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From K.B. Milton on "Decline of St. Michael's College".


Your printing of Carolyn Tytler's letter (June 2002, p.22) leads me to hope that you are adopting a bit of the tongue-in-cheek policy of the New Oxford Review. You can't have missed the way in which her "musings" proved David Dooley's point that St. Michael's College St. Michael's College may refer to:
  • Saint Michael's College, a private liberal arts college located in Colchester, Vermont, USA
  • St Michael's College, Adelaide, Australia, a private Roman Catholic primary and secondary school founded by the Lasallian Brothers
  • St.
 is now taking on new responsibilities in addressing issues of contemporary interest and concern. Her letter was chockfull of code words to this effect. I will quote only three.

"I was sadly in need of updating regarding attitudes, regulations, and rights of the modern Church" (i.e., throw out the traditional teachings of the Church in favour of modem attitudes and rights).

"We were all baptised Adj. 1. baptised - having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
baptized
 to be priests, prophets, and monarchs List of monarchs may refer to:
  • List of current monarchs
  • List of deposed monarchs
" (not kings, a term insufficiently inclusive).

"St. Michael's encourages its students to express their opinions, no matter how extreme they may appear at first glance" (presumably pre·sum·a·ble  
adj.
That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster.
, after stimulating discussion, these opinions will be validated val·i·date  
tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates
1. To declare or make legally valid.

2. To mark with an indication of official sanction.

3.
 by the group without reference to Catholic doctrine).

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Date:Sep 1, 2002
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