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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
October 19, 1993
LEHIGHWEEK
Plus SOUTH MOUNTAINEER
Perspective and empathy key for grads
By RITA MALONE, WRITERS GROUP
Peter Likins with Arthur Humphrey
►Founder's Day speaker Perry Zirkel
Photos by JOE RYAN
Perspective
and empathy
were the two key
words speaker
Perry Zirkel
urged 240
graduates to
take away with
them from
Founder's Day
ceremonies Oct.
10. Zirkel,
University
Professor of
Education and
Law, quoted
from Aristotle,
German
philosopher
Immanuel Kant,
Margaret Mead
and other
experts during
his Founder's
Day address.
He discussed
how perspectives
can differ at a
Lehigh-Lafayette
football game,
and even about
the word Lehigh. He related
a story about making a hotel
reservation and saying he
was from Lehigh. The
receptionist asked, which
Lehigh? Zirkel replied there
was only one. The
receptionist said she begged
to differ, but she knew of
several Lee High Schools.
'This incident illustrates
the importance and value of
perspective for us as
individuals and for us as an
institution," Zirkel said.
He added that empathy
is a broad and somewhat
slippery concept which
implies an active
appreciation of another
person's feelings and
experience.
"Graduates, on your way
up the hill, literally and
metaphorically, have
empathy for not only Asa
(Packer) and me, but also
your parents, your grandparents, and our wider
society, environment and
world," concluded Zirkel.
Three honorary degrees
were also presented at the
ceremony. Arthur
Humphrey, provost
emeritus, received an
honorary Doctor of Science
degree. Honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters degrees
were awarded to John
Stoops, former dean of the
College of Education, and
W. Ross Yates, professor
emeritus of government and
former dean of the College
of Arts and Science.
Four faculty members
who were recently named,
to endowed chairs were
also honored. They were:
Edward F. Assmus, Jr.,
University Distinguished
Professor of Mathematics;
Betzalel Avitzur, the
Loewy Professor in Material
Forming and Processing;
Helen M. Chan, the Class
of 1961 Professor; and
John R. McNamara, the
Iacocca Professor in
Business and Economics.
▲ Nancy Werteen from Channel 69 interviews
Joe Sterrett in the new Welch Fitness Center.
Photo by JOE RYAN
See photos on page 5.
Gift Received for
New Indoor Tennis Courts
Lehigh has received a $1.3 million gift from an
anonymous donor to build indoor tennis courts on
the Goodman Campus. The Board of Trustees
voted to approve the construction of the facility at
their meeting Oct. 8. Construction is scheduled to
begin this fall with a target completion date in
early spring.
"This funding commitment was a wonderful
surprise," said Joe Sterrett, director of athletics.
"In addition to helping the men's and women's
tennis teams, it will also benefit the entire campus
by allowing us to develop further our instructional
programs in tennis as a lifetime sport."
The 30,000-square foot building will house four
tennis courts, two small locker rooms, two small
offices, and training and storage areas. It will
complement the existing nine outdoor courts, and
open space in Rauch Field House for intramural
and recreation sports.
The donation was a restricted gift, which
means it can only be used for the tennis courts.
The courts are part of Lehigh's long-range plans
for improving intercollegiate athletic, intramural,
and recreational sports facilities.
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