Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph ] '. Wehrle, S.T.D., LL.D. President of the College Although Pope Pius XII recognized the value of our President by bestowing upon him the title of Right Reverend Monsignor, to us, his students, he will always be thought of as Doc Wehrle. Although his innumerable tasks and consequent value of time lead some to believe he is aloof and impersonal, those of us who know him better realize that here is a man whose unparalleled love for the school incites a constant striving for the betterment of student facilities and activities. Doc somehow retains the dignity of his position while establishing the principle that anyone who needs his assistance will have easy access to his office. Through our four-year's experience, we have learned that no one takes his problem to Doc without finding a suitable solution. In his own inimitable way, he can figure with an uncanny insight into the difficulties which arise in all phases of collegiate activity; it is this insight to which Archbishop Gannon refers when he mentions Doctor Wehrle 's confidence as one of the largest single factors in the founding of Gannon College. He has been the President of the College since its beginning, and we feel sincerely confi- dent that no other single individual could have accomplished so much, and be held in such universal es' teem as is Doctor Wehrle. — 18 —

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• • • emmn wmid rye Jjamv Truly then, we can say that the college accomplishes its purpose — the education of the whole man — to a degree which can be fully realized only by those Christian gentlemen whose good fortune it has been to experience it. Now, as we close the door on college days, we feel the debt which is ours; wc arc aware of the time and effort which was expended in making our training possible, . . . and we are grateful. Weakly, we may attempt to express our thanks in the frailty and limited extension of words, or resolve to be philanthropic benefactors someday; but the truest and most complete expression of gratitude we shall express in another way. Deep in our hearts, we resolve that we shall be the agents by which Christ will be brought to the the world. The real thanks that we yield to God, the College, and our fellow men, will be the truly Christ- ian lives which we lead,. R. Ray Ward — 17

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Rer. Wilfrid J. Hash, M.A., S.T.L., Dean of the College There .ire probably as many ideas on the qualifications of a college Jean as there arc college students. Most people will agree, though, that he should combine above-average intelligence with practical com- mon sense; in short, a dean should be scholarly and approachable. This being true. Father Nash then incisures up to standards. He's an educated man, able to engage m practical discussion on a variety of subjects ranging from the basic errors of the philosophy of material- ism to the merits of a comic strip character named 'Togo. And he has not been known to raise his voice much above a whisper since he came to Gannon College when it was founded ten years ago. He has gained a reputation for being a confident of countless students. His office is rarely empty and he works from early morning until late at night fulfilling his increasing duties as dean of a young and growing college, and listening to, and patiently counseling many people with real personal problems. 19 —