Marycrest College - Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Dr. Earl Hanson and Sister Mary Helen followed by Msgr. Dingman, Sister Mary Benita, and lbaclci Mr. Harry Kelly and Rev, Earl F. Niehaus. Founder's Day Dedication of Rohlman hall, new junior-senior dormitory, was the highlight ol the sixth annual Founder's Day, Oct. 7. The hall was named after the Most Rev. Henry P, Rohlman, late bishop ol Davenport, at whose request Mother Mary Geraldine founded the college in i939. Keynote speaker for the ceremonies commemo- rating Mother Mary Geraldine was Dr. Earl H. Hanson, superintendent emeritus of Rock island public schools. Marycrest conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters upon Dr. Hanson. if me ,..-o The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Maurice J. Dingman blessed the new man, the Rev. Andrew A, Bialas, Marycrest chaplaing Sister Rohlman hall. From lett, Sister Mary Helen, President: Joseph Mary, registrar, and Sister Hazel Marie, academic Msgr. Dingmon, chancellor of the Diocese of Davenport, dem, W. J. Rohlman, Little Rock, Ark., nephew of Bishop Rohi-

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than 'HY li wr? ,. H, fl W TTI 5 :sq -1 sw' he-M. For freshmen the beginning of school was meeting new people, a Freshman Orientation Program, the rush of registration and, hopefully, little time to be homesick. For upperclassmen it was renewing old acquaintances, moving into new dorms and moving another year closer to graduation. A record l,O65 students enrolled at Marycrest this year. Girls from twen- ty-Hve states and from five foreign countries made up the student body. For each certain events of 1966-67 proved memorable. El? X Lines of communication are set up early with St Ambrose during Freshrran Orientation Week. fy - ,Agn Judi '11 '.,e5 r ww- A ' wi 'H-,..,.

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ai 'Q lv f ' 'T' 1 Rohlman Hall Parents' Weekend Porents' Weekend, Oct. 29-30, included o luncheon, parent-toculty meetings, o chorus presentation ond o dinner-donce. Mory Protten, freshman, visits with her parents, Mr. ond Mrs. Henry Protten, Conton, Ill.