Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Once in love with Amy ... The grand finale! 25

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Aunt Donna Lucia, alias Barak Stribling, gets carried away by Jerry Baggot, as Mr. Spettigue. Where’s Charley? The Loras Players’ first production of the 1980-81 season, “Where's Charley?”’, was “a most amusing study of the social manners of Victorian England.” Spettigue fights for Lucia’s affections. The cast included Barak Stribling as Charley, Laurie Weber as Donna Lucia, and Cathy Renk as Amy Spettigue. Other cast members include: Kay Noonan, Sherrie Mullen, Mike Forkenbrock, David George, Chris Gruca, Dave Aschert, Jerry Baggot, Matt Whalen, Kathy Janotta, Tori Goodman, Mary Beth Kilnoski, Nancy Schultz, Cathy Canning, Angie Beasley, Bill Dvorak, Mike Ken- nedy, Mark Baker, Mike Beck, and Joe White. This charming musical comedy was presented Thursday through Sunday November 6-9, 1980. As Robert Reynolds serves tea, Charley tries to see Amy, and Spettigue sti ia.’ e “Donna Lucia.” y ttigue still chases 24

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26 Colonel Colonel Holland signs a momento. U.S. Army Colonel Leland Holland, a member of the Loras class of 1953, was reunited with his wife and family on Sunday, January 25, 1981, with the return of the ex-hostages from Iran. The Colonel and other hostages had been held for 444 days since the take-over of the U. S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, The Colonel visited the rest of his family at his mother’s home in Scales Mound, Illinois in February, following the White House welcome and other special tributes to the fifty-three in New York and Washington, D.C. While in Illinois, he visited Dubuque and the Loras campus. Colonel Holland is a native of Shulls- burg, Wisconsin and a graduate of the Scales Mound, Illinois high school. He attended Loras from 1949 through 1953, and earned his degree at the University of Nebraska in 1961. A son, Joseph attended Loras in 1973 and 1974. Mrs. Holland is the former Mary Ann Connolly of Dubuque. She and two of the children had been with the Colonel in Iran, but returned to the States prior to the seizure of the Embassy. The Colonel had been hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Hospital for a few days following his return for treatment of bronchitis. Otherwise, despite rough treatment at the hands of his captors, he apparently is in good health. Along with the other returnees, Colonel Holland looks forward to rest, relaxation and the enjoyment of his freedom. Among the highlights of his return were a special half-time telephone visit with the people of Scales Mound during a basketball game, and the formal welcome which the residents of the Scales Mound area gave to the Colonel. An all day celebration was highlighted by a parade in his honor. Special telegrams of welcome were sent to the Colonel’s wife and to his mother by Dr. Pasquale Di Pasquale, Jr., Loras’ president. United States Army Colonel, Leland Holland, class of ‘53. On Friday, February 20, Colonel Holland and his wife visited the Loras campus to participate in a Mass of Thanksgiving for the safe return of the ex-hostages. The concelebrated Mass in the Chapel of Christ the King was followed by a reception for the Colonel and Mrs. Holland in Tuohy Auditorium. President Di Pasquale expressed the gratitude of the entire Loras community for the Colonel’s release, along with the others who were held hostage, and the safe return home. Colonel Holland responded with brief comments and answered questions from those in attendance. He par- ticularly pointed out how his Loras years helped him during the hostage days, and specifically mentioned his experiences in classes taught by the late Monsignor Sylvester Luby, Mon- signor Timothy Gannon and Professor Paul Oberman. The Colonel was presented with a Distinguished Alumnus Award.