THE BENET
Alumn_ PubliCCIlion of the College of Saint Benedict
St. J0M9h, MI .....oo"" 56374
Vol. 34, No. 1 Novemb.r, 1968
OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION
FOR 196&.69
PrtO.ldionl, M... JoI1n Simonen. lInle Foh
VII» P,e.lo.nl, Mrs. Ferdinand , .,.... CDld Spring
__.ding Secretary: Mrs. Willi. Oomb' CWlkl, MinneapOli.
T,..,.......... INt. Roborl S<:h.....n, SI. Pout
o.lego_I·la'~ M••. Frol'ldl Hernog, Melrou
'o,l1omlnlo,lon: M ... Roman Zenne" Cold Spring
b ecuU"" Se.;n.tary: Si.,., Ma,g••Ug NolI'e, SI. Jo",ph
financial s.c"lory: M., Terrence McKIMO, 51. Joseph
""ldenl.Ele<;I: 010nl Smith, 51. Cloud
OUR COVER
On October I Dr. Stonley Id%erdo, new President of the College of Soinl Benedic1, wos invited to give a 3OG-word editorial over Radio Sialion W JON , 51. Cloud. II is printed on our cover in ilS enl!rety.
THE IoENET. Published quarterly by the Alumnoe
Association of the College of Soinl Benedict, St.
Joseph, Minnesota. Re-entered as second closs
matter Oct. 17, 1961, at the post office, St. Joseph,
Minnesota .
Page Two
Sister Marianne Pomerleau, former teacher of French It the College of Saint Benedict, died on November; after an illness following a stroke, which she suffered in Marcl1.
Known to all her French students as Ma SDe\II' and to other CSB student! as the smiling, gentle nun woo greeted everyone with a warm, deeply-sincere -Bon lour, Modemoilelle," Sister Marianne taught French In Saint Benedict', Academy seven years and in the Colle1e, u chairman of the department, thirty.five years.
In fall of 19(11 Sister Marianne gave her time to .fD'Iall chi1dren in St. Jorepn's Elementary School. These she taught French lovingly, while she tutored othe.s and gave special Saturday morning classes fOf out-of-townm. Sister tnfoYed children, and she talked French to them all, including little babies who somehow always respmdod to the chann of her French cooing.
Many alumnae will remember Sister Marianne', preoccupation with clothing the naked, when she Ofganized a mission group to sew clothing fOl' OtrUt'. poor in the missions.
Contents
An Interview ........................... 3
Th. Quantity of a Ha:r;.1 Nut, a book review by Sister Linnea 9
The Inaugura tion . . ...... ............... 10
Alumnoe News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. 16
letter to Alumni ............. ...• .• ..... 19
THE BENET Alumn_ PubliCCIlion of the College of Saint Benedict St. J0M9h, MI .....oo"" 56374 Vol. 34, No. 1 Novemb.r, 1968 OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION FOR 196&.69 PrtO.ldionl, M... JoI1n Simonen. lInle Foh VII» P,e.lo.nl, Mrs. Ferdinand , .,.... CDld Spring __.ding Secretary: Mrs. Willi. Oomb' CWlkl, MinneapOli. T,..,.......... INt. Roborl S<:h.....n, SI. Pout o.lego_I·la'~ M••. Frol'ldl Hernog, Melrou 'o,l1omlnlo,lon: M ... Roman Zenne" Cold Spring b ecuU"" Se.;n.tary: Si.,., Ma,g••Ug NolI'e, SI. Jo",ph financial s.c"lory: M., Terrence McKIMO, 51. Joseph ""ldenl.Ele<;I: 010nl Smith, 51. Cloud OUR COVER On October I Dr. Stonley Id%erdo, new President of the College of Soinl Benedic1, wos invited to give a 3OG-word editorial over Radio Sialion W JON , 51. Cloud. II is printed on our cover in ilS enl!rety. THE IoENET. Published quarterly by the Alumnoe Association of the College of Soinl Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota. Re-entered as second closs matter Oct. 17, 1961, at the post office, St. Joseph, Minnesota . Page Two Sister Marianne Pomerleau, former teacher of French It the College of Saint Benedict, died on November; after an illness following a stroke, which she suffered in Marcl1. Known to all her French students as Ma SDe\II' and to other CSB student! as the smiling, gentle nun woo greeted everyone with a warm, deeply-sincere -Bon lour, Modemoilelle" Sister Marianne taught French In Saint Benedict', Academy seven years and in the Colle1e, u chairman of the department, thirty.five years. In fall of 19(11 Sister Marianne gave her time to .fD'Iall chi1dren in St. Jorepn's Elementary School. These she taught French lovingly, while she tutored othe.s and gave special Saturday morning classes fOf out-of-townm. Sister tnfoYed children, and she talked French to them all, including little babies who somehow always respmdod to the chann of her French cooing. Many alumnae will remember Sister Marianne', preoccupation with clothing the naked, when she Ofganized a mission group to sew clothing fOl' OtrUt'. poor in the missions. Contents An Interview ........................... 3 Th. Quantity of a Ha:r;.1 Nut, a book review by Sister Linnea 9 The Inaugura tion . . ...... ............... 10 Alumnoe News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. 16 letter to Alumni ............. ...• .• ..... 19
