1961 - Two story addition put in front of garage, made new student center 1963 - Chapel is doubled in size and remodeled 1964 - The three houses on the property are torn down and Newman Housing is built. 1964, Sept. - Fr. Wurzel appointed to assist Fr. Ollivier 1965 - New L-shaped addition with gym built 1965, July 17: From Toledo Blade. This summer Fr Ollivier will complete his most ambitious attempt at construction. A 17 room, L shaped center with a large meeting hall, library, bookstore and offices. Was built by eight students, Fr. Ollivier and Fr. Wurzel. Cost of this part was $50,000. The chapel, hall and Newman housing combined cost $76,000. Fr. Specially thanks Matt Sobon, Stan Sobon, Dave Gideon and Charles Regan for their help. Matt Sobon spent every summer from 1958-65 helping manage construction jobs. 1965 - Brother Antoninus, the self-proclaimed "Beat Friar" of San Francisco visits for a night. He says his poetry has a style that "smashes, pulverizes and confronts" the audience. 1966, Jan. 18: From BG News. Open house for the gym portion of the new L-shaped wing. New library also completed with 6,000 volumes. 1966 - Old two story hall converted into more student housing for 35 more students. Bringing total to 70. 1966 - Sr. Mary Ursula and Sr. Mary Martina, Benedictine nuns from Tulsa, come to St. Thomas More to teach and counsel. 1966, Nov. 9 - Students from Newman Foundation collect 500 pounds of candy to send to American soldiers in Vietnam in "Operation Sweet Tooth." 1966, Dec. 14 - Fr. Wurzel asks Bishop Rehring for permission to send a small group of students on a retreat with the Taize brothers. On Dec. 16, Msgr. Robert Yates writes back with the bishops "cautious approval" and "the admonition that it should not be considered a precedent." 1966, Dec. 22 - Fr. James Fleck gives a speech on "Moral Issues in the Viet Nam War." He gives his "cautious approval" to the war morally, but strongly opposes Selective Service. 1967 - Religion classes are taught by Fr. Ollivier, Fr. Warren, Sr. Martina, Fr. Rinkowski and Sr. Ursula. 1967 - Newman Club elections are held. Herb Weber runs for second vice president. �Time and initiative are my qualifications. I showed initiative in founding a new committee. I have also worked for the religious and publicity committees and various other Newman projects." 1967 - Newmanites went to Cincinnati to work with Franciscan Friars in Operation Spring Break. 1967, May - First guitar Mass introduced, per bulletin: "Many students have commented most favorably on the new guitar Mass introduced last Sunday. As yet we have received no adverse criticism." 1967, May 9 - From The BG News. Sr. Martina has been Newman librarian since Oct. 1966. It's a lending library on honor system. People stamp books themselves. When Sister arrived, there wasn�t even a stamp in the library. "I accused Fr. Ollivier's dog, Brunhielda, of chewing it up, but later found a stamp had been needed so the word "library" was cut off and the library stamp was used." The library and reference room have enforced silence, but "in the auditorium, students can get together and discuss their studies, just as long as no chairs are thrown during heated arguments." 1967, May 21: Bishop John Donovan speaks at the Communion Breakfast. Tim Conway is toastmaster, and Dr. William Jerome, university president, attends. 1967, Aug. 26 - Fr. Ollivier says that the Newman Foundation is getting into the housing business as a money-making venture. "The collections don�t even pay utilities." 1967 � "Married student housing for the fall." "This week we have beguns construction on apartments for married students just south of the chapel. They are being built as townhouses with a living room and kitchen on the first floor and a bedroom and study on the second floor. The first choice of these will go to married and graduate students." 1967, Sept. 8 - Fr. Ollivier getting ready for influx of 3,000 Catholic students this semester. Hopes income from housing will pay back the loan the diocese gave the parish for building. 1967, December: The first parish council is elected �in order to give a more active part to the laity in the government of the Church, as seems to be the desire of Vatican II. 32 members are elected, Barb Walker, Barb Riebe, Marie Tancredi, Kathy Fisk, Gail Sylvester, Kathy Gerber, John De Paul, Len Coleman, Bob Segna, William Sykar, Robert Pinto, Sue Rechelderfer, Dee Lovrinoff, Bob Sudik, Tim Frank, Richard Werner, Jim Clouse, Don Marino, Bob Krebs, Joe Brennan, Carol Weber, Marilyn Smeyda, Kay Kerscher, Bob Peresie, Jim Lazur, Bob Alge, Jim Spitler, William Wagner and Don Heinige. 1968, January - "The Newman Club is dead. It lived long! It lived well!� Lay people are to take a more active role in the Church, so efforts are now focused on the parish council. Jan. 1, 1968, the council begins to function �as of that date all existing organizations will cease to exist." Parish constitution to be voted on before the end of 1967. 1968, Jan. 17 - A male BGSU student wrote a letter to Lyndon Johnson that said "I demand immediate withdrawal from Vietnam. Realizing you won't get this communication for a few days, I am giving you until Dec. 24 to withdraw all troops �. Or else. He also asked LBJ to legalize marijuana. On Jan. 17, a Secret Service agent and campus police officer entered a room at Newman Foundation where the student was hanging out to question him and ask what he was demanding. The agent had been staking out the Newman Center for several days. The student's or else: "Or else I won't vote for Johnson!" 1968, Jan. 19 - Newman Foundation officially becomes a parish this Sunday as St. Thomas More. 1968, February - 20 students and 8 campus ministers are going to Defiance for a retreat with two Taize brothers, Bro. David and Bro. Jacques. 1968, June 20 - Fr. Joe O'Brien replaces Fr. Ollivier, who is transferred to Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish in Shelby, Ohio.