Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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DEDICATIG if Q455555' ' SINCE the foundation of the Society of Jesus by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the spirit and tradition of the Society could be hopefully looked for in the person of its Father General. It has been the duty of the Very Reverend John Baptist Janssens, S.J., in his role of Father General, since his election in 1946, to direct the efforts of 33,732 Jesuits in their undertakings as priests, educators, missionaries and scientists all over the globe. Likewise his is the responsibility for the education of 600,000 students en- rolled in 2,000 schools which are under the direction of 759 different local ad- ministrations. His function has been to preserve the tradition of the Society, to see to it that the day to day government of the Society is carried out and to encourage the spirit of the Ratio Studiorum. Included in this wide scope of supervision and government is Father J anssensl solicitude and concern for the most populous of all the educational institutions under his jurisdiction-our own Jesuit university of Marquette which warmly assures Father General of its loyalty to him and to all that the Society stands for in seeking the salvation and perfection of souls, and the defense and spread of the Catholic Faith. On the 400th anniversary of the death of St. Ignatius last year in an address to all the members of the Society, Father Janssens wrote, '6With anti-intellectual- ism, indifference and mediocrity everywhere prevalent as motives of action, the ideals of scholarship, civic duty and sanctity which prompted St. Ignatius and his followers in undertaking the apostolate of education, should be foremost in your actions. On July 31, 1956, Father Janssens had still another message to convey to the Society in an address to the Loyola Congress of Jesuit Alumni. . . . a thousand other tasks present themselves, urging you to work for the good of mankind. You must fuse those human and supernatural qualities which make you excellent Christians and at the same time worthy citizens, so that as a result you may effectively work at an authentic, apostolic activity? This twenty-seventh Superior General of the Society holds the pivotal position between the Pope and all Jesuit provinces. Father J anssens presided at the General Congregation of the Jesuits last fall. The yet unpublished outcome of this Con- gregation will bring forth still another proof of his encouragement to Jesuit work everywhere. He is the overseer of Christ's energetic young army -the same army that helped to carry Christianity from Canada to the Orient. As an added honor to last year's celebration of his golden jubilee, we are proud to dedicate the 1958 Hilltop to the Very Reverend John Baptist Janssens, S.J., Father General of the Society of Jesus.