St Vincent Seminary - Symposium Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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terests you. When I was in El Paso, Texas, I made it my business to see Father Kiergan. He is located at the Cathedral but his activities extend far outside the city. VVith his trusty Ford, he travels over quite a bit of that immense state, carrying the con- solations of religion to the scattered Catholics in out-lying dis- tricts. He was getting ready to go on a trip while I was there, and very kindly pressed me to go with him. It was a pleasure to travel with Dave and mid puffs of fragrant smoke from his briar, his ever-present companion, he gave me a resume of his work as We rattled merrily along. 'It is rather difficult', as he said to me, 'it's twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, but I like it.' And from his appearance, he did. ANTIQUUS: He would, because during his short stay here from 1926 to 1927, he was constantly on the move. Let him have his pipe with the trick top, and come what may. He had t-wo pet aversions: a long walk with congenial friends, or, if the weather Varsity Heroes of Another Day 517311

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I C f uununniuuuunwi ' A ' Willock and Father William Hogan went from St Joseph Hos- pital to become pastor of St Michael s Avella The assistants changed were Father john McDonough from Sacred Heart Pittsburgh to St Mary Magdalene Homestead Father E. Lawrence O Connell from St John the F vangelist Pittsburgh to Sacred Heart in the same city' Father james A. Davin pastor pro tem at St. Francis, Munhall, to St. John Bap- tist Pittsburgh as assistant: Father Michael Hagerich, Mercy Hospital to Church of the Assumption, Bellevue, Father Michael Bonlield from Mercy Hospital to St. Mary Mercy, Pittsburgh, Father Thomas J Gillen from Nativity, North Side, to St. James Sewickley Father Denis A. Boyle from St. James, to Nativity Father Charles B. Guth from St. Bernard, Mt. Lebanon to St. Ambrose Spring Hill: Father L. D. McNanemy 3 glllllllllll E innnuggq- Elllllli E 37? '- 1' 'L 5- kmkgm A mmf 'ff I :gunna 31 0 e 7 . . , . . , Q . 4 , 1 . . , 7 ! Y I Y , u ' S, 7 . y Father ,Rattengerger, '07-'11, Father Hegerich, '14-'18g Father ' 1 gllllllllllllg from St. joseph Coraopolis, to St. Vitus, New Castle, Father Patrick D1Ranna from St. Vitus, New Castle, to St. Joseph Coraopolis Father Fdward J. Misklow, assistant chancellor, from the Chaplaincy at the Pittsburgh Hospital to the same position at St. Joseph Hospital on the South Side. Were I to ask you to recount something about each of them, you'd never get through just give me their dates and a glimpse of the early history about any one of them. ANTIQUUS With pleasure! Father Brennan was here from 90- 97 Father Berg 04- 165 Father Bednarik, '12-'24, Father Hogan 00-- 10 Father Hungermann, '02-'llg Father O'Connell 16- 20 Father McDonough, '17-'21, Father Davin, '17-'28g Bonlield 22- 26 Father Gillen, '20-'263 Father McNanemy, 13- 18 Father D1Ranna '20-'26 and Father Misklow '11-'16. I might tell you about two of these who inscribed their names in Baseball s Hall of Fame when they attended school here Although 'it was twenty years or so after Father Brennan left before little Jimmy Davin came to St. Vincent s it IS true that -one actually filled the shoes of the other. Both were varsity catchers and were the admiration of the spectators. They were both extremely efficient although their styles differed Only a foolish runner ever tried to steal a bag on them he was doomed to failure before he started Their ability at the national sport was not confined to catching. Both of them when it was nec- gl 5 , I u . , . . Y 3 1 my .X . A - mm ' T if.. .xx -- f' 1 E XL,-x B jI.1-75,11