Our Lady of the Lake Seminary - Spire Yearbook (Syracuse, IN)

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REV. F. P. PITKA, M.A. English REV. R. A. KLAVER, Latin REV, F, H, EIWER, Mathematicg FACULTY In this modern world, great stress is placed upon education. People in all walks of life are training for their professions. For this reason it is necessary that the future priests, who are to be the guides and spiritual lead- ers of these people, be well grounded in these same sciences It is to t is task that the CROSIER ORDER has dedicated itself, for trls purpose each of its members ras pledged his life However, a minor seminary training does not stop at the knowledge of the classics Another phase, and perhaps the most important, is that of oharao ter formation In the formation of any boy's character, there must be a leader, a real man whom he can follow and imitate These priests are our leaders, they are tre real men in our lives In eaor of trem we find embodied our ideals, each of them is a personlfication of what we rope to be some day They have been ever present when trelr advice was needed, and it is through their efforts that tre PRIESTS OF TOMORROW are being trained 5 CALLJLA5 aafukk . h l . REV. H. J. MEHR. M.S. Science REV. J. S. SMERKE, M.A. Gragg REV. A, N. 3IS?gP M.A. English , f

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THE RT REV TI-TOS A BRANDON OS C UDom1nus, qui coeplt, Ipse perfl 1a Pioneering is always a bit rugged, b I think that we've made a good start His Ex cellency, of course, has beer doing every thing physically and morally possible to make his seminary as good as tre best in the coun try and better than most The operating staff of Fathers and Lay Brothers have been doing double duty, sometimes even under try ing circumstances, because of corstruction You seminarians have also given generously of your better selves to relp develop an atmos phere conducive to the prie rood You dave studied hard, played hard and prayed well in cleaning details w 1 r were not assigned You've been courteous, klrd, and reverent You've wor ed nard to build a stru ture of character and spirituality W ic will qualify to contain tne marvelous powers of 're P lest hood Yes, it was rugged, but it was defl nitely wort w.1le We're not a bit orry We're mlgrty proud This issue of THE SPIRE is making histo- ry as it records the events and happenings of OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SEMINARY for the FIRST YEAR. Normally a nfirst issuen is valuable. We trust that the first SPIRE will be of val- ue to you as students,and friends of the stu- dent body, and aommunity. as well as friends of HIS EXCELLENCY, the BISHOP of FORT WAYNE. In the name of the SRCSIER FATHERS, I welcome this opportunity to greet the first copy of TH SPIRE. May it grow and prosper in the years to come. What should this first copy of THE SPIRE mean to YOU as students? Not just a record of events and pictures of fellow classmates and scroolmates, but ratrer a reminder of what progress you made over tre year,what ad vancement in knowledge, what sire for the great goal of wrat increase in piety and day you can Ngo to tke altar Look back over the year stability in de the PRIESTHOOD, longing for the of God ' to find the an swers, and look to tke future for tre com pleted work, tre masterpiece ALTER SACERDOS The Rectal' I E vas! si-: Lac av KAIUHAPN c s T , - - . . . . , . . ., V.G. c t.' ut Many of you have lent a generous helping hand . Vg r - 1- P I S . U , . - . A .. A v. Q - .y . uv.

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'REV. L. E. WEISENSEL, History REV. J. C. HERMAN, Religion I W ww dvri BROTHERS v 3 The upkeep of any large institution calls for much hard manual labor. It is the CROSIER BROTHERS who bear the brunt of this unromantic but important task at OUR LADY OF THE LAKE We wish to thank these men who have worked so hard to make things pleasant for us throughout the year These silent workers for CHRIST rarely receive their full measure of recognition, because they do their work in an unpretentious manner They receive their thanks from GOD and always radiate their cheerfulness in their work Daily they care for our needs, whether sweeping halls or preparing our meals, and they seem to find this work a source of interior consolation This is true because all they do is for the honor and glory of GOD To this noble end they have whole heartedly dedicated themselves NLearn of ME for I am meek and humble of F98Pt For MY yoke easy, and MY burden light N Matthew XI, 29 30 3 4 QQ I-ERS L S r LIX NIL IAM MAT IEW UE RT 6 QA A l . . , '., . . is 4 A E3 I -..CMI CCI , 'E , ' L , 'ff-' , fi E .