Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Rev. Harr - B. Crimmins. S.J.. Rev. Thomas H. Murphy. S.J., Very Rev. Carl M. Rcinert, S.J., Rev. William F. Kelley. S.J.. Rev. Henry L. Sullivan, S.J. lioando n444ieel To the graduate the immediate significance of the Board of Trustees stems from its power to confer degrees to worthy candidates. The final determination of who is to receive scrolls, however, is just one of the func- tions of the board. It is also distinguished as a legal body having domain over questions of legal jurisdiction affecting the university. It is this group of men, furthermore, who decide upon the school ' s educational and financial policies. In finance the board not only concerns itself with the annual budget but also looks forward to the future improvement and development of the university. 14

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AUufu ActiiUtiel In administration he is formally known as the executive assistant to the president, but this title in no way con- notes the extent of the sei-vices of the Rev. Henry W. Ijnn, SJ., to the univer- sity. As director of public relations with correspondent duties incurred as moder- ator of alumni activities Father Linn ex- tends the benefits of his efforts for the betterment of Creighton throughout the country. To speak of the activities of Father Linn as being on a national scale is not to speak figuratively. During the past five and one-half years as director of the university ' s development program co-or- dinated with his other duties the travel- ing priest has seen more than 270,000 miles of American road in reviewing the story and needs of Creighton to its alum- ni and friends. In public relations Father Linn is primarily concerned with the spread of the voice of Creighton throughout the Omaha metropolitan area. This requires the or- ganizing and promotion of a publicity program broadcasting to Creighton ' s neighbors the cultural, social, and commercial benefits to be derived by the individual and the municipality from the existence of the university. The story that Father Linn has to tell on his journeys for the development program is told with such frankness and sincerity as emanates from harsh economic facts. The personal warmth of one man cannot alter the real need expressed by the university in its sponsoring of the development fund. Now in its sixth year this fund as of January 1952 had received pledges totalling $1,376,808.76. Of this amount $764,170.97 had been received in actual contributions. The answer to the question of why administrative, alunmi, development and pub- lic relations duties and responsibilities are united in one office is found in the blending of the work of Father Limi. The advantage of this fusion is seen through the spiritual and material sustenance granted Creighton as a result of his efforts. 13 Fr. Henry W. Linn Executive Assistant to the President

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We ' ve all heard it — truth is the best combatant of falsehood, as good is of evil. These thoughts are expressed so often as to be common-place, but this in no way destroys their validity or significance. We also know that the present malign champion of immorality under the standard of materialism feeds upon and effuses spiritual decay and material poverty. To combat, counteract, and win the battle against this force the world must espouse and propagate spiritual health and the necessities of material welfare. . When we recognize the truth of these considerations the sustenance and develop- ment of the Creighton university becomes ever more imperative to each one of us. This is so because Creighton stands for and upholds those very principles which immorality seeks to pull down to its own degraded position of despair and lamentation. Creighton looks first to ultimate ends, then to the things of this world as means to that ultimate end. But the university realizes that this life must first be dealt with and lived well before an eternal reward can be granted. Thus Creighton prepares its students for the duties of a practical life in the world, but with a goal set in eternity. The education of Creighton nurtures the health of both the soul and the body. It prepares the student for earning his way in the world to the benefit of himself and mankind. Its courses in science especially attend to the needs of the body. But whether the education is found in liberal arts, law, or medicine its forces fuse to combat error and evil, and to alleviate the distresses of body and soul by promoting bodily health and spiritual prosperity. The students, past, present, and future of Creighton should acknowledge the vital concern each of them has in the preservation and development of the university. Prevalent economic conditions have created a turbulent path for private institutions. If possible we should remember the university through material sustenance, but always we should add spiritual support through publicizing the benefits of Creighton through our actions. We should acknowledge the friendship that Creighton has extended to each of us. and in acknowledgment support the university in hopes for a better world in which to live. 15