Loyola University Chicago - Loyolan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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8 S oc N S t 'sf A The Military Ball The Storm The Military Ball is one of the major social events of the year. It is sponsored by the Military Science Department for the Loyola R.O.T.C. Battalion of Cadets. lt is a time when the cadets. their dates, the cadre and the VIPS of Loyola come together for a night of dancing, good food. good company and in short good fun. This year's Military Ball was held at the Fort Sheridan Officers Club on December 8. l972, Among the celebrities were Major General Ward Ryan, Deputy Commander of Fifth Army and Father Donald Hayes, Vice-President of Cam- pus Ministry. Michael Keane. a Loyola student. drown- ed early Tuesday November I4 while try- ing to rescue a friend who had been swept into Lake Michigan by high waves moments before. Keane's older brother, John. also from Loyola. went into the water after him in an unsuccessful rescue attempt.

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F . 3' 9' S- aim.-rw X e,,:...N ,sh u , gh. . ..t . X x x x K x 1 X The drowning took place off the Pratt Avenue pier where Keane and nine other members of the Alpha Sigma Phi frater- nity had gathered to watch the 26-foot- high-waves. According to a witness from the fraterni- ty, Michael O'Neil, a sophomore. was the first student washed off the pier. Another student. Daniel Fitzpatrick. attempted to rescue him. but a wave knocked them both into the lake. The waters carried Fitzpatrick towards shore. and he was brought to safety by fellow students as he washed onto a sand bar. ii. L. . F i.?QY.'.:. 'Y ra 1.' Q.. . A. lx v 1 ' 'K l ug if -' M - 4 ., 'F ' LR ' .vi V ' ' A ' 'J -1-..,,,,, 4g,1c-'..,,,'m-'- PJ?-,,s bf . so , h - g ,xx ' . 5 ' 4, ,fj ' ' f tj 5,4 '. ff-. 'W 0'-A re f-1 , K, ,, V, ' , 5: f N , 1 A-S 'V' Tx.- V K -Z'-4 - 'wg '.- '15, .. A so 'gs ft , - . fb fa .- . , - ' -W.. Meanwhile, Keane was among those try- ing to fish O'NeiI out of the lake. As he reportedly let go of the pier railing to get a better grip on O'Neil he was pulled un- der by the waves. Keane was swept immediately away from shore and disappeared from sight in a matter of seconds. Out of the ten students on the pier. a total of six were in the water at sometime during the rescue attempt. Three of the number were non-swimmers. A witness estimated that the entire action took place inside of five minutes. During that time the students were hit by at least I5 monster waves. After the drowning. approximately 70 Loyola students kept watch on the shore off which Keane disappeared. His body has since been recovered. Keane. I9. was a sophomore psychology major from Cleveland. He was a resident of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity house at lO62 W. Columbia. 23