Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 220 of the 1968 volume:

LORAS COLLEGE LIBRARY, 3 0051 00226 3363 W i f J L, J.jBl 1 v PURGOLD 19 h: ' V N ' . ' vV ,., -0.;. ; : ' 5 S--T - • ■ -T - r . 3 ■ ' ' a. ' ■ - Introduction As the official history of Loras College, the “Purgold chronicles in its pages the events and activities which make up the lives of the members of this community. In reflecting Loras College this year, the “Pur¬ gold’ mirrors a community in the process of signif¬ icant change and growth. The inauguration of a new President, the first practical results of the Tri- College Consortium, and the initiation of an exten¬ sive curriculum evaluation program are major mani¬ festations of change; less apparent but of great im¬ portance are additions in faculty, alternations with¬ in departments, and the increasing excitement and challenge of student life at Loras. The history of Loras College is shaped by the diversity of the interests and involvements of those who compose the community, and is recorded in these pages, where, perhaps, something of the seri¬ ousness, something of the sparkle, the shared experi¬ ence-responsibility and pleasure—are to be found. PURGOLD CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION. 9 ACADEMICS. 25 “THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE” ... 97 ACTIVITIES.105 ATHLETICS.145 ASSOCIATIONS.169 Introduction. Dedication .. Service Award. Spirit Award. Time Capsule. Index. Editor’s Note. 1968 LORAS COLLEGE LIBRARY LORAS COLLEGE DUBUQUE, IA 52004-0178 CREDITS Editor-in-Chief DANIEL D. DRISCOLL Associate Editors THOMAS A. KEMPA THOMAS F. SULLIVAN Technical Assistant ALLEN J. FRANTZEN Assistant Editors LARRY ]. WHITE THOMAS W. WELCH Co-Ordinator of Photography BRUCE G. SCHERMERHORN Moderator REV. EDWARD P. SULLIVAN Dean of Student Affairs CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Dan Driscoll Rev. Cyril Reilly Jim Englander James Shaffer Links Studio Bruce Sellermerhorn Joe Mausser Bill Schrier COVERS S. K. Smith Co. Chicago, Illinois Design — Dan Driscoll PRINTING Tel Graphics East Dubuque, Illinois BINDING Boehm Bindery Milwaukee, Wisconsin DEDICATION The 1968 “Purgold” is dedicated to Rev. Karl G. Schroeder in recognition of the distinguished career he has made of serving the Loras community. His is a long association with the College. Father Schroeder graduated from Loras in 1930, and returned to join the faculty in 1938, having studied four years at the University of Louvain, Belgium, where he was ordained in 1934. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Oxford University in 1938 and an Oxon Master’s degree in 1942. He was named chairman of the Department of English in 1955 and this year resigned from that post. Perhaps the most apparent of Father Schroeder’s contributions to this institution is his work with the Loras College Players, the theatre group he has directed for twenty-nine years. The Loras Players is thought to be the oldest amateur theatre group in Iowa; its established reputation, in a major way, is due to Father Schroeder’s effort and imagination, to his sense of theatre and his sincerity of purpose. Certainly as significant is his work as chairman of the Department of English and as a teacher. During thirty years on the faculty he has shared his interests outside as well as within the classroom, for he is an educator, concerned with informing students and helping to shape their lives. In the course of a lifetime devoted to an institution, a man contributes more than hard work toward the improvement of that institution: he also contributes a spirit of sacrifice and service. Father Schroeder has dedicated his life to this institution, and in so doing has paid Loras College a great tribute. Loras College “ENTER TO LEARN 1 tTj X ' r - v4 -v. He ml‘If Jr | i 1 : ■ JPf 1 1 ' Kg llm ffl 1 ■ IMI 1 ■ : L .Ik S i ' W. Vk Wa V LEARN TO SERVE” SERVICE AWARD In the interest of recognizing significant contribu¬ tions to the Loras College community, the 1968 “Purgold” has, this year, established the “Purgold” Service Award. Hoping that this award will, like the “Purgold” Spirit Award, become a tradition here at Loras, the 1968 Purgold” Service Award is this year awarded to those members of the clergy who have contributed to the liturgical renewal within the Loras College community. Though the vanguard of the new liturgy, to whom this award goes, has initiated the renewal, all con¬ cerned and dedicated members of the community arc to be congratulated for their part in establishing a more meaningful worship and a fuller understanding of Christianity. With the future hidden, the many strides yet to be made endure as a challenge to all concerned Christians of the community. We were fluttering, wandering, longing creatures a thousand years before the sea and the wind in the forest gave us words. Now how can ice express the ancient of days in us with only the sounds of our yesterdays. Gibran 6 Awards 1968 SPIRIT AWARD The 1968 “Purgold” Spirit Award is this year given to Alpha Phi Omega in recognition of the organiza¬ tion’s commitment to provoking action within the Loras College community. Over the years, APO has staged various campus activities as well as concerning itself with serving the college. While providing ushers for various campus events, this year APO produced the Sneak Prevue program “Enter the Young.” The accomplishments of Alpha Phi Omega must engender the respect and admiration of all dedicated Lorasmen. Organizations of thi s caliber are essential to the life of the community. : L He xcho has not iy the spirit of his age, lias all the [ -i • if misery of it. PI lS- V? : ■ Voltaire 1 7 E | t Administration In the photograph above, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Doiance • , (left) appears to be giving a last word of advice to newly inangun President Driscoll before leaving the office he held roi a ec ‘ A Looking on is Dr. Gaylord Couchman (right) formei: Piesi en the University of Dubuque and now a member of the Du nique . Council. r i 11( , e . This photo catches the administration in a moment o £ , ’ a moment when Loras College transfers the power of its lugnesr office On the following pages is found the story of the events of augui ation Weekend 1967, another chapter in the history of Un § Few events of the 1967-68 academic year will effe £ communitv, in the years to come, as will the change m admmistiation. 9 Loras College C r I he Most Reverend JAMES J. BYRNE, S.T.D. Archbishop of Dubuque Chancellor 10 Administration The Rt. Rev. Msgr. JUSTIN A. DRISCOLL, Pli.D. President 11 Pff L Lords College GERARD B. NOONAN, M.A. Registrar RT. REV. MSGR. FRANCIS P. FRIEDL, Ph.D. Executive Vice-President Dean of Studies CHARLES D. McCORMICK, B.A. Assistant Business Manager CLARENCE T. O ' DOWD, B.A. Vice-President for Business Affairs ■12 Administration .vi. DAVID A. LOCHER, M.A.L.S. Librarian ROBERT F. KLEIN, M.S.L.S. Assistant Librarian REV. WILLIAM P. LEONARD, M.A. Rector of St. Pius X Seminary REV. JOHN J. PITZEN, M.A. Spiritual Director 13 Loras College REV. EDWARD P. SULLIVAN, M.A. Dean for Student Affairs REV. EUGENE C. KUTSCH, M.S. Dean of Men GEORGE A. FREUND, B.A. Director of Public Relations THOMAS G. GOODMAN, B.A. Assistant Director of Public Relations 14 Administration REV. CHARLES W. WHALEN, M.A. Secretary of Endowment Fund JOHN E. COE, M.A. Director of Athletics JOHN J. PLAMONDON, M.A. Director of Placement Bureau MRS. DAVID BURKART, R.N. Nurse Loras College Tlie weekend of October 20-22, 1967 marked yet another milestone in the life of the Loras College community. This Inauguration Weekend provided another chapter in the history of an ever-changing Loras. At 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 20, in excess of two hundred college representatives and delegates, representing educational offices and organizations from all parts of the eoun- try, gathered in the Fieldhouse to take part in the inauguration of the lit. Rev. Msgr. Justin Albert Driscoll, Ph.D., as the nineteenth Presi¬ dent of Loras College. Also in attendance were the members of the three segments of the Loras community—administration, faculty, and students. 10 Inauguration Weekend 1 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis P. Friedl acted as Master of Ceremonies for the Inauguration Program while Gaylord M. Couchman, newly retired President of the University of Dubuque, delivered the Invocation. Mr. Joseph Beisenstein, Student Senate President, then delivered the Loras Student Body ' s message of congratulation to Monsignor Driscoll. In his message. President Beisenstein stressed the need for communication between all segments of the community. Representing the Loras Faculty, Mr. Vaughn Cayman extended congratulations to Loras new President and assured him that members of the faculty were prepared to co¬ operate in any effort directed at academic ex¬ cellence. Pictured above is Dr. Couchman. To the left is Senate President Beisenstein. 17 Lords College Following a brief congratulatory message by Mayor Richard Ludwig of Dubuque, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dorance V. Foley, retired President, passed the mace (symbol of the Presidential Office) to the Most Reverend James J. Byrne who in turn presented it to Monsignor Driscoll. As the nineteenth President of Loras Col¬ lege, Monsignor Driscoll then proceeded to deliver his Inaugural Address. President Dris¬ coll spoke of the commitments of this com¬ munity while emphasizing Loras’ commitment to faith. In the course of his address, Monsignor Driscoll spoke of the need of church-related colleges for financial aid so that diversity within the community can be maintained. “But diversity is a value in education only if differ¬ ent schools exist and flourish, only if they are encouraged and assisted,” he said. President Driscoll proclaimed that, “Loras College is dedicated to truth. It seeks to widen the horizons of man and the beauty of the uni¬ verse. It claims no monopoly on truth, but it has a vital interest in all truth: in the worlds dust as well as in man’s destiny; in mans rea¬ son as well as in God’s mystery. “The college should he in the world but not of it. It is a vantage point, not a billboard, a house of intellect through whose wide u indou s the tur¬ moil and the violence of even this vio¬ lent age can be appraised on prin- ciples more lasting than the shifting pgssions of the how. ' Monsignor Jusin A. Driscoll Inaugural Address 1967 18 Inauguration Weekend As a part of the Inauguration Ceremonies, Loras College awarded twelve honorary degrees. Awards were made by the Most Rev. James J. Byrne, Archbishop of Dubuque, as follows. CITATIONS SR. MARY BENEDICT PHELAN, B.V.M. Doctor of Letters L. A. VAN DYKE Doc tor of Letters THOMAS J. COOGAN v Doctor of Science GEORGE N. SCHULTE Doctor of Science THOMAS F. THORNTON, JR. Doctor of Science JOHN C. CULVER Doc tor of Laws NORMAN A. DU KETTE Doctor of Laws PETER FITZPATRICK Doctor of Laws MILTON L. KAPP Doctor of Laws JACK MILLER Doctor of Laics FRANCIS J. O’CONNOR Doctor of Laws FRANCIS L. SAMPSON Doctor of I.atcs 19 Loras College Among those receiving honorary degrees at the Inauguration Ceremonies were Sr. Mary Benedict Phelan, President of Clarke College here in Dubuque, and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. George N. Shulte of Loras. Monsignor Shulte is a graduate of Loras College and has devoted his life to this insti¬ tution. Under his administration, the Depart¬ ment of Chemistry rose to a position of undis¬ puted excellence. In h o n o ring Monsignor Schulte with the degree Doctor of Science, the Loras community expresses its gratitude for his diligent efforts toward realizing academic excellence. Also receiving an honorary degree on In¬ auguration Day was the honorable Jack Miller, United States Senator from Iowa. lie is seen speaking with the Most Rev. James J. Byrne in the photo to the right. Pictured above are Sr. Mary Benedict Phelan and Monsignor George N. Schulte receiving their degrees from Archbishop Byrne. 20 Inauguration eckcncl In conjunction with the Inauguration Day activities, an Academic Symposium was held in the Loras College Fieldhouse. First to speak was Rev. Andrew M. Greeley (upper left) of the University of Chicago. Father Greeley spoke of love and its place in the academic community. His observations were as amusing as informative. Father Greeley’s program was entitled, “The Student, Learning and Life. Next to take the podium was Dr. Franklin H. Littell, Ph.D., (above), with a lecture called, “The Christian and His Education.” Following Dr. Littell was Congressman John C. Culver (left) speaking on “Education for the World of Tomorrow.” The Academic Symposium was a highlight of Inauguration Weekend and was attended by all segments of the academic community as well as citizens of the surrounding area. 21 Loras College The events of Saturday, October 21, were scheduled as part of Loras’ Alumni Day. Ac¬ tivities included campus tours, swimming, so¬ cial gatherings, and an Alumni Dinner. The following day brought hundreds of Lorasmen and their families to the campus in joint observation of the Presidential Inaugur¬ ation and Parents Day. The day’s activities began with a Mass in the Fieldhouse con- celebrated by the Most Rev. James J. Byrne, Archbishop of Dubuque, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Justin A. Driscoll, Loras President, and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis P. Friedl, Executive Vice President of Loras. After Mass, tours of the Loras campus were made while parents gathered to take part in the dedication of three new campus facilities. Archbishop Byrne blessed Binz Hall, Heitkamp Memorial Planetarium, and San Jose Natator- ium during the morning. At noon, a buffet luncheon was held for Lorasmen and their parents in the East Dormi¬ tory dining room. The days activities were climaxed by a concert in the Loras College Fieldhouse featuring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt. This concert ended the weekend’s fes¬ tivities. 22 ! Inauguration Weekend Displays such as the one above weie - ns in decorating auguration Weekend. The students s P aK , above was placed the residence halls for the occasion. The display at by the students atop East Dormitory. The efforts of students and faculty in aknig Inaugiirahon Weekend a success set the tone for years to come that October weekend marked a turning P°n college nuinity; another chapter in the history of Iowa s oldest colleg • Faculty LESTER M. BECKER, M.A. Chairman Professor of Accounting ACCOUNTING The Accounting Department, headed by Mr. Lest¬ er Becker with Mr. Robert Pommerieh and Mr. David puff assisting, stresses accuracy and efficiency with a firm foundation in business statistics, finance, and economics. Founded in 1946, the Department holds its classes in St. Joseph’s Hall. The forthcoming merger with Business Administration and Economics will result in reorganization of the Department’s functions ROBERT POMMERICH, M.B.A. Assistant Professor of Accounting and elimination of time-consuming overlap of activity among the three departments. The Accounting Department’s curriculum includes cost accounting, auditing and income tax, as well as study methods to control appropriations and expen¬ ditures in governmental units, hospitals and education¬ al institutions. Budgeting and financial reports are included in the mangerial accounting course. DAVID C. PUFF, M.A. Assistant Professor of Accounting 25 Lords College REV. EDWARD P. SULLIVAN, M.A. Chairman Associate Professor of Art ART In guiding students planning futures in art, the members of the Art Department develop creativity and improve individual technique through the rudi¬ ments of dexterity and media manipulation. The Department, headed by Rev. Edward Sullivan, is located in the lower level of Beckman Hall. Classes are arranged by the instructors to afford pupils a maximum of personal attention and supervision. A projection room housing over fifteen thousand slides JAMES F. LYNESS, M.F.A. Instructor of Art supplements art courses in the ancient, medieval. Renaissance and modern periods. In the twenty four years of its existence, the De¬ partment has acquired facilities for working in most major areas, including sculpture. Every art major works on approximately 120 projects in his Loras years, and displays the best of these in his senior art show. These exhibits are held in Wahlert Memorial Library throughout the year. james McDermott, b.a. Instructor of Art 26 Faculty JOSEPH E. KAPLER, Ph.D. Chairman Associate Professor of Biology BIOLOGY This year Dr. Joseph E. Kapler assumed chairman¬ ship of the Biology Department, succeeding Rev. Warren Nye. The Department is in the second year of its curriculum revision; goals of the revision are to provide better balance between zoology and botony courses, to modernize the curriculum, and to promote greater flexibility so students may concentrate readily in a particular field of interest. REV. WARREN E. NYE, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Rev. Lazarus Maeior left the Department this year, and Mr. Donald Burton joined the staff. Members of the Department published several studies this year: Dr. John Bamrick published a paper in The Journal of Invertebrate Pathology; Dr. Edward Cawley pub¬ lished in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sci¬ ence; and Dr. Kapler published a study in the Journal of Economic Entomology . JAMES F. BAMRICK, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology 27 Loras College EDWARD T. CAWLEY, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology DONALD L. BURTON, M.A. Instructor of Biology THOMAS P. NAUMAN, M.A. Instructor of Biology 28 Faculty FRANCIS J. NOONAN, M.A. Chairman Professor of Business Administration BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The Department of Business Administration will combine with the Departments of Accounting and Economics for the fall term of 1968. Mr. Francis Noon¬ an completes his term as Chairman of the Depart¬ ment of Business Administration this year. The Bus¬ iness Department is but seven years old; in the period since its establishment it has added much new equip¬ ment, and with its merger into the Division of Busi¬ ness, new resources and facilities will continue to ex¬ pand the educational range and depth of the Depart¬ ment. The Department offers practical courses which offset the liability of the college student s inexper¬ ience in the business world by providing him with a firm conceptual background. Business statistics, finance and marketing are basic courses designed to familiarize the Business major with the rudimentary processes of measurement and principle. Business law and management are applica¬ tion courses which analyze contracts and probe em¬ ployer-employee relationships. Equipped with a fundamental knowledge in the disciplines of the business world, the majors in the Business Department are, with experience, able to adjust to the business routine and deal with the problems of white collar and production work. 29 Loras College ROBERT POM MERICH, M.B.A. Assistant Professor of Business Administration MICHAEL A. STAPLETON, LL.B. Instructor of Business Administration WILLIAM CONZETT, J.D. Instructor of Business Administration MATHEW J. HABERKORN, B.S Instructor of Business Administration 30 Faculty KENNETH W. KRAUS, Ph.D. Chairman Associate Professor of Chemistry CHEMISTRY This year marks the final year of Dr. Kenneth Kraus’ chairmanship of the Department of Chemistry. The Department has acquired extensive new equip¬ ment, including precision devices such as the electro- balance and an atomic absorption unit. The Depart¬ ment has received several sizeable grants from General Electric and the National Science Foundation. The Chemistry Department has come a long way since it be gan functioning as a separate academic RT. REV. MSGR. GEORGE N. SCHULTE, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry organ in 1932. One of its most consistent and out¬ standing contributions has been in the area of under¬ graduate research programs. Currently involved in such a program are four Lorasmen who, under the direction of Rev. Charles Lang, are probing enzyme substructure. A number of the Department ' s faculty arc now engaged in projects supported by the Na¬ tional Science Foundation Program and other or¬ ganizations in the field. REV. ROBERT J. DOLTER, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry 31 Loras College FLORIAN STORK, M.S. Professor of Chemistry REV. CHARLES E. LANG, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry I 32 Faculty REV. J. KENNETH DOWNING, Ph.D. Chairman Professor of Classical Languages CLASSICAL LANGUAGES The Department of Classical Languages has been a part of Loras College since the institution was founded in 1839. Latin and Greek were in an earlier day considered a necessary ingredient in the back¬ ground of all college graduates, and this was es¬ pecially true at Loras, whose first five students were candidates for the priesthood. Today, a workable knowledge of classical languages is still beneficial to a liberal arts student. Proficiency in this field en¬ hances the student’s vocabulary, since many terms used in arts and sciences can be better understood by looking at the classical roots such terms often stem from. Latin and Greek are needed by those studying for the priesthood and assist those who have taken a serious interest in ecclesiastical and secular aspects of Western culture. The Department, under the chairmanship of Rev. J. Kenneth Downing, helps fill the steady need for teachers of Latin and Greek. In terms of national percentages, the number of students of classical languages continues to decline, but the demand for teachers in the classics has not decreased. Such varied subjects as Greek and Roman Civiliza¬ tion, Medieval Hymns, and Roman Drama are in¬ cluded in the Loras classics curriculum. Of course, the famous scholars of antiquity, from Homer and Ovid in literature to Plato and Augustine in philoso¬ phy. are translated, analyzed, and discussed. 33 Loras College REV. WILLIAM G. MOST, Ph.D. Professor of Classical Languages REV. WILFRED C. JOHANNES Ph D Associate Professor of Classical Languages ' REV. NEIL W. TOBIN, Ph.D. Instructor of Classical Language ELMER V. MICHELS, M.A. Instructor of Classical Language 34 Faculty REV. EDMUND A. KURTH, Ph.D. Chairman Professor of Economics ECONOMICS Because the Department of Economics will merge with the Business and Accounting Departments next fall, Rev. Edmund Kurth serves as the Economics Department’s last chairman. The Department, which dates to the 1920’s, takes part in the merger in the interest of the efficiency and improvement of education. A student will still he able to choose Economics as his exclusive major. Among the facilities available to students of economics is the Seminar Room in St. Joseph’s H all, complete with calculators, reference material, and graduate school information. Audio-visual instruc¬ tion and tape recordings are useful to complement classroom lectures. Father Kurth is President of the Catholic Economic Association, and addressed the group during its Wash¬ ington, D. C. convention. The text of his speech, “Social Implications of United States Manpower Train¬ ing Programs, has been published in the association’s journal. Review of Social Economy. In late February a special election was held by the ' three merging departments of Accounting, Bus¬ iness Administration, and Economics. In that election the members of the three departments voted Rev. Edmund A. Kurth to head the new division of bus¬ iness. Father Kurth will assume his duties beginning July 1. 1968. FRANCIS J. NOONAN, M.A. Professor of Business Administration 35 DONALD J. SCHNEIDER, M.S. Associate Professor of Economics VICTOR SPRENGELMEYER, LL.B. Instructor of Economics GEORGE GIANNAKOUROS, B.A. Instructor of Economics Lows College 36 Faculty DONALD D. ROSS, Ed.D. Chairman Assistant Professor of Education EDUCATION The Education Department lias expanded to a six-man faculty and has increased the number of courses the Department offers as well. Formerly, the Department forwarded transcripts of its majors to the State Department of Public Instruction; the Department now decides for itself if a student is entitled to a teaching certificate. Under the leadership of Dr. Donald Ross, the REV. WILLIAM P. LEONARD, M.A. Assistant Professor of Education Department has added a Placement Service in order to provide maximum opportunities for Loras grad¬ uates; during their Loras years, education majors may join the Student Iowa State Educational Association. The Department has also added a graduate program, and instructors can pursue a Masters degree in Administration, Guidance and Counseling. Loras has awarded sixteen Masters degrees in the last two years. ANTON J. SLECHTICKY, M.A. Assistant Professor of Education 37 Loras College JAMES G. SMARJESSE, M.A. Assistant Professor of Education ELMER V. MICHELS, M.A. Instructor of Education JEROME F. BECKMAN, Ed.S. Instructor of Education 38 Faculty CORWIN A. HELLMER, M.S. Chairman Assistant Professor of Engineering ENGINEERING Mr. Corwin Hellmcr is acting chairman of the Engineering Department, replacing Rev. Stanley Hayek, who is on leave for graduate study in mathe¬ matics at the University of Iowa. Loras encourages engineering students to follow a 3 2 program of study, which enables them to pro¬ cure their major degree in engineering as well as a Bachelor’s degree from the liberal arts curriculum. DONALD I. MANOR, B.S. Instructor of Engineering The Engineering Department has existed as such since 1944. Now, in addition to standard engineering coursework, the Department offers an introductory course in computer programming. The course in¬ cludes basic concepts of flow charting and the FORTRAN technique. In view of the increasing importance of cybernetics, the course is considered a great asset to the Engineering Department. KENNETH O. SWITZER, M.S. Instructor of Engineering 39 Loras College REV. KARL G. SCHROEDER, M.A. (Oxon) Chairman Professor of English ENGLISH Rev. Karl G. Schroeder resigned this year as Chairman of the English Department after holding this position for twelve years. In a departmental elec- FRANCIS C. LEHNER, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English tion held on February 22, Dr. Francis C. Lehner was named to succeed Father Schroeder. Dr. Lehner has been a member of the Loras faculty since 1955 Father Schroeder, amid his other duties as chair¬ man of the Department, has been dramatic director of the Loras Players for twenty-nine years. Since 1963, Dr. Lehner has held the editorship of the Delta Epsilon Sigma Bulletin, a publication of the National Scholastic Honor Society with its headquarters at Loras. In December, the Catholic World published a poem of Dr. Lehner ' s entitled “The Year Was Nudg¬ ing December.” Another of his poems is to be printed in the third issue of the Tulsa Poetry Quarterly. Rev. Cyril A. Reilly has published a number of liturgical hymns for the Archdiocese of Dubuque and elsewhere. His popular ‘We Long for You, C) Lord” is included in the Book of Catholic Worship, Our Parish Prays and Sings, and three other national hymnals. Rev. Daniel J. Rogers has experimented with an unannounced testing program during the second semestci. Lather Rogers has been instrumental in promoting the system on the Loras College campus. 40 Faculty REV. CYRIL A. REILLY, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English REV. DANIEL J. ROGERS, Ph.D. Ass sfanf Professor of English JOSEPH P. SGAMMATO, M.A. Assistant Professor of English JOHN F. KENNEDY, M.A. Instructor of English 41 Lows College THOMAS G. GOODMAN, B.A. Instructor of English MARY L. IMHOFF, B.A. Special Instructor of English ALMA A. KRUSE, B.A. Special Instructor of English HELEN D. ROWAN, B.A. Special Instructor of English MAURICE COUTOURIER, Licentiate Visiting Instructor of English 42 Faculty THOMAS E. AUGE, Ph.D. Chairman Associate Professor of History HISTORY Dr. Thomas Auge this year was elected chairman of the Loras Department of History, succeeding Dr. Robert L. Brady. Dr. Auge has taught at Loras eight years. The History Department faculty is composed of many specialists, and this year was joined by Mr. Peter Lallas, whose special field of interest is modem RICHARD G. BALFE, Ph.D. Associate Professor of History European diplomatic history. Returning to the History Department faculty this year was Rev. James J. Zatko, who was on a leave of absence during the first semester to do research in Europe. Father Zatko this year published his latest work, The Valley of Silence : Catholic Thought in Contemporary Poland. JAMES A. WHITE, Ph.D. Associate Professor of History 43 Loras College REV. WILLIAM W. WILKIE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History REV. JAMES ZATKO, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History THOMAS W. HURM, M.A. Instructor of History PETER S. LALLAS, M.A. Instructor of History Faculty REV. LOUIS E. ERNSDORFF, M.S. Chairman Professor of Mathematics MATHEMATICS Under the chairmanship of Rev. Louis Ernsdorff, the Mathematics Department is centcied in Hennessj Hall. The Department faculty was joined this year by Dr. Dennis G. Zill, who received his doctorate degree from the University of Iowa in 1967. Two members of the Department’s faculty are on leave for graduate study. They are Rex. Raymond J. Collins, who is working in mathematieal analysis at the University of Minnesota, and Rev. Stanley J. Hayek, who is attending the University of Iowa. Another member of the Mathematics faculty, Rev. John Friedell, currently holds the Vice-Chairmanship of the Iowa Section of the Mathematieal Association of America. LAWRENCE A. HART, M.S. Associate Professor of Mathematics 45 Loras College o REV. JOHN C. FRIEDELL, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mathematics DENNIS G. ZILL, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mathematics CLETUS P. JANIKOWSKI, M.A. Instructor of Mathematics 46 Faculty JOHN C. IRELAN, M.A. Chairman Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Newly elected chairman ot the Department of Modern horcign Languages is Mr. John C. lrelan. The Department, a consolidation ot the modern language divisions formed in 1964, this year added four new teachers to its faculty. Participating in the Visiting Professor Program, also begun in 1964, are Mr. Karl-1 Icin Stoll, from the University of the Saar; Miss Paloma Gascon Vera, from the University of Madrid, and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Coutourier, from tlu University of Angers. An innovation in the operation of the Department ' s instructional facilities is the installation of the Inter¬ national Student Outer in Ilenion Manor. The Center will be used as a seminar and reading room; the De¬ partment prefers to have only foreign languages spoken by those who are using the Centers facilities. One of the Department ' s faculty, Dr. Edward Schuster, published a number of articles this year. Among these articles were ‘‘Christian Perfection and the Presence ' printed in Cro ss and Crotcn , and “The Institutional Challenge and “Law and the New Barbarians, published in Social Justice Review. Dr. Schuster also presented a paper on social reform in Mexico to the Wisconsin Council of Latin Americanists; the work has been accepted for publi¬ cation by The Catholic V orhl. 47 Loras College REV. ANDREW J. CREIGHTON, Ph.D. Professor of Modern Foreign Languages W. JAMES LE BLANC, M.A. Asso. Prof, of Modern Foreign Languages REV. PAUL H. RASTATTER, Ph.D. Asst. Prof, of Modern Foreign Languages EDWARD J. SCHUSTER, Ph.D. Professor of Modern Foreign Languages JEROME G. PRENDERGAST, M.A. Asso. Prof, of Modern Foreign Languages YVONNE COUTURIER, Cert. Eng. Fr. Lit. Instructor of Modern Foreign Languages 48 Faculty PIERRE LA ROCQUE, M.A. Instructor of Modern Foreign Languages JAMES P. VARELA, J.D. Instructor of Modern Foreign Languages EMILIO MARCOS, J.D. Instructor of Modern Foreign Languages WILLIAM A. WERA, M.A. Instructor of Modern Foreign Languages KARL-HEINZ STOLL, Staatsexamen Visiting Inst, of Modern Foreign Languages PALOMA GASCON VERA, Licentiate Visiting Inst, of Modern Foreign Languages 49 Loras College REV. ALBERT L. CARMAN, M.A. Chairman Assistant Professor of Music MUSI C The Department of Music is directed by Rev. Albert L. Carman; he instructs in musical theory and keyboard instruments. Assisting Father Carmen are Mr. John Lease, chorus and voice, and Mr. George Lazanas, Band Director and teacher of music history and wind instruments. Mr. Lazanas returned to the Loras faculty after a eai s absence for doctoral work in Musicology at the University of Wisconsin. He is pictured here in band rehearsal. Mr. Lazanas has revived the Colleg¬ ium Musicum, a small organization of musicians dedi¬ cated to performing little-known music; the Collegium was established by Mr. Lazanas in 1962. Under Mr. Lazanas’ direction, the Loras band became known as the Concert ind Ensemble, per¬ mitting the organization a wider choice of repertoire. GEORGE LAZANAS, M.Mus.Ed. Assistant Professor of Music 50 Faculty JOHN LEASE, B.M.E. Special Instructor of Music LOUIS F, FAUTSCH Jr., B.A. Special Instructor of Music 51 Loras Csollege REV. ANTHONY J. LANG, Ph.D. Chairman Associate Professor of Philosophy PHILOSOPHY The Department of Philosophy this year was joined by three new members, Mr. Hugh Nocton, Mr. Phillip Yannarella, and Mr. William Young. The Department is directed by Rev. Anthony Lang. Members of the Department made many contribu¬ tions to the intellectual life of Loras College this year. Rev. Theodore Scharle presented a paper on The Operational Definition of Liberal Arts as the Term Applies to Loras College before the school year ope -lied, and to a faculty meeting iter delivered division. the work to the sophomore honois discussions, Mr. Hugh Nocton moderated t� o d the first at Clarke, common h sccom l was Christianity in the modern wort. Hall discussion of Black Power held m Lounge. LAWRENCE P. MORAN, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Philosophy ruennnRE SCHARLE, Pt. D. 52 Faculty REV. HILARY L. BURKE, M.A. Instructor of Philosophy HUGH J. NOCTON, M.A. Instructor of Philosophy PHILIP YANNARELLA, M.A. Instructor of Philosophy WILLIAM W. YOUNG, M.A. Instructor of Philosophy 53 Loras College ALPHONSE A. SCHRAMM, M.A. Chairman Professor of Physical Education PHYSICAL EDUCATION Pictured here is the San Jose Natatorium, a com¬ plex of swimming and handball facilities formally dedicated this year. With the addition of the pool, the Physical Education Department has incorporated a swimming program into its curriculum. The Depart¬ ment is under the direction of Mr. Alphonse Schramm, who also organizes the colleges extensive intramural program. This year more than 80% of the student body participated in at least one intramural sport. Loras this year has a new Athletic Director, Mr. John Coe, who formerly held that position at St. Procopius College. The Department was established in 1953; besides the Physical Education degree the department offers, it manages all varsity sports activities. 54 Faculty DONALD J. FALEY, M.S. Assistant Professor of Physical Education JOHN E. COE, M.A. Assistant Professor of Physical Education JOSEPH A. DELGADO, B.A. Instructor of Physical Education PATRICK M. FLANAGAN, B.A. Instructor of Physical Education GERALD POTTS, B.A. Instructor of Physical Education HAROLD PETSCH Swimming Instructor Loras College REV. DONALD R. HUTCHINSON, Ph.D. Chairman Professor of Physics PHYSICS Physics was conceived as a course of study for Lorasmen in 1914 by Professor G. W. Heitkamp, under whom a Physics Department was formed in 1953. Besides occupying a part of St. Joseph Hall of Science, the Physics Department utilizes the Heitkamp Planetarium, the Loras observatory and the seismo¬ graph station. The planetarium, dedicated in the fall of 1967, has a seating capacity of 90 and boasts the largest dome size specifications of any planetarium in Iowa; it is pictured to the right. Rev. Donald R. Hutchinson is chairman of the Physics Department. New additions in the Physics faculty are Mr. Gerald Cupal and Dr. John Baum. Two members of the department are on leave for graduate study; they are Mr. Daniel Cash and Mr. Joseph Schaefer. Included in the new equipment recently added to the facilities of the Physics Department are x-ray de¬ fraction equipment and a vacuum system. 56 Faculty I JOHN L. BAUM, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physics FRANCIS M. MILLER, M.B.S. Assistant Professor of Physics JERRY J. CUPAL, M.S. Instructor of Physics 57 Loras College JOHN P. DORWEILER, M.A. Chairman Associate Professor of Political Science POLITICAL SCIENCE Two refinements incorporated into the makeup of the Political Science curriculum this year were the introduction of a new course, “Introduction to Pol¬ itics ’ and a concerted effort on the part of the Political Science faculty to further interdisciplinary study. Mr. Dorweiler is secretary of the Iowa Confer¬ ence of Political Scientists. President of that organi¬ zation is Rev. Robert Ferring, also ol the Political Science faculty. Two members of the faculty published articles in the past year; Father Ferring in Western Political Quarterly and Mr. Gregor Reinhard in Genera! Pol¬ itics. The Department of Political Science has been functioning as a major department at Loras since 1949. REV. ROBERT L. FERRING, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science GREGOR REINHARD, M.A. Assistant Professor of Political Science LOYAL E. CLARKE, M.A. Instructor of Political Science 58 Faculty RT. REV. MSGR. TIMOTHY J. GANNON, Ph.D. Chairman Professor of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY In an effort to increase the strength of areas im¬ portant to undergraduates, the Department of Psy¬ chology has made a notable addition to its staff. Dr. Ram E. Pandey, from India, brings valuable ex¬ perience in factoral analysis of mental abilities; Dr. Pandey and Mr. Jerome Beckman of the Education Department are engaged in a pilot study of the rec- ognitive factors in intelligence. They hope to secure government funds for further study in this area. Chairman of the Psychology Department is Rt. Rev. Msgr. Timothy Gannon. Absent on leave for doctoral work at Marquette University is Mr. Thomas Sannito. The honors program for Psychology majors is in the process of being revised. The program will eventu¬ ally center around experimental courses in learning motivation with specialized studies in research meth¬ odology. REV. JAMES O. BARTA, Ph.D. RAM E. PANDEY, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychology DONALD L. KYER, M.D. Psychology Lecturer 59 Loras College JEAN F. SCHNEIDER, M.S. Chairman Associate Professor of Sociology SOCIOLOGY A new feature made available to sociology students this year was the formation of a Research and Test Center in the Department. The Center includes a departmental library with a special vocational file and facilities for research work. The Department plans to offer a heavy concen¬ tration in social work for Sociology majors; this pro¬ gram will be worked out through participation in the Tri-College Consortium. REV. PHILIP A. HAMILTON, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology The Sociology Department is under the direction of Mr. Jean F. Schneider; Mr. Schneider helped form the Dubucpie Family Service Agency. Rev. Philip Hamilton, another of the department’s faculty, is a member of the Iowa Civil Rights Com¬ mission. Mr. John Kinton is presently serving as chairman of the Committee on the Studies of the Aging, op¬ erating through the Dubuque United Fund. JACK F. KINTON, M.A. Assistant Professor of Sociology 60 Faculty VAUGHN GAYMAN, M.A. Chairman Associate Professor of Speech SPEECH Loras graduates under a program of 1967. its first Speech majors this year advanced study formed in early i - Edition of a major is one of several significant , i as ° S IO vth in the Department. The utilization of Lor %1S ° n anC y Lloo tape replay facilities marks the ,! as P eec ‘h Department as a pioneer among small c gos in the application of these teaching aids. Another outstanding feature of the Department is its forensics activities. This year the squad, directed by Department chairman Mr. Vaughn Gayman, took third place in the Bradely Invitational, the nations largest speech tournament. The Departments extensive debate facilities, which include a special “Debate Center” is under the direction of Mr. Adrian Frana. THOMAS R. FELD, B.A. Instructor of Speech K‘3UC( Vi V ' Cl ' K ret f.u | r U I 4 • ft V rw A vi T m ADRIAN W. FRANA, B.A. Instructor of Speech REX V. E. REYNOLDS, B.A. Instructor of Speech 6J Loras College REV. ROBERT R. VOGL, M.A. Chairman Assistant Professor of Theology THEOLOGY Rev. Robert Vogl, chairman of the Theology De¬ partment, has outlined a program of expansion for the Department in the future: to establish more elec¬ tive courses; to offer a departmental major; to imple¬ ment a broader program for freshman theology stu¬ dents. Three members of the ten-man Theology faculty are on leave for graduate study. They are Rev. James Flanagan, Notre Dame University; Rev. John Meyer, PAUL J. ALLEN, M.A. Assistant Professor of Theology Catholic University; and Rev. Francis Ryan, Mar¬ quette University. New to the faculty this year is Mr. John Dinges, who has completed three years of graduate work at the University of Innsbruck. The Department last year instituted a Pastoral Workshop, which will he continued this summer. The Workshop contributes to a better understanding among priests of the updating occasioned by Vatican II. REV. EUGENE C. KUTSCH, M.S. Assistant Professor of Theology 62 Faculty REV. JOHN J. PITZEN, M.A. Assistant Professor of Theology GARY J. QUINN, M.A. Assistant Professor of Theology REV. ALFRED J. EDE, M.A. Instructor of Theology JOHN C. DINGES, B.A. Instructor of Theology Loras College JAMES E. ACKERT, B.S. Chemistry Sterling, Illinois MICHAEL E. ALTHAUS, B.S. Mathematics Cascade, Iowa JOSEPH O. ALBER, B.A. Business Administration Red Oak, Illinois THOMAS E. ANDERSON, B.S. Physics Riceville, Iowa GRADUATES DENNIS M. ARCH, B.S. Physics Princeton, Illinois ROBERT D. BAINBRIDGE, B.A. Art Dubuque, Iowa MICHAEL J. AYLWARD, B.A. Business Administration Chicago, Illinois DAVID J. BAUER, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa 64 Graduates FRANCIS J. BECHEN, B.A. Spanish Dubuque, Iowa JOSEPH J. BEISENSTEIN, B.A. History Menasha, Wisconsin THOMAS J. BEHOUNEK, B.A. History Chelsea, Iowa THOMAS J. BERGMANN, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa 19 6 8 pAVID a. berry, B.S Psychology Cedar Rapids, Iowa STANLEY A. BLAKE, B.A. Sociology Detroit, Michigan GEORGE A. BINDER, Jr., B.S. Biology Wheaton, Illinois THOMAS C. BONUSO, B.S. Biology Skokie, Illinois i 65 Loras College ROBERT D. BOSAU, B.A. Business Administration Chicago Heights, Illinois STEPHEN G. BROM, B.A. Business Administration Calmar, Iowa THOMAS J. CARROLL, B.A. History Ryan, Iowa CHARLES J. CHIHAK, B.A. Music Elma, Iowa GARY J. CICHON, B.A. Political Science Chicago, Illinois ROBERT J. CHURCHILL, B.S. Biology Rockford, Illinois WILLIAM T. COAKLEY, B.A. Economics Dubuque, Iowa ELDRON D. COBB, B.A. Business Administration Vinton, Iowa 66 Graduates RUSSELL T. COLEMAN, B.A. Sociology Coggon, Iowa THOMAS M. COLLINS, B.A. Business Administration Westchester, Illinois GERALD C. COX, B.A. Business Adminis-fration Byron, Illinois JOHN D. DAVIS, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa JOSEPH M. DeFRIER, B.A. History Carpentersville, Illinois JOHN P. DELORBE, B.S. Chemistry Waterloo, Iowa LAWRENCE J. DENEEN, B.A. Philosophy Marengo, Illinois JAMES A. DEUTMEYER, B.A. German Manchester, Iowa 67 Loras College THOMAS L. DEVINE, B.A. Business Administration Joliet, Illinois JAMES R. DOLAN, B.A. History Masonville, Iowa THOMAS A. DOLAN, B.A. English Anamosa, Iowa RICHARD L. DORR, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa ROBERT J. DOUGHERTY, Jr., B.S. Biology Dougherty, Iowa CHARLES F. DRISCOLL, B.A. Economics Dubuque, Iowa VERNON J. DROESSLER, B.A. Philosophy Lakota, Iowa MICHAEL W. DUNN, B.A. Political Science St. Anlhony, Iowa 68 Graduates WILLIAM J. EIMERS, B.S. Biology Ossian, Iowa JOHN J. FANGMAN, 6.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa R. RICHARD FAUCHIER, B.A. History Cedar Rapids, Iowa JOSEPH C. FEIST, B.A. Philosophy Zeeland, North Dakota JAMES R. FENNERTY, B.A. Political Science Chicago, Illinois JAMES D. FIGGINS, B.A. Business Administraion State Center, Iowa WAYNE E. FISH, B.S. Psychology Queens Village, New York EDWARD A. FLOOD, B.A. Philosophy Elgin, Illinois 69 Loras College DAVID J. FORKENBROCK, B.A. •Economics Earlville, Iowa NORMAN J. FORNERO, B.A. Political Science Waukegan, Illinois ROBERT D. FRANZ, B.A. Political Science Freeport, Illinois FREDERIC D. FRICK, B.S. Mathematics Dubuque, Iowa ROBERT G. FROST, B.A. History Fairbank, Iowa THOMAS L. GARRETT, B.S. General Science Freeport, Illinois JAMES J. GARTNER, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa EPHANTUS K. GATHURI, B.A. Sociology Muranga, Kenya, East Africa 70 Graduates JOHN J. GEBHART, B.A. Sociology LaMotte, Iowa DONALD E. GERKEN, B.S. Psychology Dubuque, Iowa THOMAS K. GINDORFF, B.A. Economics Dubuque, Iowa CLARK L. GINTER, B.A. Accounting Dubuque, Iowa WILLIAM C. GLYNN, B.A. Accounting Ryan, Iowa RAYMOND J. GONZALES, B.A. English Dubuque, Iowa JOHN J. GORMAN, B.A. History LaPorte City, Iowa CHARLES D. GREGORIUS, B.S. Biology Columbus, Nebraska 71 Loras College DAVID P. GRIMM, B.A. English Lake Geneva, Wisconsin EDWARD H. GRODY, Jr., B.S. Physics Des Plaines, Illinois DONALD R. HAVLIK, B.S. Psychology Pocahantas, Iowa MYLLIN G. HENDRICH, B.A. Philosophy Akron, Iowa MICHAEL W. HOLLAND, B.A. English Warren, Illinois HAROLD J. HOPPMANN, B.S. Biology Dubuque, Iowa 72 Graduates THOMAS F. HOWE, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa GARY L. HOXMEIER, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa WILLIAM S. JACOBS, B.A. History Chicago, Illinois RICHARD S. JAIS, B.A. Economics Lombard, Illinois ROBERT F. JANSEN, B.A. Accounting Clinton, Iowa MICHAEL H. KERSCH, B.A. Economics Dubuque, Iowa CHARLES E. HUBER, B.A. Latin Algona, Iowa DANIEL J. KANE, B.A. Business A dministration Oak Park, Illinois Loras College MICHAEL J. KIELTY, B.A. Sociology Charles City, Iowa DALE L. KILBURG, B.A. English Maquoketa, Iowa THOMAS W. KISTING, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa MELVIN A. KLAUER, B.A. Accounting Dubuque, Iowa KARL J. KOHNEN, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa DONALD J. KOPPES, B.A. History Cascade, Iowa GARY F. KRAPFL, B.A. Philosophy Farley, Iowa JOHN J. KUENSTER, B.A. English Oak Park, Illinois 74 Graduates timothy m. kueper, b.a. History Dubuque, Iowa VINCENT J. KUEPER, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa GERALD G. LAWRENCE, B.A. Accounting Anamosa, Iowa KEVIN D. LENNON, B.S. Mathematics Chicago, Illinois MICHAEL A. LICKTEIG, B.A. Sociology Wesley, Iowa LAWRENCE P. LOCHNER, B.S. Psychology Dubuque, Iowa JOHN C. LOTHAMER, B.A. Philosophy Bellevue, Michigan WILLIAM H. LUDESCHER, B.S. Mathematics Dubuque, Iowa Loras College TIMOTHY J. McAVOY, B.S. Psychology Owosso, Michigan MARK J. McCARViLLE, B.A. Business Administration Moorland, Iowa Patrick j. McDonnell, b.a. Business Administration Coggon, Iowa ROBERT A. McDOWELL, B.A. English Evanston, Illinois DONALD E. MARSH, B.A. English Des Moines, Iowa MICHAEL T. McGRATH, B.A. Sociology Chicago, Illinois GERALD E. MARTI, B.S. Chemistry West Bend, Iowa DANIEL R. MASS, B.A. Economics Skokie, Illinois 76 Graduates KENNETH J. MATUSEK, B.A. Accounting Hammond, Indiana JOHN J. MAUSS, B.A. Political Science Dubuque, Iowa TERRANCE J. MEYER, B.A. History Dubuque, Iowa RUSSELL J. MEYERHOFER, B.A. Philosophy Stacyville, Iowa Harold l. mihm, b.s. Psychology Waucoma, Iowa LARRY J. MURPHY, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa MICHAEL A. MEERSMAN, B.A. Accounting Patatine, Illinois MICHAEL J. MEJIA, B.A. Art Rockford, Illinois Loras College ROBERT M. MURPHY, B.A. History Chicago, Illinois PATRICK E. MUSTO, B.A. Sociology Union City, New Jersey ROBERT E. NELSON, B.A. Accounting Chicago, Illinois ANTHONY NICCOLI, B.A. History Pueblo, Colorado JOHN J. NITZSCHKE, B.A. Sociology Sioux City, Iowa ROBERT E. NOLAN, B.A. Philosophy Harvard, Illinois GERALD A. O ' HEA, B.A. Business Administration Chicago, Illinois DANIEL J. O ' TOOLE, B.S Biology LeMars, Iowa 78 Graduates JAMES c. PADDOCK, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa DAVID A. PARISOT, B.S. Psychology Kirkland, Illinois THOMAS L. PETERS, B.S. Chemistry Waterloo, Iowa WILLIAM J. PHILLIPS, B.A. History Epworth, Iowa RICHARD B. PIORKOWSKI, B.A English Elkader, Iowa DONALD J. PLAMONDON, B.A. History Dubuque, Iowa ROBERT R. POMPLUN, B.A. History Mt. Prospect, Illinois RONALD J. RECKAMP, B.A. Philosophy Harvard, Illinois 79 Lords College JOHN C. ROSENGREN, B.A. Political Science Des Plaines, Illinois CHRISTOPHER R. RYAN, B.A. Economics Albia, Iowa RICHARD D. SAAM, B.S. Chemistry Scales Mound, Illinois LORAS J. SABERS, B.S. Economics Worthington, Iowa DON J. RECKER, B.A. Business Administration Alta Visia, Iowa DENNIS W. REYNOLDS, B.S. Chemistry Chicago, Illinois DANIEL F. RIDINGS, B.A. Philosophy Galesburg, Illinois JOHN P. ROGERS, B.S. Psychology Cedar Rapids, Iowa 80 Graduates RICHARD J. SACCO, B.A. French Kenosha, Wisconsin DANIEL T. SCHELBLE, B.S. Biology LaCrosse, Wisconsin MICHAEL J. SCHMIT, B.A Philosophy Rockford, Illinois PAUL J. SCHOOFS, B.A. Economics Carroll, Iowa CLIFTON P. SCHROEDER, B. Political Science McGregor, Iowa WAYNE J. SCHROEDER, B.A Economics Wilmette, Illinois JOHN C. SCHLICKSUP, B.S. Psychology Peoria, Illinois HOWARD C. SCHLOZ, B.A Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa 81 Loras College WILMER C. SIGWARTH, B.S. Mathematics Holy Cross, Iowa EDWARD J. SILHACEK, B.A. Philosophy Spillville, Iowa LORAS J. SIM ON, B.A. Philosophy Bernard, Iowa JAMES P. SINGSANK, B.A. Accounting Carroll, Iowa VINCENT J. SMITH, B.A. History Chicago, Illinois PETER T. SMYTH, B.S. Chemistry Lester Prairie, Minnesota 82 Graduates GARY B. SNYDER, B.A. Philosophy Breda, Iowa JAMES J. SNYDER, B.S. Psychology Breda, Iowa DAVID C. SPAHN, B.A. Economics Dubuque, Iowa LEONARD F. STECKLEIN, B.S. Mathematics Dubuque, Iowa STEPHEN J. STEDMAN, B.A. Sociology Fort Dodge, Iowa JOSEPH J. STRAUB, B.S. Biology Dubuque, Iowa DAVID F. STRUEBER, B.S. Sociology Atlanta, Georgia RONALD L. STUART, B.A. Sociology Charles City, Iowa 83 r Loras College THOMAS N. THILL, B.A. Business Administration Dysart, Iowa DONALD W. TILL, B.A. History Epworth, Iowa JOHN M. URIELL, B.A. Business Administration Elkader, Iowa FREDERICK P. VASKE, B.A. Accounting Dubuque, Iowa CHARLES A. VON FELDT, B.A. Accounting Austin, Minnesota GERALD C. WALDSCHMITT, B.A. Philosophy Remsen, Iowa MICHAEL P. WALSH, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa CHARLES W. WALTON, B.A. English Marengo, Illinois 84 Graduates THOMAS F. WALZ, B.S. Chemistry Carroll, Iowa STEPHEN A. WARE, B.A. Philosophy Cedar Rapids, Iowa PAUL W. WECHET, B.A. English Chicago, Illinois JOHN C. WELU, B.S. Biology Libertyville, Illinois TERRENCE D. WEST, B.A. Sociology Janesville, Wisconsin RICHARD D. WHITMORE, B.S. Psychology Cedar Rapids, Iowa JOSEPH WIEWEL, B.A. Business Administration Manchester, Iowa THOMAS J. WILD, B.S. Physics Dubuque, Iowa 85 Lo ras C oilege PAUL D. ZAK, B.A. Spanish and Philosophy Dubuque, Iowa GREGORY S. ZABEK, B.S. Biology Chicago, Illinois JAMES E. ZERBE, B.A. Business Administration Cedar Rapids, Iowa R. NICHOLAS ZINGARO, B.S. Physics Chicago, Illinois WAYNE J. WILGENBUSCH, B.A. Spanish Dubuque, Iowa RALPH E. WILLETTE, B.S. Mathematics Oak Lawn, Illinois 86 Graduates 1968 GRADUATES NOT PICTURED MICHAEL G. ARTERY, B.A. Political Science Chicago, Illinois JAMES J. BROWN, B.A. History Dubuque, Iowa JOHN C. BADGER, B.A. Art Dubuque, Iowa PHILIP J. BROWN, B.A. Art Janesville, Wisconsin ANTHONY P. BALIK, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa DAVID T. BUZZEK, B.A. Philosophy Chicago, Illinois RICHARD W. BEGGS, Jr., B.A. History LaCrosse, Wisconsin MICHAEL E. CARNEY, B.A. History Waterloo, Iowa EUGENE J. BERENS, B.A. Accounting Dubuque, Iowa JAMES B. CASEY, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa JOHN F. BESLER, B.A. History Manchester, Iowa JAMES N. COM1ANO, B.A. History Chicago, Illinois GERALD K. BLACK, B.A. Sociology Clarion, Iowa BERNARD F. CURTI, B.S. Psychology Genoa, Wisconsin LORAS H. BLEILE, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa PAUL R. deVERE, B.A. English Kankakee, Illinois ROBERT C. BLUMBERG, B.A. Business Administration St. Paul, Minnesota MICHAEL D. DOHERTY, B.S. Psychology Chicago, Illinois MICHAEL R. BRADY, B.A. English Anamosa, Iowa LARRY J. DONAHUE, B.S. Psychology Dubuque, Iowa GARY L. BRIMEYER, B.A. History Worthington, Iowa FRANK D. DOWIE, B.A. Sociology Des Moines, Iowa Loras College WILLIAM J. DOYLE, B.A. Accounting Sturgis, Michigan GEORGE J. HENDRY, B.A. History Chicago, Illinois THOMAS D. ENGLER, B.A. Sociology Dubuque, Iowa FRANCIS J. KENNE, B.A. Accounting Livermore, Iowa WILLIAM D. FARLEY, B.A. Economics Evanston, Illinois JAMES F. KLAUER, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa JOSEPH W. FEATHERSTON, B.A. Sociology Epworth, Iowa PETER J. KLAUER, B.A. Political Science Dubuque, Iowa RAY F. FELDER, B.A. English Oelwein, Iowa ALAN G. KLINK, B.A. History Marion, Iowa WILLIAM J. FLAHERTY, Jr., B.A. Sociology Aurora, Illinois JAMES M. KRAMER, B.A. Economics Chicago, Illinois WILLIAM M. FRANK, B.S. Biology Waterloo, Iowa ROBERT M. KROB, B.A. Business Administration Walker, Iowa THOMAS W. GAWNE, B.A. Physical Education Chicago, Illinois MICHAEL E. LOYSEN, B.S. Psychology Dubuque, Iowa JAMES M. GIBBAR, B.A. French Perryville, Missouri WAYNE J. MAIERS, B.A. History Dubuque, Iowa DAVID J. GRACE, B.A. History Dubuque, Iowa ALAN T. MARSHALL, B.A. Physical Education Grand Mound, Iowa ROBERT T. GRADOVILLE, B.A. Economics Cedar Rapids, Iowa MARK L. MESSINGHAM, B.S. Biology Waterloo, Iowa JOHN C. GRAHAM, B.A. Economics Dubuque, Iowa STEPHEN J. MUELLER, B.A. History Clinton, Iowa GERVIN S. GREEN, B.S. Latin Mason City, Iowa JOSEPH A. MULLEN, B.A. Political Science Dubuque, Iowa MICHAEL L. GREEN, B.A. Business Administration Cedar Rapids, Iowa JOHN T. MURPHY, B.A. History Evergreen Park, Illinois 88 Graduates MARVIN G. OAKES, Jr., B.A. Business Administration Chicago, Illinois MICHAEL M. STENCE, B.A. Physical Education Elkader, Iowa ROBERT C. O ' CONNELL, B.S. Biology Chicago, Illinois PHILIP A. TESTA, B.A. Political Science Dubuque, Iowa EDWARD A. O ' DONNELL, B.A. Speech Oak Park, Illinois JOSEPH A. TOLLARI B.S. Biology Des Moines, Iowa KENNETH J. OSTERBERGER, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa WALTER M. TRUBY, B.A., B.S. Sociology Psychology Waukegan, Illinois KEVIN D. O ' SULLIVAN, B.A. History Chicago, Illinois MARIO M. TUFANO, B.A. Philosophy Chicago, Illinois LEE D. PARKER, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa MICHAEL F. VALA, B.A. History JOHN W. PRASCHER, B.A. Business Administration Rapid City, South Dakota Rockford, Iowa DAVID J. VANDERAH, B.S. Chemistry SYDNEY J. PUDDICOMBE, III, B.A. Sociology San Antonio, Texas Dubuque, Iowa WILLIAM G. WALTER, B.A. Economics JAMES M. PYKETT, B.S. Biology Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Dubuque, Iowa JAMES L. WELU, B.A. RICHARD T. ROBERTS, B.A. Histor y Chicago, Illinois Sociology Dubuque, Iowa THOMAS J. WERTZ, B.S. THOMAS J. ROSELIEP, B.A. History Dubuque, Iowa Biology Dubuque, Iowa TERRENCE J. WHELAN, B.A. JOHN M. SCHUSTER, B.A. Business Administration Dubuque, Iowa English Dubuque, Iowa STEVEN P. SCHWARTZHOFF, B.A. Sociology Evanston, Illinois JAMES H. WICK, B.A. English Sibley, Iowa DAVID M. SHURTS, B.A. Economics Eldora, Iowa LAWRENCE W. YUDIS, B.A. Business Administration Round Lake, Illinois JAMES L. SPAIGHT, B.A. Business Administration Cedar Rapids, Iowa JOHN E. ZIEGENFUSS, B.S. Psychology Keokuk, Iowa 89 Loras College Treasurer JOHN C. ROSENGREN President ROBERT J. DOUGHERTY, Jr. Secretary CHARLES A. VON FELDT Vice-President ROBERT T. GRADOVILLE SENIOR OFFICERS CLASS OF 1968 90 Class Officers Treasurer TERRANCE L. SMITH President TIMOTHY J. SULLIVAN Secretary JAMES P. MARES Vice-President PETER J. KELLY JUNIOR OFFICERS CLASS OF 1969 91 Loras College Vice-President WILLIAM J. DUNN Treasurer DONALD J. ST RE IT President DANIEL K. McGHEE Secretary JAMES A. ORR 92 SOPHOMORE OFFICERS CLASS OF 1970 Class Officers Treasurer ROBERT A. CAMPAGNA President TERRY j. GOGERTY Secretary MICHAEL J. WELSH Vice-President DOUGLAS W. HENDERSON FRESHMAN OFFICERS CLASS OF 1971 � 3 Loras College PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE My dear Lorasmen, During the past academic year I have come to know many of you personally, and I believe that I have observed notable changes evoked in you by this educa¬ tional institution. 1 trust you have experienced a real sense of belonging as these communal endeavors unfolded. As new president at Loras, I feel that the school year of 1967-68 was necessarily a period of adjustment for the administration as it was for all new Lorasmen. I am grateful for the assistance that each person gave, during the past year, in helping me to appreciate Loras College and all it stands lor. om attitudes and actions have given me confidence that together we can shape this college into a powerful force in the life of every Lorasman. To those who will return next fall, 1 renew the call that we work togethc i for the cause of the Loras community. This academic year has witnessed many changes; and I look forward with you to the years ahead, to their many cha - lenges and changes. To the seniors who graduate this June, my prayerful wishes for a joyous and rewarding life in t he world beyond Loras. A part of you will always icmain with this community; and a part of Loras, I know, will ever remain with you. May God bless you. Sincerely, President 94 Academics 1968 YEAR OF THE COMPUTER Cybernetics, the comparative study and application of computers, has come to the Loras College campus. This year, along with eleven other colleges, Loras began to participate in a cooperative experiment under the direction of the University of Iowa Computer Center. The National Science Foundation granted a tentative budget of $S00,000 for this two year pro¬ gram which is seeking to determine whether a small college is better served by a local computer, by a remote connection with a larger computer, or by a combination of the two. Implementation of the program will conform to the norms of strict scientific method. The formal hypothesis to the problem of computer application on the small campus contends that a regional computer center can stimulate remote schools to enter into the field of cybernetics, to integrate computer use in all appropriate areas, and possibly to change to a curriculum that will facilitate the use of com¬ puters on campus. Mr. Robert Pommerich has been appointed Campus Computer Co¬ ordinator at Loras and has been trained in the operation of the input output terminal, a card reader and line printer that feeds prepared programs to the large IBM 360 65 computer at Iowa City. Here the central core pro¬ cesses the data and communicates it back to the Loras terminal via telpak line. Mr. Pommerich s duties are to assist users with problems, to give short courses and lectures, to apply cybernetics to as many facets of liberal arts as possible, and in many ways to make the computer terminal a valuable tool in educational pursuits. Similar systems are already under extensive operation in the medical and legal professions. It was inevitable that this system would soon be ap¬ plied to education. Indeed, this is the goal of the computer experiment; it endeavors to realize the potential of an IBM problem solving source on campus. The experiment calls for an adjustment on the part of the small institution; however, once the professors become engrossed in research by computer, and once the students learn to complement their classes with computer reference, Loras and other small colleges may well discover that campus cybernetics is an indispensable component of academic endeavor. 1 jgv r 1 ' n ' iiVtM- ' tmi ' X . Nwi ■ J i i A y - yl L • • � v� g ' jflPTWEJ, ' ✓ . •. ; V ‘ ' A flyijr 1 Js t-v ,r :— :• -t, , v ’ V - jm rsA i | . A ywi o Whether it’s an evening of study in the dorm or work on a special project, spending an afternoon as a Big Brother . . • I E it’s the time of your life. % 0 Activities h i k REGISTRATION Mixed emotions were in order as members of the student body trooped back from their summer vaca¬ tions and filed into Wahlert Memorial Library to re¬ sume their academic careers. Nearly 500 freshmen had chosen to attend Loras this year, and the beanie bearers seemed to be everywhere as they made known their aspirations, attempted to stifle their fears, and began to adjust to dormitory routines. Sophomores and juniors renewed acquaintances with old comrades and were prepared to focus their attention on one particu¬ lar field of interest. The seniors were perhaps nostalgic as they relived in memory, the triumphs and failures of the previous three years. The last obstacle to hurdle was the ID photograph, where one tried vainly, and in vain, to look as good as possible. Then registration was comple te—the student, having expended his time, energies, and finances, had enrolled at Loras. 105 Loras College OPENING DAY MASS The 1967-68 academic year was officially opened with the traditional Mass of the Holy Spirit on Septem¬ ber 22 in the Fieldhouse. Concelebrants for the High Mass were the Most Reverend Loras J. Watters. Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, the Right Reverend Monsignor Justin A. Driscoll, then President-Designate of Loras, and the Right Reverend Monsignor Francis P. Freidl, Vice-President and Dean of Studies. The Mass was attended by the entire campus population and was celebrated in English, encouraging the enthusiastic response characteristic of the new liturgy. A sense of community and Christian brother¬ hood was manifest in the formal procession composed of faculty and students. Folk-oriented hymns were performed for the occasion by the Schola, a choir of Lorasmen, and were designed to inject a new vitality into the service while stimulating participation by all present. The Opening Day homily was delivered by Mon¬ signor Driscoll, who made it clear that he was eager and able to assume his new position as Loras Presi¬ dent. “Enter to Learn . . . Learn to Serve” was his opening exhortation to the student body. Throughout his address Monsignor Driscoll stress¬ ed the reciprocal relationship between individual anc community. Maturity is a prerequisite to admission into any communal society, he observed, and on cr student enters the community he should not a ow himself to be assimilated but should retain his individ¬ uality—never forfeiting his sense of identity oi woit To emphasize the organic society that Loi as is striving for, Monsignor Driscoll described the su P ei ficial pseudo-communities that are not to be emu ate The true community is not a comfortable snob c u h he said, nor is it an uncomfortable, disintegiatec a sociation, lacking harmony and common goals, t neither a rigid group that strides diversity of opinion, nor, he continued, is it a loosely structured gioup few interests shared. Stressing the concepts of urn y and harmony, Monsignor Driscoll cautioned stuc cn ‘ to avoid such extremes as the scholars disdain foi t 1 athlete and the athlete’s disapproval of the acac emit mind. After setting the motif for his new administration. Monsignor Driscoll concluded by rallying Loiasmcn to a common goal: “May we share our talents, oui training, and ourselves now with the world oi Loias, now and later with the world at large 106 Activities NTER TO LEARN . . . LEARN TO SERVE” r e have entered these walls, this , ck, to learn. Lord, let us learn . in v here-and-now and ever-pawing rnmunity. to serve. Man we share r talents, our training, and ourselves io with the world of Loras, now ■1 later with the world at large. From Monsignor Driscoll’s Opening Day Homily 10 ' Loras College 108 Activities KAMPUS KARNIVAL The eighth annual Kampus Karnival provided an open imitation for fun and relaxation. This years Karnival continued the tradition of offering an increas¬ ed number of games and activities from previous years. The beautiful autumn Saturday afforded ideal conditions for the day ' s festivities. October 13 proved to be one of those special days in Dubuque, when the season takes an added breath before passing on. “Greatly improved” is perhaps the best way of describing the organizational setup of the Karnival. Both 14CB and the perimeter of the sidewalk extend¬ ing from Alta Vista to the side entrance of the Chapel Building were the temporary homes of booths of even size and decoration, which was a significant departuie from earlier Karnivals held in the Fieldhousc. Among the individual booths, the oung Republi¬ cans ' pie-throw and the highly profitable Senior Class dunking machine managed to attract the most at- uuuivuife i—Tirl with relish. In the tention as friend turned on inu i • t horn one of tile mote remorseful pie-throwers. more subdued. In fl .e H „ above bears a pensive egression as he tries ll)r „ winner at the Commerce Club booth, wind, was chosen as the best decorated of the K.iumal, His fe¬ male companion exhibits in,pish delight in Ins efforts to take home a prize. . . , finale for the Kampus Karnival came with bright lights and the smell of popcorn as the clang of Delta Sigmas bell-ringer game filled the evening air. Then eanie The Women, a musical group of attractive pro¬ portions from Mason C.itx. to lound out the d.i s festivities. 109 Loras College PARENTS DAY This year Parents Day was held on Sunday, October 22 in conjunction with Inauguration Week¬ end. For those parents arriving early enough, the morning was filled with the traditional activities: High Mass, registration, election of Loras Parents Club officers, and a buffet luncheon in the cafeteria for Lorasmen and their parents. After noon, parents participated in various dedica¬ tion ceremonies and were conducted through dormit¬ ories in various states and degrees of decoration. A favorite among decorated dorms had to be the pop-op art displayed throughout the corridors of East Dormitory. An informal reception in the library provided parents with the opportunity to meet selected mem¬ bers of the faculty and administration. As a finale for both Parents Dav and Inauguration Weekend. Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt performed in concert at the Fieldhouse. 110 Activities WRIGHTSON and HUNT As a variation in the traditional Parents Day programming this year a concert was substituted for the Mississippi boat ride. The afternoon conceit audience consisted predominantly of Lorasmen and their families who were treated to a sampling of the ocal talents of Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt. The program, entitled The American Musical Theatre on the Lighter bide, began a more or less chronological study with selections from operettas written i n the first part of the century, music which is now considered schmaltz and which Mr. rightson and Miss Hunt sang accordingly, to the delight of the audience. The pair then offered selections from Show Boat, often considered the first modern musical, followed bv a piano medley by accompanist Fred Woolston, centering around variations on Gershwins “I Got Rhythm and “Rhapsody in Blue. Mr. Wrightson and Miss Hunt then again took the stage and alternated solos and ducts in undoing songs of the American musicals of the past thirty years, always adding a fresh touch to the performance of an old standard. When the couple lent their voices to the American musical theatre, the result was a captivating display, a fi ' ting finale for the weekend’s festivities. Ill Loras College PROGRAM Rondo a Caprieeio . Beethoven Fu ue i)i D major . Bach Scherzo in E minor . Mendelssohn Etude in A-flat major . Chopin Intermezzo in C major . Brahms Sonata in A major . Mozart Theme and Variations Minuet Turkish March The Lark . Glinka-Balakireic The Music Box . Liadow The While Peacock . Griffes Toccata . . Havel THEODORE ULLMANN Again this year Loras College hosted Theodore Ullmann at the concert piano. Dr. Ullmann’s perform¬ ance of November 6 marked the fifth time since I960 that he has appeared on this campus. Dr. Ullmann delighted an audience composed ol the Dubuque citizenry as well as the faculties and students of the city ' s three campuses. The music ranged from Beethoven and Bach to Mozart and Liadosv. With the conclusion of his scheduled perform¬ ance, Ullmann played four encores. Among these was a composition never before presented before an aud¬ ience, entitled “Mountain Music” and composed by a close friend of Dr. Ullmann. hollowing the conclusion of the concert in St Joseph’s Auditorium. Ullmann met backstage with the many friends he has come to know in his visits to Loras. 112 ctwities THE 5th DIMENSION In the world of music one sees and hears a lot ol ingers, groups, and sounds. Many times aitists ait ible to combine sounds and produce a hit. However, t is seldom that a group is able to discover a tiu new sound and combine that discovery with a definite icular appeal. Such is the case with The 5th Dimen- Though the acoustics of the Loras Fieldhouse nave been criticized innumerable times, the structure ook on a new dimension when the Loras College student Senate hosted the fabulous five: Horence _arue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Billy Davis Jr., and Ron Townson. Bleachers bounced, afters rose, and walls wavered as The 5th Dimen- ion soared through the concert. Truly, the Loras ’ieldhouse is “Never Gonna Be The Same. An interesting side note to the concert as e ident n the “medical aid” that Doc Kammer rendered Mar- lyn McCoo for her sprained ankle. In his many years it Loras, Doc has never encountered so many vol- mteers, ready and willing to provide assistance. 113 Loras College “THE ODD COUPLE” n „!!Sl . fct of , k ™ g l H,e � « ™ “ “way comedy hit, “The Odd Cou¬ ple. The play, directed by the Reverend Karl G Schroeder in his twenty-ninth year of dramatic activity here at Loras, dealt with the problems encountered when two men who had separated from their wives and families tried to live in the same apartment. Whether the picture of men’s inability to resolve their differences of personal habits, interests, and at¬ titudes was meant as serious commentary was perhaps rendered inconsequential by the strength and dom¬ inance of the simple comic effect of the sight gags, clever dialogue, and ironic situations. The comedy, generally brought off quite well by six Lorasmen and two Clarkites, was supported by a stage crew headed by James Dyer. Plans for a three- night run had to be scrapped when one of the prin¬ cipals incurred a severe injury during the November 5 opening-night performance. But if success of a pro¬ duction can be separated from its exposure, “The Odd Couple” was indeed successful. Cast Speed . T om Dolan Murray . Edson Swift Ro U . Mike M( Elliot ' nn c . James Lowery Oscar Madison . Larry White helix Vngar . Chris Lyons Gwendolyn Pigeon . Mary Barb O’Connell Cecily Pigeon . Johanna Brocker 114 Activities FALL BALL THE QAY 90’s Styles and themes from the past continue to dom¬ inate the interests of the cm commit, and keeping pace with fashion the Student Senate selected the Gay 90’s as the theme of its annual Fall B ill. Three hundred couples swayed to the sound of the Sounds Alive band on October 28. Decorations for the ball recreated a beer garden atmosphere, complete with drawbridge guarding the entrance to the Loras Fieldhouse and a scale model antique automobile in the center of the floor. The evenings climax came with the coronation of the Fall Ball Queen. As a departure from the Ball’s tradition, this year two queens were selected from among the ladies in attendance. They were Miss Jane Ann Null, a junior from the University of Northern Iowa, and Miss Rita Pabich, Clarke junior. 115 Lows College SNEAK PREVUE Spirit Award 1968 Alpha Phi Omega captured the spirit and style of youth in the fraternity ' s fourteenth annual Sneak Prevue” as students from Dubuque area colleges combined talents and enthusiasm in a program entitled “Enter the Young.” Tryouts were held October 1, and the six weeks before the November 14 show date were spent polish¬ ing individual acts and the shows theme song, and arranging the diverse elements into a unified and finished production. “Enter the Young was directed by George Bindei and Larry Gibbs. Masters of Ceremonies were Rod Lyons and Glenn Pillc. The principals were backed by a full crew of APO volunteers who designed, con¬ structed, and operated the sets. 4 he “Sneak Prevue evidenced the characteristics which have made Alpha Phi Omega an outstanding campus organization. Concerned with serving the com¬ munity, the club is evervthing its annual production was—young, spirited, alive. It is for this reason, the promotion of spirit and action within tlu Loras College community, that Alpha Phi Omega has this year been awarded the Purgolds traditional Spirit Award. J 16 Activities “ENTER THE YOUNQ” Program Come the Day Hurry Sundown ...Hemlocks I Don’t Love You Anymore . Lono and Short ' oe It Everybody Say ‘Peace .006 Teens Pride of Man .Ed Kittrell I’m In Love With A Big Blue Prog Coney Island Washboard .S.P.A.M. Quiet Night of Quiet Stars . Chuck Lanphear accompanied by Cliihak 1 rio September in the Bain Gravy Waltz .Charles Cihhak Trio Lonely Bull .J IM PsoTKA accompanied by Chihak I rio Jenny Rebecca .Linda and Carol Going Out of My Head I Can’t Make It With You Biby . Sunny Shade Much More . C.ml Naokem accompanied by Colleen Martin „ .11ye Five Sunny . J Jazz Pizzicato . Kathy and Sue accompanied by Jive ri e The Prinkin ' Gourd Gain Home . Rl ™ AN “ K, ’“ Enter the Young . C ' VSI 117 Loras College mixers 118 Activities While the functions of Clarke and Loras are often intertwined in the academic, cultural, and social areas, the most popular interaction between the two com¬ munities has to be the regularly scheduled mixers sponsored by both campuses. This year the calendars of the two institutions were admirably co-ordinated to prevent disparity in scheduling various social events, and the resulting harmony allowed for wider range of social activities—in short, an increased number of mixers. At the first informal dance of the year, formality soon ripened to familiarity and everyone was sub¬ sequently caught up in the congenial momentum of the affairs. On a Friday or Saturday evening that overdue term paper or unfinished book was set aside for the moment as Lorasmen streamed into the Field- house for a degree of social contact with the student body of their sister college. The techniques employed at these affairs took on proportional variations—some subtle, some cunning, and some blunt. The more reticent Lorasmen struggled with the backward approach, “Excuse me deary, I am in the process of writing a telephone book. Can I have your name and number?” The more experienced queried, “If 1 said that you have a beautiful face, would you hold it against me?” As the student bodies of Clarke and Loras mingled and cavorted to the beat of Dubuqueland bands, such athletic maneuvers as the Boogaloo or the Skate pro¬ vided the catalyst for a convivial bond between the participants. 119 Loras College CHRISTMAS CONCERT Cultivated strains of concert music once again transformed the Ficldliouse into a locus of educating yet entertaining dimensions as the Loras College S m phonic Wind Ensemble, in Christmas Concert, made its formal debut of the season Sunday night, Decembei 10. The program included selections from predomin¬ antly contemporary composers with a few older works added. The pieces were gauged to best display the talents ol the Loras Ensemble. The overture to “The Happy Slaves by Juan Crisostomo Arriago was the initial number. John Caca- vas’ “Christmas Music for Winds and “Variants on a Mediaeval Tune” bv Norman Dello Joio were among the highlights of the evening. Oil the lighter side, the Ensemble launched into a number of spirited march selections by Bolstering and I exidor. The concert concluded with I he Fairest of the Fair” by the master of marches, John Phillip Sousa. Mr. (George Lazanas. Assistant Professor ol Music at Loras, conducted the Ensemble with the expeit sense of accent and timing that ultimately decides a concerts worth. This Christmas Concert marked the return of Mr. Lazanas to the podium alter a years absence for doctoral study. 120 Activities PANTY RAID Though it was not listed on a calendar of regularly scheduled events, this year a number of college males found it necessary to stage what is commonly called a Panty Raid. Unaware that panty raids are not covered in The Code of Courtly Love, a mob of undiehanded Lorasboys attacked the Clarke College campus on the night of March 5 to meet with little success in entering the women s residence halls. Regrouping farces, the dejected lubbers launched a second offensive wave on the evening of March 6. To the dismay of Clarkites, the slips of the previous evening had, unfortunately, been ironed out by the brazen guerrillas. The brawny intruders raced through the maze ot corridors reveling in the bravado ot shocked Clark¬ ites. The assailants made hasty surveys of the women s drawers to exit with a variety of unmentionables which, by some odd fashion, provoked sheer delight. After the second consecutive night of senseless and near-criminal frivolity, the nuns of Clarke no doubt were musing as to whether such raids would soon turn to habits. The return of most of the spoils of the evening’s activities did contribute to putting the ' Clarke-Loras relationship on a firmer foundation. Though little harm was done panty raids seem to smack of anachronism in this day when responsible members of the Loras community are gathered lor co-operation in intellectual endeavors. It would ap¬ pear that the Miniver Cheevys amoung us, would rather travel the 4 frames of Bonnie and Clyde with raccoon coats and Model Ts, like the ' sheiks of a bygone era. 121 Loras College FATHER GROPPI On January 16, Rev. James Groppi, advisor to the NAAC? s Youth Council in Milwaukee and nationally prominent civil rights advocate, addressed in excess of 2300 persons assembled in the Loras College Field- honse. The dynamic Catholic clergyman told his audi¬ ence that it was because of the Milwaukee City Coun¬ cil ' s eto of an open housing bill that he and his Negro parishioners began to demonstrate. Since moral persuasion had failed. Father Groppi said, “We came to the conclusion that a white man doesn’t have a conscience and that there was no sense in trying to bring about civil rights legislation because man does¬ n ' t listen. The only thing that man listens to is power.” I don ' t like violence,” asserted the militant priest, “but every group that has gotten its rights in society has had to struggle.” Father Groppi continued. “If there is anything that is going to save this nation. I believe it is ‘BLACK POWER’. It is something good • • • something Christian. There is nothing anti-Chris¬ tian about power and the correct use of povvei. Flanked by two members of the Milwaukee Youth Council, Father Groppi called attention to the insignia on their jackets: “Black and Beautiful,” and he ascer¬ tained that il the Negro is ever to stop degrading nmself, he must believe in those words and take a ,uM shar “ in iis God-given rights. Attacking the hypocrisy in contemporary Christian society, the Milwaukee priest drew applause while assailing the racists who pompously attend Sunday Mass and then proceed to live out the week in hatred and bigotry. He also declaimed those people who incorrectly interpret Christianity to mean, “Get the Negro suffer now and be rewarded later in heaven. b Black Power. Father Groppi explained. I 1,1 talking about an equitable share in the ultimate pow¬ ei ol God. I he church, he continued, sinks millions ol dollars into its physical structure and ties itself to polities, forgetting about the essential meaning of Jesus Christ and Christian love. Activities 1 atht‘i Groppi also noted that overt racism is as nine 1 a problem in the North as it is in the South, nit down there you know where you stand. In the () it 1 on play a guessing game—a fraternalistic, con¬ tending kind of racism that drives the black man o t u psychiatrist. Immediate implementation ol uistianity, he concluded, is the only way to wipe out t ie ery real caste system in this country. I he views that Father Groppi expressed in his nc chess were neither original nor unique, but his hi titillate realism and sense of conviction have suc¬ ceeded in bringing to the forefront of the Christian conscience an awareness of the intolerable plight of many Negroes. I his project, sponsored jointly by Clarke and Foras student leaders, was definitely a high point in the activities of the year. 123 Loras College THE DATING GAME If I came to a dance in saddle shoes, what would you do?” crooned a sweet young tiling to three boys whom she had never met. The hopeful trio proceeded to out-maneuver, out-psych, and out-do each other in their answers to this ridiculous question. This was the Dating Game. Based on the format of the success¬ ful television show of the same name, the Dating Game was sponsored in conjunction with the annual Sweetheart Ball. The three girls could not see their prospective escorts and had to decide which voice and personality ild add up to the best potential date for the ball, .vever, in their quest for the best date, u g ■n asked questions bordering on t ic a isur be outdone, the Lorasmen obliged wi 1 he same caliber. When the evening ' s frivolity was complete, Lora. ; n Pat ..W. Kevin Malone, and PanI A. ' 1 succeeded in securing dates for the Svveethear ■ Though the Dating Game was officia • ..inninff fc- f bree couples 124 Activities SWEETHEART BALL 1 ugeantry of annual campus proms notwithstand¬ ing, the Sweetheart Ball holds a special significance °f its own. The romantic connotations of its name and its sentimental, almost nostalgic, format con¬ sistently draw amiable crowds to the Loras College Fieldhouse. This year’s affair, held on February 10, X ' as 110 exception. There was no queen contest at t e ball as every Lorasman ' s date was a queen. The 10 yal treatment began at the door as each lady was rtwaided with her choice from an array of multi¬ colored carnations. I clta Sigma, an enthusiastic social fraternity, spared nothing in the realm of time and finances to engineci the lavish decorations that dominated the •ene. One display, a giant red heart, set the mood )r the hall, while a mural proclaimed the theme , he “The Shadow of Your Smile.” Yet, the center f attraction was easily the impressive fountain sur- mnded by statuettes and bedecked with foilage. Refreshments were provided by the fraternity an ie table accommodations were more than sufficient, he Larry Foster Orchestra executed a selection o lelodies. „ , , The over-all effect of the many well-plann icets of the affair was one of delightful dreamtnea s the couples took the theme to heart and d fted , and out of the soft shadows, dancing and comer 125 Loras College 126 Activities GLENN YARBROUGH S 1 motive strains ot the love ballad and the en . C CCtr c c h° rc hs f folk rock, Glenn Yarbrough a incd the capacity crowd at the Fieldhouse on March 3. Yarbrough s background is not that of the average performer who has found success on the na¬ tional scene. After excelling in music and athletics in high school, he turned down several scholarship offers to hitchhike across the continent. After seeing action in Korea and studying Classical Greek philoso¬ phy, he first rose to fame as a lead singer of the Limelighters Trio and subsequently built a reputation of his own as a concert artist and recording star. At Loras, arbrough was backed up b musicians widi polish and stage presence, the Fred Ramirez Trio and Maffitt and Davis, folk guitarists who, in their intermittent solo numbers, sent waves of exciting s ring harmony surging into the audience. Always his own man, Yarbrough introduced one of his numbers by admitting, “the general public doesn’t like this one, M)U won’t like it, the band doesn ' t e en like it . . . hut I like it, so well do it. As it turned out. the ardicncc liked it. Yarbrough encouraged audience participation in chorus refrain and delivered intrepid messages through the folk media. Earthy and poig¬ nant, he sang of frustrations in life and love, but he always retained the indomitable spirit of a brave man put down. 127 Lords College JAPAN DAY In 1854 Japan re-opened its doors to t i the world, thus marking the end of isol if rts of the beginning of its participation In 1 )l,is � i and With the same spirit, the Loras eonirnnnit a a rs a sampling of Asiatic Cultur I Japanese culture at the Tl • V ° c ° me cl •e Day held this vear on An mi a ] 1 x, arch 6 I he aim of Japan Day was to l)r () u ] and understanding ol non-Occidental llltor ° s t chairmen Mr. Hex Heynolds and Kcv. Pliili 1 UU ' divided the program, which was a C()n ami ton comhinat ion of lectures, films, and oxhihjp s • ( lls Ve parts: the academic seminars, the lecture | )v llee guest speaker, and the exhibition fair. ( I lie aeademie seminars were sponsored 1 college departments and organizations. r f) u !) x arious C ’ 1 uI) examined the Haiku poetic lorm th o 1. i 1 ' i i i i i ‘ nas been practiced l� t!• J.ipam sc lor centuries and wliic-h man Americans now lake a great interest in The I ' liilosopli) Department presented a seminar dealing with Sogakkakai. a religions political force popular 128 Activities among the Japanese youth that came into its own after WWII. The Education Department debated the feasibility of adapting Japanese education methods to the United State ' s, and the National Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta, sponsored a seminar discussion of Japanese history, from isolation, to militarism, to responsible membership in the family of nations. The Science Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics weighcel the biological effects of radia¬ tion on the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the Uniteel States loosed atomic weapons in 1945. The Theology Department focused on the Bud¬ dhist, Shintoist, and Christian elements that exist in Japan. Sister M. Dorita Clifford, a Fullb right Profes¬ sor from a Japanese university, was invited by the Sociology Department to speak on family life in the modern oriental world. Finally, the Political Science Department held a seminar on politics and external problems of Japan. In the major address of the day. Dr. Tashihito Sato spoke on contemporary Japan. With Westernization and economic growth, life has changed rapidly in THIRD ANNUAL ASIATIC CULTURE DAY Japan. Dr. Sato told of his nation s depleted resources and linked this reality to Japan’s need to industrialize and trade in order to survive. Later in the day, an extensive exhibition fair, spon¬ sored by campus clubs and local merchants, took place in the Fieldhouse. Displays featured Japanese products ranging from cars to dolls. Among the displays was a Japanese geisha house equipped with lovely kimona-clad girls. Saeko Haseg- awa, Clarke College senior, sang songs of J apan for those isiting the display. The Loras Judo Club gave demonstrations of the ancient Japanese arts of self-defense, Judo and Karate, throughout the evening. Japan Day was a community project, as neighbor¬ ing colleges, high schools, and the Dubuque populace joint ' d with Lorasmen to form the most enthusiastic crowd e er assembled for such an event on this campus. This glimpse into Eastern civilization was indeed successful. 129 Loras College FRED WARING i : On the evening of March 21, Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians reminded Dubuquers that tiavel- ing musical variety shows are as popular to audiences now as they were fifty years ago. The program, en¬ titled “The Next Fifty Years”, commemorates War- in g’s half-century in show business. Waring and his troupe are no strangers to the Loras stage. It was eight years ago that they ap¬ peared on this campus. This time, the troupe played to a capacity crowd gathered in the Fieldhouse. It is doubtful that any activity of the 1967-68 year provided as great diversity of entertainment as did Waring and his Pennsylvanians. The show ran the gamut of professional entertainment; from opera to vaudeville; from witticisms to a commentary on patriotism. Judging from audience reactions, it is little wonder that Mr. Waring is looking toward his second fifty years in show business. 130 Activities 131 Loras College “SHE LOVES ME” ie Loras Players, in their fifty-ninth season, presented Miklos Lazio’s “She Loves Me” on March lo, 16, 17, and 19. The play, directed by Rev. Karl G. Schroeder, included a musical score of twenty-five numbers and captured the capricious, warm feeling of the story and added an extra dimension of magic to it. Rudy Naert and Kay Zobak worked well together as the feuding, flirting co-workers, and not only did Miss Zobak exhibit a refreshing enthusiasm in her stage presence, for she had as well versatility in her vocal range. The Loras Players’ production of “She Loves Me” was not a play for the realists or the pessimists. It was a deft and delicate immersion in the waters of sentiment and nostalgia. Putting on no airs, it simply evoked an intimacy and charm that left the audience entertained. CAST Arpad.Tom Howe Ladislov Sipos.Jack Rhomberg Miss Ilona Ritter.Sue Lynch Stephen Kodaly.Dale Grashorn George Nowack.Rudy Naei Mr. Maraczek .Doug Naert 1st Customer.Mary ' Lee Acco a 2nd Customer.Laurie Nigg 3rd Customer.Dud a Kascel 4th Customer.Diane E i n 5th Customer.Karolvn Kohnen Amalia Ralash.Kay Zobak Keller.Tom Dolan Waiter.Dan Crotty Maitre D’.John Lease Dancers . Mary Lee Aeeola, Larry White Joscha.Ed Swift Carollers . Steve Beauhien, Dan Crotty, Tom Dolan, Dick Greteinan, Bruce LeFebvre, Mike Raftery, Ed Swift, Larry White , Man Lee Aeeola, Diane Even, Paul Kascel, Karo- lyu Kohnen, Laurie Nigg. 132 Activities 133 Loros College ST. PAT’S AUCTION On the evening of March 15, all loyal Irishmen on the Loras campus gathered together to take part in the St. Pat’s Day Mission Auction sponsored by the Christian Students Mission Crusade. An annual affair at Loras, the St. Pat’s Auction sees the sons of Ireland put up green cash to ensure that the Irish flag waves over the Rock Bowl the following day. As in previous years, they were successful. With all proceeds going to worthy charities, students who could afford it were given the op¬ portunity to bid on a slave girl. The girls, from Mt. Mercy College, went for the fantastic prices of from four to nine dollars. The photo to the right reflects the mood of those taking part in the Auction. All was in fun, even for those that weren’t fortunate enough to descend from the Emerald Isle. 134 Activities RETREATS Throughout the course of the 1967-68 year Loras- men were encouraged to take advantage of the re¬ treats being offered in the Dubuque area. In addition to the “team discussion” retreats conducted on cam¬ pus, there were weekend retreats offered by the Trappist Monks at New Melleray Abbey and Seminars in Christian Living conducted by faculty members of Divine Word Seminary. Anyone not able to attend these retreats could still take part in the An¬ nual Campus Retreat presented by the Passionist Fathers during Holy Week. Also this year, a new summit of understanding and communication was reached as the administra¬ tion, acting on the request of the Student Senate, abolished the compulsory retreat system. Having confirmed that mans reconciliation with God is a private matter, the administration recognized the maturity in the Loras community and confirmed its belief that spiritual interaction comes not with a few rituals conducted on retreat dates, but rather as a way of life. In view of the work done by Vatican II, this action taken by the new administration must be hailed as a great step toward realizing true Chris¬ tian ideals. 135 r r. v ' Em ?u ?. iWj!V •i 1 4k ' J Loras College ik iiuuk •, FOLK MASSES Here tee ere all together as we sing our song joyfully. Here we are joined together as we pray we ' ll always he. Vith f n em P hasis on the community, refrains like this one have been adding new vitality to participa tion m the Mass and have been drawing more ant more members into the active confraternity of Christ Previously, Masses accompanied by folk guitars have been somewhat experimental, attended more out o curiosity than conviction. This year, however, th, first formal gathering of student body members am faculty was a Mass accompanied by folk songs A decline in church attendance „n weekday stimulated the inception of the Folk Mass at I nr-.. The failure „f the Mass to fully communicate wttl he faithf had been evident for many centuries W ith the changes initiated by Vatican II member of the community joined in search of new means o communication. At Loras, the Folk Mass has move, the community closer to realizing its goals of Chris tian awareness. Further changes will, without fail, b forthcoming as the Church moves toward a fiille realization of Christian life. For the present, folk masses have injected new life into this community s worship. Tho lyrics to standard folk tunes are icvised to work in a spiritual context; for example, a tra¬ ditional ballad like Blowing in ihe Wind provides the music for the spiritually inspiring Living in All Men. Already familiar with the melody, the students can concentrate on the 1 lyrics which suddenly take on a real meaning. This approach allows the participant to worship in an imaginative and creative manner. Surely the community owes a great debt of grati¬ tude to Fathers Rastatter, Reilly, Barta, Carman, Fang, and all other members of the campus clergy who have selflessly given of their time in an effort to bring greater meaning to the Mass. In recognition of these efforts and accomplishments, the 1968 Pur- gold” Service Award goes to these dedicated mem¬ bers of the community. 136 Activities 137 Loras College ROCK MY SOUL Earthy folk music, foot stomping psychedelic- sound-waves, dancing, and frivilous skits were the order of the evening when the Junior Class staged “Rock My Soul” on March 23. Although the motif was vaudevillian, the cast of forty from Loras, Clarke, and Divine Word Seminary managed to hold the audience with entertainment that was surely contemporary. The Sunny Shade put the show in gear with two chord-twanging folk songs. Then, in a satiric vein, the movie Bonnie and Clyde was spoofed. After the Colorful Few, an all-male folk troupe dipped into the Peter, Paul, and Mary bag for a few renditions. Then Peter Borden, direct from the hills of Tennessee, made an appearance to plug his new record, “She Was Only a Simple Milkmaid But the Bovs Gave Her a Bum Steer.” Changing the pace, Rob McDowell of¬ fered some original folk interpretation. Following Rob, the Troubled Bubble, complete with go-go girls, charged out to steal the show with their exciting electric tempo. A nostalgic “Mouskateer Finale’ was well received and the audience filed out of a show that appealed to all ages. I • 138 Activities 13M Loras College MOCK CONVENTION A Nelson Rockefeller-Charles Percy ticket was the final selection of the 1968 Mock Republican Conven¬ tion in its closing session at the Loras College Field- house on April 2. The 937 convention delegates from Loras, Clarke, and the University of Dubuque nom¬ inated 21 candidates for the presidency, and for two days spontaneous demonstrations of delegational sup¬ port rocked the convention floor. Finally, the give ‘ind take of political coalition narrowed the field to a choice between two national figures, and on the third ballot Rockefeller surpassed peace candidate Mark Hatfield by the margain of 610-327. Shedding real-life party loyalties, the students participating in the convention were not exclusively Republican. The large turnout indicated the deep personal feelings of students on national issues and afforded everyone the opportunity to air his views and dispel accusations of student apathy. In rejecting Richard Nixon ' s candidacy and walk¬ ing out of the convention, Hatfield supporters lodged a protest against the Viet Nam war and pledged to support Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy for the office of president. Iowa Senator Jack Miller (pictured to the right), Nebraska Representative Robert Denney, and Iowa Representative Fred Sehwengel addressed the coi ventioneers in the course of the three st SS ! , _ con- guest speakers seemed to sense the 111 ° K ° Qn j.] ic eerned collegiates and focused their attention Viet Nam issue. J.40 Activities 1 il Loras College “PAJAMA GAME” Tin Broadway smash hit, “The Pajama Game” was presented by the Loras Players from April 28 to May 5 in St. Joseph’s Auditorium. Once again, Mr. Eugene Luring directed his talented Hollywood danc¬ ing troupe and assisted Rev. Karl G. Schroeder in the production. Mr. Loring has received national recognition and awards for his contemporary theater dancing technique. The play “The Pajama Game” was taken from a hook by Richard Bissel who based his story on his family’s experiences. The situation was a local Du¬ buque factory. The musical arrangements were alternately row¬ dy, brassy, and melodious, and such numbers as Hey, There” and “Hernando’s Hideaway” had achieved prominence on the national charts. Rudy Naert played Sid the shirtsleeved pajama factory superintendent conscientiously intent on keep- ing up production norms, and Mary Lee Accola was nahe, the union grievance committee chairman. Even though he loves her, Sid is forced to fire Babe be¬ cause she leads the other employees in a woik slow down. Romance then runs rampant as the principles step through the plot and ultimately collapse into each others arms. It was not until the 1 finale t cat the pajama makers of the show were able to cavoit in their product. Though the cast was clad lor sleep, tlu audience had no occasion to yawn, foi after such a delightful romp as the production pro¬ vided, exhileration was the only sensation possi¬ ble. 142 Activities Hines.Edson Swift Prez.Dan Crotty Joe.Tom Howe Hasler.Tom Dolan Gladys.Nancy Louise Mabel.Sue Lynch Sid Sorokin.Rudy Naert Charley.Tom Welch 1st Helper.Dick Lowery 2nd Helper.Jerry Cox Babe Williams . . Mary Lee Aceola Mae.Jenny Newhart Brenda.Rose Maury Poopsie.Pat Simon Max, A Salesman . . . ■ Larry W bite Pop.David Grimm Singers . . . Paula Kascel, Karolyn Koh- nen, Laurie Nigg, Steve Beau- bien, Dick Greteman, Bruce Lefevre Dancers . . Melanie Adam, Jill Cadden, Peggy Davis, Patty Dell, Jeanne G o j k o v i c h, S a r m a Lopenicks, Vicki Marvoso, Kathy Nickols, Keith Nelson, Jim Rogers CAST 143 Athletics CHEERLEADERS SHARON CRAMLET MARTY HALLIGAN JOANNA McGUIRK GAIL DUGAN KATHY KERSTEN LINDA SIEBEN JOANIE McMEANS JANE MEYERS Lows College ( L-R) (Front) Howard Mabry, Tom Jackson, Pat Lillis. Chuck Von Fcldt, Tom Gindorlf, Mike W alsh, Steve Coughlin. (Back) Jerry Rolling, Bob Pescitelli, Doug Shinkunas, Greg Rhodes, Denny Stovall. Reg Carter, Larry Gardner. BASKETBALL It was a season of disappointment as the Loras Duhawks never lost confidenee, but did lose fifteen ball games against ten wins. Starting strong, Loras overwhelmed Northeastern State 105-77, but then for¬ tunes ran in peaks and troughs as they turned in strong performances against more experienced teams but also lropped many heartbreakers, notably in two contests with St. Ambrose. The Duhawks lost the Victory Bell trophy to St. Ambrose in an 85-82 thriller that was not decided until the final fifteen seconds. After losing a return match at St. Ambrose—this one by a marginal decision of 92-90—Loras rebounded to crush Briar Cliff 113-87 in the season ' s finale. Though the season was disappointing over-all. the players did experience the elation of seeing the team work together to pull out big v ictories over impressive rivals. This year, the title of “Mr. Duhawk belonged to Chuck Von Feldt. the six and one half foot senior forward. Ilis credentials were very impressive. One of the two starters returning from last years confer¬ ence championship team. Von feldt combined his experience with a 63% shooting percentage to average 23 points and 13 rebounds a game. He was chosen as the fourth best player among the nation’s small colleges and became the tenth member of the Loras 1000 Point Club. The other Duhawk superstar, shooting from the field at a 52% clip and pouring in better than 20 points a game, was sophomore Tommy Jackson. In rebounds, he was second only to Von Feldt with a total ol 296. II Jackson continues to progress and ma¬ ture with experience, he could conceivably approach the all tune career scoring record at Loras, 1798 points in 95 games, set by Jack Fiasco between 1956 and 1960. Coach Potts praised freshmen Howard Mabry, Dennis Stovall, Pat Lillis, and Steve Coughlin for their performances. The rookies played a good por- tion of the season’s games. Complementing the male personnel in the Duhawk lineup were eight enthusiastic cheerleaders. Drawing more appreciative looks than a three-point play or a 30 foot jump shot, the personable girls, all from Clarke Colle ge, encouraged co-operation in the student body duel fosteicd the spirit of clamorous endorsement that the eagers deserve d. 146 Athletics RECORD 1967-68 Loras 105.Northeastern State 77 Platteville 88. .Loras 78 St. Mary ' s 75. .Loras 61 Loras 86. .Iowa Wesleyan 79 Upper Iowa 103.. .Loras S9 Loras 83. .Illinois Tech 54 Winona State 71.. .Loras 66 Loras 93. .Dominican 61 LaCrosse Holiday Tournament .1-1 St. Marys 79. .Loras 61 Loras 87. .Illinois Tech 72 St. Ambrose 85. .Loras 82 Quincy 75. .Loras 61 Luther 86. .Loras 83 Wartburg 82. .Loras 71 Loras 86. Loras 98. .Quincv 67 St. Procopius 94... .Loras 89 Lewis 79. .Loras 64 Dubuque 89. .Loras 63 Loras 70. .Lewis 65 St. Norbert 90. .Loras 72 St. Ambrose 92.... .Loras 90 Loras 113. .Briar Cliff 87 14 ' Loras College 1967-68 SEASON TOTALS Shooting Free Throws Rebounds Turnovers Defense Assists Fouls _ No. of Player g A M Pet. A M Pet. Off. Def. Ave. Bad Pass Lost Ball Viola¬ tion Blocked Ave. Shots Steals Ave. No. Ave. No. Ave. Total Points Ind. Ave. C. VonFeldt 25 356 218 .612 189 129 .683 112 218 13.2 6 22 18 1.84 3 25 1.12 19 .76 69 2.76 565 22.60 T. Jackson 25 422 218 .517 109 69 .633 100 196 11.8 17 28 19 2.52 14 34 1.92 48 1.92 60 2.40 505 20.20 H. Mabry 25 228 78 .342 98 65 .663 19 21 1.6 24 31 28 3.32 1 24 1.00 71 2.84 54 2.16 221 8.84 S. Coughlin 25 193 83 .430 33 24 .727 14 25 1.6 51 22 14 3.48 6 22 1.12 95 3.80 68 2.72 190 7.60 T. Gindorff 24 123 42 .341 53 32 .604 53 87 6.3 19 11 6 1.50 3 12 .62 50 2.08 46 1.91 116 4.83 P. Lillis 24 220 86 .391 44 26 .591 47 84 5.5 9 4 5 .75 9 12 .88 43 1.79 53 2.21 198 8.25 M. Walsh 22 55 20 .364 29 16 .552 8 30 1.7 22 12 7 1.86 2 9 .50 59 2.68 31 1.41 56 2.55 G. Rhodes 18 46 16 .348 15 7 .466 20 32 2.8 6 3 2 .61 1 6 .39 13 T72 20 1.11 39 2.17 D. Shinkunas 15 31 9 .300 18 11 .611 13 20 2.2 1 0 0 .07 1 3 .27 2 .13 15 1.00 29 1.93 D. Stovall 15 75 27 .360 7 5 .714 9 10 1.3 9 5 6 1.33 9 2 .73 7 .47 13 .87 59 3.93 R. Peseitelli 9 26 13 .500 1 1 1.000 6 7 1.4 1 0 0 .11 1 1 .22 3 .33 10 i.ii 27 3.00 R. Carter 5 T DC 10 i nr i 1 .100 2 1 .500 2 3 1.0 1 2 2 1.00 0 5 1.00 3 .60 9 Tso 3 .60 25 1,91 813 454 598 386 .645 197 796 51.7 166 140 107 16.52 50 155 8.20 415 16.60 458 18.32 2012 80.48 148 ‘.1 St f . f itr 1 TjgJ i Loras College A ' B) ron t) J oe Piane, Terry Smith, Fred Pilcher, Jack Lothamer, Jim McEneaney. (Middle) Hay Er- pclding (ma nag er), Jerry Cato, George Wilson, Jim Massey, Ken O ' Hara, John Ilackett, Coach Faley. ( Hack) en lsier Bob McDowell, Joe Voss, Steve Hunt, Dave Brosch, Greg Boddcn, Mike Lengyel, Pat Meehan. TRACK ast year was a memorable one lor track enthi asts as live school records were established in I oui-man relays and four new individual marks w set ()| course, the mainstay of the team, Joe Ilaje graduated in 1967, but many outstanding cindenr were returning for the new season and some freshn were showing indications that they could keep w.th the- record-challenging pace. ' ‘ Terrv smith ° f 100 and 220 w, . Smil . h a d J err y Cato. Both speedsters sh; the Loras hundred yard dash re cord with a time 9.9 seconds. Jack Lothamer, who broke four recoi n the relays, was back in fine form and freshm John Hacket also ran the short distances Taking the middle distances in stride were | Massey of the record-setting mile relay foursome I Meehan. George Wilson. Ken O ' Hara, and Greg B, den. Jim McEneaney, who has won the Loras Bela navigated the long two miles as did Joe Piane and Joe Voss. In the field events there was Dave Brosch hulling discus and javelin and Ken Fisher puling the shot. Bob McDowell did the triple jump and newcomer Mike Lengyel joined Fred Pilcher in the broad jump lane. The first four indoor meets this year w ere not major events hut were more along the line of a con¬ ditioning drill. Since turns are sharper indoors there is more pressure on the ankles and more injuries un¬ less the course ' s are run with discretion. W ith lewci Lorasmen out for the te am than last ye ai the runne rs wore force el to participate in a gre ate r number of events this year. The Duhawks hoped to elc fenel their Midlands Confe re nee Crown won by the margin of one point over St. Ambrose , and Coach Don kaley also looked to win big in the 8S0 relays at Drake . ISO Athletics 151 Loras College Sf’ R) if i? nt) , Terry Funtl erburk, Bill Huerter, Gordon Hawkins, Steve Conti. (Middle) Paul Meint .er, Joe Wiewal, Jim Figgins, eVe c (® a ck) Coach Flanagan, Terry Sullivan, Jim Growney, Steve Ktscheiclt, Ray 1 m priding (manager). WRESTLING J he Lot as College wrestlers ended their dual , season by stunning the heavily favored Wester, linois University squad with an 18-18 tie and ro- by the setting of a new team record of consec IJins. The wrestling squad finished with a 6-6 1 meet record, and Coach Pat Flanagan had some less i(‘flections after the season ' s conclusion Ik that in the middle-weight brackets ability and e cnee proved to be strong points, but otherwise team lacked depth. The biggest problem was t( courage more men to turn out for the sport. W ith only twelve men out for the team with eleven weight classes to be filled, injuries proved to be a big factor hampering the team s progress. Also this year, Loras finished fourth of nine in the MacMurray Invitational, fourth of eight in the Lake Forest Invitational, and second of four in the Carthage Quaddrangular. Pacing the 1 grapplers was a stellar performance by sopheunore Hill Huerter who eompikd a record-breaking fil’lecn match winning streak. Athletics i Conti 6-9 16 8 6 1 — 2 Figgins 14-5 16 7 11 7 4 7 Funderburk 10-9 11 7 19 3 1 2 Hawkins 1-2 — — — — — — Iluerter 12-4-1 11 13 9 2 1 3 Kelly 13-8 20 14 12 5 2 3 Killackey 5-4-1 7 4 7 1 3 2 Meintzer 14-3 21 14 4 4 6 4 Schak 2-14-1 — 4 5 — — — Schroeder 1-12 2 — — — — — Sheridan 4-6 3 5 i 3 — 3 Sullivan 2-10 2 6 6 - — 1 TOTAL 109 82 86 26 17 27 OPPONENTS S9 73 86 32 26 24 153 Loras College (L-R) (Front) Frank Kenne, Tom Muisinga, Jerry Rolling, Ron Le Grande. Jim Micbal. Bernie Babel. a Bottari, Mike Runde. (Middle) Manager Tim Stence, Dean Kilburg, Dave Hosch, I ini Ryan, Maik kaiu Rick Michal, Jim Scholten, Pat Johnson, Joe Bell, Pat Winn, Carch Smarjesse. (Back) Jim Maleski Jim Brimeyer, Roger Reillv, Mike Quinn, Kevin Tritz, Dick Campbell, Al Marshall. Steve Tiershal, Greg 1 ur- nell, Gordie Pisarik. BASEBALL Winter was still in the air and the penetrating February wind swept around the corners of the Lower Gym, as the forty men with baseball gloves entered the building. Regardless of the weather, baseball season had begun. Coach Jim Smarjesse started the tryouts with indoor running drills designed to build up wind and sweat off excess pounds that pile up during the winter months. For hours, hopeful rookies and established upper¬ classmen simply played catch to give their muscles time to make the transition to the demands of the sport. Then the weather broke and the team moved to Faber Field for outdoor workouts. Coach Smarjesse was looking for a very challeng¬ ing thirty-game season in which Loras would be pitted again the likes of Upper Iowa, last years state re¬ presentative in the Iowa playoffs, and Parsons, a team that placed second in the nation last year among small colleges. Although Loras has ten lettermen returning, Coach Smarjesse observed that almost every team in the league had its starting lineup intact from the previ¬ ous season. 1968 VARSITY BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 1 . 4 . 6 . 9 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 20 . 21 . 24 . 27 . At Wartburg University of Dubuque Wise. State Univ. (River Falls) At University of Dubuque At Augustana At Western Illinois At MacMurray Lewis Lewis Upper Iowa I. I. T. Mav 1 . . . At LaCrosso 4 . . . Midlands Tournament 7 . . . At Platteville 11 . . . Iowa Wesleyan 16.. . Platteville IS . . . At Northeastern State 23 . . 154 I Athletics 155 Athletics R0 1 (L ' R 1 erry West Tom Fereday, Larry Lochner, Wayne Kuhl. Row 2 Tom Cindorff, Chip Barder, Bill Coakley GOLF With the advent of spring, Loras golfers retur k greens and fairways to put their game in sli , ? r ' j ' °!! ts for the L ora.s Golf Team. Divots nded ' ( M and duffe,S Suffered while wood s a cl d in the woods, h ut it was not long before toll of a winter’s rest was overcome. ( ,r ' ; J ,hn i C ° e ,ie,cl Practice five times a Huh T o t h °T C C ° UrSe ’ the Dubuque Cou , ' The atmosphere was highly competitive s only six of the ten men on the roster part dpat each varsity match. 1 pdt I Ik i nine team returned from last year, and a good nucleus and this freshman crop, the t, seemed up to its schedule. In addition toriguJar T ' ,h “ C ' ,lf T « ' in th , Midi C-raitm-nee � ' «• S.A.I.A. Wrtrte, Mee, lies Moines. 1968 GOLF SCHEDULE April 2 At St. Ambrose 10 Platteville 24 University of Dubuque 26 N.A.I.A. District Meet (At Des Moines, Iowa) May 1 St. Ambrose 3-4 Midlands Conference Meet 6 At Luther College 0 University of Dubuque 11 At University ol Northern Iowa 14 At Platteville-Milton 17 Upper Iowa 15 At Western Illinois (Bradley U.; MaeMurray) 156 Athletics 157 Loras College TENNIS 1968 TENNIS SCHEDULE Thanks to the premature arrival of spring weather this year, the tennis nets went up early, new cans oi balls were unsealed, and tennis racquets came off the wall, as the Loras raequeteers enthusiastically took to the courts. At first practice was held in the handball courts of San Jose Xatatorium. Then the locale ol the workouts was shifted to the open air as team members competed against each other in singles and doubles match play so that Coach Gannon could determine the seeding he would use for the 1968 season. Highlights of the challenging schedule were ' the matches at Marquette and Bradley Universities and the Midlands Conference Tournament which pitted Loras against the ever-powerful St. Ambrose. With live returning lettermen and newcomer Marty Spren- gelmeyer showing top-notch form. Coach Cannon was optimistic. April 5-6 At University of W isconsin 8 University of Northern Iowa 10-11 At Bradley University 24 University of Dubuque 27 At Luther 30 Platteville May 4 Midlands Conference Tourney 6 At University of Dubuque 8 At Coe College 11 Winona State 12 At Marquette University 14 At Platteville 18 Parsons 19 At St. Ambrose 22 At Upper Iowa 158 Athletics ■ « fc c 159 TAjm Loras College CROSS COUNTRY A small and inexperienced squad in a V. 5 r Year, the Cross Country team was faced wi 1 ‘ e j. boding schedule of long-winded opp° lKnts ‘ n in B dual „ ni l NCAA meets. the erossesnm ymen clashed head-on with powerhouses like Maui u t. Ambrose and were handed defeats. . , Coach Don Fuley was satisfied with performances, hut in order to improve . i .. . m-irtice sessions he stressed ‘size group running m P !t -silile to to move the fifth place man as close as P ()SS the pack leader. Running away with tin 1()I me( j this years squad wais Jim Mehneane), XN if they to cover tlu lour-mile jaunts as effortless as were mere trips between classes. The blistiimg p s( t by McEneaney, a sophomore with an extia no g ingredient, was an inspiration lor the n s and a promising sign tor next season. i n 160 Athletics BOWLING Loras bowlers got things rolling this season with ietories over I.I.T. and De Paul, both of Chicago, but after that strikes came sparingly and the squad yielded to tough opponents on the next four occasions. W ith the season near its end, Coach Rev. Edmund Kurth looked forward to the 20th Annual Midwestern Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Tournament at which he expected Loras to drop quite a few pins and pick up quite a few prizes. Walt Truby and Mike Tilson last year captured trophies for Loras in the Midwestern Collegiate Tournament. At each contest the five-man team competes in five game matches with a total of eleven points at stake. Two points are awarded for each of the five games and a one point tiebreaker is awarded the team with best series of the day. This year, as in past years, Creslanes provided the alleys for practice and for matches. 101 Loras College IM FOOTBALL Tlu- Chocolate Soldiers, with a perfect 10-0 record, clinched the Upperclass League championship ni m- tramural football. Tightly bunched behind the . o - diers were the Irish Laddies (0-1), tlu Mot hi Weasels (8-1-1), and the Hemophiliacs (8-2). In the Freshman League, the Shamrocks (9-1) ictviwc tu championship crown closely followed b tlu_ ,iac; j Great, the Kiddie Posse, and the Nicotine Fits, a sharing (8-2) records. . . . Ron Le Grand (Chocolate Soldiers) broke the o c individual scoring record of 134 points set bv .tic i Scott in 1965. Le Grand garnered 137 points w n c runner-up Ken Gutrich (Irish Laddies) eiosscc h gc)al line for 103 points. , , i i A double-elimination tournamcmt as sc 1 . among the top 8 teams in the Uppei class anc ‘ man Leagues. They were: the- Chocolate Sokhe, , Irish Laddies, Mother Weasels, Hemophiliacs, n rocks, Grads Great, Kiddie Posse, and the � c Fits. After 15 hard hitting games, the ‘ S . 1 ’ L.iHliers dominated the field despite the efforts oj t u • who could stymie only once the luck o 1 K their three confrontations. The deadly combma i of Tom “Bomber” Bryant passing and J� n and Dick Beggs receiving for the Irish invaluable to their teams offense. One of the most exciting matches of the post-season competi ion • • the 20-20 tie between the Grads Great anc k diers. Battling to a stalemate in the overtime, u was assessed the upperclassmen based on tic n gained during the game. 162 Athletics IM BASKETBALL 1 he intramural basketball season is always a busy tlnu ‘ Mr. A1 Schramm, intramural director, and especially so this year. During the months of play, 1054 students on 104 teams traveled the length of the court in league competition. In the upperclass league the Beach Boys and Road Runners shared top honors; the Profounds gained first place for oft-cam- pus Hpporclassmen; and the Conquistadors were vic- torious in the Freshman League. Tournament competition was narrowed down to 16 teams in the three leagues at the end of the season. The Profunds again this year were eligible h) play in the deciding game against the Freshman team ' the Conquistadors. Both teams relying on a tough man to man defense maintained a fast pace throughout the game. With css han 5 minutes remaining, the score was tied 37 a piece. However, in a few moments the Profounds were in the lead 43-39, and stayed in the lead for the lcst °1 the game. The final score was Profounds 51 and Conquistadors 45, giving the upperclass team tlu h sec °nd tournament championship. Scoring leaders for the year were Pat Triplett (Kiddie Posse) with 331 points, Gordon Pisarik (Chaparrals) with 282 points, and Don Koppes (Pro¬ founds ) with 250 points. Sharpshooting was the word at the February 2 1 rethrow contest sponsored by the intramural depart¬ ment. 1 hree Lorasmen tied, sinking 47 out of 50 shots, which called for a 3-way sudden throwoff between B dl Gerber, Denny McTigue, and Bob Nelson. In the thiowoff, Gerber came out on top with 17 straight buckets. 163 Loras College IM SOFTBALL To say that intramural softball at Loras is anything less than popular would be a gross understatement. Over 725 participants on 67 teams went to bat this year including faculty members, campus, and off- eampus students. Softball was played at noon, late afternoon, and during the evening. The intramural softball program is divided into three sections: 12 inch softball, 16 inch softball, and baseball. Sizable gains were made this year in the lat¬ ter two groupings with hardball almost doubling participation. , As tradition would have it, the teams peiseverec in the Loras sport of retaining outlandish names. When the Kiss of Death met the Grenades, there was always the possibility of mayhem, but most teams usually followed the spirit of the Brothers III and Cavaliers and had good, clean fun. 164 Athletics IM TRACK May 3 and 4 were rugged days for the Rock Bowl as it was continuously run, thrown, and jumped upon. Miff competition in the intramural track and field program was more the rule than the exception as Lorasmen contested in the 22 athletic events. Partici¬ pation was on an individual as well as team basis. Last year over 150 men competed in the varied contests like the 100 yd. Russian Leap Frog which, once a year, captures Du I law k interest. The Ambulants, 1967 champions of the track and field meet, vied against 9 other teams yet they managed to win by a 20 point margin. Three s places, one second, and 10 third places gave the inbuiants their number one position. The recorded times for the track and field events h ive been slow in yielding to recent competition. The average record is 7 years old. and of these 6 were set over 13 years ago. Students just don’t practice the three-legged race like they used to. 165 Loras College IM WRESTLING Competition among intramural wrestlers produced individual winners in eight categories this year. In the 130 lb. class was Marty Downs followed by Jim Growney in the 137 lb. class, Frank Van Steenhuyse as the 145 lb. class victor, Phil Phillip winning in the 152 lb. class, Larry Lochner at 160 lb., Greg Cyborski at 167 lb., Joe Wiewel in the 177 lb. class, and Jerry Keenan rounding out the competition as a heavyweight. More than forty wrestlers took part in the com¬ petition as the winners had to fight their way through a number of preliminary bouts to emerge victorious. IM WEIGHTLIFTING The grunts and groans of inlmnumU wHghtlirters nded with three new Loras intramuni , roken. Chuck Cenoar. winner in the 133 H . c ass et the first mark bv lifting 1030 lbs. This feat as ollowed by Dave Frantzens effort of 180 ' % lbs. Mter Dave, Lon Wirt , sot a new record with 5M bs. Also among the victors were- D.ck k.eeman, lill Iliver, and |ini Freeman. Progress made among weightlilteis in I(C(I1 ta s attributed to long hours of work in t u w f 1 10(5,1 )l many resichaiec halls. 166 Athletics IM SWIMMING The intramural program added another activity to its schedule this year with the completion of San Jose Natatorium. Intramural swimming found 61 Loias- men willing to race for the winning points in fourteen categories of competition. These categories ranged from the 25-yard Breast Stroke to the non-propelled plunge for distance. Of the seventeen teams originally signed up for the first semester, four were represented at the end of the term. The Tankers, with a 3-0 record, won first place honors while the W ater Bugs and t le e Ones tied with a record of 2-0. The Ducks paddle in with one victory and two defeats to their credit. IM VOLLEYBALL Ten teams matched their skill at the intramural volleyball net during the first semester. The Hemo- piiliacs ma 11 aged to stretch the season without a loss, inishing 7-0. Gindorff and Coughlin of the Hemo¬ philiacs were hardly reticent in drawing blood from theii opponents as they mercilessly spiked away. I he Jags finished with a 6-1 record followed by tho Abyoulabears, E D Grabbers, MYXKYLPYTS, and the YEEES with a 5-2 standings. I he second semester witnessed a triple elimina- tion tournament which the MYXKYLPYTS, the fac- ll,t y team, won handily. The powerful combination of 1 ommerich and Cupal aided by the setting-up ability °1 Delgado helped squash the hopes of the contend- hig Furpies and Mags. Both teams lost to the “MYX hy more than 13 points, as the faculty champions rolled to a 5-0 record. t X xj 167 . -VftflBBB --.i-z % if? : , «-• r v Ste: ' _ 1r« , _ r 7 ' ‘ 5 £i� : 5. ' - : •r c i ' M a r ' v ‘ ££«S r Vf J Sifc-j a -tf dSSS - ’ .- SS3 jC m , Tv3i e as ■ ; •-- . ?_. •• Associations STUDENT SENATE When the Freedom Party ticket, headed by Skip Beisenstein, won election to key posts of the Student Senate in 1967, many election promises were to be fulfilled. The student body waited . . . forthcoming results gained many concessions for the students. When stalemates between administration and student body arose, the Senate kept all lines of communica¬ tion open and surveyed student opinion in an effort to help with administrative decisions. ere the ac¬ complishments of the term of Mr. Beisenstein to be oid of any accomplishment, which is far from fact, it could be said that he and his colleagues made an honest and admirable effort to maintain the delicate dance between administration, faculty and students, day when common sense is far from common, U student Senate of 1967-6S is to be congradulated, [ U ]eed applauded, for a tremendous and successful H | i )i t a model for responsible student government. ° In other areas of Senate endeavor was the spon- •sliip of the Fall Ball, Spring Prom, and Fifth Di- nitmsion Concert. This year the Senate also managed to apP r() P™ at( ' a P l ' rc entage of the proceeds from the ' entertainment fee paid by all registering students. Through this added income ' , the earthy melodies of ( lenn Yarbrough were carrie ' d tei the ' Loras campus. | s() having vowed to import eontroversial speakers, d, ( Senate, in eo-opeTation with Clarke College 1 . ex )Ose‘cl the ' thinking populace ol Dubuque ' to the ' im¬ pressive, impassioned message of Rev. James Groppi, nationally prominent civil rights leader. The Senate also conducted an extensive profes- sor course evaluation poll in which members of the student body analyzed and rated their teachers and courses. Also through the efforts of the Senate, a limited pass fail grading system was instituted where¬ in a student may take any course outside of his major and minor fields and receive credit without averaging the mark with his grade-point average. In an attempt to further the spirit of Vatican II in liturgical renewal, the Student Senate also worked for permission to have the Mass offered at appropriate campus locations other than chapels. By working close¬ ly with various committees the permission was grant¬ ed by officials of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Folk- guitar masses can now be held in dormitory lounges and other such locations. Other accomplishments of the 1967-6S Student Senate included a liberalization of dormitory hours, a change in cafeteria regulations, abolishment of com¬ pulsory retreats, and an extension of Easter vacation. In the Senate elections held March 11, Robert Davies was elected, without opposition, to serve as Student Body President for the next year. The officers of the administration of Skip Beisenstein are pictured on page 70 while the new administration, headed bv Bob Davies, is pictured on page 71. 169 Loras College STUDENT SENATE 1967-68 TREASURER Daniel T. Schelble VICE-PRESIDENT James R. Fennerty SECRETARY Fred P. Mesch PRESIDENT Joseph J. Beisenstein 170 Associations STUDENT SENATE 1968-69 SECRETARY Terrance L. Smith VICE-PRESIDENT Patrick J. Fahey TREASURER PRESIDENT James A. Orr Robert F. Davies 171 Loras College S. V. D. P. The Saint Vincent DePaul Society aims to provide charitable work wherever it is needed. This is the general purpose of the various councils throughout the country, and it is usually fulfilled through mone¬ tary gifts to needy families. Being a college chapter, the Loras S.V.D.P. Society is placed in a unique position. Since as students financial assistance is limited, the apostolate of the chapter is the aged who live in special homes in the Dubuque area. The society visits St. Anthony’s Home, St. Francis Home, Our Lady of Lourdes Home, County Nursing Home, and County Poor Farm. The program is struc¬ tured in such a way that about ten members visit one home per week. In an all member function, the S.V.D.P. staged a party lor the men at the Poor Farm on March 17. This year Clarke College and Mercy School of Nursing lent their ellorts to the Loras council. The added feminine touch and the introduction this year of sing-alongs accompanied by guitars were enthusi¬ astically received. SOCIETY J72 LORAS COLLEGE SINGERS The Loras College Singers represent the merging of the former Loras Glee Club and Vested Choir. There are approximately thirty-five members this year. The Singers performed this year in conjunction with the Clarke College Chorale which consists of fifty- five members. Mr. John A. Lease is the director of the combined group. The Singers and Chorale received an enthusiastic reaction from their initial Christmas Concert, with Bach’s “Magnificat as the evenings feature selection. On March 3, 4. and 5 the Singers and the Chorale made a joint tour of the state of Iowa including on their itinerary Sioux City, Le Mars, Algona, and Fort Dodge. A home concert at the Fieldhouse was their next scheduled appearance on March 10. Their pro¬ gram stressed variety and uniqueness with Shubert ' s “Mass ' , Negro spirituals, hymns, and folk songs from Japan, France. Israel, and other countries. 173 Loras College STUDENT TUTORS tribu on tn ,° Ciety makes a valuable cc I °n t0 the r overa H intellectual life at Lor But more specifically, the Society renders a • The 1 ?: difficulties in th , . . t toral P ro gram is run on an inforn basis w,th private sessions starting as soon as a stud, makes application for a tutor. The organization itself is modelled after a simi society started in 1954 at the University of Penm rn Mt dem r T,r; ,y undcr the d,v forey tutors and e ig h. y students nSgTir aTd ' operated in the program. k Membership in the society is strictly volunt ' m(1i no remuneration expected or offered to the tors. A member must be at least a sophomore hi attained an A or B average in the course he’s instn mg and be free from scholastic and discinli.v probation. 1 174 Associations LORIAN Staff Editor-in-chief-. Allen Frantzen Associate Editors: John Duffy, Denny Franke, Bob Davies (first semester), Pat Sweeney (second se¬ mester ) Staff: Mike Arise, Jim Brennan, Jim Chambers, John Daresli, Bob Freund, Tom Hronek, Dan Kane, Tom Kane, Dave Lampe, John Ludwig, John Marlin, Roger Meyer, Jack Orel, Victor Skade, Bob Van Zile, Wayne Weiler, Larry White, Ron Zawilla Circulation: Mike Schmit, Steven Mackey Faculty advisor: Rev. C. A. Reilly Enthusiastically dedicated to service through jour¬ nalism, the Lorian , campus newspaper, has this year been distinguished by a conscientiously relevant edi¬ torial page, by thorough attention to ideas and ac- ivities of the Loras community, and by technical mprovements implemented to make the paper more ittractive and easier to read. Editorial comment in the Lorian has touched on such issues as Vietnam and Black Power, has sup¬ ported the proposed unannounced testing system, and has encouraged the development of the consortium to bolster the development of small colleges. An unprecedented development has been the for¬ mation of a critique committee for the paper, com¬ posed of faculty and students. Members of the com¬ mittee are Rev. C. A. Reilly the papers faculty advisor; Allen Frantzen and John Duffy, from the editorial staff; Bill Sehrier and Jerry Jorgensen, from the Student Senate; and Dr. Francis Lehner, Mr. Gregor Rienhard, Mr. Joseph Sgammato. Rev. Robert Vogl, and Rev. William Wilkie. The committee, called together by President Dris¬ coll, is intended as a guiding force to shape the paper ' s future and build on the papers tiaclition. Its major project was the formation of a policy statement, which defined the function of the Lorian as a campus newspaper. 175 Loras College KLOR The electronic pulse of the college, whether it is in the form of a lively discussion on current events or the big beat of sweet soul music, is KLOR Radio. This year the emphasis has been on openness and implementation of a widespread system of meaningful communication. Tin campus, regional, and world news, selected from teletype wires of the local com¬ mercial radio stations, as well as the talk shows of “Open Mike” have been very popular, because in their outpouring of controversy, convictions, and facts, they reach the student body on a plane relevant to student life. KLOR also exhibits a flair for athletics as it adds a new dimension to school spirit by broad¬ casting basketball, baseball, and track events. Only about half of the members in the KLOR organization arc disc-jockeys; the remaining personnel handle the news and sports and such practical aspects as commercial writing, equipment servicing and pro¬ gram log billing. The latest policy innovation has been to introduce a cable hookup of uninterrupted FM music to supple¬ ment the live broadcasting so that students can enjoy easy listening on a twenty-four hour basis. Stall President-. Ed O’Donnell Station Mgr.: Bill Alfrodo Program Director: Ed Executive Secretary: Deny W ’ Metis Director. Bob Mnlqnoon S ports Director: Frank DcBosa Chief Announcer: John Mans Business Mgr.-. Mike Elosi Sales Mgr.: Kevin Knit 176 Associations DELTA SIGMA Delta Sigma is a society “designed to promote re¬ ligious practices and social activities” among off-cam- pus and day students at Loras. This year there were over seventy members of the fraternity participating in (1 h varied activities of the organization. Delta Sigma sponsored a Communion Breakfast, ran the bellringer game at the Kampus Karnival. and will host a year- end banquet w here the society ' s Man of tlw Year and Athlete of the Year awards will be announced. As in years past, the February Delta Sigma Sweet¬ heart Ball was a great success. The Kieldhousc was transformed into a romantic and captivating ballroom corresponding to the theme of the dance. The Shad¬ ow of Your Smile. Music was provided by the Law¬ rence Foster Band. 177 Loras College ART CLUB The Art Club is an organization which promotes intellectual learning pertaining to art and provides a stimulus to creativity. Thus “an appreciation to the graphic arts and to broaden the cultural experience in this field and related fine art areas arc the two main objectives ol the club. The Art Club has a number of specific aims winch it seeks to fulfill. A most vital and intrinsic aim of the body is to foster a communication and interchange of ideas and viewpoints between the members. To complement this basic aim, the club invites a variety of speakers who present different ideas and views on (lie graphie art field. This year Mr. Frank Licciardi of Dubuque gave a demonstration of charcoal portrait drawing. During his presentation, Mr. Lieeiardi spoke on the qualities possessed by a true artist. Mr. James McDermott, a Loras art instructor, lectured on “The Influence of Photography on Painting. lie considered the transi¬ tion from frame painting to the more naturalistic methods. Trips to various exhibitions of art were ' also on the club ' s schedule . Members traveled to the Art In¬ stitute in Chicago as well as taking advantage of a tour ol the Dubuque Art Association. 178 Associations ENGINEERING ' SCIENCE CLUB The. Engineering-Science Club .tints to untie the engineering and science students in a bond of com- interest, to encourage those with asptra tons rn , . . , , -infl t0 assist students in arranging schedules ! he K ; w jth their capabilities. In this endeavor -i!e K Ch.h‘ moderated by Corwin Hellmer. presents distinguished speakers varying in quahteatwns from he Dean of Engineering at the University of Deuoit o an IBM Corporation executive. The Club runs intermittent educational films cov¬ ing either specific aspects of engineering or such ncidental themes as the history of man ' s tools from irimitive to contemporary societies. Also among the car ' s activities were a number of field trips. Person- lized tours through John Deere Tractor Works, Eagle •itchcr Open Pit Mine, and Apple River Chemical Company exposed the members to such vital facets of idustrialism as the assembly line, foundry. and test- itr divisions. 17b Loras College YOUNG REPUBLICANS U ithin the last two years, the Young Republican of Loras have g ro ' n into one of the major clubs ( campus. Prior to 1966-1967, the club lacked both members and enthusiasm. The 1967-1968 YR’s, wil 157 members, continued to demonstrate the stroi interest in political affairs as was witnessed in tl precious year. The club seeks to establish an expei once among college men of participation in politic activities and expression. Much preparation and work centered around the Moc k Republican Convention, Impact ' 68. held in the spring. Two officers of the club. Vice President Gerry YVonuk and Secretary Peter Smyth, were members of the Planning Committee whic h worked on the Mock Convention in conjunction with students fioin Claikc and the University of Dubuque. 1 he gicat majoiity of the members participated in some way, mostly as state delegates. In one particularly interesting meeting of the Tbs, senior Cliff Sehroeder spoke on bis summei expeii- enees with a lobby group in W ashington. At the State Convention of Iowa College Young Republicans, boras club president Paul Schools served as Constitu¬ tional Revisions Committee chairman for tlu second year. The influence ol the boras YRs was felt both lo¬ cally in the Mock Convention and statewide in the ' Iowa College Convention. 180 Associations ALPHA PHI OMEGA Alpha Phi Omega is a national service fraternity existing primarily for one reason—to serve others. Sen - ice to the student body and faculty, to the members of the fraternity, to the youth of the community, and to the nation are the four general areas of fraternity interest. Lambda Kappa, the Loras chapter, has an enviable record of sen-ice and fellowship. When compared with chapters on similar Iowa campuses, it has no peer. This year it was formally recognized as an outstand¬ ing chapter by the fraternity ' s national publication. Tort ' ll and Trefoil. The Chapter sponsored the very successful “Sneak Preuie,” a talent-variety show which easily broached professional excellence this year (pictured above). In view ol its record of successes in promoting spirit within the Loras community. PO this vear receives the traditional “Purgold Spirit Award. 183 Loras College c. s. ♦ The Christian Students for Reconciliation, a group begun just this year, has as its objectives the opposi¬ tion to war and violence as instruments of national policy, and the seeking of alternative and constructive means of achieving peace and order in the world; the promotion of the dignity and freedom of individuals of any race, religion, or nation; and the stimulation ol genuine fellowship and community spirit among persons. The groups main emphasis this year was on the achievement ol peace, having brought to the campus movies and speakers with this end in mind. Of special note were the speeches of Dayton Olson, representa¬ tive of the American Friends Serv ice Committee, on the Viet Nam war and on legal alternatives to military service. The Loras group intermittently set up a table to inform students of their rights in regard to the Selective Service System. 184 Associations LITERARY CLUB The Literary Club marked its second year of exist¬ ence with a wide range of activities. The avowed purpose of the club is to study and discuss literature, especially modern works. This it did in its discussion of Raymond Roseliep ' s latest book of poetry. Love Makes the Air Light, and by its film presentation and discussion of Marshall McLuhan’s The Medium is the Massage. It also went beyond this, attempting to add to the literary and intellectual development of the college community by projects such as sponsoring of a haiku contest in conjunction with Japan Day, taking over of the sponsorship of a film which another or¬ ganization had not enough funds to present, and bringing Peter Arnott to present a program of Greek drama with marionettes. This year Mr. Joseph Sgamatto was Literary Club moderator, while Jerry Jorgensen served as president. 185 Loras College BIG BROTHERS Tlx voung boys at St. Mary’s Home in Dubui expect a very special person to visit them every ! who y rlr h r V1S,t ° r iS , thei1 ' Big Brother a Lorasr . d ' ° tc ; s a f his weekend hours t parheuktr child at the home. A relationship betw he Big Brother and his Little Brother is gradu , UI,t pon th ’ sharin S of interests and activil v er pair have their own special excursion, be h.kmg. fishing, bicycle riding, or going swimm Sometimes they may only go downtown, but thi Ksell contributes to a child’s experiences and g him a better idea ol what society outside of the ii tuition is like. These boys lack (lie influence of a responsible adult and are in real need of understanding and a ec tion. The Big Brother tries to fill this void in the life of his younger companion. This bond of fi ieiids lip helps a boy mature as he identifies with someone can admire. Being a Big Brother is a challenging an satisfying experience; one that stimulates a dce p an absorbing interest in children. Pictured above is a Big Brother swimming part) ' held in San Jose Pool. The motto of the organization: “No man evei stands so tall as when lu stoops to help a boy is a fitting standard for the twenty-five men of Big Brothers. Associations YOUNG DEMOCRATS The Young Democrats at Loras has as its highest purpose the political education of Lorasmen. Such education is obtained through discussions and the sponsorship of speakers from all levels of government Participation in local Democratic Party activities and attendance at the YD State Convention are additional means of receiving this education. During the 1967-1968 school year the Young Dem¬ ocrats hosted Mr. Michael McCauley, chairman of the Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee, who reviewed county polities. At a later meeting State Senator Andrew Frommelt from Dubuque provided m informative evening when he spoke on his personal experiences on the Iowa political scene. An open dis¬ cussion held in the latter part of the first semester explored the question: “Who Should be the 1968 Democratic Presidential Candidate? The second semester YD schedule included active participation in the Mock Convention staged at Loras; a large attendance at the State Convention in Water¬ loo; and the organization of a Youth for Culver Com¬ mittee for Dubuque County. Discussion was the essence of YD action in the first semester of this election year. Plans are under- wax- for the upcoming Presidential election, as the club prepares for active campaigning next autumn. 187 Loras College C. S. M. C ♦ The men of the Catholic Students Mission Crusade are among the most selfless and dedicated people ' on campus. The purpose of the organization is to provide knowledge of the world-wide activity of the Church and to train collegiates in apostolic thought and ac¬ tion In more concrete terms, the aim is to reinforce the study of missions by prayer and sacrifice Members of the C.S.M.C. are not strangers to hu manitanan fieldwork. One dedicated student worked all summer with the Little Brothers of the Poor, ad¬ ministering to the downtrodden inhabitants of a .. the club has sent four of cago slum. In tin- past ta Indian Reservation. lts members to the Rocky c i assroom and Handicapped by a lack ° j ()rasnK . n managed to transportation facilities, t u s ' j r( . n anc i otherwise teach catechism to the natn prepare them for Confirmation ( f t]u ycar f or The biggest lund-raisnig l uction (pictur ed), the C.S.M.C. is the St. 1 }()r C hris- which the student hoc 1 lmlsury is distributed ban charity. At years ( ,1( , ,, t the nation, among various charities tluoug 188 Associations BUDDY CLUB The Buddy Club has provided a meaningful con¬ tribution to the Dubuque community since its forma¬ tion almost seven years ago. Work with retarded children is the project of the Buddy Club. Numerous activities among the retarded arc encouraged in order to give these children an outlet of entertainment and to aid in personal and social development. Students from Loras and Clarke spend a few hours each week (either on Friday nights or Saturday afternoons) organizing and participating with the children in bands and dancing, bingo, folk music, and ping-pong. The retarded will be better able to socialize and mix in the future if given the experi¬ ences of social contact earlier in their lives. An add.- tion this year to the program was an arts and crafts workshop which was geared especially to seasonal decorations. The activities of the Buddy Club are financed by on-campus revenues such as car washes and the Kam- pus Karnival. A major outing last fall was a picnic at Eagle Point Park where the retarded children, their parents, and the student counselors became acquainted with each other. Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Christmas parties were also held for the children. At the Christmas party, each child was presented with an individual gift—an outward symbol of the love be tween the re¬ tarded and their “Buddies.” 189 Loras College PURGOLD The major objectives of this year’s Purgold” were se down by a faculty committee late in 1967. At this a de -sioii was reached whereby the student would be given one more opportunity to pub- , an in ‘ or mative and dynamic yearbook that would make a meaningful statement about the Loras com mumty. The only directive coming from the eommit- ee was, e don’t care how you do it—just do it.” After receiving their assignments, the staff began production immediately. Editor-in-chief Dan Driscoll, asked for the total commitment and imaginative in¬ volvement ol his staff. From the beginning, it was obvious that changes were long overdue; they were not long in coming. The first major change involved the long-outdated practice of including individual snapshots of under- c assmon m the yearbook. After lengthy researching of yearbooks from other colleges, it was found that ns section, long an eyesore, was no longer prescribed modern yearbook standards and was not practical ' Vlt 1 individuals involved. To replace this see- ■on, the Student Senate and Administration are work¬ ing together to produce a student directory, complete with photos. ' Next came a revamping of the Academic section, pieviously nonexistent, to provide a medium for re¬ cording the history of this segment of - ' p . okr Also, in the interest of preventing « ™ al bum, from becoming little more than it ' ctiyities individual photographs were suboic ‘ the in di- within the community. Rather thai l ears fj ie lQRft 31 ° Ut of tlu ‘ community, as 1,1 lj‘ ital commu - iJ6S yearbook attempted to exti«ic commU nity. ™ y « f-m individuals w. h«n the ‘. £ Hnis, individuals were not identified m g eayor with the exception of varsity atb e K ‘ This n ; w hich the entire community change also lessened the need f � appear- photographs, thus allowing for a wt 1 “ t in . a ' ice. With few exceptions photogjap• f the eluded if they did not help to te e x- activity or event. In the ease o th planation of photos was inchidee l l d t ma ke A I all. th.. -Pur S o .l . nd. .r ci mmii n. ty a meaningful statement about | ' ()f I(nva ’ s old- and at the same time serve as an in f 0 est college. With the ma ny changes .. 1 a this year’s book, undoubtedly the mos u , , that the yearbook was distributed year, thus accomplishing a goal that ms ‘ “Purgold” staffs. 190 Associations COMMERCE CLUB Boasting a membership of 198, largest of any campus organization, the Commerce Club is made up of students and faculty from die Departments of counting, Business Administration, and Economics well as noted business professionals fiom tlu buque area. In its second complete year, this ent astic group, moderated by Mathew J. Ilaberkom provides its members with an opportunity 1 ()1 c contact with top management personnel 10111 world of business. . Tlie Club ' s activities consist of monthly lllt0 guided tours of a variety of companies, anc t u 1 r. - a t die monthly lication of a monthly house organ, vi meetings the Club is addressed by speakers hoi « f ields of business. Speakers for this yeai ' nc ,lt i Larry Cipple from McGladrey, Hansen. Company of Davenport. Mr. L. R. Nuss from Collins Radio Company of Cedar Rapids. Mr. Henry Doyle from Deere and Company of Moline, Mr. Bert Mc- Quillen from Dubuque Packing Company of Du¬ buque. and Mr. Earl R. Lind of the Better Business Bureau. Also included in the year ' s activities were tours of the Chrysler Corporation plant in Belvidere, Il¬ linois and Dubuque Packing Company (pictured) of Dubuque. For the short time that the Commerce Club has existed on the Loras campus, the organization has made remarkable contributions to the community. This year, the Club was among the most active at Loras College. Plans for the coming year include opening membership to both freshmen and sophomores. 191 Loras College i jDViKJ j w c THE CUSTorxp ‘TQ Jftf A tfr7S c rfiiiBs Uii ... . ' CHALLEMf- CEBA7£ TOL ■ ?( ’ S U • V Mne fjrrgfi 3J-30 Aivjiys Pl6HTf LORfiS CEEA P-fitMil f lt c , mj CMICA6C WORSE!! FORENSICS The Loras Forensics squad participate c vrar lajor speech and debate tournaments t n loached by Mr. Vaughn Cayman and N 1 111C . CS rana, the team ranked among its bettei p c 1 ()11 {i n _ third place in individual events at the ,aC l . ()n j n ersity tournament, the largest speech comp 1 ie nation, a first place in novice clehai pprd ersity of Northern Iowa tournament, anc a lace in overall points at the Iowa state touinai The forensics coaches encourage ' speak is () •’ u type of speech which suits them best, ’ liey offe r coaching I or competition in discussion, ary, C ' xt ‘inpe)ranee)us spe e ch, inte rpre ti 1 ra fte r-dinne� r speaking, and de bate 192 l Associations S. I. S. E. A. Student Iowa State Education Association offers members an opportunity to become acquainted innumerable facets of the teaching profession. Thc l -°™s College Chapter of S.I.S.E.A. seeks to keep members personally informed and thus involved in the activities ol the organization and to perpetuate an active cooperation between the student chapters °f Clarke College and the University of Dubuque. Activities include guest speakers. Mr. Bernard O ' Connor of Wahlert High School Msgr. Justin Dris- C ‘°H ol Loras, and Rev. James Barta ol Loras weie the principal speakers this year. The Loras S.I.S.E.A. s 1 ' n t eleven representatives, including Mr. Llmei Michaels, S.I.S.E.A. Moderator, to Des Moines for the State Delegate Council. 193 Loras College Modestly initiated as an experiment during the 1963-64 academic year, the Honors Heading Program has since evolved into a sophisticated framework ot reading, writing, and discussion that lends itsell to an in-depth study of great books and ideas. General goals include prodding select students into being more active in academic concerns, more skilled in analysis, and more sensitive 1 to the 1 responsibility o! talent. Freshmen are considered for admission to this exclusively sophomore program on the scores , high school transcript, college board ( ' messed recommendations ot college instructors, anc cx f interest. The 1 candidate must also have a b cl interest in honors work. j Participating sophomores receive thiec 1()U s extra cr ‘dit as part ot the honors program. 1( I, gram is undc‘r the 1 direction oi Hev. Robiit CI b and includes thirty students and eight mem n is the Loras tacultv. HONORS READING 194 Associations I. R. C. The International Relations Club endeavors to en- lanee t ic knowledge ol its members in areas of world tl f ll s arK P°°ph s. This year, under the advisorship r ‘ c NNa, d Schuster, programs have been pre¬ sented on China, Viet Nam, Israel and the Middle asb Hong Kong, Austria, and Slovakia. 1 , nC le points of the year was a lecture e . James J. Zatko (pictured) on the customs and ' ova ia Father Zatko spent a part of last Mai in eastern Europe doing research for his book ° n atholic thought in contemporary Poland. SOC. CLUB The Loras College Sociology Club attempts to af¬ ford an education of experience through speakers and discussion. A movie called “A Fair Chance” was shown on October 19. This film gave an insight into the operation and structure of Father Gibault’s School for boys in Terre Haute, Indiana. Father G. Kane, on November 2, spoke on his missionary work in Ghana. At the Sociology Club Communion Breakfast, Mr. A1 Vogt gave the feature speech. Mr. Vogt works as a probation officer for the city of Dubuque. 195 Loras College JUDO CLUB Okuri-ashi-barai, sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi, tsubamc- gaeshi. Is this the menu at an Oriental restaurant? Or is it the roll call at a kamikazi pilots ' reunion? Actu¬ ally, it is the phraseology for a few of the complicated throws that the Loras judoists practice and perfect. ith thrilling and well-executed demonstrations, the Club has entertained basketball enthusiasts dur¬ ing halftime at the University of Dubuque, Boy Scouts at John F. Kennedy Grade School, and eighty girls at Holy Cross High School. Loras judo men were also featured at the exhibition fair on Japan Day, and some of them have offered instruction in judo at the local YWCA. HISTORY CLUB The Loras History Club, moderated by 1 - Thomas Auge, is an organization for anyone niteres - ed in the heritage of the United States. Its o J CC 1 include encouraging local historical lescaiti tivate professional attitudes among membus. During the year, the History Club invites speakers to address its members. Ibis tal s included Thomas Hurm, Charles Roseau, Mike and Rev. James Donohue. t On one of the Club’s field trips numerous arti • of the Civil War era were uncovered south � buque. Included in the find were knives, a P ,s and other articles of historical interest. 196 Associations PRE-MED CLUB VET’S CLUB The aim of the Loras College Pre-Med Club is to ostu and serve the particular interests of the pre- nitcical and pre-dental students as well as those in- teristcd in associated fields. A roster of over seventy members attests to the effectiveness of the Pre-Med 11 • in fulfilling these formal goals of its charter, hrough films, guest speakers, and group discus¬ sions, members of the club are kept informed of the • ttjuii orients demanded of their chosen vocation. The Vets Club is composed of Lorasmen who have served six months active duty in the armed services. The organization enables the veterans at Loras to gather together occasionally and partake in social events. During the year, the club provides the color guard for various campus events. 1 ' h is year the Vets have worked to giv e valuable assistance to other clubs while serving the student body as a whole. 197 1968 TIME CAPSULE The college community is not a unit unto itself. That college which is alive intellectually and socially aware will reflect the activity of the nation and the w ' orld. The causes which involved many Lorasmen this year- peace and civil rights, for example—were the concerns of millions; that these concerns were part of the history of Loras College this year is a credit to the life of the institution and to the interests of its students. In the city of Dubuque, urban renewal was the hottest civic issue, with plans for a new county-city building and an expansion program for Municipal Airport under consideration. The city ' s three liberal arts colleges— Loras, Clarke, and the University of Dubuque—began a new era of achievement for the city ' s educational com¬ plex when they were awarded a $200,000 federal grant for studying interinstitutional cooperation. National concerns also influenced many facets of this community’s endeavor during the academic year. I 11 flationary tendencies within the economy contributed to the causes necessitating a $95 per semester increase in tuition at Loras. The Johnson administration battled with the nation’s balance of payments deficit and labored to maintain the stability of the dollar. Spiraling war costs and the need for increases in the administration’s relief programs prompted President Johnson to ask Congress to approve a tax increase. at . tlVlt f th ° natl ° n was also evident on campus. By early spring, most Republicans had re- Partv’s nominee v ° f- ' 011 f PtmS Rlt,iartl N 1X0,1 as dieir candidate for the presidency. However, the Democratic lent iolmson in the v H° m iapiMng up tRe nomination. After Senator Eugene McCarthy embarrassed Presi- “°T . Ham ‘f ,ri ' W Signing agams, his Vi,, Nam policies and capturing c j n( , V I. - rr |J,0l,erf 1 Kennedy entered the campaign. Shortly thereafter, in announ¬ ced the nomination f If ° ' 1 ’ Vie N “ m ’ 1 resi fe nt Johnson declared that he would “neither seek nor ac¬ cept the nomination of the Democratic Party. This left the convention open to the other candidates. that North Viet Nam va-Tre ' Ci ' ' ' . 1 ot J eret to lalt ' tombing raids, Hanoi responded with an announcement that North Viet Nam was icady to beg,,, talks designed to bring about peace negotiations. echoT ' d ' halrVr.r ' t ' Wit ' ; ; hC SPirU ? � � high « i, had been for a l«g while, the King had he,: 77t d r “ “ m TI ' UrS ‘ kV CVM,I K � omphis, Tennessee. Dr. Martin Luther h the d v o lo T ' d , , ’ P ” Pl ' ° Pl ' ' hiul a R� ' boon dashed by an assassin’s bullet. o ected in ’ ' S,I K ' S ' VaVed l ' «« ”bove the nation’s Capitol while machine guns protected ,ts entrance. Many ma,or U.S. cities were subjected to the criminal violence of a few American citizens. In reflecting upon the events of the past academic year, we are best reminded of the words of Charles Dickens when he wrote, ‘ these were the best of times . . . these were the worst of times.” For Loras College, the 1967-68 year signaled change and a year of challenge. 198 INDEX A Accounting Dept. A.P.O. Art Club . Art Dept. 25 183 178 26 B Baseball (Varsity) .154 Basketball (IM) .163 Basketball (Varsity) .146 Big Brothers .1S6 Biology Dept. 27 Bowling .161 Buddy Club .189 Business Administration Dept. 29 C Cheerleaders .145 Chemistry Dept. 31 Christmas Concert .120 Classical Languages Dept. 33 Commerce Club .191 Computers . 95 Contents. 2 Credits . 3 Cross Country (Varsity) .160 C.S.M.C. ' .188 C.S.R.184 D Dating Game .124 Dedication . 4 Delta Sigma .177 Do-It-Yourselfers .182 E Economics Dept. 35 Editor’s Note .200 Education Dept. 37 Engineering Dept. 39 Engineering-Science Club .179 English Dept. 40 V Fall Ball .115 Father Groppi .122 Folk Masses .136 Football (IM) .162 Forensics .192 Fred Waring.130 Freshman Officers . 93 G Glenn Yarbrough .126 Golf (Varsity) .156 Graduates 196S . 64 R Registration .105 Retreats .135 Rock My Soul .138 H History Club. History Dept. Honors Reading I Inauguration Weekend Index . Introduction . I.R.C. 196 43 .194 16 199 1 195 J Japan Day. Judo Club . Junior Officers .... K Kampus Karnival . KLOR. 12S 196 91 108 176 L Literary Club . Loras Singers . Lorian . 185 173 175 M Mathematics Dept. Mixers . Mock Convention. Modern Foreign Languages Dept. Music Dept. 45 118 140 47 50 O Opening Day . P Pajama Game . Pantv Raid . Parents Day . Philosophy Dept. Physical Education Dept. Physics Dept. Political Science Dept. Pre-Mcd Club. President’s Message . Purgold . 106 142 121 110 52 54 56 . 58 .197 . 94 .190 S Senior Officers . 90 Sen-ice Award . 6 She Loves Me .132 S.I.S.E.A.193 Sneak Prevue .116 Sophomore Officers. 92 Speech Dept. 61 Sociology Club .195 Sociology Dept. 60 Spirit Award . ' Spokesman.181 St. Pats Auction .134 Student Senate 1967-68 .169 Student Senate 196S-69 .171 Student Tutors .174 St. Vincent De Paul Society.172 Sweetheart Ball .125 Swimming (IM) .167 T Tennis (Varsity) .15S The Odd Couple .114 The 5th Dimension .113 Theodore Ullmann .112 Theology Dept. 62 Time Capsule .198 Track (IM) .165 Track (Varsity) .150 V Vet’s Club .197 Volleyball (IM) .167 W Weightlifting (IM) .166 Wrestling (IM) .166 Wrestling (Varsity) .152 Wrightson and Hunt.Ill Y Young Democrats.187 Young Republicans .180 199 EDITOR’S NOTE THE LAST WORD rurgoici was hanging in the balance. _ __ i obvious that a great number of changes vou] In the beginning of the 1967-68 academic year, the bite of the rurgol to continue with the long “PurgoltT tradition was reached, it was more than obvious that a be necessary. After the staff was selected in January, the changes were not long in coining. Comparing the 1968 “Purgold” with yearbooks of past years, the differences eclipse the similarities. This is partially di to the need for making a significant statement about the Loras community, but more than that, most changes resulted fro, vearhnoK T tf the , bo ? k; to TT A. Pur 8 oId ;,l � g lines that reflect a modem educational institution. In this endeavo yearbooks of other schools were thoroughly researched. However asTi 1° endijoT ' T ' lf HA 300 pages ° allov ' for ' -depth coverage of all facets of the institutio, mands in ' mind such nl ins uTt ' ' S CK ' ges c l ' IHt t(,me 1,1 so s lort a time. In the interest of keeping budgetal dt stand expansion. • crappe m avoi o pailaying resources to improve the book. Yet, the Purgold” could easil Coll7ge h wXt a E fhiL- le T ' “ ’“IV t 7 si T“ U ” ' f ,l “ 11 should also .serve as a history of Lora it was feit«« • r- . k always prevail. In realizing this ideal, concentration was directed toward tie■! , ? a,ul ™a versa, community shook rather than at those individuals within the group. The staff and I fell this pEced TuE atconiph f Ar °f Q , 2S {i !. n ' ZaHons was to endure as more than merely a community album. Procedure to be a necessity if the 1968 Purgold We also felt that past yearbooks have tended to present the story of Lor is Coll™ • , , academic concerns of a liberal education. In attempting to remedy the sitnTL d- B1 , a . manner that overemphasized the life section entitled “The Time of Your Life.” This section was designed to heln T • ' years Pl ' « old incorporates a studem In acknowledging the contributions made to the 1968 “Purgold ” I f.Ysi t , 1 A!? ‘1 perspect,v e fore, ' g t0 many yearbooks free hand m making necessary changes. His encouragement and solutions‘to nAE ' E UM ' E Kva, ; d S« 1,ivan for Hewing me a Allen Fran zen Tom Kempa, Tom Sullivan. Tom Welch Larrv White ' „ E ? ' we,e ' valuable. Next I thank mv staff of time and effort so that this “Purgold” could meet its distribution date TT ' A Sc,,en cil ’ rn for making extreme sacrifice., I nice Schermerhom, who innumerable times, were asked to supply the imnos ' ] 1 A ° r « ra titude goes to Tom Kempa and Many thanks to George Freund, Director of Public Relations for lE| . t meh- assistance, and to William Cashin for service beyond the call of dntv 4 1 T’ ‘°. Rev - Daniel J- Ro S ers for bis business Office and the rest of the administration for their cooneritinn i, S ° dcserv ing thanks is Mike O’Dowd of the reality. ,pnat,M ,n ass ' ’ K that the 1968 “Purgold” could become Also instrumental in producing this year’s book were Don Adams of S W c ; r- Boehm Bindery, and Bert Bergener of Tel Oranhics Phntimr , ' • , ’ f ,v er Oonipanv, Richard Hettinger of The ■ --■ -. the staffEnll T ' are certaki t uU i wS’hllp’io 111 mal t,M ’ 200 Daniel D. Driseoll Editor-in-Chief