Holy Cross Seminary - Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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...,, ...Get 1 -V 1 E .m. k . . ..,-A eg- 1:53. . 'if'-.M ,B ,JS O Shortly after the ground-break ing, the Mathy Construction C began earthmoving operations Q1 the Seminary site. V -V-A J C1 y 9 , i h wg'-'S1 'b A Gif :Tig V ,-do., i , -is . V ,. X at I The signing of the contracts for construction of the Seminary. Monsignor Hammes signs On behalf of the diocese, flanked by Donald Knutson of Standard Construction ilefti, and Edward J. Schulte, the architect. Rear, left to right, Monsignor Thomas Hayden, Richard Bmcheff Standard, George J. McKoskey, plumbing and heating contractor, and Sidney Hanson, Standard. V week later theyfund campaign and committee sessions. 'Noted setting up the program for the' Noyember it Sent hiscompleted souvenir book to the i ,iiir fifwere to be ,distributed throughout the diocese. as ,S g S i The doors of Holy Cross Seminary opened for theitirstgtiimeyrin September, iated at a Pontifical Mass formally to open the diocesan' school's first year. , it ' ig I f I ff, I , y when,AFather- S S Bettinger welcomed twenty-two students as the institution's historic first class. Bishop lTreacy,,oFFic-

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Q The ground-breaking ceremOnY in l948' Left to right, His ExcellenCy., lhe Mosl RTL Amleto Giovanni Cicognanu, the Ap0STOlC Delegate to the United States, Fdlhef ., , , A, .5 .,LA - -- of rmiiiiifipori, T ' .,,u,T1:. - . . 559511 .-,: . W ,.--c., 24 F - Bettinger, and BiSl10P T e0cY' Q The Very Rev. Msgr. Thomas F. Hayden, first spiritual director of Holy Cross Seminary, and present rector. On August 3, 1947, came the first fo l sv, Wx, rma announcement-of the fund raising c0mP0i9n 70 be held under the patronage of the Poor Souls from N ovember 2-TO. Acting under Bishop TreOCY was an Executive Committee headed b F th y a er Joseph Andrzeiewski and including Monsignor illlen Fathert George Hammes, diocesan chancellor F th , a er Bettinger as general secretary, Und Father Charles Brady of La Crosse as ubl' ' p :city director. Also announ d rect h l ' ' ce were the twenty-nine Urea Cl ors w o wou d lead the campaign in th ' ' ' ' err respective territories. The proposed building came one big ste ne u t p arer to reality on September 7, when the svCCeS5' ful completion of negotiations for a su't bl ' ' ia e site was announced. B' h 67 acre tract f l d ' ' ' is op Treacy indicated thathfl . O an cdlommg Si' Mmlmelis O'Pli0nU9e to the south had been purchased for' e seminary. The land was ideal for th e purpose, wooded, e tl ll of the Miss ' ' R' ' . 9 n Y ro ing land adiacent to a.tributarY 'S5'PP' 'Ver' and Commundmg Un Impressive view of three states from its prommenC6- 28 .shortly Ulf' ing, the Matlit begun eurtl1m0' the Seminali' il A . ffil L si sf, e on lleliulf Edward j Brasher, llunson,

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