Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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PRESIDENT O, P. KRETZMANN, Able Keeper of the Flame Through the polished wooden doors of the Music Hall, up a short Flight of worn steps, a turn to the left, through another door, then you are in the oHice oi the president. The room is warm and Friendly from the drapes on the windows to the books on the shelves. Attention is First Focused to the portrait oi Christ hanging on the west wall and then to the man sitting beneath the portrait at a large, dark deskeDr. O. P. Kretzmonn. We see him more Frequently though in chapel or in walking to cmdt rom Music Hail, and we Fomiliariy refer to him as HO. P. He is our friend, counselor, and leader a man who has guided the university and the student body through the difficult war years and now in the post- -war period where the challenge of growth has been met with success. We remember his convocation addresses at the opening of each new semester, and we remember his stirring and inspiring Lenten sermons on the passion and love of Christ. But we also know of another side of our president, We remember his wit and humor cut the dedication ot the Hoie-his initials are among the many carved on the tables, and we remember his easy smiie and Friendly manner at receptions and informal parties. The proud papa of two growing sons, President Kretzmonn is our ideal of a college president. 15

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The President's Message 1949 The Class of 1949 is the last class of the great and troubled Forties. Many of its members come to Commencement Day over the most devious roadSeloxholes in Europe, islands in the Pacific, planes and shipsewhich ever led to an academic degree. Their lite on our campus reaches back into all the years From 1941 to 1945. They are the most unusual group ever to be graduated From Valpo. Mature and thoughtful, they made signiFicant contributions to the progress of the University. Their lives will now be lived against the dark curtain of the second hall of our century. It is possible that they will see even greater drama on the stage of history. We who remain wish them well with all our heart. We hope that they will live wisely and Faithfully in a worlcl in which wisdom and faith are more necessary than ever before. Above all, we hope that they will live and work in the sight and mercy of God. The distinctiveness of their education has been that God, his ways and works with men, has been held up before them during the decade in which they were trained at Valpo. lF they remain close to Him, our last and highest hope For them will be realized. O.P.K. 14

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,. XE. 'g WALTER G. BAUER, Dean of Arts and Sciences Dean Baueris oHice is always occupied by members of the university family. Faculty members come there on busi- ness, and at times they drop in For a Friendly chat. Before every vocation there is a long line of students waiting there with petitions for c: Few hours extra time to catch a iruin,ior several day's time to travel to California or almost any point north south, east or west, or For whatever pops into the student's head when he anticipates going home. There is a great need For a sense of humor like the Deonis; the excuses a college student can think of for not being oh campus range from Grandma's confirmaiion to the wedding of sister Jane's best Friend. The students who have counseled with Dr. Bauer have Found him understanding and sympathetic, and always ready to help make college life happier and more successful. 16