Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Religious services play an important role at Loras. Archbishop Beckman open s and closes each scholastic year with a solemn Pontificial Mass. fhl t I ' lcH’U

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ST. FRANCIS HALL , the diner of college and academy stu¬ dents . . . named out of tribute to the Franciscian Sisters who have charge there . . . erected under the Episcopate of the late Archbishop James J . Keane . . . Huge rock wall and terraces sur¬ round its heights . . . most pic¬ turesque spot .

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Dedication In behalf of the Loras College faculty and student body, the staff of the 194 5 Purgold dedicates this fifteenth volume of the Yearbook to all Loras alumni who today are serving their country in some branch of the Armed Forces. We solemnly, but humbly, dedicate this book especially to those gallant Loras men who have already made the supreme sacrifice for their fellow countrymen and have perished in the present conflict. May this be a somewhat fitting tribute to them and some indication that they have not paid that price in vain. As long as the portals of Loras College remain open, their names shall ever be murmured in hushed silence and reverence. And to those now serving, whether in the Army, Navy, Marine or Air Corps, we trust that this dedication will inspire you with courage and strength. Your Alma Mater still has a deep concern for you though scattered in all parts of the globe. We realize that this dedication as such, is an empty gesture, but the sincere sentiment that moti¬ vated us seems to speak to you in this fashion: We, your friends at Loras, can find no better words to express our thanks and appreciation for the hardships and sufferings yon are enduring for us. We pray to God that Lie in His infinite mercy will one day soon renew that peace, happi¬ ness and sense of security that once were yours and ours. May your efforts to restore order once more to a misguided world be realized, so help ns Cod! May God be with yon and keep you His!”