DePaul University - Depaulian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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His Eminence SAMUEL CARDINAL STRITCH 19

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THE CHANCELLOR Catholic universities throughout the United States form an essential segment of our educational system. Independent of state or federal assistance, their existence is dependent primarily upon the Church. Without the facilities provided by Catholic uni- versities and colleges, other schools would be incapable ol pro- viding an education for all men and women who seek intellectual development. The Catholic university offers more. Its students develop not only intellectually, but spiritually and morally as well. Therein lies the essence of a Cathoic education. His Eminence Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Archbishop of Chicago, constantly maintains in view, as Chancellor of De Paul Uni- versity, the purpose of Catholic education. He has often stressed the importance of combining spiritual and moral development with pursuits in the arts or sciences. We have often been re- minded that the college graduate is not simply a man or woman proficient in science or the arts but a citizen with duties to his country and a rational being having an obligation to his Creator. Can a person be pleasing in the sight of Cod, when he excels in the knowledge of attaining material benefits and is, at the same time, shamefully deficient in the knowledge of the means to eternal life, and fails to lead others by example to this end? Hardly. Life demands more of us than the attainment of social success. His Eminence the Cardinal, as Chancellor of De Paul Uni- versity, has secured for us the opportunity of striving for per- fection — spiritually and morally, as well as intellectually. By his guidance, the graduate of the Catholic university will, through a Catholic education, be a credit to himself, an asset to his country, and a manifestation of the Will of God.

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BOARDS Very Reverend Comerford J. O ' Mallev, CM., S.T.D. MEMBERS Rev. Edward J. Kammer, CM., Ph.D. Rev. Albert L. Dundas, CM., A.M. Rev. John R. Corlelyou. CM. Rev. Emmet Gaffney, CM. Rev. Thomas A. Mahoney, CM. John P. Mannion Stephen Mitchell Rev. Joseph G. Phoenix. CM. Rev. William T. Powers. CM. Rev. A. P. Schorsch, C M. Arthur J. Schmitt Leo J. Sheridan Rev. Theodore J. Wangler, CM. Sherman J. Sexton The capacity in which the Legal Board of Trustees serves DePaul University is comparable to the board of directors of a corporation. It is the top board of control which determines the broad general policies and budget of the University. According to the constitution, ten members of this Board must be Vincentian Fathers and the other five laymen. The total member- ship of the Board is fifteen. Presiding over this Board are the Very Reverend Comerford J. O ' Malley, CM., S.T.D.. LL.D., president: Rev. Edward J. Kammer, CM., Ph.D., vice president; and Rev. Albert L. Dundas, CM.. A.M., secretary-treasurer. The other members include Fathers John R. Cortelyou, CM., Emmet Gaffney, CM., Thomas A. Mahoney. CM., Joseph G. Phoenix, CM., William T. Powers. CM., A. P. Schorsch, CM. and Theodore J. Wangler, CM. Five prominent Chicagoans comprise the lay membership of this Board. They are John P. Mannion, vice- president of the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company; Stephen A. Mitchell, partner in Bishop, Mitchell and Burden law firm; Sherman J. Sexton, president of John Sexton and Company; and two new members, Arthur J. Schmitt. president of the American Phenolic Corporation; and Leo J. Sheridan, president of the real estate firm of L. J. Sheridan Co. Among their other duties this year, the Legal Board of Trustees has elected the president and treasurer of the University, reviewed recommendations lor degrees and diplomas and furthered in general the development of DePaul as an outstanding University in all fields of education.