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Page 1: Christopher A. Thompson Questions ... - La Salle University

Christopher A. ThompsonQuestions for April 14, 2007 interview with Bro. Daniel Burke.

Please state your birthday and the place where you were bom?Oc-r. / 9 3 c . P / r r r iu A o n ; Pa .' /

Can you state your father and mothers names?J A O . A F I A fLy‘ F O' A U C.

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How has your father influenced your life?

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Did you understand, as a child, the impact o f the steel industry on the town?j \ l o .

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What was the impact o f the Great Depression on you and your family?The Pittsburgh area?The Country?

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I understand that you first took drawing classes in the eighth grade, did you become enamored with art right away, or was it something gradual?

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Have you always been religious? ’/ f i t Your family? y*>

At what point in your life were you called to your vocation?6 ? a<3 r«-«

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What influenced you to become a Christian brother?0 tt-n. T)/ & Tttcx. /*/ f't\'>t tCU.

What is the significance o f the name Fidelian o f Mary?(L sO"7> & ~C tttC /O A/1 C t - t f r /Aj T~H*. / l / j o / Ts A

I understand that you were in High School ( La Salle Hall, Ammendale, MD,) duringmost o f World War II, Can you remember the impact o f World War o f the fascist regimes on your little comer o f the world, the country as a whole? Europe?What did the Christian Brothers say about fighting a war? This particular war? Was there discussion on the legitimacy p f violence?The effects o f war on the man? On society? — f

I understand that you began teaching English at West Philadelphia Catholic (High School) in 1949; What was West Catholic like during your time there? (I am a West Catholic legacy; my uncle^graduated in ’44, my father in ’58,1 in ’92)

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I have this excerpt from a web log written by a Jay Stetzer.

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Sometimes when I hear the booming thunder of a soaking spring rain storm I’m drawn straight back to my high school chemistry class, and there's a perfectly good reason for it, too.

The school year was just about spent, and so were most of the members of the sophomore class in my Catholic Boys High School, including me. We were tired of learning. Tired of dragging our books around from class to

, j class like carcasses. The books, that is. Tired of donning the regulation coat and tie as required by school ^ l-1 policy. It appeared that our chemistry teacher was the only soul sympathetic to our plight.

c )I Brother Fidelian. A toothpick of a man who wore glasses too big for his face. They magnified his eyes so greatlyc ' that hS'he'naffTpermanent look of "ahahl” which, I must say, befitted the magnitude with which he viewed his

subject matter. He was as passionate over chemistry as he was toward his spiritual practice, and we were clueless as to how he could be so enthusiastic about either.

His cure for our lethargy was an "unforgettably splashy experiment” (his words) designed to entertain as it educated. He placed two hollow glass tubes on the lab table connected at the top with electrodes sticking out of it. Like two towers, standing in a pan of water. He announced, "Gentlemen, today we will make water. In one tower I have placed hydrogen, and in the other, oxygen. When I connect the electrodes to a power source..."

Right then he reached up and he did just that, releasing an ear splitting sound throughout the room. Exploding glass shot in every direction. We hit the floor and covered our heads. Somebody uttered a prayer.

When the air cleared we climbed back into our desks. Brother Fidelian slowly came up from behind the lab table with those big eyes wider than ever before. He said, “And there you have it, gentlemen. The making of water.”

And I do believe some of us actually made some right then and there.

You started teaching at LaSalle in 1957, You’ve stated that when you came to LaSalle there were 34 Christian brothers teaching at the College, can you describe the social life-a typical Christian brother at LaSalle in 1957?

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What did the area o f North Philadelphia look like in 1957?Racial makeup?Economic background?Physical environment?

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Could you, as best possibly, illuminate me as to what went on at your protest in Washington?

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The LaSalle sit ins?

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What was LaSalle like in 1969?Culture o f men?Commuters vs. residents?The make-up o f Religious vs. lay teachers?

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At what time were you first approached to take the position o f President?/ Q& - j

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What was your role, as President, in the curriculum?

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What influenced the decision to allow women into LaSalle?H < K d £ r J u n - j f'+> - r « e- ^

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What influenced you to hire African American instructors at LaSalle?i t J A A e ~j CAe-rC. A i~ y o d

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Can you describe, briefly, the academic program at LaSalle in 1976? What changes did you make?

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The academic program?The identity o f the college?What input did you have in the curriculum o f the new program(s)?

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