Xavier University - Musketeer Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Page 67 Reqiuuiesean FV REV. MURTHA T. BOYLAN, S.I. Rx-:v. Dmziizi. A. LORD As he was about to board a bus en route to an assignemnt at the Little Sisters of the Poor on Iuly 15, 1954, the Rev. Murtha Boylan, S.I., was stricken fatally. He had spent thirty-two years at the University and was its oldest active professor. Father Boylan's students and friends admired him for his extra- ordinary kindness and humility as well as his learning in psychology and philosophy. At the observance of his silver anniversary at the University, a former student concluded the formal tribute to Father Boylan in these significant words: lt seems to me that if Saint Ignatius were to return tonight from his heavenly abode to this earth of ours, he might well find Father Boylan to be the Jesuit nearest to the ideals he had in mind when he founded the Society of Iesusf' May Father Boylan, exemplary Iesuit priest, enjoy eternally the reward of his sanctity. Millions of Americans knew the late Rev. Daniel A. Lord, SJ., as an author, educator, orator, raconteur, and zealous priest. Xaverians, however, were even more indebted to him. They had a more specific reason for grief when the news of his death reached Cincinnati. They remember Father Lord not only as a Iesuit who participated in University affairs many times but as the composer of the treasured University hymn, Xavier Chimes. Its words, sung on many occasions during every academic year, stress the significance of the chimes- a message of friends and peace. Father Lord's friends pray and believe that he has found lasting peace in the Creator he loved. I l

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The year 1954 saw Xavier one step closer to the completion of its ten-step development program. Since 1851, when The Athenaeum accepted the challenge of educating Cincinnati's youth, Xavier has been a builder of men, maintaining a substantial position in the community. In realizing the great need for further development and improvement because of expected higher enrollments and a broader curriculum, Xavier continually looks to the future. Upon the ob- servance of the dedication of the new Logan Chemistry Building, ia major addition to Ohio's educational facilities, Xavier received a letter of congratulation from Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States. With the help of Almighty God, Xavier will continue to maintain its place in the community, will continue to build leaders of tomorrow, will continue to contribute to the build- ing of . . BETTER COMMUNITIES . A FINER NATION . . A PEACEF UL WORLD. J' ,ff ,fff X ,Z ff- ,-Egg: yffzff X ' ,yy ,pi 41 f,-f'f' I X A in 157 X- I .if . ,l S' Kegpfa-gg lg! K '44, ,1- ft' 'Z .2 :ffl-' - ff ', . ,if , :fl-f' I A ?7'f'i.:,g! ,- fe,-23 gf' 2ffff.if 1 ff-, 2- ' 1' ,- ,ff ,M . 'f 'll' 'H' . ,. ,fa ,auf '- ,aka ,if .f - fad? -f Affffeff - ,V ,ffl .4.,, ' --'f -' ,4 ,nf tai? f' Mfwifgfp X-If Q, g' Pjfflyyg - -Y .1 r, f , if f?4g,,1 Q if-V an W-'T 5 ' I ' if 1: ' rf f J '- I 4' ,yy ,,,, . -515 , p . fffyl 1 A WEP. ,lx ,al Q ,-:W-v 'N A-Qjfr-I. 724.2 ' fp , - , . ' Q bi . ,f xg.. ina, .- . ,rf ,ffff gf . . . 1 ww. f ' J .. m'-'Q-210 M Sew , !'ffg'V f:9' .af ,ig . ' Ibm'- l ..,.. . aa . . , , - 1 , . -, ,ii-1 I lf X if 4 ...-f, - - .,-1 . 7 'T K-Qt ' . - ' fm' -ff' it in' Mft '-' 57 ffl' a-ar fffligg' . rv' , ,A .. '- , 1 1-' , ff f qi 7- '. 'Lp .. l M, - A ,fi , F 1 5,9 . ' -IFJ ,- . li f' tw ', 4: ay ff, f ea f ,Z-' mg, 1- -W if ni, ily, 9 X , '-el .2-52, 1 ' .-1.-:El M-ft' X?-f::.f,,7f' ur f eff L I 4 5 UE-fy My ' ,I-il -1, r haf-' 31 1 ,f: f.:253 'f '! ,wfyg 0' ff. 'wp -KE' 1. ' ' -'W lm: L2 t4l0A'Wg24M9 ' P? ' ia, L. 1, ,ff-. fT1.iL.Jf 55 ?f-Cafigf. ' Q' ' ' yi--LLN,-7i.'f , ' A 259' '- ff 4 ' 'l' fl! f'AV1irA ff z af G ,1vf4!gg, ,jgi rim..1.l5t,1QBrAQg-fag. .f.. I . , V W1 .-A A: , Iii -ffzizgf - .- .,,-' ,mx 1,3 ML' ' Jn.. - .f 'Q . ,, M, -X, O , ff V. in ,uicursi , .. grff' pf fA.Ti1Q .Q . . . ,ff...-...--w -. -- - fav? f '. ' A vw NxX'KSsSrl'sQ1Ra. ' X as wa.. , ' ' - , - -Wzaweffgfzf- ' gif l I 2ff?s::' QX X ,5-,Maul-EU' , ' ' ' Nazi? ' .7....-

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in Pace Riav. Vicrolz C. S'l'ECHSCI'lUl.'l'E, SJ. REV. GREGORY DERSCHUG, SJ. Shortly after he had taught a class on March 5, 1955, the Rev. Victor C. Stechschulte, SJ., suffered a heart attack and died in the facultv residence. He had been a member of the Xavier staff since 1952. 'A Among scientists Father Stech was widely known for his work on deep focus earthquakes. His doctoral dissertation was described as classical as recently as November, 1954, by Dr. Perry Byerly, secretary of the Seismological Society of America. His associates at Xavier revered and loved Father 'fStech for his humanness-his shrewd but genial wit, his quiet fortitude in suffering a circulatory ailment for many years, and his ever correct and practical judgment in matters educational. May this noble priest, Father Stechschulte, know forever the joys of the blessed. Though the late Rev. Gregory Derschug, SJ., was a member of the faculty of Xavier's Milford College since he left the Evanston campus, the present generation of students did not know him. An older generation, however, remembers him as a gifted teacher and sincere priest. For many years his students at Xavier brought honor to their University in the annual Intercollegiate Latin contest conducted among schools in the Chicago and Missouri Provinces of the Society of Iesus. A remarkable tribute to Father Derschug came some years ago from a diocesan priest. If I ever have a serious personal problem or am in trouble, he said, I believe I'd turn to Father Derschug for help. He's my idea of a wise man. May Father Derschug now exult in the reward of his devotion to his students and his God. Page 9