Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Papal Delegate Visits Loras Archbishop Jean Jadot, Archbishop James Byrne, and the rest of the concelebrants are pictured leaving Chapel following the special Mass honoring the Papal Delegate. Archbishop Jadot shared ideas and answered questions during this panel discussion with members of the administration, faculty, and student body. Dr. Di Pasquale presented the gifts during the concelebrated Mass in th h f i ing. by Mie Gitaped oF Christ the ive Archbishop Jean Jadot, the Apostolic Delegate to the United States spent three days visiting the Archdiocese of Dubuque in April of 1981. During his visit at Loras Archbishop Jadot shared ideas and messages from John Paul Il in both a formal and an informal way. He visited with students and members of the Loras Community during an informal meeting in the Keane Hall lounge, at a reception on the lawn by the fieldhouse following a concele- brated Mass in Christ the King Chapel, and during a panel discussion in the fieldhouse. A capacity crowd gathered to celebrate Mass in Christ the King Chapel. Everyone who came in contact with Archbishop Jadot was impressed with the knowledge, sincerity, and gracious manner of this official representative of Pope John Paul Il to the Catholics of the United States.

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28 Harry Chapin in Concert Harry Chapin Harry Chapin entertained the Loras community on Monday, April 28. The concert was held in the fieldhouse before a full house. This was Chapin’s 2053rd concert since the conception of his band ten years ago. Chapin and his band traveled around the world averaging two-hundred performances a year. Half of their appearances were benefits in which funds in excess of three million dollars were raised to support the elimination of cancer, muscular dystrophy, multi- ple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and the President’s Commission on World Hunger. The members of the Chapin band included: Doug Walker, lead guitarist; John Wallace, guitarist; Howie Fields, percussion; Yvonne Cable, cellist; and Harry’s brother Steve on keyboards. Since his first commercial hit “Taxi” in 1972, Chapin has written hundreds of Harry Chapin in concert in the Loras Fieldhouse songs including his number one gold single in 1975, “Cat’s in the Cradle”. Chapin wrote the songs of the ABC hit show “Make A Wish’ and released “Sequel” a continuation of the “Taxi” story which included his hit “Story of a Life”. Harry Chapin was a refreshing, dynamic entertainer. His songs set moods, they paint a picture of a situation. His music illustrated the human condition: doubt, self-reflec- tion, a man who fails to emotionally cope with all the situations he faces in his life. And as Chapin himself says in his monologue song before exiting the stage: ‘When you sing from the heart, you hope something sh ows.” He did show the world something very special, a part of ourselves. Harry Chapin was killed this summer in a tragic accident, but a part of him will remain with everyone he touched throughout his lifetime.

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30 Dinny and the Witches starred Gerald Baggot as Dinny Jones. The three witches were: Ulga, played by Sue McGuiness; Zenobia, played by Cathy Renk; and Luella, played by Laurie Weber. Dinny and the Witches on grave matters” “a frolic “Dinny and the Witches” is a romantic fantasy and was performed by the Loras Players at St. Joseph’s Auditorium on February 27 through March 1. The play, which is by William Gibson, is subtitled “a frolic on grave matters” and is the story of Dinny Jones, a young musician, and his adventures upon meeting three witches in New York on his way home from work. The witches are waiting for Dinny because, accord- ing to their Book of Life, Dinny is to die that night and they plan to ambush Dinny in order to carry out his fate. Dinny, however, manages unintention- ally to turn the tables on the witches by playing the trumpet. Enchanted by the music, the witches forget to watch the clock that governs the world’s tempo and it stops. As a result, Dinny gets the witches’ powers. Dinny was played by Gerald Baggot, Angie Beasley played Amy, a pretty waitress in love with Dinny. Cathy Renk played Zenobia, the main witch. Luella, the scatter-brained nit-witch, was played by Laurie Weber and Ulga, the death witch, was played by Sue McGuiness.