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HORACE H. HAGAN REV. RICHARD DUNNE REV. JOHN CUNNINGHAM First Graduating Class, June 28, 1882. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION In response to an invitation of the faculty the alumni convened at the college on the 17th and 18th of June, 1896, and organized the St. Mary’s College Alumni Association. After the constitution had been formulated and adopted it was unanimously decided upon that a gold medal, to be known as the Alumni medal, should be offered annually for the English essay of special merit written by a member of the college department on a subject assigned by the faculty. This medal has since that day done much towards the development of the literary ability of the college students. The object of the association is to foster sentiments of regard, respect and veneration for the college and to unite the old students in closer bonds of friendship and esteem. The following officers were elected: Mr. John R. Scott, St. Louis, president; Mr. John T. Dixon, Junction City, Kan., vice-president; Mr. Francis E. Carroll, Leavenworth, Kan., recording secretary; Mr. John Conlan, Holy Cross, Kan., treasurer. m'cabe building Work was begun on the north wing of the present Senior division on July 4, 1898. The building known as the McCabe building, in honor of Father McCabe, was begun on that date and completed Dec. 28, 1898. The eastern portion of the lower floor was the old gymnasium and it now serves as the Senior billiard room. This portion, as has been recorded before, was built in 1877-88. The western part of the lower floor is given over to the Senior lavatory. The second floor is devoted entirely to a spacious study hall containing upwards of 200 desks. The third floor contains one of the Senior dormitories. The building is 85x57 ft. In October of the same year a power plant was built and equipped. In 1899 the “Nat” was enlarged to a little more than twice its original size and the observatory was built. In 1900 for the first time in the history of the institution the students were permitted to spend their Christmas holidays at home. During the course of the year 1902-3 two branches of the alumni were established. one at St. Louis, the other at Chicago. During the scholastic year mentioned aljove the college suffered a considerable financial setback from the ravages of a flood. The total reverses amounted to $8,200.00. THE IMMACULATA An idea had long been prevalent among the students that some day a chapel in honor of the Patroness of the college might be erected bv the joint contributions of the students. The Rev. Director of the Senior Sodality. Father C. J. Shyne, S. J., brought matters to a head when he called a mass meeting of the sodalists on Dec. 8. 1906, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and broached this plan to them: That the students should endeavor to obtain this money from the Alumni 22 DIAL ANNUAL xr One Hundred Eighty-Eight
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S2S HISTORICAL FACULTY 1883-1884 and their friends by finding three hundred subscribers of one hundred dollars or more. Accordingly the movement was got under way and on Dec. 9, 1907, the corner stone of the Immaculata was blessed. LOYOLA HALL The ever increasing demands for expansion became so insistent by 1907 that it was finally decided by Rev. Aloysius A. Breen, S. J., Rector at that time, that a new building must be added to the college. A site was chosen on observatory hill, a hundred yards east of the Immaculata, for a dormitory building four stories high to contain one hundred rooms for the students of the higher classes. The cornerstone of ‘‘Loyola Hall” was laid May 1, 1907, and the edifice was completed and ready by October 7 of the same year. It contains, in addition to the private rooms, a bathroom and a recreation room on each floor, a billiard hall and a trunk room in the basement. The annex to Loyola hall erected three years later contains sixty additional rooms. Situated as it is on the crest of the hill, an abundance of light is insured its occupants and they are afforded in addition a commanding view of the broad prairies of the pleasant Kaw valley. An addition was built to the Senior refectory and the power plant was enlarged. By November, 1908, the Immaculata was completed and on May 23, 1909, the impressive ceremonies of dedication took place. The event took place during the triennial meeting of the Alumni. This building, a notable example of the Gothic architecture, stands at the foot of the hill between the Hall and the Junior building. The adornments of the interior include: a beautiful marble altar, the gift of the Corrigan family; an artistic set of sculptured stations of the cross given by the Walsh family, and a number of beautiful stained glass windows, which were given by the Sodalities, the Alumni Association and various former students. The Grotto was built in the same year. Still another event occurred during 1909 which is worthy of note. The First Laymen’s Retreat was held in July. This began on the 24th and was attended by thirty-four Catholic laymen. This work has continued each year since then and the attendance has gained by leaps and bounds. LEAGUE OF THE SACRED HEART, 1884 Father Nogues, Chaplain hh 37 DIAL ANAIUAL One Hundred Eighty-Nine
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