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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Self & the Future. La Porte (pop. 25,000) was selected partly because it has no Catholic high school, partly because the local bishop, the Most Rev. Andrew Grutka of Gary, was willing to give the brothers a free hand in their approach to teaching. Setting up headquarters last September in a donated house, the Marists refurbished it with comfortable sofas and chairs; teenage volunteers renovated the basement, complete with pop posters, a jukebox, and pilfered street signs. Sessions for high school students are held three nights a week, from 7:30 to 9 o'clock; junior high students meet...
Help Without Dogma. The Marists now have a regular attendance of 200 Catholic youngsters-half of La Porte's high school Catholic population-as well as 50 from other faiths. Says Frank Christian, 18, a senior and a Catholic: "I used to have nun-phobia because I had such a bad time in Catholic grade schools. But the brothers have got me involved in the church again." Adds Jim Baumer, 18, an Episcopalian: "The brothers help you without any dogma...
...broaden their contacts with La Porte's youth, the Marists-all of whom have master's degrees-were given permission to serve as substitute teachers in the public high school. The only conditions made were that they not wear Roman collars and habits in class, and that students address them not as "Brother" but as "Mister." Says School Superintendent Harold Margrave, who classifies himself as a "softshell Baptist": "We've had nothing but mutual understanding and respect. We feel as though we've gained a service for the public school." Other leaders in the community feel...
...secretaries' red-nailed fingers. He has since graduated to relatively clean flowerpots and realistic, 8-ft.-long clay models of his ranch house at 1303 Alice Street. Australian-born Margaret Dodd has created a rococo ceramic line of miniature cars, ranging from a Volkswagen microbus to a 1937 La Salle. David Gilhooly, 25, molds dyspeptic hippos, crocodiles and warthogs that possess much of the pudgy charm of their 6-ft. 5-in. 250-lb. creator...
...spades" suffers rejection because of his unrequited love for a heterosexual white boy. One couple is undergoing an emotional rift: one partner is faithful while the other is promiscuous. There is also an outrageously effeminate guest (Cliff Gorman) who brings a flamboyant birthday gift-a dumb hustler (Robert La Tourneaux) who looks like a slightly tarnished Greek god and costs $20 for the night...