Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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As Physics, long the field of the specialist, comes more and more into the domain of liberally educated men, REV. JOSEPH V. DOWNEY, S.J., Professor of Phys- ics, and REV. ANTHONY J. ROCHEL, S.J., Instructor in Physics, have expanded the department to meet the present-day demands. Fr. Downey, who has received nation-wide recognition for the countless hours of study and work he has spent with the Seismic Observatory at Regis, has received his M.S. in Physics from St. Louis University. Fr. Rochel is especially noted for his un- usual knowledge of electronics and his experiments in this field. He has also received his M.S. in Physics from St. Louis University. One of the never to be forgotten aspects of education at Regis is that added task she undertakes of inculcating into secular education Christian principles. The care of this facet of Catholic education has been entrusted to REV. EDWARD MAGINNIS, S.J., newly appointed head of the Theology Department. Father Maginnis came to Regis from the Institut Catholique of Paris, France, where he studied for three years. Under his guidance the theology program has assumed a new concentration. Formerly a teacher at Regis High School, the REV. JOHN F. LYONS, S.J., joined the staff of the college in 1955 in the English department, and in the fall of 1958 was promoted to associate professor of English literature. Father holds an A.R. from Regis and a M.A. in English from St. Louis University. His special interests are the drama and biographies, and his favorite periods of literature are the 18th and 19th centuries. Providing the classical foundation for a liberal educa- tion is the REV. MATTHEW R. LYNCH, S.J., In- structor in classical languages. He obtained his master ' s degree in classical languages from St. Louis University where he subsequently was engaged as a professor in the summer school. His teaching experience also in- cludes several years at both Marquette and St. Louis University High Schools. During this, his first year at Regis College, Father Lynch taught both Latin and Greek.

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Moderator of the RANGER, the college yearbook, the REV. RICHARD F. BOCKLAGE, S.J., is an instructor in lower division English at Regis. Having studied the works of the Catholic English poetess, essayist, and journalist, Alice Meynell, during graduate school, Fr. Bocklage holds an A.B. and a M.A. from Loyola Uni- versity in Chicago and is also a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from St. Louis University. Father taught at Creighton Prep, Omaha, before coming to Regis, and while at St. Mary ' s College, St. Mary ' s, Kansas, pub- lished several book reviews for the Catholic Review Service. One of the most outstanding examples of the dedica- tion of the Mathematics Department, providing the stu- dents with a firm foundation in the mathematical as- pects of their education, is the REV. THOMAS F. SINGLETON, SJ. As Assistant Professor of Mathe- matics, he is especially signalized by his quiet force- fulness and sparkling congeniality with the students. Apart from his teaching duties, Father Singleton is a member of the College Library Committee and numer- ous mathematical groups across the country. The REV. HARRY KLOCKER, S.J., has just been re- warded this past year with the title of Assistant Pro- fessor. As Head of the Department of Philosophy, he has given many popular lectures in his own unique style. These lectures and his thought provoking ideas given especially to sopho mores in the Philosophy of Being class present him as one of the outstanding in- tellectuals present on campus. Father Klocker has the rare ability of communicating the most difficult aspects of philosophy without compromising them. He is quite vigorous in his duties as Moderator for the Sodality and the Aquinas Academy. Both in the department of commerce and finance at Regis, MR. MILES J. DOLAN and MR. FRED L. WIESNER are Certified Public Accountants in the state of Colorado. Mr. Dolan is an instructor in ac- counting and received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Denver. Mr. Wiesner, also a C.P.A. in Kansas, holds a B.S. from Creighton University, is head of the accounting department and a professor of economics. A member of the student life committee, he received an award at Creighton when he graduated from the commerce school there with the highest average in his class.

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Associate Professor of Philosophy, the REV. CHRIS- TIAN L. RONNET, S.J., has popularized his lectures with his unique style and thought provoking ideas. As exemplified by his P.H.L. degree acquired at Gregorian University of Rome, Father Bonnet ' s knowledge of philosophy is well capable of acquainting the student with the organization of mental life. Aside from his academic activities, Father Bonnet ' s favorite hobby is that of watches, and his aid is constantly being sought by the economy-minded student whose timepiece re- quires attention. Serving Regis as professor, doctor, pre-professional ad- visor, and admissions committeeman is REV. ELMER J. TRAME, S.J., Professor of Biology. As professor, Father Trame ' s lectures always carry an informal air but the student soon realizes that even his jokes are meaningful. Heading the Student Health department, Father Trame is always at hand for the ailing student besides his re- sponsibility for the health of the basketball team. To the pre-medical or pre-dental student, Father Trame is an inexhaustible source of information and advice. Yet even with this schedule, Father Trame still finds time to serve as week end chaplain at St. Joseph ' s Hospital in Denver. The Spiritual Father, BERNARD J. MURRAY, S.J., has resided on the college campus for 32 years. Granted an A.B. and a M.A. from St. Louis University, Fr. Mur- ray has taught at Loyola Academy, Chicago; Creighton Prep, Omaha; Regis High School, and Regis College, and has been principal of the high school and athletic di- rector of the college. During the war, Father was ci- vilian chaplain of the Army Student Training Corps and handled Regis ' public relations for seven years. Holding an A.B. from Kansas State Teacher ' s College and a M.A. from the University of Colorado, MR. FRAN A. KIENE, Director of the Evening Division, is completing his first year at Regis. A member of Phi Delta Kappa, an honorary educational fraternity, and the Knights of Columbus, Mr. Kiene was a speech in- structor for five years in the high school of Garden City, Kansas, and for another five years taught history at Garden City Junior College.