Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 208 of the 1949 volume:

THE 1949 BLUE] AY The Board of Governors of the Creighton University Students Union takes pleasure in presenting this edition of the Bluejay as an Elizabethan play in five acts. Directors ACT ONE The President, Deans and Regents Actors ACT TWO Seniors ACT THREE Dramatic Companies The Clubs and Organizations on the campus ACT FOUR Productions . . . Bluejay Creightonian, K. 0. C. U., Dramatics, Music, Athletics, and R. 0. T. C. ACT FIVE The Grand Play ... A picture story of the college year 1948-1949 from registration to graduation. iAs € tM f W ty44i Si % ;i u fftaae . . , Director Walter James Assistant Directors Marion Olsen Marilyn Wilkinson Wayne Hazelton Rose Paluka Technical Adviser .... Verdun Daste Properties Maurice Button Chief Illustrator Rosemary Brady Assistant Illustrators Joan Murphy Frederick Lee Booking Agent WiLBERT Coon Production Assistants . . . Margaret Mirasky Mary Harmer Herman Borowsky WAee ' U Autographing your copy of the 1949 Bluejay, I wish you success as we understand it at Creighton ; success now and eternally. Strive for final success by trying to know, love, and serve God a little more perfectly each day of your life. AvL..u 7 ' , 10 In Appreciation It has been eight years since the last edition of the Bluejay was published. During those intervening years the students of The Creighton University have not had a bound record of the year ' s activities to preserve the happy memories of their college joys. They felt that loss, and they made several unsuccessful efforts to publish the Bluejay again. When the Board of Governors realized that the students were unable to put out an annual by themselves, the Board asked the President of the University to help them. The response was generous. The President and the Board of Trustees appropriated $3,600 for the publication of this yearbook. When this fact w ' as announced, one sentiment arose in the heart of every student. They were grateful to the President and the Board of Trustees, and the look in their eyes as well as the gait of their walk revealed that they wanted to say, Father McCabe and members of the Board of Trustees, we wish to express our sincere appreciation of your gift. You have not only shown us that Creighton is a great institution of learning, but you have also shown us that it is directed by men who are personally interested in each one of us. Out of gratitude to you we reaffirm our pledge of undying fidelity to the ideals of this great university. The Board of Trustees — Rev. Everett J. Morgan, S.J.; Rev. Henry L. Sullivan, McCabe, S.J.; Rev. Thomas H. Murphy, S.J., and Rev. John C. Choppesky, S.J. S.J.; Verv Rev. William H. 11 Arthur A. Lowman Board of Regents Seven of the most prominent and most successful businessmen in Omaha and the Middle West are mem- bers of the Board of Regents. These men, who fulfill a double role as ambassadors of good will and as models for the emulation of the students, are: W. B. Millard, Jr., Chairman, President of the Omaha Na- tional Bank; Frank P. Fogarty, Vice-President of the Paxton Gallagher Co. ; Arthur A. Lowman, former President of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. ; L. Francis McDermott, Vice-President of the First National Bank; Francis P. Matthews, Chairman of the Board, Securities Acceptance Corp. ; Dr. Adolph Sachs, Professor and Director of the Dept. of Med- icine, The Creighton University; Ambrose J. Seitz, Vice-President of the Union Pacific Railroad; and Carl A. Swanson, President of C. A. Swanson Co. Francis P. Matthews Ambrost-; J. Sf.itz 12 W. B. Millard, Jr. Frank P. Fogarty Dr. Adolph Sachs Carl A. Swanson 13 Deans and Regents Excellence in education is measured by achievement, and superiority in adminis- tration is measured by the ability to lead and to direct. An administrator in education must possess the qualifications and abilities of both educator and director. Heading the staffs of Creighton ' s four colleges and five schools are men who possess those necessary qualities in full measure. the former Assistant Dean of Rockhurst College, ably fills many positions at Creighton. In addition to being a member of the Board of Trustees, he is the Dean of Creighton College, the Dean of University College, and the Regent of the College of Commerce. who was an Associate Solicitor in the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C, came to Creighton this year to become the Dean of the School of Law. In that capacity he passes on to his students priceless secrets about how to render valuable le ' fal services. the Assistant Dean of Creighton College and Uni- versity College is best known among the students as the man who solves most of their problems involving their class work. held such diversified positions as Chief Surgeon of the U. S. Forces in S. W. Pacific, Commander of Vaughn General Hospital, and Consultant in Industrial Hygiene at St. Louis University before he became Dean of the School of Medicine. the Regent of the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, and the College of Pharmacy has had previous execu- tive experience. He is the former President of St. Louis University. The Deans 7£ f - the Regent of the School of Law teaches the freshmen law students Torts and makes sure that every law stu- dent is well founded in the philosophy of law. the Dean of the College of Pharmacy, had a varied and successful career in the practice of his profession as well as teaching before he came to Creighton. T T jg is the Vice-President of the American Dental Association and the high- ly esteemed Dean of the School of Dentistry. and one of the most efficient administrators on the campus is eminently qualified to be the Dean of the College of Commerce. the Dean of the Graduate School has the soul of a true scholar. He never goes to class without preparing his lecture. the genial Administrative Dean of the School of Nursing makes life a little more pleasant for the nurses in the St. Catherine ' s Hospital Unit, St. Joseph ' s Hospital Unit, and on the Hilltop. Regents Now is the time to introduce the students, organizations, and activities that went with the grand play Creighton 1948-49. Then the grand play will recapture the spirit of this year. All the highlights of life at Creighton 18 during ' 48- ' 49 will be re-enacted, and all the Queens of the Proms will take their bows again before Graduation brings the curtain down on Creighton 1948- ' 49. Creighton College Englund Engler Dunn Duffy Leo Patrick Allen, Omaha, Pasteur Club. Ward Robert Anthony, Denver, Colorado, Thomist Club, Regis College, Colorado University. Robert G. Beckers, Gregory, South Dakota, Trinity Col- lege. Thomas Joseph Belford, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thomist Club, Basketball ' 45- ' 49. Robert Lee Beneventi, Granger, Iowa, Xavier Forum, Thomist Club. Joseph Robert Bohacek, Oinaha, Pasteur Club, Washburn Municipal University. Herman Borowsky, Long Island, New York, Marshall of Pi Lambda Phi ' 48- ' 49, Treasurer of Inter-Fraternity Council ' 48- ' 49, Intramural Handball, Pasteur Club, American Chemical Society, City College of New York, University of Cincinnati. Matthew A. Brennan, Omaha, Munkhof Award ' 48, KOCU Production Manager ' 47- ' 48, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. Patrick Brown, Omaha. Thomas Benedict Carraher, Omaha. George R. Coffey, Wy- more, Nebraska, Vice-President of Phi Epsilon ' 47- ' 48, Inter-Fraternity Basketball League, Press Club, Munkhoff Award ' 48, News Editor of KOCU ' 48, Creightonian Sports Editor ' 48, Creightonian City Editor ' 48. Robert Michael Condon, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Charles Leo Coyle, Des Moines, Iowa, Dowling Junior College, Regis College. Frederick Henry Crimmins, South Bend, Indiana, Phi Epsi- 22 Allen Belford Dolphin Condon Crinimins Coffey Brennan Beneventi Borowsky Davis Ellison Dunn Beckers Drazich Carraher Coyle Del Giudice Bohacek Ion, Press Club. Notre Dame University. John Francis Crozier, Omaha, Sociality, Doane College, Peru State Teachers College. William Austin Cutler, Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Kappa Sigma, Washington Lee University, Texas University. Alvin W. Davis, Hawthorne, California. Vincent J. Del Giudice, Paterson, New Jersey, Sodality, American Chemical Society, Pasteur Club, French Club, New York University. Harry A. Dolphin, Maquoketa, Iowa, Phi Epsilon, Delta Sigma Rho, Debating Society, Creighton Players, Press Club, Glee Club, Maquoketa Junior College, Loras College. John P. Donahue, Omaha, Phi Epsilon, Press Club. Stanley V. Drazich, Anaconda, Montana, Vice- President of Xi Psi Phi ' 46, Pasteur Club, Sodality, Inter-Fraternity Council. Robert P. Duffy, Om- aha, Football and Basketball ' 41, Varsity Basketball ' 47- ' 49, Doane College. John Noel Dunn, Elk- ton, South Dakota, Glee Club, Chemistry Club, Pasteur Club, St. John ' s University. Thomas Jay Dunn, Omaha, Executive Committee, Student Affiliate American Chemical Society. Frank O. Ell- ison, Omaha. Robert G. Engler, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Pasteur Club, Sioux Falls College. John A. Englund, Omaha, Debating Society, Alpha Sigma Nu, Delta Sigma Rho. 23 Creighton Franco Goudon Foucek Goodrich Fellows Fogarty Gregory Farrell Franco Francis Farrell, Schuyler, Nebraska, Treasurer of Phi Epsilon ' 48- ' 49, Intramural Basketball and Softball, Sodality, Spanish Club, Feature Editor of Creightonian ' 49, Disc Jockey, KOCU. Hub- bard F. Fellows, Omaha, Pasteur Club. William C. Fogarty, Omaha. President of Phi Epsilon ' 48- ' 49, Chairman of Special Activities Committee of Inter-Fraternity Council. Press Club. Feature Editor of Creightonian, Writer of Creightonian Column Over ' N Out. Charles A. Foucek, Omaha, Russian Club. French Club, Pasteur Club, Chemistry Club, KOCU Staff ' 48. Fred F. Franco, Omaha. Phillip S. Franco, Omaha. Bruce R. Garvey, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. Glenn A. Goodrich, Omaha. William J. Goudan, Chica jo, Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology. Robert M. Gregory, Om- aha, International Relations Club, Augustana Colllege. Wallace R. Guest, Republican City, Nebras- ka. Maurice P. Hart, Des Moines, Iowa. David T. Hartigan, Jr., St. Joseph, Missouri, Intramural Football and Basketball, Pasteur Club, Sodality, Sodality Choir, Glee Club, Lt. McNary Medal, Vice-President ROTC NCO Club. Joseph O. 24 Colleg Kennedy Keough Garvey K elligar Karabatsos Hart Hartiiian Holland Herder Hebenstreit, Falls City, Nebraska, Varsity Basketball, Sodality, Pasteur Club. Charles G. Herder, Pueblo, Colorado, Pasteur Club, Catholic Instruction Workers, Creighton Players. Varsity Bands ' 46- ' 48, Vice-Prefect Sodality ' 48- ' 49, Creighton College Representative Omaha College Sodality Union ' 48- ' 49, Sodality Choir, Junior Delegate to National Federation of Catholic College Students ' 48- ' 49, KOCU and the WOW Creighton University of the Air programs ' 48- ' 49. John L. Hofues, Jr., Omaha, Warden and Historian of Phalanx ' 48- ' 49, Captain ROTC Rifle Team ' 49. Charles D. Hoi- land, Concordia, Kansas, Pittsburg State Teachers College. Thomas R. Hughes, Omaha. Wendell T. Jackson, Omaha. Jim Karabatsos, Omaha, Varsity Basketball ' 46- ' 49, Varsity Baseball ' 47- ' 48, Omaha University. William L. Kelligar, Auburn, Nebraska, Alpha Sigma Nu, Sodality, Xavier Forum, Representative to Annual Writers ' Conferences at Grinnell College. Edward D. Kelly, Sig- ourney, Iowa. John C. Kennedy, Wichita, Kansas, Pasteur Club, Glee Club, Sodality, University of Wichita. Donald R. Keough, Sioux City. Iowa, Delta Sigma Rho, McShane Speech Contest Winner, Founder ' s Speech Contest Winner, Trinity College. 25 Meyer O ' Brien Krick Long Longo Kohanek Novak Murphy Lund Mortensen Nutt Parle Peltzer Kerwin O ' Donnell O ' Brien Olsen Miller Joseph A. Kerwin, Carroll, Iowa, Spanish Club, Pasadena Junior College. Thomas Albert Kohanek, Omaha. Mathias P. Krick, Omaha, Cana Club, Pasteur Club. Eldredge R. Long, Jr., Omaha, Phalanx Commander ' 46- ' 48, Adjutant ' 48-49, Member National Council ' 47-48, Cheer- leader ' 46- ' 48, Rifle Team ' 46- ' 48, Member Hearst Trophy Team, Pasteur Club, Debate Society, Pub- licity and Sales Manager KOCU ' 48- ' 49, Cadet Lt. Colonel and Battalion Commander ' 46- ' 48, Dis- tinguished Cadet Officer ' 46- ' 47, Distinguished Military Graduate, Iowa State College, Marquette University. Louis F. Longo, Omaha, Pasteur Club, Sodality. William F. Lund, Norfolk, Nebraska, Phi Epsilon, Intramural Basketball and Softball, Creighton Players, Sodality, Music Director KOCU ' 48, Reporter and Feature Writer for Creightonian. John A. Mack, Beatrice, Nebraska, Pasteur Club, Sodality. Richard L. Maginn, Red Oak, Iowa, Pasteur Club. Frank S. Malm, Omaha. Leo C. Meyer, Jr., Rawlins, Wyoming, Vice-President Pasteur Club ' 48, Sodality, Regis College. Carl D. Miller, Omaha, Pasteur Club. Clarence B. Mortensen, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Chemistry Club. Ste- phen M. Murphy, Jr., Omaha, Vice-President of Phi Epsilon ' 48- ' 49, Captain Phi Epsilon Basketball 26 Creighton College Maginn O ' Brien Perry Malm Team ' 47- ' 48, Press Club, Munkhof Award ' 48, News Commentator on KOCU ' 48, Creightonian Fea- ture Editor, Editorial Chief, City Editor, News Editor, and Managing Editor. William P. Murphy, Sioux City, Iowa. Elias Nachman, Omaha, Pi Lambda Phi, Pasteur Club, University of Nebraska, University of Omaha. Edmund A. Novak, Omaha, Sodality, Pasteur Club. Vinton S. Nutt, Cas- tana, Iowa, International Relations Club. Daniel B. O ' Brien, Omaha, Sodality. James J. O ' Brien, Nekoma, Kansas, Passionist House of Philosophy. Richard J. O ' Brien, Omaha, International Relations Club, Doane College, Notre Dame University. Leon A. O ' Connor, Winthrop, Iowa, John D. O ' Donnell, Omaha, Cana Club, Doane College. Marion Eugene Olsen, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Phi Epsilon, Pasteur Club, Creightonian Feature Writer, Creightonian Feature Editor, Associate Editor of 1949 Yearbook, American Institute of Business, George Washington Uni- versity. Francis X. Parle, Omaha, Xavier Forum, Sodality, Alpha Sigma Nu, Iowa State College. William C. Peltzer, Andale, Kansas, Intramural Football, Basketball, and Softball, President of Pas- teur Club ' 49, Thomist Club, Sodality, Glee Club, St. Louis University, Wichita University. Donald M. Perry, Jr., Omaha, Pasteur Club, Chemistry Club, Cana Club. Oliver W. Phelps, Helper, Utah. 27 Creighton College Ranum Quinn Sampson Raney Taffe John P. Potter, Omaha, President of Cana Club, ' 47- ' 4o. Courtney C. Quinn, Omaha, Treas- urer of Student Union ' 44. James R. Quinn, Jr., Early, Iowa, Phi Epsilon, Secretary of Press Club ' 46, Vice-President of Board of Governors ' 48, Alpha Sigma Nu, Managing Editor, News Editor, and Sports Editor of Creightonian, Iowa State College. Joseph V. Quinn, New York City, Phi Epsilon, Secretary of Sodality ' 48- ' 49, President of International Relations Club ' 48- ' 49, Vice-President of International Relations Club ' 47- ' 48, Editorial Chief of Creightonian ' 46- ' 47, Assistant News Editor of Creightonian ' 47, Fordham University. Paul S. Randazzo, Omaha, Phalanx. James J. Raney, Eff, Illinois, Pasteur Club, Regis College. Raymond T. Ranum, Fort Crook, Nebraska, Hampden-Sydney College. Edward J. Redle, Sheridan, Wyoming, Delta Theta Phi, International Relations Club. Sodal- ity, Board of Governors ' 47- ' 48, Senior Delegate to N.F.C.C.S. Regional Conference ' 48, Prom Com- mittee ' 48, Consultant to Sodality Union. Robert D. Roby, Truro, Iowa, Alpha Sigma Nu. Drake University. Joseph J. Rowan, Des Moines, Iowa, Dowling Junior College. Leo J. Ryan, Andover, Massachusetts. Sebastian A. Salerno, Omaha, Basketball Captain ' 45- ' 46 and ' 48- ' 49, Sodality, President of Junior Class. Hebber M. Sampson, Jr., Omaha. Bernard F. Sand, Nebraska City, Nebraska. Alfred F. Savage, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pasteur Club, American Chemical Society, 28 Redle Ryan Skudlarek Roby Quinn Sullivan Potter Stormberg Sullivan Savage Shramek Randazzo Salerno Stejskal Stageman Sprengel Quinn Rowan Thomist Club. Joseph Scigliano, Omaha, Softball, Boxing Champion — 175 pounds — ' 47, Track- man ' 47, Junior American Chemical Society, Best Squad Leader ROTC ' 46, Outstanding Cadet of ROTC ' 47, Best Basic Sergeant ' 47. Jack H. Shramek, Omaha, Secretary of Phi Epsilon ' 48, Press Club, City Editor of Creightonian. Joseph O. Skaff, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Joseph J. Skud- larek, Omaha. Thomas E. Sprengel, Omaha. Richard F. Stageman, Omaha, Delta Theta Phi, Inter- national Relations Club, Debating Society, Dean ' s Honor Roll ' 48. Francis E. Stejskal, Crete, Ne- braska, Pasteur Club. Donald H. Stormberg, Sidney, Nebraska. Timothy D. Sullivan, Council Bluffs, Iowa, General Manager of Radio Station KOCU, Creighton Players, McShane Speech Con- test Finalist, Notre Dame University. Water J. Sullivan, Omaha, Acting President of Delta Sigma Rho ' 48-49, Intramural Basketball ' 42- ' 43, Program Chairman Debating Society ' 46- ' 49, Pasteur Club, Speaker at Sodality Convention ' 49, Assistant Director of WOW Creighton University of Air Series ' 48- ' 49, Assistant Director of Opera Carmen, College of The City of New York. John W. Swearingin, Omaha, Nebraska. Gilbert F. Taffe, Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, University of Minnesota, University of Colorado. 29 Wieser Wiss Twohey Weber Wagner Robert V. Titus, Omaha. Robert H. Towne, Omaha. Eugene M. Twohey, Omaha, Phi Epsi- lon, KBON Radio Scholarship Award, Second Prize for Seventy Years of Service Script. James E. Vernon, Omaha. Melvin P. Wagner, Hastings, Nebraska, Student Affiliate of American Chemical Society, Washington University. James D. Wallerstedt, Omaha. Robert J. Weber, Humphrey, Ne- braska, International Relations Club, Thomist Club, Glee Club, Sodality Choir. James F. Whalen, Logan, West Virginia. Lloyd W. White, West Side, Iowa, Trinity College, MaryknoU Junior Sem- inary. Charles E. Wieser, Humphrey, Nebraska, Phi Epsilon, Sodality, St. Joseph ' s College. Quirin A. Wiss, Wichita, Kansas, University of Dubuque. Thomas R. Woods, Red Oak, Iowa. Edward B. Wylie, Lead, South Dakota. 30 School of Medicine OOCfdR LEON A o Alpert Blanke ChanK Benoit Blanke Cantwell Buesgens Chapman Barnett Burack Davis Costello Abraham E. Alpert, New Haven, Connecticut, Phi Delta Epsilon, Yale University, St. Louis University. Charles H. Barnett, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Phi Beta Pi, Gamma Pi Sigma, Uni- versity of Idaho, Hendrix College. Annette J. Benoit, Dracut, Massachusetts, Alpha Epsilon Iota, Gamma Pi Sigma, Rivier College. Robert Gilbert Blanke, Lodi, California, Phi Rho Sigma, Gamma Pi Sigma, American Chemical Society ' 4I,- ' 44, University of California, University of Oregon, Ore- gon State College, University of Nebraska. Therese M. Blanke, Omaha, Alpha Epsilon Iota Presi- dent ' 48- ' 49, Gamma Pi Sigma, Sacramento Junior College, University of Oregon, Oregon State College. Ralph H. Buesgens, Cologne, Minnesota, Phi Beta Pi, Gamma Pi Sigma, Los Angeles City College, University of Idaho. Bernard Burack, Brooklyn, New York, Scribe of Phi Delta Epsilon ' 47- ' 48, Gamma Pi Sigma, B.A. New York LIniversity, Columbia LIniversity. John R. Cant- well, Phi Beta Pi, President of Inter-Fraternity Council ' 47- ' 48, Vice-President ' 48- ' 49, B.S. Uni- versity of Santa Clara. Richard K. C. Chang, Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaiian Club, University of Dayton, Johns Hopkins University. Paul J. Chapman, Los Angeles, California, Phi Rho Sigma, Occidental College. Albert J. Costello, Uncasville, Connecticut, President of Phi Rho Sigma ' 47- ' 48, Gamma Pi Sigma, Alpha Sigma Nu, Student Board of Governors ' 47- ' 49, Prefect of Sodality Union of the Archdiocese of Omaha ' 48- ' 49, Prefect of Medical School Men ' s Sodality ' 47- ' 48, University of Connecticut, University of Missouri. James W. Davis, Rush, Kentucky, Phi Chi, St. Louis University, Marshall College, Ashland Junior College, North Dakota University. 31 Marrero Gullberg Gross Schamoi Rozgay Easterman Liegner Scheel Levin Sanders Erickson Jones Nosser Knight Robert Scheffel Dougherty Giannone John L. Dewey, Omaha, Phi Rho Sigma, B.A. Williams College. Edward A. Dougherty, Scran- ton, Pennsylvania, Phi Chi, Sodality, Pennsylvania State, University of Chicago, University of North Dakota. George P. Erickson, Devils Lake, North Dakota, Phi Rho Sigma, Jamestown College, B.S. University of North Dakota. George B. Easterman, Rochester, Minnesota, Phi Rho Sigma, Cadu- cean Society, University of Notre Dame, Montana State College. Carmelo P. Giannone, Bronx, New York, Phi Beta Pi, University of North Dakota, Lake Forest College. Norman D. Gross, Heartfield, Connecticut, Social Chairman of Phi Delta Epsilon ' 48- ' 49, Connecticut Medical Society, LTniversity of Connecticut, Trinity College, Hendrix College, University of Idaho. Earl A. Gull- berg, Tacoma, Washington, Presiding Junior of Phi Chi ' 48, Northwestern University, University of Washington, Pacific Lutheran College. Donald M. Hickman, Altoona, Iowa, Vice-Archon of Phi Beta Pi ' 48, Gamma Pi Sigma, University of Iowa, University of Kansas. Harry N. Hoffman, Elmira, New York, Gamma Pi Sigma, Alpha Sigma Nu, Senior Class President, Cornell Univer- sity, St. Louis University. Robert Kemp Jones, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Phi Rho Sigma, Harvard University. James W. Knight, Green, Iowa, Archon of Phi Beta Pi ' 48, President of Gamma Pi Sigma ' 47- ' 48, North Texas State College, St. Louis University. Eli Levin, Chicago, Illinois, President of Phi Delta Epsilon, University of Chicago, State LIniversity of Iowa, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Frank F. Liegner, Newark, New Jersey, Phi Delta Epsilon, Gamma Pi Sigma. 32 School of Medicine Hoffman Taylor Taylor Hickman Olsen Poole O ' Connell Zech Dewey Inter-Fraternity Council ' 47- ' 48, University of Wisconsin, University of Kansas. Victor Marrero, Omaha, Phi Beta Pi. Mary A. Nosser, Woodhaven, New York, Alpha Epsilon Iota, Manhattan- ville College of the Sacred Heart. William A. O ' Connell, Brooklyn, New York, University of Mis- souri. Max E. Olsen, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Phi Chi, B.S. Iowa State College, Idaho State Col- lege. Chester R. Poole, Tacoma, Washington, Treasurer of Phi Rho Sigma ' 47, Medical Sodality, University of Washington. Richard L. Robert, Waterloo, Iowa, Presiding Senior of Phi Chi, Sec- retary-Treasurer of Senior Class, B.S. Loras College, University of Iowa. Clarence E. Rozgay, Omaha, Phi Rho Sigma, University of Idaho. Edward J. Sanders, Omaha, Phi Rho Sigma, Inter- Fraternity Basketball, Sodality, Caducean Society, B.S. University of Notre Dame. Antoinette Schamoi, Los Angeles, California, Alpha Epsilon Iota, Immaculate Heart College. Maurice E. Scheel, Omaha, Phi Chi, B.A. Washington University, Oregon State College. Melvin L. Scheffel, Tyndall, South Dakota, Phi Beta Pi, B.A. Dakota Wesleyan University, Ruth H. Struby Taylor, Kirksville, Missouri, Secretary of Alpha Epsilon Iota ' 48- ' 49, Gamma Pi Sigma, B.A. and B.S. in Education from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. Richard J. Taylor, Rockville, Maine, Phi Beta Pi, B.A. University of California, St. Louis University, George Washington University, North Texas State Teachers College. Ralph K. Zech, Seattle, Washington, Phi Beta Pi, Alpha Epsi- lon Delta, B.S. Seattle University. 33 Schoo of Law Case Feniifll James Pane Peirano Parsley Swift Sloma Tirro Raymond Joseph Case, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, B.A. Tarkio College. Thomas Anthony Fen- nell, Omaha, Delta Theta Phi, Missouri Valley Conference Champion 50 Yard Free Style 1946, Captain of Swim Team ' 46, organized and supervised Physical Training Program for Enlisted Re- serve Corps ' 42- ' 43, Physical Education Instructor (coached Prep Swim Team) ' 41- ' 43 ' , Western Michigan University, Gustavus Adolphus College. Walter D. James, Lincoln, Nebraska, Clerk of the Exchequer of Delta Theta Phi ' 47- ' 48 and Dean ' 48- ' 49, Law Sodality, Lhiion Sodality Board, Xavier Forum, Secretary of the Board of Governors ' 48- ' 49, Delta Theta Phi Scholarship Key, Alpha Sigma Nu, Editor of Student Handbook ' 49, Editor of 1949 Bluejay, McCook Junior College, Santa Ana Junior College, Holy Angels ' Collegiate Institute, Oblate House of Philosophy, Oblate Scholasti- cate. Francis Ralph Pane, Omaha, Gamma Eta Gamma, Phalanx, Freshman Football ' 40, Sodal- ity, Beaux Arts ' 42. Raymond A. Parsley, Omaha, Delta Theta Phi, Ball State Teachers ' College, B.A. University of Omaha. Joseph M. Peirano, Benkelman, Nebraska, Vice-President of Senior Class, Kansas State College, graduate of Nebraska Safety Patrol Police Training School, graduate of Police Training School, Edinburgh, Scotland. John S. Sloma, Omaha, Delta Theta Phi, Pha- lanx, Freshman Football, Inter-Fraternity Basketball, President of Beaux Arts ' 41, ROTC Band ' 39- ' 40, Rifle Team ' 40- ' 41. John Q. Swift, Manchester, Iowa. Iowa State College, University of Notre Dame. Richard A. Tirro, Omaha, Creighton Chamber of Commerce. 34 Meyers TiUey Carey Chapman Frede Slevin Winberg Varlemos Clover Maupin Moyer Ronnau Anderson Bursik Coleman c o ege of Ph armacy Francis Maurice Anderson, Aluord. Nebraska, Alpha Sigma Nu, Cana Club, C.U.P.A. Robert Joseph Bursik, Omaha, Vice-President of Phi Sigma Chi ' 48- ' 49, Pasteur Club, C.U.P.A., Inter-Fraternity Council ' 48. Joseph T. Carey, Omaha, C.U.P.A., University of Nebraska. Wal- ter A. Chapman, Nebraska City, Nebraska, Phi Sigma Chi, C.U.P.A. Penrod Leigh Clover, Omaha, President of Phi Sigma Chi ' 47- ' 48, President of C.U.P.A. ' 48- ' 49. Herbert L. Coleman, Omaha. C.U.P.A.. University of Omaha. Robert F. Frede, Omaha, C.U.P.A., Colorado University. Eugene V. Gondringer, Omaha. President of Phi Sigma Chi ' 48- ' 49, Presi- dent of Rho Chi ' 48- ' 49, C.U.P.A., Pasteur Club. M. William Maupin, Sergeant Blufif, Iowa, Phi Sigma Chi, C.U.P.A., Iowa State College. Floyd P. Meyers, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Vice-Presi- dent of Phi Sigma Chi ' 47- ' 48, Board of Governors ' 47- ' 49, C.U.P.A. Earl M. Moyer, Jr., Omaha, Phi Sigma Chi, Senior Warden ' 46- ' 47, Secretary of Board of Governors ' 47- ' 48, Prom Prince ' 48, C.U.P.A. Henry H. Ronnau, St. Mary ' s, Kansas, Phi Sigma Chi, Vice-President of C.U.P.A. ' 48, Pasteur Club. Daniel J. Slevin, Omaha, Treasurer of Phi Sigma Chi ' 48- ' 49, Alpha Sigma Nu, Pasteur Club, Xavier Forum, Prefect of Pharmacy Sodality ' 48- ' 49, C.U.P.A. Marie R. Tilley, Omaha, Secretary of Kappa Beta Gamma ' 46- ' 47, Sodality, Xavier Forum, Secretary of C.U.P.A. ' 47- ' 48, Chemistry Club, Pasteur Club, Pan Hellenic Council, Varsity Show ' 45. Leonard J. Var- lamos, Denison, Iowa, President of Senior Class, C.U.P.A. Charles V. Walker, Omaha, Phi Sigma Chi, Vice-President of Rho Chi ' 48- ' 49, Merck Award ' 48, C.U.P.A. Joseph S. Winberg, Omaha, Phi Sigma Chi, C.U.P.A. 35 School of Dentistry Bradley Lewis Montoya Iwersen Keefe Burnell Domalakes Kutler Sanchez Chand Oliver Chang Charles Lee Bradley, Omaha, Historian of Delta Sigma Delta ' 48, Class President ' 49, A.D.A., University of Nebraska. Marilyn J. Bradshaw, Omaha, Pasteur Club, A.D.A., Christian College, B.S. Creighton University. John A. Burnell, Thermopolis, Wyoming, Alpha Sigma Nu, Delta Sigma Delta, Alpha Chi Kappa, Pasteur Club, Sodality. Kishore Chand, Gwalior, India, Delta Sigma Delta, Punjab (India! University, Northwestern University Dental School, M.S. University of Illinois. Theodore C. K. Chang, Wakiawa, Hawaii, Delta Sigma Delta. Edward F. Domal- akes, Riverdale, Wyoming, Vice-President of Xi Psi Pi ' 48- ' 49, A.D.A., Dental Sodality, Cana Club, Inter-Fraternity Council ' 48- ' 49, Secretary and Treasurer of Dental Class ' 48- ' 49, University of Nebraska. Arthur E. Iwersen, Omaha, Senior Page of Delta Sigma Delta ' 47- ' 48, Alpha Sigma Nu, President of Student Union Board of Governors, Cana Club, Sodality, Pasteur Club, A.B. Creigh- ton University. Joseph W. Keefe, Galva, Iowa, Xi Psi Phi, A.D.A., Dental Sodality, Loras Col- lege, Knox College. Sol Kutler, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Phi Epsilon Pi, Varsity Tennis Team, ' 47- ' 48, A.D.A., youngest graduate in School of Dentistry history, Iowa University. Darrell W. Lewis, Callaway, Nebraska, Vice-President of Delta Sigma Delta ' 47- ' 48, Nebraska State Teachers College. Ralph T. Montoya, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Delta Sigma Delta, Cana Club, Dental So- dality, New Mexico State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts. Dr. Harold G. Oliver, M.D., Phi Beta Kappa, Wayne University. Jose E. Sanchez, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Delta Sig- ma Delta, Nu Sigma Beta, A.D.A., Spanish Club, Dental Sodality, B.S. University of Puerto Rico. 36 College of Commerce Beish Ackwright Boord Block Breen Basford Andersen Blaetus Albrecht Beagle Austin Bachman Cecil S. Albrecht, Clare, Iowa. John M. Andersen, Omaha, Delta Sigma Pi, Iowa State Col- lege, Omaha University. Thomas L. J. Arkwright, Omaha, Master of Festivities of Delta Sigma Pi, Robert K. Austin, Omaha, Iowa State College, L niversity of Missouri. Harold J. Bachman, Omaha, Delta Sigma Pi. Richard K. Basford, Omaha, N. W. Missouri State, Texas Tech. Billy C. Beagle, Omaha. Joseph T. Beisch, Carroll, Iowa. Paul J. Blaetus, Omaha, Mulvihill Speech Contest ' 41, Student Manager of Intramural Athletics ' 41- ' 42. Harris L. Block, Galveston, Texas, Vice-President of Pi Lambda Phi ' 47- ' 49. Samuel L. Boord, Omaha, Wabash College, University of Missouri. Clarence J. Breen, Omaha. Quentin Mark Breunig, Omaha. 37 Brungardt Dunn Coulton Bruckner Dresler Brooks Callahan Dreier Carlsen Flannagan Donohoe Cowman Farley Castro Drum my Enzminger Conroy Christofferson Thomas Daniel Brooks, Long Island, New York, Sodality. Duane L. Bruckner, Platte Cen- ter, Nebraska, Sodality. John C. Bruggeman, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sodality. Richard A. Brungardt, Omaha. James E. Burbach, Hebron, Nebraska, Hebron Junior College. Leo Thomas Callahan, Omaha, Cana Club. Robert Francis Callahan, LeRoy, New York. Robert William Campbell, Kilgore, Nebraska, Alpha Sigma Nu, Board of Governors ' 42,- ' 43, Chamber of Commerce ' 42- ' 43, Order of Artus, ' 42- ' 43. Dean Wirth Carlsen, LInderwood, Iowa, Delta Sigma Pi. Sam J. Casaccio, Omaha. Sebastino J. Castro, Omaha. Emil Roy Christofferson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Intramural Basketball. John F. Clancy, Fonda, Iowa. Cloyd J. Conroy, Omaha, Delta Sigma Pi. 38 Burbach Caiiiplit ' ll Breunig Bruggeman Casaccio Clancy College of Commerce John B. Coulton, Omaha. John Otto Cowman, Omaha. Thomas Paul Coyle, Omaha. Michael E. Davey, Columbus, Montana, Sodality, Carroll College, Montana School of Mines, Portland Univer- sity. Richard Di Donahoe, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Richard P. Dreier, Omaha, Secretary of Senior Class. William T. Dresler, Omaha, Delta Sigma Pi, Sodality. Thomas J. Drummy, Om- aha, Omaha University. Philip M. Dunn, Elkton, South Dakota, Scribe of Delta Sigma Pi ' 47- ' 48, University of Wichita. Richard E. Enzminger, Omaha. Robert D. Farley, Battle Creek, Michigan, Delta Sigma Pi. Frederick Fischer, Jr., Bellevue, Nebraska, Peru State Teachers College. Wil- liam N. Flanagan, Sioux City, Iowa, Sodality. 39 College of Commerce V«N l «Hi antonto;J« Jf ' linek Herman lutchens King Higley Eugene R. Flecky, Omaha, Varsity Baseball Team ' 47- ' 48, Varsity Basketball Team ' 45- ' 46. Charles F. Frandsen, Omaha. Donald G. Galles, Casper, Wyoming. Robert E. Genereux, Om- aha. Thomas F. Gorman, Omaha. Leo J. Gray, Grand Island, Nebraska. Charles M. Gue, Coun- cil Bluffs, Iowa. Cedric V. Harding, Omaha, Creighton Junior Chamber of Commerce, Alpha Tau Omega, University of North Dakota. Donald J. Harr, McCook, Nebraska, McCook Junior College. Charles H. Hayes, Omaha. Michael T. Healey, Omaha, Sodality, Chamber of Commerce, Dean ' s Honor Roll. Charles F. Heider, Carroll, Iowa. Bernard F. Herman, Omaha, Delta Sigma Pi Alpha Sigma Nu, Chamber of Commerce. Sodality Council. Moran M. Higley, Whittemore Iowa, St. Norbert College. Bernard L. Huelskamp, Fowler, Kansas. Chamber of Commerce. Uni versity of Wichita. John P. Huigens, Creighton, Nebraska. John E. Hutchens, Lincoln. Ne braska, Delta Sigma Pi, Cana Club, Nebraska University. John J. Jackson, Creighton, Nebraska 40 Harding Harr Jackson Huigens Galles Gorman Huelskamp Jochems Gray Genereux Hayes Knievel Kosa Frandsen Healey Kocina Johns Jones Marian F. Jelinek, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Secretary of Chi Mu Kappa ' 46, Women ' s Sodality, Xavier Forum, Commerce Coeds Club, Sodality Choir, Glee Club, Varsity Show ' 46. Frederick R. Jensen, Omaha, President of Delta Sigma Pi ' 48- ' 49, Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce ' 48- ' 49, University of Omaha. William T. Jochems, Atchinson, Kansas, St. Benedict ' s College. Rich- ard F. Johns, Grand Island, Nebraska, Scribe Delta Sigma Pi ' 48- ' 49, Counsellor Sodality ' 48- ' 49, Vice-President of Junior Class. EXavid P. Jones, Omaha. William R. King, Albion, Nebraska. James R. Knievel, West Point, Nebraska, Phalanx, Intramural Basketball. Robert C. Kocina, Om- aha, Delta Sigma Pi, Intramural Basketball, Softball and Football, Sodality, Representative on Inter-Fraternity Council, Peru State Teachers College, University of Wisconsin. Milton E. Kosa, Omaha, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Theta Phi, Finance Officer of Phalanx ' 47- ' 49, Xavier Forum, So- dality, C.U. Orchestra and ROTC Band ' 45- ' 46. 41 The Creighton University Larkin McAvoy Kuhr La Ferla McCann Maas McKenna McCann McDerniott Lee Larcher Lechtenheri Robert William Kroeger, Omaha. Jack W. Kuhr, Omaha. Frank C. La Ferla, Omaha, De- bating Club, Sodality, Kansas State College. Edward L. Larcher, Wichita, Kansas. James J. Lar- kin, Omaha, Arizona State College. David S. Lathrop, Glidden, Iowa. Victor J. Lechtenberg, Omaha, Doane College. Herbert M. Lee, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Vice-President of Senior Class. Kenneth H. McAvoy, Millard, Nebraska, Sodality. Maurice D. McCann, Weldon, Iowa, Sodality, Iowa State College, University of Utah. Paul E. McCann, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Paul G. McDer- mott, Omaha. 42 College of Commerce Mehl Mesersciimiclt Miles Marty Melone Mitchell Marten Lathrop Miller Mitchell Edward M. McKerma, Rinoman, Kansas, Intramural basketball. Bernard C. McKernan, Jr., Omaha, Sodality. Vernon E. Maas, Crete, Nebraska. Francis L. Marten, Armour, South Da- kota, University of South Dakota. John J. Marty, Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Phalanx, Advanced ROTC. Donald E. Mehl, Omaha. Charles J. Melone, Des Moines, Iowa. Robert G. Meser- schmidt, Omaha. Ronald L. Miles, Omaha, University of Omaha. Hans A. Miller, Omaha. Ray- mond T. Mitchell, Omaha. Robert F. Mitchell, Omaha. 43 Petrasic Muenker Raznick Montgomery Ortman Ohlinger Otto Rauth Mossman O ' Shea Radcliffe Pinker Pluhacek Peterson Mohanna Peter Polking Parker Edward J. Mohanna, Omaha, Milwaukee State Teachers College. Leo P. Monaghan, Percival, Iowa. Rodney E. Montgomery, Jr., Norfolk, Iowa, Prefect of Sodality ' 48-49. John W. Moss- man, Omaha, Historian of Delta Sigma Pi. James E. Muenker, Omaha, Delta Sigma Pi, Interna- tional Relations Club. Thomas G. Muldoon, Omaha. Maurice P. Mullen, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Julia M. Murphy, Omaha, Historian of Pi Lambda Sigma ' 48, Sodality, Commerce Coed Club, Xavier Forum, Catholic Action Club, Rose of Delta Sig ' 48. Andrew A. Oberhauser, Lindsay, Nebraska, Nebraska State Teachers College. Kenneth A. Ohlinger, Templeton, Iowa, Sodality, Syra- cuse University. Robert J. O ' Leary, Omaha, Sodality. Charles L. Ortman, Omaha, Sodality, Uni- versity of Omaha, Regis College. Daniel P. O ' Shea, Blkine, Kansas, Basketball ' 46- ' 47, Baseball ' 48, Sodality, St. Benedict ' s College. Wallace Otto, Bellevue, Nebraska. John F. Parker, Omaha, 44 College of Commerce Murphy Reinhardt Reinhold Rose Cana Club. Eugene W. Peter, Omaha, Sodality. Alvin L. Peterson, Omaha, Swimming, University of Nebraska. Edward J. Petrasic, Omaha, Sodality, Chamber of Commerce. Lumir E. Pinker, Howells, Nebraska, Midland College. John J. Pluhacek, Omaha, Sodality, Senior Class President, University of Alabama. William D. Polking, Carroll, Iowa. James M. Radciffe, Omaha, Sodality, Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer of Cana Club ' 46- ' 47, Secretary of Cana Club ' 47- ' 48, President of Cana Club ' 48- ' 49, Wayne State Teachers College. Paul A. Rauth, York, Nebraska, Treasurer of Delta Sigma Pi ' 48- ' 49, Sodality, President of Xavier Forum ' 48- ' 49, Alpha Sigma Nu, Chamber of Commerce. Byron Raznick, Omaha, University of Nebraska, University of Omaha. George F. Reinhardt, Carroll, Iowa. John T. Reinhold, Jr., Omaha. Wallace J. Rose, Broken Bow, Ne- braska, Intramural Basketball. 45 College of Commerce TOUCHSTONE Worti Valentino Vogel Smith Schmich Speer Sheehy William E. Rosser, Omaha. Edward M. Schiltz, Omaha, Sodality, Xavier Forum. Francis G. Schmich, Omaha. Eugene A. Schwarzkopf, Wall Lake, Iowa, Intramural Basketball, Sodality. Frank C. See, Jr., Moberly, Missouri, University of Missouri. Robert Louis Seitz, Omaha. Charles Shamis, Eureka, California, Sodality, Creighton Chamber of Commerce, Texas A. M. Gerald F. Sheehy, Searsboro, Iowa. John C. Simon, Omaha, Sodality. Robert V. Smith, Wichita, Kan- sas. Donald O. Solo, Omaha. Carroll B. Speer, Concil Bluffs, Iowa. Albert H. Swanson, Omaha. William J. Sweet, Omaha, Baseball ' 47 and ' 48. Harold E. Tagg, Omaha. Richard J. Ternes, 46 Ternes Weis Seitz See Tagg Welsh Wilmes Woods Schwarzkopf Simon Shamis Williams Sweet Thraen Von Tersch Swanson Schiltz Teson Columbus, Nebraska. Richard A. Teson, Kansas City, Missouri, Vice-Prefect of Men ' s Sodality ( Commerce) , Treasurer of Xavier Forum, Member of City Sodality Union. Ralph J. Thraen, Har- lan, Iowa, Chamber of Commerce. Salvatore Valenrino, Omaha, Sodality. George W. Vogel, Creston, Iowa, Gregg College. Robert J. Von Tersch, Defiance, Iowa. Francis L. Weis, Geneva, Nebraska, Sodality. Robert F. Welsh, Omaha, Sodality. John M. Williams, Grand Island, Ne- braska, Intramural Basketball, Sodality. John H. Wilmes, Omaha. Thomas R. Woods, Red Oak, Iowa, Colorado State College. Joseph B. Wortman, Bancroft, Nebraska. 47 Koelzer Coady Leonovicz O ' Neil Ramm Neumayer cVaney Kastl Baum Pupkes Pontillo Millenkamp Autzen Smith McCoy McCaig Stoewe Brice Collins Hess Hoist Klein Wilmes Meyer Emily A. Autzen, Omaha, Dramatics, Glee Club. Dorothy Marie Baurti, Omaha, Glee Club, Dramatics, Class Vice-President ' 46- ' 47. Theresa Brice, Junction City, Kansas, Sodality, Glee Club. Jean Coady, Albia, Iowa, Sodality Counsellor ' 48- ' 49, Glee Club. Mary Patricia Collins, Granite Falls, Minnesota, Sodality, Glee Club, St. Mary ' s College. Kathryn Ann Evans, Tecumseh, Ne- braska. Laurine Elizabeth Heesch, Nebraska City, Nebraska, Glee Club, Dramatics. Martha La- vonne Hess, Albia, Iowa, Sodality Secretary ' 48- ' 49, Princess Junior-Senior Prom, Ottumwa Heights College. Claire Frances Hoist, Omaha, Sodality, Glee Club, President of Junior Class. Sylvia Ann Kastl, Bruno, Nebraska, Sodality, Dramatics, Glee Club. Olga V. Klein, Weston, Nebraska, Glee Club, Assistant Prefect of Sodality, University of Nebraska. Eleanora Margaret Koelzer, Beattie, Kan- sas, Sodality, Glee Club, Treasurer of Senior Class. Patricia Ann Leonovicz, Omaha, Dramatics, Sodality, Class Treasurer ' 49, Honorary Captain Military Ball ' 48. Marcia Lee McCaig, Omaha, Glee Club, Sodality Counsellor, Representative Intercity Council of Nurses. Marie Zita McCoy, 48 St. Catherine ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing Heesch Montgomery Madrid, Iowa, Sodality Counsellor, Dramatics, Glee Club. Betty McVaney, Norfolk, Nebraska, Sodality, Glee Club Accompanist, Treasurer of Junior Class, Norfolk Junior College. Anna Mac Meyer, Humphrey, Nebraska, Sodality, Dramatics, Glee Club, President of Senior Class. Beverly Jo Millenkamp, Omaha, Sodality, Glee Club, Honorary Captain Military Ball ' 47, Princess Junior- Senior Prom. Margaret Mary Montgomery, Norfolk, Nebraska, Sodality, Glee Club, Homecom- ing Queen Candidate. Kaye Neumayer, Omaha, Glee Club, Sodality, Intercity Sodality Council, Creighton Homecoming Queen ' 48- ' 49, Prefect of Nurses ' Sodality ' 48- ' 49, Marian Night Speaker ' 48, Mundelein College, Northwestern University. Mary Loretta O ' Neil, Rochester, Minnesota, Sodality Counsellor, Glee Club, Rochester Junior College. Rosemary Ann Pontillo, Omaha, So- dality, Glee Club. Mary Theresa Pupkes, Omaha, Sodality, Glee Club, Candidate for Helen of Troy ' 48. Eileen Mary Ramm, Stuart, Nebraska, Freshman Class President, Sodality, Glee Club. Barbara Ann Smith, Omaha, Sodality Counsellor, Glee Club. Betty Jean Stoewe, Nebraska City, Nebraska, Glee Club, Dramatics. Alyce Rosemary Wilmes, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Assistant Pre- fect of Sodality ' 49, Class President ' 48. 49 St. Joseph ' s Hospital Unit of the Sch ool of Nursing Sr. M. Josette Sr. M. Eleanor Sr. M. Georgette Sr. M. James Stessman Audrey E. Barta, Howell, Nebraska, Sodality, Glee Club. Jean Bennett, Sioux City, Iowa, Briar Cliff College. Carol F. Bowen, Omaha, Glee Club. Dolores M. Budine, Omaha, Sodality, Glee Club, Senior Class President, Vice-Prefect of the Sodality ' 48- ' 49, Vice-President of the Stu- dent Council ' 47- ' 48, Princess Junior-Senior Prom, Mount St. Scholastica College. Mary E. Buss, Harlan, Iowa, Glee Club, Sodality, Recording Secretary of Creighton Sodality Union. Margaret A. Cherek, Omaha, Sodality. Bernadine G. Flaherty, Hemingford, Nebraska, Sodality, Glee Club. Dorothy L. Fonfara, Omaha, Glee Club, Sodality. Sarah Jeanne Freshman, Omaha, Glee Club, President of Student Council ' 48- ' 49, Student-Faculty Mediation Board ' 47- ' 48, Stephens College. Dorothy A. Gehan, Jefferson, Iowa, Sodality, Glee Club, Associate Editor of Nightingale. Mar- garet Ann Harder, Albion, Nebraska, Sodality, Glee Club, Makeup Editor of Nightingale. Sister M. Eleanor Hemmer, Omaha, O.S.F., N.S.S.N.A. Mary Alice Jenkins, Sodality Prefect, Glee Club. Charlene A. Jennings, Boone, Iowa, Glee Club, Sodality, Secretary-Treasurer of Junior and Sen- ior classes, Boone (Iowa) Junior College. Mary Ann Kotrba, Howells, Nebraska, Glee Club, 50 Bowen Barta Bennett Buss Cherek Budine Harder Misek Murphy Jenkins Freshman Fonfara Nelson Gehan Kremeier Lally Flaherty Kotrba Reiter Thille Tritz Lehmann Jennings Woerner Vice-President of Junior Class, Senior Representative on Student Council. Mary Ann Kremeier, Spalding, Nebraska, Glee Club, Sodality. Theresa M. Lally, Vail, Iowa, Sodality, Glee Club, Senior Class Vice-President, Candidate for Queen of Hearts ' 48- ' 49. Georgia C. Lehmann, Omaha, As- sistant Prefect of Sodality ' 48- ' 49, Princess Junior-Senior Prom. Sister M. Georgette Marko- witz, O.S.F., Omaha, N.S.S.N.A., St. Francis College. Sister M. Josette Markowitz, O.S.F., Om- aha, N.S.S.N.A., St. Francis College. Mary Ann Misek, Howells, Nebraska, Sodality, Glee Club. Betty Ann Murphy, Spalding, Nebraska, Sodality, Glee Club. Dorothy I. Nelson, Ainsworth, Nebraska, Hobby Club. Monica R. Reiter, Spalding, Nebraska, Treasurer of Sodality, Glee Club. Mary Jean Stessman, Omaha, Sodality, Glee Club, Vice-President Student Council ' 48- ' 49. Connie I. Thille, Elgin, Nebraska, Sodality, Editor of Nightingale. Maxine M. Tritz, Remson, Iowa, So- dality, Glee Club, Homecoming Queen Candidate ' 48- ' 49, Briar Cliff College. Freda E. Woerner, West Point, Nebraska, Nightingale Staff. Sister Mary James York, O.S.F., Omaha, N.S.S.N.A., St. Joseph College. 51 McGrath Sr. M. Stella Collison Duggan Dworak George Halpine Heffernan Ashe The Creighton University Cathleen Carroll Ashe, Naco, Arizona, Vice-President of Spanish Club ' 49, Paste ur Club. Sister Mary Stella Cisz, Reading, Pennsylvania. Alice J. Collison, Carroll, Iowa, Pi Lambda Sigma, Pasteur Club, Thomist Club. Mary A. Duggan, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Treasurer of Pi Phi Epsilon ' 47- ' 48, Sodality, Pasteur Club, Xavier Forum. Margaret M. Dworak, Omaha, Pasteur Club, St. Mary ' s College, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. Marvelane V. George, Orchard, Nebraska, Pi Lambda Sigma, College of St. Teresa, St. Mary ' s School of Nursing, Rochester, Minnesota. Theresa A. Halpine, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mary R. Heffernan, Dunlap, Iowa, Sodality, Marycrest College. Catherine A. Hess, Creston, Iowa, Kappa Beta Gamma, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. Dolores M. McGrath, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma, Pasteur Club, Thomist Club, St. Catherine ' s School of Nursing. Helen M. Pierce, Langdon, North Dakota, College of St. Schol- 52 School of Nursing Printy Slice Pryor Scholder Sechser Hess Walega Titchener Reed astica, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. Mary K. Printy, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Pasteur Club, Thomist Club, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. Mary J. Pryor, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma, Pasteur Club, Sodality, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing, Red Oak, Iowa, Junior College. Gloria F. Reed, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Avis P. Scholder, Omaha, University of Nebraska, University of Colorado. Madelyne L. Sechser, Om- aha, Pasteur Club, Sodality, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. Mary H. Stice, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Pasteur Club, Sodality, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. Margaret L. Titchener, North Platte, Nebraska. Pi Lambda Sigma, Pasteur Club, Sodality Choir, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. Adeline C. Walega, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Pasteur Club, Thomist Club, Sodality, St. Joseph ' s School of Nursing. 53 Gallagher Gross Kelley McAuliffe Smith O ' Keefe Brady Conkling Del Vecchio Edwards a Fontaine Hill Irish Kelly Messmer Paluka Peterson Schulte Targy Thornton Wilkinson Temple Rosemary Patricia Brady, Omaha, Chi Mu Kappa. Secretary of Pi Lambda Sigma ' 48- ' 49, So- dality, Creighton Players. Patricia Ann Conkling, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma, Glee Club, Pas- teur Club, Sodality. Mary Louise Del Vecchio, Omaha, Phi Pi Epsilon, Vice-President of Pasteur Club, Chemistry Club. Tessie O. Edwards, Omaha, Fisk University. Kathleen Gallagher, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma, President of University College ' 48- ' 49, Pasteur Club, Sodality. Donna J. Gross, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Secretary of Sodality ' 48- ' 49, Honorary Colonel ' 49, Public Service Director KOCU ' 48, Creighton Players. Paula M. Haller, Omaha, Pi Delta Chi President ' 48- ' 49, Sodality. Dolores M. Hayes, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma, Treasurer of Pan-Hellenic Council, Glee Club, Sodality. Bette Hill, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Candidate for Honorary Col- onel ' 49, Sodality, Creighton Players. Joanna F. Hodes, Kansas City, Mo., St. Mary College. Mary Jeanne Irish, Omaha, Thomist Club. Sodality. Mary Lu Kelley, Omaha, President of Kappa Beta Gamma ' 48- ' 49, Secretary of Pan-Hellenic Council ' 47- ' 48, Prefect of Sodality ' 48- ' 49. Xavier Forum. Vera M. Kelly, Omaha, French Club, Sodality. Marie Joanne La Fontaine, Spirit 54 University College ULIET Hayes Haller Larson Shea Maly Smith Lake, Iowa, Chi Mu Kappa, Glee Club, Pasteur Club, Iowa State College. Jeannette B. Larson, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma, Honorary Colonel Candidate ' i9. Dean ' s Honor Roll ' 48, Creighton Players, Thomist Club, Chemistry Club. Romona J. McAuliffe, Pi Lambda Sigma, ' 47 Candidate for Helen of Troy, ' 49 Candidate for Honorary Colonel, Omaha. Julie Anne Maly, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Women ' s Tennis Team ' 48, Chemistry Club ' 45- ' 46, Vice-Prefect Sodality ' 48- ' 49, Xavier Forum, Varsity Show ' 45. Marcia M. Messmer, Omaha, Pi Phi Lambda, Sodality, Pasteur Club, Glee Club, Iowa State College. Catherine E. O ' Keefe, Omaha, President of Pi Lambda Sig- ma ' 48- ' 49, Pi Delta Chi, Treasurer of Pan-Hellenic Council ' 47- ' 48, Vice-Prefect Sodality ' 47- ' 48, Society Editor Creightonian ' 47- ' 48, Award for Best Story of Year in Creightonian ' 47, Munkhof Award ' 48. Rose M. Paluka, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Secretary of Chi Mu Kappa ' 47- ' 48, Registrar of Pi Lambda Sigma ' 48,- ' 49, Vice-President Pan-Hellenic Council ' 48- ' 49, Secretary of Women ' s Sodality ' 47- ' 48, International Relations Club, Creighton Players. Helen M. Peterson, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma. Angela C. Schulte, Omaha, Recording Secretary of Kappa Beta Gamma ' 49, Secretary of University College ' 49, Thomist Club, Sodality. Eleanor Mary Shea, Omaha, Hon- orary Captain, Co. D, Military Ball ' 48, Thomist Club, Rosary College. Elizabeth R. Smith, Om- aha, Kappa Beta Gamma, Sodality. Ellen K. Smith, Rawlins, Wyoming, Kappa Beta Gamma, Sodality, Pasteur Club, Creighton Players. Margaret M. Targy, Omaha, Pi Lambda Sigma, Ex- ecutive Committee Member of Chemistry Club, Glee Club, Sodality. Marion E. Temple, Omaha, Pi Delta Chi, Pasteur Club, Press Club. Mary Ann Thornton, Omaha, Kappa Beta Gamma, Vice- President of University College, Sodality, Creighton Players, Sodality Choir. Sister M. Vincentia Wszolek, O.S.F., Boys Town, Nebraska, De Paul University. Marilyn P. Wilkinson, Omaha, President of Pan-Hellenic Council ' 48- ' 49, Kappa Beta Gamma, Pi Delta Chi, Associate Editor of ' 49 Bluejay, Society Editor of Creightonian ' 48- ' 49, KOCU Publicity Director ' 49, Helen of Troy Candidate ' 48, Munkhof Award ' 48, Sodality, Press Club. 55 unui ofnAamie Board of Governors For twenty-seven years the Creighton Uni- versity Students Union has been on the campus promoting student activity and student welfare. y W h 5541 incorporated in 1922 for a period of fifty J K ' I years. The Student Board of Governors, its executive body, is a well-known group. Members of the Board conduct several all-university functions which are outstanding events in the extra-curricular activities of each Hilltopper. The Freshman Frolic, held at Peony Park September 17, was the first event which the Board sponsored during the ' 48- ' 49 school year. The Board ' s next project was publishing the Student Handbook and Directory. Walt James was editor. During the Homecoming celebration, the Bluejay basketball season opened. The game was preceded by a pep rally which was organized by a Arthur Iweksen, President committee that had been appointed by the Board. Bob Nestlebush headed the committee. When the evening of December 10 rolled around, the Board was on hand to sponsor the Homecoming Dance at Peony Park. At that time Kay Neumayer from St. Catherine ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing was revealed as this year ' s Homecoming Queen. Tom Clarke was chairman of the dance. 58 Rev. Chakles K. Hayden, S. J., Moderator When Creighton students were asked to contribute to the Com- munity Chest, the Board was asked to sponsor the drive. Last fall the Yearbook ques- tion arose. The last Annual had been published in 1941 and many of the students expressed a desire to have an Annual this year. Would publication of the 1949 Bluejay be possible? The Board of Governors had antici- pated this issue, and in May they had begun working out a plan with the University for the pub- lication of the 1949 Bluejay. In October a board composed of Mr. Verdun Daste, Tom Clarke, Walter James, John J. Muldoon, Robert Nestlebush and James Quinn was appointed to select a staff to publish the annual if the plan went through. It did; they did; here it is. The highlight of the social year, the Junior-Senior Prom, was spon- sored by the Student Board. The traditional dance was held at Peony Park. The Board of Governors, which is the board of directors of the Stu- dents Union, consists of the following members: A faculty member who is appointed by the President of the University and a male representative from the Senior Class and from the Junior Class of Creighton College, the College of Commerce, the School of Law, the School of Dentistry, the School of Journalism, the School of Medicine, and the College of Pharmacy throughout the life and existence of said schools and colleges. 59 Duffy Zeeb Callanan Officers of the Board are Arthur Iwersen, President; James Quinn. Vice-President; Walter James, Secretary, and John Muldoon, Treasurer. The Rev. Charles Hayden, S.J., is Moderator. And now it ' s time to meet your representatives! President Iwersen, a senior in the School of Dentistry, is an Omaha man. In his spare time he enjoys golfing and reading. Chesterton is his favorite author. Art is affiliated with Delta Sigma Fraternity and was Senior Page last year. In addition he is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Cana Club, the Sodality Union, the Dental Sodality and the Pasteur Club. Art is married and has a son and a daughter. James Quinn, Vice-President, was graduated from Creighton College in January with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism. A native of Early, Iowa, he was a membe r of Alpha Sigma Nu and Phi Epsilon Journalism Fraternity. Last sem- ester, after having served as Sports Editor and News Editor of the Creightonian, he was named Managing Editor. Jim appeared as a singer in various campus productions and worked part time at KOIL writing news. He plans to be married in 4f|| aPH ' June. Wood carving and dancing are the favorite pastimes of Secretary Walt James, a senior in the School of Law. He also enjoys swimming and tennis. A native of McCook, Nebraska, Walt is President of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity and is affiliated with Alpha Sigma Nu, the Law So- dality and the Sodality LInion. He was Editor of the Student Handbook and Directory and Editor of the ' 49 Bluejay. Harlan, Iowa, is the home town of John Mul- doon, a senior in the College of Commerce. Dur- ing the war he served as a pilot. A member of the Air Force Reserve, he spends his spare time at Offutt Field. John plans to be married this summer. Al Costello, who hails from Uncasville, Connecticut, was President of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity last year. He is Prefect of the Sodality Union and a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, Gamma Pi Sigma Honorary Biochemical Society and the Caducean Society. He also has participated in Intramural sports. Omahan Robert Duffy is a senior in Creighton College. He has held the positions of Guard and Center on the Varsitv Basketball Team. The ex-Navy Lieutenant enjoys golfing and reading in his spare time. Meyers Muldoon O ' Connor 60 Clarke Nestlebush Thomassen Bowling is the favorite pastime of Floyd Meyers, a senior in the College of Pharmacy. The Council Bluffs man was Vice-President of Phi Sigma Chi Social Fraternity last year. He is a member of the Creighton University Pharmaceutical Association. Floyd served in the Army Infan- try during the war. He is married. Benedict Callanan, from Springfield, Minnesota, is a junior in the College of Pharmacy. He is a member of Phi Sigma Chi Social Fraternity and of the Creighton University Pharmaceutical Association. He names reading as his favorite pastime. Coaching grade school and C.Y.O. teams is a hobby with Tom Clarke, a junior in Creighton College. In addition to participating in Intramural sports on the Hilltop, he is a member of the Sodality, Pasteur Club and Creighton Players. Dancing is his favorite pastime. Omaha Robert Nestlebush, a junior in Creigh- ton College, is a member of Phi Epsilon, Jour- nalism Fraternity, the Sodality and the Creighton Players. He is the author of the Beating Around the Bush column which appears in the Creigh- tonian. He likes to hunt, fish and make people laugh. During the war he was a Surgical Technician in Europe. At present he does advertising work in his spare time. He is married and has a daughter. Reading and accounting are the favorite pas- times of Robert Stolz, a junior in the College of Commerce. He is a native of Wichita, Kansas, and has participated in Intramural sports. He is Senior Warden of Delta Sigma Pi Commerce Fra- ternity and past Secretary of the Commerce So- dality. Paul Thomassen from Creighton, Nebraska, is a junior in the School of Medicine. Hunting and dancing are his favorite forms of diversion. He is a member of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fra- ternity, the Medical Sodality and the Xavier Forum. Scotland, South Dakota, is the home town of Walter Zeeb, a junior in the School of Dentistry. He has participated in Intra-Mural Basketball. He is a member of Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fra- ternity. Walt is married. At the semester Leon Bud Gaskill, a junior in the School of Law, was elected to the post va- cated by Robert O ' Connor, who moved to Dallas, Texas. Bud, a former First Sergeant, spent three years in the Third Army Engineers. Engineer Reserve work and photography are his hobbies. Reading and playing poker are his favorite pas- times. An alumnus of Delta Sigma Pi Commerce Fraternity, he has participated in Intramural base- ball and handball. James QUINN COSTELLO Creighton Players The Creighton Players is an organization composed of those students who have participated in a Creighton production. In 1922 there was an organization on the campus known as the Wig Club. It had ten members. By 1928 the organization had more than thirty members and represented all the departments of the university. In that year the club assumed the name of the Creighton Players. Last spring the club had the Hilltoppers worried about the identity of a mysterious Bolenciewcz. The mystery was solved when the group staged the varsity show called Artistry in Fun in the school auditorium. Several months before this comedy was presented, the club had presented the Greek tragedy Antigone at the Joslyn Memorial. George Washington Slept Here was the play chosen by the organization for the first semester of this school year. Mrs. Daniel Petrie directed the show. The Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., is Moderator of the group. Front Roic (left to right): Thornton, Brady, Mrs. Petrie, Mazzie, Larson, C. Smith. Second Row. Palka, Rey- nolds, Byrne, Hazehon, E. Smith, Gerow, Hill. Third Row: Father Smith, Edmonds, Lund, Sullivan, Gross, Shaddy, Roach. 62 First Row (left to right): Dolphin, Englund, Cannon, Koley, Nagengast, Emerson. Second Row: Siegler, W. Sullivan, Father Smith, Burns, Burke. Third Row: Armstrong, Graham, Bloomingdale, Keough. Oratorical Society The Creighton University Oratorical Society is the oldest organization on the campus. It was established here in 1884. During the years that have elapsed since this society was organized, its members have participated in debates with practically every major university and college in the country. In addition, the records of the club contain accounts of debates with the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and London. Membership in the organization is open to every student at Creighton. The society trains its members, by debates and reading of original essays, for readiness and fluency in speaking before an audience. As a member of the Missouri Valley Forensic League and of the Delta Sigma Rho Debating Fraternity, the Senior Debating Squad makes annual trips for com- petitive debates with the other colleges and universities of the middle west. This year members of the Senior Squad participated in the McShane Oratorical Contest, the annual Intra-School Debate Tournament, the University of Nebraska Invitational Tournament, the Delta Sigma Rho Invitational Tournament at the Llni- versity of Wisconsin, and the Missouri Valley Forensic League Tournament. The Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., is the Moderator of the Senior Squad. The officers are James Emerson, President, and Walter Sullivan, Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. George Hey is Moderator of the newly formed Junior Debate Squad. The purpose of the new team is to train first year debaters for future varsity competition. 63 First Row (left to right) : Lois Stelzriede, Penrod Clover. Second Row. Richard Hill, Henry Ronnau. C. U p. A. Due to the efforts of Dr. William A. Jarrett, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, the Creighton University Pharmaceutical Association was organize d in the College of Pharmacy in 1935. All students who are enrolled in the College of Pharmacy are members of this organization. The organization has both a scholastic and a social objective. Its purposes are to make the student pharmacists well-rounded persons and to aid them in their courses at school. In addition, the organization serves to create unity among the pharmacy students, to bring out school spirit, and to provide entertainment. In order to fulfill these objectives, the club provides a very diversified program of meetings throughout the year. Many locally famous, as well as nationally known, pharmacists have been guest speakers during the thirteen years of the club ' s existence. Officers are Penrod Clover, President; Henry Ronnau, Vice-President; Lois Stelzriede, Secretary; and Richard Hill, Treasurer. Dr. William Jarrett is Faculty Moderator. 64 Front Row (left to right) : P atricia Mayer, Marian Jelinek, Beth Amdor. Back Roiv: Margaret Kennebeck, Virginia Shields, Lois Chris- tiansen, Jeanne Parle, Julie Murphy. Commerce Coed Club In November twelve coeds who were enrolled in the College of Commerce met to reestablish the Commerce Coed Club. The organization had been active on the campus until 1946. At that time the decrease in the number of coeds enrolled in the College of Commerce necessitated its discontinuance. To qualify for membership, a coed must be attending the College of Commerce, and she must submit a letter to the club expressing her desire to join. The group ' s objectives are to foster a closer friendship among commerce coeds. to promote the best interests of the students in the College of Commerce, and to aid the university in its functions. This year they assisted at the annual Women ' s Tea, sponsored a club Christmas party, aided in selling Yearbook subscriptions, and helped plan the Commerce Bums ' Day picnic. The club holds meetings in the Commerce Cottage which is located east of the College of Commerce. Geraldine Richelieu is President of the organization and Patricia Mayer is Secretary. 65 Seated (left to right) : Mary Delehant, The Rev. Vincent Decker, S.J., Margaret Mirasky. Hall, Charles Herder. Second Roiv: Leo N. R C C S. All students who are registered at Creighton University automatically become members of the Central Mid- West Region of the National Federation of Catholic College Students. The organization, founded at Creighton in 1944, was reactivated this year. Its activities here are sponsored and financed by the Student Board of Governors. The function of the club is to unite the student bodies of Catholic colleges and universities. Its ultimate purpose is to train Catholic lay leaders as a medium of spreading Catholic opinion on national problems, and its immediate purpose is to promote a closer collaboration between these Catholic institutions for their mutual benefit and to make them more conscious of current issues. Fundamentally the federation makes possible an exchange of ideas on particular projects, facilitates the channeling of information on a national or regional basis, provides frequent incentives for good work, operates through already existing organ- izations, and leaves the school free to start any new projects. In short, it promotes and shares Catholic action on the college level. The Rev. Vincent Decker, S.J., is Moderator. Margaret Mirasky is Senior Delegate and Charles Herder is Junior Delegate. 66 Hobby Club In October of 1948 a Hobby Club was formed at St. Joseph ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing. The club is composed of women who are interested in crafts and hobbies. Its objective is to promote and foster interest in handwork and social activities. At present there are thirty members in the group. This number includes nurses from St. Joseph ' s Hospital in Omaha as well as affiliates from St. Elizabeth ' s Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska, St. Luke ' s Hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and St. Joseph ' s Hospital in Mitchell, South Dakota. This year the group sponsored two hobby shows at St. Joseph ' s Hospital, one in January and one in March. At these shows exhibits of the members ' work were on display. The weekly meetings of the club are held at the home of Miss Kaye Thomassen, Moderator. At the meeting the members learn about the various phases of textile painting, dresden craft, leather craft, glass painting and shell craft. In addition they make stuffed toys and weave. Knitting, crocheting and embroidering are also in- cluded in the program. First Row (left to right): Dorothy Gehan, Viola Purchal, Donna Jean Becker, Lorraine Vlcek, Dorothy Fon- lara, Mary Ann Kotrba, Monica Reiter. Second Row: Bernadine Flaherty, Mary Ann Kremeier, Virginia Bideaux, Georgia Lehman, Miss Kaye Thomassen, Betty Palmtag, Jeanne Freshman, Mary Ann Micek, Patricia Farmer. 67 Hui O Hawaii On October 1, 1948, the Hawaiian Club was established at Creighton University. This year the organization has thirty- nine members. To qualify for member- ship, a candidate must be sincerely inter- ested in the activities and welfare of the club. The objectives of the club are to aid the university in any way possible and to aid its members educationally and socially. A Thanksgiving party, an Easter picnic and a banquet for graduating and departing members are the club ' s outstanding events of the year. The group has formed a Glee Club which is under the direction of Mr. Noel Logan, former Dean of Music at Omaha University. Recently the club was recognized as an affiliate of the Creighton alumni group in the Hawaiian Islands. Officers of the club are Richard Lam, President; Henry Llra- shima, Vice-President; Patrick Lai, Treasurer; James Bacon, Secre- tary; and Philip Watt, Corresponding Secretary. Mr. James Keenan is Moderator of the club. First Roiv (left to right) : Ohtani, K. Kim, Urashinia, J. Kim, Lam, Yoko- chi, W. Dang, Fujimoto, P. Watt. Second Row: Bacon, Lum, Omura, Pai, Sasaki, Goo, Chock, Kamaka. Third Roiv: T. Chang, Kagawa, W. Watt, G. Chang, Ahtye, Kong, Masunaga, H. Dang, D. Chang, Lai, Chun, Cuarisma, Sakimoto, Wong. Fourth Row: Cockett, R. Kim, Marubayashi, Endo, Auyong, Luninsr. 2352 LiOUisiAWA i J k ' i A ttK hHH ' tttlk Le Cercle Francais Students who are enrolled in any French class are eligible for membership in the French Club. This year the club has forty-seven members. The club was established at Creighton University in 1937. Its purpose is to promote a better understanding of the French language, customs and culture. Outstanding social events of the year include the club ' s traditional Christmas party and their annual spring picnic. One of the main projects in which the members of the organization engage is the maintenance of corres- pondence with students in France. Officers of the club are Victor Rerucha, President; Joan Murphy, Vice-President; Jeanne Roncka, Secre- tary, and John Conner, Treasurer. Mrs. Verdun R. Daste is Moderator of the club. First Row (left to right): Riordan, Murphy. Maher. Mrs Daste, Roncka, Riiidone, Jones. Second Row: Rerucha, Striegel, Conner, DelGiudice. Nolan. Carignan. Third Roiv: Stepanek, Tribulato, Challman. Ronan, Dunleavy, Smithhisler, White, Bue?h!er, Wittenberger. The Spanish Club In December of 1948 the Spanish Ckib made its appearance on the campus. Membership in the club is open to students taking any Spanish courses, either history or language, and to Latin-American students who, although they are not enrolled in any Spanish courses, are interested in the Spanish life, language and culture. Thirty- eight members are enrolled this year. Objectives of the club are to promote a wider knowledge of and a greater appre- ciation for the Hispanic contribution to modern culture, to stimulate a greater interest in the Spanish language and culture on the part of the student, to foster friendly relations between the peoples of Hispanic and English speech, and to provide an opportunity for Spanish language students to practice speaking Spanish with Latin- American students who are attending Creighton. Officers are Martin Kelly, President; Carolyn Asha, Vice-President, and Jean Fogarty, Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Joseph Guzman and Mr. Manuel Nuno are Mod- erators of the club. Front Row (right to left) : Mr. Guzman, Pentkowski, Delehant, Gannon, Fogarty, Kelly, Vasile, List, Wachtler, Mr. Nuno. Second Row: Monks, Coughlin, Stark, Rissi, Lierwieler, Novacek, Hoffman, Graff, Eastridge, Fuiks. Third Row: Sanchez. Kerwin, Martinez, Rovira, Leonard, Nelson, Duszynski, Berkeley, Cavanaugh. 70 Front Row (left to right): Doctor Kenny. Herfordt, Mills, Roller. Targy, Brau, Sojka. Second Row: Netusil, Kuzma, Tippery, Aldrich, Loseke, Reid, DelGiudice, Byrne, Pettit, Dunn, Henry, Prechal, Ellison. Third Row: Haas, Milone, Hall, Lillard. Borowsky, Green, Dolan, Tripeny, Czyz. American Chemical Society The Creighton University Chapter of Student Affiliates of the American Chem- ical Society was established on this campus in April of 1948 as a successor to the Chemistry Club. It is the first chapter of the American Chemical Society to be established in any school in the state of Nebraska and the first to be established in a private school in the north central section of the country. Membership is open to any student, graduate or under-graduate, whose major field of study is chemistry. At present there are fifty members in the organization. The objectives of the group are to afford an opportunity for the chemistry students to become better acquainted, to secure the intellectual stimulation that arises from professional association, to secure experience in preparing and presenting technical material before chemical audiences, to foster a professional spirit among the members, and to instill a professional pride in chemistry. Eight professional meetings are held during the year. Outside speakers are invited for five meetings; several short professional reports are given by students at two m eetings; the eighth meeting consists of a trip through the plant and laboratory of the Farm Processing Corporation. Included among the social meetings are a joint mixer with affiliates from Omaha University and members of the local Senior A. C. S. Chapter and a spring picnic. Dr. Christopher Kenny is Faculty Sponsor. The officers are James Koller, Chairman; Ervin Tippery, Vice-Chairman; Frank Ellison, Secretary-Treasurer, and Thomas Dunn, Margaret Targy and Donald Green, members of the Executive Committee. 71 Seated (left to right): Francis Goodell. Leon OConnor, Di. P. Jiayniond Niclson, Joseph Quinn, Lyle Strom. Standing: Robert Weber, Richard O ' Brien, Donald Dupley, Ernest SchnabI, Robert Gregory. International Relations Club Any regularly registered student of Creighton University who is interested in international affairs is eligible for membership in the International Relations Club. To retain membership in the club, a member is expected to attend at least half of the meetings. The objective of the organization is to form a better appreciation and under- standing of what is happening in the world about us, particularly those things that affect the welfare of the United States. At their bi-monthly meetings, members discuss current events and background material which is necessary for the understanding of present-day issues. There are fifteen members in the group at present. The Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., organized the club in 1942. Although the organiza- tion was handicapped during the war years, it has been continuously active since the winter of 1945. International Relations Clubs on college campuses are sponsored by the Car- negie Endowment for International Peace which supplies the local clubs with periodical literature, information on the activities of other clubs, and promotes the regional meetings. Every year the Creighton group sends a delegation to the Regional Con- ference of International Relations Clubs, and delegates also go to regional meetings of the N. F. C. C. S. Joseph Quinn was president of the IRC during the first semester. This semes- ter ' s officers are Leon O ' Connor, President; Lyle Strom, Vice-President, and Francis Goodell, Secretary-Treasurer. Dr. P. Raymond Nielson is Moderator of the organ- ization. 72 Thomist Club Students who are interested in philosophy may belong to the Thomist Club. The organization was formed in 1948. This year there are thirty members. The organization was formed to promote the reading of St. Thomas and to provide an opportunity for discussion of problems which cannot ordinarily be covered during philosophy classes. Each year the group selects a topic which will be discussed at the meetings. The subject for 1948 was The Habits. Methaphysics of Christian Conduct was the topic selected for this year. Meetings are held every two weeks. For each session one member prepares and reads a paper on some problem which is connected with the year ' s program. Afterwards he leads a panel discussion on the subject. Officers are Mary Jeanne Irish, President; Peggy Maxey, Vice-President, and Lyle Strom, Secretary. The Rev. Henri Renard, S.J., is Moderator. Front Row (lejt to right): Jeannette Larson. Vera Mannlein. Jo Hoffmann. Angela Schulte. Barbara Edwards, Natalie Byrne. Second Row: The Rev. William Rossner, S.J.. the Rev. Francis Moriarty, S.J., Regina Kelly, Ward Anthony, the Rev. Henri Renard, S.J., Mary Irish. Hugh Jordan. Third Row: Lyle Strom, James Lawrence, Robert Weber, Thaddeus Murawski, Robert Heaney, Frederick Gumz. 73 Pasteur Club The Pasteur Club has functioned at Creighton University since 1929. Anyone who is taking a course in l)iological science is eligible for member- ship. This year there are 170 members. Speakers are invited to address the members on subjects which concern the history and progress of biology. Students also participate in the meetings. The club is composed of students who are especially interested in biological problems. A — . -- r - ■ V site lU AiJi I, Furthering interest in Ijiology and related sciences is the purpose of the club. Guest speakers were invited to address the group at its monthly meet- ings. During the first semester they sponsored a get-acquainted mixer and a Christmas party. The big social event of the year was the twenty-first annual Pasteur Clul) picnic which was held at Linoma Beach. In keeping with tradition, the day ' s events included boating, swimming, fishing and handball. A dinner was held in the evening. This was followed by a dance. Officers are William Peltzer, President; Charles Meyers, Vice-Presi- dent; Mary Del Vecchio, Vice-President; Alice CoUison, Secretary; and RoIj- ert Brennan, Treasurer. Mr. Gregor Pirsch is Moderator of the club. io Lejt to right: Mary Tohiii, Dolores Urek, Delores Batenhorst, Joan Smith, Jeanne Freshman, Mary Jean Stess- man, Margaret O ' Halloran, Mary Ann Kotrba. St. Joseph ' s Student Council General executive power of the Student Association of the Creighton Memorial Saint Joseph ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing is vested in the Student Council. In 1946 the Student-Faculty Mediation Board was formed. When the constitution was revised in the fall of 1948, the name of the organization was also changed. The Student Council is comprised of three members from each of the three classes. From this group the officers are elected. Student Council members assume responsibility for planning the social calendar, appoint chairmen for standing committees, organize sub-committees, receive and reply to class and faculty recommendations, schedule and plan monthly assemblies, and handle student problems and plans. During the year they sponsor the annual Queen of Hearts formal dance, welcoming teas, and farewell parties. Objectives of the group are to develop in the individual student the sense of social responsibility, to bring about a more complete understanding between the student body and the faculty, and to assist in maintaining the highest possible stand- ards for the school. These objectives are also applicable to all duly accepted students within the school because all are members of the Student Association. Council officers are Jeanne Freshman, President; Jean Stessman, Vice-President; Delores Batenhorst, Secretary, and Joan Smith, Treasurer. Mrs. Donna McCuUough, R.N., is Faculty Advisor. 76 St Catherine ' s Drama Club In 1946 a Drama Club was established at St. Catherine ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing. Outstanding dramatic ability is the only qualification for membership. Objectives of the organization are better appreciation of the drama and better productions at St. Catherine ' s. There are thirty-five members in the club. In addition to their October produc- tion, the group presented a Christmas pageant entitled The Birth of Christ. Officers are Rosemary Wilmes, President; Kathleen Tierney, Vice-President; Alice Weiss, Secretary, and Kathleen McGrath, Treasurer. Sr. Mary Kevin, R.S.M., is Faculty Moderator. First Rotv (left to right) : Kathleen Tierney, Alice Weiss, Kathleen McGrath, Mary Ann Feder, Maxine Golden, Mary Ann Hayes, Rosemary Wilmes. Second Row: Joan Ratajczyk, Madelaine Duffy, Josephine Piccolo, Mary Patricia Murphy, Doris Koenig, Patricia McDonnell, Lillian Hospodka, Mary Catherine Murphy. Third Row: Delia Novak, Dorothy Uzel, Jeannene Kenney, Patricia Tighe, Phyllis Fuhs, Margaret Wilt, Margaret Hagan. 77 Inter-Fraternity Council Fitzgerald Fogarty Rensch Domalakes The Inter-Fraternity Council reg- ulates all matters pertaining to frater- nities as a whole and creates an interest in cultural, social, athletic and schol- astic achievement. The Council is comprised of the President of the University (ex officio), the Dean of Men and the vice-presidents (or any other fraternity member who is ap- proved by the fraternity and by the Council) of each academic and pro- fessional fraternity. Each year the Council elects a Helen of Troy who is presented to the public at the annual Inter-Frater- nity Ball. Each fraternity selects a candidate for the title. After ballots have been cast to elect a Helen of Troy from the candidates thus chosen, her identity is known only to the Dean of Men until the ceremony at the Ball. This year ' s Helen of Troy was Helen Condon who represented Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity. She was presented at the Ball which was held at Peony Park in December. In an endeavor to improve relations among the men in the various fraternities on the Creighton campus, the Council sponsors athletic events in which all fraternities compete. Touch football was included on the Intramural program for the first time this year. Intramural awards are presented at the end of the year. In previous years only a basketball trophy has been given. This year trophies were awarded for touch football, basketball, softball and golf. In addition a grand trophy was awarded to the fraternity which accomplished the most points in all of the above-mentioned sports. The grand trophy will rotate from year to year. Requirements for permanent possession had not been formulated at the time the Bluejay went to press. Each year, as the plan stood, the name of the winner will be engraved on the trophy. Presentation of the awards took place in May at Fraternity Night, which is a comparatively new social event on the Hilltop. In response to the Ad- ministration ' s desire that some activity be promoted at which members of the various fraternities would have an opportunity to become acquainted 78 Kokes Borowsky Cantwell with each other, the Council decided to sponsor Fraternity Night. The first activity of this sort, held in January of 1948, was open to fraternity men and their guests. Dancing, singing, bridge and movies were on the agenda. Other events which the Council sponsored included the Charity Ball in February and the Skip Day dance in May. Both of these dances, held in conjunction with the Pan-Hellenic Council, were sponsored to raise funds for charity. Officers are Anthony Kokes, President; John Cantwell, Vice-President; Raymond McDonald, Secretary, and Herman Borowsky, Treasurer. The Rev. Charles Hayden, S.J., is Moderator. Each of the twelve Council mem- bers serves on one of four committees. Patrick Rensch, representing Delta Theta Phi, is Chairman of the By-laws and Resolutions Committee. He is assisted by Edward Fitzgerald, Phi Chi, and Edward Domalakes, Xi Psi Phi. The group rewrote the by-laws and authority for the Inter- Fraternity Council and acted as an executive committee to handle special business procedures. Heading the Inter-Fraternity Ball and Inter-Fraternity Night committee is John Cantwell, Phi Beta Pi, who is assisted by Robert Bursik, Phi Sigma Chi, and Herman Borowsky, Pi Lamb- da Phi. This committee handled ar- rangements for the two events. Serving on the Athletic Commit- tee are Chairman Joseph Maly, Pha- lanx; Robert Cassini, Delta Sigma Pi, and Raymond McDonald, Phi Rho Sigma. The Inter-Fraternity Athletic Chairman is the only official spokes- man in matters pertaining to Intra- mural activities. The Special Activities Committee is comprised of Chairman William Fogarty, Phi Epsilon, assisted by Robert Fischer, Phi Delta Epsilon, and Anthony Kokes, Delta Sigma Del- ta. This group takes charge of pub- licity and supervises all activities except those previously mentioned. Jensen Bursik Maly Delta Theta Phi In 1913 the Bryan Senate of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity was established on the Creighton University campus. To qualify for membership in this professional fraternity, a candidate must be enrolled as an under- graduate or post-graduate student in a college of law in which a student senate of this fraternity is located. There are seventy-four members in the Bryan Senate. The object of the organization is to uni te fraternally congenial students of the law, to lead them and their fellow students to high scholarship and legal learning, to surround them with an environment such that the traditions of the law and of the profession may descend upon them, to promote justice, and to inspire respect for the noblest interests of every school of law with which the fraternity is or shall be associated. During the year the fraternity had two rush parties in the form of smokers. One was given for the advanced law students who were not mem- Spangler Catalano Kosa Moore Asikin James Wagner Buford Rice Driscoll Huelskamp Retz McKelvie Blodgett Ferrari Dowd Koos Parsley 80 Gaveske Stageman Sullivan Pane Fitzgerald Smith Goetz Bernard Lathrop Sloma Langdon Hurley Tesar Bower Ryan Fennell Jensen Anderson Forehead Burke Gruentzel Redle McGrath McLoud Moore O ' Connor Cassidy White bers of the fraternity; the other, for the freshmen law students. At the fraternity ' s luncheon meetings, which were held once a month, outstanding men in the legal profession addressed the group. After semester examinations the Delta Theta Phi Law Wives ' Club, an auxiliary organization, sponsored a hard times party for the members and their wives or dates. In the spring the fraternity held a dinner-dance. The members of the Bryan Senate also went to Lincoln where they held a joint initiation ceremony with the Maxwell Senate. Fraternity officers are Walter James, Jr., Dean; Patrick Rensch, Vice- Dean; Sylvester Gaveske, Tribune; James White, Clerk of Exchequer; Donald Wagner, Master of Rolls; Fred Cassidy, Master of Ritual, and Neil McCluhan, Bailiff. John E. Howe is Faculty Moderator. 81 Delta Sigma Delta Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity was established at Creighton in 1910. This year there are sixty-nine members in the fraternity. The object of this organization is to keep the standards of dentistry high by inculcating in the minds of dental students and practitioners a spirit of fraternal cooperation toward scientific, ethical, and professional progress. Any male member of the dental profession who has not been initiated into any Greek letter dental fraternity, other than honor fraternities, is eligible to be proposed for membership. Outstanding events of the year were Ladies ' Night in January, a Senior Party, a Spring Formal, a dinner dance for pledges, an Exchange Meeting with Beta Chapter at Lincoln, and a Regional Conclave of the Auxilliary Chapters from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Creighton Lniversities and from the Western Reserve College Joseph Sullivan Cowger Burnell Honsa Kokes McCue Pauley Welsh Brown Lewis Coyne Tighe Lorenzen Poirrier Zeeb Anderson O ' Meara Stewart Iwersen BBBTff lillllliiiii ' Aji 82 Freeborn Britton Lewis Chand Ranieri O ' Meara Johnson Montgomery Olsen Thielges Montoya Nemec Munson Bradley EUer Dorn Rodriguez Purdy Hull Kellow Spurgin Mingenback Pa-Dron Chang of Dentistry. Delta Sigma Delta ' s candidate, Helen Condon, reigned as Helen of Troy at the Inter-Fraternity Ball. Committee chairmen during the year were Elmer Nespor, Resolutions; Robert Coyne, Pledging; George Cowger, Social; John Stewart, Program; Gordon William- son, Athletic; Donald O ' Meara, Archives, and Carl Freeborn, Activities. Officers are Joseph Sullivan, Grand Master; Anthony Kokes, Worthy Master; John Mingenbach, Scribe; Dean Deines, Treasurer; Joseph Lukas, Historian; Joseph Ingersoll, Tyler; Robert Coyne, Senior Page, and Bernard Minarik, Junior Page. Dr. Bert Dientsbier and Dr. Lawrence Donahoe are Chapter Deputies. 83 Fred JENSl: Delta Sigma Pi The Beta Theta Chapter of the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi, a professional commerce and husiness administration fraternity, was established here in 1930. A candidate for membership must be enrolled in the College of Commerce, must be of good character, must be above average scholastically, and must show leadership capabilities. This year there are fifty-one actives and two pledges. Delta Si gma Pi is a fraternity organized to foster the study of business administration in universities, to encourage scholarship and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice, to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and commerce stu- dents and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community. Farley Dutton Filkins Dendinger Arndt Fennell Frede Graff Fischer Keating Conroy De Pauli Kouri Mueller Nolan Jensen Minton Grant 84 4 A Muenker Rauth Corboy Mossman C arisen Kocina Merriman Thayer Morbach Johns Houlihan Lippert Miller Finn Reinsch Lacy Ackwright Rohen Kvidera Petersen Dressier Dunn O ' Donnell Piotrowski liennan Kinnear O ' Neill Bachman Guest speakers addressed the group at the nine professional dinner-meetings held during the year. In November and in March the Formal Initiations were held. The week preceding each was designated as Hell Week, a period of probation for the pledges. The annual Spring Dinner-Dance was held May 7 at the Fontenelle Hotel. The Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key, Freshman Achievement Cup and Chap- ter Leadership Ring were awarded and Marie Titchener was named as the chapter ' s candidate to the national Rose of Delta Sig contest. Officers are Frederick Jensen, Head Master; Robert Stolz, Senior Warden; Edward O ' Donnell, Junior Warden; Richard Johns, Scribe; Paul Rauth, Treasurer; John Mossman, Historian, and Thomas Arkwright, Master of Festivities. John P. Begley is Chapter Advisor. 85 Gerald Arrington Secretary Xi Psi Phi The Alpha Kappa Chapter of Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity began operations on April 17, 1915. This year there are Forty-two members. Xi Psi Phi was organized for the purposes of providing a better, more substantial foundation upon which to build a successful professional life; of creating a desire for a cleaner, healthier and more wholesome atmosphere in which to live; of develop- ing an appreciation of the qualities of friendship and hospitality, and of stimulating a desire to include these qualities in the character of its members. The fraternity declares that the brotherhood es- tablished through the years is based on a simple understanding which honors these principles — knowledge, morality, friendship. To become a member of this fraternity the man must be a member in good standing in Dental School. He must show his desire to become an active member by being a pledge for at least ninety days. All men desiring to pledge and all pledges Keefe Lash Nesheim VanDercreek Peschong McCabe Allison Felcher Gabel Ambrose Anderson Kubat 86 Spregg Igel Nesselbush Gilbert Denefe Garwood Devine Domalakes Huerter Casey Gabel Schneider Peebles Bauer Root Clayton Shields Cullen desiring to become active members are voted on by the active members of the fraternity. Outstanding events of the year, in addition to rushing activities and the initia- tion ceremony, are the Founders ' Day Party and the Senior Party. Officers are Richard Dierking, President; Edward Domalakes, Vice-President; Gerald Arrington, Secretary; Jack Davis, Treasurer; Joseph Cullen. Pledge master, and Stewart Pratt, Editor. Dr. Hugh McDonnell is Moderator. 87 Pi Lambda Phi Long before this organization joined Pi Lambda Phi National Fraternity, the initial fraternal body had been organized. In 1928 the national afTiliation was effected and the Creighton group assumed the name of Chi Chapter. Pi Lambda Phi is a Social Fraternity for undergraduate, grad- uate, and professional men. There are ten members enrolled this year. The fraternity was organized to eliminate undue prejudice and sectarianism. Its chief purpose is to further and protect the American ideal of democracy. It attempts to improve the scholarship of its members and to develop in them a healthy outlook on social life and sports. The fraternity endeavors to mould its members into men. To qualify for membership, a candidate must meet a high standard of scholarship, must be active in extra-curricular activity, and must have successfully completed his freshman semester before he is eligible to be pledged. The outstanding event of the year is the annual Spring Dinner-Dance which is held by the Chi Chapter and its alumni. At the dance the officers for the approaching year are designated, the new actives are introduced to the alumni, and fraternity awards are presented. Officers are Sylvan Siegler, Rex; Harris Block, Archon; Donald Green, Scribe; Albert dayman, Keeper of Exchequer, and Herman Borowsky, Marshall. Borowsky Schneiderman Diamond Kaiman Green Kaplan Siegler Block 88 Twohey Catalano Olsen Lund McCarthy Wieser Sova Coffey Hebert Dolphin Luksan Meysenberg Fogarty Rooney Murphy Farrell Brazda Brown Quinn Van Luevan Crimmins Harrington Halt Coon Quinn Shramek Dryden Donahue Ne stlebush Phi Epsilon Phi Epsilon Journalism Fraternity was established here in 1933. There are thirty-four actives and pledges in the professional fraternity. To be eligible for mem- bership, a candidate must be a journalism major who has completed eight semester hours of journalism courses. He must be in good standing in the university and must have maintained a minimum average of C. The group promotes all matters directly or indirectly concerning the department of journalism. The group studies subjects pertaining to policy and regulations of the Creightonian and makes recommendations which are believed to benefit journalists and the journalism department. In addition to its social nature, the fraternity affords an opportunity for mutual exchange of information of value to those entering the journalistic professions. During the year the organization sponsors smokers and social nights. Formal pledging and initiation ceremonies are held. In 1947 and in 1948 the group spon- sored the Skip Day Dance at Peony. Through the medium of the Creightonian. it has campaigned for such things as better parking facilities, better cafeteria service, and better school spirit. Officers are William Fogarty, President; Stephen Murphy, Vice-President; John Shramek, Secretary, and Francis Farrell, Treasurer. Mr. Verdun Daste is Moderator. 89 Phi Beta Pi Harry Alcorn The Alpha Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity made its appearance at Creighton Univer- sity on February 2, 1907. Membership qualifications require a male of good moral character who is enrolled in the School of Medicine and who is not affiliated with any other fraternity. Such a candidate is eligible to be duly proposed and elected. This year there are seventy- five members. The purposes of the organization are to unite fraternally the best available students who are socially compatible, to assist each other in studies, and to uphold the highest standards of scholarship. Myers McKay Shay Owens McNerthmey Kieferdorff Taylor Spinharney Giuffre Marriott Hickman O ' Neill Hyde Wallace Buesgens Fangman Jones Dang 90 Tranisi Shanahan Leonardo Langdon Switzer Lemus Gillespie Cantwell Chang Lohr Burger Handa Knight Ireland Brown Barnett Rogers Mailliard King Wilson Lam Wyatt Wolters Schmitz Lee Prentice Heffron Martinez Van Eaton Zimmerman Reis Zech Grosjean Colonica Badame Included in the year ' s activities were an October rush party, a November pledge ceremony, formal initiation, a Founder ' s Dav dinner and, to complete the social events of the year, a formal dinner dance. Officers are Harry Alcorn, Archon; Donald Wolters, Vice-Archon; John McKay, Secretary; Louis Reis, Treasurer; Yoshio Handa, Historian, and Robert King, Editor. Dr. Maurice Grier is Moderator. 91 Phi Chi Chi Upsilon Chapter of Phi Chi began its existence January 15, 1916. The professional medical fraternity chapter was formed by Dr. Eben J. Carey and Dr. Jay Albert Ceys. Objectives of the fraternity are to promote friendship between frater- nity members, students, faculty and alumni of the university, to aid the other members of the fraternity in any way possible and to live an upright moral life so as to bring honor to the medical profession. On November 15 the fifty-four members participated in a Phi Chi Memorial Day celebration. Five days later they had a pledge party at their Hoffman Wrede Carlson Fry Goebel Lee Chambers Hassett Beckman Kleifgen Daugherty Mueller Whitcher Lawton Brennan Dummer Kubitschek Thomassen 92 Hamilton Roberts Judge Burk Davis Scheel Fox Sobba Marlott Ludwig Gullberg Solovieff Jurgensen Bendorf Scheffel chapter house which is located at 111 South 34th Street. February 24 brought the annual Phi Chi Founders ' Day dinner. In May the fraternity sponsored a dinner-dance. Chi Upsilon ' s basketball team won the Inter-Fraternity Basketball Championship for the 1947-48 season. Their football team won the Inter- Fraternity Football Championship for the 1948 season. During the first semester, Richard Roljert was Presiding Senior and Richard Burke was Presiding Junior. Second semester officers are Max Olsen, Presiding Senior; Patrick Rooney, Presiding Junior; Wesley Hayek, Secretary; Thomas Lawton, Treasurer; P. William Kubitschek, Judge Advocate, and Walter Sobba, Guide. Dr. Michael Carey is Moderator. 93 Phi Delta Epsilon The Alpha Chi Chapter of Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity was reactivated in 1945. At present there are ten members. The fraternity was established to promote good fellowship, equality and unity among its members, to encourage the highest standards of achievement in the science and art of medicine and to maintain the highest standards of ethics in the practice of medicine. In December the National Fraternity held its annual convention in San Francisco. Robert Fischer was Alpha Chi Chapter ' s delegate. In May, the school year ended with a dinner-dance held jointly with Beta Rho Chapter from Nebraska University School of Medicine. Past history of the organization reveals that in 1946 the fraternity sponsored a Symposium on Growth in which Dr. Herbert Gerald, Dr. Cleveland Simkins, Dr. Victor Levine and Dr. Maurice Leo participated. During 1947 the fraternity, in conjunction with the other medical fraternities, sponsored a two-day series of lectures on Prob- lems in Capillary Circulation and Problems in Cancer given by Dr. Robert Cham- bers. Dr. Charles Wilhemj acted as Moderator. At each meeting that year a fraternity member presented a paper on some medical subject of special interest to the speaker. Officers are Eli Levin, Consul; Morris Barnert, Vice-Consul; Marvin Camel, Treasurer; Robert Fischer, Secretary; Bernard Wolfson, Marshal. Dr. Victor Levine is Moderator. Levin Liegner Barnert Wolfson Fischer Alpert Burack 94 Merriman Walker Meyers Hill Mahoney Callanan Crampton Clover Chapman Carta Moyer Lanspa Kuroki Crowley Budke Slevin Ronnau Mahoney Winberg O ' Donnell Phi Sigma Chi Phi Sigma Chi Social Fraternity was established at Creighton University in 1946. Its aim is to provide a non-profit social fraternal organization for the purpose of furthering the general social and scholastic welfare of all its members. There aici twenty-three members in the fraternity this year. To qualify for membership, a candidate must have attended Creighton 1 or one year, must possess high moral character, must be loyal to the ideals and principles of the university, and must maintain a C scholastic average. In November the fraternity held a fall pledge dinner at Harry ' s Cafe. After- wards, the actives held a short business meeting during which they formulated plans for Pledge Week procedures. On January 13 fraternity initiation ceremonies were held at Caniglia ' s Pizzaria. Officers are Eugene Gondringer, President; Robert Bursik, Vice-President; Daniel Slevin, Treasurer, and Earl Mahoney, Recording Secretary. 95 Long Ries Gruber Risi Byrd Phares Berger O ' Brien Rasmussen Schneiderman Maly Paulson Kosa Stepanek Hofus Phalanx The National Honorary and Professional Military Fraternity of Phalanx is a brotherhood of potential fighting men who symbolize all for which America stands and who will unitedly take part in preserving the freedoms of our democracy. It was founded in 1925 at the University of Illinois. The Delta Morae Chapter at Creighton was established in 1933. Any student who is enrolled in Advanced ROTC and is in good standing therein is eligible for membership provided that he meets certain scholastic requirements. At present there are twenty-three members. Objectives of the organization are to promote the interest of military training, to foster the spirit of fellowship among military men, to implant discipline in its members, and to aid in the preparedness of this country. The Phalanx Creed is: A brotherhood united, a spirit undying, a love of one ' s country, a nation indestructible. The main event of the year was the annual Military Ball which was held at Peony Park. Other activities included formal and informal initiation parties, a barn dance held in conjunction with Pi Lambda Sorority, presentation of awards, and various lectures. Officers are Jay Rasmussen, Commander; Dale Caughey, Lieutenant Commander; Joseph Maly, Treasurer; Eldridge Long, Secretary, and John Hofues, Warden His- torian. Col. Robert Martin, Inf., is Moderator. 96 Marilyn Wilkinson Pan-Hellenic Council Discussing and regulating all matters pertaining to sorori- ties as a whole is the purpose of the Pan-Hellenic Council which acts as a clearing house for all sorority matters. The Council is comprised of the President of the Univer- sity (ex-officio), one member of the university faculty, the president of each sorority, and two other representatives of the individual sororities. If membership in a sorority becomes far less than the average membership of the other sororities, such a sorority sends less than three representatives. In July the Council sponsored a formal dance at the Field Club. November brought Pledge Week, a new procedure on the Hilltop. Those who had violated pledge rules were tried in moot court. During the week the sororities sponsored a mixer in honor of the pledges. In February the Inter-Fra- ternity and Inter-Sorority Councils sponsored a Charity Ball at Peony Park. The two Councils sponsored the Skip Day dance in May to raise funds for charity. In May the Pan-Hellenic also sponsored its annual Spring Formal. Officers are Marilyn Wilkinson, Pi Delta Chi, President; Rose Paluka, Pi Lambda Sigma, Vice-President; Mary Harmer, Pi Lambda, Secretary, and Dolores Hayes, Kappa Beta Gamma, Treasurer. Other representatives include Kay O ' Keefe, Presi- dent of Pi Lambda; Mary Lu Kelley, President of Kappa Beta; and Joan Murphy, Junior Representative from Kappa Beta. The Rev. Charles Hayden, S.J., is Moderator. Murphy O ' Keefe Kelley Hayes Paluka Harmer Kappa Beta Gamma The Kappa Zeta Kappa Local Sorority was established at Creighton in 1933. Early in 1948 it affiliated with Kappa Beta Gamma National Social Sorority, thus becoming the first national sorority on the Hilltop. The Creighton group is the Gamma Chapter. There are fifty-seven actives and six pledges. Any fulltime woman student who is enrolled in Creighton University and has a minimum scholastic average of C is eligible to be rushed. The objective of the sorority is to unite in confidence and affection the friendships developed during college days. Outstanding events of the year were a weekend at Cowles Lake, an Orchid tea. a Carnival party, a formal pledge dinner, the Rooters ' Romp, formal and informal initiation ceremonies, an initiation dance, league bowling, and a Senior Farewell party in May. Officers are iMary Lu Kelley, President; Jean Rump, Vice-President; Angela Schulte, Record- ing Secretary; Natalie Byrne, Corresponding Secretary; Margaret Kennebeck, Treasurer; Elizabeth Hartman, Historian, and Gloria Chock, Sergeant at Arms. Mrs. R. E. Stover, member of Gamma Chapter, is Sorority Sponsor. Mrs. R. E. Stover Sorority Sponsor Pryor Wahlstrom Lee Fogarty Humlicek Pankowsky Lewis rsenbrock Byrne Nielsen Larson Smith Parle List Rump McMahon Rotert Sullivan Kern Schulte Stark Conkling Rosato Springer Fraser Amdor Hayes Gannon Kelly Kennebeck Tilley Christiansen Kucirek White Rice McGovern Hayes Hess Filippi Stelzreide Morgan Conrey Kenworthy Pentkowski Cronin Merlin Murphy Mayer Chock Wilkinson Dwornicki Balduff Gibb Connell Hartman Pazderka Smith Gallagher 99 Mrs. Maurice Palrang Sorority Sponsor Pi Lambda Sigma The first social sorority to make its appearance on the Creighton campus was Chi Mu Kappa which was established here in 1928. In 1948 the local sorority affiliated with Pi Lambda Sigma National Social Sorority and became the Theta Chapter. This year there are forty-five members in the group. Any Catholic woman who is enrolled full time in Creigh- ton University and has a minimum scholastic average of C is eligible to be rushed. The aim of the Theta Chapter of Pi Lambda is to es- tablish and maintain a strong group that has the two-fold objective of being a vital force in Creighton University and of producing women who will be noted for their character, their caliber, their culture and their charm. Events held annually by all Pi Lam chapters include a Communion Breakfast, a Christmas Spread and the Foun- der ' s Day celebration. In addition to those activities the Theta Chapter sponsored a Marguerite Tea, the Opener, Roncka Scheme! Spellman Hill Byrne McCarthy Suchan Radicia Eakin Harmer Winter Delehant Davidson Wiese Horsch Shields Titchener O ' Neil 100 Murphy Wagner O ' Keefe Collison Miller McAuIiffe McCauley Richelieu George Kavanagh Paluka Gross Brady Cannon Targy Walega Printy Maher Titchener Jones Witches Nicht. an annual candle-light initiation and dinner dance, and a barn dance called the Appleknocker. Annual awards are given to the member having the highest scholastic average and to the member contributing most to the extra-curricular life of the university. Officers, all charter members, are Kay O ' Keefe, Presi- dent; Shirley Miller, Vice-President; Rosemary Brady, Sec- retary; Ramona McAuliffe, Treasurer; Mary Harmer, As- sistant Treasurer; Julie Murphy, Historian; Bette Hill, Ritualist, and Rose Paluka, Registrar. Mrs. Maurice Pal- rang, charter member of the Theta Chapter, is Sorority Sponsor. The Rev. Austin Miller, S.J., is Chaplain. l i;v. AisTiN Miller, S. J. Chaplain 101 Haller Pentkowski Delehant Rosato Davidson O ' Keefe Wilkinson Byrne Lee Kucirek Pi Delta Chi 1 Pi Delta Chi Professional Journalism Sorority was organized on the Creighton campus in 1936. During the years when the enrollment of women in the university was curtailed, the organization was inactive. It was formally reactivated last year. At present there are eleven members. The group meets semi-monthly in the Newsroom. Before she is eligible for membership, a candidate must have been an active member of either the Creightonian staff or KOCU for one full semester. Objectives of the sorority are to provide supplementary activities for the women enrolled in the department of journalism, including discussions, speeches by guest speakers and other activities which further promote a journalistic interest, and to provide a common bond for the women interested in the field of communication so that their mutual interest may be shared. Initiation ceremonies include each candidate ' s presenting before the board at least one sample of her work on the Creightonian or KOCU. An annual award is made to the writer of the article or continuity which is judged to be outstanding. Officers are Paula Haller, President; Mary K. Delehant, Secretary, and Natalie Byrne, Treasurer. 102 Miss Pauline Cranmy Dr. Alice Hickey Alpha Epsilon Iota This year a new sorority made its appearance at Creighton University, and nineteen women became charter members. Its establishment was largely due to the efforts of Dr. Alice Hickey. The organization is the Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Iota Medical Sorority. Formal initiation ceremonies were held March 19 at the Blackstone Hotel. The objectives of the sorority are to promote good fellow- ship, to maintain a high order of scholarship and professional achievement, and to foster a spirit of moral and social helpfulness. To qualify for membership, a candidate must be a student in good standing in a class A medical school taking work leading to a medical degree, or she may be a graduate of a medical school who. in two or more years after graduation, has proved by her work and character that she lives up to the standards of Alpha Epsilon Iota. The sorority, which holds professional meetings once a month, invites local doctors as guest speakers. In April the group sponsored a series of scientfic films. Officers are Therese Blanke, President; Mary Coogan, Vice- President; Pauline Kirkpatrick, Executive Secretary; Ruth Taylor, Recording Secretary, and Ruth Kreiss, Treasurer. Miss Pauline Cranny is Moderator. Rebbe O ' Brien Coogan Kreiss eardon Segarra Radicia Kwapiszaski Pahucki Nelson Benoit Lammers Taylor Nosser Trudeau Kirkpatrick 10c Alpha Sigma Nu The Creighton University chapter of Alpha Sigmu Nu was reactivated this year when nineteen seniors were initiated January 9 at a dinner held at the Fontenelle Hotel. This National Honorary Scholastic Fraternity, which exists in the Jesuit uni- versities in the United States, was founded at Marquette in 1915. The Creighton chapter was established in 1922. Since the members of this organization are chosen on the basis of scholarship, loyalty and service to their Alma Mater, membership in Alpha Sigma Nu is the most highly prized honor that a Creighton student can receive. Usually each school and college is represented by two outstanding students who rank in the upper third of their class and who are appointed by their dean. The president of the university choses three seniors to represent the university. In April, however, a second initiation was held. At that time additional senior and junior members were received. This spring the group respectfully submitted to Father McCabe several recom- mendations for the betterment of the university and university life. Officers are Francis Parle. President: John Potter, Vice-President: John Eng- lund, Secretary, and Robert Roby. Treasurer. The Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., is Facultv Moderator. Front Row (lejt to right): Quinn, Burnell, Hoffman, Enj lund, Iwersen, Roby, Herman, Slevin, Potter, Deising. Second Row: James, Costello, Parle, Anderson, Riley, Kelligar, Rauth, Father Smith. Third Row: Diitton, Barak, Roller, Campbell, Knowles, Bristowe. 104 First Row (left to right): Bachman, Fennell, Jensen, Uutton. Second Row: Corboy, Ament, Heider, Herman, Mr. Soshnik, McCoid, Shamis, Rauth. Third Row: Healey, Frost, Petrasic, Harding, Tripp, Thraen. Chamber of Commerce High scholarship, good moral character, and a manifestation of interest in the College of Commerce and its activities are the qualifications for membership in the Creighton Chamber of Commerce, the honorary organization in the College of Com- merce. Membership is limited to twenty-four who are chosen by the faculty on the basis of merit. The organization originated here in 1924, was discontinued during the war years and was reorganized in March, 1947. Objectives of the Chamber of Commerce are to encourage and reward scholar- ship and accomplishment along the lines of business, to promote student interest in the problems of the commercial world, and to promote the best interests of the students of the College of Commerce. This year, for the first time since 1941, the Chamber of Commerce sponsored the annual All-Commerce Dinner Dance at the Birchwood Club in January. In the spring the organization sponsored the annual Bums Day celebration for the college. During the year the group sponsors and promotes all activities which foster goodwill among students or further worthwhile causes such as the March of Dimes. Officers are John Fennell, President; Fred Jensen, Vice-President; Dean Dutton, Secretary, and Ray Bachman, Treasurer. Mr. Joseph Soshnik is Moderator. 105 Front Row (left to right): Miss Wanda Butler, Eugene Gondringer. Dr. William Jarrett, Charles Walker, Miss Ann Czerwinski. Back Row. Walter DeMotte, Merle Johnson, Francis Walsh, James Crampton, C. Henry Sprague, John Johnson, Frank Ferraro, Sebastian Pirruccello. Rho Chi 1 Alpha Alpha chapter of Rho Chi, National Honorary Pharmaceutical Society, was established at Creighton University in 1941. Charters and chapters of this organ- ization are granted only to groups, schools or colleges that are members in good standing of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. All candidates selected for membership must have completed seventy-five credit hours of college work with a minimum average of eighty-five percent or its equiv- alent. They must have shown capacity for achievement in the science and art of pharmacy and the allied sciences as evidenced by strength of character, personality and leadership. Finally, they must be approved by the Dean of the College of Pharmacy. The purpose of the organization is to promote the advancement of the pharma- ceutical sciences through the encouragement and recognition of intellectual scholarship. The society seeks to promote scholarly fellowship in pharmacy by bringing undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members together in fraternal and helpful comradeship. The group also seeks to encourage and promote pharmaceut- ical research. There are twelve members in the society this year. Officers are Eugene Gondringer, President; Charles Walker, Vice-President, and Miss Wanda Butler, Secretary-Treasurer. 106 Delta Sigma Rho The Creighton University Chapter of Deha Sigma Rho is celebrating its fifteenth year as a chapter member of the national honorary forensic fraternity which has over seventy-five chapters in the leading universities throughout the United States. Creighton is one of the oldest members of the debating fraternity. During the war years, the Hilltop chapter was not active. In November of 1948, however, the chapter was reorganized under the direction of the Rev. Paul Smith, S.J. To be eligible for membership, a candidate must be at least a sophomore. In addition, the candidate ' s contribution to forensics must include the participation in intercollegiate debate, oratory or other forensic activity. At present, there are ten members in the Creighton chapter. The group holds weekly meetings. Fraternity objectives are to honor worthy and qualified forensic students with a degree of excellence. Outstanding events of the year include the initiation of new members, the annual fraternity dinner, the chapter speech contest, the chapter debate contest and the national Delta Sigma Rho Speech Tourney which is held at the University of Wisconsin. Walter Sullivan is Acting President and the Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., is Moderator. First Row (left to right): Harry Dolphin, John Englund, The Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., Thomas Burke, James Emerson. Second Row: Sylvan Siegler, Walter Sullivan, Martin Cannon, Donald Keough, George Armstrong. 107 spiritual Organizations Since its establishment in 1878, Creighton University has had as its objective the complete development of its students — intellectually, physically, socially, morally, and spiritually. Of the elements that go into this program, the university emphasizes the students ' spiritual growth through classes and organizations. Thus, through the years, the religious organizations on the campus, through their comprehensive programs of religious activities, have played an important role by pro- viding an excellent opportunity for spiritual growth. The Omaha Archdiocesan College Sodality Union is a long name for a small board which has the important task of promoting and coordinating the activities of the various college sodalities in the archdiocese. This board was established in 1928. Members are the president, vice-president, and secretary of each college sodality in Omaha. The organization meets on the first Sunday of every month. Its objective is to form a Catholic front of youth. Officers are Albert Costello, Prefect; William Flanagan, Vice-Prefect; Mary Ellen Buss, Re- cording Secretary; Edith Ptylik, Corresponding Secretary, and Anthony Kokes, Treasurer. The Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J., is Director. Alcolytical Society — First Row (left to right) : Pettit, Frankenreiter. Tripeny, Nabity, M. Hart, T. Kelly, Harty, D. Dougherty, Peltzer. Second Row: Kerwin, Stuart, Waken, Aldrich, Fitzgibbons, Conrad, Mills, Tighe. Third Row: Murray, J. Dougherty, Losleben, Michols, Malone, McCarty. Fourth Row: Moylan, Graves, Gornick, Henry, B. Hart, Beckers, Striegel. Fifth Row: R. Huelskamp, H. Huelskamp, Young. 108 Ave, Maria, Sodality Union Board — Tribulato, iathur Dij;;lman, Kokes. Maly, Lehman, Budine, Sluvin, James, Herder, Ptylik, Costello, Buss, Father Mollner, Father Decker, Keller, McGrath, Neumayer, Montgomery, Teson, Hyde, Redle. The Sodality Union sponsored the annual Congress of Omaha Catholic College Students on February 27. Creighton University was host. At the Congress, preparations were made for a tribute to His Holiness, Pope Pius XH, whose Golden Jubilee to the priesthood was celebrated throughout the world on April 2. The Congress was opened with Mass. The Most Rev. Gerald Thomas Bergan, Archbishop of Omaha, was the Celebrant. After Mass, the Archbishop gave the opening address of the Congress. The Holy Father and Education was the topic selected for the first conference. Martin Cannon gave the keynote address and James Emerson responded. A discussion from the floor followed. At the second session Mary Ann Thornton gave the keynote speech on The Holy Father and Social Action. Walter Sullivan gave the response and the Baroness Catherine de Hueck Do- herty spoke on Catholic Action and Friendship House before the discussion from the floor started. At the third session, Martin Kelly made the principal speech on the topic The Holy Father and the Family. Robert Heaney responded. After the conference adjourned, the Rev. Everett Morgan, S.J., officiated at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The day ' s program was completed with a social evening in the Creighton Cafe- teria. Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J. 109 Gratia plena. Albert ( ostello was general chairman of the Congress; Raymond Keller was general chairman of the sessions: William Flanagan took charge of arrangements; Fred Kouri handled the tickets. In May the seventeenth annual Marian Night procession was sponsored by the Sodality Un- ion Board. The candlelight procession began in front of St. John ' s Church, proceeded around the Administration Building, across the north lawn, and down the north steps into the stadium. As they marched, the group sang hymns and prayed. Participants in the celebration were Creighton Prep, St. Mary High, Cathedral High, Duchesne Academy, Holy Name High, Notre Dame Academy, St. John High, St. Joseph High, and Sacred Heart High. This section was followed by members of Creighton College, College of St. Mary, Duchesne College, School of Dentistry, University College, School of Law, St. Catherine ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing, School of Medicine, College of Commerce, College of Pharmacy, St. Joseph ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing, and members of the Cana Club. The third division was comprised of members of the Creighton Sodality of Our Lady of Fatima of the Employees, the Lay Teachers ' Sodality, the Court of Honor, the Acolytes, the Clergy, and the Celebrants. Solemn Benediction was held in the Stadium. Archbishop Bergan was Celebrant. Father Degl- man has been in charge of the Marian Night ceremony since it began at Creighton in 1932. Creighton College Sodality — First Row (left to right) : William HoAsjoe, Leon Garcia. Second Row: Raymond Keller, the Rev. Francis G. Deglman, S.J., Charles Herder. Third Row: Raymond Shaddy, John Dougherty, Louis Tribulato, Norbert Aldrich, Mel Hebert, Richard Lillard. Fourth Row: Gordon Prchal, Gene Mills, Francis Petricka. James Berigan. Dominus tecum; Commerce Sodality — Seated (left to right) : Rodney Montgomery, the Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J., Richard Teson. Standing: Fred Kouri, Paul McCann, Paul Rauth, Richard Johns, Leo Teson, James Corboy, Bernard Herman, Lewis Vogelsberg, Dean Button, Robert Stolz. The Sodality of the Immaculate Conception is a religious organization composed of Catholic students who propose to aim at a more than ordinary degree of earnest and practical Christian vir- tue under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin. The purpose of the sodality, however, is not limited to fostering the personal piety of the members. It aims, furthermore, at developing them in methods of Christian zeal and charity and stimulating them to the performance of beneficient social works. At Creighton the Sodality is divided into sections, one for each of the several schools and col- leges. A weekly Mass is said for members of Commerce, Creighton College, and University Col- lege sodality divisions. At this time an appropriate instruction is given by the Sodality Director. Annual retreats are an integral part of any religious program. For a period of three days each year the students forget about their everyday activities and problems and concentrate on the reason for their existence. On November 10 the annual retreat for the professional schools was held. The Rev. Daniel Higgins, S.J., Associate Director of the Sacred Heart Program of the Air, conducted exercises for the Catholic students. The conferences were held in St. John ' s Church. The Rev. Raymond Ire- land, S.J., a member of the Missouri Province Mission Band, directed non-Catholic students. These exercises were held in the University Auditorium. Ill benedicta tu in tnuVteribus, Law Sodality — First Row (left to right) : Father Deglman, Lathrop, Langdon, R. Rice, Kemmy, Pane, Dowd. Second Row: Quinlan, Kinney, J. Rice, McGrath, Driscoll, Breci, Gruentzel. Third Row: Ebel, Walsh. Koos, Kosa, Knowles, Wiedemeier, Cannon. Fourth Row: Hopkins, Huelskamp, Duffy, McCIuham, Smith, Rensch, J. O ' Brien. Fifth Row: Connolly, Breitbach, Rumi, Tully. Chovanec, Bernard, D. O ' Brien. Sixth Row: Hurley, Redle, Moore, Cosgrove. Shanahan, Tracy, Burke. Seventh Row: Ingraham, Pettinger, Sodoro, Catalano, Bristowe, James, Pogge. The annual University Student Retreat began January 24. The students were divided into three groups for the retreat, Catholic men students, Catholic women students, and non-Catholic students. The men were subdivided into two groups. These latter two groups attended exercises at alternate hours in St. John ' s Church. Their Retreat Masters were the Rev. Lawrence Smith, S.J., from St. Mary ' s Kansas, and the Very Rev. Raphael McCarthy, S.J., President of Regis College in Denver, Colo- rado. The Rev. Daniel Higgins, S.J., Assistant Director of the Sacred Heart radio program, con- ducted the sessions for non-Catholics in the University Auditorium. The Retreat sessions for women students were held at St. Mary Magdalene ' s Church. The Rev. John J. Killoren, S.J., Assistant Pastor of St. Benedict ' s Church, was Retreat Master. In February the Creighton University Men ' s Sodality received 190 candidates in a solemn sodality reception at which Archbishop Bergan officiated. The Archbishop was assisted by the Very Rev. William H. McCabe, S.J., President of Creighton University, and the Rev. Everett Mor- gan, S.J. Men from five of the sodalities took part in the formal two-hour ceremony. (The School of Medicine conducted its reception on December 8.) Raymond Keller, Louis Tribulato, Rodney Montgomery, and Robert Stolz presented the candi- dates to the Archbishop. The Rev. Vincent Decker, S.J., was Master of Ceremonies. Charles Her- der, assisted by Norbert Aldrich, acted as Master of Ceremonies for the candidates. Eugene Tippery sang liturgical devotions. Matt Couriers was Organist. 112 et bened ' tctus fructus ventris tut, There are 522 sodalists in the Creighton College division of the Sodality. The induction of candidates took place December 8. Officers are Raymond Keller, Prefect; Charles Herder, Vice- Prefect; Louis Tribulato, Recording Secretary, and Joseph Quinn, Corresponding Secretary. The Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J., is Director. On the agenda of the Commerce Sodality was a Corporate Communion and breakfast and a sodality reception ceremony which was held after the retreat. There are 195 sodalists in the Com- merce division. Officers are Rodney Montgomery, Prefect; Richard Teson, Vice-Prefect; Robert Stolz, Secretary, and Fred Kouri, Treasurer. The Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J., is Director. The forty-seven members of the Dental Sodality meet every other Wednesday in the Dental Library. The group attends Mass and Communion in a body every other Thursday. Afterwards they have breakfast in the Beanery. Officers are John Stewart, Prefect; Bernard Minarik, Vice- Prefect; Robert Casey, Secretary, and Aloysius Kubat, Treasurer. The Rev. Franc is Deglman, S.J., is Director. Sixty-two members are enrolled in the Law Sodality. Solemn induction of members took place February 2. Officers are Vincent Quinlan, Prefect; Henry Bristowe, Secretary; Joseph Joynt and Edward Redle, Freshman Class Representatives; John Kemmy and Anthony Pane, Junior Class Representatives, and Thomas Kelley, Senior Class Representative. On December 8 the Medical Sodality conducted induction ceremonies. Each Sunday the sodal- ists attend Mass in the chapel. The Rev. Harry Crimmins, S.J., says the Mass and the Rev. Vincent Decker, S.J., Sodality Director, speaks. There are ninety-eight members in this division. Officers are Gerard Hassett, Prefect; John R. Hyde, Vice- Prefect, and William Schmitz, Secretary-Treasurer. Medical Sodality — Bottom Picture. Front Row (left to right) : King, Wolters, Heaney, Doctor Dietz, Father Decker. Second Row: Hayek, Brennan, Kelley, Judge, Owens. Third Row: Ludwig, Fry, Richard, Slickman, Langdon. Fourth Row: Sheahon, Owea, McNerthney, Johnson, Chase. Fifth Row: McKay, Kubitschek, Shanahan, O ' Neill, E. Thomassen. Top Picture, Front Row: Biermann, Schmitz, Hyde, Hassett, Clements. Second Row: DeJesus, Goebel, Dummer, Lavelle, Wallace. Third Row: Chambers, Burke, Fitzgerald, Egan, Lawton. Fourth Row: Kovarick, Heffron, Maillard, P. Thomassen, Doherty. Fifth Row: Haynes, Marlatt, Hoody, Sobba, Underriner. Jesus, Dental Sodality — First Row (left to right) : Minarik, Stewart, Father Deglman, Kubat, Casey. Second Row: Pauley, Peebles, Tighe, Spurgin, Poirrier, Ambrose, Montoya. Third Row: Sanchez, Rodriguez, White, Nemec, Ahtye, Bellinghiere, Purdy. Fourth Row: Vacanti, J. Sullivan, Coyne, Munson, Huerter. Fifth Row: Kokes. Nespor, Chang, McCabe, O ' Neil, Shields, Onello, Cullen. Sixth Row: Domalakes, Sprigg, Denefe, Honsa, D. O ' Meara, Welch, Peschong, Podrebarac. Seventh Row: Lukas, Burnell, Mingenback, Iwersen, Quinn. There are twenty socialists in the Pharmacy Sodality. The solemn induction ceremony was con- ducted February 2. Every year the group sponsors a sodality picnic. Officers are Daniel Slevin, Prefect; Leona Humlicek, Vice-Prefect; Jean Rump, Secretary, and Richard Hill, Treasurer. The Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J., is Director. The Women ' s Sodality meets on the first Monday of every month. There are 106 members in this division. During the summer the group attended a Corporate Communion and then had a picnic breakfast at Elmwood Park. The reception of sodalists took place December 8. In December the group sponsored a formal dance, called the Candlelight Cotillion, at the Bichwood Club to raise money for charity. At Christmas time, in accordance with their tradition, the sodalists took St. James Pharmacy Sodality — Front Row .left to right) : Foy, Barnes, Rump, Slevin, Humlicek, Hill, Gibb, Merriman. Second Row: Rindone, Incolera, Ronnau, Maloney, Echtarnacht, Farrell, Crowley, Fogarty. 114 Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Women ' s Sodality — First Row .left to right) : Wiese, McCarthy, Maher, Schemel, Connell, Hayes, Dwornicki, Byrne, Stark, Fraser, Pryor, Pentkowski. Second Row: O ' Connor, Shelton, O ' Neil, Raynor, Kenworthy, Shields, Mayer, Kessler, White, Woods, Fuscio. Third Row: J. Jones, Vasile, Lewis, Hogan, Pazderka, Roncka, Riordan, Christiansen, Consbruck, Gannon, M. Jones, Durr. orphans to see Santa Glaus. In May they sponsored an Orphans ' Picnic. Officers are Mary Lu Kelley, Prefect; Julia Maly, Vice-Prefect; Donna Gross, Secretary, and Patricia McGovern, Treas- urer. The Rev. William Rossner, S.J., is Director. In 1940 a sodality division was established at St. Gatherine ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing. Officers are Kaye Neumayer, Prefect; Rosemary Wilmes and Olga Klien, Assistant Pre- fects; Martha Hess, Secretary; Kathleen Tierney, Treasurer, and Theresa Pupkes, Instructor of Gandidates. Sister Mary Luella, O.S.M., and Sister Mary Terence, O.S.M., are Advisors. The Rev. Joseph Mollner, S.J., was Director until January when he was transferred to St. Paul. The Rev. Francis Moriarty, S.J., is the present Director. Women ' s Sodality — First Row .left to right) : Hartman, Peters, Eakin, Spellman, Kelley, Father Rossner, Gross, McGovern, Hill, O ' Keefe, Ellen Smith. Second Row: Marie Titchener, Thornton, Mirasky, Duggan, Conkling, Elizabeth Smith, Knear, La ' ska, Harmer, Paluka, Messmer. Third Row: Targy, Hoffmann, Mannlein, Stice, Byrne, Gallagher, Murphy, Parle, Wilkinson, Suchan. 115 ora pro nobis peccatoribus, . m w ' 3 Jf m St. Joseph ' s Sodality — Front Row (left to right) : Kotrba, Kremeier, Harder, Lehmann, Budine, Jenkins, Tritz. Stessman, Buss, Fonfara. Back Row: Barta, Connelly, Kearn, Christopherson, Cihacek, Matras, Messmer, Cruise, Lee, Smith, Vicek, Horn, Coulter, Gehan. Outstanding events of the year are a sodality reception December 8, a Christmas party for the nurses, publication of a hospital bulletin, and May crowning. Objectives of the sodality are per- sonal holiness and active Catholicity. There are 109 members in the sodality division at St. Joseph ' s Hospital Unit of the School of Nursing. Outstanding events are the sodality induction December 8, the Christmas party for Christ Child Children, and a May procession. Officers are Mary Alice Jenkins, Prelect; Dolores Budine, First Assistant; Georgia Lehmann, Second Assistant; Mary Connelly, Secretary, and Monica Reiter, Treasurer. The Rev. Francis Moriarty, S.J., has replaced the Rev. Joseph Mollner, S.J., as Director. The following activities are connected with the Sodality; the Sodality Choir, the Acolytical Society, the Ushers ' Club, the Xavier Forum, and the Cana Club. Serving at the Masses in St. John ' s Church and at all the solemn functions of the university is the function of the Acolytical Society. Maurice Hart is president of the organization this year. 116 St. Joseph ' s Sodality — Front Row (left to right) : Schott, Feist, Kelly, Sandhoefner, Sullivan, Beechwood, Elsen. Back Row: Medelman, Maudsley, Webb, Burns, Roach Stalp, Sweeney, Riepl, Bird, Purchal, Reveillac, O ' Halloran, Burken. -m:- ■ k; «. ' !«js «■«. ■y-rr ' . r o r ( f nunc w r A O O fik jf A St. Catherine ' s Sodality — Front Row (left to right) : Kinzler, Ratajcyzk, McGrath, Collins, N. Friel, Duffy, Fuchs, Flanagan, Tierney, McDonnell. Second Row: Kauffold, Smith, Cody, Hess, Wilmes, Sister Terence, Father Mollner, Sister Luella, Neumayer, Pupkes, Tighe, Hospodka. Third Row: Hayes, Weiss, Harmer, Clark, Bradley, O ' Neil, Uzel, Hubenka, Eckvich, Bojanski, Koenig , Reifert. Fourth Row: Murphy, Wilt, Schulte, Hagan, Piccollo, Ramm, Nowak, Nolan, Golden, Hoss, G. Friel. In 1937 the Sodality Choir was organized. iMembers of the organization sing at all student Masses and religious functions. Margaret Titchener is the Director and Ervin Tippery is Assistant Director. Organists are Rose Paluka and Barbara Provaznik. The Rev. Francis Deglman, .5. J., is Director. The Ushers ' Club is in charge of seating arrangements and keeps records of attendances. The Xavier Forum is a collegiate mission unit which was founded in 1932. Members are selected on the basis of being high-minded Catholic students with a deep interest in the missions. Objectives of the Forum are acquainting students with the apostolate of the missions, arousing interest in mission activities, spreading knowledge of the missions and aiding the missions through prayer, sacrifice and discussion. Corporate communions, an annual spring banquet and a Xavier Forum picnic are included among the group ' s activities during the year. St. Joseph ' s Sodality — Front Row (left to right) : Stenner Millea, Brunner, Byrne, Flanagan, Kirby. Back Row: Becker, Maun, Huebert, Valencia, Nilles, Bongers, Tobin, Barry, Kemmler, Alter, Bideaux. - -99 1. r.Tt , f O 4 ' f 117 ■i ] 4 jV . ti ti et in hora mortis nostrae. Xavier Forum — ip ont Row (left to right) : Frank Parle, Julie Murphy, Teson, Jeanne Parle, Rauth, Provaznik, Mulhall, Duggan, Beneventi. Second Row: Kouri. Kelley, Maher, O ' Neil, Radicia, Byrne, Chock, Kneer, Joan Murphy, Hill, HoAsjoe, Father Deglman. Third Row: James, Dunleavy, Houlihan, McCaslin, Kelligar, Button, Clarke, Corboy. Each member chooses one day of the month which he dedicates to the missions for life. On this day he offers prayers and sacrifices for the intention of the missions. Among former Xavier Forum members there have been a number of vocations to the priesthood and to the religious life. Some of the present members of the Creighton faculty are former mem- bers of the organization. Officers are Paul Rauth, President; John Mulhall. Vice-President; Jeanne Parle, Recording Sec- retary; Barbara Provaznik, Corresponding Secretary, and Richard Teson, Treasurer. The Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J., is Director of the club. Sodality Choii Front Row (left to right) : Provasnik, Titchener, Consbruck, Tippery, Jones, Paluka. Conkling. Standing: Byrne, Fraser, Connors, Tribulato, Hazelton, Herder, Smith, Hatt, Father Deglman, Thornton, Pazderka. 118 Amen, Cana Club — Front Row (left to right) : James Quinley. Joseph Houston. Sec- ond Row. Donald Baker, the Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., Samuel Coslanzo. Under the guidance of the Rev. Francis Deglman, S.J., the Cana Club was established in April of 1947. All Catholic married couples at Creighton and their friends are eligible for membership. The club is primarily an organization to study, understand more clearly, and promote Christian marriage. The objective of the members is to help in promoting a thorough Catholic life in all communities and societies to which they belong. Approximately eighty-five couples are enrolled at present. In September the group begins the school year by attending mass and com- ' munion in a body at St. John ' s Church. At Christmas time the club sponsors a Christmas party for members and their children and each child receives a gift. Springtime finds the members attending an annual dinner-dance. Each summer the club holds a family picnic. During the school year the organization meets once a month. After the busi- ness has been transacted, a social meeting follows. The first meeting of the club was held in St. John ' s Church. At that time the couples renewed their marriage vows. The Rev. Paul Smith, S.J., was appointed as the first Moderator, a position which he still holds. The Rev. J. Willis Averill, S.J., is Assistant Moderator. First semester officers were James Quinley, President; Donald Baker, Vice- President; Samuel Costanzo, Secretary, and Joseph Houston, Treasurer. Second semester officers include James Radcliffe, President; Earl Collins, Vice-President; Stanislaus Baker, Treasurer, and Millicent Potter, Secretary. 119 0. The New September registration 1948 was concluded for all students with a new feature: The Board of Governors was giving everyone an opportunity to subscribe to the Bluejay — the first yearbook since 1941. They said that if two-thirds of the student body subscribed for the annual before September 30th, they would publish the 1949 Bluejay with the assistance of a $5,000.00 grant from the University. That launched the campaign. The Board of Governors immediately set the Hilltop ablaze with a drive calculated to garner nearly two thousand subscriptions. Two rallies sponsored by the Board were held in front of the Beanery. Public address systems were set up and echoed the pleas to join the March of Books throughout the campus. The nightly broadcasts on the campus wired radio station, KOCU, gave emphasis to the drive as they sent out on the airways — Buy a Bluejay. The Creightonian joined the voice of the pen to the crusade by complete news coverage and poignant editorials. By September 30th it was evident that two-thirds of the student body had not subscribed for the Annual. Even after an extension of time, the desired number of subscriptions failed to mater- ialize. Revised plans were drawn up by the University and presented to the Board of Governors. On December first the Board of Governors officially notified the University that the Board had accepted the University ' s proposal enabling the board to publish the 1949 Bluejay. Subsequently a committee appointed by the Board selected the staff. Walter James, Editor 122 Bluejay Verdun R. Daste, Moderator By that time half of the book should have been completed, and many of the activities that should go into the book had already taken place so it was impossible to take good pictures of those events. These and other disadvantages handicapped the staff, but they settled down to work with high spirits. They took a line from As You Like It as the theme of the book, and they decided to treat the yearbook as an Elizabethan play. The art staff worked out the opening section, the division pages and the little incidental drawings so that they brought every section into harmony with the theme of the playbook. At the same time the four associate editors, who were working under the supervision of the Editor, Walter James and the Faculty Moderator, Verdun R. Daste, wrote the copy for the five acts of this play — The 1949 Bluejay. The business staff was busy selling subscriptions and more subscriptions. After the deadline for the subscriptions passed they had to prepare the list of students who would be entitled to an annual in May. Acknowledgments could be made for the assistance of any of fifty persons who put their time and special talents into the production of this book, but it is really not necessary. The 1949 Bluejay was not the work of individuals. It was the result of a cooperative endeavor in which everyone worked in the spirit of a unified body to present an illustrative picture of the activities of this school year. 123 The business of putting out a yearbook is far more intricate and complicated than the average student would imagine. How- ever, it can be condensed into four essen- tial operations. Obviously, plans must be laid so that the highlights of the year will be included in the annual. This takes ideas, ideas and more ideas. The division pages must be designed for the beginning of each section in such a way that they carry out the theme of the book and are related to the matter included in the section. The pho- tograph in the upper left hand corner of - — y, tli6 P3g6 typifies the collaboration neces- % k HB I B l l y pi°oduce an illustration for the book. Rose Paluka, Rose Brady, and Joan Mur- phy are getting an idea down on paper. Through trial and error they have learned that ideas are one of the most slippery and easily lost items. The staff, as a whole, finds itself confronted by the formidable problem of compressing at least four hundred pages of material into two hundred pages allotted them. The business manager plays the role of a watch dog over the editor ' s budget, checking the engraving units as the pictures are sent to the engraver. Weighted with work as he is, he must also worry about subscriptions and more subscriptions. To the editor-in-chief falls the laborious duty of supervising the entire job. Early in the game he finds himself wishing for a thirty-six-hour day. The task of editing and re-editing mater- ial sent in by his staff and their assistants is no mean chore in itself, and, in addition to this he must carefully scrutinize the financial situation with the business manager. Since the life of the work emanates from him, he cannot let down. The next big step after the organiza- tional and inspirational stage is the period of photography. Of course, early in the formation of the book, photographic plans must be made, for the primary purpose behind the job is to present a pictorial review of the school year. On the outside looking in perhaps it is difficult to compre- hend the enormous amount of work neces- sary to carry these plans into execution. The true meaning of Churchill ' s blood, sweat and tears, is ultimately evident to the one on whose shoulders falls the res- ponsibility of rounding up a senior class, or a club, or, indeed, any groups for the purpose of being photographed. But it must be done no matter how distasteful 124 the task may be for in it is an integral part of the book. Here we wish to thank the Omaha Photo Laboratory and Herzberg ' s Studio for their unselfish devotion of time and energy which went so far to make this book a success. The Omaha Photo Lab has taken all the group pictures for the Bluejay. They showed more than the usual amount of consideration for our re- quests. They have inconvenienced them- selves time and time again in the interest of the Annual. They turned out in the evening in order to photograph intramural basketball teams and social events to cite a few examples. Portraits by Clark could be written across all the individual por- traits of the seniors, faculty, sorority, and fraternity members because all those pic- tures were taken in Herzberg ' s Studio. Since photographs should and do com- pose a major part of the annual, an honest endeavor was made to put as many faces as possible between its covers. All campus groups were covered as well as athletics, social affairs, and religious events. From the photographic phase the work proceeds to the engravers. This year the engraving was done by Orent ' s Engraving Company. A great many thanks are due Orent ' s Engraving Company from the yearbook and its staff. The company gave generously of time and patience in order to help us produce a better book. Limitless advice from them in regard to which pictures to use and which not to use was deeply appreciated. By informing the staff which photographs would turn out well after en- graving, they made it possible for the pro- ducers of the book to save much time in the rushed weeks prior to publication. To use the time worn phrase, last but not least, they imparted many other little bits of priceless information and counsel with respect to enlargements, cut-downs, and blow-ups. After the book has gone through the planning stage, passed from the shutter of the photographers, and been delivered up from the engravers equipment; it stands ready to embark on the last lap of its jour- ney — to the print shop. This issue has been printed by the Barnhart Press to whom we wish to express a word of appre- ciation for their close co-operation with us. From this point on the job is up to the power of the press, and man made machin- ery will take over where man has left off. The book is now ready to go out into the world on its own. 125 The Weekly Offering the necessary laboratory work for students in the department of journalism, The Creightonian, official weekly publication of the university, reflects, throughout the school year, the student opinion and activities on every part of the campus. Through this medium, students are trained to assume and successfully carry out positions as editors, copyreaders, proofreaders, and reporters. Reflecting campus life in all its brilliance, snap, and earnestness, the pa| er made it a five-star year under the dexterous leadership of the first semester Managing Editor, James Quinn and sec- ond semester Managing Editor, Stephen Murphy. Probably no more true or full a picture was given of collegiate activity than that produced each week by the Hilltop boys and girls who do the tramping and typing necessary to bring forth copy. In its sixteenth year as an activity of the department of Journalism, The Creightonian has at- attempted to efficiently employ the system used by most metropolitan newspapers. The first and second semester city editors, George Coffey and Jack Shramek have taken their places in the slot of the universal desk, reading stories and handing them to the copy readers and rewrite men for editing and recasting. Makeup of all pages continued to be conservative, but an effort was made to keep its appearance from becoming standardized. Through the coordination of the managing editor and city editor the rest of the staff collect and write out the latest news on the Hilltop. Each of the other editors has a definite job which falls in his or her line of work. The sports editor has probably the biggest job as far as the tedious task of gathering material on all events in his field is concerned. Under the alert eyes of first and second semester Sports Editors, Stephen Murphy Second Semester Staff 126 Creightonian Dwayne Brown and John Sova, every detail and statistical angle in the athletic picture in the world as well as on the campus was considered. What ' s going on when and where in the social life at Creighton? That is the question the society editor and her staff must attempt to answer. Full coverage on all events from engagements to babies was brought about by the two semesters ' able editors, Marilyn Wilkinson and Mary K. Kavanagh. Marion Olsen, and Frank Farrell had the job of injecting interesting news items with an indi- vidual reader interest. They edited and cut all material handed them by their able staff. How much wisdom and refreshing knowledge have students gained from the editorials in the paper? It is immeasurable. The editorial chiefs of this year ' s Creightonian, Charles Wieser and Frank Harrington, deserve the credit that has been heaped on them by clergy and laymen alike. Jack Shramek and Mel G. Hebert have mastered the problem of spelling, sentence structure, and composition in the post of copy editor, each taking 14 of the 28 editions of the paper. Circulation Manager, Bill Coon, and Exchange Editor, Bill Fogarty, have taken the responsibility of seeing that the paper gets into the students ' hands as well as to other schools across the country. Faculty advisor, Verdun R. Daste, has given the paper the type of guidance that only a man versed in the field of journalism could do. Faculty assistance as far as monetary affairs were con- cerned originated with Soren Munkof in the capacity of Faculty Advertising Manager. There, students, is the complete staff and reporters who work in the production of your Creigh- tonian. Why not turn the page and travel with us through a typical week that these hard working journalism students go through. You will appreciate your paper more. First Semester Staff James Quinn 127 The appearance of a newspaper is planned long before it is produced. First, ideas must be proposed for news which will give all the subscribers maximum read- ing enjoyment. The extensive amount of work and trouble that walks hand in hand with the execution of those ideas is merely a part of the weekly routine of the staff and writers of the University ' s weekly newspaper, The Creightonian. From the faculty, heads of clubs, fraternities and sororities, as well as the underground cam- pus grapevine come quantities of informa- tion, large and small, important and trivial, serious and comical — anything that might hold student interest. Once the overall plan of the paper begins to take shape, the real work begins. The embarkation into the paper pro- duction is the posting of the assignment list on a bulletin board in the Creightonian news room which is located in the Admin- istration Building. These assignments give to the reporter places, times, and any additional in- formation which might be pertinent to the subject at hand. The next phase of the work is up to the particular reporter who was appointed to the job. The journalist will probably begin by making a few inquiries about his material. This is assum- ing his story to be of a nature which would necessitate the gathering of facts. He gets the monopoly on all possible matter within his reach. He interviews faculty members, university employees, and students, and from this reservoir of in- formation he sits down and constructs his story. An illustration of the story from an interview would, we are sure, be any of Jack Fuik ' s excellent student and faculty features. Some assignments of course call for a more informal method of planning. Columns, such as Beatin ' Round the Bush, which was penned by Bob Nestlebush, de- pend more on amusing campus incidents, whether factual or mythical, for their lives and vigor. Other feature writers and col- umnists who ably projected the idea of stu- dent interest features are Walt McManus who wrote the ROTC column the first sem- ester and Jerry Brazda who assumed the former ' s duties after registration for the second term. Kay O ' Keefe, who was the authoress of Scanning the Airways, kept the Hilltop posted on current happenings in the world of radio. 128 When the story leaves the reporter ' s typewriter, it proceeds directly to the desk of the copy editor. The latter carefully goes over the material, and finishes his task by rewriting the result of the reporter ' s labor. The story comes from the rewriter ' s hand entirely purged of any objectionable matter in addition to elements relevant to the subject, which he may have added. Once the story has left the influence of the rewriter ' s pencil, it is recognized as a finished product, and ready for its place- ment in the paper. It is then measured as to line and slipped into the column berth which was previously reserved for it. Now a tedious chore presents itself — that of writing headlines. This is a pro- cedure which requires no mean amount of talent. To be able to present a concise picture of the story in a manner calculated to attract the readers ' interest is an ability not mastered by many. To conclude the job in a manner befitting the calibre of a good paper all material must be checked once more before it is pushed on to the printer. Extra matter must be kept on hand con- stantly for the purpose of filling holes in the page layout. Sufficient room must be left at all times for advertisements. At last the big push is over — for the most part at any rate. The copy is delivered to the printer who sets the type after arranging the wording to fit the columns. The presses roll, and the trial copy, or the proof as the journalist would term it, is out. Now the proof reader takes over and scrutinizes the trial work for last min- ute and typographical errors. Incident- ally, the printer to which your Creightonian goes to receive its professional touches is the Blacker Publishing Company located in the South Omaha Sun Building. Time passes and now it is Fridav morning. There are bundles lying on the newsroom floor. The life of the Univer- sity is enclosed in those brown packages which lay so unnoticed by anyone within the room and are so anticipated by every- one without. Mid-morning has arrived and students plodding from their late forenoon classes stretch eager hands to the pile of newspa- pers piled outside of the newsroom, the dentistry building, in the College of Com- merce, and in every school and department within the University. 129 Campus Station KOCU Inasmuch as this is the first yearbook to be pubHshed since the creation of KOCU, the Creighton University ' s campus wired station, it might be a good plan to explain just how the University ' s mem- ber of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System got its start. During the summer months of 1947, Father R. C. Williams, faculty moderator of radio, began to lay the groundwork for the present station. He enlisted the aid of Father R. J. Strange, S.J., Creighton Prep physics instructor, Mark McGowan, a special student and engineer for WOW. Working with equipment donated by Mrs. Joseph Stech, these men built our station. It was con- structed on the wired wireless principle, and can be heard only by the faculty and students who live on the Hilltop. The first broadcast went out through the speaker on the north end of Hut No. 3 on the fif- teenth day of October, 1947. That day three between-class programs of approximately seven minutes each were relayed from the studio to the student body. During this debut, three records were played, and George Fritton, ' 48, played the piano. Jack Schmittroth was the announcer and Matt Brennan, ' 48, engineered. The station continued to operate on a schedule of three seven-minute programs daily until the eleventh of May, 1948, when the first transmitter tests were made. KOCU went on the air for its first full night of entertainment on the sixteenth of May, 1948. The station launched into full operation with the opening of the fall term in September of 1948, when Mr. Daniel Petrie joined the Creighton faculty as director of radio. This was soon followed by the election of a student staff. Tim Sullivan was elected General Manager for the first semester. The group who worked under his very able direction gave the station much of their time. These people not only worked on the managing duties of the studio, but also announced, engineered, or wrote continuity for programs. Many students came around just to see how it would feel to perform in front of a microphone, but it is the small group of consistent contributors whom we praise here. Bill Howard, who was appointed chief announcer, became the butt of a joke which goes a long way to illustrate some of the difficult problems the staff faced in the beginning of the school year. On more than one occasion, announcers failed to appear for a scheduled program. Bill would ask for the Showboat album and ad lib an entire show. Later when similar situations arose. Bill would be asked if he wanted the Showboat album again. Gerald Edmonds assumed the duties of the chief engineering position during the first semester. It was his private head- ache to keep the modulation even. Be- cause of his special talents in this field, he was reelected for the second semester. 130 Bill Freer, the commercial manager, was one person not seen around the station very often. The greater portion of his work was put in on the balance sheets and working paper. Dave Hatt and George Coffey found themselves burdened with the necessity of gathering the campus news for a five-minute spot each evening, while Donna Gross and Marilyn Wilkinson were the Director of Public Service and Publicity Director, respectively. Kay O ' Keefe did splendid work during the first semester as Continuity Chief, and after the second semester staff turnover jack Keiner received the duties of Continuity Chief. There were several men who filled in where and when aid was needed: Tom Smith, who was Program Manager the second semester; Bill I und, who had charge of music first semester; and Don Hittner, who did anything that might need last-minute handling. One evening they would be engineering, while reading announcements the next. Jeanne Dowdell, who was Production Manager the first semester and Public Service Director the second, had her own show during both sessions. She was to the boys in the Halls what G. I. Jill was to the fellows in the South Pacific. The Station Manager the second semester was a Council Bluffs pride and joy, Jack Mazzie. Both Jack and Tim Sullivan made a trip to Chicago, February 12, as representatives of the school to the National Convention of the IBS. Though only a freshman, Delwyn (Smiley) Nagengast was elected to head the music depart- ment for the spring semester. He did this in addition to writing and producing his own show. One of the features of the station which was calculated to bring in more student interest and cooperation was the production of a weekly Campus Capers show. During these all-student productions, talents normally filed away among mental notes on Chemistry, Economics, and Math were brought to the surface. These were trying nights for the producer and engineer, but, on the whole, the shows went out on the air in very good form. Much of the talent used on the Creigh- Daniel M. Petrie 131 ton University of the Air was drafted from the members of these student talent shows. The musical combo which furnishes most of the music for the Variety Time, for example, started as a trio on a Campus Capers show during the late fall of this past year. Just as everything connected with KOCU has grown, that trio is now a sextette. Another special feature for the students ' benefit was the broadcast of the basket- ball game between Creighton University and Iowa University played at Iowa City as the first network broadcast of KOCU. This was accomplished by receiving the play- by-play account through a frequency modulation receiver installed through the cour- tesy of KFMX, Council Bluffs, and rebroadcast on KOCU ' s AM. Adding one more branch to their laurel wreath, KOCU became the first campus radio station to carry the daily Sacred Heart program. This achievement was brought to the attention of Father Williams by Father Eugene P. Murphy, S.J., director of the world-wide Sacred Heart program of St. Louis. This recording was broadcast every morning at 7:30 so listeners could hear it while preparing for their morning classes. The staff of this show was headed by Ted Bruhl who was ably assisted by Paul Mullen, Don Morbach, Bill O ' Malley and Don Dougherty. Though KOCU presented headaches and problems to almost everyone connected with it, we doubt if anyone feels that the time spent working there was lost. When most of the staff first entered the studio in Hut 3, all they knew about radio was how to turn down the volume. But, what these people lacked in experience and technical knowledge, they made up for with determination and a will to learn. The students did not pretend to be professionals, but anyone who listened to the station regularly had to admit that the calibre of the productions came close to professional as the time passed. As long as Creighton University has young men and women of a calibre com- parable to those mentioned and unmentioned above, its radio station will continue to develop and grow. 132 Creighton University of the Air Every Saturday afternoon from 1 :30 to 2 :00 the Creighton University of the Air presents Variety Time on radio station WOW. This program is presented as a public service feature of WOW. It is an all-student show which uses talent from our school, and it has received favorable comment from hundreds of listeners all over WOW land. A typical show begins with an introduction by master-of -ceremonies, Wayne Hazelton, followed by a musical number by the Sextette comprised of Wayne Scott, piano; Danny Galvin, drums; Chuck Herder, bass; Subby Caniglia, alto sax; Sammy Fermiture, tenor sax; and jack Feierman, trumpet. After the melodious strains drift away, George Coffey steps to the mike with the latest news from the Creighton Campus. After proper introductions, either Bob Hart or Bob Gieth sing a ballad which really brings in the bobby-sox fanmail. At this point, the program turns to a transcription — The Campus Tour by Tape, at which time important faculty mem- bers in the campus are interviewed. Next the Sextette plays a number, followed by the Hall of Fame Story. This is a true tale of a famous man narrated by Don Keough. The closer for the program usually proceeds along this line: This has been an all-student show. Jack Shramek wrote the Hall of Fame Story. Assistant pro- ducer was Walter Sullivan. Jerry Edmonds was the student engineer. Dan Petrie of the Creighton Radio Department directed. Other talent used on the show was Ann Rosato. Rose Paluka, Milt Novacek, Mary Ann Thornton, and a quartet comprised of Matt Connors, Clyde Smith, Bob Gieth, and Wayne Hazelton. Televisi vision ,?.(• i ' iSSi: • • Rev. R. C. Williams, S.J. ■ Since December 1946, television production experiments have been carried on in the Creighton University Auditorium by Radio Station WOW. In return for providing the facilities of its auditorium, Creighton has the distinction of being the first uni- versity in the United States to have complete television production equipment on its campus. The equipment as well as the technical and production staffs are provided by WOW. Creighton faculty members and students alike are enabled to participate in and observe closed-circuit television experiments with all types of programs. Drama, sports, quizzes, magic, instrumental and vocal music, news, bacteriology, dentistry, and surgery have all been experimentally telecast to receivers in the Creighton auditorium. Pictured below are two examples of the Creighton-WOW television experiments. To the right is a surgical operation in process under the eyes of the television cameras at the Creighton Memorial- St. Joseph Hospital in May, 1947. The surgeons are from the staff of the Creighton University School of Medicine. The operat ion was viewed by hospital staff members in the auditorium of the Nursing School a half-block away. On the left is a scene from The Game of Chess, a one-act play adapted for television by Russell Baker, television production manager of WOW, with the cooperation of Joseph Herold, WOW technical supervisor. Creighton student, Donald Keough, is one of the actors. Pictured above is Rev. R. C. Williams, S.J., Creighton ' s coordinator of television. As a liaison between the University and the Radio Station, Father Williams irons out conflicts on rehearsal and demonstration schedules, recruits faculty and student assistants, and tries in every way to familiarize himself with the new medium of communication, effective. This year Mr. Daniel M. Petrie was added to the Creighton faculty as director of radio and television. Mr. Petrie was one of the first to qualify for a special television training course offered by a Chicago television station wh ile he was completing his studies for a doctorate in speech with a major in radio. f n Creighton Boys Glee Club Mary Jeannette Hoffmann Choral Director Music Melody and song sweetened the spring air as forty male voices put a climax to a success- ful year of choral work. The men had worked diligently for weeks preparing their Spring Concert at Joslyn Memorial. Highlighting the program was Snow White Fantasy and a spe- cial Fred Waring arrangement of Holy Holy. Supervisor of the Spring Concert and other musical activities of the campus was Miss Mary Jeannette Hoffmann, whose guiding hands rejuv- enated and re-elevated Creighton into the esteem of civic nmsic devotees. Fledgling among university songsters was the newly formed all-girl chorus of twenty voices. It had no chance this year to show its true colors, but it will be seen in the future a great deal. St. Joseph ' s nurses teamed up with the men of the Hilltop for two separate Spring Concerts. One was held at the Hospital and the other at Creighton Audi- torium with the sixty girls ' voices blending beautifully with forty male voices. Appearances of the groups were not limited to the melody fiestas in spring, how- ever, as each took its bows at several other functions. The Men ' s Glee Club entertained at the time of homecoming, presenting a few fine numbers in conjunction with the play, George Washington Slept Here. Their St. Joseph ' s Glee Club second appearance was at the Paxton Hotel where they presented a half-hour program for the Omaha Traffic Club. As the second semester progressed, the boys went to St. Joseph ' s Hospital each Monday evening to prepare for their appearance with the girls at the Te Deum Forum held at Tech High. The success of all the musical events this year was made possible by cooperation and practice by all involved. Miss Hoffmann is to be highly complimented on her effort and undying energy in working up polished numbers. She is a graduate of Columbia School of Music where she obtained her Master ' s Degree. She has been at Creighton for six years as well as Duchesne and Richmond, Kentucky. She has Girls ' Glee Club 136 St. Catherine ' s Glee Club spent a summer session with Fred Waring which possibly explains her liking for those Waring arrangements that she has so often used with her choral groups. Another hard working group of choristers is the Girls ' Glee Club from St. Cath- erine ' s Hospital. The organization is self-directed and does a fine job on Mozart ' s Alleluia Chorus as well as Schubert ' s Ave Maria. The only opportunity the stu- dents of Creighton University have of hearing the lilting voices of the nurses is at the May Crowning on the grounds of the Hospital. The sponsor of the group is Sister Mary Kevin, R.S.M. Accompanist is Pat Miller. That brings the curtain down on a wonderful show and as the melody and song drifts into the background we start wishing for an encore and another hour of those beautiful songs that are now history. St. Catherine ' s Sextette 137 Dramatics In 1923 a diamatic organization known as the Mask and Wig Club was organized. This club evolved finally into the Creighton Players and the Little Thea- ter. Through the many years of dramatics at Creigh- ton. the walls of the auditorium have become covered with dusty remnants of by-gone days. The dust and dirt was finally cleared away last year with the pro- ductions of the Hasty Heart and the Creighton Varsity show of 1948. Mrs. Daniel Petrie Directress This school year saw an even greater trans- formation with dramatics getting into action on a full scale. With the spirited and talented directress, Mrs. Daniel Petrie, at the helm of the drama boat, things started moving. The play was ' George Washington Slept Here. The students and the critics raved for days about George Washington Slept Here. In the leads of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Fuller, Clyde Smith and Jeannette Larson stepped into natural parts. The best compliment that could be given to them was the remark heard from critics that the pair seemed to forget their true selves in the artistry of their acting. Humor was the password throughout with Jack Mazzie taking Scene from George Washington Slept Here ' 13.8 Cast for George Washington Slept Here ' the part of Mr. Kimber with truly good laugh lines. Bob Nestlebush as the rich uncle gave the perfect impression of a pompous, egotistical, rich man. Ellen Smith and Wayne Hazelton furnished the romantic angle. This romance was complicated when Ellen Smith fell in love with Tim Sullivan, an unprincipled Broadway actor, who was playing in the summer theater with his wife, Mary Ann Thornton. Donna Gross, Marion Gerow, Jack Schmittroth, and Tom Reynolds played the parts of guests who came to dinner and stayed to regret it. Harry Dolphin was ap- propriately cast as a thoroughly detestable little character with a perpetual scowl. A Prepster took the part of a mean little brat with reality. The part of country girl- tumed-maid was done well by Rosemary Brady. The whole cast, as well as those behind the scenes, is to be complimented on an expert production. The stage man- ager was Don Hittner; Ray Shaddy, Bill Lund and Jerry Edmonds did most of the work on the lighting, painting, and sound effects. This successful production led to another, which was just as successful. It was The Male Animal, a strange comedy put together under the able direction of Mrs. Petrie. It is the story of a college professor who is suspected of being communistic. He gets involved with a commie student as well as an old friend of the family who tries to steal his wife. All in all it made the sides of the old theatre almost burst with the shouts and laughs of the audience. 139 Reserve Officers Captain Lon D. Marlowe The Reserve Officers Training Corps was estab- lished at Creighton University December 7, 1918. Its purpose is to produce junior officers who have the qualities and attributes essential to their progressive and continued development as officers of the Army of the United States, and to lay the foundations of intelligent citizenship within the student by giving him such basic military training as will be of benefit to himself and to the military service if he becomes a member thereof. The Department of Military and Tactics is divided into two courses, advanced and basic. The first year of the basic course consists of such phases of military science as map reading, military organ- ization, drill, weapons and marksmanship. The sec- ond year basic is a continuation and amplification of the theoretical and practical work of the first year. Students who have completed the basic course or have had over one year of active service in any of the armed forces, and can qualify in competitive mental and physical entrance requirements, may enroll in the Advanced ROTC. This two year course is designed to develop leadership and military knowledge. The Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the Creighton University is Colonel Robert R. Martin, Infantry, a regular army officer with over twenty-four years line service in the Infantry. During the war he served as the regimental commander of the 114th Infantry, 44th Division, dur- ing combat in the European Theater of Operations. During his tour at Creighton, Colonel Martin has taught all advanced ROTC courses and has participated in many civic events; for example, he was the Grand Marshal of the Ak-Sar-Ben Parade in September 1947. The Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics is Captain Lon D. Marlowe, Infantry, who is spending his first year in the military department here. He went on active duty with the infantry as a reserve officer in 1942 and served as a company commander and battalion executive officer in the 324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Division, in the European Theater of Operations and also served a tour of duty in Korea. After graduating from the Command and Staff School, Leaven- First Platoon Company B 140 Training Corps worth, Kansas, in 1946 he accepted a commission in the regular army. The Corps of Cadets is organized into a battalion, commanded by a Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, is com- posed of three companies. In previous years when the weather proved too inclement to drill in the foot- ball stadium, the battalion assembled in the gym- nasium to continue its activities. However, this year the military faculty deemed it more profitable to the ROTC unit to indulge in theoretical training during the winter months, and, consequently, the students found themselves face-to-face with three hours a week of book work until the temperature rose and the snow melted. Colonel Robert R. Martin At the Military Ball the military department published a list of permanent promotions and assign- ments to duty within the Corps of Cadets. Cadet Lt. Col. Jay A. Rasmussen was named Battalion Commander. His Battalion Executive Officer was Cadet Major Raymond E. Phares, and Cadet Major Paul S. Randazzo was appointed Battalion Plans and Training Officer. The commander of Company A was Cadet Capt. James R. Knievel; Company B, Cadet Capt. John L. Hofues, Jr.; while Company C was the charge of Cadet Capt. Joseph J. Maly. The officers assigned to Company A were as follows: Cadet 1st Lt. Gordon D. Clay, Cadet 1st Lt. Jack R. McKee, Cadet 2nd Lt. Leon J. Garcia, Cadet 2nd Lt. Robert E. Rissi, and Cadet 2nd Lt, Leonard L. Schneiderman. The officer roster of Company B contained the names: Cadet 1st Lt. David W. Connolly, Cadet 1st Lt. Emmett J. O ' Brien, Cadet 1st Lt. James E. Greene, Cadet 2nd Lt. Francis J. Duffy, Cadet 2nd Lt. Daniel J. Farrell, Cadet 2nd Lt. Edwin D. Paulson, and Cadet 2nd Lt. Gerald E. Ries. The officers on the Company C list were: Cadet 1st Lt. Walter F. Stepanek, Cadet 1st Lt. Wil- liam R. Glyn, Cadet 1st Lt. Donald F. LaPorte, Cadet 2nd Lt. Gerald L. Byrd. Throughout the year the esprit de corps of the Battalion was maintained at a high level by numerous activities. The rifle team, which was coached by Sgt. Henry, provided more than its share Second Platoon Company B 141 First Platoon Company A of the effort which produced such an interest in the corps. In the Spring ' 48, the Creighton Rifle Team won third place in the Hearst Trophy Match. They received a plaque for their excellent showing amidst competition which included a great many of the midwestern colleges and universi- ties. During the recent school year the rifle team has competed in over ten matches. At the time this section of the yearbook went to press, the team had met and defeated four schools. Early in the fall Major General John H. Lucas, as Commanding General of the 5th Army, paid a courtesy visit to the military department of the Creighton University. General Lucas visited the military classrooms and classes located in the gymnasium, and inspected the companies of the cadet battalion. The day of many nerves is the way Chief Sitting Bull would probably describe the fateful day in May when the Creighton ROTC unit was visited by regular army officers for the federal inspec- tion. The inspection covered every possible military phase in the school. The classes were checked, Second Platoon Company B I •!« I« Third Platoon Company A as well as the individual cadets, for every detail from personal cleanliness and neatness to military courtesy. The battalion was observed as a whole on the athletic field while oral and practical comprehensive exams were briefly presented to small groups of the students. The Corps of Cadets was again aiming for the excellent rating which entitled them to wear a blue star on their sleeves this year. A fitting climax to the year ' s activities was the military Prize Day which was held in May. The following awards were presented by Colonel Martin: The Chamber of Commerce Guidon for the best company, based on drill, attendance and all around excellence in military fields; the Re- serve Officers Association award for the best cadet officer; the Lieutenant-Colonel Sweeney Trophy for the cadet captain of the best company; a similar trophy for the best first advanced cadet; the Rotary Club Medal for the best second basic cadet; and the Buck Private Medal for the best first basic cadet. So with this resume of the activities and duties of the Creighton Corps of Cadets, let all students hang up their uniforms in anticipation of that longed-for summer furlough, look at the stacks of rifles in the supply room for the last time, and realize that they, each and every one, are responsible for the fine service given their university and their country. Fourth Platoon Company A First Platoon Company C Second Platoon Company C Third Platoon Company C Athletics Throughout its long history and up until 1942, Creighton University was renowned for hav- ing superior athletic teams. Then came the memorable war and a weakening of sports in schools from coast to coast. Let ' s look back to those memorable years of glory. In football the Jays appeared in the listings of honor teams of the nation. Back in 1939 Johnny Knolla was All-American chosen by the Associated Press and captain of the All-Missouri Valley squad. Way back in the days when the opponents were Minnesota, Marquette, Rice, De- troit, Colorado and many other powerful teams, the men in blue were up on the top. In Basketball Creighton played with teams of championship caliber in the Madison Square Garden. That was back in the memorable days of Roach and Kelly, then Beisser and Langer. Ev- eryone looks back and says, Those were the days. But were those the days? Have they faded into the memory of Alumni and can hold no meaning for us, except that they represent what Creighton has done in the past: Look it all over. Is football everything? Does winning every game make a school great? Creighton University is building its athletic department to greater strength every month. Intra- murals have taken the spotlight with many students participating in a well-rounded program. The Varsity basketball team has been matched against top-notch teams and has done very well. Var- sity Baseball and Track have hit a new high of student interest on the campus. Rev. David A. Shyne, S.J., Fac- r . vid A. Shyne, S.J. ulty Moderator of Athletics, has Faculty Moderator given his cooperation in every type of student activity in the realm of sports that the student wanted. Anyone on the Hilltop who wished to participate in any sport was given the go-ahead signal. Equip- ment could be checked out in the gym without a murmur of protest or ques- tions asked. The whole setup had the unique point of giving all stu- dents the opportunity to develop Kt iJ K M % their bodies as well as their minds. Every day sees improvements in Hilltop sports. Someday Creighton will again be at the peak of athletic prosperity that it achieved in the past. Basketball J. V. (Duce) Belford, Head Coach of Basketball at Creighton University, attended Creighton Prep and the Creighton College of Commerce. He became associated with the Creighton Athletic department in 1922 while he was a student at Creighton and with the exception of 13 months ' service in the Air Corps in World War H, that relationship has never been severed. Duce has held many positions at Creighton and has more than done justice to them all. He served as fresh- man basketball coach and assistant varsity coach from 1929 until 1940. During that time his freshman teams went eight consecutive years without suffering a defeat. He also served as freshman football coach for six years. Duce Belford Prior to the war Duce held the position of director of the physical education department and during the early stages of the war he was in charge of the physical fitness program for the army ASTP unit stationed at Creighton. After Duce ' s army service he returned to coach the 1945-46 varsity basketball squad consisting of all freshmen and had a successful year against strong competition. At various times during his 26 years af affiliation with the University, Duce has served as head coach of Golf, Track, Tennis, and Baseball in addition to his basketball duties. This year ' s team, although not a record-breaker, was a good one. The record stood at nine wins, fourteen losses. Those losses were against so me of the strongest teams in the country and no opponent was a weakling. The fine group of fellows who composed this year ' s varsity squad were: Thomas Belford, Subby Salerno, Bob Duffy, Jim Donahue, Bill Montgomery, Jim Karabatsos, Joe Hebenstreit, Frank Gilchrist, Tom Whyte, Earl McClelland, Francis Miller, Tom Emery, and Bill Bodecker. ■frl iS v V.0 •: ' ! , ' ha ft ' f- ' K m Homecoming Game CREIGHTON— MORNINGSIDE Leading all the way, Creighton won its first game of the season in a 53-30 homecoming vic- tory over Morningside College of Sioux City. In a well-balanced offensive, guard Frank Gilchrist led all point-makers with 12 counters. Guard Jim Karabatsos and forward-captain Subby Salerno both hit for 10, while reserve forward Mick McClelland had eight. The game was Creighton all the way and a gym packed full of fans gave voice to their pleasure in the school ' s opener. CREIGHTON— TRINITY The Jays copped their second game of the season by defeating a highly favored San Antonio, Texas, five on the home boards. The Trinity college team had just beaten the Texas Aggies before coming up against a masterful Creighton quintet. Leading the way for Creighton was Captain Subby Salerno and forward Mick McClelland. Both boys scored ten points, while Subby ' s defensive play, par- ticularly under the Trinity basket was outstanding. Final score: Creighton 50; Trinity 26. Subby Salerno 147 Where ' s the Ball? CREIGHTON— IOWA We took the first loss of the season against a powerful Iowa five. It was simply a case of height, height, and more height. The tall b oys from our neighboring state simply played a game in the stratosphere above the Creighton men ' s heads. Add onto this the fact that six Creighton men fouled out and you have the answer for that score — 77 to 38. This game was on the Iowa floor with a huge crowd of cheering Jays in attendance. The boys from Omaha just didn ' t have a chance against the superior Iowa five. t i . w CREIGHTON— SAN DIEGO The Bluejays made it three home games in a row when they tripped the boys from the west coast to the tune of 47-33. A tight home defense held the visitors scoreless until after the start of the second period, as Frank Gilchrist and Jim Karabatsos paced the Hilltoppers to a 22-12 ad- Frank Gilchrist 148 Here goes another vantage at halftime. Both men led the Creighton offense with 10 points for the evening. Bill Mont- gomery, playing a top notch game, added eight points to the Jay total, while holding the opposing 6 ft. 5 in. center, Dick Barnes, to only one free throw. CREIGHTON— CENTENARY Centenary College of Shreveport spotted the Jays ' perfect slate at home with a 50-44 conquest on Dec. 18. Running neck and neck for almost the entire first half, Center Joey Johnson of the Gents opened up as intermission drew near to pot five consecutive field goals. The lanky center ' s efforts overcame a 17-13 lead at that point, and the visitors went on to command a 25-18 margin at the half. Creighton started a spirited rally in the third period, hut time ran out l)efore Centenary could be caught. Subby Salerno had eight points for the home team. Jim Karabatsos 149 Joe Hebenstreit CREIGHTON— CENTENARY With the home fast break clicking beautifully, Creighton came back strong in the second meeting against the Louisianians to avenge an earlier 50-44 setback. Center Joey Johnson, who sparked the initial Gent win, was well bottled up in the return contest, Ijeing held to a total of four points. The Gents grabbed a short lead, when Johnson cashed a free toss in the opening seconds of the game. Forwards Tom Belford and Mick McClelland had 13 for the Jays. Belford sank five straight free throws to give Creighton an early 7-1 lead. A total of 52 fouls were called in the game with five men leaving by the p. f. route. Final: Creigh- ton 64, Centenary 52. CREIGHTON— DRAKE Forward John Rennicke ' s sharp shooting proved too much for the Jays at Des Moines. The deadeye dropped in eight field goals and five free throws for a total of 21 points. Ever improving Bill Montgomery led Creighton ' s efforts with 12. After a 2-2 knot in the opening minutes of the game, Drake shifted to high gear to lead all the way, but shortly after intermission the Jays whittled the Bulldog lead down to three points. One lay-up Montgomery and Gilchrist were the Jay ' s best performers during a torrid first half. The men from Des Moines, however, were masters of their home court and held a 29-24 advantage as the half ended. Captain Subby Salerno injured a knee early in the last half during a scramble for the ball. The wound required three stitches to close, and proved to Ije a handicap that was destined to keep Subby off the boards during one of the sea- son ' s most crucial periods. Much of the squad ' s later difficulties might have been avoided if the captain hadn ' t l)een hurt in the Drake encounter. CREIGHTON— WISCONSIN Bob Duffy The University of Wisconsin thundered past a weakened Bluejay five at Madison as center Don Rehfeldt, the Badger ' s leading scorer, set the scoring pace with 14 points. Bill Montgomery was high for the Jays with 11. Forward-Captain Subby Salerno, re- cently injured, did not make the trip. Bob Duffy shifted from his regular post at center to fill the gap; while reserve Francis Miller moved up as No. 2 man at the pivot post. The game was hard fought even though the score 75-39 leads one to believe that it was a walkaway. The boys were tired from their long trip and without Subby ' s terrific de- fensive talents, it was a heartbreaker. After Another CREIGHTON— WASHINGTON Sinking 48 per cent of its shots from the field, Washington University of St. Louis handed Creighton its second loss of the season on the home court. Coach Blair Gullion ' s Bears hit on 21 goal attempts out of 43, as the Jays potted 20 in 58 tries. Washington fell off its torrid free throw pace in the last half, winding up with 18 out of 28. The Blues had 21 chances and made good on 11. Captain Subby Salerno, still recuperating from the Drake knee injury, missed his second straight game. Reserve Center Francis Miller, playing at forward, topped Coach Duce Belford ' s boys with six goals and two free points for 14 points. Besides his nice offensive work. Miller ' s defensive play and fine passing highlighted his evening ' s performance. Rebound Battle CREIGHTON— DRAKE Drake ' s Bulldogs, led by all-Mis- souri Valley conference guard, Bill Evans, frisked to a 63-36 over the Bluejays wi th Evans potting 16 tallies. It was almost a repeat production of the first meeting, with the Bulldogs again dominating play in the last half for the win. Drake had previously gained a 69-48 nod at Des Moines. The Bluejay bid for revenge failed to materialize as the lowans hit the hoop with a remarkable degree of accuracy. Of the 43 shots taken from the field, 21 were good for two points. Half- time score was 26-17 in favor of the Bulldogs. Then Big John Pritchard, Drake center, paced an assault that quickly shot the visitors to a 20-point edge. He netted a total of 13 points besides doing fine rebound work off both blackboards. The Jays pecked away at the ever mounting Drake lead, but the shooting accuracy of their old conference rivals was too much. Fran- cis Miller, center reservist at that time, led the home scoring with eight mark- ers. Jim Karabatsos had a perfect night at the free-throw line, hitting five for five. In the midst of things CREIGHTON— ILLINOIS The Bluejays fell before a high scoring University of Illinois cage team at the cost of a humiliating high score. Considering, however, that Illinois was the top notch Big Ten team, it is not too hard to understand. It was a case of too much height and reserve strength for the Jays. The Blues were also hampered by the loss of Bill Mont- gomery, who was left at home because of an in- fected throat. McClelland and Gilchrist were high for Creighton with six points apiece from the field, Ijut Tom Belford gathered the highest total with seven out of nine free throws. Final score: Creigh- ton 30; Illinois 96. Bill Boedeker 153 Tom Whyte CREIGHTON— KANSAS Creighton students lost to the weatherman by forfeit and the Creighton cagers lost a hard fought game 79-50, Jan. 29. The students ' bus trip to Lawrence, Kansas, had to be canceled. The heavy snow that blanketed the midwest made bus travel impossible. In direct contrast, however, to the weather outside. Gene Peterson hit the hottest scor- ing streak in Jayhawker history to lead the Kansas quintet. Peterson poured 34 points through the hoop. The Bluejays couldn ' t get started until it was too late. When they did get rolling they were able to run up their highest road game point total of the season. McClelland was high with 13, fol- lowed by Gilchrist with 12. CREIGHTON— ST. AMBROSE The Bluejays climbed back on the victory wagon with a convincing 56-43 victory over St. Ambrose College of Davenport, Iowa. The Jays uncovered a lot of hustle and this, combined with the sharp basket eye of Jim Karabatsos, gave early indication that the Bees were in for a stinging. Creighton led all the way but St. Ambrose kept in the game through the efforts of Donnely and Morris; and the half ended, Creighton 24, Am- Blocked pass Air Battle brose 15. But a Karabatsos outbreak early in the second half killed all hopes of the Ambrose five. Jim charged down the floor four times in succession and made as many baskets. He was high for the night with 16 points. Subby Salerno displayed almost unending energy in continually breaking up St. Ambrose plays, and practically con- trolling both backboards. CREIGHTON— TULSA The Tulsa Golden Hurricane, which visited the Hilltop, was turned into a mild southern breeze as the Bluejays darted to t heir second victory in three days. The Jays had an 11-9 lead after ten minutes. Bob Duffy, playing a fine game, went to work with some beautiful hook shots to help Creigh- ton to a 20-12 half-time lead. Creighton came back after intermission to continue its mastery. This time it was Mick McClelland, who began to hit with regularity, potting five field goals during the last 20 minutes ... he was high for the night with 14 points. Duffy was second with 11. Subby and Jim turned in terrific games, again breaking up the Tulsa defensive at every turn. Final score: Creighton 46; Tulsa 36. Earl McClelland 155 CREIGHTON— OMAHA It was still the same old story as the Jays beat Omaha U., 50-42. Creighton put an end to the Indian scalping party before it could get started. The Blues surged ahead at the offset and were never headed as the zone defense worked per- fectly. Creighton controlled the play the first 20 minutes and held a 29-16 half- time lead. The Indians came back to make things a little more interesting in the second half and succeeded in bringing the score up to 32-26, but this was as close as they were ever allowed to come, Subby Sa- lerno saw to that as he dropped in five field goals and six out of eight free throws. Karabatsos followed close be- hind with a total of ten points. Push Shot CREIGHTON— LAWRENCE TECH The Jays opened their tour of the East with a win over Lawrence Tech by the score of 55-45. Coach Duce Belford ' s cagers jumped into an early lead and maintained their advantage through the entire game. They led 24-18 at the half. The Blue Devils threw a scare into the Bluejays at the start of the second half as they narrowed the gap to four points. Creighton fought off the threat and started a scoring spree of its own. Creighton ' s leading point getter, Jim Kara- batsos, had another good night as he poured in 17 markers. All of the boys got a turn at the hoops with eight men sinking field goals. Tom Emery 156 CREIGHTON— HILLSDALE Francis Miller, tall, lanky forward, led the Bluejays to a 51-40 victory over Hills- dale College in Michigan. Miller dumped in nine points in the final minutes of play to clinch the game. He was high man with 14 points. Bluejay ' s Bill Boedecker and Jim Karabatsos were next with nine apiece. All the boys showed the road jinx was at an end as they turned in a magnificent defensive game. During the first half, the lead changed hands four times with Creighton holding a 23-22 halftime lead. But in the second half the Blues rallied for the first few minutes. Then it was Hillsdale ' s turn at a shooting spree and they closed the margin once again. Hook Shot Frank Miller Thomas Belford CREIGHTON— ST. FRANCIS The Creighton Bluejays suffered their first de- feat of the Eastern road trip as they went down before St. Francis College of Brooklyn, 50-43. After leading during the early stages, St. Francis weakened and found itself trailing by 17-13 with seven minutes to go in the first half. A spirited offensive by the host school closed the gap to 21- 20 at the half. The Bluejays, playing a slow, deliberate brand of ball, clung to their lead until the Terriers began to find the range. Tom O ' Connor and Tom Gal- lagher paced St. Francis to the lead, as St. Francis opened up for eight straight points mid-way in the last half. The rally continued as the Hilltop attack seemed to falter, and the Terriers were never headed. Francis Miller copped the scoring honors for the Jays with three goals and three free throws. CREIGHTON— SETON HALL The Bluejay invasion of the East ended on a sour note as Seton Hall downed the Creighton quintet, 62-47. The Jays made the game more interesting than the final score indicates. Creighton broke into the scoring column first, but couldn ' t hold the advan- tage. Seton Hall fought back to a 28-21 half time lead. During the second half, the Blues gave the Pirates a few anxious moments but couldn ' t quite catch the Eastern team. Jim Donahue 158 It ' s my ball CREIGHTON— OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma City University basketball Chiefs closed their season with a 46-26 win over the Bluejays. The Chiefs were never headed as they lad at the midway point, 22-2. It was Oklahoma ' s eighteenth win against five defeats. Creighton lost a last quar- ter upset to the Chiefs earlier in the season by a score of 43-41 and had hoped to avenge it. Miller and Montgomery led the Blues scoring with eight each. CREIGHTON— TULSA In the return engagement with the Golden Hurricane the Blues fought uphill against a spirited team on their home floor. The last game of the season was a disappointment to the Jays as the final score showed — Tulsa 58, Creighton 42. It was a challenge, however, to the men on the traveling squad. Creighton had the lead for the first eight minutes of play, but was never able to regain it. Bill Montgomery and Captain Subby Salerno each collected eight points to pace the Jays. It was their last game in the Blue and White uniforms as well as that of the other seniors, Hebenstreit, Belford, Duffy, and Karabatsos. After returning from the trip, the uniforms were cleaned, pressed, and packed away for use by next year ' s Bluejays. Prospects look good as the prospective 1949-50 basket- ball team will be out to better this year ' s record of nine wins against fourteen losses. 159 Intramurals Jacqueline Murphy Secretary History again repeated itself at Creighton University on September 19th, when Coach J, V. Duce Belford assembled in the gymnasium over seventy university students in order to discuss plans for intramural sports activities during the school year. Belford, who is the Director of Intramural Sports on the Hilltop, outlined a plan which included such varied interests as touch football, softball, golf, tennis, handball, and, of course, basketball. The non-varsity sports program started off in the crisp, early days of autumn with the formation of two touch-football leagues. As in the past the two leagues were com- posed of students either affiliated with a fraternity or independent of one. The Inter-frat League consisted of nine teams: Phi Chi, Xi Psi Chi, Delta Sigma Delta, Phalanx, Phi Beta Pi, Delta Theta Phi, Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Rho Sigma and Phi Epsilon. The Indepen- dent League boasted a field of six pigskin outfits ready to take to the gridiron. They were: The Noses, The Hawaiians, The Campus Cutups, The Raiders, The Maulers and The Thirsty Five. The Independent League race was taken by the Noses who won their games by scores of 15-0, 14-0, and 27-0. The Noses had one more game to play with the Thirsty Five when the weather closed in; however, as the organization was of the double elimination type, the Thirsty Five crew still has a chance to annex the football crown by dropping the Noses in the spring when the clouds clear and the stadium is once again in condition for touch football. The Inter-frat League concluded their season of dispute with the boys from Phi Chi in the lead. A 7-6 decision over Xi Psi Phi dropped the championship into their laps. The outstanding play of the year occurred in the game between the Raiders and the Maulers. Bob Lacy of the Raiders cuddled the ball ten yards behind his own goal line and battled his way for 110 yards and six points, after which he stepped back and kicked the point after touchdown to give the Raiders a 7-0 victory. 160 Only four teams were entered in the fall softball race, and as winter began to frown on the bats and bases earlier than was expected the participants had to wait until spring before settling the outcome of the final contests. The four team which comprised the league were the Campus Cutups, Raiders, Maulers, and Delta Sigma Pi fraternity team. Golf and tennis were included only in the spring schedule and, at the time this sec- tion of the year book was snatched from the writer to be pushed to the printer, no results were in from those sports. As ever, basketball hogged the student interest limelight with four independent leagues and one fraternity circuit participating. Early in the year, Director Belford laid out the rules of the leagues and the teams. Players were not allowed to play with more than one team or to change teams during the season. All university students are eligible to compete except those who had previously earned their varsity letter in the sport in which they wished to participate. The schedules were arranged and publicized by the Athletic Office under the direction of Belford. The pre-season activitity exploded with a swish as balls began to pour through the nets on the evening of October 11th. The two courts were kept busy almost every eve- Issuing Equipment 161 ning by the play-for-fun Creighton Cagers. This pre-season play continued until Decem- ber 1st when all teams and leagues were reorganized in order to enter the regular season contests. After December 1st the basketball situation had been completely revised and there were five different leagues and thirty-three teams on the courts. When this book went to press the seasonal play of the leagues had only progressed as far as the fourth round of the tourney league play. Six rounds were originally sched- uled as the point at where the play would be halted and the league champions declared. The American League was headed by the Wildcats and C.U.P.A., who both boasted a record of four wins and no defeats. The Jayhawks nosed along in second place with a .500 average, two wins and two defeats. Out in front in the National League was the Hungry Five team which also had a perfect score, four wins and no losses. However, this team was closely pushed by the Southerners, who weren ' t so far South that they couldn ' t annex three victories while dropping only one. The situation in the Dixie League was difficult to graph as the league was short of games, giving no one a decisive lead. However, the O ' Malley ' s apparently had enough Irish luck behind them to split the net enough times, for they held a slim margin over the Giggy ' s and the Wilbur ' s who both had won two contests and dropped one. The Greater Omaha League, last of the independents, checked in their fourth-round returns with the Islanders holding a three-and-one record on the score sheets which bested the Dowling Five and the Campus Cutups, each of whom had won two games and lost one. However, neither team had played as many games as had the Islanders and stood a better than even chance of coming into the money with a tie. The Interfraternity loop trailed behind the legal fraternity of Delta Theta Phi, who displayed good shooting form to gain a better than good record of four wins in four games. They were followed closely down the court, however, by the Phi Chi medical fraternity with a record of three wins and one loss. The Interfraternity circuit has bounded up with enthusiasm and optimism this past year as far as intramural activities were concerned. Entering teams in touch-football, basketball, softball, and golf, the Hellenic groups moved a great distance toward the ever elusive goal of school spirit. The group was organized under an interfraternity athletic committee which was presided over by chairman Joe Maly. Maly stated at the time this was written that the council was also planning games in bowling and handball. Both of these sports were to have materialized sometime in the early spring. The council also initiated a plan for lauding the winners of the various interfraternity athletic races. This year two new trophies were purchased to be presented to the victors of the loop Softball and touch-football series. A basketball trophy has been in circulation for some time on which are inscribed the names of the winners each year in the Interfrat League. The trophy must be forfeited each year by the team holding it as a result of previous season play, to the group winning the more recent loop title. The council had planned to award these trophies at the annual athletic banquet held in the spring. During these two semesters the load of knowledge was momentarily lifted by the more relaxing hours spent in friendly competition in the gymnasium. 163 Creighton — 19484949 As the curtain went up on the first act of the 1948-49 school year long lines of registrants were seen purposefully clutching packs of blanks, forms and cards. To the veterans, who comprised nearly fifty-seven per cent of the group, such a proce- dure was old stuff. But to many of the matriculants who had recently graduated from high school where life was comparatively simple, it was a long, monotonous session. There were those baby sisters of Bill Bluejay who eagerly filled out the ROTC information blanks; there was the little nun who roguishly inquired whether she should mark her marital status as separated because she considered herself sep- arated from the world; and then there were the usual number of people who absent- mindedly marked their birth date with the date of the current year. Remember when you had your schedule card filled out to perfection — no eight o ' clock or Saturday classes — and you gleefully took your place in the long waiting line to have it okayed only to have the loud speaker announce that the Biology or English class you signed up for was closed. With an exasperated little sigh, you reluctantly dropped out of line to sit down again to make a new schedule. You stepped up to Lynn Whaley ' s coke and snack bar several times for refreshments. Finally as five o ' clock drew near the faculty members and the office staff took your pen and helped you fill in the required data. Thanks to their assistance you were regis- tered and the chore was over. The final count of registrants for the nine schools of the university placed the total at 2,841. While the greater percentage of these students are from continental United States, there is an able registration of stu- dents from Hawaii, China, Puerto Rico, Trin- idad, Panama, British Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador and Italy. Of the several schools. Pharmacy claims the widest geographical dis- tribution of population. Among those who registered was Ger- aldine Richelieu, a sophomore in the school of Commerce. Gerry, who lives in Omaha, is a member of Pi Lambda, the Women ' s Sodality and is president of the Commerce Coeds. Her talent as a pianist is well known in campus circles. This fall Gerry was the Commerce School ' s candidate for Hom ecoming Queen. At present she nobly aspires to be a C.P.A. Another registrant was six foot, three- inch Bill Reed, whose home is Belize, Brit- ish Honduras. Bill is a pre-med student in Creighton College. He lists the plane ride from Belize to the United States as his greatest thrill. While not actually scared, he admits that the view of nothing but ocean below gave him a funny feeling. Bill has high words of praise for the In- terracial Club which lie feels is doing a wonderful work in promoting better re- lationships among racial groups. Breezing in from Mexico and places west the day before registration was Ann Ro- sato, a University College junior from Om- aha whose penchant for wanderlusting has been the motivating factor of her life the past year. While employed as a wait- ress at Sun Valley she became an ardent ski enthusiast. Her second love is her accordion with which she has entertained Sun Valley holiday parties as well as campus groups with professional skill. Ann, a member of Kappa Beta Gamma and the Women ' s Sodality, belongs to the Omaha Ski Club and is an accordion teach- er in her spare time. Residents of Wareham Hall The ninety-three residents of Wareham Hall were among those who registered on the Hilltop this year. Under the leadership of the Rev. Austin E. Miller, S.J., pre- fect of the hall and the proctors, Vincent Del Giudice, Charles Shamis, and Jack MacAteer, these freshmen were a highly organized group with their own officers and sodality. The Wareham Hall Knights sponsored several mixers, among them were the Moon Mist Dance and the Cupid ' s Couple Mixer. Tom Foye and his lady, Marilyn Petersen, were named Cupid ' s Couple at this latter event. The officers of the hall were: Norbert Aldrich, President; Joseph Kennedy, Vice- President; James See, Secretary, and John Tripeny, Treasurer. The committee chair- men were: John Tobin, Athletic; Delwyn Nagengast, Social; Paul Pettit, Religious; John Keenan, Journalism; John Fitzgerald and Alfred Nabity, Propaganda; James Cavanaugh, Recreation Room, and John Tyrell, Academic. This organization and activity carried many of the residents of Wareham Hall into active campus life. For example, in basketball Robert Conrad, John Tobin, Richard Turek, and Robert Sage played on the B squad. Delwyn Nagengast was the head of the music department of the campus radio station KOCU. Paul Pettit was on the riflie team. Jeremiah Murphy was elected Secretary of the freshman class in the College of Commerce. When the freshman election was held in Creighton College, John Tyrell organized the Shmoo Party which put two Wareham Knights into office. They were Vernon McCarthy, President, and John Keenan, Vice-President. 168 Residents of Dowling Hall Among those to whom the registration activities were no novelty were the eighty- three residents of Dowling Hall. All of them were upperclassmen. They not only enrolled in the various schools on the campus, but they also participated in all the university activities. Among the leaders in campus activities are the following resi- dents of Dowling Hall: Herman Borowsky, who was on the Inter-Fraternity Council; Bob Coyne, President of the Junior class of the Dental School; Leon Gaskill, Junior Representative of the Law School on the Board of Governors; Wayne Hazelton, An- nouncer on C. U. of the Air; Don Hittner, stage manager for George Washington Slept Here; Ray Hyde, Vice-Prefect of the Medical School Sodality; Walter James, President of the Senior Class of the Law School; Fred Lee, Assistant Artist for the 1949 Bluejay; William Peltzer, President of the Pasteur Club; Joseph Quinn, Pres- ident of the International Relations Club; Tom Smith, who participated in television experiments, and John Stygar, who helped edit the Time Clock. The prefect of the hall, the Rev. Philip Derrig, S.J., and the two proctors, Steve Wallace and Leon Gaskill, can be justly proud of the part the residents of Dowling Hall played in University life this year. 169 m Mass of the Holy Ghost One of the early events of the school year was the Solemn Votive Mass of the Holy Ghost which was celebrated by the Most Reverend Gerald T. Bergan, Archbishop of Omaha, on September 28 in the university stadium. This Mass is offered annually for the success of the academic year and was attended this year by the faculty and students of all schools of the university, Creighton Prep and St. John ' s High School. The officiating clergy were Rev. James H. Duhigg, CC ' 29, who acted as deacon; Rev. Daniel Sheehan, CC ' 31, subdeavon; Rev. William L. Rossner, S.J., professor of philos- ophy, archpriest. Deans of honor were Rev. Henry W. Casper, S.J., dean of the graduate school and professor of history and political science, and Rev. John C. Choppesky, S.J., dean of Creighton College. The Rev. Raymond J. Strange was master of ceremonies. Seniors of the university schools and members of the faculty, vested in academic cap and gown, led the colorful procession from the law building through the south gate of the stadium. To many of the seniors the wearing of the cap and gown seemed a dress rehearsal for graduation. Many an anxious eye was directed to the fit of the gown and the angle of the mortar board. Should the tassel hang from the left or the right side? Would anyone notice the bit of color on the sleeve? How did one make sure the cap would remain securely anchored? The sermon was delivered by Rev. Henri Renard, S.J., university professor of philos- ophy, who based his talk on the fundamental truth that Man is made for God and not for himself. After the Mass, Archbishop Ber- gan addressed the students, calling on them to take the lead in the fight against the dan- gers confronting Christianity. Two weeks after this event, Creighton was honored by the visit of Bishop David Francis Hickey, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Be- lize, British Honduras. This outstanding mis- sionary who is one of the four Jesuit bishops in America was a former professor here at Creighton. While a Jesuit scholastic, his Ex- cellency taught chemistry, trigonometry and surveying. During that time Father McCabe. president of Creighton University, was a mem- ber of one of his classes. This was Bishop Hickey ' s first visit to Omaha since 1936. While a guest here at Creighton he delivered the sermons at the student Masses and attended a meeting of the Xavier Forum. Faculty members, students and their parents attended a public reception held in his honor at the Blackstone Hotel. Bishop Hickey Fall Rush Activities The rushing activities of the two social sororities on the Hilltop constituted one of the highlights of the social year as far as the Creighton coeds were concerned. Early in the year — even perhaps in the summer recess — active members of both groups anticipated the advent of the rushing season by planning the various teas, parties and dances which spotlight such activities. As determined by lot in the Pan-Hellenic Council, the Kappa Beta Gammas opened the 1948 rushing season when they held their Orchid Tea on October 3. One week later the rushees were entertained by the members of the Theta chapter of Pi Lambda Sigma at the traditional Marguerite Tea. Multi-colored balloons, bright streamers and gaily painted signs set a carnival scene October 17 for the Kappa rush party which was held at the home of Joan Murphy. In keeping with the theme, footlongs, popcorn balls, taffy apples and candies were served. Rushees drew for door prizes and each was presented with a favor. Later, several of the guests participated in a Truth or Consequences show. On October 24 brightly decorated trucks bearing the banners of Pi Lambda Kappa Pledge Party ' . : 172 Pi Lambda Pledge Dinner sorority transported the rushees to the lodge at Inspiration Point for the Pi Lam ' s second rush activity — a Panic party. Actives and guests were dressed in their most panicky costumes. Following the registration at the employment office where each rushee indicated her preference of employment, the guests participated in a parade. The most panicky-appearing girl of the group was crowned Queen of Panic by the sorority president. After the parade the group participated in char- ades, a sack race and other appropriate activities in harmony with the theme. After the cessation of games the bread line formed for a dinner of ham and baked beans. Community singing and toasting marshmallows concluded the evening ' s activities. On November third the sororities held their preference dinners and pledging ceremonies. The Kappas conducted their ceremony in the House and Gardens Room of the Blackstone Hotel and the Pi Lams entertained in the Black Mirror Room of the Fontenelle. The following week was designated as Hell Week. A session in the moot court with a trial by a jury of Pan-Hellenic council members imposed penalties for violators of rules established for Hell Week. Initiation ceremonies were held soon after the second semester began. Pi Lam pledges were initiated after a formal banquet held February 2. Kappa ' s informal initiation preceded formal initiation at a luncheon on February 12. The rushing season ended with a formal dance at the Field Club on February 12 for sorority members and their dates. 173 ,. m - ' The typical day on the Hilltop begins a few min- utes before the alarm clock rings. Joe is still in bed. After the alarm rings, Joe tumbles out of bed. Fif- teen minutes to a half-hour later, he is attending Mass. That awful eight o ' clock class is the dread of all Hilltoppers no matter who teaches the class. 174 On The Hilltop is Full of Activity Streaming out of the Church, Joe and Jill head toward the Beanery to grab a bite of breakfast. Wake up, Joe, you have ten minutes to eat and get to Ft. Casper ' s History class. Occasionally a few students can be caught read- ing the bulletin board. Sometimes a new notice concerning class schedules does appear. Though it ' s against Joe ' s nature he must spend long hours in the library studying for quarter exams and working on those term papers. 175 Every hilltopper has often spent half of his noon hour waiting in line in tlie Beanery. Then after he has put in his order and paid for his lunch, he has been perplexed by the problem, Where can I sit down? Between classes there were always many students going from a class in the law school to one on the fourth floor of the Ad. Building or vice-versa. Many a long afternoon was spent intent- ly watching the reactions in a chemical apparatus to find out at the end of the period that the result was — wrong. 176 Every noon Father Fitzpatrick strolled up and down in front of the Administra- tion Building saying his Office. And at noon Father Smith conducted his famous Shakespeare class in the law building. It was in this class that Bill Bluejay met Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Before going home many Hilltoppers stopped in the snack bar for the pause that refreshes or a friendly cup of coffee. There were always a good number of students who had 4:00 o ' clock classes on their schedules. From eight in the morning to five in the evening made a long day. 177 Helen of Troy Helen Condon 178 Homecoming Queen Kaye Neumayer 179 Mid ' Winter Festivities Don ' t think for a minute that the typical day on the HiHtop ends with the ringing of the dismissal bell at six o ' clock. The social calendar was filled with dances — formal and informal — from the beginning of the term to the close. Just to jog your memory with a few — remember the Freshman Frolic at Peony Park the first week of school and the Pi Lam opening mixer of the year shortly thereafter, the KOCU dance down in the gym and the Fall Frolic sponsored by the Wareham Hall Knights? Midwinter activities were highlighted b y several dances also. The Hilltop Women ' s Sodality sponsored the Candlelight Cotillion, a semi-formal Christmas dance at the Birchwood Club on December 17. Proceeds from the dance were divided between St. James Orphanage, the purchase of CARE packages and financial relief to religious in Germany. Members of the Cana Club were hosts at a Christmas party December 19 in the beanery. Special guests were the children of the members, the faculty and employees. The afternoon ' s 180 entertainment included Christmas movies, caroling, distribution of gifts, candy and refreshments. Bob Nestlebush was featured as Santa Glaus. The Commerce College informal dinner-dance which was held on January 8 at the Birchwood Club marked the revival of a tradition which was discontinued during the war. Commerce stu- dents and members of the commerce faculty attended. J. Bernard Conway, instructor in mer- chandising and marketing, emceed the affair. Following the dinner, keys were presented to new members of the student chamber of commerce. The Reverend Charles Hayden and his magic show highlighted the entertainment. Cram-weary students attended the dance, The Beanery Bounce, sponsored by the NFCCS at the end of quarter exam week. Proceeds went to the European Student relief fund. Some- thing new was added in the way of beanery mixers when the recorded music was broadcast from the kitchen over the loud speaker system. The Rooters ' Romp, a mixer sponsored by the Kappa sorority, was held after the Creighton- Drake basketball game January 3 1 in the beanery. In addition to blue and white streamers in the way of decoration, blue and gold balloons added to the gaiety of the atmosphere. 181 February Activities As February rolled around, activities — scholastic, social and religious — continued to jam the calendar. One of the earliest activities of this month was the solemn sodality reception held Feb- ruary 2 at St. John ' s Church. Officiating at the formal two-hour ceremony was the Most Reverend Gerald T. Bergan. Archbishop of the Omaha diocese. He was assisted by Rev. William H. McCabe. S.J., president of the university, and Rev. Everett Morgan, S.J., superintendent of buildings and grounds. One hundred and ninety men from five of the school sodalities were enrolled. They were presented to the Archbishop by Raymond Keller and Louis Tribulato, prefect and secretarv of the Creighton College sodality, and by Rodney Montgomery and Robert Stolz, prefect and secretary of the Commerce sodality. After a final interrogation the candidates entered the sanctuary in groups of twenty. Ushered by officers of the sodality, the candidates were escorted to the episcopal throne, where following the Act of Consecration, they were knighted by the Archbishop. The sodality choir, under the direction of Eugene Tippery, sang the liturgical devotions accomp anied by Matt Conners, organist. Jesuit faculty members were seated in the sanctuary while members of the lay faculty were at the communion rail. Students and guests occupied the side aisles. The Rev. Vincent Deckers, S.J., director of the medical sodality, was master of ceremonies. Acting as masters of ceremonies for the candidates were Charles Herder and Norbert Aldrich. The Rev. Francis Deglman. S.J.. moderator of the men ' s sodality, supervised the reception. f mtr J m HHHIH| i™ ' °« .HSTninEOF,«usiR,nSI! ■ ?Tj_ H 1 H ' L.Wr. MILLER ■P M.tNI OR - atrs COURTNEY w%, ■J B H 4 B On February eighth, students, employers, and employees registered for the ninth session of the Creighton Institute of Industrial Relations. This organization, directed by the Rev. Austin Miller, S.J., aims to get the representatives of management and labor together in a setting which makes it easy for them to discuss the general problems of modern industrial relations and to learn to settle any possible argument without re- course to a strike or lockout. Although the enrollment is made up chiefly of the men and women who are more intimately concerned with Industrial Relations, the employers and the employees, a small segment of the student body is made up of University students. These are the collegians who are gaining added experience in sociology. Students enrolled for the first time take such fundamental courses as Democracy and Labor, Straight Thinking, Social Right and Wrong. When the ground work has been supplied by these courses, students choose from such subjects as Current Labor Problems, Collective Bargain- ing, and Parliamentary Law. Guest lecturers during the past year have been Dr. P. Raymond Nielson who lectured on Political Parties in 1948, Dr. Kennedy, Personality Adjustment, and Dr. Courtney who has been with the Institute since its beginning. The Institute also publishes a weekly newspaper, The Time Clock, which is edited by Uni- versity students attending the sessions. Editors this past year were Edgar Huse, John Stygar, and Jim Emerson. 183 Sweetheart Theresa Lally 184 Honorary Colonel Donna Gross 185 Law Study, study, and more study in the law library is the key to the life of a law student. Occasionally this research makes it necessary to check out an old English report from Mary Ruth. When the proposition of law has been traced back to its source, it is time to go to class. Rita will take roll, and then the pro- fessor will start. 186 Dentistry Painstaking work in tech lab carving teeth, making a Richmond crown, and setting up teeth is only a part of a dentist ' s training. Taking X-Rays, filling teeth, and learning to say, This won ' t hurt, are the finer arts that are acquired in the clinic. 187 Pharmacy xjk is the symbol for a pre- scription. It also stands for four years of congregating in the Pharmacy lobby between classes, for examinations in pharmacology, for Dr. Jarrett ' s course in U.S.P. N.F., and for the monthly meetings of C.U.P.A. Rose of Delta Sigma Pi Marie Titchener 189 King Creighton XXV SuBBY Salerno 190 Queen Creighton XXV Beverly Millenkamp 191 N u n 192 w o k! 193 Pre-Medics and Medics At Last--- Graduation Now is the hour. The graduate has in his hand his diploma — the acknowledg- ment of four years of work. In later years as he reviews that portion of his life which he spent at Creighton, Commencement Week will be among the many recollections which will pleasantly jog his memory. He will recall that the activities of this last week were ushered in by the Senior Communion Mass on Sunday. This service is always held at St. John ' s Church where as a student he attended the weekly Mass and other services. Of pleasant memory also will be the Alumni banquet held later in Commencement Week at which time he will be welcomed into the Alumni Asso- ciation — that organization which serves in the capacity of keeping him united with his Alma Mater after graduation. An integral part of the Commencement Week services is the blessing of the class flag. This ceremony takes place at the Bacca- laureate Services in St. John ' s Church. Rivalling this service in solemnity, color and impressiveness is the actual Commencement itself. Graduates and faculty, in aca- demic robes, gather on the north lawn for the dedication of the flag and its presenta- tion by the senior class presidents of the various schools. The flag is raised; the Star-Spangled Banner resounds through the air and the colorful pr ocession then continues its way to the gym for the final act of the play. 195 Senior Autographs Alumni Association Dan Kelly Even before donning cap and gown, the graduates have become well acquainted with Dan Kelly, Secretary of the Alumni Association. They meet the Alumni Secretary in a variety of activities such as arranging their social events, Homecoming, June Commence- ment, and the Student Employ- ment Service. Little do students realize when they enroll at Creighton that they register for a lifetime relatioinship in the Alumni Association which is an or- ganization of Creighton graduates and former students which exists to pro- mote good fellowship and cooperation among the alumni of Creighton University to increase the influence and to assist in the material develop- ment of the University. In addition to maintaining a student employ- ment service and graduate placement service, Dan and his able staff of seven, keep up-to-date files of personal information on all members — rivalling the FBI in the efficiency and attention given to detailed information — which in- sures close contact between the University and the graduate long after the strains of the graduation recessional have faded away. As a member of the Alumni association, the graduate renews his college contacts and enjoys the society of former classmates and teachers at a series of social get-togethers held throughout the year. About twenty- five hundred Creighton Alumni members attended the second annual alumni picnic last July 26 at Peony Park. Then there were the Homecoming activ- 198 ities in the first week of December. Alumni enjoyed themselves at a barbe- cue, keg party, basketball game and cocktail parties. They attended a luncheon, a special performance of George Washington Slept Here and a dinner dance. On February 26, members appeared in riotous costumes at a Hard Times Party at the Birchwood Club. Another important event was the Easter Ball at which time the basketball team was honored. These Alumni activities are not limited to Omaha. They are carried on in over forty major cities throughout the United States where alumni clubs have been formed. Thus although a student may have spent only four years at Creighton, he may join the Alumni Association and enjoy a lifetime of good fellowship with Creighton graduates in any part of the United States. Furthermore, his membership in the Alumni Association entitles him to receive the Creighton Alumnus every month. That pub- lication contains news about the University, his former professors, and his fellow classmates who are scattered throughout the length and breadth of the United States. The program and policies of the Alumni Association are developed and guided by the Alumni Council. This body is composed of two members from each school and college of the University, Its members serve two year terms and are chosen by the vote of the entire Association membership. The Council meets regularly on the first Monday of each month. Daniel J. Monen, LLB ' 22, vice-president of the Omaha National Bank, is president this year. Alumni Council 199 Development Program Rev. Henry W. Linn, S.J. At the present time The Creighton Uni- versity is conducting its first all-out effort to obtain building funds and endowment funds that the University has made in more than twenty-five years. That the University de- pends very much on gifts and its endow- ment income, in addition to tuitions to pay the operating expenses is a fact that is very often overlooked by students and alumni alike. In these days of high operating costs, endowment income is low. Consequently Creighton has less money than before to pay ever-mounting expenses. Add to this the fact that the University has seriously out- grown her endowment. The School of Med- icine, her most expensive school, has a heavy growing annual operating expense. A new building is also needed. The School of Dent- istry has an excellent and adequate building but the great annual cost of operation is increasing. The Schools of Pharmacy and Law also have heavily mounting operating costs. The College of Commerce sorely needs a new building as well as a substantial endowment to cover expenses. Creighton College also needs financial help in mod- ernizing the existing building which will be wholly hers if and when Creighton Prep obtains a new building. Other clear needs of Creighton are a Science Building, an adequate Student residence Hall, a Central Library, and a Student L nion Building with dining and club room facilities. Acutely conscious of these great needs in buildings and endowment, the Very Rev. William H. McCabe, S.J., President of the University, in June of 1946 announced the Creighton University Development Program. Under the guidance of the Rev. Henry W. Linn, S.J., Executive Secretary to Father McCabe, the program immediately went into the first phase of this long-term campaign — a reorganized, intensified and personalized Loyalty Fund Campaign in the Omaha area. Later, alumni in the larger Alumni centers of the country reorganized and are now working out their part in the campaign. The Alumni have been organized according to schools. They may earmark their contributions for general University purposes or for a particular school; they may also designate that their contribution be used for endowment, building, or general fund. For the most part this Alumni phase of the long-term campaign has been on a personal contact basis. The results from the announcement of the program in June, 1946, to date have been remarkable. Six months after the first organizational work was done, 849 loyal alumni had contributed over half a million dollars as participants in the program. At the end of the first year of the campaign, the total was $31,806.84. The million dollar mark was surpassed in June, 1948. As we go to press the last figures total $1,162,186.08 in pledges and $467,302.16 in cash. 200