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

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DITAMOND in Michigan. The funeral was held from St. Stanis- laus, Church, of which he was pastor, on August 16. Archbishop Messmer oHiciated and Bishop Rhode preached the sermon. The Right Rev. Cunningham, Bishop of Con- cordia, Kansas, observed the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination on August 8. Bishop Rhode received a very enthusiastic welcome when he came to his new See, Green Bay. The Seminary united in congratu- lations. In the summer the Class of 1905 held a success- ful reunion and the Alumni Association met at the Seminary. Two hundred and ninety-two students reported for registration at the Seminary on Sept. 14, 1915. Dr. Matthew McEvoy was in charge of discipline in the classical department instead of the Rev. Dominic Szopinski. Father Joseph Lederer continued as dis- ciplinarian in the theological department. The Rev. Francis J Haas took up his duties as professor of English in place of the Rev. J. F. Ryan. Two plays were given by the students this first semester, both of which entertained appreciative audi- ences. The Albertus Society ithe Rev. Lederer, Mod- eratorJ presented iiDer Wunderbare Zaubererii tThe Wonderful MagicianJ by Calderon. The St. Stanis- laus Kostka Society staged iiIridionK a drama by the great Polish poet, Sigismund Krasinski. The play was directed by the Rev. Szopinski, president of this society. Bishop Rhode of Green Bay attended the performance. Priesthood was conferred on Joseph Brasky on All Saints Day and seven students received Confirm- ation. Eight Students of the Green Bay Diocese re- ceived Minor Orders from Bishop Rhode at Green Bay on December 24. The Right Rev. Salvator Walleser, O. M. Cap, Titular Bishop of Tanagrae and Prefect Apostolic in the Caroline and Marianne Islands, gave an inter- esting talk about these islands to the students on December 9. Missionaries were always welcome at the Seminary and their lectures were very attentively heard. Very often the particular topic of the lecture was a source of much conversation among the students. The Right Rev. Bishop Stariha, late Bishop of Lead, 5. 13., died at his home, Laibach, Austria, November 28. He studied the classics and philosophy in his native land and theology at St. Francis Semi- nary. He was ordained in 1869 by Bishop Mrak of Marquette, Mich. He went to the Diocese of St. Paul in 1871 and was consecrated Bishop of Lead on Oct. 28, 1902. America welcomed the new year of 1916 with some timidity for what the year might bring. A great part of the world had been at war for some time JUBILEE ?Er; and in the light of the status of international affairs it was almost inevitable that the United States would be drawn into this great conflict. This left the country in a state of unrest and uncertainty. It also affec- ted the spirit of the Seminary as one can easily con- clude, but the same steadfast determination to do its work in education that had characterized this insti- tution in the past carried it safely through all the difficulties of these times. The feast of St. Francis de Sales was celebrated in the traditional manner. Monsignor Rainer offered a Pontifical High Mass and Archbishop Messmer assisted at the throne. The Rev. Stephen Klopfer of St. John,s Institute and Mr. J. Imhof of Milwaukee addressed the students on the nature and the work of St. Vincent de Paul. All the members of the third and the fourth course of theology joined the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The Right Rev. Monsignor Rainer was the spiritual director. On February 17, Father R. Roche addressed the students in the Seminary Hall on the subject of total abstinence. Forty students took the pledge. The St. James Literary Society presented iiIn the Foolis Baubleh, directed by the Rev. George C. Eilers. On Shrove Tuesday a delightful entertainment was offered under the auspices of the St. Vincent de Paul Conference. It consisted of a German play, a song recital by Mr. J. Nemetz, and an English play. The Most Rev. Archbishop with his Chancellor, Father Traudt, and his secretary, Father Radandt, attended and enjoyed the program. 1915-1916 The usual ordinations were held at Passiontide. After the Easter holidays the St. Thomas Liter- ary and Debating Society gave a most satisfactory presentation of iiHamleW under the direction of Father Francis J. Haas. On Arbor Day, May 5, the students enjoyed a half holiday. The Douglas Elo- cution Contest took place May 23, at two oiclock, in the Seminary Hall. Ordinations to the priesthood were held by Arch- bishop Messmer in April and in June. The students of other Dioceses were ordained by their respective bishops. On May 30, an interesting game of baseball was played between a student nine and the Rev. Alumni. The Alumni lost by a score of 12-16. The Alumni players were overweight and out of practice. The funeral of Mr. James Keough, a workman at the Seminary, took place on June 10. He had spent almost forty years of faithful service at the Seminary. During vacation time the classes of 1906 and 1896 held very successful and pleasant class reunions at their Alma Mater. In July the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin at their convention at Oshkosh decided to raise funds with which the Seminary should build a 1:561

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Qis The Rev. A. Hopfgartner, a missionary from Borneo, gave a very instructive lecture on the religious, political and social conditions in that far away land. Archbishop Messmer attended the Solemn High Mass at the Seminary on Thanksgiving Day and preached on iiEcclesiatical Obedience? He had re- cently returned from Rome and after Mass he gave the Papal blessing to all. 1914-1915 Monsignor Rainer enrolled 52 new members in the Sodality of the B. V. M. on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Dr. OiHearn, on the first Friday of December received 43 members into the Sacred Heart League. On the twenty-first of Decem- bet the Most Rev. Archbishop attended a concert given under the auspices of the Seminary orchestra. On December 31, for the first time the professors took their places at table in the new refectory which was added to the main building. The Right Rev. Bishop Fox of Green Bay resigned his See because of failing health. The Very Rev. H. F. Fairbanks, vice-president of the Alumni Association, died on Jan. 29, 1915, on the forty-seventh anniver- sary of his ordination. He had always been a very enthusiastic supporter of his Alma Mater, and the Seminary felt very keenly the loss of this true friend. On March 8, the Right Rev. Thomas Shahan, Rector of the Catholic University at Washington, was introduced to the Seminarians by Archbishop Messmer. Bishop Shahan gave an inspiring lecture on learning and piety. Mr. Peter Collins visited the Seminary and delivered an interesting discourse on Socialism. Mr. Collins came from Boston and as a layman, having abundant knowledge both ecclesiasti- cal and lay, he was doing much good for Church and State. The Most Rev. Archbishop conferred Tonsure, Minor Orders, Subdeaconship, and Deaconship at Passiontide. At this time also prayers for peace according to the decree of the Pope were begun. The St. Thomas Society presented the drama en- titled ilLouis X17, directed by the Rev. M. McEvoy, Ph. D. Members of the St. James Literary and Debating Society competed for a beautiful gold medal in an Oratorical contest. This medal was presented by the Rev. M. J. Huston, Chaplain of the National Soldiers, Home at Milwaukee. Mr. John J Sullivan was victor with the oration, 8The Century of Cent- ur1es7. The Rev. James F. Ryan was appointed to take charge of St. Thomas Parish at Beloit. He had spent 18 years as a professor at the Seminary and had en- deared himself to all. The students gave him a heart- felt farewell. The Right Rev. Msgr. Rainer, P. A., SAINT FRANCIS SEMINARY V. G., observed his seventieth birthday on February 1Q19U. Bishop J. J. Fox, D. D., who had resigned his See at Green Bay, died March 14 in the Alexian Brothers Hospital at Chicago. I-Iis dearest friends and his relatives were at his bedside as he breathed his last. He was born August 2, 1855, in the old historic city of Green Bay. After receiving his first Holy Communion he left for St. Francis Seminary to study for the priesthood. Having finished his Classics there he went to Louvain to take up Philosophy and Theo- logy. He was ordained at Malines, Belgium, in 1879. He gave his whole-hearted service to Green Bay dio- cese. He was Vicar-General for eleven years, and on July 23, 1904, was consecrated Bishop of Green Bay. His death was keenly felt by all, for he was all to all, and his life had ended at peace with the world and God. uTheoclotusii, a drama directed by the Rev. Lederet, was presented by the St. Boniface Society. Monsignor M. J. Lochemes, the author of the play, attended the performance. The Douglas Elocution Contest took place on May 28, at two p. m. The Rev. Paul Schaffel, D. D., was appointed to begin his work at the Seminary with the next scho- lastic year as professor of Holy Scripture. He had made extensive studies abroad. Father Hemmer, pro- fessor of Latin and Greek, resigned his position to return to La Crosse Diocese. Holy Orders were conferred on June 13 by His Grace, the Archbishop. Thursday, July 15, was the sixtieth anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the Seminary. This brought to mind again the early history of this vener- able institution. The Right Rev. Paul P. Rhode, D. D., Titular Bishop of Barca and Auxiliary of Chicago, was ap- pointed to the See of Green Bay which was left vacant by the death of Bishop Fox. Bishop Rhode was the first Polish Bishop in the United States. He was born in Prussian Poland in 1871, but he spent the greater part of his life in Chicago. He was or- dained in 1894 and consecrated Bishop in 1908. The Right Rev. Edward Kozlowski, Titular of Germa and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, died Aug. 17, 1915, in St. Josephls Hos- pital. He was appointed Auxiliary October, 1913, and consecrated on Jan. 14, 1914, at St. Johns Cathedral, Milwaukee. He was no doubt the foremost exponent of the Polish-American cause, an exemplary Priest of God, and an ardent lover and enthusiastic leader of his people. He entered St. Francis Seminary in 1885 and was ordained in 1887. Before his appoint- ment as Bishop he had done effective pastoral work i551

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SAINT FRANCIS SEMINARY Q$s theologians gymnasium. At this convention $6,200 were pledged for this purpose. 1916-1917 On Sept. 12, 1916, there was registered the largest number of students BZSJ in the history of the Semi- nary. During the summer Father Peschong had worked hard to get the buildings in good shape and when the students returned a freshly painted house, inside and outside, awaited them. The Theologians, rooms were equipped with running water, both hot and cold. Dr. Thomas Fitzgibbon, who had been attending physician of the Seminary some twenty years, died in St. Joseph,s Home adjoining the Convent on Sep- tember 16. His funeral took place from the Convent and he was buried in the cemetery of the 9Chapel-in- the-Woods at the Seminary. The students joined in the funeral procession. Dr. Fitzgibbon was a generous benefactor of the institutions at St. Francis. Father John Mueller of Columbus, Neb., while paying the Seminary one of his welcome visits; fell and broke his arm. The grim reaper, death, is never idle and thus it is necessary that we take notice of deaths again which took place at this time. George Naber, a stu- dent of Second Philosophy, died in Chicago, Sep- tember 14. The funeral was at Waterford, Wis. All his classmates attended. Dr. McEvoy of the Semi- nary sang the Solemn Requiem Funeral Mass, and Monsignor Rainer preached the sermon. John Stod- den of Mapleton, 1a., a student of the First Latin class, died in the inhrmary of diphtheria. The Rev. James J. Heidegger of Sioux Falls, S. D., was buried in the cemetery of the 1iChapeI-in-the-VVoods,1. He was not an alumnus of the Seminary . The Albertus Society directed by Father Lederer very successfully presented uDer Standhafte Prinz by Calderon. Sienkiewicis iiQuo Vadish, dramatized by the Rev. S. J. Gorski, C. S. C., was enacted under the direction of the Rev. J. Korczyk by the St. Stanis- laus Society. The pre-election days presented a lively aspect at the Seminary. For almost a week political meetings were held in the gymnasium occasionally accompanied by torchlight processions. All parties were represented. On December 21, a Christmas Concert under the auspices of the Seminary orchestra was enjoyed by all. The Rev. M. J. Wenta of St. HedwigJS, Mil- waukee, addressed the members of the Total Abstin- ence Society at a meeting at which 34 new members were enrolled. On January 8, Father Reges, a Mexican priest, addressed the students on conditions in his native country. Archbishop Messmer celebrated his Silver Jubilee as at Bishop on April 10. It was observed at St. Johtfs Cathedral with services of particular beauty, attended by hundreds of clergy from all parts of the province, by members of many religious orders and by a large number of the laity. The Cathedral choristers and a male chorus of eighty voices furnished the singing. His Grace sang a Pontifical High Mass, and the Right Rev. Monsignor Rainer preached an eloquent sermon. On Low Sunday, there was observed for the first time a 11Mission Sunday under the auspices of the St. Philip Neri Missionary Society. Monsignor Rainer celebrated a Solemn Pontifical Mass at which the Most Rev. Archbishop assisted in the sanctuary. The Rev. M. M. Gerend, Rector of St. John,s Institute, de- livered a very practical and eloquent sermon on mis- sions and missionaries. In the evening, the Rev. Fred- eric Lynch, 5. V. D., gave an illustrated lecture on the labors and journeys of the Apostle, St. Paul. William Wintefs adaptation of 11King Lear,,, di- rected by Father Haas, and JiElmarm a dramatiza- tion by Dr. Joseph Faust, directed by the Rev. Jos. Lederer were presented by the St. Thomas and St. Boniface Societies respectively. The students of the Classical Department com- memorated the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, April 19, by raising a flag which was to How there- after over the campus near the gymnasium. The Rev. Joseph W. Berg of the Seminary cele- brated his silver jubilee as a priest at St. Maryis Church at Saukville, Wis, where his brother was pastor. From May 8 to 10, the noted authority on Spirit- ism, Sir Godfrey Raupert, K. S. G., delivered three lectures on Spiritism before the students and faculty of the Seminary. The Archbishop and many neigh- boring priests also attended. On Pentecost Sunday the Very Rev. Clement Thuente, O. P., addressed the students on the nature and aims of the Society of the Holy Name. All the students present joined the Society. In the evening of this same day the annual meeting of the Confraternity of the Holy Ghost was held in the Seminary Hall. The Rector, Monsignor Rainer, Father Schulze and several students spoke. The Douglas Contest was held on June 4. The Corpus Christi procession was postponed, because of threatening weather, to the Sunday within the Octave. The students of Milwaukee Diocese received Holy Orders on June 17. Two retreats were given for the clergy at the Seminary by the Very Rev. C. Theunte, O. P., in the month July. Sept. 4, 1917, the Golden Sacerdotal Jubilee of the Right Rev. Protonotary Joseph Rainer, V: G., i571