Mount St Marys College - Pridwin Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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REV. EDWARD J. BEATTY was ordained on May 22 in Greensboro, N.C. for the diocese of Raleigh, N.C. Father Beatty, a resident of New York City, studied at St. Francis of Loretto and served for three years in the Army with the Signal Corps. In his last year at the Mount he taught religion in the College. REV. LEONARD V. CASEY was ordained on May 10, 1952 for the diocese of Harris- burg. Father Casey, a native of Berwick, Pa., attended Temple University for two years and served three years in the Merchant Marine before coming to the Mount. During his six years at the Mount Seminary, Father Casey was well known for his active interest in amateur theatri- cals. 135 REV. GEORGE J. BUETTNER was ordained on June 7, 1952 for the Archdiocese of Balti- more. A native of Baltimore, Md., Father Buettner served for three years in the United States Navy and studied at Loyola University. During his Seminary life Father Buettner taught religion in the College. REV. NEIL A. DURSO was ordained on June 7, 1952 for the diocese of Scranton. Hailing from Hazleton, Pa., Father Durso studied at St. Charles College before beginning his six-year stay at the Mount, during which he was director of the Schola Can- torum of the Seminary.

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REV. FRANCIS P. McNELIS Spiritual Director of the Seminary and Professor of Ascetical Theology, Homiletics, and Latin; B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1928. Founder of the Blue Army on campus and a familiar speaker at Novena services, Father McNelis combined a reso- nant and moving voice with a complete and out- spoken dedication to the Blessed Virgin inspiring us to make better Mountaineers of ourselves. As dean of studies and instructor in Latin and religion before he went to the Seminary faculty, his domi- nant, yet kind manner also made wiser students. Father left the Mount faculty to serve as a Navy Chaplain during World War I. In 1946 he re- turned to help educate the men he had seen war duty with. VERY REV. JOSEPH P. O’DONNELL Rector of the Seminary and Professor of Sacred Scripture, Greek, and Hebrew; B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1931; M.A., Ibid., 1935; petal 89 Bese Gregorian University, Rome, 1937; S.S.L., Pontifi- cal Biblical Institute, Rome, 1939. Smiling and cheerfully friendly to the students of the College and Seminary, Father O’Donnell was noted for his subtle sense of humor. He liked to keep the grass trimmed on the front terrace with his golf clubs, and planted flowers in the circular gardens on the front and side terraces. Father O’Donnell, who served as moderator of the St. John Berchman’s Society, was appointed rector of the seminary several weeks before we started our freshman year at the Mount. 134

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REV. ROBERT F. FENSKE was ordained on March 29, 1952 for the diocese of Syra- cuse. Father Fenske attended Syracuse University and St. Michaels’ College, T oronto, before spending six years here at the Mount. A native of Syracuse, he served two years in the Army Air Corps. While at the Seminary, Father Fenske taught religion in the College. REV. MICHAEL J. GAYDOS was ordained on June 7, 1952 for the diocese of Scranton. A native of Evervale, Pa., Father Gaydos studied at St. Charles College before coming to the Mount. In the course of his seminary life at the Mountain, Father Gaydos taught religion in the College to members of the freshman class. REV. EDWARD R. GALLIGAN was ordained on June 7, 1952 for the diocese of Scranton. Father Galligan, a native of Seranton, Pa., had studied for two years at the University of Scranton before coming to the Mount, where he studied for six years. He was prefect of the Seminary, senior man of the class, and taught a course in religion at the College. REV. WILLIAM M. MELODY was ordained on June 7, 1952 for the diocese of Scranton. Father Melody attended the University of Scranton for two years before coming to the Mount. Hailing from Scranton, Father spent six years at the Mount, during which time he taught religion in the College.