Regis High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September ZZ, 1953 Dear Father Paul: l To you and to all the others whose efforts have brought into existence the high school whose dedication cere- monies take place on November seventeenth, I send my warmest greetings. The hard work and the financial sacrifices which I know contributed to the successful completion of this building serve as an inspiration to the citizens of hundreds of other communities throughout our Nation. Through this success, the residents of Eau Claire have dramatically demonstrated the efficacy of community cooperation in meeting a problem facing almost every community in the land. - ' May the young people who attend the new Regis High School benefit not only from their new institution's educa- tional facilities, but also from this inspiring example set by their parents. Sincerely, The Reverend John Paul Principal Regis High School Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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D s o L C s t LACROSSE Wusgor-:sm August 12, 1953 t e OF CE OF THE BIS OP Dear Father Paul: After years of anticipation the new Regis High School now stands, literally alongside the highway of life, for all to see and admire. As we plan its dedication, my deepest appreciation goes to you, my dear Father Paul, for your priestly leadership in bringing to completion this priceless jewel of Catholic Secondary Education for the city and vicinity of Eau Claire. what is begun in the name of God and for Him and complemented with prayerful sacrifice will succeed. In this endur- ing hour of joy I can well recall the initial obstacles that confronted you and the tireless enthusiasm with which you met all of them. To the pastors of Eau Claire and Altoona and to the priests V associated with them I am most grateful for their sustaining assistance to Regis High School, an enduring monument to our belief in the American way of life, professing to all that only a citizen who is motivated by the all-pervading principles of religion and morality is a safe citizen of this God-Blessed land of ours. I am also deeply grateful for the help and encouragement of the Sisters of Saint Benedict, known and revered these many years for their education work in your city. I congratulate, too, our good Catholic people and friends and I wish to thank them for their noble sacrifices and contributions towards this beautiful edifice of Catholic education where their children will be taught their dignity and duties as children of God and worthy citizens of America. May the Divine Heart of Christ reward them already in this life and may the blue mantle of Mary Immaculate enfold and protect them. With a prayerful remembrance of you and all benefactors of Regis in my Holy Masses and wishing you God's choicest blessings, I remain Devotedly in Christ f '2 ft P- 1 P. TREACY Bishop of La Grosse The Reverend John J. Paul, Principal Regis High School Eau Claire, Wisconsin