Xavier University - Musketeer Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Tribute Page cY ,Why wi- w 53 if -mv.. ah: .,.A..,i .W an . We H W Q . in 6. x THE HONORABLE EDWARD N. WALDVOGEL Mayor' of Cincinnali The Staff of the 1954 MUSKETEER honors the Nlayor of Cin- cinnati, Mr. Edward N. Waldvogel, alumnus of Xavier and out- standing Catholic layman in the community. Mr. Waldvogel has given many of his most important years to the citizens of Cincinnati, serving nine consecutive terms in City Council and three terms as State Senator. The MUSKETEER salutes Mr. Waldvogel. This Tribute was in print before the untimely death of Mayor YWaldvogel on May' 7, 1954. The MUSKETEER had notified him in February that it wished to honor him, and had received a letter of appreciation from him. May he rest in peace.

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. . . another Iesuit bestows the blessing of Almighty God' upon another Iesuit student. In acknowledgment of their constant kindness and generosity to us, we, the three thousand students of Xavier University, dedicate this 1954 MUSKETEER to all the members of the Society of Iesus . . . who have served at Xavier University -because they have formed a University of which we can be justly proud. . . . who are serving at Xavier University -because they have maintained and extended Xavier's posi- tion among the many institutions of higher learning. . . . who wi11 serve at Xavier University -because of what they will do to maintain and build the Xavier tradition, especially in the lecture hall and in the classroom. We take this opportunity to thank them, and ask Iesus Christ through Mary to bestow His choicest blessings upon each and every one of them. Saint Francis Xavier, early priest of the Society of Iesus, holds aloft the cross as if in blessing on Xavier University. This statue of Xavier, which stands on O'Brien Terrace, is the gift of the Seniors of 1951, 1952, and 1955. Page 7

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1 Requiescant in Pace Rev. Thomas McCourt, SJ., member of the Xavier University faculty since 1956, died on February 22, 1954. Father McCourt, a brilliant professor of Spanish and French, was beloved by REV. THOMAS MCCOURT, S.I. Mr. Carl D. Groat, editor of the Cincinnati Post and member of the Xavier University Board of Lay Advisors, died during 1955. Mr. Groat was prominent in journalism and in numerous civic activities. his students and his colleagues. MR. CARL D. GrzoA'r oseph L. Isselstein, sophomore from Reynolds- burg, Ohio was killed in a tragic automobile accident in November. Ioe, a fine friend, an active student, and a real Catholic gentleman, will long be remembered by hisjfriends and teachers at Xavier. Ralph A. Soldati, Cincinnati junior, was killed when a car in which he was riding struck a railroad abutment. A popular pre-med stu- dent, Ralph made the Dean's list every semester at Xavier. His memory will be cherished by all his associates. Page 9