Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Through Him, With Him, and in Him, is to you almighty Father all honor and glory, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. OPENING MASS Rev. Edmund Kurth, head of Economics, gave the sermon at the opening Mass of the Holy Spirit. The school year was officially opened with the traditional opening Mass of the Holy Spirit on September 17. The Mass, held as last year, in the Fieldhouse instead of St. Raphaels Cathedral, was celebrated by the Rev. Charles Lang, Chemistry. Father Lang a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, was ardained in June of 1965 and came to Loras diiecth ifter ordination. The Mass was a High Mass, in English, with the hymns sung by all the assembled students and facu t . Rev. Edmund Kurth, Economics, delivered the sermon to the assembled Lorasmen. Fr. Kurth emphasized the goals of Loras to turn out u ucaki nen. not merely men stuffed with knowledge but ,-ulv educated men. He stated that an essential aim f the Loras program was to give the men of Loras a Christian education, in order that they might be a „ree for influencing the world as a whole by carrying Christian principles into the world with them, into U bli 15

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REGISTRATION “Scott!” “Shoop!” “Mulhall!” “Murray!” Mr. Noonan calls out the names and one by one the mem¬ bers of the group are gathered in the lobby of the li¬ brary move forward to get their registration permits and begin once more the sometimes frustrating process of officially becoming Loras Students. They already have their multitude of cards and if they ve been through it before, they wisely have them filled out as completely as possible beforehand. If not. “Last name, first name, middle initial.” “Dubuque address, Home address, Parents’ name and address.” “Hometown paper, Family Doctor, Parish priest.” Once the cards are full, the table hopping begins. Let’s see now: English, theology, math, chemistry. “Oh for cryin’ out loud, where’s the chemistry table?” “Sorry, that section’s full.” “Do you have the pre¬ requisites?” “Give me any section but Mr.-, 1 hear lie’s really poor and I sure don’t want him.” “Oil, really? Do you know who I am.” “Not Mr. -?” “Uh huh, and all the sections seem to be full but mine.” Go through the line. Drop this card here and that one there. The final line. “That’ll be $847.50. Do you want to pay it now or have it sent home?” “Send it home.” And then it’s all over for another semester. And you’re in. Good Luck! 14 Let ' s see here. English, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10. Math, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10. Theology, Wednesday and Friday at 10. Oh, for cryin ' out loud. Now what?

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Now when I was going to Loras . . . Members of the Loras Parents ' Club pose at their annual meeting. PARENTS DAY An all time record crowd of some 1400 people attended the annual Loras College Parent’s Day program Sunday, October 17. To begin the day’s activities, Msgr. Friedl cele¬ brated Mass for the assembled guests and preached a sermon on the aims and goals of Loras to give its students a truly whole education, a truly whole education, a Christian education. Msgr. Foley wel¬ comed the guests with a short talk describing the college and its various programs, academic, expan¬ sion, financial etc. He later spoke briefly at the meeting of the Loras Parent’s Club. Parents and guests of Loras were served dinner at a buffet luncheon in the Loras Dining Hall. The day’s activities included a faculty uccption, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Fr. Sullivan an organ recital by Fr. Carman, and the traditiona excursion boat trip by paddle wheel steamer on the Mississippi. The faculty reception gave parents and faculty members a chance to meet with each other and gave the parents a chance for a greater insight into the operation of Loras. Fr. Carman’s concert in Christ the King Chapel was three part program which included music from the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. 1 he three selections were: Chorale in A Minor, by Cesar Franck; Sonate II, by Paul Hindemith; and Sonata; I he Ninty-Fourth Psalm, by Julius Reubke 16