Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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SPEAKING OF PICTURES (continued) 14 DOWNING, the Rev. J. Kenneth . . . Instructor in Latin and Greek . . . now doing graduate work at Harvard . . . a gifted amateur in graphic and plastic arts ... an alumnus of the Canisianum, Innsbruck, Austria . . . DRESS, the Rev. Alphonse . . . Founder of the Vested Choir . . . Fath¬ er Dress’ hymnal has been in use for years . . . and his original arrange¬ ments have long been sung by the Vested Choir . . . DUGGAN, the Rev. Raymond P. . . Professor of Sociology . . • Director of Catholic Charities since 193 0 . . . out¬ standing is his Catholic Social Center . . . an expert on the Resettlement Subsistence Program . . . EIGENSCHENCK, Mr. Edward J. . . . Instructor in piano and organ . . . at the age of 21, Mr. Eigenschcnk was soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . . . has studied in Europe under master musicians . . • ENZLER, Mr. Clarence . . - Acting head of the economi cs department . . . Prof. Enzlcr succeeded Father Hoff¬ mann and has done a fine job . . • his open discussion method of conducting classes has met with the approval of the students ... • ERNSDORFF, the Rev. Louis E- Instructor in mathematics . • best bowler on the campus, bar none . . . and his mathematics knowledge sci ves him in good stead as head of the bow¬ ling league . . . FRIEDMAN, the Rev. Clarence W. . . . Instructor in German . now absent on leave to do graduate work at Catholic U. . . there since 1938 • . Father Friedman was assistant pastor at Sacred Heart of Waterloo, 1937-38 . . . GANNON, the Rev. J. Timothy • . . Associate Professor of Philosophy and Psychology . . . Chairman of the personnel committee and director of student guidance program . . . ace bowler, expert rifleman . . . gifted handball player . . . moderator for the Lyceum . . .

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AMENT, the Rev. Ernest P. . . . Spiritual Director . . . chairman of the department of Religion . . . instructor in Latin and Greek . . . moderator of the Propagation of the Faith and C. S. M. C. . . . Father Ament introduced the Lorclin,” weekly religious bul¬ letin, this year . . . you will often find him bowling or on the baseball field . . . BECKER, Mr. Lester . . . Instructor in accounting, the latest course intro¬ duced to the college curriculum . . . the only course which meets in the evening . . . also teaches at Dubuque Senior high school . . . BISKUP, the Rev. George J. . . . Instructor in art . . . recently finished graduate work at S. U. I. . . . tech¬ nical director of the pageant three years ago . . . under Father Biskup’s direction, art students performed that phase of work for the 1941 PUR- GOLD . . . COLLINS, the Rev. William B. . . . Chairman of the department of Philo¬ sophy . . . supplements his lectures with textbooks written by himself . . . for many years has celebrated the com¬ munity Mass . . . also one of the reg¬ ular confessors . . . will take you on in chess or bowling . . . COYNE, the Rev. Daniel B. . . . Athletic director and head of Public Relations . . . Father Coyne has done much for Loras athletics and athletes ... a gifted writer and speaker . . . excels in all sports . . . CREIGHTON, the Rev. Andrew J. . . . Professor of Romance languages . . . first man up at Loras every morn¬ ing, rain or shine, to say Mass at Visi¬ tation Convent . . . Father Creighton carries with him the air of Old World gentility combined with a rare faculty of making students work . . . DAACON, Mr. John . . . Band di¬ rector . . . youngest member of the faculty . . . has worked miracles with the Loras band in the short space of a year . . . graduate of Wisconsin U. ... a Badger through and through . . . DONOHUE, the Rev. James J. . . . Instructor in English . . . now doing graduate work at the University of Iowa . . . the author of Hid Battle¬ ments,” pageant staged by Loras three years ago . . . the most elaborate pre¬ sentation ever produced here . . . 13

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GAYMAN, Mr. Vaughn ... In¬ structor in speech . . his class in radio speech is one of the newer courses in¬ troduced on the expanding college curriculum . . Mr. Gayman, head an¬ nouncer at WKBB has greatly aided the ‘ ' Voice of Loras” . . . GREEN, the Rev. William D. . . . Associate professor of religion . . now on leave of absence to do gradu¬ ate work at Columbia University . . Father Green is a former editor of the Witness,” archdioccsan newspaper . . . HALBACH, the Rev. Arthur A. . . . Instructor in Latin . . came to Loras as a professor in 193 8 . . author of A History of Dyersville” . . . wrote this informative work while at St. Francis Xavier parish in Dyersville . . . Father Halbach was assistant pas¬ tor there 1932-3 8 ... HEITKAMP, Mr George W. . . . Pro¬ fessor of physics and geology ... in Loras service 27 years ... is the oldest lay member of the faculty . . . member of Iowa Basic-Science Board since 1937 . . . in charge of the C. P. T. program . . HOFFMANN, the Rev. Matthias M. . . . Professor of economics and gov¬ ernment and head of the department . . . well-known as an author, partic¬ ularly as chronicler of the archdiocese and Loras College . . . received Litt.D., honoris causa, at graduation exercises in 1938 . . . HOWELL, the Rev. John W. . . . Head of the department of biology • . . records of medical students who did their pre-med work under him rank with the very best . . . his fine work in the conducting of Laymen Retreats” is well-known throughout the Archdiocese . . . JAEGER. the Rev. Leo F. . . . Asso¬ ciate professor of religion . . . joined the college faculty in 1939, shortly after his return from a tour of war- torn Europe . . . moderator of the So¬ dality . . . also directs the ushers and cheerleaders . . . KAUFMAN, the Rev. Fidelis J. . . . Assistant librarian . . . took over pre¬ sent duties in 193 8 . . . always on hand ready and willing to aid bewildered students searching for material . . . bowler who features a cannonball” delivery . . . 15