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

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E; DIAMOND JUBILEE 1I856 ' vodesf-IMR Former Faculty Members REV. FREDERIC SCHULZE, DD. + REV. THOMAS SCHMITZ, M1A1 + REV. WILLIAM McDERMOTT, MA. 1886-1930 1918-1930 1918-1919 REV. JOHN RIEDL, M.A. REV. PAUL SCHAFFEL, D.D. REV. MATTHEW McEVOY, PhD. 1917-1921 1915-1918 1913-1918 REV. BERNARD SALBREITER REV. STEPHEN STUDER REV. CHARLES BRUEI-IL, Ph.D.,D.D. 1912-1918 1909-1910 1909-1914 + Deceased. 1621

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1919 SAINT FRANCIS SBMINARY After the World War HE WORLD WAR had wrought its effects upon St. Francis Seminary and had caused her various and serious problems. A number of her faculty had been called upon to do chaplain work in the field of battle. The turbulent condi- tion of the nation at large natur- ally deflected the minds of all from matters of domestic concern; Yet, while the conflict was raging, while the government was draft- ing young men for her army, while the necessary precautions were being taken against the influenza which was taking its death toll throughout the entire land, the Seminary carried on its work as well as possible, training those whom Christ had called for His army. With the close of the war, then, we find the Seminary in a disturbed condition. Reconstruction was necessary. However, as time passed, matters were to be adjusted, and amongst many things, she was to equip herself with one of the best teaching staffs found in any one school in the country. The quest for new professors began late in Jan- uary, 1919. The Reverend Andrew E. Breen, Ph. D., D. D., of Rochester, New York, received the call to the chair of Scripture and Hebrew and ac- cepted the position. The Reverend Doctor has a nati- onal reputation as a scholar having written extensively on Scripture and other subjects. The Seminary is justly proud of the acquisition of its new professor. Incidentally, Archbishop Messmer and Monsignor Rainer respectively taught these subjects for a short period prior to Dr. Breenis coming. St. Francis Day was celebrated in the usual solemn manner this year. His Grace the Archbishop conferred Priesthood upon four theologians during the Mass. At the beginning of March another change took place in the Seminary faculty. The Reverend James Korczyk, whose genial disposition, broad sympathies and generous nature had won for him the good will and friendship of both students and professors, left to assume parish work in the La Crosse Diocese. Father Korczyk had taught in the Polish department of the Seminary for the past nine years and had been both Spiritual Director and Master of Discipline. Within three months of the present year death thrice invaded the ranks of the students. On April 9, Henry Wurzer, a student of second course, died of 1:511 pneumonia; on April 11, George Bickel became a victim of the influenza; and Arthur Tuchlinsky, a student of fifth class, died on the tenth of June. On May 9, under the direction of Rev. Henry Riordan a conference of the Third Order of St. Fran- cis was canonically erected in the Seminary and placed under the protection of St. Fidelis of Sig- maringen. Ninety-nine students were enrolled. This order is eminently suited to develop the spirit of piety and unworldiness which is so necessary in the priesthood. June 24th marked the close of the school year when Archbishop Messmer conferred the sacred orders of subdeaconship and priesthood upon a num- ber of the students. At different times during the past school year twenty-seven young levites had been ordained and sent into their fields of labor. During the second week of July the retreat for the clergy of the Archdiocese was conducted at the Seminary by Bishop Schrembs of Cleveland. Two class reunions were also held during the summer months. The classes of 1899 and 1909 were welcomed by their Alma Mater who is ever ready to renew her old friendships and greet her children. On September 9, the students returned for the new scholastic year. The enrollment totaled 286. The following changes were noted: the Rev. George Eilers was back at his former post and had also been given charge of the discipline in the theological de- partment. The Rev. Francis Haas had been sent to the Catholic University to study sociology. The Rev. C. Becker did not return to his duties on account of illness. The Rev. Thomas Schmitz became a new member of the faculty. Father Schmitzls specialty was chemistry although he taught geology, history, and mathematics. Later he was to become the pro- fessor of physics and biology. The St. Vincent de Paul Council of St. Francis Seminary, organized in 1916, received its diploma of aggregation to the central council at Paris in Sep- tember. Members of the council gave catechetical in- structions with commendable success at the Italian Missions and also were tentatively extending their work to the various county institutions and hospitals. A new devotion, the- Holy Hour, was inaugu- rated at the beginnig of the school year. It was held every Thursday evening from 8 to 9 oiclock in the Seminary chapel and gave promise of becoming the favorite devotion. It had been the dream of the students in the past few years to organize a Seminary band. This dream,

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