Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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DEDICATION He is a quiet man. He is a dignified man ol an unimposing nature. He ma usually be seen working in his office, walking through the hulls of OM Main, or talking with those who work in Cannon's library. He is Gannon College's Dean of the Division ot Humanities. Reverend Louis H. Lord better known to the fac- ulty and students as Father l.orei. Father Lorei tirst came to Gannon as a student in 1939, when the school was still known as Cathedral College. In 1941, he went to Washington, I). C. to study at Catholic University. He earned his Bacheloi ol Aits degree in Philosophy in I! and his Master of Arts degree in Philosophy in 1911. He completed his theological studies in 1947. and was ordained in May ol that year. He received his Master's degree in Library Science in 1948. after he had returned to Cannon in the capacity of head librarian. Father Lord was ordained on May 15, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist de la Salle, who worked in the held of education. It is fitting, therefore, that u|xm his return to Gannon, Father Lord should be placed in a position so vital to the devel- opment and success of a college. At the time, Gannon was small, and its library was proportionally small. But Gannon was a growing school, and it was imperative that the school library grow with the school. To Father Lorei fell the task of filling the shelves of the library with volumes that would be of use to the increasing number of students in an increasing number of fields. But. it was not simply a matter of placing books on shelves. Rather, it was a matter of carefully selecting books that were needed at the time — those that were relevant to the courses taught, and valuable to the students attending. This is not an easy task in view of the countless number of books which cover the subjects taught here at Gannon College. In addition to his position at Gannon, Father Lorei held memberships in various library organizations, among which was the Catholic Library Association. At differ- ent times, he held the offices of publicity chairman, and chairman of the Western Pennsylvania L'nit of the Catholic Library Association : and he was the first editor of the newsletter published by the organization. Father Lorei has been Dean of the Division of Humanities since 1956. This ap- pointment, of course, made it impossible for Father Lorei to continue his work in the library, but the results of his work may be seen in the number and quality of the books in Gannon's library today. His contribution to the development and success of Gannon College is a school library — a center of knowledge — that has kept pace with the expansion of the college. So, to you, Father Lorei. do we dedicate this 1961 issue of the Gannon College Lance.

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Among Father Lor- rci's many and varied interests is bowline. He has had the lead- ing lemur average in the I.M. Bowlini; League as the spark- plug of the Faculty Team. V wov

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HIS EXCELLENCY, MOST REV. EDWARD P. McMANAMAN, AUXILIARY BISHOP OF ERIE Movt Reverend Edward P. McManaman, Auxiliary Bishop and Pro-Vicar General of the Erie Diocese, from his position as secre- tary of the Board of Trustees works tirelessly for the development of a greater Gannon College. HIS EXCELLENCY, MOST REV. JOHN MARK GANNON CHANCELLOR OF GANNON COLLEGE His excellency Most Reverend John Mark Gannon, Archbishop-Bishop of Erie, has worked tirelessly for more than forty years to provide the educational facilities found in the 13 counties of Northwestern Penn- sylvania which constitute his diocese. He recognized early in life that man has lx th an eternal and temporal destiny to achieve and that the surest means to that achieve- ment is the education and training of youth. In this respect, Bishop Gannon has recently inaugurated an ambitious, long- range development program for the pur- pose of increasing the facilities of the college. We cannot adequately express our gratitude for the abiding presence of our beloved founder and Chancellor.