Loyola University - Wolf Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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University Offers Spiritual Benefits Whether in the quiet wonder of an after- noon visit to Holy Name church, in more for- mal daily worship with fellow students at noon Mass, or in silent meditation at annual retreats, Loyolans have much opportunity to increase their love of God. Through the disciplines of study and re- search, they ripen their faith into the maturity necessary for leaders of the laity which many of them will soon become and for peace in life within a peaceless world. Loyolans above their fellowmen are for- tunate beyond measure. Jesuit faculty members attend the Mass of the Holy Spirit which officially opens the academic year

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t- APPRECIATION It is no more surprising that The Wolf dedicate its 40th anniversary volume to the Rev. Francis Janssen, S.J., than it is that the Earth turn green come spring. Father Janssen, of course, v as our first moderator. But that is not surprising, either. For this remarkable Jesuit, nov assistant director of admissions, has participated In the establishment of almost every major organization on the Loyola campus since his arrival from his na- tive Belgium in 1919. With Moise Thibodeaux, its first editor, he helped found The Wolf in 1924. Among the institutions he helped start are The Maroon, campus news- paper, the Student Council, Beggars social fraternity, the campus intramural program and the first all-university dance. I vk as young, I was interested, I liked the students, and they liked nne, says Father, by way of explana- Mon for his remarkable success. That he was much more than that is the -eason for this dedication: in the deep- est sense, Loyolans are in his debt. looking over some of The Wolf annuals published in the last 40 years, Father Janssen, ' S reflects over the long series of events that have come to be catalogued annually in the yearbook he helped to found in 1924

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