University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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May 21, 1959 marked a happy occasion at Santa Clara - the Golden Jubilee o£ Brother James M. Dunn, S.J. At eleven o ' clock, the Very Reverend Carroll M. O ' Sullivan, S.J., Provincial of the California Province of the Society of Jesus ascended the high altar in the Mission Church to offer a special Mass of Thanksgiving. In the sanctu- ary knelt Brother Dunn who united his prayers of gratitude through the sacrifice as he thanked God for the grace of fifty years of service in the Society that bears the name of His Son. The Jesuit Jubilarian was surely at home before the altar, for it was here that he has labored for nearly half of his religious life. Day by day for almost a quarter of a century has Brother Dunn arisen before five o ' clock to prepare for the early Masses in the Mission Church. And here he labors until he rings the De Profundis bells at eight-thirty in the evening. Brother Dunn was boin in Cork on June 12, 1886. It takes almost an act of faith to believe he is seventy three years old, so sprightly is his bounce and so youthful his face. When Brother was five years old, the Dunns moved to England, and Brother made his way to Canada and to California in 1909, entering the Jesuit Order at Los Gatos in the same year when he was twenty-three years old. Over the years since his vows, he has served as Assistant Treasurer at the Univeisity of San Francisco and at Seattle Ujiiversity, but his real home is Santa Clara. For many years, in the days when the Provincial Resi- dence was attached to St. Joseph ' s Church in San Jose, Brother would finish his morning sanctuary chores here at the Mission and then walk all the way to San Jose to work as secretary to the Provincial. His first assignment to Santa Clara came in 1915 when he supervised the laundry and student coop, and many an alumnus of that vintage has remarked that the humble Brother of Santa Clara has changed very little in forty years. This man of quiet cheerfulness with a twinkle in his heart has been a source of joy to Broncos of many and many a year, and the students of Santa Clara are proud to salute Brother James M. Dunn, S.J. on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee!

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Santa Clara, Calif. IN RETROSPECT

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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.