Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS President’s Message: November 5, 1940 Sirs: The happy task of editing and producing the thirteenth volume of the yearbook of Loras College has fallen to you. This will mean that you have to plan carefully and you should be ready for some hard work and tedious attention to little details. But I know that you will give of your time generously and wholeheartedly. I hope that this work will be both pleasant and profitable for you. Be mindful of the fact that you arc recording the very interesting story of student life at Loras College for a year. The memories of college years contain many treasures and I trust that one of the greatest treasures of our present student body will be your work — the 1941 PURGOLD. The Presidents Office, Sincerely yours in Christ, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa. M. J. MARTIN PURGOLD’S thanks to the Very Rev. M. J. Martin, president of Loras College and Editor of the 1926 PURGOLD. The yearbook staff has endeavored to carry out the sound advice of Father Martin, real¬ izing that he speaks from experience. If hard work and success ma ke for success, PURGOLD should be a big hit. But we’re holding our breaths. Ed. Life’s Okay: se the LIFE format in your yearbook, the 1941 Sirs: We shall be pleased to let you use PURGOLD. Mr. Larsen (publisher of LIFE) has asked me to convey to you his appreciation of your very kind comments on LIFE. We are always glad, of course, to have such sentiments expressed, and we realize that a request for the use of our format is in itself an indication of approval. r Many thanks for your interest, and all good wishes for a successful yearbook. Time and Life Building, r Rockefeller Center, F - CLAY BUCKHOUT, New York, N Y Asst, to the General Manager Adviser Advises: Sirs: After working with you and your staff during the past few months and observing your very able and enthusiastic labor on the 1941 PURGOLD, allow me to offer my most sincere thanks and congratulations to you and your staff. As a former editor of the PURGOLD and present director of publications, I appre¬ ciate your many production problems and feel sure that your staff has done a remarkable job on this year’s PURGOLD. I am sure that the 1941 PURGOLD will be one of the finest annuals in the history of the College and a leal ciedit to you and your staff. Please extend my thanks and best wishes to your talented staff members. Your success will be very well expressed in the unanimous approbation which I am sure you can expect from the students who will treasure this book as a valuable memento of pleasant and profitable days here at Loras. BURTON R. McQUILLAN Director of Publications

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Volume XIII PURGOLD Fall, 1941 CONTENTS PurgolcTs Cover. . 1 Letters to the Editors. . 4 Speaking of Pictures . . 6 This Season’s Events... . .19 Sports: Football . .20 Intramurals . .28 Purgold Goes to Hnmpmmincr . .30 ° -—.; . PURGOLD’S COVER. Standing before the statue of the saintly Bishop Loras, founder of Loras College, and with the stars and stripes of the American flag in the background, five representative Lorasmen are pictured on PURGOLD S cover. From left to right, the students arc Gus Kerndt, senior; Tom Boyle, freshman; Frank Lana, George Brcms, and Bill Riebock, all sophomores. Like the United States, Loras College is a melt ing pot for numerous nationalities. The men on the cover come from German, Irish, and Bohemian stock. They come from tiny Iowa towns, medium-sized midwestern cities, and the metropolis of Chicago. The men on the cover, looking out over the fertile field of the Mississippi Valley, symbolize the spirit of all Loras students—they are not sure of what lies ahead of them but they are not afraid. They have the spirit of Bishop Loras and the flag of the United States behind them. Editor: John J. Payton, Jr. Business Manager: John N. Peters

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS (continued) Good Wishes: Sirs: Now that the 1941 PURGOLD has been put to bed,” we sincerely hope that your work is favorably received by the Loras student body. We are sure that you will be justly rewarded for the long hours which you put in on the yearbook by the general approbation it receives. The Telegraph-Herald commercial printing department offers you its very best wishes and thanks you for your patronage and cooperation. RALPH MARTIN, Mgr., Commercial Printing Depjt.,, The Telegraph-Herald. Sirs: The Yonkers Engraving Company desires to extend its good wishes to the 1941 PURGOLD staff. We are sure that your yearbook is going to be an instant success. You have exhibited a keen sense of judgment and knowledge of modern engraving trends by the manner in which you have chosen the cut sizes and designs which are to appear in your book. Thank you for a most pleasant relationship, and here’s wishing you the best ot luck in the publishing of the 1941 PURGOLD. JOHN E. YONKERS, Yonkers Engraving Co. It has been a distinct privilege and pleasure for us to have been named official photographers for the 1941 PURGOLD of Loras College. In all our dealings with the Loras student body, we have found them to be friendly, polite, and accommodating. We arc deeply appreciative to your entire staff whom we found to be 100 r co¬ operative at all times. We are happy to be photographers for a large number of co eg yearbooks throughout the middle west. We can truthfully say that no associations have been enjoyed more than those with your college. All best wishes for a successful annual. A D1 jPONT, Roshek Studio. We believe that you have made a progressive step in adopting a new type for the 1941 PURGOLD. It is, indeed, a radical departure from the usual 1L cover, but it is definitely in harmony with the rest of your streamlined annual. The North American Press thanks you for your patronage and splendid coopei ation. It has been a pleasure to work with your staff. We are confident that t ie in- work you have done will be favorably received by all PURGOLD readers. H. SLOJKOWSKI, Mgr., North American Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As the most recent former editor of the PURGOLD, allow me to offer my goot wishes for the success of your annual. I realize that your problems are many anc com plex but I am sure that your results will be gratifying to all concerned. Take a little advice from an old timer,” fellows. Don t let ymu pu i ication problems get y r ou down. Keep plugging all the time and y r ou’ll be happy that you weie connected with the yearbook after it comes out. ... JOHN LONG, Northwestern Law School. Chicago, Illinois. Many thanks to well-wishers Me Quillan, Martin. Yonkers, Dupont, Slojkowski, and Long. PURGOLD is indebted to Mr. McQuillan, editor of the 1937 PURGOLD, for his valuable assistance throughout the year; to Mr. Yonkers for the fine work his him 1 on the photo-engraving; to Mr. Dupont for prompt and efficient photography, to tic Messrs. Ralph Martin and Otis Skeie of the Teleg raph-Herald commercial pointing c partment for their Job-like patience and skillful counsel in re technical detai s, to i i. Long, editor of last year’s PURGOLD, for his understanding and good wishes, ant to Mr. Slojkowski for the grand job his firm did on the cover. c '