St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

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SECTIONAL MELTINGS KANSAS CITY On January 2Gth. some seventy enthusiastic members of the Alumni Association assembled in the Kansas City Athletic Club to participate in what was probably the best reunion ever held in Kansas City. One of the V incentian Fathers from DePaul University. Chicago, Illinois, who came as an observer in the interests of the DePaul Alumni expressed his admiration of the splendid spirit which pervaded the whole meeting. The speakers at this meeting were. Rev. B. J. Rodman. President of St. Mary’s. Mr. Ray A. Graham, president of the Alumni. Very Rev. Francis Orr. Rev. T. O’Malley. S.J.. Mr. Matthew Carpenter. Mr. lames A. Bray, Mr. T. Cunningham, president of the Kansas City Section, ami Rev. |. A. Deters, S.J., formerly assistant treasurer of St. Mary’s. At the conclusion of the meeting a party of the Alumni chartered a Pullman and made the trip to St. Mary’s. The party was composed of Messrs. Ray Graham. Matt Carpenter. Jim Brady. Tom Walsh. Jack Purcell. Bob Lewis. Rev. J. McNamara. S.J.. Rev. J. A. Deters. S.J.. Luke O’Brien. Geo. Kramer. Mr. McNamara and Geo. Reintjes. Mr. Graham immediately obtained “rec” for the school and then posted on the bulletin board the rules and regulations of his famous rabbit hunt. The details of the rabbit hunt are found elsewhere in this book. MR. Ll’KK W. OISRIKX Kansas City. Missouri Alumni Representative on Athletic Hoard ST. LOUIS MELTING In St. Louis some 125 members of that section of the Alumni Association gathered at the annual dinner meeting at the University Club on February 21. Rev. B. J. Rodman. S.J., in an eloquent presentation of the facts revealed the modern tendencies towards disrespect for authority and the resulting disregard for all law. Mr. Ray A. Graham followed him with an inspiring address in which he outlined the program during his administration. “With the union of former students and members of the faculty in the advancement of a common cause, a high standard in Catholic education. St. Mary’s College will have continued success. It is the duty of each and every member of the Association to lend a helping hand.” Knute Roekne, Coach at the University of Notre Dame, scored the “Misunderstanding” critic for his opposition to athletics. Inspiring addresses were delivered by the Rev. Cornelius A. Shyne. S.J.. and Messrs. John S. Leahy. Janies A. Bray and Thomas J. Walsh. Mr. John J. Nangle acted as toastmaster. MR. HORACE II. HAGAN Tulsa. Oklahoma Vice-President One Hundred Seventy-three

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5te v .president of .Alumni a national Alumni election in May. 1! 2( . Mr. Kay A. Graham of New Vork was chosen to succeed Mr. I homas !. Walsh of Davenport, as 59 president of the St. Mary’s Alumni Association. 11 is years of experience as a leader in the business world of America, well quality him to hold this most im|Kirtant office. With true business instinct he is striving to make the Alumni Association an active organization, a vital factor in the life of every Alumnus. To this end he is endeavoring to bring all the sections into a closer and more intimate contact. We cannot as yet determine how much success will be attendant upon his plans. Time alone will tell that. I lowever we may rest assured that the same zeal and spirit which has brought success to his former undertakings, will accomplish a like result in this. In an address before the St. Louis Alumni, Mr. Graham expressed himself as follows: “It is my purpose to place the Alumni Association in a new field whereby its members can be of more aid to their Alma Mater. This can be done by the advice of Rev. Rather Rodman and other College heads working in liar-mom with the officials of the Alumni Association.’’ The present student body desires to express its thanks to the outgoing I’resident and his staff and to wish the new I’resident the co-operation and success that should characterize every St. Mary’s activity. r.KYAN M. RJI.KY. M l Vice-President • bnalia. Nebraska lit )ARI) ()F DIRECTORS MEET IX CHICAGO The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of St. Mary’s College Alumni Association was held in Chicago November 2L 1!J2(». file Board with Sectional Directors, visiting Alumni and invited guests held sessions at the Union League Club from ! :()() A. M. till 12:1a I . M. The business session was followed by an excellent buffet luncheon: immediately after the luncheon the visiting Alumni as the guests of the officers of the Association attended the Army-Navy Game at Soldier’s Field. A banquet was served in the evening in the quarters of the Union League Club at :30. Reverend B. I. Rodman. S.J.. president of St. Mary’s College, and Mr. Ray A. Graham, president of the Alumni Association, directed the business session. Sectional reports were given bv Mr. Thomas Collins for Chicago, by Mr. Matthew Carpenter for Milwaukee. bv Mr. William Dillon for Detroit, by Mr. George Downey for Indianapolis, by Mr. Herbert Ileekin for Cincinnati, by Mr. Horace I lagan for Oklahoma. bv Mr. Walter Kramer for Kansas City, by Dr. Linus Ryan for St. Louis. One Hundred Seventy-two

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REVEREND CORNELIUS A. SHYNE. SJ. Kansas City, Missouri Director of Alumni Activities At the St. Louis meeting, Mr. Ray A. Graham. President of the Association, announced the appointment of Rev. Cornelius A. Shyne. S.J., to tlie office of director of the Alumni organization. Lather Shyne was selected by the Very Rev. Matthew Germing. S.J., provincial of the Missouri province, to fill this important position. It was while Father Shyne was in charge of the Sodality at St. Mary’s, that the idea of the Immaculata, which today expresses the very spirit and life of St. Mary’s, originated. The students of St. Mary’s take this occasion to extend to Father Shyne the heartiest congratulations on this appointment, and to wish him all success in his undertaking. One Hundred Seventy-four