Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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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

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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

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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