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

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KBV. CORNHI.Il'S A. SHYNK. S. .J. Director of Alumni Activities 1p THKR CORNFLIUS A. S11YXK. S. J.. who years ago converted his own idea of the Inimaculata into the l cauti ful Gothic reality which stands today as a monument to his activity for St. Mary's, is at present Director of Alumni Activities. It is not our privilege to announce the new officers who will he associated with Father Shyne during the next three years, since our hook goes to press before the election, but we take no less pleasure in inscribing here the names of the old officers to whom St. Mary’s is deeply indebted: Ray A. Graham of New York. President of the Alumni Association: H. H. Hagen of Tulsa. Okla., Luke Y. O’Brien of Kansas C ity, Mo., and Brvan M. Riley M. I)., of Omaha. Neb.. National Vice-presidents, and Thomas 1). Kelley of Kansas City, Mo., Secretary-Treasurer. Pajje ITS

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The Triennial Meet TTNDER the direction of John Cunningham 11. of Kansas City, the Alumni Association of St. Mary's College prepared the biggest tri-ennial meeting of the former sons of St. Manrc’s. in which not the slightest detail was overlooked. The scores of Alumni and visitors who spent three enjoyable days—enjoyable to the fullest extent through every minute of the days will attest that as a “big boss” John is the nc plus ultra, and that his corps of able assistants were on the job every minute. Alumni from every section were present for the three days’ jollification which did a great deal to bring the St. Mary’s sons of the present into intimate contact with the men who have left S. M. C. in generations past, only to return as “boys” again. From the minute when the first Alumnus registered and the program began on May 31. until the last coach of the train bearing the last Alumni back to their homes disappeared down the track, there was not a dull moment. Wally Laufer. genial personality plus” again won his way into the hearts of his admirers and the antics of his fellow merman. Desjardins aided greatly in the merry making. The diamond stars of yesterday showed how the hit and run and squeeze worked out here when “Tinker to Evers to Chance” was the bv-word in the big time: kings” and indoor claimed their admirers, and the culminating event, the annual banquet, in the College refectory on the evening of June 1. at which several prominent Alumni spoke to the students and short addresses were made by James Burris. Newman Guthrie, and Jack Leahigh. A pageant of Catholic education completed the program. JOHN CVNNINOIIAM

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