St Patricks High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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THE HAMROCK after the mass Guests from Ill1no1s M1nne sota Massachusetts and from all palts of WISCOHSIH attended the ceremony N1ne prlests who vsere h1s classmates at St Fran cms Semmary were present Out of town guests and members of the parlsh enjoyed a few hours w1th h1m at the banquet 1n the evenxng The hall was decora ted beautifully for the OCCBSIOH mth baskets of multlcolored dahllas chrysanthemums and roses Honorable Judge Wlckham was toast master at the banquet and the program was not lackmg wlt Among the speakers for the evenlng was John Keegan a graduate of St Patr1ck s Hlgh School Hxs words re echoed the thoughts of all If our school IS tops today Y VN' and we know It IS we hate Monslgnox Dowd to thank for he certaxnly has been behmd all of our endeavors Grade and hlgh school students recognlz ed Monslgnor Dowd s preference fol p1 ay ers A few days before the lnvestlture both schools asked that a solemn hlgh mass be read at which they mlght recelve Holy Communlon for his lntentxons It was a glft they knew he would l1ke The cooperatlon of all the unlts was de monstrated ln an unmxstakeable way 1n the parlsh on the 1nvest1ture day All worked to make the event a happy memory ln the hfe of Monslgnor Dowd It was a great day for our pastor It wx as a great day for us 21:1 il li wel' erik- as? 151' cafLlbU L'Z4 0neThin 11893 W Dolores Cgaput 37 M MMW I pray each mght one qzft From God To cheer my heart as on I plod' The uorh ea It day has proz ed Much more Than I can do o er books I pore I f God would grant me One request I uould but ask To pass His test I4 . . . . . Y . . 7 - r ' 9 vl I I W - ' ' , I 1 , - . . . U . , . . . V l - . . Q U - ' ' ' 7 1 1 y -1 - ' ' . . . . . . ' v . - V . . . . , 7 U I u I u n , ' 1 ' I . . . . , U 5 c . I ' . . , . ' - ' J . , . . . Y , aa ' 4 v . , . ay. Q K gg- , .A if-f Q. v- x jz 'WZ' S W1 ' -G - 35, 21 ,ll-, ' - , - .v 1- fx? JNKQ 4 fd 3 .iw I- X, ,- ,- 1' , f N ' . r X L, 1 . ' 1 . r 1 3 ' v , n , , , . . .

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Brellate of Qur Househo Dolores Chaput, 37 Thrs artzcle concerns our pastor, Monszgnor Dowd who was recently honored by Pope Pzus XI Tne pzctar es on the page opposrte were taken on lnvestztuve Day AM proud of the work of the clergv and the ever mcreaslng zeal and enthusl asm ln the mstructlon of the young sud h1s Excellency Most Reverend Alexan der J MCG3Y1Ck, at the lnvestlture of Mon slgnor Dowd October 7 at St Patrlcks Today one of our clerfry has recelvefl a speclal honol from the Holy See and I am happy to be mstrumental 111 brxnglng that We all hea1d the br1ef appomtment read by Father Brady first 1n Latm and then ln the vernacular Father Dowd was formally aopolnted Dorrestxc Prelate He IS now con sldercd a 11811 bei of the Popes household even thougn he does not reslde m Rome, and IS granted penal nrnlleges ln the Holy C1ty 'In chmax of the event came when Fath er Don d knelt belore the BISIIOD ln the sanc about We have clothed hun 1n pur ple, we have halled hlm as Monsignor, and thls great hon or, to be properly understood must be known to come from the Vlcar of Chrxst hlmself Any day ln Fall IS beautlful 1n Eau Cla1re but Nature seemed to lend more ture day the day on wh1ch papal hon ors were g1Vell to Monslgnor Don d Brief of Appointment Received by Monsignor Dowd Beloved Son health and apostolzc benedrctzon We have learned from the Bzshop of La Crosse that you as Pastor and Dean at Eau Clarrc rn hrs Dzocesc have clzstmgurshed yourself rn fosterrng youth and have seen to the buzldzng of a school and gymnaswrn wherefore we are pleased to as sent to the prayers of the Brshop who asks us to honor you wrth a speczal reward by whzch also we extend to you publzcly our own good wzll Wherefore by these apostolzc blessrngs and our authorrty we choose and make you and pro clazm you a Prelate of our household And to you therefore beloved son we concede the rrght to wear the purple even rn the Roman Court and to the rochet and lzlteuzse we concede to you that you may use and enyoy each and every honor przvzlege and prerogatrve that all other ecclestastrcs who have thrs drgnzty use and enjoy or can use and enjoy all other thmgs to the contrary notwrth standzng tuwry to read the prescrlbed profes svon of fa1th and recelve the purple cassock After that part of the cere mony was complete, he left the sanctuary and returned ln a f w mmutes, wear mg the newly bless ed ga1ment Next, tle B1shop blessed the rochet and plac ed It on the shoul ders of the newly appolnted monslg nor, and lastly the mantelletta was fas The clear a1r of an autumn day, a beau tnul blue sky a gol den sun all these combmed to make the day glorlous The DYOCSSSIOU was begun hom the rec toly led by the subdeacon Fatner Doran and sex vers Robelt and Donald Wollman Follow 11 g ww ere the NlSltll'lL' slsters the Knlghts of Columbus the clergy Cover one hundred 1n numberl our pastor and h1s Excellency Blshop MCG3XlCk Out on the chulch lawn the school band attlred ln thelr umforms of glecn and vshlte played the hy mn Ecc Qfzc erdos lBehold the great nr1estD W1th1n the church, the same melody was bemg su lg by the mlxed cholr of forty volces E Cardrnal Pacellz Secretary of State tened over the cassock On specxal occa SIOUS Monswnor Dowd wlll wear the vlolet colored cassock xx 1th 1 fa tened trall a sxlk belt x utn double pendant on the left side and a mentelet ox er the 10Lll8l, The plam chess consists of a black cxssock with red trlm mmgs and a xlolet belt Solemn Hilfll Mass began lmmedxately aftel the lnvestlture Father Plttz was cele brant Fathel Dem y w as Deacon and Father Doran, sub deacon Hls efccellency, Blshop McGas1ck QSSI ted mn cappa magna Hundreds ol Monslgnon Dowds fmends came to enjoy the d v w 1th lnm About one hundred clergymen sw exe served a luncheon ,r 5' f . 1 ' I ' x . X Y , , . , V. ' . t I . A l U s ' . . ' 1 1 . . . ,, , , . z ' , - , . . - . f' ' ' ' - 'e r 1 ' ' , . . , . , . . J 1 - - H y A D 1 L , S I 1 A Y u ' s , W ' A , Av .- . . . . i L ., . . . . . . c , . V X X .h Y X 5 , . s - H . ' . . l Q 4 l . ' - . N I 1 Q .I -4 ! - 1 1 . 1 Q u n 5 , , ' V , . . . - ' H I . 1 l n A ' v , . xr . , A 1 n - . K ff ' ' ' 1 . l . , v ' Y' 1 ' A fm , A .. ' , ' 2 . . ' 1 1 ' - COl01' on the 1I1VeStl- wear' the lznen tunzc wrth sleeves, commonly called ' u . Q, cl 1 , . . n . . ' . 1 . 1 V ' , . . ,, , - - - ' . ., I lr 7 V V i Y V YY Y iw A777777 V . -. , - . . v . . . - T - - o . ' 7 c S 5 l I . , V . ' - ' e 9 Q Q I 1 Q 1 -, ' a l . Q ' H . . - ' V ' n n s C A , I 0 i . 1 Y . . . L , . . . t . , . A . r , . . X ' ' 7 -KJ ' . I I . . . v - 9 I ' 3 ' . ' , ' C Q . ' . l ' 'L , 1 , , . U , K ' 'L 4 P . - 1 .1 7 1 , N' 1 rf A f ' I -7. y .3 r . 9 . 1 ' . f, 1 ' - ' ' .C ' - n 7 ' w ' A ' . L sJ ' 2 f ' a, ' . . . . . . I Q V V i

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IINCIDENVIFALS Thzs group of selected themes on mzscellaneous subjects was chosen from the Englzsh files for thzs sectzon Daughter Takes the Wheel Anna M arze Fesenmazer 39 IDING along a beautlful country road m1d sunshlne and h1lls I suddenly was lnspxred I gathered my coura e m both hands and popped thls questxon Dad w1ll you pl ase teach me now to dr1ve H s reply was at first negatne but wxth a b1t of persuasxon I finally won nun we At last my dream was golng to come true As I sl1d behlnd the wheel the queerest lma glnable sensatfon enveloped me Why were my knees playmg ta '7 Why was my heart playlng Knock' K lock' 'P I dldn t have t1me to answer Who s there? because Dad was g1v1ng me mstru txors Was I paymg atten t1on Yes D1d I haxe It stra1ght'7 Yes Oh d fferently for as I sh fted gears and engaged the clutch the c 1 se med to be performmg IIS own verslon of Rock of Ages After havlng been assured that all was well that the bolts were st1ll there I pro ceeded to try agaxn It soon became monoton ous and not unt1l the unth t1me dld It prove successful An appx oachlng llmouslne was seen about one fourth of a rmle ahead .l sudden feehng of panu, sexzed me What was I to do? Should I stop? What lf he smashed mto us '7 The dr1ver of the other vehlcle came very cautlously and as he passed I heard a rasplng VOICE yell somethlng about these out and out road hogs I shouted back that I was n t a road hog and d1d he want to mal e some- thlng of lt? For sew eral mlles all was well untll one of Farmer Brown s blue r1bbon hens had the n lsforture of vsanderxnff across the h1glm ay at the same t1me that I came along But as I sald afte1 ward what s one chlcken more O1 less? Then too there was the boy on the b1cy cle who escaped a few broken bones and a smashed blke by slx 1nches The cllmax however came later as we approached home I dldnt reallze how long a sex en passenger automoblle really IS untll I turned the corner fDad had the dent ln the door fixed the n 'ct day but the bark IS stlll gone fx om the treej The samts ln Heaven were certamly praylng hard when I drove 1 to the ydld Had I but gone one 1nch more to the rlght Dad and I the car and the gar age would have been ln the repalr shop wlth Do not Dlsturb signs on the door The next mstant all was at a standstxll Dad s hat was m the back seat h1S plpe on the floor and h1s face strangely whfte I looked none the better rather as though I d been through seven wars and any number of hurrlcanes I have no drwor s ll ense The Four Hundred Cofrmze Fzsher This Four Hundred IS not a tram I hasten to say It IS a two wheeled buggy My pal Sped and I have remodeled It putting two lwnts on the back of xt and It looks l1ke the Four Hundred We dont need any llghts on the front as we are always passlng cars on the road We named It the Four Hundred because It goes four hundred mlles an I mean four hundred feet an hour I mean four hundred feet and breaks down But Sped and I do not mxnd We wa1t tlll It has gone thl ee hundred nlnety ewht feet and then we hop out and fix We go only three nlnety elght on Satur days because we haxe to slow down to nsten to the rad1o Yes we have no radno We hsten to the advert1ser s car fContmued on Page 301 X x -,X x x ' .. . 'X - f . .. z ' - --D -A H- -A X714 - l I . . , . - , , 1 7 , . , . , . . . , - ' ' ' ' . I . . . , H , el , . ' . . ' er . c ' ' . 1' ' - I N 0 V J u . - 9 I 7 I . , .r Q ru 'H e , . Q . - 9 s . ' 9 . ' sc ' va ' I ' . Y g Q A , - ' ' 1' ' g. . . . ' . ' iK i n 9, ' 3 ' 7 I 1 1 0 0 ' ff 7 Y, ' 1 , . -. 1 . . . , C . 1 n . - , I yes. That's what I thought. I soon learned I beheve It le needless to Say that' as Yee' - . ' 7 ',1 P: 1 ' 1 e ' I Q , a ' e .-i ' .' , ' li Y, i V ' X V v I ' I I J - v ' 0 y ' , Q . - . - . . y .. x ' - . . , ' ' I I 9 1 - . -' ' A, an' a ' ' A- 1 ' ' ' C 7 . .1 . . , , 7 . ' 7 -W - -1 , L I Y ' ' I - J ,, . I ' 1 . ft. 1. 1 , . o . Y . - . M - ' . , . - 1-. -. . , . , . , .