Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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TO BECOME... LEADERS OF MEN. The Lorasman is well trained in a par- ticular field of endeavor; this field will be his profession. Leadership in this area will be expected of him, for through his education he is a qualitatively better man. Yet, in the world our graduate will find his ideals and basic convictions constantly ignored or assailed. The college life has prepared him for this, however, through a disciplined approach to the liberal arts and sciences. In fact, the main goal ol his education has been to produce the whole man, the good man, who has a com- prehensive view of reality. As a leader it will be part of his duty to purge the world of its materialistic out- look. He will probably not go about this in any grandiose or evangelistic way. His very life will be his weapon. For the matrix that nourishes his everyday life is enriched with the Christian ideals of truth, love, and justice. It seems simple, but we know life is difficult. Our graduate must be patient, persevering and prudent. Our graduate must be idealistic. Thus New- man outlines the goal of college training: It aims at raising the intellectual tone of society. at cultivating the publie mind, at purifying the national tastes, at supplying true principles to popular enthusiasm and fixed aims to popular aspiration, at giving enlargement and sobricty to the ideas of the age, at facilitating the exercise of political power and refining the intercourse of private life 14

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MORALLY | Indoors and outdoors, spiritually and bodily, Lorasmen prepare for the future during their college life. A solid base of moral values and physical stamina will serve well in the life in the world. AND PHYSICALLY ...

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e NS This is how the Leras stage appeared before the remodeling was done to accommodate the Dubuque centennial pageant, Hid Battlements, in 1938. A few years ago the auditorium was completely restyled. DEDICATION ач Бон is е word. As it takes letters to make the word, it takes peo i i erc people to give life It has been fifty years since the Loras Col- lege Players began the tradition which has become So much a part of our campus. In fifty years, four men have contributed their best in making the name of Loras Col- lege Players synonymous with excellence. Seeking the highest standards of the theatre, these men have guided the dramatic pro- ductions to their successful conclusions, giving the members of the college something of which they could be consistently proud. These men, with the charity of those who donated their time and talents, have made it their duty to bring the finest of drama to life on the stage of St. Joseph's Auditorium. The words of Shakespeare, Shaw or Thornton Wilder can mean nothing to the play-goer unless there are actors to speak them, and directors to shape the movement and sound into meaning. The Rev. I. J. Semper shepherded the players into their new home when St. Joseph's Audi- torium was opened in 1910. But it wasn't until the Rev. E. J. O'Hagen became director that women appeared on the Loras stage, and new scenery was built for individual produc- tions. The Rev. G. A. Stemm introduced the use of flexible lighting to the Loras campus and also produced the spectacular Dubuque centennial pageant, Hid Batilements, writien by the Rev. James J. Donohue. The culmination of these contributions, since each has lent its impression on the following productions, has been seen in our own day. The Rev. Karl G. Schroeder has assimilated the lessons of the past and introduced his own idea of what college theater should be, with his biennial Shakespearian production, the latest from Broadway and the famous spring musical, all brushed up and freshened with the latest lighting equipment and staging tech- niques. The progress has been steady and monumental. The old members might not recognize St. Joseph's stage for it has come a long way since the above picture was taken but they would certainly recognize the same spirit of dedication which has kept the Players alive for fifty years. So we would like to thank them, not only for the opportunity they have presented to the student audiences for broadening their knowledge of the world of letters and dramatic art, but also for the students who have worked on the stage and back in the wings and are so much richer for their first-hand knowledge of what co-operation can accomplish. There is no way of adequately saying thank you and happy golden anniversary. The stu- dents can only offer this book in partial ful- fillment of their appreciation and debt.