THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY ’ S Intellectual Life Committee considers year ’ s goals

With the hopes o f fostering a greater inte llectual envi­ ronment at Notre Dame, the Inte llectual Life Committee met Wednesday for the firs t time this year. The commit­ tee, consisting of students, faculty, and adm inistrators, focused its attention on the fu rthe r development o f the Hall Fellows program. The Hall Fellows program works to enhance the in te r­ action between students and faculty. Referring specifi­ cally to Pasquerilla Fast and St. E d w a rd ’ s H a l l , committee members noted the accomplishments of the Hall Fellows program in some dorms. The committee wishes to institutionalize the program so that all dorms w ill be able to achieve s im ila r success, said Ken Scheve, student government academic com­ missioner. He added tha t there is a need to “ gather and d is tribu te in form ation on what kind o f events have worked to stimulate intellec­ tual life and make studentfaculty relations better.” The committee is concen­ tra ting on three main goals for th is year. First, It w ill evaluate the recommenda­ tions o f past committees and m onitor the responses that have followed. Second, it w ill fo rm u la te p ra c tic a l methods to improve the pre­ sent intellectual conditions. Chairman Nick Rossi de­ scribed the th ird goal as one to “ provide vision through open debate about the best courses to take to fu rthe r