How does +Williamson's "man making" rule differ from the new one?
He made us wait NOTICEABLY for the heat. The heat coming on each year was something that we involuntarily celebrated. Everyone was happy that day.
I don't remember the exact rule, but it was something like "when the chapel dips to 48 degrees" and/or "when the main building dips to 58 degrees for 3 days".
The rule served several purposes. It was frugal, and it kept the seminarians in touch with reality. It also gave us opportunities for mortification and penance every Fall -- a chance to lose some of that modern American, middle class "softness".
A real man should be able to tolerate temperatures below 68 degrees, or temperatures over 80 degrees.
The Winona facility was in a land-locked area with temperature extremes. But the building didn't have air conditioning. Temperatures in the 80's and 90's were not uncommon during the Summer.