Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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PEARL HARBOR MASS December 7 witnessed the twenty-fifth anni¬ versary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and this event was commemorated by a Mass of¬ fered at noon for Fr. Aloysius Schmitt, priest from the Archdiocese and the first American Catholic Chaplain to be killed in World War II. The Mass, celebrated in Christ the King Chapel, a memorial to Fr. Schmitt, was presided over by Archbishop Byrne, and the sermon was delivered by the Most Rev. James Casey, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska. Msgr. Maurice Sheeh y act¬ ed as principal celebrant, and chaplains from each branch of the service acted as concelebrants. Fr. (Rear Admiral) Henry J. Rotrige addresses the faculty at a luincheon, following the Mass. 19

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PARENT ' S DAY One of the highlights of the school year is Parents Day, which provides an opportunity for parents, students, brothers, and sisters, to get to¬ gether for a day of relaxation. Parent ' s Day 1967, October 16, began with a high Mass cele¬ brated by Msgr. Schulte, and accompanied by the Loras Choir. Msgr. Schulte spoke of the increas¬ ing responsibilities of parents in the nuclear age. Following Mass came registration of parents, and the Loras Parents Club held its annual elec¬ tion meeting. The morning concluded with cam¬ pus visiting by parents and a buffet luncheon in the dining hall. The afternoon included an in¬ formal faculty reception, a show in Heitkamp Memorial Planetarium, and the annual excursion on the river. 18

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Father Hoff celebrates Mass for retreatants in St. Joseph ' s Chapel. RETREAT The format of the annual retreat varied some this year as opportunity was provided for students to attend team discussion retreats December 3-5 and again February 3-5. These were both conducted under the direction of Fathers James Egan, S.J , Gregory Lucey, S.J., and James Hoff, S.J. Students who did not make one of these re¬ treats met from February 8-10 in Christ the King Chapel and St Joseph Chapel The upper campus retreat was given by Father Lucey and the lower campus retreat, by Father Hoff The retreat theme, stated during the first conference, was that of retreat as a time to enable the student to face up to the realities of his life—to abandon the escape into the shelter of noise and to listen to the silence of Christ, the reality of life The retreat for the married students was given February 10-12, by Father Thomas Halley, S.J., while Rohlman Hall students were under the di rection of the Rev Albert Manternach, of Mt. St Bernard Seminary 20