Luther King Jr. (Morehouse College); Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton (Clare College, Cambridge); Ralph Nader (Princeton University and Harvard Law); Colin Powell and Jonas Salk (both City College of New York); former Sen. Paul Simon (University of Oregon); Jon Stewart (College of William & Mary); Paul Vallas (Western Illinois University), Paul Wellstone (University of North Carolina); Eudora Welty (Mississippi State College for Women and University of Wisconsin) and Bob Woodward (Yale University).

While you may debate whether some belong on the list at all, there's no question that their post-high school paths are literally all over the map. The top-20 rungs of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings are well represented--but so are many less prestigious institutions.

There is a large contingent of heroes who were college dropouts: Mike Royko (Wright Junior College); Steven Spielberg (California State University-Long Beach) and Bill Gates (Harvard University). Lech Walesa attended vocational school and Nelson Mandela was kicked out of the University of Ft. Hare for joining a protest. (He later completed his degree by mail).

Finally, there's this accomplished group who never attended at all: Lance Armstrong, Golda Meir, Rosa Parks, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Twain and Harriet Tubman.

Rogue's gallery

Conversely, when it comes to recent rogues, you'll find an equally eclectic list of alma maters: Enron executives Ken Lay (University of Houston) and Jeffrey Skilling (Harvard); Michael Milken (University of Pennsylvania); Tyco's Dennis Kozlowski (Seton Hall University); Monica Lewinsky (Lewis and Clark College); FBI spy Robert Hanssen (Knox College); O.J. Simpson (University of Southern California); Watergate architect G. Gordon Liddy (Fordham University). Indeed, Richard Nixon (Whittier College) and Bill Clinton (Yale) are lumped together as two of the most-disgraced presidents in history but share little in the way of academic credentials.

No one is saying that education isn't important. But until the SAT figures out a way to measure motivation, gauge character or quantify passion, it's clear that no one can predict where your story will end.

So ditch the elite sweatshirts. Mail in your dorm deposit and affix that new sticker to the car window.

Save the angst for a decision that really matters: your mate.

GETTING INTO THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE.

LOAD-DATE: May 26, 2003

[RESUMES]

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: Your resume can be sent to employers who contact our office seeking to fill positions. For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at (718) 862-7965 or Email to JGlenn@manhattan.edu

Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs

[No Resumes]

[SPORTS]

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: http://www.gojaspers.com [which is no longer at the College, but at a third party. Web bugs are on the pages. (That’s the benefit of being a security weenie!) So, it’s reader beware. Your browser can tell people “stuff” about you, like your email address, leading to SPAM. Forewarned is forearmed.]

[SportsSchedule]

The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.

Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time/Result
6/1/03 Sunday Baseball   NCAA Regionals   TBA   TBA
6/11/03 Wednesday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/12/03 Thursday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/13/03 Friday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/14/03 Saturday Track & Field NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA
6/27/03 Friday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA
6/28/03 Saturday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA
6/29/03 Sunday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA
6/30/03 Monday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA
9/4/03 Thursday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   4:00 PM
9/5/03 Friday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   8:00 AM
9/6/03 Saturday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   8:00 AM
9/11/03 Thursday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   2:00 PM
9/12/03 Friday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   1:00 PM
9/13/03 Saturday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   8:45 AM
9/19/03 Friday Golf   Manhattan Fall Invitational   Riverhead, NY   1:00 PM

[Sports from College]

MANHATTAN CAPTURES MAAC COMMISSIONER’S CUP

EDISON, NJ – Manhattan College, which captured eight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference titles during the 2002-03 academic year, took home the conference's biggest prize, earning the MAAC Commissioner's Cup for the first time in school history. Manhattan also won the women's crown, while Marist College was awarded the men's title.

JASPERS TO COMPETE IN THE NCAA OUTDOOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

RIVERDALE, NY (MAY 27, 2003) – Several qualifying members of the Manhattan College men's and women's track & field teams will compete in the inaugural 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Regional Championships held in Fairfax, VA beginning on Friday, May 30th to Saturday, May 31st.

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MARIST EDGES JASPERS, 2-1, TO ADVANCE TO MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWBURGH, NY (May 23, 2003) – The three-time defending champion and No. 2-seeded Marist Red Foxes eliminated the No. 3-seeded Manhattan Jaspers this evening with a narrow 2-1 victory in Game 5 of the 2003 MAAC Tournament at Dutchess County Stadium. Manhattan ends its season with an overall record of 26-26. The 26 wins are the second-most ever in the history of the program.

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HEAD SOFTBALL COACH LOIS KAHL RESIGNS

RIVERDALE, NY (May 23, 2003) - Head softball coach Lois Kahl announced today that she has resigned from her position due to personal reasons and family obligations.

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GRECO’S SAC FLY IN NINTH LIFTS JASPERS TO 3-2 WIN OVER NIAGARA

NEWBURGH, NY (May 23, 2003) – Junior catcher Josh Greco (Kensington, CT) hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield which scored Gary Diaz (Naugatuck, CT) from third for the game-winning run as the No. 4-seeded Manhattan Jaspers picked up their first-ever victory in the MAAC Tournament, 3-2, over the No. 3-seeded Niagara Purple Eagles Friday afternoon at Dutchess Stadium....

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[Sports from News & Web]

Copyright 2003 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York)
May 26, 2003 Monday QUEENS EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A36
HEADLINE: McEvitt Lifts St. Francis
BYLINE: By Adam Ronis. STAFF WRITER

Kristen McEvitt is used to sneaking balls past batters, but last season the St. Francis Prep senior pitcher was sneaking in a different manner.

Itching to pitch, she concealed her throwing from her physical therapist. Toward the end of her sophomore season, McEvitt had been having pain in her right elbow and numbness in her fingers that was thought to be tendinitis.

An MRI revealed she had a pinched nerve. That was fixed, and surgery in February 2002 moved her ulnar nerve, which runs down the inside of the elbow and controls feeling and movement in the fingers and hand, from the back of her arm to the front. She wasn't able to pitch her junior season, but she played the final few games of the season at second base.

McEvitt returned as a hurler this year to her familiar efficiency. It was on prominent display yesterday in a 2-1 win over Mary Louis in the CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens championship at Queens College. St. Francis Prep (16-4), which won the championship for the second time in three years, takes on St. John Villa tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Queens College for the CHSAA city championship and a berth in the state title game Wednesday.

McEvitt, who celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday, threw a two-hitter, walked four, allowed no earned runs and struck out 11. She is 10-3 with a 0.75 ERA, permitting 44 hits and 20 walks with 150 strikeouts in 91 innings. As a sophomore, she went 7-1 with a 1.10 ERA.

While McEvitt's numbers have improved, she still endures pain in her elbow. Unlike most aces in softball, she doesn't pitch every game and often doesn't pitch during practice.

"It still hurts," said McEvitt, who will attend Boston College in the fall and hopes to make the team as a walk-on. "I throw more off-speed pitches, change-ups and hit the corners. Late in the season, my speed has increased."

St. Francis Prep coach Ann Marie Rich isn't surprised by McEvitt's return to dominance.

"She doesn't let anything rattle her," Rich said. "This girl has battled back from so much."

She was hit in the head by an errant throw in warm-ups before a game against Molloy in April. She went to the hospital, was fine and took the field the next day.

So pitching in the rain on Friday - which is when the first two innings of this game were played - wasn't a major deterrent. McEvitt pitched out of a second-and-third jam with no outs in the second to preserve a 2-0 lead. Mary Louis pitcher Stefanie Gozdziewski, who plays with McEvitt during the summer on a travel team, struggled mightily with a slick ball.

Gozdziewski, who will play at Manhattan College next season, uncharacteristically walked three in the bottom of the first and allowed an unearned run on a two-out error by the shortstop. In the next inning, she walked one, allowed an infield single and was victimized by shoddy defense again when the centerfielder dropped a fly ball with two outs allowing the second run to score before the game was halted.

With a dry ball yesterday, Gozdziewski didn't allow a hit in four innings and for the game threw a one-hitter, with five walks and eight strikeouts.

"We shouldn't have been playing in those conditions," Gozdziewski said. "That part of the game definitely hurt us. I can't say much because they were playing in the same conditions, too."

Mary Louis (15-9-1) had a chance to tie the score in the sixth when Gozdziewski walked and stole second with one out. Nicole Losito then hit a grounder to third that Michelle Gutierrez picked cleanly before faking a throw to first. Gozdziewski went for the fake, lost her footing and got caught in a rundown and was thrown out at third.

"I didn't have the runner at first," Gutierrez said. "I tried to fake her out, and it worked."

Fortunately for McEvitt, there is no more deceiving physical therapists; just the opposition.

LOAD-DATE: May 26, 2003

Copyright 2003 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York)
May 22, 2003 Thursday QUEENS EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A77
HEADLINE: 2 Sign With Manhattan

The Manhattan men's basketball team received two national letters of intent to close out its recruiting class for next season.

Christiano Johnson, a native of the Bahamas, and Cameroon native Guy Ngarndi both signed with the Jaspers.

The two join Oktay Yilmaz of Istanbul, Turkey, and former St. Raymond's standout and Maryland-Baltimore County transfer Peter Mulligan as the Jaspers' 2003-04 recruiting class.

Johnson, a 6-6, 220-pound forward, led Laurinburg (N.C.) Prep to a 26-4 record and a state championship with 16 points and 13 rebounds a game.

"We are very excited about the addition of Christiano Johnson," Gonzalez said. "His presence will help absorb the loss of [senior forward] Jared Johnson. He's an undersized warrior, a tremendous rebounder and is a similar type of player to Jared."

Ngarndi, a 6-8 forward/center, averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks this season at Western High School in Louisville, Ky.

"Guy is a tremendous get for our program; we've never had anyone like him before," Gonzalez said. "He is an excellent shot blocker and is very athletic. He will be a great addition to our program."

Manhattan (23-7) is coming off a season when it won the MAAC Tournament championship and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995. The Jaspers, who lost to eventual national champ Syracuse in a first-round game, will return eight letterwinners next season.

Softball

Manhattan Signs Gozdziewski. Mary Louis pitcher Stefanie Gozdziewski has signed a letter-of-intent with Manhattan.

Women's Lacrosse

Manhattan's Holland Steps Down. Manhattan College has announced that Missi Holland has resigned as women's lacrosse coach because of family obligations. Holland, who coached the Jaspers the past five seasons, was 27-49, 18-12 MAAC, including a conference championship in 2000.

Track & Field

Division III Meet. Thirteen athletes from three CUNYAC schools will be competing in the NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships, starting today at St. Lawrence University in upstate Canton.

Lehman has the biggest contingent among the three, sending seven athletes: senior Paulette Baldwin (100 meters, 100 hurdles, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay, long jump); sophomore Alecia Watson (100, 200, both relays, long jump, triple jump); freshman Mechelle Barnwell (20, 400, both relays). Seniors Lamarah Allen and Shalla Daley and freshman Latoya Joseph will be in both relays. Senior Nabie Fofanah will be in the men's competition (100 and 200.

York is sending its 4x400 relay team (Kenya Benjamin, Tolulope Ojo, Shakima Thomas and Daphne Wilson). Medgar Evers sophomore Keisha Bennett is running in the 400, and senior Jamilla Dick will be in the 100.

LOAD-DATE: May 22, 2003

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Copyright 2003 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York)
May 22, 2003 Thursday QUEENS EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A77
HEADLINE: Scrappy Jaspers Seeking MAAC Baseball Crown
BYLINE: By Michael Weinreb. STAFF WRITER

Manhattan College's best hitter, Matt Cucurullo, broke his foot a few weeks ago after stepping on an uneven patch of outfield. It's one of the realities coach Steve Trimper has had to face since leaving the University of Vermont to take the Manhattan job five years ago.

The facilities are not exactly ideal, and scholarship money is at a premium, but Trimper's tenure is already recognized as the most successful in the team's 130-year history.

After winning 20 games four seasons in a row - and winning 32 games and earning Trimper the Metro Athletic Association Conference Coach of the Year honors last season - the Jaspers (25-24, 15-10) have qualified this season, for the first time in their history, for the MAAC playoffs. They're the No. 4 seed, and will play top-seeded LeMoyne College (30-15, 22-3) at 3 p.m. today at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. The winner of the double-elimination tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Even without Cucurullo (.368, 36 RBI), the Jaspers head into the tournament with a certain measure of confidence. They have only two seniors, and yes, they are untested in tournament play, but the Jaspers lost two games against LeMoyne by one run earlier this season, and they took two out of three from Marist, the No. 2 seed.

Cucurullo will be available to pinch hit during the tournament, but so far, the Jaspers have not suffered without him. The Jaspers won four of their last six regular-season games without Cucurullo, with lifts from struggling catcher Josh Greco (.276, 20 RBI) - who's raised his batting average almost 100 points in the past couple of weeks - shortstop John Maser (.299, 18 RBI) and first baseman Chris Gaskin (.270, five home runs).

"Everybody knew Matt was a big part of the offense," said the Jaspers' top pitcher, senior Ryan Darcy. "But we wanted to show that just because we're missing him, doesn't mean we can't still win."

But the Jaspers have relied, more than anything, on their pitching.

"That's the one thing about this team," Trimper said. "All our scholarship money went into pitching. We're probably one of the only Division I programs that won't be recruiting for pitching next season."

Behind Darcy (6-5, 2.95 ERA), who will start against LeMoyne, are freshman Chris Cody (5-2, 4.66) and sophomore Mike Parisi (3-5, 3.97). Another freshman, Steve Bronder (3-4, 3.77), works out of the bullpen. And with the Jaspers facing a LeMoyne team that hit .322 for the season, it will be up to the pitching staff to keep the scoring at a minimum.

"If we can keep them down, all we've got to do is scrap out a few runs," Trimper said. "There's not an outstanding, blow-you-out-of-the-water kind of team in this conference. And in these tournaments, anything can happen."

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Double-elimination
At Dutchess Stadium, Fishkill
Today
No. 1 LeMoyne vs. No. 4 Manhattan College, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Marist vs. No. 3 Niagara, 7 p.m.
Friday
Games at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
Saturday
Championship Game 1, 1 p.m.
Championship Game 2 (if necessary), 4 p.m.

GRAPHIC: CH Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament (SEE END OF TEXT)

LOAD-DATE: May 22, 2003

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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email01]

From: <privacy invoked>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 7:53 PM
Subject: I would like to join Jasper Jottings...

..1997 Alum.

From: john.reinke
To: <privacy invoked>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 9:10 PM
Subject: RE: I would like to join Jasper Jottings...

Sure but who are you? John

From: Jessica (Davis) Mishaan (1997)
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: I would like to join Jasper Jottings...

Sorry...didn't know how much info you needed.

Jessica (Davis) Mishaan
Hewitt, NJ
1997 Graduate B.A. Psychology

[JR: Not much; that's for sure. But, I try to recognize everyone who joins, so that connections can be made. That I and I try very hard to ensure that the email gets thru. Every Saturday, I try and push the issue out the door. Every Sunday, the bounces and problems push back in. Sometimes, I feel like the guy trying to puch the rock up the hill. I encourage participation because that's what people want to read about. And, that's why I do it. So everybody can know what everyone is up to.]

[Email02]

From: George (1953) Knapp
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: FW: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030518.htm

John

Thanks for including me. Looks interesting.

George

[JR: Wait til you read my rantings and then make up your mind. ]

[Email03]

From: Alice (????) Cross
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030518.htm

Thank you so very much for all of the updates about fellow Jaspers. It is greatly appreciated. I would like to replace my email address with my new <privacy invoked>. Thank you! Alice Cross

[JR: You sure you paid your final bill at MC? They don't have any year for your record. :-) Not that their records could ever be wrong. ]

[Email04]

From: Carroll, Robert C. (1968)
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: jasperjottings20030518.htm

So what makes Cal Thomas an educational expert? There is no other profession that has legal oversight from people that aren't professional colleagues, ie., school boards. Schools are routinely managed by people who don't have a clue about education, have vague notions about educational theory and practice, but are ready to blame educators for the failures of society. As a result, my daughter will sit through more hours of a one size fits all testing culture than prospective attorneys taking the bar exam this summer. My son will be forced to learn easy to digest testable materials but isn't required to demonstrate that he can independently reason and think.

The education I received at MC still informs me. It was not a factory turning out neat fungible units that can be measured for educational productivity.

How to improve schools? First, improve families by creating stable productive jobs .

This is obvious in my school district where educated parents have stable jobs/careers and can provide the environment needed for children to grow and learn.

Not everything is for sale, and the public school system will really be screwed up if it becomes just another business motivated by short term profit and not the long term good of children. You shouldn't confuse private gain with the public good especially in education.

[JR: Well he gets paid for his opinions. My point was that "public" education has failed. In failed in the old Soviet Union. It fails everywhere. If we get the government out of education, and healthcare, and the DMV, and and and. Maybe it could focus on its very limited role as designed by those smart dead old white guys. MickeyDee produces some good cheap hamburgers thanks to the help of BurgerKing. We have never found another "pair of dimes" (sic: paradigm – a way of thinking) (fancy word for model, for those educated recently) for something that delivers better than competition. Envision the state of education if in your township there were as many school choices as there are food choices. That's what it should be like. When I was going up my mom had several choices for educating me: several Catholic schools, two Protestant ones, a Jewish one, and the local public school, and if I am not mistaken an atheistic on (Ethical Culture). No wonder education was better. When the state runs the reeducation camps, don't be surprised that the answer is always more big government. IMHO. ]

[Email05]

From: Horgan, Daniel F. (1968)
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: Weekly Message

John,

I would like to be included on your list for the weekly message.

Thank you,

Daniel F. Horgan

[JR: And, we'd love to have you/ ]

[Email06]

From: Delaney, Gerard M. (1975)
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: 20030518.htm [Email08]

John,

>>From: Mike (1977) Muolo
>>Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 2:32 PM
>>Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030511.htm
>>Do you have any information on Brother Austin O'malley
>>Mike Muolo
>>[JR: I checked the
>>http://www.lasalle.org/English/People/Brothers/pebr.html
>>National Web Site but he's not listed. FWIW (For what it is worth!) ]

I think I remember reading in the provincial development newsletter that Br. Austin is now in the Eternal Presence. An e-mail to Br. Kenneth Fitzgerald at the Christian Brothers Community at MC may provide an answer, but I don't have his address handy.

Gerard

[JR: I've dug up that address and asked. ]

[Email07]

From: DeRosa, James M. (1972)
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:03 PM
Subject: Add me to the List!

Yes! Add me to Jasper Jottings mail list!

Jim DeRosa

[JR: Done! ]

[Email08]

From: Deegan, Rory (2000)
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 18 May 2003

Dear John

Please sign me up for future emails. Thanks for your time. Rory Deegan

[JR: Done. Everyone has to have a hobby. Keep us apprised of your adventures. Some us live vicariously. :-) ]

[Email09]

From: Diaz, Eliezer (1979)
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 19 May 2003

John,

Please add my name back to your mailing list. My office server configuation was changed and that cause my name to be dropped. Thanks. Eli Diaz

[JR: Done. Not very inspiring about the quality of your IT people. Everyone should be aware that the email goes out on Saturday or Sunday faithfully. If you don't get it until late in the week, be aware the problem ain't on this end. ]

[Email10]

From: Helm, Robert A. (1951)
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:35 PM
Subject: RE: jasperjottings20030518.htm

Dear John:

1. What school did Mr. Carroll attend? Obviously, to me, at least, he never had logic or ethics or History. As a retired Naval Officer, I take umbrage at his 'peace' line. Dead troopers in Somalia and dead sailors on the USS Cole are not 'peace' but they are so near to treason as to make me sick!

2. William Clinton was a disgusting person who betrayed his country. Both his morals and his rectitude were/are non-existent. Mr. Carroll needs counseling about ethics and religion. MC obviously did not do the job they ought to have done with him!

3. Please keep up your good work.

LCDR Robert A. Helm, USNR (1635) (RET), MC, 1951, Arts.

[JR: <1> And don't forget the "prosperity" part. Bigger federal and state budgets. More intrusions on our liberties. Continuation of the dumbing down and desensitizing of our society. Encouraging our enemies and assertions of trading with our enemies. I must have been living in a different world. <2> If I had a daughter, I would not want her anywhere near these bozos. The recent revelations about Kennedy (another good catholic!) are a scandal to me. While all of us our sinners, some of us give bad example. As to needing "counseling", I have enough of my own troubles and make no pretension that I have the key to wisdom. But then, I don't hold myself up as anything more than "trying". The Buddhists have the expressions something like "if you meet the Budha on the road, kill him" which has been explained to me as anyone who claims enlightenment doesn't have it. I know I am not enlightened but merely annoyed at some of the nonsense I see portrayed as virtue. <3> As long as Jaspers keep writing, I'll have something to distribute.. ]

[Email11]

From: Devlin, Stephen M. (1995)
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 19 May 2003

I'd like to join...Thanks,

Steve

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Stephen M. Devlin
Dept. of Mathematics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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[JR: And, were glad to have such a prestigious reader. The only way I'd have gotten to MIT was to sweep up. ]

[Email12]

From: DiSalvo, Frances (1999)
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 20 May 2003

Put me on the list please.

Frances DiSalvo
MA Teaching of English

[JR: Sure, as long as you promise not laugh at my "English". Us enjineers are sensitive fellows. At least that's what Dr. Phil says. (I gotta get a job. Next I'll be a liberal.) ]

[Email13]

From: DeVito, Gina-Marie D. (1980)
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 19 May 2003

John, I enjoy hearing about news from Manhattan. Continue to send me this newsletter. Gina

[JR: "Hearing", sorry all I have is the print version. I do have a pc camera and a product called visual communicator which allows you to produce an audio visual broadcast quality stream. So be careful. I may -- now that I have some spare time – to dabble in Jasper Jottings TV. That would really be boring! Me – a fat old white guy – reading to you. So be careful what you wish for, :-) ]

[Email14]

From: Donnelly, Brian P. (1983)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 3:51 AM
Subject: affirmatively

Hello John,

Please sign me up... <privacy invoked>

Best Regards,
Brian Donnelly

[JR: Done. A second Jasper in Ireland? We'll have to get you introduced to our senior Irish correspondent. You didn't know we were "global" did you. John Fay are you reading? ]

[Email15]

From: Dolphin, Martin Joseph (1985)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 8:30 AM
Subject: Join

John:

Thanks for the invitation & please add me to your email group.

Martin J. Dolphin, P.E.
Engineer III
Rockland County Sewer District No. 1
Orangeburg, N.Y.

[JR: Glad you've accepted. Thanks go to the readers and writers. Please pass along anything you hear or see about our fellow alums. I rely on inet text search which is a poor substitute for everyone's eyes and ears. ]

[Email16]

From: Bartus, Joseph (1989)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 06 April 2003

John, Please retain me on your Jasper list.

Thanks.
Joe Bartus, Class of 89
Mutual Of America Capital Management Corp.

[JR: Sure. So what happened between April and now. I thought I had backed up email processes. ;-) Just kidding. You are not even close to the record. I had one Jasper take a year to sign on and then only stayed a month before my ravings got to him. ]

[Email17]

From: Rooney, John Peter (1965)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:21 AM
Subject: Deceased: Brother John Malachy Hallinan .

Thursday, 22 May 2003

Dear John,

I usually read "Jasper Jottings" fairly thoroughly, and I do not recall that you had listed the death of Br. Hallinan.

That is quite understandable, as it was his third degree that he received from Manhattan.

I received two obituaries on John Hallinan, 1939-2002, one from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, and the second from "Footsteps", the official journal of the Irish Christian Brothers. That Journal list him as graduating from Cardinal Hayes in 1957 (my year of graduation) and receiving a BA from Iona college in 1961 and an MA from Forearm in 1968. Later, Br. Hallinan "...earned a BA in history from Manhattan College", so there is your connection.

It would be nice if your readers said a little prayer for the repose of his soul, and for all the souls in Purgatory.

Sincerely,
John Peter Rooney,
B.E.E., Manhattan College, 1965
MSEE, NJIT, 1969
MA, History, Bridgewater State, 2000.

From: john .reinke
To: 'J. Rooney'
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: Deceased: Brother John Malachy Hallinan .

I stand "admonished". I never found the obit, despite my best efforts. That's why I rely on my readers to help. Thanks.

;-)

Seriously, unless it turns up on a search engine, I don't stand a chance of finding it. I am continually alert for new sources for Jasper info. My best source is the thousand or so of our fellow alums. It's truly a team effort.

John

From: Rooney, John Peter (1965)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: Deceased: Brother John Malachy Hallinan .

Dear John,

There was no intention of "admonishing".

I just thought that it would be nice to have your Jasper Jottings community say a little prayer for him.

I enjoy your weekly update.

Keep up the good work.
Yours,
John Peter

[JR: No, I need a little "admonishing" from time to time. I see a glaring "hole" in the news services on the inet. They have no depth (not all sources get put on the net) nor do they have context (not every rudy story for example mentions MC so I can catch it). I really need the eyes, ears, and fingers out there to send in what they hear and read. It's a big job. Much bigger than me and my piddly inet tools. ]

[Email18]

From: Dour, Frederick W. (1986)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 22 May 2003

Count me in!

Fred Dour

[JR: One thousand fifty three. You're in! ]

[Email19]

From: Donnolo, Daniel M. (1977)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 2:02 PM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 21 May 2003

<<< a blank message >>>

Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:36 PM
To: 'Daniel Donnolo'
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 21 May 2003

Yes?

From: Donnolo, Daniel M. (1977)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:48 PM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 21 May 2003

I thought you only needed a reply.

danny donnolo 77

[JR: Yup. I just was concerned it was a mistake or other tech glitch. Welcome. (We don't use any automated technology here. Too cheap. Everyone gets "personal" attention. It's a shoestring operation. Not like the Dukes or Ivies.)]

[Email20]

From: Donlon, Edward C. (1973)
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 21 May 2003

Sign me up for the Jasper Newsletter. I don't know if I'll have time to read it every week, but this week's issue was interesting.

Thanks
Ed Donlon 1973

[JR: Well alright. In this case , I'll make an exception. We are very particular about who we send our informative publication too. They have to have the right level of commitment to reading it. (Yeah, they have to be alive.)]

[Email21]

From: Doyle, Patrick J. (1981)
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 9:07 AM
Subject: Patrick Doyle - Manhattan College Newsletter

John,

Please subscribe me to your Manhattan College newsletter at this address, <privacy invoked>

I will send an unsubscribe request from the other address.

Thank you,

Patrick J. Doyle 1981

From: Doyle, Patrick J. (1981)
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 22 May 2003

John,

Thanks for sending me the newsletter. Please unsubscribe me at this address, I have sent you an email subscription request from my other address. I look forward to reading!

Thank you,

Patrick J. Doyle, 1981

[JR: Give you A for enthusiasm. One email would do the trick, due to our low budget personal treatment. ]

[Email22]

From: Dunn, Joseph M. (1970)
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 23 May 2003

Please add me to the list. Thank You, Joseph M. Dunn Class of '70

[JR: Glad to. ]

[Email23]

From: Dugan, Thomas J. (1966)
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 23 May 2003

Jasper John, Thanks for the reinvite. Please include me in future newsbriefs.

Thanks again, Tom Dugan '66

[JR: You're included. (despite using AOL) ]

[Email24]

From: Hickey, Tom (1957)
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: (1) James (Josh) Doulin; (2) Rudy Giuliani's Marriage
Importance: High

John,

I was a 1957 classmate of Josh Doulin's. I think the report on Josh's passing would be incomplete if there weren't a mention of his three-year competition with the great Irish miler (and Olympic 1500 meter champion) Ron Delaney who was then in residence at Villanova. Josh could never quite beat Delaney although it was not for lack of effort. I think that it's safe to say that if Delaney had done his collegiate running for Trinity College, Dublin, Josh would likely have had at least a couple of IC4A mile championships to his credit.

As to your mention of Rudy Giuliani's upcoming marriage, I think that the insertion of the "(again)" in your note was gratuitous and, to me, offensive. Until we've walked in another's shoes, it is usually better to refrain from such editorializing. Almost everyone who marries has high hopes that their marriage will last forever. Not everyone is that lucky - for a host of reasons, including death and cultural or personality issues that can't be overcome. Verbum sap sat.

Tom Hickey '57E

[JR: <1> Thanks for a great bit of color. I would have never known that. And, we would all be the lesser for not. The greatness is in the competition. <2> Probably was. My shoes got pretty tight with Rudy and other "catholic" politicians being shoved in our faces when they were "perfect". I used to josh Brother President that once Rudy was elected mayor it appeared that no one else ever graduated from Manhattan. I think our strength is not the "big guys", but the scores of "little guys" who do fantastic and unbelievable things. Like stay married for a grazillion years, work every day, raise a family, contribute back however they can. I think those people should be profiled as demonstrating what comes out of Manhattan. Sorry if I offended anyone but it's a tough world out there. The sad part is that no one seems to think that there is anything wrong with that. A poor example for the young. Us old fogies know how tough the daily grind is. I just thought the observation was appropriate. (and very restrained) <3> On a technical note, despite my lousy grades in high school latin (anyone detecting a pattern about me and grades yet), I believe that the correct latin is either "verbum sat" or "verbum sap". Very economical these even more dead old Italians. I know because I used to get gigged for putting in too many words. Now about the content. If I was "wise", would I be doing this?]

[Email25]

From: Will Kelly (1973)
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 1:14 PM
Subject: Re:I can't get Jasper Jotting to you using the address you have given me

>>"John Reinke (1968)" <reinkefj@comcast.net> wrote:
>>I can't get Jasper Jotting to you using the address you have given me. Please
>> read the issue at the web address above. Sorry for any inconvenience. John

I got this one. I just cut the URL from your Subject line & paste it into my browser. I think I gave you <privacy invoked> which forwards to <privacy invoked> I switched to the slim pointer version several months ago, since the full version just filled up my mailbox too quick.

I don't understand what problem you are having. The slim pointer version just uses 1k, as a reminder to let me know when a new Jottings is available.

I paid to go to the reunion (Friday Prep dinner and dinner downtown Saturday). I plan to go to the 25 year thing, too. I recently found out that a gal who worked in an office near mine at IBM around 1984, was a 1978 Jasper! I was moved to a new department/building, and then we both left IBM ten years ago. I hope to see you at the reunion. I have an order of green neckties being delivered UPS right after the Monday holiday;-) Kelly green and white/green college stripe. At the reunion just look for Kelly with the Green necktie.

Bill Kelly Prep 1969 / College 1973

[JR: <1> A poor choice of words on my part. I have two slimmings messages – one for those who have a valid email and reject the particular Jottings (usually AOL). And one for those who have requested it. I'll move you over. <2> I'm not a reunion type. Jottings is too much work to take time off. Seriously, please mention this modest effort to anyone who hasn't heard of it. ]

[Email26]

From: Richard U. Kaufmann (1968)
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 1:30 PM

Hi John,

Just letting you know my daughter Mary, Class of 2006, just finished her freshman year at alma mater. She made the dean's list both semesters and finished with a 3.864 GPA. (She had more A's in her frosh year than I had in all my 4 years). She is majoring in elementary Education and thoroughly enjoyed both MC and the city this last year. Cathy and I are really proud of her accomplishments. Keep up the great work with JJ!! Regards, Rich Kaufmann Prep '64, MC '68

[JR:<1> I'll have to consider adding a subject group called "Jasper Joys". I didn't know where else to categorize this email. But, it is great to end on a positive note. <2> Are you suggesting that she got her brains from her mother? <3> A's are vastly overrated. I got one at manhattan I know. (Engineering Drawing, you know the skill that was replaced by CADCAM). <4> In today's world, raising a good kid is no small accomplishment. <5> I hope you print her a copy of this (She can receive her own copy of Jottings.) so she'll be suitable embarrassed by her Dad's pride. ;-) ]

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Friday, May 23, 2003

Cardinal's Defense of Catholic Doctrine Offends Catholic Georgetown

=== <begin quote> ===

When Cardinal Francis Arinze spoke about Catholic doctrine on the family, a professor of theology at allegedly Catholic Georgetown University flounced off the stage, some students walked out on the Cardinal's commencement address, and 70 faculty members signed a letter of protest.

Emphasizing the importance the Church places on family values, Cardinal Arinze said "In many parts of the world, the family is under siege. It is opposed by an anti-life mentality as is seen in contraception, abortion, infanticide and euthanasia," the Cardinal declared, according to a transcript of his remarks provided by to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by the university "It is scorned and banalized by pornography, desecrated by fornication and adultery, mocked by homosexuality, sabotaged by irregular unions and cut in two by divorce."

Said Catholic activist Gary L. Morella: "It is sickening to look at the flap caused by a cardinal of the Church speaking at a supposed Catholic University for doing nothing more than what a good Catholic shepherd is supposed to be doing: witnessing to the TRUTH, that is a SOMEBODY, not a something! If there was ever proof that Georgetown is not Catholic, this needless bruhaha is it!

"The people who ought to be ashamed are those criticizing the cardinal for giving a Catholic commencement address. But of course, their kind, following the example of one of their 'Jesuit-educated' heroes, Bill Clinton, are shameless to the core."

Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the Catholic archdiocese of Washington, told the Journal-Constitution that Arinze has a "deep perspective" through his longtime work in the church with many cultures.

"His message was certainly consistent with Catholic teaching, which seems appropriate since this is a Catholic university," "Gibbs said. "Hopefully new graduates will be inspired by his reminder that happiness does come through God."

Not, apparently, at Georgetown University, where Catholic beliefs are found to be offensive.

=== <end quote> ===

Seems pretty simple to conclude that some "catholics" are not in sync with the program. Some "catholic" politicians ain't very "catholic" – either in what they say or what they do. Some "catholic" educators aren't on message. Some "catholic" priests assault children. Some "catholic: bishops and cardinals appear to obstruct justice, Some "catholic" organizations seem to be in the business of accumulating assets by considering bankruptcy to avoid big lawsuits. No wonder the poor "catholic" gets confused. And, they wonder why people "fall away", stay away, or stop contributing. Then the media piles on! (Read what's name's Catholic leaguer press releases.) Maybe Martin Luther was right? Big Church like big Government is dangerous.

Curmudgeon

And that’s the last word.

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