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Delia L. Walsh Mr, and Mrs. James E. Walsh must be marked down and gratefully remembered as the greatest benefactors in the long history of the University of Santa Clara. Public records will not show it as this generous family always shunned publicity and preferred that their name be kept secret vhen they quietly offered their help to countless Catholic institutions. Their first major gift to Santa Clara was the library. Father Cornelius J. McCoy, S.J. (President, 1926-32) and Father Henry Woods, S.J., their friend wished to name the building in their honor. When they refused, they were asked to choose a name and they expressed a desire to perpetuate the name of their dear friend. Father Aloysius Varsi, S.J. Their final bequest which came to Santa Clara after both Mr. and Mrs. Walsh had died provided the capital with which Father William C. Gianera, S.J. (President, 1945-51) built Delia L. Walsh Hall and James E. Walsh Hall. Father Gianera rightly insisted that now, the names of Delia and James should surely be held in public benediction. Delia L. McAvoy was born in San Francisco in 1860 and was educated at Holy Names, Oakland and in France, In 1887 she married Mr. Walsh and through her husband who was an alumnus, she came to love Santa Clara. Although she never saw a football game in her life, she was avidly interested in Buck Shaw ' s boys into her eighties. If friends called on her when her Broncos were playing, she insisted that her maid keep her posted on the game. If Santa Clara was winning, she was all smiles; on rare occasions when her boys got behind, she would shake her head in disappointment. Although highly educated and of many accomplishments in the arts, Mrs. Walsh was never interested in a career outside her home. In God ' s mysterious providence, she lost her two children in childbirth. Her first dedication was to her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh were one in all things. They did everything together. As her husbands ' s career as manager of the Flood Estate for forty years caused him to face many difficult problems, Mrs. Walsh ' s first concern was to keep her home a place of peace and comfort for him, and the mutual devotion of this couple was a source of genuine edification to all. They were one as well in their works of chai ity. Their special love Avas for boys, and their prodigious gifts furthered the cause of education at every major Catholic institution of higher learning in California. In their final will, some sixty five institutions of education and charity were substantially remembered. But above all did the Walshes love Santa Clara. Their final testamentary gift is proof that they deeply appreciated and worked to advance tlie ideal of this University— to mould men after the model of the Man-God, and thus form them to serve their felloAvmen, their country and their God. Mrs. Walsli survived her husband by sixteen years and died in San Francisco on March 31, 1948.
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It is good manners to say thank yon, and this is the one thing we wish to do in our Redwood 1959. Year after year, the Student Body of Santa Clara dedicates its annual now to one, now to another, as we offer congratulations or gratitude to individuals or celebrate occasions of special anniversaries. It has been one hundred and eighty two years since the founding of this eighth Franciscan Mis- sion in California and one hundred and eight years since the coming of the Jesuit Fathers. We cannot know nor count up the countless number of friends nor mark down the deeds of so many who have written and are writing the history of Santa Clara. But to those we know and to those known only to God, we want to renew our grateful memory and offer a simple word of thanks. To the Franciscan Fathers of old who brought the Faith to our campus on January 12, 1777. To the old Italian Fathers of the Jesuit Order who founded the college on March 19, 1851, and to all the Fathers and Brothers down to this present day who have consecrated their lives to Santa Clara and to us. • • • To the Franciscan Fathers of old who brought the Faith to our campus on January 12, 1777. • • • To the old Italian Fathers of the Jesuit Order who founded the college on March 19, 1851, and to all the Fathers and Brothers down to this present day who have consecrated their lives to Santa Clara and to us. • • • To the Lay Faculty— men of high dedication who make great sacrifices to educate us for the future. • • • To our beloved parents who have loved us best by providing us with an opportunity to mature in a Catholic University. • • • To the officers of administration and down to those of the humblest student services who contribute in silent ways to make our university days memorable. • • • To the Board of Trustees who serve the University with distinction and with generosity. • • • To the Alumni, and to their parents of days gone by, who have been loyal over the years, helping the Fathers, building the buildings, supporting University programs of development, aiding the students. • • • To the Women of Catala whose one work is to be of financial assistance to the students. • • • To the City of Santa Clara and our friends on Franklin Street who have always worked with the University since the days of the Mission. • • • To the many many friends of the University who are our friends and benefactors as well because every student has benefited from their support and has profited from their good example. We do not know them all, but we thank them. Throughout the pages of the Redwood, we renew grateful memory of several families of the past who have been of signal service to Santa Clara and Avhose names are honored in our various Halls. To this litany must we add the name of Mr. Robert F. Benson of San Jose. This man of ex- emplary Catholic life who died last year willed his entire fortune to the Church for works of educa- tion and of charity, and Santa Clara was his dearest friend. To all and to each, as students of the University, we offer our prayerful Thank You no ' , with a pledge that such faith and love for us and for Santa Clara shall ever be secure.
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