St Francis Minor Seminary - Via Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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DIAMOND JUBILEE l856 World,s Fair Melodie? 1892-1893 Christian Anthony Philip Peter Nicholas Frank Frank Goeltz Miller Dreis Weber Freimann Pischery Schneider Joseph John Wurm Altendorf George John Michael Saile Haubrich Clifford Andrew Joseph Rubley Kmeger Charles Wendel Stehling Heder

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crisis. The present activity and growth of the commu- nity is proof that 11He hath made a decree and it shall not pass away? During all these years the com- munity has been known as the i1Seminary Sisters, and a large number of vocations have been lost to it on that account, but the word of God will not fail; and once again, as in the founding of His Church on simple, ignorant men, He uses the weak and simple to confound the wise and prudent. A priest who is conversant with the work of the Sisters in the Seminary was one day talking about the trials of the institution. He said: iiThe Seminary and Convent lived like brother and sister; the one could not exist without the other; and the community was at a standstill for over forty years on account of such conditions? The Sisters of St. Francis were loyal to the Seminary for seventy-five long years, although they were often counselled to act differently. For seventy-two years the Sisters did the mending for the students. Cassocks and trousers were repaired ' and pressed for a mere, nominal charge. Sister Ra- phael, deceased sister of the late Father Reinhart, began making cassocks when the convent did not have a table large enough to hold the opened bolts of cloth, so she had to lay them on the floor and kneel while she did the cutting. The original idea or agreement about furnishing their livelihood to the Sisters in return for their services in the Seminary prevailed until 1896. The needs of the community had been growing with the constantly increasing number of members. Owing to the lack of sufficient means, the Sisters were often compelled to practice an economy in food, heat, and light that bordered on want, until Mother Antonine succeeded, not without difficulty, in obtaining a modest salary for each Sister employed in the Semi- nary. Only then was the community perfectly free to follow the altogether satisfactory arrangement of independently doing its own buying. SAINT FRANCIS SEMINARY Nothwithstanding this, the Seminary was in truth appreciative of the Sisters efforts, and a good friend to the community. When Father Zeininger was Pro- curator his difficulties were mountain high. He used to eat his meals in the kitchen and lock himself in his room to keep out of reach of his creditors. He told Mother Antonine, who was studentsi cook at the time, that only because she and the other cooks were so economical was he able to keep the Seminary open. Furthermore, when the first wing of the main convent was being built, 1887-1888, Father Reinhart zealously watched the operations, and whenever he saw anything detrimental to the Sistersi interests he informed Mother Antonine so that she could rebuke in person, for, as he said to her, nIf I speak to the men, they will do what is right only while I am looking on, while if you speak to them they will think you know all about it and it will be more effective? Both workin and living conditions have been greatly improvedg during the last twenty years. The equipment of kitchen and laundry with its modern machinery has done much to improve the situation. One can scarcel realize upon entering the kitchen while dinner is being prepared with a great deal of dispatch that in the same place much simpler meals used to be prepared so laboriously. The Sisters continue quietly and efhciently to perform their duties, content to remain in the back- ground, and, like the Brother whose prayer made fruitful the priestis sermon, pray rich blessings upon the future labors of the young men whom they serve. They are content that their departed associates in religion receive the spiritual suHrages of the seminar- ians past and present, and that they themselves are remembered gratefully where remembrances are most sacred. tRsvh GEORGE REGENFUSS, M. A. Chaplain.

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Q? SAINT FRANCIS SBMINARY A Aalbers, Theodore, 1912, Wisconsin. Aaron, Francis L., o. s. b., lpriest-Very RevJ, 1879, Leavenworth, Kansas. Abbelen, Peter M., lprieso, 1866, Duelken, West- phalia. + Abel, Joseph, lpriestl, 1896, Dorsten, Westphalia. Abell, John, lpriestl, 1904, Louisville, Kentucky. Abendschoen, Edward, 1901, Newark, N. J. Abler, Alfred, lpriesQ, 1917, Milwaukee Diocese. Achatz, Joseph, lptiestl, 1893, Teisnach, Bavaria. + Acker, Arnold, lpriestl, 1879, Dueren, Germany. + Ackermann, Edward, 1872, Wuertemberg. Adam, John, lpriesQ, 1898, Merschingen, Germany. lHarper, IowaQ Adamczyk, Leonard, 1928, Wisconsin. Adams, John, 1876, Nenno. Adams, Joseph, 4priest1, 1905, Germany. Adamson, George, 1927, Wisconsin. Adasieswicz, Casimir, 1923, Michigan. Adelmann, Francis, 1870, Rochester, N. J. Adrian, Herman, lpriestl, 1892, Maftinsburg, Mo. Aertker, Herman, Qxieso, 1875, Ostbeven, Ger- many. 44 Ahearn, Joseph, lpriesQ, 1912, Green Bay Diocese. Ahearn, Roland, lpriestl, 1912, Green Bay Diocese. Ahler, Aloysius, 1929, Wisconsin. Aichinger, Michael, lpriesQ, 1903, Veling, Bavaria. Aiden, George, lprieso, 1895, Landshut, Bavaria.+? Alber, Henry, 1897, Milwaukee. Alberg, Henry, lpriesO, 1893, Chicago. Albers, August, lpriesQ, 1877, Neuenkirchen, Ger- man . + Albers, Bernard, Qariestl, 1877, Steinbild, Ger- many. 44 ? Albers, Bernard, 1885, Germantown, Illinois, lBelle- ville Diocesef Albers, Francis, 1871, Fort Madison, Iowa. Albers, John, lpriestl, 1874, Gutenberg, Iowa. Albers, Joseph, lpriestl, 1856, Neuenkirchen, Ger- many. Albinger, August, 1869, Trenton, Ill. Albright, Walter, 1901, Clarksdale, 111. Alfes, Peter, Qariestl, 1884, Schoenau, Germany. + Alfes, Vincent, lprieso, 1914, Michigan. Algermissen, Charles, lpriestl, 1882, Luenenburg, Germany. Allemang, John, 1930, Milwaukee. Allen, Ignatius Ebenezer, lpriestl, 1864. + Allgeier, Nicholas, Qxiestl, 1906, Fort Wayne. Allmann, George, Qxiestl, 1868, Boellenbom, Bava- ria, lRochester, N. YJ + Altenbach, Conrad, 1926, Wisconsin. Altendorf, John, Qxieso, 1891, Cologne, Germany. Altenhofen, Gregory, 1913, Wisconsin. Altstadt, Ralph, lpriestl, 1924, Milwaukee Diocese. Ambauen, Andrew, lpriestl, 1872, Beckenried, Swit- zerland. + Ambauen, Francis, 1898. Ambauen, Joseph, lpriesQ, 1898, St. Cloud Diocese. Ambelong, Andrew, 1890, Cascade. Ambrozaitis, Casimir, lpriesQ, 1897, Kowno, Lith- uania. + ? Amrhein, Bernard, 1925, Wisconsin. Amrhein, Charles, 1925, Wisconsin. Anderegg, Martin, GariesQ, 1891, Green Bay Dio- cese. Andetoski, Thomas, 1921, Wisconsin. Anderson, Albert, 1901, Detroit, Michigan. Anderson, Peter, 1877, St. Aemilianls Orphanage. Andre, Peter, lpriesQ, 1864, Neiderzissen, Ger- many. + Andries, Peter, 1869, Rossbach, Germany. Andrzejewski, Casimir, 1910, Wisconsin. Andrzewski, John, lpriesQ, 1889, Milwaukee Dio- cese. Andrzejewski, Joseph, lprieso, 1912, La Crosse Dio- cese. Andrzewski, Stanislaus, 1928, Wisconsin. Angenendt, William, lprieso, 1870, Neuss, Ger- many. Anibas, John, 1priest1, 1923, La Crosse. Anisko, Louis, 1920, Poland. Ankele, Ignatius, 1914, Superior. Anler, John, lpriesQ, 1876, Somborn, Germany. + Annabring, Joseph, lpriesQ, 1915, Wisconsin. Anslinger, Francis, 1913, Indiana. Anthony, Robert, 1926, Wisconsin. Antoine, Francis, 1889, Port Washington. Antoszak, Roman, 1893, Milwaukee. Anzia, George, 1919, Wisconsin. + ? is appended to a name to indicate that, as yet, no certain record of death has been found. Any information that will correct or complete this list will be appreciated by the Secretary, St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis, Wisconsin. plsJ