Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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In flUmorium THE REV. WILLIAM H. AGNEW, S. J. 1881-I93I ' 7

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CONTENTS Book I Administration Book II Athletics Book III Activities Book IV Organizations

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JL Son of Ignatius JLt was a far cry in the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola from his birthplace in the castle of his noble father in the kingdom of Castile to his deathbed in the house of the Jesuits in Rome. Into that lifetime was crowded adventure, action, renown; and later poverty, chastity, obedience, service of Christ and his fellowmen, and the spreading of religion and education to the far corners of the world. It was also a far cry from the little farmhouse in Kansas, where Father William H. Agnew was born, to his saintly death in a northern hospital after two years as president of Creighton University. And in his life span of forty-nine years is found a record of service and achievement as a priest, an educator and an executive that marks him as a true son of Ignatius of Loyola — a valiant soldier in the army that had its first beginnings on the walls of Pampeluna. Throughout his life Father Agnew followed his spiritual father, Ignatius, with all the strength and energy of his keen mind and rugged physique. And when the ravages of an incurable disease had laid their cruel hold upon him, more than ever did he mirror the beautiful qualities that shone forth in the founder of the Society to which he had pledged his life. Father Agnew received his early education in the public schools of Kansas, and later in St. Mary ' s college, where the seeds of his vocation to the priesthood in the Society bore fruit. Years of study as a Jesuit seminarian — happy years of whole- hearted prayer, study, and play — brought him at last the great gift of ordination. New Faculty and Administration Building Creighton University 18