Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Cast in enduring bronze, the well loved statue of saintly Bishop Mathias Loras epitomizes the Christian spirit that has characterized the life of the school he founded one hundred and eight years ago. Through years of sunshine and years of shadow, successfully weathering many a storm and many a crisis, Loras Col¬ lege looks to the future, pursuing goals more lofty than the supernal reaches to which she has climbed in the past. Throughout the years she has been favored with instructors and administrators who have imbued Loras- men with the fine gold of the Holy Faith, who have realized the eminence of the mind and the immortality of the soul, who have trained the young men placed in their trust in the qualities essential to the Christian gentleman and scholar. Over the college which bears his name Bishop Loras raises his hand in solemn bene¬ diction, that what has gone before may continue to grow and prosper under the blessing of the Source of all knowledge, to Whom he dedicated his talents and life.